Harvest of Fire (1996) - full transcript
In a small Amish community, three barns are burnt down almost simultaneously. FBI agent Sally Russwell is sent in to investigate this possible hate crime. What she finds however is a community that little trust for outsiders or "The English" as they call them. However, in her investigations, Agent Russell makes friends with one entrepreneurial widow, Annie Beiler who has her own curiosity about this stranger. Together, Annie introduces Russell in-depth to this close knit community bearing many appealing attributes. However, as Sally's investigations continue, she discovers secrets that reveal uncomfortable truths about the religious community that are linked to the arson attacks.
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FATHER?
I...
I SET SOME FOOD OUT
FOR YOU.
NO NEED TO WORRY
OVER ME, SON.
THANK YOU, NATHAN.
FATHER BEILER...
THANK YOU.
AND, REUBEN,
LET ME SERVE YOU.
THANK YOU, ANNIE.
MARTHA.
THIS DAY
IS SWEET ENOUGH
WITH YOUR DEAR SARAH
BECOMING OUR DAUGHTER, TOO.
THEY'RE BOTH
A BLESSING
TO US ALL.
RACHEL, IT'S YOUR TURN
AT THE CORNER TABLE NOW.
OH, NO. RACHEL'S
IN NO HURRY.
HER STUDENTS KEEP
HER QUITE OCCUPIED
FOR NOW.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU.
SIX CANDLES?
WHERE DID YOU LEARN
HOW TO COUNT?
I'M ONLY COUNTING
THE YEARS WE'VE
BEEN TOGETHER.
OH. I'VE GOT
SOMETHING FOR YOU.
TICKETS?
TWO TICKETS.
TO WHERE?
TO MAUI.
MAUI?
MAUI.
WHEN CAN WE GO?
I CAN TAKE OFF
AFTER THE 30th,
AND YOU'VE GOT
TWO WEEKS COMING,
SO...
I CAN'T ASK JACK NOW.
OUR CASELOAD
IS TOO HEAVY.
MAYBE...
NO, NO, NO.
IT'S, UH...
FORGET ABOUT IT.
MAKE A WISH
AND BLOW OUT
YOUR CANDLES.
IT WAS LUKE'S.
HIS EYES RESTED
ON ITS FACE
EVERY TIME HE COUNTED
THE HOURS OF HIS LABORS.
BUT SHOULDN'T THIS GO
TO ONE OF YOUR SONS?
SIMON...
YOU ARE ONE OF MY SONS.
THANK YOU,
MOTHER.
THANK YOU.
OH, NO!
FIRE! FIRE!
[NEIGH]
OH, NO!
THE ANIMALS,
MOTHER!
JOHN, GO FOR HELP.
I'M GOING, MOTHER.
DAVID, THE ANIMALS!
SARAH! THE PUMP!
HERE'S MY APRON.
COVER YOUR HEADS.
HERE, ANNIE.
GIVE IT TO ME!
GIVE IT TO ME!
TAKE IT!
TAKE IT! RUN!
WHOA! WHOA!
MR. JOHNSON!
MR. JOHNSON, HELP!
JOHN, WHAT IS IT?
WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT?
OUR BARN'S ON FIRE!
OVER THERE!
THERE'S A BARN
THAT'S BURNING, TOO!
YOUR BARN IS ON FIRE.
LORD HELP US.
COCO AND DAISY
ARE STILL INSIDE!
DAVID, IT'S
TOO DANGEROUS!
EVERYBODY,
STAY OUT!
I CAN SAVE THEM,
MOTHER!
HURRY, MIRIAM.
LOOK! FATHER,
THAT'S OUR BARN!
IS THAT OUR BARN,
REUBEN?
YES, MARTHA!
THE CARRIAGE, SIMON!
THE TROYER BARN
IS BURNING, TOO!
MR. JOHNSON CALLED THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT MOTHER.
IT'S TOO LATE JOHN.
IT'S TOO LATE.
THE ANIMALS!
OU'VE SAVED MOST OF THE ANIMALS.
YOU WERE VERY BRAVE
CAN YOU SEE IT, SIMON?
IS IT OUR BARN?
YES, MOTHER.
WHAT IS HAPPENING
TO US?
WHOA!
THE ANIMALS.
HURRY, SON!
GET THE HORSES!
YOUR PARENTS ARE SAFE?
YES.
SO ARE THE ZOOKS.
SO ARE WE ALL.
WE'RE HERE TO GREET
A BEAUTIFUL NEW DAY.
GOD IS MERCIFUL.
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
I KNEW WE SHOULD HAVE
EATEN AT MY PLACE.
HELLO?
WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE AMISH?
JACK,
THIS IS MY DAY OFF.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
THEY DRESS FUNNY,
DON'T DRIVE CARS,
OR USE ELECTRICITY.
WHAT DO I WIN?
A TRIP TO PALMERSFIELD,
IOWA.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
I NEED YOU
IN PALMERSFIELD
THIS AFTERNOON. WHEN?
THIS AFTERNOON!
IT'S MY DAY OFF.
THERE'S A TICKET
IN YOUR NAME
AT THE CHICAGO WEST
AIRLINES COUNTER
FOR A NOON FLIGHT.
DON'T HANG UP.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
BARN BURNINGS.
I'M CALLING
MY BEST AGENT.
THANKS.
ANYTIME. HEY,
DON'T FORGET TO PACK
YOUR BONNET.
HA HA HA.
SWEET.
WHAT'S UP?
I JUST HAVE TO FLY
TO THE BOONIES
AND COMB THE WOODS
FOR SOME LOCAL CRACKPOT
WHO'S TORMENTING
THE AMISH
WITH HIS
CIGARETTE LIGHTER.
REALLY?
DON'T I GET
ANY SYMPATHY?
WELL, SAL,
A MAN'S GOT TO DO
WHAT A MAN'S
GOT TO DO.
YOU'RE STILL MIFFED
ABOUT LAST NIGHT,
AREN'T YOU?
MIFFED? WHY SHOULD
I BE MIFFED?
I LOVE BEING PATRONIZED
BY YOUR FAMILY.
OH, IT'S SCOTT,
SALLY'S...
WELL...
YOU KNOW...
I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE
THIS CONVERSATION
WITH YOUR BACK.
BACK OR FRONT,
IT'S THE SAME OLD SONG.
YES, BUT WHICH
VARIATION--
THE BLUE COLLAR VERSUS
THE WHITE COLLAR,
OR THE ENDLESS
DEFINITIONS
OF COMMITMENT?
I THINK IT'S THE "I CAN
VERBALIZE MY WAY OUT
OF ANY CONFRONTATION."
THAT ONE.
I HAVE TO PACK.
THANK YOU.
SHERIFF GARRISON?
YEAH.
SALLY RUSSELL, FBI.
OH.
YOU WERE EXPECTING ME,
WEREN'T YOU?
I'M JUST SURPRISED
YOUR OFFICE SENT
A FEMALE INVESTIGATOR.
OH, MY.
DON'T TELL ME--
MY AIRPLANE FLEW
THROUGH A TIME WARP.
WELL, IN A WAY,
YES.
THE AMISH HAVE RATHER
CONVENTIONAL VIEWS
ON GENDER.
THEY'D BE MUCH
MORE COMFORTABLE
WITH A MAN.
WELL, I'LL MAKE THEM
COMFORTABLE WITH ME.
WITH YOUR HELP,
OF COURSE.
YOU GOT IT.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU.
MY OFFICE FAXED ME
A FEW PAGES,
BUT I READ AS MUCH
IN THE NEWSPAPER.
WHAT MAKES YOU
SO CERTAIN THEY'RE
HATE CRIMES?
THERE'S NO REASON
TO ATTACK THESE PEOPLE
EXCEPT THEY'RE DIFFERENT.
FORGIVE ME.
I'M ALMOST
TOTALLY IGNORANT
OF AMISH WAYS
AND CUSTOMS,
BUT THESE PEOPLE
CAN'T BE IMMUNE
TO THE BASER HUMAN
DRIVES AND EMOTIONS
SUCH AS JEALOUSY,
ANGER, FEAR,
THE EVER-POPULAR
VENGEANCE,
NOT TO MENTION GREED
FOR INSURANCE MONEY.
THE AMISH DON'T INSURE
THEIR PROPERTY,
AND THEY'RE
COMPLETELY NONVIOLENT.
THEY DON'T CHEAT OR LIE.
GIVEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE
AND EXPERIENCE,
I'LL TAKE THAT
ON FAITH.
ANY SUSPECTS
FROM OUTSIDE
THE COMMUNITY?
A FEW HOOLIGANS
WHO'VE TURNED
A LOCAL POOL HALL
HISTORY OF HELLRAISING.
I'LL SHOW YOU
THEIR FILES.
INTERVIEWED THEM?
THEY GIVE EACH OTHER
ALIBIS FOR A LIVING.
WHERE DO WE START?
SCENE OF THE CRIME?
READY WHEN YOU ARE.
AFTER YOU.
THAT'S A LOVELY OUTFIT
AND VERY ATTRACTIVE
ON YOU...
UH-HUH.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT?
THE AMISH ARE KNOWN
AS THE PLAIN PEOPLE
BECAUSE
THEY DRESS SIMPLY.
FANCY DRESSING IS
CONSIDERED PRIDEFUL.
PRIDE'S BAD, HUH?
HUMBLE'S BETTER.
I CAN DO HUMBLE.
ANY COMBUSTIVE AGENTS FOUND?
SO FAR, NOT EVEN A MATCH
UHH....
WHAT ABOUT AN OVER
TURNED LANTERN?
MRS. O'LEARY'S COW?
SORRY,
NO FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
IN THIS BARN.
OR THE OTHER TWO.
I GUESS NON WERE NEEDED.
THIS MUST HAVE GONE
OFF LIKE KINDLING.?
LOOK AT THAT.
EXACTLY.
SO HOW ARE
THE FAMILIES REACTING?
SEE FOR YOURSELF.
THAT'S THE BEILERS.
ANNIE,
HER FATHER-IN-LAW,
THE BRIDE AND GROOM,
AND THE GROOM'S
MOTHER, MRS. TROYER,
HELPING OUT.
THEY SEEM TO BE
TAKING IT PRETTY WELL.
THEY'RE IN PAIN OVER
THE LOSS OF THEIR BARNS
AND ESPECIALLY
THEIR ANIMALS,
WHO WERE ALMOST LIKE
FAMILY MEMBERS TO THEM.
THEY'VE HAD NO REST,
BUT IT'S HARVEST SEASON.
THEY DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR COMPLAINTS
OR REGRETS.
DO THEY HAVE TIME
TO TALK TO ME?
I SHOULD WARN YOU.
THEY'RE A LITTLE UNEASY
AROUND OUTSIDERS,
OR ENGLISH,
AS WE'RE CALLED.
I MUST GET SOME POINTS
FOR BEING WITH YOU,
NOT TO MENTION
THE SHAWL.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
ALL OF YOU
FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT
TO TALK TO ME.
THANK YOU
FOR BEING OUR GUEST.
MMM. LOVELY.
WE CAN START
WITH A FEW QUESTIONS.
YOU KNOW, THESE MACHINES
ARE SUCH A NUISANCE.
AHEM.
PERHAPS WE'LL
START AGAIN.
PLEASE.
DO YOU KNOW WHO MIGHT HAVE
SET THE FIRES?
WE DON'T KNOW
MANY PEOPLE OUTSIDE
OUR COMMUNITY.
PERHAPS A VENDOR,
A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE,
SOMEONE WHO WAS ANGRY
WITH THE BRIDE OR GROOM
OR THE FAMILIES?
NO.
BUT EVEN
IF SOME ENGLISH
WERE PUNISHING
THE WEDDING FAMILIES,
WHY BURN
AMOS ZOOK'S BARN?
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
IS THERE SOME CONNECTION
BETWEEN YOUR FAMILIES
AND THE ZOOKS?
JUST THAT
WE'RE ALL NEIGHBORS...
AND FRIENDS.
YES.
[SALLY]
COULD YOU HAVE
A COMMON ENEMY?
JOHN?
CAN YOU
THINK OF SOMEONE?
NO.
I SEE.
HAS ANYONE EVER MADE THREATS
AGAINST ANY OF YOU?
OH, MY. NO.
PERHAPS SOMEONE FROM TOWN,
SOME YOUNG PEOPLE
TRYING TO MAKE TOUBLE.
WE KEEP TO OURSELVES.
NO REASON FOR THREATS.
WELL, I WON'T KEEP YOU
ANY LONGER.
IF ANYTHING COMES TO MIND,
ANYTHING AT ALL,
JUST TELEPHONE
MR. GARRISON.
I'LL BE IN TOWN
FOR A FEW DAYS.
JUST GET A MESSAGE
TO THE SHERIFF.
HE KNOWS HOW TO REACH ME.
I'D REALLY LIKE TO FIND
THE ARSONIST FOR YOU.
THANK YOU...
BUT DON'T FIND HIM
FOR US.
HE'LL HAVE TO
ANSWER TO GOD.
WE'VE ALREADY
FORGIVEN HIM.
I GUESS I NEED
MORE THAN A CHANGE
OF CLOTHES.
YOU DID FINE.
YOU REALLY THINK
I CAN HELP YOU
ON THIS CASE?
YOU UNDERSTAND
THESE PEOPLE
A LOT BETTER THAN I DO.
THE AMISH ARE INNOCENTS.
THEY NEED ALL
THE PROTECTION
WE CAN GIVE THEM.
THEY'RE FOREIGN TO ME
WITH A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT VALUE SYSTEM.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN
GET THROUGH TO THEM.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD
LET THEM GET THROUGH
TO YOU.
HI. WHAT COULD
I GET YOU?
A CLUB SODA,
PLEASE.
RIGHT UP.
ANOTHER BREW.
WHEN DID YOU GET
SO HELPFUL?
I'M ALWAYS HELPFUL.
YOU NEED ANY HELP?
IF I DID, WOULD YOU
BE OLD ENOUGH?
OH, YEAH.
I'LL SHOW YOU MY I.D.
I'M SALLY.
I'M GEORGE.
THAT'S LESTER.
WELCOME TO NOWHERE.
SO, WHAT BRINGS
YOU HERE?
THOUGHT I'D STOP
AND SEE AMERICA'S
HEARTLAND.
AMERICA'S STABLE.
REALLY?
WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?
DID YOU SMELL
THE AIR?
NOTHING BUT FARMERS
AND FARM ANIMALS.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?
TRY IT FOR 20 YEARS.
HA HA HA!
LOOKS NICE TO ME,
EXCEPT FOR THE BURNED BARNS,
OF COURSE.
THAT'S WHAT YOU GET
WHEN YOU USE GAS LAMPS.
HA!
YOU THINK THAT'S IT?
THREE BARNS IN ONE NIGHT?
BIT OF A COINCIDENCE,
DON'T YOU THINK?
WHERE'D YOU SAY
YOU WERE FROM?
I DIDN'T. CHICAGO.
HERE'S MY I.D.
I KNEW IT.
I AIN'T AFRAID OF YOU.
WHY SHOULD YOU BE?
ENJOY YOUR VISIT.
I THINK I WILL.
COME ON, LESTER.
LET'S GO.
YEAH, OK.
[MEN WHOOPING]
[HORN HONKING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
OH!
[KNOCKING ON A DOOR]
SON?
ARE YOU ALRIGHT?
YES MOTHER,
COME IN.
IT'S JUST A DREAM.
IS IT MOTHER?
IT'S ALL OVER NOW.
LOCAL TOUGHS HAVING FUN
WITH A CITY SLICKER.
THEY'RE LOCAL MANIACS,
SAL.
THERE ARE NO SAFE
HAVENS ANYMORE.
THEY KNEW YOU WERE
A GOVERNMENT AGENT,
AND THEY THREATENED
YOU ANYWAY.
THAT MEANS
THEY'RE DANGEROUS.
OR STUPID.
HONEY, THEY THREATENED ME,
IF THEY'D WANTED TO KILL ME,
THEY COULD HAVE.
LISTEN, I AM NOT IMPRESSED
WITH YOUR BLASÉ
REACTION TO DANGER.
YOU TRYING
TO BE TOUGHER THAN
THE BOYS AGAIN?
SCOTT, I'M LATE.
CALL YOU LATER.
ALL RIGHT, SAL.
GOOD-BYE.
YOU WANT ME TO BRING
IN GEORGE AGAIN?
NO. HE WON'T RESPOND
TO DIRECT CONFRONTATION.
HE'S USED TO IT. I'M
GOING TO APPROACH HIM
AT AN ANGLE.
WHAT ANGLE IS THAT?
HIS GIRLFRIEND.
NANCY.
NANCY FRAZIER.
SHE WORKS
AT THE DRUGSTORE.
I CAN INTRODUCE YOU
TO PEOPLE HERE,
AND IT WILL SEEM
MORE NATURAL.
THEY'RE USED TO DEALING
WITH OUTSIDERS
IN THIS ARENA.
[AUCTIONEER CALLING BIDS]
MIGHT AS WELL START
AT THE TOP.
BISHOP, MRS. LAPP,
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING,
MR. GARRISON.
MAY I INTRODUCE
MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE
MISS SALLY RUSSELL?
HELLO.
GOOD MORNING.
MORNING.
BISHOP LAPP
IS THE LEADER OF
THE CHURCH DISTRICT.
IT'S A PLEASURE
TO MEET YOU, SIR.
MISS RUSSELL
IS WITH THE FBI
HATE CRIMES DIVISION.
SHE'S INVESTIGATING
THE FIRES.
THE FIRES ARE OVER.
WE SHALL REBUILD
OUR BARNS.
YES, AND WE'RE WORKING
TO FIND THE ARSONIST
TO ENSURE THAT MORE BARNS
AREN'T BURNT.
IF THEY ARE,
WE SHALL
REBUILD THOSE.
AND TO ENSURE
THAT LIVES AREN'T LOST.
WE THANK GOD FOR OUR
DELIVERANCE FROM EVIL,
AND WE PRAY THAT
HE WILL CONTINUE
TO HELP US.
WELL I'D LIKE
TO HELP YOU, TOO,
WITH WHATEVER INFORMATION
YOU CAN PROVIDE ME.
WHAT CAN WE TELL YOU?
DO YOU KNOW
WHO MIGHT HARBOR A GRUDGE
AGAINST YOUR PEOPLE?
WE CANNOT EXAMINE
OUR NEIGHBORS' HEARTS.
WE KNOW THEM ONLY
BY THEIR DEEDS.
WE ARE AN OLD PEOPLE
WHO HAVE FACED HATRED
AND PERSECUTION
FOR CENTURIES.
WE TURN OUR FACES
AWAY FROM EVIL.
WE DO NOT CRUMBLE
AT ITS PRESENCE,
NOR DO WE STRIVE
TO UNDERSTAND IT,
FOR WHAT YOU UNDERSTAND
TOO WELL,
YOU ARE IN DANGER
OF BECOMING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
GOOD DAY, BISHOP.
GOOD DAY,
MR. GARRISON.
I'LL SEE YOU
AT THE FIRST
BARN RAISING.
BY THEIR DEEDS.
THANK YOU.
[AUCTIONEER CALLING BIDS]
THEY ARE ASTOUNDINGLY PASSIVE.
EVEN IN THE FACE OF CRIME.
THAT'S HOW THEY MUST FACE
ANY ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THEM.
IT'S CALLED
"PASSIVE RESISTANCE".
IT'S FRUSTRATING.
THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HELLO, SHERIFF.
ARE THOSE THE BEILERS?
TRYING TO
MAKE ENDS MEET.
ANNIE'S HUSBAND DIED
LAST FALL.
SHE AND THE CHILDREN
HAVE BEEN RUNNING
THE FARM ALONE.
SHE SELLS BAKED GOODS
ON MARKET DAY.
THE FIRE WAS THE LAST
THING SHE NEEDED.
GOOD MORNING.
MORNING,
MRS. BEILER.
GOOD MORNING,
LADIES.
MR. GARRISON.
HELLO, ANNIE.
GOOD MORNING.
YOUR BARN WILL BE
BACK UP IN NO TIME.
IT'S A BLESSING
YOU AND THE CHILDREN
ARE WELL.
JOIN BEN AND ME
FOR SUPPER ON SUNDAY.
YES, AND MONDAY
WITH US.
YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO DO
WITHOUT COOKING.
[ANNIE]
THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW
I ENJOY COOKING.
LET US SHARE
THAT ENJOYMENT.
I NEED TWO
SHOOFLY PIES.
TWO CHERRY FOR ME.
ARE THOSE RHUBARB?
MATTHEW LOVES RHUBARB.
IRENE YODER,
YOU BAKE THE BEST PIES
IN THE COUNTY.
NOT LATELY, WITH ALL
THE CANNING I'VE BEEN DOING.
GOOD MORNING, LADIES.
[ALL]
GOOD MORNING.
ARE YOU SELLING
YOUR QUILTING NOW?
NO, IT'S
JUST DRESSING,
AND I KNOW
YOU DON'T NEED
A QUILT, IRENE.
NO, BUT SOMEBODY DOES.
WHY NOT SELL THEM?
WHY NOT, ANNIE? YOU DO
THE FINEST STITCHING
AND THE PRETTIEST
PATTERNS.
THANK YOU, BUT
THESE TWO HANDS
ARE TOO SLOW
TO MAKE ANY
MONEY AT IT.
NOT IF YOU ADD
MY TWO HANDS.
AND MY TWO.
AND MINE.
MY DEAR
FRIENDS...
THANK YOU.
THE CHILDREN AND I
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE
SUPPER WITH YOU.
THANK YOU.
LET ME BOX THAT
FOR YOU, IRENE.
NO NEED.
MY BASKET'S RIGHT HERE.
[WOMAN]
THESE LOOK
DELICIOUS, ANNIE.
RACHEL MADE
THE CHERRY.
PAUL, WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME
A MINUTE, PLEASE?
SURE.
LET'S SEE. HMM...
THANK YOU, RACHEL.
IF MY MOTHER SEES ME...
I WAS SO WORRIED
ABOUT YOU.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YES. WE'RE ALL FINE.
YOU LOOK WELL.
YOU LOOK WELL, TOO, SAM.
YOU'RE NOT
LOOKING INTO
MY EYES, RACHEL...
INTO MY HEART.
I'VE MISSED YOU
SO MUCH.
I'VE MISSED YOU,
TOO, SAM,
BUT I HAVE TO GO BACK.
MEET ME AGAIN
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AT TYLER'S BRIDGE.
I CAN'T.
AT TYLER'S BRIDGE.
TOMORROW, 4:00.
SAY YOU'LL MEET ME.
I'LL MEET YOU.
WHO WOULD WANT TO
DISTURB THIS BEAUTY?
WHO, INDEED.
MRS. ZOOK.
GOOD DAY SHERIFF.
ANOTHER SCAR ON THE EARTH.
I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN
YOUR SHARE.
I HAVE.
DAMAGED MINDS TRYING TO
DAMAGE OTHER MINDS.
AND BODIES.
PLEASE REMEMBER
WHAT I SAID, MR. ZOOK.
AND CALL ME IF YOU
NEED ANYTHING.
THANK YOU.
I WILL.
TAKE CARE.
GOODBYE BOYS.
GOODBYE.
AMOS.
PAUL.
AMOS ZOOK,
SALLY RUSSELL.
THANK YOU FOR AGREEING
TO MEET ME MR. ZOOK.
I KNOW WHAT A DIFFICULT
TIME THIS IS FOR YOU.
THANK YOU FOR
COMING TO HELP US.
WHO MIGHT HAVE HAD A
REASON TO SET THESE FIRES?
NO.
NO IDEA.
HAVE YOU HAD DIFFICULTY
WITH ANY ENGLISH LATELY?
NO.
ALL THE ENGLISH I
KNOW ARE FRIENDS.
WHO WAS THAT WHO
JUST LEFT, PLEASE?
THAT WAS MR. DIXON.
REAL-ESTATE AGENT FROM TOWN.
MAY I ASK WHAT HE WANTED?
HE LEARNED OF OUR TROUBLE
HE WANTED TO KNOW IF HE
COULD HELP ME
BY BUYING SOME
OF MY LAND.
CAN I HELP YOU?
I JUST NEED
SOME MINTS.
50 CENTS.
WERE YOU IN THAT CAR
LAST NIGHT, NANCY?
YOU CAN MAKE ME
WAIT ON YOU,
BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE
ME TALK TO YOU.
WANT TO MAKE A BET?
I'M A FEDERAL AGENT.
YOU CAN TALK TO ME HERE
OR AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
THAT'S MY UNCLE.
DOES HE KNOW YOU ALMOST
RAN ME DOWN LAST NIGHT?
I DIDN'T DO THAT.
YOU WERE IN THE CAR.
THEY DIDN'T TELL ME.
WHO?
GEORGE AND LESTER?
THEY WEREN'T
TRYING TO HURT YOU,
JUST SCARE YOU.
WHY? DID THEY SET
THE FIRES?
NO. I KNOW THEY
WOULDN'T DO THAT.
THEN WHY TRY
AND SCARE ME?
THEY'RE ANGRY.
AT WHO? AT ME?
AT THE AMISH?
AT EVERYONE.
AT ME EVEN.
WHY YOU?
I CAN'T SAY.
Uncle: CAN I HELP YOU?
NO, THANK YOU.
THIS YOUNG LADY WILL
GIVE ME DIRECTIONS.
OUTSIDE.
GEORGE IS MAD AT ME
BECAUSE I WAS SEEING
ANOTHER BOY,
AND HE FOUND OUT.
WHO? WHAT'S HIS NAME?
I WON'T TELL YOU.
EVEN IF YOU TELL
MY UNCLE,
I WON'T PULL HIM
INTO THIS.
WHY NOT?
THEN HE'S ALREADY
IN IT, NANCY.
I ADMIRE YOUR LOYALTY,
BUT YOU COULD BE
PUTTING THIS BOY
IN DANGER
BY NOT TELLING ME
HIS NAME.
IF I DON'T TELL YOU
HIS NAME,
I MIGHT PUT HIM
IN DANGER,
BUT IF
I DO TELL YOU,
I WILL GET HIM
IN TROUBLE
WITH HIS FAMILY.
I'M STAYING
AT THE CARRIAGE INN,
ROOM NINE.
IF YOU CHANGE
YOUR MIND, CALL ME.
YOU COULD SAVE
THIS BOY'S LIFE.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
OH, MAN!
YOU JUST SET HIM
RIGHT UP FOR ME.
YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE!
DON'T GO IN THERE!
I HAVE TO.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
[KNOCKING]
WHO IS IT?
IT'S NANCY!
OPEN THE DOOR, PLEASE!
HELP ME, PLEASE!
YOU PEOPLE
THINK YOU OWN
THIS WHOLE TOWN!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
IN HERE ANYWAY?
WHO INVITED YOU?
YOU THINK WE NEED
LESSONS FROM YOU?
YOU THINK YOU'RE
BETTER THAN US!
NO.
NO. YOU CAN'T
FOOL US WITH THAT
INNOCENT ACT
JUST BECAUSE IT
WORKS ON ONE GIRL.
IF YOU'RE ANGRY AT ME
ABOUT NANCY,
DON'T TAKE IT OUT
ON MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU REALLY
ARE CRAZY.
[MAN]
YOU TWO, TAKE THAT
OUT OF HERE!
OK, LET'S GO
THIS WAY, PUNK!
[GLASS BREAKS]
[MAN]
ARE YOU GUYS CRAZY?
GET AWAY FROM HIM!
TRAITOR!
[SALLY]
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
CAN YOU STAND?
UH-HUH.
I'M TAKING YOU HOME.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU
KNOWN THEM, JOHN?
A FEW MONTHS.
WE MET IN TOWN.
WHY DID YOU WANT
TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM?
BECAUSE THEY
WERE DIFFERENT.
I WANTED TO KNOW PEOPLE
WHO WERE DIFFERENT.
DID YOU KNOW
ABOUT THIS?
YES. IN A WAY.
IN A WAY?
WHEN OUR CHILDREN
TURN 16,
THEY ARE ALLOWED
A FEW YEARS
TO EXPLORE
THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
IF THEY STILL CHOOSE
TO REMAIN AMISH,
THEY'RE BAPTIZED
AND ACCEPTED
INTO THE COMMUNITY.
WHAT EXACTLY
ARE THEY ALLOWED
TO EXPLORE?
THEY MAY GO TO
A MOVIE, LISTEN TO
MUSIC, DRIVE A CAR.
ASSOCIATE WITH
THE ENGLISH?
YES. OF COURSE, WE
EXPECT OUR CHILDREN
TO MAKE
INTELLIGENT CHOICES.
I'M SORRY, MOTHER.
JOHN, DID GEORGE,
LESTER, OR NANCY
SAY UNKIND THINGS
ABOUT YOUR PEOPLE?
NO.
I THOUGHT
THEY LIKED ME, SO...
I THOUGHT
THEY LIKED MY PEOPLE.
AND WHAT CHANGED IT?
NANCY.
SHE BEGAN TO BE...
TOO FRIENDLY WITH ME,
AND GEORGE DIDN'T LIKE IT.
HE BEGAN TO CALL ME NAMES.
AT FIRST,
I THOUGHT HE WAS JOKING,
BUT THEN...
I REALIZED HE WASN'T.
ARE YOU SAYING IT WAS
ALL GEORGE'S FAULT?
NO.
I...SAID...
NANCY BECAME...
TOO FRIENDLY WITH ME,
AND...
I RETURNED
HER AFFECTIONS.
I'VE BROUGHT THIS
ON MY FAMILY.
MY FATHER BUILT
THAT BARN
WITH HIS TWO HANDS,
AND I'M THE REASON
IT BURNED.
WE RAISED THOSE ANIMALS
FROM BIRTH,
AND I'M THE REASON
THEY DIED.
MY FAMILY GAVE ME LOVE.
I'M THE REASON
THEY'RE IN PAIN.
NO, JOHN.
WE'RE NOT CERTAIN
THAT GEORGE
COMMITTED THE CRIMES,
AND IF HE DID,
THEY'RE HIS CRIMES,
NOT YOURS.
JOHN HAS HAD AN
EXTRA BURDEN SINCE
HIS FATHER DIED.
HE'S TAKEN ON MANY
RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR SOMEONE HIS AGE.
TOO MANY, I THINK.
NO, MOTHER.
HE'S HAD TO BECOME
A MAN TOO SOON.
AND IN MY NEED,
I FORGOT THE NEEDS
OF A BOY.
FORGIVE ME, JOHN.
BEAUTIFUL NIGHT.
I DON'T THINK I'VE
SEEN SO MANY STARS.
I SUPPOSE THAT'S ONE
OF THE ADVANTAGES
OF NOT USING
ELECTRICITY.
GOD'S LIGHT
IS MORE VISIBLE.
THANK YOU FOR
LOOKING AFTER MY BOY...
AND FOR HELPING HIM
TO BE HONEST WITH ME.
DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN?
NO.
I THINK YOU WOULD MAKE
A VERY WISE MOTHER.
THANK YOU. YOU'RE
A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE.
NO BETTER
THAN ANY OTHER.
OUR CHILDREN ARE
VERY IMPORTANT TO US,
AS ENGLISH CHILDREN
ARE TO THEIR PARENTS,
I'M SURE.
WHAT HAPPENS
IF A CHILD BECOMES
ROMANTICALLY INVOLVED
WITH SOMEONE OUTSIDE
THE COMMUNITY,
AS JOHN DID?
THEN HE MUST LEAVE
THE FAITH,
OR SHE MUST ENTER IT.
THEY CANNOT LIVE
AND RAISE CHILDREN
WITH ONE FOOT
IN EACH WORLD.
BUT JOHN AND THIS GIRL...
WERE NOT SERIOUS,
I THINK.
IT'S WHAT WE CALL
A BAD COURTSHIP.
AND ARE THERE
BAD COURTSHIPS
BETWEEN CHILDREN
WHO ARE BOTH
OF YOUR FAITH?
YES. OF COURSE.
FOR WHAT REASONS?
PARENTS
MAY NOT APPROVE
OF WHO IS COURTING
THEIR CHILD.
WILL THE CHILD RESPECT
THE PARENTS' WISHES?
SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.
BUT ISN'T IT THAT WAY
WITH YOUR PEOPLE?
THANK YOU.
GOOD NIGHT.
SO WHERE DO YOU THINK GEORGE
AND LESTER DISAPPEARED TO?
WHERE DO COCKROACHES GO
WHEN YOU TURN ON
THE KITCHEN LIGHT?
WE GOT AN APB OUT.
THEY'RE NOT HARD TO SPOT.
WE'LL FIND THEM.
BEFORE THEY DO ANYMORE
DAMAGE, I HOPE.
MY GUESS IS
THEY'RE SCARED STIFF
FROM DRIVING AWAY
FROM HERE IN A STRAIGHT LINE
UNTIL THEY RUN OUT
OF GAS OR MONEY.
SO WHAT ABOUT THE
REAL-ESTATE AGENT, DIXON?
THE TROYER'S SAID HE
STOPPED BY THEIR PLACE.
MADE THE SAME INQUIRIES HE
MADE AT THE ZOOK PLACE.
ALL VERY FRIENDLY,
AS AN OFFER OF HELP.
WANT TO TALK TO
HIM THIS AFTERNOON?
I GOTTA TAKE CARE
OF ONE THING FIRST.
I'LL CALL YOU LATER.
ALL RIGHT.
I SHOULDN'T.
WHY NOT, RACHEL?
WE LOVE EACH OTHER.
IT'S NOT RIGHT.
WHO DECIDES THAT?
SHOULDN'T WE?
MAYBE.
BUT OUR PARENTS
THINK THEY SHOULD.
WE'VE DONE NOTHING
WRONG, RACHEL.
WHY SHOULD WE SUFFER?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT WE CAN'T DEFY THEM.
YES, WE CAN.
WE HAVE ALREADY.
I LOVE YOU, SAM.
I LOVE YOU, RACHEL.
BUT I CAN'T SEE
YOU ANYMORE.
I CAN'T DISOBEY
MY MOTHER,
AND I CAN'T LIE
TO HER.
YOU WON'T SEE ME AGAIN?
NO.
NOT UNTIL
THINGS CHANGE.
ALL RIGHT, RACHEL...
ALL RIGHT.
I ACCEPT...
WITH GRACE.
GIDDY UP!
[HORN HONKING]
HANNAH! HANNAH!
HANNAH!
I THINK HANNAH'S
IN THERE!
HANNAH!
THE BABY'S
IN THE BARN!
HELP, PEOPLE!
HANNAH!
HANNAH,
WHERE ARE YOU?
HANNAH!
HANNAH!
[PIGS SQUEALING]
HURRY!
[SCREAMING]
IN THE BARN!
HURRY!
MY BABY!
IS SHE ALL RIGHT?
SHE'S BREATHING.
[COUGHING]
WHOA!
[COUGHING]
SAM, HELP WITH
THE CATTLE!
[MAN]
SALLY.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
I'M FINE.
HOW'S THE LITTLE GIRL?
SHE'S JUST FINE,
TOO.
ANYBODY HURT?
NO. THEY LOST THEIR BARN,
BUT THEY'RE ALL SAFE,
AND THEY'RE
VERY GRATEFUL.
WE'RE GRATEFUL
FOR ALL THE HELP
YOU'VE GIVEN US.
THANK YOU.
I SUPPOSE
I SHOULD GET GOING.
OHH.
MMM.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD
STAY A WHILE TILL
YOU FEEL STRONGER.
GOOD IDEA. I'LL GO
BACK TO THE LAPPS'.
ANY NEW LEADS?
WE FOUND A BURNT
BOOK OF MATCHES
AT THIS ONE.
AND?
HARD TO TELL,
BUT THEY MIGHT BE
PRINTED WITH THE LOGO
FROM THE POOL HALL.
JOHN!
[CRYING]
IT'S MY FAULT, MOTHER.
NO, JOHN.
WHENEVER
WE MEET PEOPLE,
WE TOUCH
THEIR LIVES,
BUT WE'RE
NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR HOW THEY RESPOND
TO THAT TOUCH.
THAT'S THEIR CHOICE.
BUT IF I HADN'T...
I ASK MYSELF, WHAT
WOULD YOUR FATHER
TELL YOU NOW?
I THINK HE'D SAY
HEAPING BLAME
ON YOURSELF
IS THE EASY WAY
OF DEALING WITH
A PROBLEM.
IT WEIGHS YOU DOWN,
STOPS YOU
IN YOUR PATH.
IT'S AN EXCUSE
TO DO NOTHING.
I THINK HE'D SAY
THAT IT TAKES
MORE STRENGTH
TO ACCEPT
YOUR BURDEN
AND WALK ON WITH IT.
SOON YOU
FIND YOURSELF IN
A DIFFERENT PLACE...
STRONGER, WISER...
AND WITH
YOUR BURDEN GONE.
I THINK HE'D SAY,
"WALK ON, JOHN."
IS HE ALL RIGHT?
HE HAS
HIS FATHER'S STRENGTH.
HE'S JUST DISCOVERING IT.
I'D WANT TO FIND
THE ARSONIST FOR JOHN
IF FOR NO OTHER REASON.
THANK YOU.
YOU SHOULD BE RESTING.
I FEEL RESTED.
THEN YOU SHOULD BE EATING.
MMM. DELICIOUS.
DELICIOUS.
MY GRANDMOTHER'S RECIPE,
BROUGHT OVER FROM GERMANY
GENERATIONS AGO.
MY GRANDMOTHER
USED TO MAKE PIES.
OH, THAT BRINGS BACK
MEMORIES.
I THOUGHT HOMEMADE PIES
WERE A LOST ART.
WE KEEP
OUR PAST ALIVE.
I SUPPOSE THAT'S WHAT
I MISS IN MY LIFE...
THAT CONNECTION
TO SOMETHING FAMILIAR.
SINCE I LEFT HOME
TO GO TO COLLEGE,
I ONLY SEE MY FAMILY
HOLIDAYS, WEDDINGS,
AND FUNERALS.
I CAN'T IMAGINE.
OUR CHILDREN DON'T
GO AWAY TO SCHOOL,
AND EVEN AFTER
THEY MARRY,
THEY'RE NEVER
FAR AWAY.
SOMETIMES
RIGHT IN THE BACKYARD.
ISN'T THAT
YOUR FATHER-IN-LAW
WHO LIVES IN
THE HOUSE OUT BACK?
YES. WE TAKE CARE OF
OUR PARENTS IN OUR HOMES.
THEY'RE SURROUNDED
BY FAMILY
UNTIL THEIR TIME COMES.
THAT'S WONDERFUL.
MOST OF THE TIME.
YOU PAY A PRICE
FOR BEING CLOSE,
JUST AS YOU PAY A PRICE
FOR BEING INDEPENDENT.
BUT THE PRICE FOR BEING CLOSE
IS SMALLER, I THINK.
I KNOW OUTSIDERS THINK
WE'RE STRANGE--
OUR DRESS, OUR FOOD,
OUR CUSTOMS.
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE
SO STRANGE, MRS. BEILER.
ANNIE.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
AND I DON'T THINK YOU'RE
SUCH AN OUTSIDER...
SALLY.
HELLO, MRS. BEILER.
MR. DIXON.
BUT I WANTED TO OFFER
MY CONDOLENCES
FOR YOUR LOSS.
YOUR BARN,
THE TROYERS', THE ZOOKS',
I CAME TO GIVE YOU THIS
AS A TOKEN OF MY CONCERN.
HOW THOUGHTFUL,
MR. DIXON, BUT
MY LOSS IS MINOR.
I HAVE MY FAMILY
AND MY FAITH.
OF COURSE, WE MUST
COUNT OUR BLESSINGS,
BUT WE MUST ALSO
INVENTORY OUR LOSSES.
FIRST, YOUR DEAR LUKE,
NOW THE BARN,
AND SARAH MARRIED--
THAT'S ONE LESS
PAIR OF HANDS
TO WORK THE LAND.
IF YOU DECIDE
TO SELL SOME ACREAGE,
I'M HERE FOR YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. DIXON,
BUT I CAN'T MAKE
A PROFIT ON THE FARM
WITH LESS
THAN 100 ACRES,
AND THAT'S JUST
WHAT I HAVE NOW.
WELL...
I DON'T WANT TO MAKE YOU
QUESTION YOUR JUDGMENT,
BUT IF YOU RECONSIDER,
I HOPE YOU'LL CALL ON ME,
AND WHEN YOU COUNT
YOUR BLESSINGS,
I HOPE YOU COUNT ME
AMONG THEM.
THANK YOU AGAIN,
MR. DIXON.
GOOD DAY.
OH, MY.
I COULDN'T HELP
OVERHEARING.
ACTUALLY,
I WAS LISTENING.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO.
HAS MR. DIXON
ENCOURAGED YOU
YES, AFTER LUKE DIED,
HE WANTED TO HELP ME
WITH DEBTS.
THAT'S A VERY CHARITABLE
WAY OF LOOKING AT IT.
I'M NOT A FOOLISH WOMAN.
I KNOW HE'S
CONDUCTING BUSINESS,
BUT I THINK
HE CARES ABOUT
OUR AFFAIRS AS WELL.
PEOPLE'S INTENTIONS
ARE OFTEN KINDER
THAN THEY REALIZE.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
MR. DIXON?
YES?
WE SPOKE
ON THE PHONE.
YES! PLEASE COME IN.
UM, HI.
HI.
YOU, UM...
YOU WERE LOOKING
FOR FARM PROPERTY?
YES, BUT NOT
TO FARM, OF COURSE.
JUST A FARMHOUSE...
OR MAYBE EVEN
A BARN TO CONVERT
AS A GETAWAY,
FOR MY HUSBAND AND ME.
WHAT A GREAT IDEA,
AND A PERFECT TIME TO BUY.
WELL, SO MANY OF THE AMISH
ARE SELLING THEIR LAND NOW.
WHY IS THAT?
IT'S HARD TO COMPETE
WITH MODERN FARMERS.
THEY'RE IN THE DARK AGES
WITH THEIR FARM EQUIPMENT.
THEY STILL TURN THEIR FIELDS
WITH HORSE-DRAWN PLOWS.
THEY DO OWN
MOST OF THE FARMLAND
IN THE VALLEY.
FOR NOW. EVOLUTION
HAPPENS IN STAGES.
MMM.
YOU'RE LUCKY YOU GOT IN
AT THE FIRST STAGE.
NOW, I HAVE A PROPERTY.
UH, BEFORE WE GET
INTO SPECIFICS,
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT
THE BARN BURNINGS
THAT HAVE OCCURRED
IN THE AREA.
NO NEED FOR CONCERN.
THAT'S JUST
AN INTERNAL THING
BETWEEN THE AMISH.
I DON'T FOLLOW.
WELL, UH, OLD GRUDGES
AND FAMILY FEUDS, AND...
BETWEEN YOU AND ME...
THESE PEOPLE AREN'T
LIKE THE REST OF US.
THEY'VE BEEN LIVING
ISOLATED FOR TOO LONG,
CENTURIES
OUTSIDE THE LOOP.
THEY'RE BOUND TO PRODUCE
A CRACKPOT HERE AND THERE.
I THINK IT'S
A TERRIBLE IDEA.
FORGET IT.
I WAS LOOKING FOR SUPPORT,
NOT ASKING FOR APPROVAL.
COME ON.
YOU KNOW I'LL ALWAYS
SUPPORT YOU, SAL.
WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOU
OWE THESE PEOPLE?
A LOT.
YOUR LIFE?
WHAT DO YOU
OWE YOURSELF,
YOUR FAMILY, ME?
THE FIRST BARN RAISING
IS THIS WEEKEND.
I DON'T WANT
THE NEW BARNS TO BURN.
I HAVE AN OBLIGATION.
YOU'RE GREAT WITH
THE OBLIGATIONS
TO HUMANITY.
IT'S THE PERSONAL ONES
YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH.
I DON'T NEED CRITICISM
FROM YOU RIGHT NOW.
YOU DON'T SEEM TO NEED
MUCH OF ANYTHING
FROM ME NOW.
DO WHAT YOU WANT,
AND I'LL DO
WHAT I WANT. BYE, SAL.
[CLICK]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
SALLY.
ANNIE, I HOPE I'M NOT
DISTURBING YOU.
YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME
IN OUR HOME.
THANK YOU.
I NEED TO ASK
SOMETHING OF YOU.
BY ALL MEANS.
I'D LIKE TO STAY HERE
WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
UNTIL THE ARSONIST
IS FOUND.
I NEED TO BE CLOSER TO
ANY POTENTIAL DANGER.
RIGHT NOW I'M ISOLATED
IN A MOTEL ROOM.
COME IN.
THE CHILDREN ARE
ALREADY IN BED.
I'M PREPARING MY PIES
FOR MARKET.
CAN I HELP YOU
WITH THAT?
WELL, YOU COULD
POUR THOSE PRESERVES
IN THESE CRUSTS
WHILE I CUT
SOME MORE DOUGH.
ALL RIGHT.
WHY MY HOME?
YOUR PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
VERY RESPECTFUL,
BUT YOU'VE
BEEN VERY KIND.
WE DO BELIEVE
IN LIVING SEPARATELY.
I KNOW THAT,
AND I'LL OBSERVE
YOUR CUSTOMS,
AND I'LL SHARE
YOUR WORK.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR WORK?
WELL, THAT
WILL BE MY WORK--
STAYING CLOSE TO YOU
AND YOUR NEIGHBORS,
OBSERVING,
ASKING QUESTIONS.
I'M SORRY.
PERHAPS IT WASN'T
SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
IT WAS
VERY PRESUMPTUOUS
OF ME TO COME.
IT WAS A LOVING IMPULSE,
AND I WOULD
VERY MUCH LIKE TO
HAVE YOU AS OUR GUEST...
BUT...
BUT I KNOW THE BISHOP
AND THE CHURCH ELDERS
WOULD FROWN ON IT.
COULD THEY
DISALLOW IT?
YES.
AND IF
YOU DISOBEYED?
THEY COULD PLACE ME
UNDER THE MEIDUNG.
WHAT'S THAT?
THE SHUNNING.
NO ONE WOULD
ASSOCIATE WITH ME.
MY OWN CHILDREN
COULD NOT SHARE MY TABLE.
I WOULD BE IN DISGRACE,
CUT OFF FROM EVERYONE
CLOSE TO ME.
I'M SO SORRY.
I HAD NO IDEA.
FORGIVE ME.
I'LL JUST SAY
GOOD NIGHT.
[DOOR OPENS]
SALLY.
SARAH'S ROOM
IS EMPTY NOW.
YOU COULD
STAY THERE.
BUT THE SHUNNING.
THE ELDERS WOULD
FIRST HAVE TO DECIDE
IF THERE'S A PROBLEM...
THEN GIVE ME
A WARNING...
AND A FEW WEEKS TO
CHANGE THE SITUATION.
WE HAVE TIME.
WE SHOULD
FINISH THOSE PIES
AND GET TO BED EARLY
SO YOU CAN
HELP RACHEL
WITH THE MILKING
IN THE MORNING.
HOW'S IT GOING?
I'LL CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE MY NEXT
GLASS OF MILK.
THIS TAKES FOREVER.
HEE HEE!
WELL...YOU'RE DOING FINE.
THE MILK IS FLOWING.
JUST MAKE SURE YOU USE
YOUR TWO FINGERS AT THE TOP
AND KEEP PULLING DOWN.
HA HA HA!
CARS ARE INTIMIDATING
FROM IN HERE.
HMM.
WHEN I WAS A GIRL,
I FELT MY WORLD MOVED...
TOO SLOWLY.
THE OUTSIDE WORLD
SEEMED TO BE
RUSHING BY ME SO FAST.
THEN I REALIZED...
GETTING FROM ONE PLACE
TO ANOTHER QUICKLY
DOES NOT ADD TIME
TO OUR LIVES.
WHAT'S IMPORTANT...
IS BEING TRULY PRESENT
WHEREVER WE ARE.
BUT DON'T YOU MISS
SOME OF THE GADGETS,
THE TECHNOLOGY?
FOR US,
IT'S A QUESTION OF...
WHAT MUST WE FORFEIT
TO HAVE THEM?
IF I ACCEPT
THE TELEVISION,
I MUST LOSE CONVERSATIONS
WITH MY CHILDREN.
IF I ACCEPT THE CAR
AND THE AIRPLANE,
MUST I ALSO ACCEPT
WEAPONS OF WAR?
WHERE DO WE
DRAW THE LINE?
BUT YOUR
CHURCH ELDERS
DRAW THE LINE
FOR YOU, DON'T THEY?
YES.
ON THE SIMPLEST LEVEL,
THE ELDERS OF
OUR CHURCH DISTRICTS
DECIDE IF WE SHOULD
ALLOW A BINDER
OR A MILKING MACHINE
INTO OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT THERE,
IT'S A MATTER OF SURVIVAL.
THE FARMS ARE
OUR LIVELIHOOD.
THAT'S WHY LOSING OUR BARN
IS SO HARD ON US.
THE BARN IS THE HEART
OF THE FARM.
ANNIE.
HELLO.
MISS RUSSELL.
WELCOME.
WE WERE JUST ABOUT
TO COME SEE YOU.
YES,
TO THANK YOU AGAIN.
NO THANKS NECESSARY.
SALLY AND I MADE THESE
FOR YOU LAST NIGHT.
OH!
OH, YOU HAVE
DONE SO MUCH
FOR US ALREADY.
HOW CAN
WE THANK YOU?
MAY I LOOK AT
YOUR BARN?
I THINK THAT
WOULD BE ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
EXCUSE ME.
THE SMOKE CAME
FROM OVER THERE.
THE FAR SIDE.
HIDDEN FROM
THE HOUSE.
WHOEVER SET THE FIRE
CAME HERE
SOMEONE
WOULD HAVE NOTICED
A CAR OR BUGGY.
BUGGY?
FOR THE SAKE
OF ARGUMENT.
THEY PROBABLY PARKED
ON THE ROAD,
WENT THROUGH
THE CORNFIELD,
SET THE FIRE,
AND THEN DISAPPEARED
BACK INTO THE FIELD.
SALLY.
[BISHOP LAPP]
ANNIE.
MISS RUSSELL.
BISHOP.
MY GRANDDAUGHTER
WOULD LIKE TO SAY
SOMETHING TO YOU.
HANNAH.
Go ahead.
THANK YOU
FOR SAVING ME.
YOU'RE WELCOME,
HANNAH.
YOUR LITTLE DOLL
LET ME KNOW
WHERE YOU WERE.
SHE HELPED SAVE YOU, TOO.
[BISHOP LAPP]
IT IS VERY DEAR
TO HER.
SHE WANTS YOU
TO HAVE IT.
I COULDN'T.
ACCEPT HER THANKS.
IT IS ALL SHE HAS
TO GIVE.
THANK YOU, HANNAH.
AND, UH...
ACCEPT MY THANKS,
MISS RUSSELL,
AND MY BLESSING.
I HAVE NOTHING MORE
FOR YOU EITHER,
SO PLEASE...
DO NOT ASK.
I ACCEPT YOUR THANKS,
BISHOP LAPP.
GOOD DAY.
ANNIE...
REMEMBER THE BIBLE--
BE NOT YOKED
WITH UNBELIEVERS.
I DO, BISHOP.
LET YOUR AIMS
BE SUCH AS ALL MEN
COUNT HONORABLE.
LIVE AT PEACE
WITH ALL MEN.
WHOA.
I THOUGHT FIELDWORK
WAS DONE BY YOUR MEN.
I THOUGHT FBI WORK
WAS DONE YOUR MEN.
HA HA HA!
ALL OF OUR WOMEN
DO SOME WORK IN THE FIELD.
I'VE HAD TO DO MORE
SINCE LUKE DIED.
HOW DID HE DIE?
CANCER.
OH.
IT WAS VERY FAST.
SUDDENLY,
THIS STRONG MAN
WHO SHARED MY BED
WAS AS SMALL AND AS FRAIL
AS A CHILD.
THEN HE WAS GONE...
OVERNIGHT.
ALL THE SIMPLE MOMENTS
WE SHARED...
THE MOMENTS
I TOOK FOR GRANTED,
HAVE BECOME
PRECIOUS MEMORIES TO ME.
I'M SO SORRY.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR
THE TIME WE HAD.
WE RAISED OUR CHILDREN.
WE WORKED TOGETHER
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER
FOR 20 YEARS.
HE STILL STANDS BESIDE ME.
HE ALWAYS WILL.
SALLY...
YOU NEVER TOLD ME.
TOLD YOU WHAT?
I SUPPOSE
I'M MORE ACCUSTOMED TO
ASKING FOR INFORMATION
THAN OFFERING IT.
NO, I'M NOT MARRIED...
BUT I HAVE
A WONDERFUL MAN
IN MY LIFE...
SIX YEARS.
HE'S A BUILDER.
UNFORTUNATELY,
I TRAVEL A LOT,
SO OUR WORK
KEEPS US APART.
WORK DOESN'T
KEEP PEOPLE APART,
NOT IF THEY LOVE
EACH OTHER.
SOMETIMES LOVE ISN'T ENOUGH
TO SOLVE A PROBLEM.
WHAT THEN?
PLACE THE ONE YOU LOVE
BEFORE YOU.
ANNIE, DO YOU MIND IF
I SPEAK WITH MR. GARRISON?
SHERIFF.
ANY NEWS?
GEORGE AND LESTER
WERE ARRESTED
FOR SPEEDING
AND DRIVING UNDER
THE INFLUENCE.
WHEN WAS THAT?
DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY.
OH, GREAT.
THAT MEANS...
THEY WERE IN CUSTODY
WHEN THE LAPP FIRE
WAS SET.
IT DOESN'T PROVE
THEY DIDN'T SET
THE FIRST THREE FIRES.
YOU THINK THE LAPP FIRE
WAS A COPYCAT?
MAYBE. WHAT ARE YOU
DOING RIGHT NOW?
I WANT YOU TO
LOOK AT SOMETHING
I FOUND TODAY.
THERE IT IS.
STOP.
THERE'S A BREAK
IN THE CORN.
THEY CAME IN HERE.
AND THEY CAME OUT HERE--
THE LAPPS' BARN.
WE'RE BREATHING
HIS AIR.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
SALLY?
COME IN.
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE
SOME MORE HOT WATER.
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS
GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED.
THANK YOU.
I NEVER KNEW YOU HAD
SUCH BEAUTIFUL HAIR.
UHH.
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT A WOMAN'S
HAIR IS HER CROWNING GLORY.
THAT'S WHY WE COVER IT WITH
OUR PRAYER COVERINGS.
IT'S MEANT TO BE SEEN
ONLY BY OUR HUSBANDS.
THAT IS LOVELY.
WHAT A GIFT.
IT IS.
DO YOU HAVE A HUSBAND?
NO.
BUT I HAVE SOMEONE I LOVE.
DO YOU HAVE
A BOYFRIEND?
NO.
BUT I HAVE SOMEONE
I LOVE TOO.
THE BOY
YOU WERE WITH AT
THE FARMERS MARKET?
YOU SAW HIM?
HE WAS VERY HANDSOME.
HE IS.
MOTHER WON'T LET ME
SEE HIM ANYMORE.
WHY NOT?
SHE DOESN'T APPROVE
OF HIS FATHER...
BUT SAM'S GOOD.
HE'S NOT AT ALL
LIKE HIS FATHER.
I'M SORRY.
SO YOU AREN'T
SEEING HIM ANYMORE?
IT'S A SIN TO DISOBEY
YOUR PARENTS.
BUT WOULD YOU SEE HIM?
NO.
THAT MUST MAKE YOU
VERY SAD.
DISOBEYING MY MOTHER
WOULD MAKE ME EVEN SADDER.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
THANK YOU.
SAM, YOU CAN'T BE HERE.
MY MOTHER WILL SEE YOU.
I LIE IN BED THINKING
ABOUT YOU, RACHEL,
AND I CAN'T SLEEP.
SAM, YOU MUST GO.
KISS ME. ONCE.
[ANNIE]
RACHEL!
GO.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
MUCH BETTER.
NOW, DON'T SPARE
MY FEELINGS.
I DON'T WANT
MY WORK TO DESTROY
ITS MARKET VALUE.
EVERY LABOR
GIVEN IN LOVE
IS A BLESSING.
I TELL MY GIRLS THAT
EVERYTHING THEY DO
IS AN ACT OF CREATION,
NO MATTER
HOW SMALL THE JOB
NOR HOW MANY TIMES
IT'S DONE.
WHAT A LOVELY THOUGHT.
HUH. WELL,
IT'S WORKING SO FAR.
[LAUGHTER]
HAVE YOU LADIES
KNOWN EACH OTHER LONG?
JUST A LIFETIME.
HOW WONDERFUL.
DOES EVERY FAMILY
IN THE VALLEY
KNOW EACH OTHER?
NO. WE DIVIDE
OUR COMMUNITIES INTO
CHURCH DISTRICTS.
AND SINCE WE TAKE TURNS
HOLDING CHURCH SERVICES
IN OUR HOMES,
WE CAN'T LET A DISTRICT
GET TOO LARGE.
SO YOU GET TO KNOW
EVERYONE IN YOUR
CHURCH DISTRICT?
YES. WE'LL ALL BE
AT ANNIE'S BARN RAISING.
AT A WEDDING
LIKE SARAH'S,
EVERYONE IN THE CHURCH
DISTRICT ATTENDS?
WELL,
ALMOST EVERYONE.
WHY WOULDN'T
SOMEONE ATTEND?
PERHAPS ILLNESS.
TMEIDUNG.
IT'S THE SHUNNING.
IS SOMEONE IN THE DISTRICT
BEING SHUNNED RIGHT NOW?
YES--
JACOB HOSTETLER.
MAY I ASK WHY?
HE DEFIED
THE CHURCH ELDERS.
DOES HE BECOME AN ENEMY
OF THE COMMUNITY?
NO. AS SOON
AS HE ACCEPTS
OUR WAYS AGAIN,
THE COMMUNITY
ACCEPTS HIM.
YOU MAKE
MORE CHANGE THROUGH
LOVE THAN CONFLICT.
I WAS TOLD THAT
SOME AMISH FAMILIES
HAVE FEUDS.
OH, THAT'S JUST GOSSIP.
WHO TOLD YOU THAT?
MR. DIXON.
OH, MR. DIXON.
WE HAVE SOME ENGLISH
WHO ARE FRIENDS
AND SOME
WHO DO BUSINESS...
AND SOME,
LIKE MR. DIXON,
WHO DO BUSINESS
BY SEEMING LIKE FRIENDS.
VERY NICE.
I'LL GIVE YOU $200.
LOOK AT THIS DETAIL.
THIS IS MUSEUM QUALITY.
UHM.
$250.
BUT THAT'S MY FINAL OFFER.
ANNIE, I NOTICED SOME LARGER
STORES DOWN THE STREET.
$300.
$500.
WHA.. WHERE'S MY PROFIT?
$350.
WHERE'S OURS.
$500.
$400, FINAL.
$450, FINAL.
DEAL.
DEAL?
DEAL.
MR. DIXON.
HI.
ANNIE,
WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME
A MINUTE, PLEASE?
OF COURSE.
I WANT TO TALK
TO YOU.
I COULD GET YOU
IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.
FOR WHAT?
IMPERSONATING A YUPPIE
OR FOR SEEING
YOUR OTHER FACE?
NO. FOR LYING TO ME.
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE
AND WHAT YOU'VE
BEEN SAYING ABOUT ME.
YOU'VE BEEN SLANDERING
MY GOOD NAME
IN THIS COMMUNITY.
YOU'VE DONE THAT
ALL BY YOURSELF,
MR. DIXON.
CONSIDER
THE IMPLICATIONS
OF YOUR THREATS.
YOU KNOW
YOU'RE ALREADY
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
LOOK, I DON'T
HAVE TO BURN BARNS
TO SELL PROPERTY.
AND YOU HAVE
NO REASON TO BELIEVE,
NOT ONE IOTA OF PROOF
THAT I HAVE.
YOU'VE HOVERED
OVER THESE PEOPLE
LIKE A VULTURE,
TRYING TO INTIMIDATE
THEM INTO SELLING
THEIR LAND
WITH
WELL-CHOSEN WORDS.
WHY NOT ACTIONS?
THAT'S PATHETIC.
SOMETIMES I SAY THINGS
TO MAKE A SALE.
THOSE ARE
ESSENTIAL LIES.
DON'T TELL ME THAT
YOU DON'T TELL THEM,
THAT YOU HAVEN'T TOLD
A FEW TO THOSE PEOPLE.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT ME,
MR. DIXON.
YES, IT IS.
YOU'RE DESPERATE,
YOU'RE BATTING ZERO,
AND YOU'RE AFRAID
OF GETTING SACKED,
SO YOU'RE INVENTING SUSPECTS
AND USING PEOPLE.
HEY, I UNDERSTAND.
WE'RE ALL JUST
DOING BUSINESS.
OH, LOOK.
OH, JUST LET US
TAKE ONE PICTURE.
WOULD YOU MIND HAVING
A LITTLE RESPECT, PLEASE?
ANNIE.
WE'RE JUST A CURIOSITY
TO MOST PEOPLE.
I'M SORRY, ANNIE,
ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US.
DID MR. DIXON UPSET YOU?
NO.
ANNIE, THE LADIES
SPOKE OF A MAN
BEING SHUNNED.
JACOB HOSTETLER.
WHY?
HE BUILT A BARN
THAT WAS DIFFERENT
WITH ELECTRICITY
OR TECHNOLOGY THAT
GAVE HIM AN ADVANTAGE?
NO. HE BUILT A BARN
WITH AN ARCHED ROOF.
THAT'S IT?
ALL OF OUR BARNS ARE
BUILT WITH PEAKED ROOFS.
HE WAS SHUNNED
FOR BUILDING
A DIFFERENT ROOF?
ISN'T THAT
A LITTLE EXTREME?
HE WAS WARNED.
HE DEFIED THE ELDERS.
HE SHOWED PRIDE.
AND YOU APPROVE
OF THIS?
YOU FEEL THE SHUNNING
WAS APPROPRIATE?
I DO BELIEVE THAT
OUR CUSTOMS KEEP US TOGETHER
AND THAT IF SOMEONE
WANTS TO IGNORE OUR CUSTOMS,
THEN THEY'RE TRYING
TO BREAK WITH US...
OR BREAK US AS A GROUP.
IT'S NOT THE BARN
THAT'S DANGEROUS.
IT'S THE IMPULSE
THAT BUILT IT.
HI.
HELLO.
IS YOUR FATHER HOME?
NO.
DO YOU KNOW
WHEN HE'LL BE BACK?
NO.
WOULD YOU TELL HIM
I WAS HERE?
MY NAME
IS SALLY RUSSELL.
THERE'S A FEW QUESTIONS
I'D LIKE TO ASK HIM.
INTERESTING ROOF.
WHY DID YOUR FATHER
BUILD IT LIKE THIS?
IT IS
THE MOST PERFECT DESIGN,
MOST SENSIBLE,
MORE SPACE,
MORE OF GOD'S LIGHT
FOR THE ANIMALS.
I'M A FEDERAL AGENT.
MY NAME IS SALLY RUSSELL.
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
I HAVE
NO TIME TO SATISFY
YOUR CURIOSITY.
IT'S T CURIOSITY,
MR. HOSTETLER.
IT'S AN INVESTIGATION
INTO SOME SERIOUS CRIMES.
I KNOW NOTHING
ABOUT THEM.
YOU HAVE
YOUR WORK TO DO.
I HAVE MINE.
COME, NATHAN.
I NEED YOU.
YES, SAM IS
JACOB HOSTETLER'S SON.
YOUR MOTHER DOESN'T
APPROVE OF HIM
BECAUSE HIS FATHER'S
BEING SHUNNED?
YES, AND BECAUSE
SAM DID NOT OBEY
THE ORDINANCE
OF THE CHURCH ELDERS--
HE ATE AT
HIS FATHER'S TABLE.
RACHEL, WE HAVE
TO DISCUSS THIS
WITH YOUR MOTHER.
NO. SHE'LL THINK
I LIED TO HER.
I THINK YOU BOTH
LIED TO ME.
YOU'VE BEEN
SEEING SAM?
YES, MOTHER, BUT I--
I SAW THEM TOGETHER
AT THE FARMERS MARKET,
AND THEN AT THE BRIDGE.
I'M SORRY, RACHEL.
I WAS DOING MY JOB.
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
BECAUSE IT APPEARED INNOCENT.
HOW INNOCENT
COULD IT BE
IF HER MOTHER
HAS FORBIDDEN IT?
HE LOVES ME, MOTHER.
HE WANTED TO SEE ME
BECAUSE HE WAS WORRIED
ABOUT ME,
ABOUT ALL OF US
AFTER THE FIRE.
WHY DID YOU WANT
TO SEE HIM?
BECAUSE I LOVE HIM, TOO.
AND I HAD
TO TELL HIM
WHY I COULDN'T
SEE HIM ANYMORE.
HE KNEW, RACHEL.
DON'T PRETEND
TO WALK THE PATH
OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
WHILE YOU STRAY
FROM IT.
BUT I DID TELL HIM,
MOTHER...AT THE BRIDGE.
SHE DID, ANNIE.
I SAW HER SAY GOODBYE.
DID YOU COME
INTO MY HOME
TO PRY
INTO OUR LIVES?
WERE YOU PRETENDING
TO BE MY FRIEND?
NO, ANNIE.
I AM YOUR FRIEND.
PERHAPS I COULD HAVE
BEEN MORE HONEST WITH YOU.
BUT YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME
ABOUT THE HOSTETLERS.
YOU COULD HAVE BEEN
MORE OPEN WITH ME.
HEY. WHOA,
MISS INVESTIGATOR.
SCOTT!
HI, SAL.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I ALWAYS WANTED TO
SEE A BARN RAISING.
WE CAME TO HELP.
THANK YOU.
AND WELCOME.
ANNIE BEILER,
I'D LIKE YOU TO
MEET SCOTT LIEBER.
IT'S A PLEASURE
TO MEET YOU.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU HERE.
I TOLD HIM ABOUT
THE BARN RAISING.
CAN I BE
OF SOME HELP?
WE'RE HONORED
TO HAVE YOU.
KNOCK YOURSELF OUT.
[MAN]
READY!
WE MISSED YOU
LAST NIGHT.
I MISSED BEING HERE.
BUT IT GAVE ME TIME
WITH SCOTT.
WE REALLY LOVE
EACH OTHER.
HE SEEMS LIKE
A VERY NICE MAN.
HE IS. AND THANKS TO YOU,
I REALIZE IT MORE THAN EVER.
ANNIE...I NEED TO
DO SOMETHING TODAY...
AND I'D LIKE
YOUR GUIDANCE.
[THUNDER]
MR. HOSTETLER.
I TOLD YOU I HAVE
NOTHING TO SAY TO YOU.
I'M TOO BUSY TO TALK.
NO DISRESPECT INTENDED,
BUT YOU MUST TALK TO ME.
I'M INVESTIGATING CRIMES FOR
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
YOUR GOVERNMENT
HAS NO AUTHORITY
OVER ME.
YOU ARE
A UNITED STATES CITIZEN,
AREN'T YOU, SIR?
PUT ANOTHER ONE
DOWN, SON.
DO YOU THINK THIS
IS A GOOD EXAMPLE
TO SET FOR YOUR SONS,
DEFYING THE AUTHORITY
OF THE GOVERNMENT,
YOUR CHURCH ELDERS,
YOUR COMMUNITY?
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT
TO DISCUSS MY FAMILY
OR MY
PERSONAL AFFAIRS.
GET OFF MY PROPERTY.
IF I LEAVE,
SOMEONE WILL ARREST YOU.
YOU'LL ANSWER MY QUESTIONS
IN CUSTODY.
IF GOD WILLS.
YOU CAN'T ARREST
MY FATHER!
HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING!
YOUR CHILDREN
HAVE LEARNED
YOUR LESSONS WELL.
THIS IS MY PROPERTY.
MY FAMILY HAS OWNED IT
FOR OVER 100 YEARS.
I KEEP MY FAITH.
I FOLLOW THE EDICTS
OF THE CHURCH ELDERS
REGARDLESS
OF HOW FOOLISH
OR ILL-CONSIDERED.
I DON'T USE
MILKING MACHINES,
I DON'T
USE TRACTORS,
BUT NO ONE TELLS ME
HOW TO BUILD
MY PROPERTY.
BUT ISN'T THAT
THE COVENANT YOU KEEP
WITH YOUR FAITH?
THAT YOU WILL OBEY
ALL THEIR EDICTS?
AND IF YOU DON'T,
YOU LOSE THE GRACE
OF THEIR FELLOWSHIP.
IF THAT IS ALL I LOSE,
I LOSE VERY LITTLE.
LOOK AT THE ANGER
IN YOUR FACE, SIR,
AND IN YOUR SONS' FACES.
I THINK YOU'VE LOST
MUCH MORE.
THAT IS MY AFFAIR.
WHEN IT LEADS TO
LOSS OF PROPERTY
AND ENDANGERS LIVES,
IT BECOMES MINE.
I KNOW YOU SET
THE FIRES.
MY FATHER DIDN'T SET
THOSE FIRES.
WHO DID, NATHAN?
I DID.
NATHAN!
WHAT ARE YOU
SAYING, SON?
HE'S JUST TRYING TO
PROTECT MY FATHER.
I KNOW, SAM.
NATHAN DIDN'T
SET THE FIRES.
THE FIRES WERE SET
BY A GROWN MAN,
SOMEONE STRONG ENOUGH
TO WHIP A HORSE
FROM ONE FARM
TO THE NEXT IN MINUTES
THE NIGHT OF
SARAH BEILER'S WEDDING.
THE ARSONIST BROKE A PATH
THROUGH A CORNFIELD
AT BISHOP LAPP'S FARM.
THE PATH WAS TOO WIDE
TO HAVE BEEN BROKEN BY A BOY.
IT WAS TRAMPLED BY A MAN
RIDING A HORSE...
A MAN WHO THOUGHT HE'D LOST
THE GIRL HE LOVED.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
I HELPED THE LAPPS
WITH THEIR FIRE.
I PULLED
HALF THEIR LIVESTOCK
OUT OF THEIR BARN!
WHAT BETTER WAY TO THROW
SUSPICION OFF YOURSELF?
NO.
YOU HEARD HIM.
PLEASE LEAVE.
ANNIE BEILER TOLD ME
THE AMISH DON'T LIE.
WE DON'T.
NATHAN DID
TO PROTECT YOU.
SAM DID TO
PROTECT HIMSELF,
BUT THE GREATEST LIE
IS YOURS, MR. HOSTETLER...
BECAUSE IN YOUR HEART,
YOU KNOW WHAT
YOUR SON HAS DONE...
AND THAT YOUR PRIDE
HAS CAUSED IT.
I ASK YOU ONCE AGAIN--
LEAVE MY PROPERTY.
[THUNDER]
WHILE JUDGING
MY NEIGHBORS...
I HAVE SINNED.
I HAVE SINNED.
SALLY, WHAT HAPPENED?
WELL, THEY WERE UNITED
IN THEIR DEFIANCE.
ANNIE, I'VE COME TO
ADMIRE YOUR PEOPLE,
BUT THIS SHUNNING,
IT'S VERY CRUEL.
WE LIVE
BY OUR RULES.
WELL, SOMETIMES RULES
CREATE THE PROBLEMS.
OR PREVENT
GREATER ONES,
PERHAPS.
[MAN]
LOOK! IT'S SAM!
[MAN]
LOOK, IT'S
THE HOSTETLER BOY.
SAM.
FORGIVE ME,
RACHEL.
FORGIVE ME.
I HAVE SINNED
AGAINST MY FAMILY,
MY NEIGHBORS.
I SET THE FIRES!
FORGIVE ME.
PLEASE FORGIVE ME.
MR. GARRISON...
WE ARE HERE TO ESCORT
OUR SAMUEL TO THE COURTHOUSE.
DESPISE THE SIN,
NOT THE SINNER.
YOUR FAMILY IS
WITH YOU, SON.
ALL OF US.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE LEAVING TODAY?
YES.
WHEN TWO LIVES TOUCH,
THEY CAN NEVER AGAIN
BE COMPLETELY SEPARATED.
WE MAKE MISTAKES...
BUT WHEN ONE OF US
FALLS IN HIS JOURNEY...
WE HELP THEM UP.
WE COULD LEARN
FROM YOU.
I HAVE.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
HALLMARK CHANNEL AND
FRIENDS OF NCI
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
HALLMARK CHANNEL
AND FRIENDS OF NCI
[SINGING STOPS]
[SPEAKING
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH]
[SPEAKING
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH]
[SINGING CONTINUES IN DISTANCE]
FATHER?
I...
I SET SOME FOOD OUT
FOR YOU.
NO NEED TO WORRY
OVER ME, SON.
THANK YOU, NATHAN.
FATHER BEILER...
THANK YOU.
AND, REUBEN,
LET ME SERVE YOU.
THANK YOU, ANNIE.
MARTHA.
THIS DAY
IS SWEET ENOUGH
WITH YOUR DEAR SARAH
BECOMING OUR DAUGHTER, TOO.
THEY'RE BOTH
A BLESSING
TO US ALL.
RACHEL, IT'S YOUR TURN
AT THE CORNER TABLE NOW.
OH, NO. RACHEL'S
IN NO HURRY.
HER STUDENTS KEEP
HER QUITE OCCUPIED
FOR NOW.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU.
SIX CANDLES?
WHERE DID YOU LEARN
HOW TO COUNT?
I'M ONLY COUNTING
THE YEARS WE'VE
BEEN TOGETHER.
OH. I'VE GOT
SOMETHING FOR YOU.
TICKETS?
TWO TICKETS.
TO WHERE?
TO MAUI.
MAUI?
MAUI.
WHEN CAN WE GO?
I CAN TAKE OFF
AFTER THE 30th,
AND YOU'VE GOT
TWO WEEKS COMING,
SO...
I CAN'T ASK JACK NOW.
OUR CASELOAD
IS TOO HEAVY.
MAYBE...
NO, NO, NO.
IT'S, UH...
FORGET ABOUT IT.
MAKE A WISH
AND BLOW OUT
YOUR CANDLES.
IT WAS LUKE'S.
HIS EYES RESTED
ON ITS FACE
EVERY TIME HE COUNTED
THE HOURS OF HIS LABORS.
BUT SHOULDN'T THIS GO
TO ONE OF YOUR SONS?
SIMON...
YOU ARE ONE OF MY SONS.
THANK YOU,
MOTHER.
THANK YOU.
OH, NO!
FIRE! FIRE!
[NEIGH]
OH, NO!
THE ANIMALS,
MOTHER!
JOHN, GO FOR HELP.
I'M GOING, MOTHER.
DAVID, THE ANIMALS!
SARAH! THE PUMP!
HERE'S MY APRON.
COVER YOUR HEADS.
HERE, ANNIE.
GIVE IT TO ME!
GIVE IT TO ME!
TAKE IT!
TAKE IT! RUN!
WHOA! WHOA!
MR. JOHNSON!
MR. JOHNSON, HELP!
JOHN, WHAT IS IT?
WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT?
OUR BARN'S ON FIRE!
OVER THERE!
THERE'S A BARN
THAT'S BURNING, TOO!
YOUR BARN IS ON FIRE.
LORD HELP US.
COCO AND DAISY
ARE STILL INSIDE!
DAVID, IT'S
TOO DANGEROUS!
EVERYBODY,
STAY OUT!
I CAN SAVE THEM,
MOTHER!
HURRY, MIRIAM.
LOOK! FATHER,
THAT'S OUR BARN!
IS THAT OUR BARN,
REUBEN?
YES, MARTHA!
THE CARRIAGE, SIMON!
THE TROYER BARN
IS BURNING, TOO!
MR. JOHNSON CALLED THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT MOTHER.
IT'S TOO LATE JOHN.
IT'S TOO LATE.
THE ANIMALS!
OU'VE SAVED MOST OF THE ANIMALS.
YOU WERE VERY BRAVE
CAN YOU SEE IT, SIMON?
IS IT OUR BARN?
YES, MOTHER.
WHAT IS HAPPENING
TO US?
WHOA!
THE ANIMALS.
HURRY, SON!
GET THE HORSES!
YOUR PARENTS ARE SAFE?
YES.
SO ARE THE ZOOKS.
SO ARE WE ALL.
WE'RE HERE TO GREET
A BEAUTIFUL NEW DAY.
GOD IS MERCIFUL.
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
I KNEW WE SHOULD HAVE
EATEN AT MY PLACE.
HELLO?
WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE AMISH?
JACK,
THIS IS MY DAY OFF.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
THEY DRESS FUNNY,
DON'T DRIVE CARS,
OR USE ELECTRICITY.
WHAT DO I WIN?
A TRIP TO PALMERSFIELD,
IOWA.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
I NEED YOU
IN PALMERSFIELD
THIS AFTERNOON. WHEN?
THIS AFTERNOON!
IT'S MY DAY OFF.
THERE'S A TICKET
IN YOUR NAME
AT THE CHICAGO WEST
AIRLINES COUNTER
FOR A NOON FLIGHT.
DON'T HANG UP.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
BARN BURNINGS.
I'M CALLING
MY BEST AGENT.
THANKS.
ANYTIME. HEY,
DON'T FORGET TO PACK
YOUR BONNET.
HA HA HA.
SWEET.
WHAT'S UP?
I JUST HAVE TO FLY
TO THE BOONIES
AND COMB THE WOODS
FOR SOME LOCAL CRACKPOT
WHO'S TORMENTING
THE AMISH
WITH HIS
CIGARETTE LIGHTER.
REALLY?
DON'T I GET
ANY SYMPATHY?
WELL, SAL,
A MAN'S GOT TO DO
WHAT A MAN'S
GOT TO DO.
YOU'RE STILL MIFFED
ABOUT LAST NIGHT,
AREN'T YOU?
MIFFED? WHY SHOULD
I BE MIFFED?
I LOVE BEING PATRONIZED
BY YOUR FAMILY.
OH, IT'S SCOTT,
SALLY'S...
WELL...
YOU KNOW...
I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE
THIS CONVERSATION
WITH YOUR BACK.
BACK OR FRONT,
IT'S THE SAME OLD SONG.
YES, BUT WHICH
VARIATION--
THE BLUE COLLAR VERSUS
THE WHITE COLLAR,
OR THE ENDLESS
DEFINITIONS
OF COMMITMENT?
I THINK IT'S THE "I CAN
VERBALIZE MY WAY OUT
OF ANY CONFRONTATION."
THAT ONE.
I HAVE TO PACK.
THANK YOU.
SHERIFF GARRISON?
YEAH.
SALLY RUSSELL, FBI.
OH.
YOU WERE EXPECTING ME,
WEREN'T YOU?
I'M JUST SURPRISED
YOUR OFFICE SENT
A FEMALE INVESTIGATOR.
OH, MY.
DON'T TELL ME--
MY AIRPLANE FLEW
THROUGH A TIME WARP.
WELL, IN A WAY,
YES.
THE AMISH HAVE RATHER
CONVENTIONAL VIEWS
ON GENDER.
THEY'D BE MUCH
MORE COMFORTABLE
WITH A MAN.
WELL, I'LL MAKE THEM
COMFORTABLE WITH ME.
WITH YOUR HELP,
OF COURSE.
YOU GOT IT.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU.
MY OFFICE FAXED ME
A FEW PAGES,
BUT I READ AS MUCH
IN THE NEWSPAPER.
WHAT MAKES YOU
SO CERTAIN THEY'RE
HATE CRIMES?
THERE'S NO REASON
TO ATTACK THESE PEOPLE
EXCEPT THEY'RE DIFFERENT.
FORGIVE ME.
I'M ALMOST
TOTALLY IGNORANT
OF AMISH WAYS
AND CUSTOMS,
BUT THESE PEOPLE
CAN'T BE IMMUNE
TO THE BASER HUMAN
DRIVES AND EMOTIONS
SUCH AS JEALOUSY,
ANGER, FEAR,
THE EVER-POPULAR
VENGEANCE,
NOT TO MENTION GREED
FOR INSURANCE MONEY.
THE AMISH DON'T INSURE
THEIR PROPERTY,
AND THEY'RE
COMPLETELY NONVIOLENT.
THEY DON'T CHEAT OR LIE.
GIVEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE
AND EXPERIENCE,
I'LL TAKE THAT
ON FAITH.
ANY SUSPECTS
FROM OUTSIDE
THE COMMUNITY?
A FEW HOOLIGANS
WHO'VE TURNED
A LOCAL POOL HALL
HISTORY OF HELLRAISING.
I'LL SHOW YOU
THEIR FILES.
INTERVIEWED THEM?
THEY GIVE EACH OTHER
ALIBIS FOR A LIVING.
WHERE DO WE START?
SCENE OF THE CRIME?
READY WHEN YOU ARE.
AFTER YOU.
THAT'S A LOVELY OUTFIT
AND VERY ATTRACTIVE
ON YOU...
UH-HUH.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT?
THE AMISH ARE KNOWN
AS THE PLAIN PEOPLE
BECAUSE
THEY DRESS SIMPLY.
FANCY DRESSING IS
CONSIDERED PRIDEFUL.
PRIDE'S BAD, HUH?
HUMBLE'S BETTER.
I CAN DO HUMBLE.
ANY COMBUSTIVE AGENTS FOUND?
SO FAR, NOT EVEN A MATCH
UHH....
WHAT ABOUT AN OVER
TURNED LANTERN?
MRS. O'LEARY'S COW?
SORRY,
NO FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
IN THIS BARN.
OR THE OTHER TWO.
I GUESS NON WERE NEEDED.
THIS MUST HAVE GONE
OFF LIKE KINDLING.?
LOOK AT THAT.
EXACTLY.
SO HOW ARE
THE FAMILIES REACTING?
SEE FOR YOURSELF.
THAT'S THE BEILERS.
ANNIE,
HER FATHER-IN-LAW,
THE BRIDE AND GROOM,
AND THE GROOM'S
MOTHER, MRS. TROYER,
HELPING OUT.
THEY SEEM TO BE
TAKING IT PRETTY WELL.
THEY'RE IN PAIN OVER
THE LOSS OF THEIR BARNS
AND ESPECIALLY
THEIR ANIMALS,
WHO WERE ALMOST LIKE
FAMILY MEMBERS TO THEM.
THEY'VE HAD NO REST,
BUT IT'S HARVEST SEASON.
THEY DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR COMPLAINTS
OR REGRETS.
DO THEY HAVE TIME
TO TALK TO ME?
I SHOULD WARN YOU.
THEY'RE A LITTLE UNEASY
AROUND OUTSIDERS,
OR ENGLISH,
AS WE'RE CALLED.
I MUST GET SOME POINTS
FOR BEING WITH YOU,
NOT TO MENTION
THE SHAWL.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
ALL OF YOU
FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT
TO TALK TO ME.
THANK YOU
FOR BEING OUR GUEST.
MMM. LOVELY.
WE CAN START
WITH A FEW QUESTIONS.
YOU KNOW, THESE MACHINES
ARE SUCH A NUISANCE.
AHEM.
PERHAPS WE'LL
START AGAIN.
PLEASE.
DO YOU KNOW WHO MIGHT HAVE
SET THE FIRES?
WE DON'T KNOW
MANY PEOPLE OUTSIDE
OUR COMMUNITY.
PERHAPS A VENDOR,
A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE,
SOMEONE WHO WAS ANGRY
WITH THE BRIDE OR GROOM
OR THE FAMILIES?
NO.
BUT EVEN
IF SOME ENGLISH
WERE PUNISHING
THE WEDDING FAMILIES,
WHY BURN
AMOS ZOOK'S BARN?
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
IS THERE SOME CONNECTION
BETWEEN YOUR FAMILIES
AND THE ZOOKS?
JUST THAT
WE'RE ALL NEIGHBORS...
AND FRIENDS.
YES.
[SALLY]
COULD YOU HAVE
A COMMON ENEMY?
JOHN?
CAN YOU
THINK OF SOMEONE?
NO.
I SEE.
HAS ANYONE EVER MADE THREATS
AGAINST ANY OF YOU?
OH, MY. NO.
PERHAPS SOMEONE FROM TOWN,
SOME YOUNG PEOPLE
TRYING TO MAKE TOUBLE.
WE KEEP TO OURSELVES.
NO REASON FOR THREATS.
WELL, I WON'T KEEP YOU
ANY LONGER.
IF ANYTHING COMES TO MIND,
ANYTHING AT ALL,
JUST TELEPHONE
MR. GARRISON.
I'LL BE IN TOWN
FOR A FEW DAYS.
JUST GET A MESSAGE
TO THE SHERIFF.
HE KNOWS HOW TO REACH ME.
I'D REALLY LIKE TO FIND
THE ARSONIST FOR YOU.
THANK YOU...
BUT DON'T FIND HIM
FOR US.
HE'LL HAVE TO
ANSWER TO GOD.
WE'VE ALREADY
FORGIVEN HIM.
I GUESS I NEED
MORE THAN A CHANGE
OF CLOTHES.
YOU DID FINE.
YOU REALLY THINK
I CAN HELP YOU
ON THIS CASE?
YOU UNDERSTAND
THESE PEOPLE
A LOT BETTER THAN I DO.
THE AMISH ARE INNOCENTS.
THEY NEED ALL
THE PROTECTION
WE CAN GIVE THEM.
THEY'RE FOREIGN TO ME
WITH A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT VALUE SYSTEM.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN
GET THROUGH TO THEM.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD
LET THEM GET THROUGH
TO YOU.
HI. WHAT COULD
I GET YOU?
A CLUB SODA,
PLEASE.
RIGHT UP.
ANOTHER BREW.
WHEN DID YOU GET
SO HELPFUL?
I'M ALWAYS HELPFUL.
YOU NEED ANY HELP?
IF I DID, WOULD YOU
BE OLD ENOUGH?
OH, YEAH.
I'LL SHOW YOU MY I.D.
I'M SALLY.
I'M GEORGE.
THAT'S LESTER.
WELCOME TO NOWHERE.
SO, WHAT BRINGS
YOU HERE?
THOUGHT I'D STOP
AND SEE AMERICA'S
HEARTLAND.
AMERICA'S STABLE.
REALLY?
WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?
DID YOU SMELL
THE AIR?
NOTHING BUT FARMERS
AND FARM ANIMALS.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?
TRY IT FOR 20 YEARS.
HA HA HA!
LOOKS NICE TO ME,
EXCEPT FOR THE BURNED BARNS,
OF COURSE.
THAT'S WHAT YOU GET
WHEN YOU USE GAS LAMPS.
HA!
YOU THINK THAT'S IT?
THREE BARNS IN ONE NIGHT?
BIT OF A COINCIDENCE,
DON'T YOU THINK?
WHERE'D YOU SAY
YOU WERE FROM?
I DIDN'T. CHICAGO.
HERE'S MY I.D.
I KNEW IT.
I AIN'T AFRAID OF YOU.
WHY SHOULD YOU BE?
ENJOY YOUR VISIT.
I THINK I WILL.
COME ON, LESTER.
LET'S GO.
YEAH, OK.
[MEN WHOOPING]
[HORN HONKING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
OH!
[KNOCKING ON A DOOR]
SON?
ARE YOU ALRIGHT?
YES MOTHER,
COME IN.
IT'S JUST A DREAM.
IS IT MOTHER?
IT'S ALL OVER NOW.
LOCAL TOUGHS HAVING FUN
WITH A CITY SLICKER.
THEY'RE LOCAL MANIACS,
SAL.
THERE ARE NO SAFE
HAVENS ANYMORE.
THEY KNEW YOU WERE
A GOVERNMENT AGENT,
AND THEY THREATENED
YOU ANYWAY.
THAT MEANS
THEY'RE DANGEROUS.
OR STUPID.
HONEY, THEY THREATENED ME,
IF THEY'D WANTED TO KILL ME,
THEY COULD HAVE.
LISTEN, I AM NOT IMPRESSED
WITH YOUR BLASÉ
REACTION TO DANGER.
YOU TRYING
TO BE TOUGHER THAN
THE BOYS AGAIN?
SCOTT, I'M LATE.
CALL YOU LATER.
ALL RIGHT, SAL.
GOOD-BYE.
YOU WANT ME TO BRING
IN GEORGE AGAIN?
NO. HE WON'T RESPOND
TO DIRECT CONFRONTATION.
HE'S USED TO IT. I'M
GOING TO APPROACH HIM
AT AN ANGLE.
WHAT ANGLE IS THAT?
HIS GIRLFRIEND.
NANCY.
NANCY FRAZIER.
SHE WORKS
AT THE DRUGSTORE.
I CAN INTRODUCE YOU
TO PEOPLE HERE,
AND IT WILL SEEM
MORE NATURAL.
THEY'RE USED TO DEALING
WITH OUTSIDERS
IN THIS ARENA.
[AUCTIONEER CALLING BIDS]
MIGHT AS WELL START
AT THE TOP.
BISHOP, MRS. LAPP,
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING,
MR. GARRISON.
MAY I INTRODUCE
MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE
MISS SALLY RUSSELL?
HELLO.
GOOD MORNING.
MORNING.
BISHOP LAPP
IS THE LEADER OF
THE CHURCH DISTRICT.
IT'S A PLEASURE
TO MEET YOU, SIR.
MISS RUSSELL
IS WITH THE FBI
HATE CRIMES DIVISION.
SHE'S INVESTIGATING
THE FIRES.
THE FIRES ARE OVER.
WE SHALL REBUILD
OUR BARNS.
YES, AND WE'RE WORKING
TO FIND THE ARSONIST
TO ENSURE THAT MORE BARNS
AREN'T BURNT.
IF THEY ARE,
WE SHALL
REBUILD THOSE.
AND TO ENSURE
THAT LIVES AREN'T LOST.
WE THANK GOD FOR OUR
DELIVERANCE FROM EVIL,
AND WE PRAY THAT
HE WILL CONTINUE
TO HELP US.
WELL I'D LIKE
TO HELP YOU, TOO,
WITH WHATEVER INFORMATION
YOU CAN PROVIDE ME.
WHAT CAN WE TELL YOU?
DO YOU KNOW
WHO MIGHT HARBOR A GRUDGE
AGAINST YOUR PEOPLE?
WE CANNOT EXAMINE
OUR NEIGHBORS' HEARTS.
WE KNOW THEM ONLY
BY THEIR DEEDS.
WE ARE AN OLD PEOPLE
WHO HAVE FACED HATRED
AND PERSECUTION
FOR CENTURIES.
WE TURN OUR FACES
AWAY FROM EVIL.
WE DO NOT CRUMBLE
AT ITS PRESENCE,
NOR DO WE STRIVE
TO UNDERSTAND IT,
FOR WHAT YOU UNDERSTAND
TOO WELL,
YOU ARE IN DANGER
OF BECOMING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
GOOD DAY, BISHOP.
GOOD DAY,
MR. GARRISON.
I'LL SEE YOU
AT THE FIRST
BARN RAISING.
BY THEIR DEEDS.
THANK YOU.
[AUCTIONEER CALLING BIDS]
THEY ARE ASTOUNDINGLY PASSIVE.
EVEN IN THE FACE OF CRIME.
THAT'S HOW THEY MUST FACE
ANY ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THEM.
IT'S CALLED
"PASSIVE RESISTANCE".
IT'S FRUSTRATING.
THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HELLO, SHERIFF.
ARE THOSE THE BEILERS?
TRYING TO
MAKE ENDS MEET.
ANNIE'S HUSBAND DIED
LAST FALL.
SHE AND THE CHILDREN
HAVE BEEN RUNNING
THE FARM ALONE.
SHE SELLS BAKED GOODS
ON MARKET DAY.
THE FIRE WAS THE LAST
THING SHE NEEDED.
GOOD MORNING.
MORNING,
MRS. BEILER.
GOOD MORNING,
LADIES.
MR. GARRISON.
HELLO, ANNIE.
GOOD MORNING.
YOUR BARN WILL BE
BACK UP IN NO TIME.
IT'S A BLESSING
YOU AND THE CHILDREN
ARE WELL.
JOIN BEN AND ME
FOR SUPPER ON SUNDAY.
YES, AND MONDAY
WITH US.
YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO DO
WITHOUT COOKING.
[ANNIE]
THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW
I ENJOY COOKING.
LET US SHARE
THAT ENJOYMENT.
I NEED TWO
SHOOFLY PIES.
TWO CHERRY FOR ME.
ARE THOSE RHUBARB?
MATTHEW LOVES RHUBARB.
IRENE YODER,
YOU BAKE THE BEST PIES
IN THE COUNTY.
NOT LATELY, WITH ALL
THE CANNING I'VE BEEN DOING.
GOOD MORNING, LADIES.
[ALL]
GOOD MORNING.
ARE YOU SELLING
YOUR QUILTING NOW?
NO, IT'S
JUST DRESSING,
AND I KNOW
YOU DON'T NEED
A QUILT, IRENE.
NO, BUT SOMEBODY DOES.
WHY NOT SELL THEM?
WHY NOT, ANNIE? YOU DO
THE FINEST STITCHING
AND THE PRETTIEST
PATTERNS.
THANK YOU, BUT
THESE TWO HANDS
ARE TOO SLOW
TO MAKE ANY
MONEY AT IT.
NOT IF YOU ADD
MY TWO HANDS.
AND MY TWO.
AND MINE.
MY DEAR
FRIENDS...
THANK YOU.
THE CHILDREN AND I
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE
SUPPER WITH YOU.
THANK YOU.
LET ME BOX THAT
FOR YOU, IRENE.
NO NEED.
MY BASKET'S RIGHT HERE.
[WOMAN]
THESE LOOK
DELICIOUS, ANNIE.
RACHEL MADE
THE CHERRY.
PAUL, WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME
A MINUTE, PLEASE?
SURE.
LET'S SEE. HMM...
THANK YOU, RACHEL.
IF MY MOTHER SEES ME...
I WAS SO WORRIED
ABOUT YOU.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YES. WE'RE ALL FINE.
YOU LOOK WELL.
YOU LOOK WELL, TOO, SAM.
YOU'RE NOT
LOOKING INTO
MY EYES, RACHEL...
INTO MY HEART.
I'VE MISSED YOU
SO MUCH.
I'VE MISSED YOU,
TOO, SAM,
BUT I HAVE TO GO BACK.
MEET ME AGAIN
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AT TYLER'S BRIDGE.
I CAN'T.
AT TYLER'S BRIDGE.
TOMORROW, 4:00.
SAY YOU'LL MEET ME.
I'LL MEET YOU.
WHO WOULD WANT TO
DISTURB THIS BEAUTY?
WHO, INDEED.
MRS. ZOOK.
GOOD DAY SHERIFF.
ANOTHER SCAR ON THE EARTH.
I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN
YOUR SHARE.
I HAVE.
DAMAGED MINDS TRYING TO
DAMAGE OTHER MINDS.
AND BODIES.
PLEASE REMEMBER
WHAT I SAID, MR. ZOOK.
AND CALL ME IF YOU
NEED ANYTHING.
THANK YOU.
I WILL.
TAKE CARE.
GOODBYE BOYS.
GOODBYE.
AMOS.
PAUL.
AMOS ZOOK,
SALLY RUSSELL.
THANK YOU FOR AGREEING
TO MEET ME MR. ZOOK.
I KNOW WHAT A DIFFICULT
TIME THIS IS FOR YOU.
THANK YOU FOR
COMING TO HELP US.
WHO MIGHT HAVE HAD A
REASON TO SET THESE FIRES?
NO.
NO IDEA.
HAVE YOU HAD DIFFICULTY
WITH ANY ENGLISH LATELY?
NO.
ALL THE ENGLISH I
KNOW ARE FRIENDS.
WHO WAS THAT WHO
JUST LEFT, PLEASE?
THAT WAS MR. DIXON.
REAL-ESTATE AGENT FROM TOWN.
MAY I ASK WHAT HE WANTED?
HE LEARNED OF OUR TROUBLE
HE WANTED TO KNOW IF HE
COULD HELP ME
BY BUYING SOME
OF MY LAND.
CAN I HELP YOU?
I JUST NEED
SOME MINTS.
50 CENTS.
WERE YOU IN THAT CAR
LAST NIGHT, NANCY?
YOU CAN MAKE ME
WAIT ON YOU,
BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE
ME TALK TO YOU.
WANT TO MAKE A BET?
I'M A FEDERAL AGENT.
YOU CAN TALK TO ME HERE
OR AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
THAT'S MY UNCLE.
DOES HE KNOW YOU ALMOST
RAN ME DOWN LAST NIGHT?
I DIDN'T DO THAT.
YOU WERE IN THE CAR.
THEY DIDN'T TELL ME.
WHO?
GEORGE AND LESTER?
THEY WEREN'T
TRYING TO HURT YOU,
JUST SCARE YOU.
WHY? DID THEY SET
THE FIRES?
NO. I KNOW THEY
WOULDN'T DO THAT.
THEN WHY TRY
AND SCARE ME?
THEY'RE ANGRY.
AT WHO? AT ME?
AT THE AMISH?
AT EVERYONE.
AT ME EVEN.
WHY YOU?
I CAN'T SAY.
Uncle: CAN I HELP YOU?
NO, THANK YOU.
THIS YOUNG LADY WILL
GIVE ME DIRECTIONS.
OUTSIDE.
GEORGE IS MAD AT ME
BECAUSE I WAS SEEING
ANOTHER BOY,
AND HE FOUND OUT.
WHO? WHAT'S HIS NAME?
I WON'T TELL YOU.
EVEN IF YOU TELL
MY UNCLE,
I WON'T PULL HIM
INTO THIS.
WHY NOT?
THEN HE'S ALREADY
IN IT, NANCY.
I ADMIRE YOUR LOYALTY,
BUT YOU COULD BE
PUTTING THIS BOY
IN DANGER
BY NOT TELLING ME
HIS NAME.
IF I DON'T TELL YOU
HIS NAME,
I MIGHT PUT HIM
IN DANGER,
BUT IF
I DO TELL YOU,
I WILL GET HIM
IN TROUBLE
WITH HIS FAMILY.
I'M STAYING
AT THE CARRIAGE INN,
ROOM NINE.
IF YOU CHANGE
YOUR MIND, CALL ME.
YOU COULD SAVE
THIS BOY'S LIFE.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
OH, MAN!
YOU JUST SET HIM
RIGHT UP FOR ME.
YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE!
DON'T GO IN THERE!
I HAVE TO.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
[KNOCKING]
WHO IS IT?
IT'S NANCY!
OPEN THE DOOR, PLEASE!
HELP ME, PLEASE!
YOU PEOPLE
THINK YOU OWN
THIS WHOLE TOWN!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
IN HERE ANYWAY?
WHO INVITED YOU?
YOU THINK WE NEED
LESSONS FROM YOU?
YOU THINK YOU'RE
BETTER THAN US!
NO.
NO. YOU CAN'T
FOOL US WITH THAT
INNOCENT ACT
JUST BECAUSE IT
WORKS ON ONE GIRL.
IF YOU'RE ANGRY AT ME
ABOUT NANCY,
DON'T TAKE IT OUT
ON MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU REALLY
ARE CRAZY.
[MAN]
YOU TWO, TAKE THAT
OUT OF HERE!
OK, LET'S GO
THIS WAY, PUNK!
[GLASS BREAKS]
[MAN]
ARE YOU GUYS CRAZY?
GET AWAY FROM HIM!
TRAITOR!
[SALLY]
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
CAN YOU STAND?
UH-HUH.
I'M TAKING YOU HOME.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU
KNOWN THEM, JOHN?
A FEW MONTHS.
WE MET IN TOWN.
WHY DID YOU WANT
TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM?
BECAUSE THEY
WERE DIFFERENT.
I WANTED TO KNOW PEOPLE
WHO WERE DIFFERENT.
DID YOU KNOW
ABOUT THIS?
YES. IN A WAY.
IN A WAY?
WHEN OUR CHILDREN
TURN 16,
THEY ARE ALLOWED
A FEW YEARS
TO EXPLORE
THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
IF THEY STILL CHOOSE
TO REMAIN AMISH,
THEY'RE BAPTIZED
AND ACCEPTED
INTO THE COMMUNITY.
WHAT EXACTLY
ARE THEY ALLOWED
TO EXPLORE?
THEY MAY GO TO
A MOVIE, LISTEN TO
MUSIC, DRIVE A CAR.
ASSOCIATE WITH
THE ENGLISH?
YES. OF COURSE, WE
EXPECT OUR CHILDREN
TO MAKE
INTELLIGENT CHOICES.
I'M SORRY, MOTHER.
JOHN, DID GEORGE,
LESTER, OR NANCY
SAY UNKIND THINGS
ABOUT YOUR PEOPLE?
NO.
I THOUGHT
THEY LIKED ME, SO...
I THOUGHT
THEY LIKED MY PEOPLE.
AND WHAT CHANGED IT?
NANCY.
SHE BEGAN TO BE...
TOO FRIENDLY WITH ME,
AND GEORGE DIDN'T LIKE IT.
HE BEGAN TO CALL ME NAMES.
AT FIRST,
I THOUGHT HE WAS JOKING,
BUT THEN...
I REALIZED HE WASN'T.
ARE YOU SAYING IT WAS
ALL GEORGE'S FAULT?
NO.
I...SAID...
NANCY BECAME...
TOO FRIENDLY WITH ME,
AND...
I RETURNED
HER AFFECTIONS.
I'VE BROUGHT THIS
ON MY FAMILY.
MY FATHER BUILT
THAT BARN
WITH HIS TWO HANDS,
AND I'M THE REASON
IT BURNED.
WE RAISED THOSE ANIMALS
FROM BIRTH,
AND I'M THE REASON
THEY DIED.
MY FAMILY GAVE ME LOVE.
I'M THE REASON
THEY'RE IN PAIN.
NO, JOHN.
WE'RE NOT CERTAIN
THAT GEORGE
COMMITTED THE CRIMES,
AND IF HE DID,
THEY'RE HIS CRIMES,
NOT YOURS.
JOHN HAS HAD AN
EXTRA BURDEN SINCE
HIS FATHER DIED.
HE'S TAKEN ON MANY
RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR SOMEONE HIS AGE.
TOO MANY, I THINK.
NO, MOTHER.
HE'S HAD TO BECOME
A MAN TOO SOON.
AND IN MY NEED,
I FORGOT THE NEEDS
OF A BOY.
FORGIVE ME, JOHN.
BEAUTIFUL NIGHT.
I DON'T THINK I'VE
SEEN SO MANY STARS.
I SUPPOSE THAT'S ONE
OF THE ADVANTAGES
OF NOT USING
ELECTRICITY.
GOD'S LIGHT
IS MORE VISIBLE.
THANK YOU FOR
LOOKING AFTER MY BOY...
AND FOR HELPING HIM
TO BE HONEST WITH ME.
DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN?
NO.
I THINK YOU WOULD MAKE
A VERY WISE MOTHER.
THANK YOU. YOU'RE
A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE.
NO BETTER
THAN ANY OTHER.
OUR CHILDREN ARE
VERY IMPORTANT TO US,
AS ENGLISH CHILDREN
ARE TO THEIR PARENTS,
I'M SURE.
WHAT HAPPENS
IF A CHILD BECOMES
ROMANTICALLY INVOLVED
WITH SOMEONE OUTSIDE
THE COMMUNITY,
AS JOHN DID?
THEN HE MUST LEAVE
THE FAITH,
OR SHE MUST ENTER IT.
THEY CANNOT LIVE
AND RAISE CHILDREN
WITH ONE FOOT
IN EACH WORLD.
BUT JOHN AND THIS GIRL...
WERE NOT SERIOUS,
I THINK.
IT'S WHAT WE CALL
A BAD COURTSHIP.
AND ARE THERE
BAD COURTSHIPS
BETWEEN CHILDREN
WHO ARE BOTH
OF YOUR FAITH?
YES. OF COURSE.
FOR WHAT REASONS?
PARENTS
MAY NOT APPROVE
OF WHO IS COURTING
THEIR CHILD.
WILL THE CHILD RESPECT
THE PARENTS' WISHES?
SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.
BUT ISN'T IT THAT WAY
WITH YOUR PEOPLE?
THANK YOU.
GOOD NIGHT.
SO WHERE DO YOU THINK GEORGE
AND LESTER DISAPPEARED TO?
WHERE DO COCKROACHES GO
WHEN YOU TURN ON
THE KITCHEN LIGHT?
WE GOT AN APB OUT.
THEY'RE NOT HARD TO SPOT.
WE'LL FIND THEM.
BEFORE THEY DO ANYMORE
DAMAGE, I HOPE.
MY GUESS IS
THEY'RE SCARED STIFF
FROM DRIVING AWAY
FROM HERE IN A STRAIGHT LINE
UNTIL THEY RUN OUT
OF GAS OR MONEY.
SO WHAT ABOUT THE
REAL-ESTATE AGENT, DIXON?
THE TROYER'S SAID HE
STOPPED BY THEIR PLACE.
MADE THE SAME INQUIRIES HE
MADE AT THE ZOOK PLACE.
ALL VERY FRIENDLY,
AS AN OFFER OF HELP.
WANT TO TALK TO
HIM THIS AFTERNOON?
I GOTTA TAKE CARE
OF ONE THING FIRST.
I'LL CALL YOU LATER.
ALL RIGHT.
I SHOULDN'T.
WHY NOT, RACHEL?
WE LOVE EACH OTHER.
IT'S NOT RIGHT.
WHO DECIDES THAT?
SHOULDN'T WE?
MAYBE.
BUT OUR PARENTS
THINK THEY SHOULD.
WE'VE DONE NOTHING
WRONG, RACHEL.
WHY SHOULD WE SUFFER?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT WE CAN'T DEFY THEM.
YES, WE CAN.
WE HAVE ALREADY.
I LOVE YOU, SAM.
I LOVE YOU, RACHEL.
BUT I CAN'T SEE
YOU ANYMORE.
I CAN'T DISOBEY
MY MOTHER,
AND I CAN'T LIE
TO HER.
YOU WON'T SEE ME AGAIN?
NO.
NOT UNTIL
THINGS CHANGE.
ALL RIGHT, RACHEL...
ALL RIGHT.
I ACCEPT...
WITH GRACE.
GIDDY UP!
[HORN HONKING]
HANNAH! HANNAH!
HANNAH!
I THINK HANNAH'S
IN THERE!
HANNAH!
THE BABY'S
IN THE BARN!
HELP, PEOPLE!
HANNAH!
HANNAH,
WHERE ARE YOU?
HANNAH!
HANNAH!
[PIGS SQUEALING]
HURRY!
[SCREAMING]
IN THE BARN!
HURRY!
MY BABY!
IS SHE ALL RIGHT?
SHE'S BREATHING.
[COUGHING]
WHOA!
[COUGHING]
SAM, HELP WITH
THE CATTLE!
[MAN]
SALLY.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
I'M FINE.
HOW'S THE LITTLE GIRL?
SHE'S JUST FINE,
TOO.
ANYBODY HURT?
NO. THEY LOST THEIR BARN,
BUT THEY'RE ALL SAFE,
AND THEY'RE
VERY GRATEFUL.
WE'RE GRATEFUL
FOR ALL THE HELP
YOU'VE GIVEN US.
THANK YOU.
I SUPPOSE
I SHOULD GET GOING.
OHH.
MMM.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD
STAY A WHILE TILL
YOU FEEL STRONGER.
GOOD IDEA. I'LL GO
BACK TO THE LAPPS'.
ANY NEW LEADS?
WE FOUND A BURNT
BOOK OF MATCHES
AT THIS ONE.
AND?
HARD TO TELL,
BUT THEY MIGHT BE
PRINTED WITH THE LOGO
FROM THE POOL HALL.
JOHN!
[CRYING]
IT'S MY FAULT, MOTHER.
NO, JOHN.
WHENEVER
WE MEET PEOPLE,
WE TOUCH
THEIR LIVES,
BUT WE'RE
NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR HOW THEY RESPOND
TO THAT TOUCH.
THAT'S THEIR CHOICE.
BUT IF I HADN'T...
I ASK MYSELF, WHAT
WOULD YOUR FATHER
TELL YOU NOW?
I THINK HE'D SAY
HEAPING BLAME
ON YOURSELF
IS THE EASY WAY
OF DEALING WITH
A PROBLEM.
IT WEIGHS YOU DOWN,
STOPS YOU
IN YOUR PATH.
IT'S AN EXCUSE
TO DO NOTHING.
I THINK HE'D SAY
THAT IT TAKES
MORE STRENGTH
TO ACCEPT
YOUR BURDEN
AND WALK ON WITH IT.
SOON YOU
FIND YOURSELF IN
A DIFFERENT PLACE...
STRONGER, WISER...
AND WITH
YOUR BURDEN GONE.
I THINK HE'D SAY,
"WALK ON, JOHN."
IS HE ALL RIGHT?
HE HAS
HIS FATHER'S STRENGTH.
HE'S JUST DISCOVERING IT.
I'D WANT TO FIND
THE ARSONIST FOR JOHN
IF FOR NO OTHER REASON.
THANK YOU.
YOU SHOULD BE RESTING.
I FEEL RESTED.
THEN YOU SHOULD BE EATING.
MMM. DELICIOUS.
DELICIOUS.
MY GRANDMOTHER'S RECIPE,
BROUGHT OVER FROM GERMANY
GENERATIONS AGO.
MY GRANDMOTHER
USED TO MAKE PIES.
OH, THAT BRINGS BACK
MEMORIES.
I THOUGHT HOMEMADE PIES
WERE A LOST ART.
WE KEEP
OUR PAST ALIVE.
I SUPPOSE THAT'S WHAT
I MISS IN MY LIFE...
THAT CONNECTION
TO SOMETHING FAMILIAR.
SINCE I LEFT HOME
TO GO TO COLLEGE,
I ONLY SEE MY FAMILY
HOLIDAYS, WEDDINGS,
AND FUNERALS.
I CAN'T IMAGINE.
OUR CHILDREN DON'T
GO AWAY TO SCHOOL,
AND EVEN AFTER
THEY MARRY,
THEY'RE NEVER
FAR AWAY.
SOMETIMES
RIGHT IN THE BACKYARD.
ISN'T THAT
YOUR FATHER-IN-LAW
WHO LIVES IN
THE HOUSE OUT BACK?
YES. WE TAKE CARE OF
OUR PARENTS IN OUR HOMES.
THEY'RE SURROUNDED
BY FAMILY
UNTIL THEIR TIME COMES.
THAT'S WONDERFUL.
MOST OF THE TIME.
YOU PAY A PRICE
FOR BEING CLOSE,
JUST AS YOU PAY A PRICE
FOR BEING INDEPENDENT.
BUT THE PRICE FOR BEING CLOSE
IS SMALLER, I THINK.
I KNOW OUTSIDERS THINK
WE'RE STRANGE--
OUR DRESS, OUR FOOD,
OUR CUSTOMS.
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE
SO STRANGE, MRS. BEILER.
ANNIE.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
AND I DON'T THINK YOU'RE
SUCH AN OUTSIDER...
SALLY.
HELLO, MRS. BEILER.
MR. DIXON.
BUT I WANTED TO OFFER
MY CONDOLENCES
FOR YOUR LOSS.
YOUR BARN,
THE TROYERS', THE ZOOKS',
I CAME TO GIVE YOU THIS
AS A TOKEN OF MY CONCERN.
HOW THOUGHTFUL,
MR. DIXON, BUT
MY LOSS IS MINOR.
I HAVE MY FAMILY
AND MY FAITH.
OF COURSE, WE MUST
COUNT OUR BLESSINGS,
BUT WE MUST ALSO
INVENTORY OUR LOSSES.
FIRST, YOUR DEAR LUKE,
NOW THE BARN,
AND SARAH MARRIED--
THAT'S ONE LESS
PAIR OF HANDS
TO WORK THE LAND.
IF YOU DECIDE
TO SELL SOME ACREAGE,
I'M HERE FOR YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. DIXON,
BUT I CAN'T MAKE
A PROFIT ON THE FARM
WITH LESS
THAN 100 ACRES,
AND THAT'S JUST
WHAT I HAVE NOW.
WELL...
I DON'T WANT TO MAKE YOU
QUESTION YOUR JUDGMENT,
BUT IF YOU RECONSIDER,
I HOPE YOU'LL CALL ON ME,
AND WHEN YOU COUNT
YOUR BLESSINGS,
I HOPE YOU COUNT ME
AMONG THEM.
THANK YOU AGAIN,
MR. DIXON.
GOOD DAY.
OH, MY.
I COULDN'T HELP
OVERHEARING.
ACTUALLY,
I WAS LISTENING.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO.
HAS MR. DIXON
ENCOURAGED YOU
YES, AFTER LUKE DIED,
HE WANTED TO HELP ME
WITH DEBTS.
THAT'S A VERY CHARITABLE
WAY OF LOOKING AT IT.
I'M NOT A FOOLISH WOMAN.
I KNOW HE'S
CONDUCTING BUSINESS,
BUT I THINK
HE CARES ABOUT
OUR AFFAIRS AS WELL.
PEOPLE'S INTENTIONS
ARE OFTEN KINDER
THAN THEY REALIZE.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
MR. DIXON?
YES?
WE SPOKE
ON THE PHONE.
YES! PLEASE COME IN.
UM, HI.
HI.
YOU, UM...
YOU WERE LOOKING
FOR FARM PROPERTY?
YES, BUT NOT
TO FARM, OF COURSE.
JUST A FARMHOUSE...
OR MAYBE EVEN
A BARN TO CONVERT
AS A GETAWAY,
FOR MY HUSBAND AND ME.
WHAT A GREAT IDEA,
AND A PERFECT TIME TO BUY.
WELL, SO MANY OF THE AMISH
ARE SELLING THEIR LAND NOW.
WHY IS THAT?
IT'S HARD TO COMPETE
WITH MODERN FARMERS.
THEY'RE IN THE DARK AGES
WITH THEIR FARM EQUIPMENT.
THEY STILL TURN THEIR FIELDS
WITH HORSE-DRAWN PLOWS.
THEY DO OWN
MOST OF THE FARMLAND
IN THE VALLEY.
FOR NOW. EVOLUTION
HAPPENS IN STAGES.
MMM.
YOU'RE LUCKY YOU GOT IN
AT THE FIRST STAGE.
NOW, I HAVE A PROPERTY.
UH, BEFORE WE GET
INTO SPECIFICS,
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT
THE BARN BURNINGS
THAT HAVE OCCURRED
IN THE AREA.
NO NEED FOR CONCERN.
THAT'S JUST
AN INTERNAL THING
BETWEEN THE AMISH.
I DON'T FOLLOW.
WELL, UH, OLD GRUDGES
AND FAMILY FEUDS, AND...
BETWEEN YOU AND ME...
THESE PEOPLE AREN'T
LIKE THE REST OF US.
THEY'VE BEEN LIVING
ISOLATED FOR TOO LONG,
CENTURIES
OUTSIDE THE LOOP.
THEY'RE BOUND TO PRODUCE
A CRACKPOT HERE AND THERE.
I THINK IT'S
A TERRIBLE IDEA.
FORGET IT.
I WAS LOOKING FOR SUPPORT,
NOT ASKING FOR APPROVAL.
COME ON.
YOU KNOW I'LL ALWAYS
SUPPORT YOU, SAL.
WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOU
OWE THESE PEOPLE?
A LOT.
YOUR LIFE?
WHAT DO YOU
OWE YOURSELF,
YOUR FAMILY, ME?
THE FIRST BARN RAISING
IS THIS WEEKEND.
I DON'T WANT
THE NEW BARNS TO BURN.
I HAVE AN OBLIGATION.
YOU'RE GREAT WITH
THE OBLIGATIONS
TO HUMANITY.
IT'S THE PERSONAL ONES
YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH.
I DON'T NEED CRITICISM
FROM YOU RIGHT NOW.
YOU DON'T SEEM TO NEED
MUCH OF ANYTHING
FROM ME NOW.
DO WHAT YOU WANT,
AND I'LL DO
WHAT I WANT. BYE, SAL.
[CLICK]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
SALLY.
ANNIE, I HOPE I'M NOT
DISTURBING YOU.
YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME
IN OUR HOME.
THANK YOU.
I NEED TO ASK
SOMETHING OF YOU.
BY ALL MEANS.
I'D LIKE TO STAY HERE
WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
UNTIL THE ARSONIST
IS FOUND.
I NEED TO BE CLOSER TO
ANY POTENTIAL DANGER.
RIGHT NOW I'M ISOLATED
IN A MOTEL ROOM.
COME IN.
THE CHILDREN ARE
ALREADY IN BED.
I'M PREPARING MY PIES
FOR MARKET.
CAN I HELP YOU
WITH THAT?
WELL, YOU COULD
POUR THOSE PRESERVES
IN THESE CRUSTS
WHILE I CUT
SOME MORE DOUGH.
ALL RIGHT.
WHY MY HOME?
YOUR PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
VERY RESPECTFUL,
BUT YOU'VE
BEEN VERY KIND.
WE DO BELIEVE
IN LIVING SEPARATELY.
I KNOW THAT,
AND I'LL OBSERVE
YOUR CUSTOMS,
AND I'LL SHARE
YOUR WORK.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR WORK?
WELL, THAT
WILL BE MY WORK--
STAYING CLOSE TO YOU
AND YOUR NEIGHBORS,
OBSERVING,
ASKING QUESTIONS.
I'M SORRY.
PERHAPS IT WASN'T
SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
IT WAS
VERY PRESUMPTUOUS
OF ME TO COME.
IT WAS A LOVING IMPULSE,
AND I WOULD
VERY MUCH LIKE TO
HAVE YOU AS OUR GUEST...
BUT...
BUT I KNOW THE BISHOP
AND THE CHURCH ELDERS
WOULD FROWN ON IT.
COULD THEY
DISALLOW IT?
YES.
AND IF
YOU DISOBEYED?
THEY COULD PLACE ME
UNDER THE MEIDUNG.
WHAT'S THAT?
THE SHUNNING.
NO ONE WOULD
ASSOCIATE WITH ME.
MY OWN CHILDREN
COULD NOT SHARE MY TABLE.
I WOULD BE IN DISGRACE,
CUT OFF FROM EVERYONE
CLOSE TO ME.
I'M SO SORRY.
I HAD NO IDEA.
FORGIVE ME.
I'LL JUST SAY
GOOD NIGHT.
[DOOR OPENS]
SALLY.
SARAH'S ROOM
IS EMPTY NOW.
YOU COULD
STAY THERE.
BUT THE SHUNNING.
THE ELDERS WOULD
FIRST HAVE TO DECIDE
IF THERE'S A PROBLEM...
THEN GIVE ME
A WARNING...
AND A FEW WEEKS TO
CHANGE THE SITUATION.
WE HAVE TIME.
WE SHOULD
FINISH THOSE PIES
AND GET TO BED EARLY
SO YOU CAN
HELP RACHEL
WITH THE MILKING
IN THE MORNING.
HOW'S IT GOING?
I'LL CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE MY NEXT
GLASS OF MILK.
THIS TAKES FOREVER.
HEE HEE!
WELL...YOU'RE DOING FINE.
THE MILK IS FLOWING.
JUST MAKE SURE YOU USE
YOUR TWO FINGERS AT THE TOP
AND KEEP PULLING DOWN.
HA HA HA!
CARS ARE INTIMIDATING
FROM IN HERE.
HMM.
WHEN I WAS A GIRL,
I FELT MY WORLD MOVED...
TOO SLOWLY.
THE OUTSIDE WORLD
SEEMED TO BE
RUSHING BY ME SO FAST.
THEN I REALIZED...
GETTING FROM ONE PLACE
TO ANOTHER QUICKLY
DOES NOT ADD TIME
TO OUR LIVES.
WHAT'S IMPORTANT...
IS BEING TRULY PRESENT
WHEREVER WE ARE.
BUT DON'T YOU MISS
SOME OF THE GADGETS,
THE TECHNOLOGY?
FOR US,
IT'S A QUESTION OF...
WHAT MUST WE FORFEIT
TO HAVE THEM?
IF I ACCEPT
THE TELEVISION,
I MUST LOSE CONVERSATIONS
WITH MY CHILDREN.
IF I ACCEPT THE CAR
AND THE AIRPLANE,
MUST I ALSO ACCEPT
WEAPONS OF WAR?
WHERE DO WE
DRAW THE LINE?
BUT YOUR
CHURCH ELDERS
DRAW THE LINE
FOR YOU, DON'T THEY?
YES.
ON THE SIMPLEST LEVEL,
THE ELDERS OF
OUR CHURCH DISTRICTS
DECIDE IF WE SHOULD
ALLOW A BINDER
OR A MILKING MACHINE
INTO OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT THERE,
IT'S A MATTER OF SURVIVAL.
THE FARMS ARE
OUR LIVELIHOOD.
THAT'S WHY LOSING OUR BARN
IS SO HARD ON US.
THE BARN IS THE HEART
OF THE FARM.
ANNIE.
HELLO.
MISS RUSSELL.
WELCOME.
WE WERE JUST ABOUT
TO COME SEE YOU.
YES,
TO THANK YOU AGAIN.
NO THANKS NECESSARY.
SALLY AND I MADE THESE
FOR YOU LAST NIGHT.
OH!
OH, YOU HAVE
DONE SO MUCH
FOR US ALREADY.
HOW CAN
WE THANK YOU?
MAY I LOOK AT
YOUR BARN?
I THINK THAT
WOULD BE ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
EXCUSE ME.
THE SMOKE CAME
FROM OVER THERE.
THE FAR SIDE.
HIDDEN FROM
THE HOUSE.
WHOEVER SET THE FIRE
CAME HERE
SOMEONE
WOULD HAVE NOTICED
A CAR OR BUGGY.
BUGGY?
FOR THE SAKE
OF ARGUMENT.
THEY PROBABLY PARKED
ON THE ROAD,
WENT THROUGH
THE CORNFIELD,
SET THE FIRE,
AND THEN DISAPPEARED
BACK INTO THE FIELD.
SALLY.
[BISHOP LAPP]
ANNIE.
MISS RUSSELL.
BISHOP.
MY GRANDDAUGHTER
WOULD LIKE TO SAY
SOMETHING TO YOU.
HANNAH.
Go ahead.
THANK YOU
FOR SAVING ME.
YOU'RE WELCOME,
HANNAH.
YOUR LITTLE DOLL
LET ME KNOW
WHERE YOU WERE.
SHE HELPED SAVE YOU, TOO.
[BISHOP LAPP]
IT IS VERY DEAR
TO HER.
SHE WANTS YOU
TO HAVE IT.
I COULDN'T.
ACCEPT HER THANKS.
IT IS ALL SHE HAS
TO GIVE.
THANK YOU, HANNAH.
AND, UH...
ACCEPT MY THANKS,
MISS RUSSELL,
AND MY BLESSING.
I HAVE NOTHING MORE
FOR YOU EITHER,
SO PLEASE...
DO NOT ASK.
I ACCEPT YOUR THANKS,
BISHOP LAPP.
GOOD DAY.
ANNIE...
REMEMBER THE BIBLE--
BE NOT YOKED
WITH UNBELIEVERS.
I DO, BISHOP.
LET YOUR AIMS
BE SUCH AS ALL MEN
COUNT HONORABLE.
LIVE AT PEACE
WITH ALL MEN.
WHOA.
I THOUGHT FIELDWORK
WAS DONE BY YOUR MEN.
I THOUGHT FBI WORK
WAS DONE YOUR MEN.
HA HA HA!
ALL OF OUR WOMEN
DO SOME WORK IN THE FIELD.
I'VE HAD TO DO MORE
SINCE LUKE DIED.
HOW DID HE DIE?
CANCER.
OH.
IT WAS VERY FAST.
SUDDENLY,
THIS STRONG MAN
WHO SHARED MY BED
WAS AS SMALL AND AS FRAIL
AS A CHILD.
THEN HE WAS GONE...
OVERNIGHT.
ALL THE SIMPLE MOMENTS
WE SHARED...
THE MOMENTS
I TOOK FOR GRANTED,
HAVE BECOME
PRECIOUS MEMORIES TO ME.
I'M SO SORRY.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR
THE TIME WE HAD.
WE RAISED OUR CHILDREN.
WE WORKED TOGETHER
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER
FOR 20 YEARS.
HE STILL STANDS BESIDE ME.
HE ALWAYS WILL.
SALLY...
YOU NEVER TOLD ME.
TOLD YOU WHAT?
I SUPPOSE
I'M MORE ACCUSTOMED TO
ASKING FOR INFORMATION
THAN OFFERING IT.
NO, I'M NOT MARRIED...
BUT I HAVE
A WONDERFUL MAN
IN MY LIFE...
SIX YEARS.
HE'S A BUILDER.
UNFORTUNATELY,
I TRAVEL A LOT,
SO OUR WORK
KEEPS US APART.
WORK DOESN'T
KEEP PEOPLE APART,
NOT IF THEY LOVE
EACH OTHER.
SOMETIMES LOVE ISN'T ENOUGH
TO SOLVE A PROBLEM.
WHAT THEN?
PLACE THE ONE YOU LOVE
BEFORE YOU.
ANNIE, DO YOU MIND IF
I SPEAK WITH MR. GARRISON?
SHERIFF.
ANY NEWS?
GEORGE AND LESTER
WERE ARRESTED
FOR SPEEDING
AND DRIVING UNDER
THE INFLUENCE.
WHEN WAS THAT?
DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY.
OH, GREAT.
THAT MEANS...
THEY WERE IN CUSTODY
WHEN THE LAPP FIRE
WAS SET.
IT DOESN'T PROVE
THEY DIDN'T SET
THE FIRST THREE FIRES.
YOU THINK THE LAPP FIRE
WAS A COPYCAT?
MAYBE. WHAT ARE YOU
DOING RIGHT NOW?
I WANT YOU TO
LOOK AT SOMETHING
I FOUND TODAY.
THERE IT IS.
STOP.
THERE'S A BREAK
IN THE CORN.
THEY CAME IN HERE.
AND THEY CAME OUT HERE--
THE LAPPS' BARN.
WE'RE BREATHING
HIS AIR.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
SALLY?
COME IN.
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE
SOME MORE HOT WATER.
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS
GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED.
THANK YOU.
I NEVER KNEW YOU HAD
SUCH BEAUTIFUL HAIR.
UHH.
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT A WOMAN'S
HAIR IS HER CROWNING GLORY.
THAT'S WHY WE COVER IT WITH
OUR PRAYER COVERINGS.
IT'S MEANT TO BE SEEN
ONLY BY OUR HUSBANDS.
THAT IS LOVELY.
WHAT A GIFT.
IT IS.
DO YOU HAVE A HUSBAND?
NO.
BUT I HAVE SOMEONE I LOVE.
DO YOU HAVE
A BOYFRIEND?
NO.
BUT I HAVE SOMEONE
I LOVE TOO.
THE BOY
YOU WERE WITH AT
THE FARMERS MARKET?
YOU SAW HIM?
HE WAS VERY HANDSOME.
HE IS.
MOTHER WON'T LET ME
SEE HIM ANYMORE.
WHY NOT?
SHE DOESN'T APPROVE
OF HIS FATHER...
BUT SAM'S GOOD.
HE'S NOT AT ALL
LIKE HIS FATHER.
I'M SORRY.
SO YOU AREN'T
SEEING HIM ANYMORE?
IT'S A SIN TO DISOBEY
YOUR PARENTS.
BUT WOULD YOU SEE HIM?
NO.
THAT MUST MAKE YOU
VERY SAD.
DISOBEYING MY MOTHER
WOULD MAKE ME EVEN SADDER.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
THANK YOU.
SAM, YOU CAN'T BE HERE.
MY MOTHER WILL SEE YOU.
I LIE IN BED THINKING
ABOUT YOU, RACHEL,
AND I CAN'T SLEEP.
SAM, YOU MUST GO.
KISS ME. ONCE.
[ANNIE]
RACHEL!
GO.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
MUCH BETTER.
NOW, DON'T SPARE
MY FEELINGS.
I DON'T WANT
MY WORK TO DESTROY
ITS MARKET VALUE.
EVERY LABOR
GIVEN IN LOVE
IS A BLESSING.
I TELL MY GIRLS THAT
EVERYTHING THEY DO
IS AN ACT OF CREATION,
NO MATTER
HOW SMALL THE JOB
NOR HOW MANY TIMES
IT'S DONE.
WHAT A LOVELY THOUGHT.
HUH. WELL,
IT'S WORKING SO FAR.
[LAUGHTER]
HAVE YOU LADIES
KNOWN EACH OTHER LONG?
JUST A LIFETIME.
HOW WONDERFUL.
DOES EVERY FAMILY
IN THE VALLEY
KNOW EACH OTHER?
NO. WE DIVIDE
OUR COMMUNITIES INTO
CHURCH DISTRICTS.
AND SINCE WE TAKE TURNS
HOLDING CHURCH SERVICES
IN OUR HOMES,
WE CAN'T LET A DISTRICT
GET TOO LARGE.
SO YOU GET TO KNOW
EVERYONE IN YOUR
CHURCH DISTRICT?
YES. WE'LL ALL BE
AT ANNIE'S BARN RAISING.
AT A WEDDING
LIKE SARAH'S,
EVERYONE IN THE CHURCH
DISTRICT ATTENDS?
WELL,
ALMOST EVERYONE.
WHY WOULDN'T
SOMEONE ATTEND?
PERHAPS ILLNESS.
TMEIDUNG.
IT'S THE SHUNNING.
IS SOMEONE IN THE DISTRICT
BEING SHUNNED RIGHT NOW?
YES--
JACOB HOSTETLER.
MAY I ASK WHY?
HE DEFIED
THE CHURCH ELDERS.
DOES HE BECOME AN ENEMY
OF THE COMMUNITY?
NO. AS SOON
AS HE ACCEPTS
OUR WAYS AGAIN,
THE COMMUNITY
ACCEPTS HIM.
YOU MAKE
MORE CHANGE THROUGH
LOVE THAN CONFLICT.
I WAS TOLD THAT
SOME AMISH FAMILIES
HAVE FEUDS.
OH, THAT'S JUST GOSSIP.
WHO TOLD YOU THAT?
MR. DIXON.
OH, MR. DIXON.
WE HAVE SOME ENGLISH
WHO ARE FRIENDS
AND SOME
WHO DO BUSINESS...
AND SOME,
LIKE MR. DIXON,
WHO DO BUSINESS
BY SEEMING LIKE FRIENDS.
VERY NICE.
I'LL GIVE YOU $200.
LOOK AT THIS DETAIL.
THIS IS MUSEUM QUALITY.
UHM.
$250.
BUT THAT'S MY FINAL OFFER.
ANNIE, I NOTICED SOME LARGER
STORES DOWN THE STREET.
$300.
$500.
WHA.. WHERE'S MY PROFIT?
$350.
WHERE'S OURS.
$500.
$400, FINAL.
$450, FINAL.
DEAL.
DEAL?
DEAL.
MR. DIXON.
HI.
ANNIE,
WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME
A MINUTE, PLEASE?
OF COURSE.
I WANT TO TALK
TO YOU.
I COULD GET YOU
IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.
FOR WHAT?
IMPERSONATING A YUPPIE
OR FOR SEEING
YOUR OTHER FACE?
NO. FOR LYING TO ME.
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE
AND WHAT YOU'VE
BEEN SAYING ABOUT ME.
YOU'VE BEEN SLANDERING
MY GOOD NAME
IN THIS COMMUNITY.
YOU'VE DONE THAT
ALL BY YOURSELF,
MR. DIXON.
CONSIDER
THE IMPLICATIONS
OF YOUR THREATS.
YOU KNOW
YOU'RE ALREADY
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
LOOK, I DON'T
HAVE TO BURN BARNS
TO SELL PROPERTY.
AND YOU HAVE
NO REASON TO BELIEVE,
NOT ONE IOTA OF PROOF
THAT I HAVE.
YOU'VE HOVERED
OVER THESE PEOPLE
LIKE A VULTURE,
TRYING TO INTIMIDATE
THEM INTO SELLING
THEIR LAND
WITH
WELL-CHOSEN WORDS.
WHY NOT ACTIONS?
THAT'S PATHETIC.
SOMETIMES I SAY THINGS
TO MAKE A SALE.
THOSE ARE
ESSENTIAL LIES.
DON'T TELL ME THAT
YOU DON'T TELL THEM,
THAT YOU HAVEN'T TOLD
A FEW TO THOSE PEOPLE.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT ME,
MR. DIXON.
YES, IT IS.
YOU'RE DESPERATE,
YOU'RE BATTING ZERO,
AND YOU'RE AFRAID
OF GETTING SACKED,
SO YOU'RE INVENTING SUSPECTS
AND USING PEOPLE.
HEY, I UNDERSTAND.
WE'RE ALL JUST
DOING BUSINESS.
OH, LOOK.
OH, JUST LET US
TAKE ONE PICTURE.
WOULD YOU MIND HAVING
A LITTLE RESPECT, PLEASE?
ANNIE.
WE'RE JUST A CURIOSITY
TO MOST PEOPLE.
I'M SORRY, ANNIE,
ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US.
DID MR. DIXON UPSET YOU?
NO.
ANNIE, THE LADIES
SPOKE OF A MAN
BEING SHUNNED.
JACOB HOSTETLER.
WHY?
HE BUILT A BARN
THAT WAS DIFFERENT
WITH ELECTRICITY
OR TECHNOLOGY THAT
GAVE HIM AN ADVANTAGE?
NO. HE BUILT A BARN
WITH AN ARCHED ROOF.
THAT'S IT?
ALL OF OUR BARNS ARE
BUILT WITH PEAKED ROOFS.
HE WAS SHUNNED
FOR BUILDING
A DIFFERENT ROOF?
ISN'T THAT
A LITTLE EXTREME?
HE WAS WARNED.
HE DEFIED THE ELDERS.
HE SHOWED PRIDE.
AND YOU APPROVE
OF THIS?
YOU FEEL THE SHUNNING
WAS APPROPRIATE?
I DO BELIEVE THAT
OUR CUSTOMS KEEP US TOGETHER
AND THAT IF SOMEONE
WANTS TO IGNORE OUR CUSTOMS,
THEN THEY'RE TRYING
TO BREAK WITH US...
OR BREAK US AS A GROUP.
IT'S NOT THE BARN
THAT'S DANGEROUS.
IT'S THE IMPULSE
THAT BUILT IT.
HI.
HELLO.
IS YOUR FATHER HOME?
NO.
DO YOU KNOW
WHEN HE'LL BE BACK?
NO.
WOULD YOU TELL HIM
I WAS HERE?
MY NAME
IS SALLY RUSSELL.
THERE'S A FEW QUESTIONS
I'D LIKE TO ASK HIM.
INTERESTING ROOF.
WHY DID YOUR FATHER
BUILD IT LIKE THIS?
IT IS
THE MOST PERFECT DESIGN,
MOST SENSIBLE,
MORE SPACE,
MORE OF GOD'S LIGHT
FOR THE ANIMALS.
I'M A FEDERAL AGENT.
MY NAME IS SALLY RUSSELL.
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
I HAVE
NO TIME TO SATISFY
YOUR CURIOSITY.
IT'S T CURIOSITY,
MR. HOSTETLER.
IT'S AN INVESTIGATION
INTO SOME SERIOUS CRIMES.
I KNOW NOTHING
ABOUT THEM.
YOU HAVE
YOUR WORK TO DO.
I HAVE MINE.
COME, NATHAN.
I NEED YOU.
YES, SAM IS
JACOB HOSTETLER'S SON.
YOUR MOTHER DOESN'T
APPROVE OF HIM
BECAUSE HIS FATHER'S
BEING SHUNNED?
YES, AND BECAUSE
SAM DID NOT OBEY
THE ORDINANCE
OF THE CHURCH ELDERS--
HE ATE AT
HIS FATHER'S TABLE.
RACHEL, WE HAVE
TO DISCUSS THIS
WITH YOUR MOTHER.
NO. SHE'LL THINK
I LIED TO HER.
I THINK YOU BOTH
LIED TO ME.
YOU'VE BEEN
SEEING SAM?
YES, MOTHER, BUT I--
I SAW THEM TOGETHER
AT THE FARMERS MARKET,
AND THEN AT THE BRIDGE.
I'M SORRY, RACHEL.
I WAS DOING MY JOB.
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
BECAUSE IT APPEARED INNOCENT.
HOW INNOCENT
COULD IT BE
IF HER MOTHER
HAS FORBIDDEN IT?
HE LOVES ME, MOTHER.
HE WANTED TO SEE ME
BECAUSE HE WAS WORRIED
ABOUT ME,
ABOUT ALL OF US
AFTER THE FIRE.
WHY DID YOU WANT
TO SEE HIM?
BECAUSE I LOVE HIM, TOO.
AND I HAD
TO TELL HIM
WHY I COULDN'T
SEE HIM ANYMORE.
HE KNEW, RACHEL.
DON'T PRETEND
TO WALK THE PATH
OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
WHILE YOU STRAY
FROM IT.
BUT I DID TELL HIM,
MOTHER...AT THE BRIDGE.
SHE DID, ANNIE.
I SAW HER SAY GOODBYE.
DID YOU COME
INTO MY HOME
TO PRY
INTO OUR LIVES?
WERE YOU PRETENDING
TO BE MY FRIEND?
NO, ANNIE.
I AM YOUR FRIEND.
PERHAPS I COULD HAVE
BEEN MORE HONEST WITH YOU.
BUT YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME
ABOUT THE HOSTETLERS.
YOU COULD HAVE BEEN
MORE OPEN WITH ME.
HEY. WHOA,
MISS INVESTIGATOR.
SCOTT!
HI, SAL.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I ALWAYS WANTED TO
SEE A BARN RAISING.
WE CAME TO HELP.
THANK YOU.
AND WELCOME.
ANNIE BEILER,
I'D LIKE YOU TO
MEET SCOTT LIEBER.
IT'S A PLEASURE
TO MEET YOU.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU HERE.
I TOLD HIM ABOUT
THE BARN RAISING.
CAN I BE
OF SOME HELP?
WE'RE HONORED
TO HAVE YOU.
KNOCK YOURSELF OUT.
[MAN]
READY!
WE MISSED YOU
LAST NIGHT.
I MISSED BEING HERE.
BUT IT GAVE ME TIME
WITH SCOTT.
WE REALLY LOVE
EACH OTHER.
HE SEEMS LIKE
A VERY NICE MAN.
HE IS. AND THANKS TO YOU,
I REALIZE IT MORE THAN EVER.
ANNIE...I NEED TO
DO SOMETHING TODAY...
AND I'D LIKE
YOUR GUIDANCE.
[THUNDER]
MR. HOSTETLER.
I TOLD YOU I HAVE
NOTHING TO SAY TO YOU.
I'M TOO BUSY TO TALK.
NO DISRESPECT INTENDED,
BUT YOU MUST TALK TO ME.
I'M INVESTIGATING CRIMES FOR
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
YOUR GOVERNMENT
HAS NO AUTHORITY
OVER ME.
YOU ARE
A UNITED STATES CITIZEN,
AREN'T YOU, SIR?
PUT ANOTHER ONE
DOWN, SON.
DO YOU THINK THIS
IS A GOOD EXAMPLE
TO SET FOR YOUR SONS,
DEFYING THE AUTHORITY
OF THE GOVERNMENT,
YOUR CHURCH ELDERS,
YOUR COMMUNITY?
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT
TO DISCUSS MY FAMILY
OR MY
PERSONAL AFFAIRS.
GET OFF MY PROPERTY.
IF I LEAVE,
SOMEONE WILL ARREST YOU.
YOU'LL ANSWER MY QUESTIONS
IN CUSTODY.
IF GOD WILLS.
YOU CAN'T ARREST
MY FATHER!
HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING!
YOUR CHILDREN
HAVE LEARNED
YOUR LESSONS WELL.
THIS IS MY PROPERTY.
MY FAMILY HAS OWNED IT
FOR OVER 100 YEARS.
I KEEP MY FAITH.
I FOLLOW THE EDICTS
OF THE CHURCH ELDERS
REGARDLESS
OF HOW FOOLISH
OR ILL-CONSIDERED.
I DON'T USE
MILKING MACHINES,
I DON'T
USE TRACTORS,
BUT NO ONE TELLS ME
HOW TO BUILD
MY PROPERTY.
BUT ISN'T THAT
THE COVENANT YOU KEEP
WITH YOUR FAITH?
THAT YOU WILL OBEY
ALL THEIR EDICTS?
AND IF YOU DON'T,
YOU LOSE THE GRACE
OF THEIR FELLOWSHIP.
IF THAT IS ALL I LOSE,
I LOSE VERY LITTLE.
LOOK AT THE ANGER
IN YOUR FACE, SIR,
AND IN YOUR SONS' FACES.
I THINK YOU'VE LOST
MUCH MORE.
THAT IS MY AFFAIR.
WHEN IT LEADS TO
LOSS OF PROPERTY
AND ENDANGERS LIVES,
IT BECOMES MINE.
I KNOW YOU SET
THE FIRES.
MY FATHER DIDN'T SET
THOSE FIRES.
WHO DID, NATHAN?
I DID.
NATHAN!
WHAT ARE YOU
SAYING, SON?
HE'S JUST TRYING TO
PROTECT MY FATHER.
I KNOW, SAM.
NATHAN DIDN'T
SET THE FIRES.
THE FIRES WERE SET
BY A GROWN MAN,
SOMEONE STRONG ENOUGH
TO WHIP A HORSE
FROM ONE FARM
TO THE NEXT IN MINUTES
THE NIGHT OF
SARAH BEILER'S WEDDING.
THE ARSONIST BROKE A PATH
THROUGH A CORNFIELD
AT BISHOP LAPP'S FARM.
THE PATH WAS TOO WIDE
TO HAVE BEEN BROKEN BY A BOY.
IT WAS TRAMPLED BY A MAN
RIDING A HORSE...
A MAN WHO THOUGHT HE'D LOST
THE GIRL HE LOVED.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
I HELPED THE LAPPS
WITH THEIR FIRE.
I PULLED
HALF THEIR LIVESTOCK
OUT OF THEIR BARN!
WHAT BETTER WAY TO THROW
SUSPICION OFF YOURSELF?
NO.
YOU HEARD HIM.
PLEASE LEAVE.
ANNIE BEILER TOLD ME
THE AMISH DON'T LIE.
WE DON'T.
NATHAN DID
TO PROTECT YOU.
SAM DID TO
PROTECT HIMSELF,
BUT THE GREATEST LIE
IS YOURS, MR. HOSTETLER...
BECAUSE IN YOUR HEART,
YOU KNOW WHAT
YOUR SON HAS DONE...
AND THAT YOUR PRIDE
HAS CAUSED IT.
I ASK YOU ONCE AGAIN--
LEAVE MY PROPERTY.
[THUNDER]
WHILE JUDGING
MY NEIGHBORS...
I HAVE SINNED.
I HAVE SINNED.
SALLY, WHAT HAPPENED?
WELL, THEY WERE UNITED
IN THEIR DEFIANCE.
ANNIE, I'VE COME TO
ADMIRE YOUR PEOPLE,
BUT THIS SHUNNING,
IT'S VERY CRUEL.
WE LIVE
BY OUR RULES.
WELL, SOMETIMES RULES
CREATE THE PROBLEMS.
OR PREVENT
GREATER ONES,
PERHAPS.
[MAN]
LOOK! IT'S SAM!
[MAN]
LOOK, IT'S
THE HOSTETLER BOY.
SAM.
FORGIVE ME,
RACHEL.
FORGIVE ME.
I HAVE SINNED
AGAINST MY FAMILY,
MY NEIGHBORS.
I SET THE FIRES!
FORGIVE ME.
PLEASE FORGIVE ME.
MR. GARRISON...
WE ARE HERE TO ESCORT
OUR SAMUEL TO THE COURTHOUSE.
DESPISE THE SIN,
NOT THE SINNER.
YOUR FAMILY IS
WITH YOU, SON.
ALL OF US.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE LEAVING TODAY?
YES.
WHEN TWO LIVES TOUCH,
THEY CAN NEVER AGAIN
BE COMPLETELY SEPARATED.
WE MAKE MISTAKES...
BUT WHEN ONE OF US
FALLS IN HIS JOURNEY...
WE HELP THEM UP.
WE COULD LEARN
FROM YOU.
I HAVE.
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