Bonanza (1959–1973): Season 7, Episode 26 - Shining in Spain - full transcript
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Clear the way, I can't hold 'em!
Clear the way, I can't stop!
Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Ho, ho!
Whew!
Get a doctor, Hoss...
Got a sick man inside.
Hey, Doc!
Doc, come out here, quick!
What's wrong?
Got a fella sick out
here on the stagecoach.
Doc, about ten miles
back, he got chest pains.
I had to run my team full-out.
Hello. I'm Dr. Martin.
I think he's a little
bit better now, Doctor.
Mr. Wilson, the doctor's here.
Thanks, Little Joe.
Couldn't have stopped
'em without you.
That's all right, Clint.
Here, lend me a
hand, will you, fellas?
- Got him all right, Hoss?
- I got him, Joe.
You must be the man
who stopped the horses.
Yes, ma'am. I'm Joe Cartwright.
How do you do?
Here, let me give you a hand.
Thank you.
Will you show me how to
get to the Manor House?
I'll do one better than that...
I'll take you there myself.
Got any luggage?
Here you go, Little Joe.
That is it, isn't it?
Okay. Here we go.
Kind of young to be travelling
around by yourself, aren't you?
I'm 19.
Oh, come on.
I really am.
Nobody ever believes
me; but I'm 19.
How long you gonna be here?
Only a few days.
The introductions
were cut short.
I didn't get your name.
I'm Wendy Daniels.
And you'd rather not
be called Mr. Cartwright?
Well, not if I have a choice.
You do... Joe.
Hey, you know anybody
here in Virginia City?
Not a person.
Until my father arrives.
And then I may not know him.
What, you won't
know your own father?
I haven't seen
him in five years.
It's been such a long time.
Coming here is the most exciting
thing that ever happened to me.
Yeah, well, it's been a
pretty exciting day for me, too.
Let's see, I got
up this morning,
made out a feed list,
I met the prettiest
girl in the whole world.
Easy now, Hoss, you're
supposed to blow out the candle.
Don't blow away the cake.
Well, Pa, I got to get my wish.
Joe, you've been, uh...
with us all evening,
and yet you haven't been.
You been off in a fog somewhere.
I'm sorry, Pa, I... I was
just thinking about a girl
that came in on the
stage this morning.
She's so beautiful I can't
even tell you about her.
She hit you pretty bad, huh?
Yeah, she's a real beauty, Pa.
Was she ever.
She had... She
had real light eyes.
Kind of like milk glass,
just with a little tint of blue.
Beautiful blonde hair.
Yeah, it was
real shiny, like a...
like a polished saddle buckle
glinting in the
sunlight, right, Joe?
Aw, shut up and cut your cake.
Oh, that looks good.
Hey, that's her.
Hi, Wendy.
Why, Joe.
How nice.
I'm, uh, with my
father and my brother.
It's my brother Hoss's birthday.
We're having a
little celebration.
Could you join us?
All right. For a few moments.
Good.
Pa... I'd, uh, I'd like to
present Miss Wendy Daniels.
This is my father...
- and my brother Hoss.
- Miss Daniels. Charmed.
Howdy, how are you?
Mr. Cartwright, Hoss.
Happy birthday.
Thank you.
Wendy said she could
join us for a few moments.
Oh, wonderful.
That makes this occasion
all the more auspicious.
- Please.
- You bet.
Thank you.
Uh, Joe told us that you,
uh, arrived this morning
on the stage.
- Yes, by relay from Chicago.
- Uh-huh.
I'll be meeting my
father here in a few days.
He'll be arriving from Denver.
Is he coming here on business?
Mm-hmm.
He's been visiting
several cities
during the past
couple of months,
trying to arrange details for
a stage and freight company.
Virginia City will
be his terminal.
He wanted me here with
him to celebrate his triumph.
Well, the way Virginia City is
growing by leaps and bounds,
I guess we could
stand another stage line.
He plans to give Wells
Fargo a run for their money.
They gave you a pretty good
run for yours this morning.
It surely was a wild
introduction to the west.
Here, have a piece
of birthday cake.
Thank you.
And a little champagne.
Martha, could I have a
plate and a glass, please?
Uh...
organizing a-a stage line
presents certain difficulties
for... for an
Easterner, doesn't it?
- Thank you.
- Father thinks in large terms.
- All right.
- The bigger the challenge, the better.
Here you are, Joe.
Talk about a big challenge.
- Hoss.
- You bet.
There we are.
- Cake looks awful good.
- Mm-hmm.
- Sure does.
- Sure does. Here you are, Pa.
Man, that's... that's
family-size cake.
I got a family-size brother.
I got a family-size appetite.
There we are.
May I propose a toast?
To Hoss.
And to my father.
That chair almost
suggests he's with us.
To Hoss Cartwright, may
the future be even brighter
and more successful
than the past.
Thank you, ma'am.
A field of four-leaf clovers.
Uh, yeah, without bees, I hope.
To my father...
who's always filled
the cup of my dreams
and a special
country of my heart.
To Taylor Daniels...
who can sing you a
sonnet, build you a bridge
or-or harness a river, just to
satisfy your whim of the moment.
To my father...
I believe I spoke overlong.
No, no, of course not, dear.
That was a beautiful toast.
We'll drink to your father.
I'm sorry, I must leave now.
Oh.
I'm afraid your Western wine
is a little bit too much for me.
Well... Thank you. Good-bye.
Bye.
Western wine?
Bottled in France.
Western France, I reckon.
Wendy?
You forgot something.
What?
You forgot to say you'd
go riding with me tomorrow.
Riding?
Well, I don't know
if I should, Joe.
Well, why not?
Well, suppose my
father should arrive.
I wouldn't want
to be out of town.
Well, you said he wouldn't
be here for a couple of days.
Well... suppose he
should arrive early.
Well, I wasn't planning
a ride to St. Louis.
I'll have you back
by the afternoon.
All right, look, have
it your own way.
I'll be by with a stereopticon,
and while you're
looking at the pictures,
I'll wave a fan in your face
and do my world-famous
impression of horses'
hooves. How's that sound?
Now, we really have some
beautiful country around here.
We've got mountains,
trees, lakes...
there's only one
thing that's missing.
What's that?
That's you, riding next to me.
You certainly don't
give up easily, do you?
Well, it's that or
the stereopticon.
All right.
Be by around noon.
Buggy or stereopticon?
Use your own judgment.
Afternoon.
Hello, Miss Daniels.
- Good afternoon, Mr. Cartwright.
- Well, how are you?
Just fine.
Well, you enjoying your
visit to our part of the country?
I know my... my son is enjoying
the pleasure of your company.
It's been very nice.
He's taking me for a ride
this afternoon to see the lake.
Oh, you'll love
it. It's beautiful.
- Well, Mr. Huber.
- Mr. Cartwright.
You have a very
special customer here.
You know that, don't you?
Yes.
I'm well aware of that.
You make sure that
she gets everything
she can possibly need.
Well, Miss Daniels,
I've checked.
But there haven't been any wires
or mail in your
behalf, from Denver.
I see.
Well, no matter.
Father often forgets
personal details
when he's involved in business.
Most men do.
I'll contact you the moment
anything comes through.
Thank you, Mr. Huber.
- Good day.
- Good day.
Ben, got a minute?
Sure, Jim.
What can I do for you?
Sit down.
Um... Tell me
about Miss Daniels.
Miss Daniels?
Well, she's a... a
pretty young lady.
I don't know very
much about her.
Well, Joseph introduced
her to me... my son.
She has an inexcusably
neglectful father.
He hasn't sent her any money.
Oh, really?
I don't have to look
inside her purse
to know that she
hasn't got any funds.
Hmm.
Well, her father's a
substantial businessman.
He's setting up this
terminal for the stage line,
right here in Virginia City.
He'll probably be
doing business with you.
Oh, it slipped his mind.
Why don't you extend
her some credit?
My first obligation...
Is to the depositors, I know.
But she's a young
lady, she needs help.
I can't do that, Ben.
You can't do that.
Hand me one of those checks.
What for?
I'd like one of those blank
checks, if you don't mind.
- What are you going to do?
- Jim, will you please
give me one of
those blank checks?
All right, all right.
Now I've got a girl.
I'm gonna put
$300 in her account.
All right.
But if she, uh, finds out
where the money came from,
being an unmarried,
unattached woman,
she may feel that she's being
put in a compromising light.
Oh, Jim.
Comprising!
Now, see how you've
got me involved?
Involved?!
Jim, why don't you go fishing.
It'll restore your
sense of human values.
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How long has it been since
you've seen your father?
Five years he's been away.
And I'll see him in two days.
I can hardly believe it, Joe.
What kept him in Mexico so long?
Oh... it was all pretty secret.
I didn't know much
myself until lately.
He was with... Benito Juárez.
Hey, the President of Mexico.
Before and after the revolution.
My father was a foreigner, but
he was one of Juárez's advisors.
On his staff.
Hmm!
He's kind of a... kind of
a soldier of fortune, huh?
I like to think that.
He's so many things.
But mostly, he's...
well, I guess you could call him
an adventurous businessman.
He must be
adventurous, all right.
It's not gonna be any easy job
going up against
the Wells Fargo.
Daddy's company plans to
help the small settlements,
where Wells Fargo doesn't go,
bringing medicine and supplies.
And he'll accept barter,
if you can't pay the fare.
He's very idealistic,
even in business.
Sounds like a fine man.
He plans to start small...
like a pebble in the water...
but from sky-high.
You could feel his own
excitement when he wrote me.
"Close your eyes, Wendy,
"and see the clipper ships...
"beautiful, proud,
"driving fast to the wind...
And you'll be at the bow
with every one of them."
That's kind of
spreading yourself
a little thin, isn't it?
No, silly.
He means figureheads
carved in the bows of ships.
Oh.
You're making fun of me.
Honestly, Joe, it's
kept me awake some.
I lie there seeing myself as...
as Empress of Asia
or... or Star of India,
racing the dolphins on
every ocean in the world.
Wendy, you are an
incurable dreamer.
Is that wrong, Joe?
No, I guess not.
It's so... it's so
like a fairy tale.
Do they ever come true?
Aw, sure, they do.
This ranch, the Ponderosa,
that was my father's dream.
He worked hard, and
he made it come true.
So there's hope for yours.
You think so?
Really do?
Who in the world wouldn't
do anything for a girl like you?
I better get you
back to the hotel.
♪♪
All right, who told her
that I had deposited the
money in her account?
She asked directly... I had
to give her an honest answer.
Had to give her
an honest answer!
You couldn't have been tactful.
Ben, in my business,
tact yields to honesty.
Sure.
Though, in this case, I must
admit I was sorely tempted.
All right, so she wouldn't take
any money out of the account.
Naturally, I was
concerned about her,
a young girl like that,
uh, she doesn't see things
as they really are...
I wanted to help her.
Well, that's very commendable.
So I sent a wire off to the
manager of the Denver Bank,
who happens to be an
old school chum of mine...
Oh, get to the point, Jim.
I merely suggested that he try
to approach Miss Daniels' father
and sort of nudge him
to transfer some of his
funds to his daughter.
I wish you'd suggested
that he nudge
Mr. Daniels before this.
Well, anyway, I, uh,
waited at the bank
for a return wire.
It seems Mr. Daniels closed
his account in Denver...
A small account... a week ago.
He did have a letter of
credit on a bank in New York
upon which he had drawn heavily.
But, Ben, the worst of it is...
Is what?
My friend in Denver
inquired at his hotel.
Our Mr. Daniels
checked out of the hotel
three days ago, left
no forwarding address.
There's no trace of
him; he just disappeared.
Huh.
I hope you understand,
Miss Daniels,
that if it was up to me, uh...
We have a house rule here
that when the bill reaches $50...
I understand, Mr. Woods.
There's no need to explain.
I wish I could let you stay.
I really do.
Haven't you any
friends in Virginia City?
I'll pack right away.
Uh, excuse me, ma'am.
Sounds like you need
a friend. My name's...
Here, here, now, you
don't have to run away.
I'm really not hard
to get to know.
Besides, I might be
a great help to you.
- Please, leave me alone.
- Now, look, this is
a pretty rough town for a
young lady to be in unescorted.
Some of these men around
here might get the wrong idea
about a girl being alone.
I'm afraid I... Excuse...
Now, look, I'll tell you
what, why don't you...
Why don't you find
the door, mister.
Nobody asked for your
advice, sonny, so beat it, will ya?
Come on, I'm taking
you out of here.
Where can I go?
You'll stay with
us, out at the ranch,
till your father gets here.
Go on up and get
your things ready.
♪♪
Hey, come on,
don't look so worried.
We'll be there pretty soon.
Always seems
longer the first time.
I know. I was just wondering.
Yeah? About what?
If this is the way Mother
felt when she was left alone.
You would have
liked her, Little Joe.
If she was anything like
you are, I would have.
She wasn't.
She had poise.
Nothing ever
seemed to bother her.
Even when nothing seemed right.
She was always alone.
Father was off somewhere trying
to conquer the world, I suppose.
But she didn't seem to mind.
She was always there,
always devoted to him.
Even when she died.
Well, you're here now,
and there's a difference.
I'm here, too.
Are you, Joe?
Truly?
I wonder if anyone ever
gets over feeling alone?
You just give me a
chance to show you.
Come on.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Come on.
♪♪
Well... I'm going to
have to get to work.
We got those horses
to bring in this morning.
You going riding this afternoon?
Your father asked me
to go to town with him.
But if he won't mind...
Well, of course I won't.
Hey, Joe, you think we can
move all them horses by noon?
Sure, we can.
All you gotta do is stop
eating and start working.
Excuse me.
Well, I don't know what's
come over him, Wendy.
Before you got here, I
used to have to beat him
all the way to the barn to
get him to do a day's work.
You really don't mind?
- Hmm?
- My breaking our date.
Oh, come on now. Of course not.
You'll enjoy riding.
Thank you.
For what?
For being the way you are.
For letting me be a
part of your family.
We never had
much of a family life.
Father was away
most of the time.
He was always off...
building castles
shining in Spain.
He was kind of like a dream,
not solid and sure like you.
Now, Wendy, you know,
there are solid dreams, too.
And solid dreamers.
And the combination of the two
is what makes for
change and growth.
And, uh, could very well be
that your father is one
of those solid dreamers
and maybe that's why he hasn't
been around the house too much,
because he's been
so busy away, building.
Yes... I know.
It's-it's just that...
well, knowing you...
has made me learn
what it's like to have a father.
Thank you.
That's very nice
of you to say that.
Thank you.
Now, you enjoy
this afternoon's ride.
- I will.
- Mmm. That's good.
- Good day, Mr. Cartwright.
- Hi, Martha.
Over here if you're
searching for an honest man.
I'm searching for
a good beefsteak,
that's what I'm searching for.
How are you?
Fine, Ben.
How are you getting on
with your houseguest?
Oh, splendidly.
Wendy's a...
charming young lady.
Charming.
Uh, have you heard anything
about our missing Mr. Daniels?
If this is his destination,
he'll be here tomorrow.
Mm. Oh, Martha, I
want you to bring me
the best beefsteak
you can find in this hotel.
You know the way I
like it, done in some, uh...
oh, little potatoes
and some peas.
Yes, Mr. Cartwright.
Ben, does it seem
at all strange to you
that we are
collectively stricken
with this sudden
interest in a young woman
we know nothing about?
No.
No. Not at all.
You know why?
Because she's vulnerable.
Oh, I know she, uh...
she looks, uh, at her father
through a gossamer veil,
but, uh... I think
that's kind of nice.
Yes.
That is a nicer sentiment, Ben.
But I do have a
responsibility to this town.
Now, what does that mean?
Well,
Taylor Daniels has written
directly to the merchants.
And word has gotten around
that his terminal will be here.
That means increased
business and jobs.
Well, he sure has
lit a pretty big fuse.
I hope he can carry through
with the promised fireworks.
So do I.
So does everybody else, I guess.
Aw, now, come on.
Aren't you being a
little hard on a man
that you haven't even met yet?
No, no, no. Not me.
Others.
I am a little cowed
by their opinions.
They don't exactly
jive with, uh,
Wendy's high
regard for her father.
Oh?
Well... received...
this a.m. from New York.
Mmm.
"Be advised of
immediate cancellation
"letter of credit
"issued Daniels Stage
and Freight Company.
"Advance no further funds.
All Western banks
being notified."
Who's that from?
Daniels' bankers.
He's on his own, Ben,
when he gets here.
If he gets here.
Uh, Joe, you might ought to
check that stirrup length there.
Hmm?
I don't reckon I'll ever
make a Westerner
out of him, Wendy.
At your service, ma'am.
Oh, what a gentleman you are.
That's right.
Oh, Wendy, have as
good a time as possible...
under the circumstances.
You haven't said
anything to me in so long.
When you finally decide
to talk to me again,
I hope it's something
really important.
I'm sorry, Joe.
It's just that...
Well, look at that.
It's so beautiful.
And a little bit sad, too.
Why sad?
Well, my father
always said that...
Oh, no.
What's the matter?
I don't believe it.
I'm Joe Cartwright.
You must be Mr. Taylor Daniels.
You have to be.
That's who I talk to
every time you talk to me.
Find out what
Mr. Daniels is doing,
what Mr. Daniels is thinking,
what Mr. Daniels is gonna
be doing in the future.
You know, just for once,
I'd like to find out
something about Wendy.
I don't know what to tell you.
Tell me anything.
Do you like prunes?
No.
Neither do I.
How about plums?
I love them.
Same here, but it doesn't
make sense, 'cause a prune
is just a plum that's
been in the bath too long.
Now, prunes and plums
aren't much, but they're a start.
Now, what else is
there about Wendy?
Well... there's
the Wendy Daniels
who-who was the best
speller in the first grade.
Excellent.
Then there's the Wendy
Daniels who used to go
and collect seashells,
at the age of 12,
to hear the sound of the sea
that was locked inside of them.
And then there's the
Wendy Daniels who's...
right here and right now.
And the last one is my favorite.
Hi.
I'm Joe Cartwright.
Hello, Mr. Cartwright.
I'm Wendy Daniels.
♪♪
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
I'm Taylor Daniels
of the Daniels Stage
and Freight Company.
Oh, yes, Mr. Daniels.
Yes, sir. I'm acquainted
with your enterprise.
My name is Huber.
- Please come in.
- Ah, thank you.
Have a chair.
Now, what can I do for you?
I've just arrived from Denver,
but I thought I'd
check momentarily
if you had any correspondence
regarding our company.
As a matter of fact, yes.
A wire from New York.
Oh?
Your letter of
credit, Mr. Daniels...
It's been revoked.
May I see the wire?
Certainly. Yes.
Yes, I had it here somewhere.
I've told them never
to clear this desk.
Oh. Here it is.
I'm sorry, Mr. Daniels.
Sorry? For what?
For announcing to
me that I'm ruined?
That my enemies have finally
pulled me down into the mud?
- My name is Taylor Daniels.
- Oh.
My daughter is
registered here, I believe.
Oh... Miss Daniels?
Mm-hmm.
Not anymore she isn't.
What do you mean?
Well, uh, the young lady was
unable to pay her hotel bill.
Are you telling me you
evicted my daughter?
Well, I wouldn't exactly
say that she was on the curb.
She could have paid her bill
with the money that
Mr. Cartwright put up.
Cartwright... who is he?
Well, he's the fella
who offered her $300
and took her in at
the Ponderosa Ranch,
where she is now.
My daughter is staying
at this Ponderosa with...
Mr. and Mrs. Cartwright?
No, not exactly.
Uh, there is no Mrs. Cartwright.
Who else knows my
daughter is staying there?
Wh...
- Who else?
- Well, just about everybody
in Virginia City, I guess.
Oh, please, Mr. Daniels,
will you... lay off?
You're... you're
about to choke me.
Take a rest.
How are you? Can I help you?
I'm looking for a man
named Cartwright.
Well, I guess I qualify...
I'm Joe Cartwright.
Cartwright, I've
always prided myself
on being a civilized
human being.
But there's only one way
to treat a person like you.
Now, what was that for?
For my daughter's reputation.
I'm Taylor Daniels.
Look, Mr. Daniels, you
got this whole thing wrong.
Have I? I don't think so.
Now, look, you're
gonna listen to me.
Joseph. Joseph!
What's this all about?
This is Wendy's father.
I'm afraid he's got a
few things mixed up.
You'd better do some explaining.
This boy better do
some explaining.
He abducted my daughter.
Now, wait a minute,
wait a minute.
My son offered a young
lady a decent home,
and she accepted it,
for the sake of
her self-respect.
My daughter is
my responsibility.
Oh, good, I'm glad
to hear you say that.
Why don't you live up to it?
Why'd you leave
her stranded here
in Virginia City without
even paying her hotel bill?
Let me tell you something
about your daughter.
She's a warm,
lovely, courageous girl.
And you ought
to be proud of her.
Now, I could understand
perhaps you wondering
about my son's
intentions, but...
you had no need
to question hers.
Things have been so...
well, I've been so upset...
I guess I've been taking
it out on everybody.
Looks as though I've made
a complete fool of myself,
doesn't it, Mr. Cartwright?
- I don't know how I can...
- Why don't we just forget it.
Joe, why don't you tell
Wendy her father's here.
Right.
Mr. Daniels, let's
go in the house.
Just a minute.
Come in.
What is it?
Your father's here.
Joe!
You're not joking?
He's downstairs right now.
Oh, Joe, I knew it!
I knew he'd come!
- Do you think I look all right?
- I think you look beautiful.
Well, what if he
doesn't like me?
- How could help but like you?
- Oh, I'm not like Mother.
She was always so poised.
She always knew
just what to say to him.
Oh, Joe...
I'm scared.
Look, there's nothing
to be scared about.
That's your father downstairs.
But you don't understand.
He's not like other men.
Mother always told me that...
that he needed someone
to stand beside him,
to help him from being afraid.
When she died, I
promised I would try to...
Oh, Joe, I'm so happy!
♪♪
What's the matter?
Nothing's the matter.
I'm just real happy
for you, that's all.
Go on; go on downstairs...
Your father's waiting.
- Mr. Cartwright...
- Mm.
Look, I think it's about time
that I start calling you Taylor
and you start calling me Ben.
Well, I could use
a friend... Ben.
I don't know how I'm
going to face Wendy.
I... I'm finished.
I'm wiped out.
I set out to conquer the world.
Mm.
Well, you've had, uh, some
kind of business reverse,
and now... and now you
feel you're an utter failure.
Well, let me tell you something.
That's not the picture
of Taylor Daniels
that I get from your daughter.
They always set
me on a pedestal,
both Wendy and her mother,
but somehow I was
always falling off.
And this time, I
think, for good.
My credit has been
cut off, you understand.
Oh, yes.
Yes, I understand.
Credit...
letters of introduction,
vouchers, mortgages...
they all seemed very
important to me at one time.
Then I discovered...
something of greater importance.
Something much
more meaningful to me.
I discovered how
important my sons are to me.
You know, Taylor...
our children are the
only immortality we have.
What would a man
like me do with a child?
I purposely avoided
seeing her for years.
Even after my wife died, I...
I couldn't bear to see Wendy.
I never had been a
father to her, and...
it was too late to start.
And yet you... you wrote her,
asking her to meet you here.
Oh, yes, when I thought
I was going to succeed.
I wrote... I could
afford to write.
With all kinds of
reams and reams of...
glittering promises
and nonsense...
seas and sailing ships...
I'm a rotten failure.
Oh, I don't mean to trouble you.
I'm sorry.
And... when Wendy comes down,
tell her I'm sorry.
It's easy to love
a dream, Wendy.
It's a lot tougher to
love a human being.
Your father's here
and he needs you.
He needs you now
more than ever before.
You really do want
to fail, don't you?
No man wants to fail, Ben,
but even a fool knows
when he's beaten.
And you are beaten.
You're so completely beaten
that you're ready to run away,
just as you have
success in your hands.
I don't understand...
I told you...
You told me about credit; I'm
talking about your daughter.
Taylor, if you walk
out this door right now,
you will fail, not only for
yourself but for Wendy.
Your whole life will
have been a failure.
Father?
Wendy.
Wendy, I... I...
I don't want to know anything.
I don't want to hear anything.
I just want you to hold me.
Wendy will be out in a minute.
She's saying
good-bye to Little Joe.
Taylor...
I know that my friends
in San Francisco
are looking forward to
hearing about your plans
for the stage line.
Of course, I'm looking
forward to seeing the first run.
Without you, it would
not have been possible.
Well...
I guess you can say maybe
without your daughter's faith
in her father, it mightn't
have been possible.
It's gonna be pretty lonely
around here without you.
You taught me what it
was like not to be alone.
I'll never forget it.
Loneliness is a deep well.
Maybe I can help fill it
for my father for a while.
And then?
San Francisco isn't
so very far away, is it?
No, I guess it's not.
Good-bye, Wendy.
Good-bye, Mr. Cartwright.
I can never thank you enough.
Wendy... we're gonna miss you.
Wendy, uh...
♪♪
Joe.
Hey.
Let's go inside and
have some coffee, huh?
Sounds good.
This has been a color production
of the NBC Television Network.
is brought to you in
living color on NBC.
Clear the way, I can't hold 'em!
Clear the way, I can't stop!
Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Ho, ho!
Whew!
Get a doctor, Hoss...
Got a sick man inside.
Hey, Doc!
Doc, come out here, quick!
What's wrong?
Got a fella sick out
here on the stagecoach.
Doc, about ten miles
back, he got chest pains.
I had to run my team full-out.
Hello. I'm Dr. Martin.
I think he's a little
bit better now, Doctor.
Mr. Wilson, the doctor's here.
Thanks, Little Joe.
Couldn't have stopped
'em without you.
That's all right, Clint.
Here, lend me a
hand, will you, fellas?
- Got him all right, Hoss?
- I got him, Joe.
You must be the man
who stopped the horses.
Yes, ma'am. I'm Joe Cartwright.
How do you do?
Here, let me give you a hand.
Thank you.
Will you show me how to
get to the Manor House?
I'll do one better than that...
I'll take you there myself.
Got any luggage?
Here you go, Little Joe.
That is it, isn't it?
Okay. Here we go.
Kind of young to be travelling
around by yourself, aren't you?
I'm 19.
Oh, come on.
I really am.
Nobody ever believes
me; but I'm 19.
How long you gonna be here?
Only a few days.
The introductions
were cut short.
I didn't get your name.
I'm Wendy Daniels.
And you'd rather not
be called Mr. Cartwright?
Well, not if I have a choice.
You do... Joe.
Hey, you know anybody
here in Virginia City?
Not a person.
Until my father arrives.
And then I may not know him.
What, you won't
know your own father?
I haven't seen
him in five years.
It's been such a long time.
Coming here is the most exciting
thing that ever happened to me.
Yeah, well, it's been a
pretty exciting day for me, too.
Let's see, I got
up this morning,
made out a feed list,
I met the prettiest
girl in the whole world.
Easy now, Hoss, you're
supposed to blow out the candle.
Don't blow away the cake.
Well, Pa, I got to get my wish.
Joe, you've been, uh...
with us all evening,
and yet you haven't been.
You been off in a fog somewhere.
I'm sorry, Pa, I... I was
just thinking about a girl
that came in on the
stage this morning.
She's so beautiful I can't
even tell you about her.
She hit you pretty bad, huh?
Yeah, she's a real beauty, Pa.
Was she ever.
She had... She
had real light eyes.
Kind of like milk glass,
just with a little tint of blue.
Beautiful blonde hair.
Yeah, it was
real shiny, like a...
like a polished saddle buckle
glinting in the
sunlight, right, Joe?
Aw, shut up and cut your cake.
Oh, that looks good.
Hey, that's her.
Hi, Wendy.
Why, Joe.
How nice.
I'm, uh, with my
father and my brother.
It's my brother Hoss's birthday.
We're having a
little celebration.
Could you join us?
All right. For a few moments.
Good.
Pa... I'd, uh, I'd like to
present Miss Wendy Daniels.
This is my father...
- and my brother Hoss.
- Miss Daniels. Charmed.
Howdy, how are you?
Mr. Cartwright, Hoss.
Happy birthday.
Thank you.
Wendy said she could
join us for a few moments.
Oh, wonderful.
That makes this occasion
all the more auspicious.
- Please.
- You bet.
Thank you.
Uh, Joe told us that you,
uh, arrived this morning
on the stage.
- Yes, by relay from Chicago.
- Uh-huh.
I'll be meeting my
father here in a few days.
He'll be arriving from Denver.
Is he coming here on business?
Mm-hmm.
He's been visiting
several cities
during the past
couple of months,
trying to arrange details for
a stage and freight company.
Virginia City will
be his terminal.
He wanted me here with
him to celebrate his triumph.
Well, the way Virginia City is
growing by leaps and bounds,
I guess we could
stand another stage line.
He plans to give Wells
Fargo a run for their money.
They gave you a pretty good
run for yours this morning.
It surely was a wild
introduction to the west.
Here, have a piece
of birthday cake.
Thank you.
And a little champagne.
Martha, could I have a
plate and a glass, please?
Uh...
organizing a-a stage line
presents certain difficulties
for... for an
Easterner, doesn't it?
- Thank you.
- Father thinks in large terms.
- All right.
- The bigger the challenge, the better.
Here you are, Joe.
Talk about a big challenge.
- Hoss.
- You bet.
There we are.
- Cake looks awful good.
- Mm-hmm.
- Sure does.
- Sure does. Here you are, Pa.
Man, that's... that's
family-size cake.
I got a family-size brother.
I got a family-size appetite.
There we are.
May I propose a toast?
To Hoss.
And to my father.
That chair almost
suggests he's with us.
To Hoss Cartwright, may
the future be even brighter
and more successful
than the past.
Thank you, ma'am.
A field of four-leaf clovers.
Uh, yeah, without bees, I hope.
To my father...
who's always filled
the cup of my dreams
and a special
country of my heart.
To Taylor Daniels...
who can sing you a
sonnet, build you a bridge
or-or harness a river, just to
satisfy your whim of the moment.
To my father...
I believe I spoke overlong.
No, no, of course not, dear.
That was a beautiful toast.
We'll drink to your father.
I'm sorry, I must leave now.
Oh.
I'm afraid your Western wine
is a little bit too much for me.
Well... Thank you. Good-bye.
Bye.
Western wine?
Bottled in France.
Western France, I reckon.
Wendy?
You forgot something.
What?
You forgot to say you'd
go riding with me tomorrow.
Riding?
Well, I don't know
if I should, Joe.
Well, why not?
Well, suppose my
father should arrive.
I wouldn't want
to be out of town.
Well, you said he wouldn't
be here for a couple of days.
Well... suppose he
should arrive early.
Well, I wasn't planning
a ride to St. Louis.
I'll have you back
by the afternoon.
All right, look, have
it your own way.
I'll be by with a stereopticon,
and while you're
looking at the pictures,
I'll wave a fan in your face
and do my world-famous
impression of horses'
hooves. How's that sound?
Now, we really have some
beautiful country around here.
We've got mountains,
trees, lakes...
there's only one
thing that's missing.
What's that?
That's you, riding next to me.
You certainly don't
give up easily, do you?
Well, it's that or
the stereopticon.
All right.
Be by around noon.
Buggy or stereopticon?
Use your own judgment.
Afternoon.
Hello, Miss Daniels.
- Good afternoon, Mr. Cartwright.
- Well, how are you?
Just fine.
Well, you enjoying your
visit to our part of the country?
I know my... my son is enjoying
the pleasure of your company.
It's been very nice.
He's taking me for a ride
this afternoon to see the lake.
Oh, you'll love
it. It's beautiful.
- Well, Mr. Huber.
- Mr. Cartwright.
You have a very
special customer here.
You know that, don't you?
Yes.
I'm well aware of that.
You make sure that
she gets everything
she can possibly need.
Well, Miss Daniels,
I've checked.
But there haven't been any wires
or mail in your
behalf, from Denver.
I see.
Well, no matter.
Father often forgets
personal details
when he's involved in business.
Most men do.
I'll contact you the moment
anything comes through.
Thank you, Mr. Huber.
- Good day.
- Good day.
Ben, got a minute?
Sure, Jim.
What can I do for you?
Sit down.
Um... Tell me
about Miss Daniels.
Miss Daniels?
Well, she's a... a
pretty young lady.
I don't know very
much about her.
Well, Joseph introduced
her to me... my son.
She has an inexcusably
neglectful father.
He hasn't sent her any money.
Oh, really?
I don't have to look
inside her purse
to know that she
hasn't got any funds.
Hmm.
Well, her father's a
substantial businessman.
He's setting up this
terminal for the stage line,
right here in Virginia City.
He'll probably be
doing business with you.
Oh, it slipped his mind.
Why don't you extend
her some credit?
My first obligation...
Is to the depositors, I know.
But she's a young
lady, she needs help.
I can't do that, Ben.
You can't do that.
Hand me one of those checks.
What for?
I'd like one of those blank
checks, if you don't mind.
- What are you going to do?
- Jim, will you please
give me one of
those blank checks?
All right, all right.
Now I've got a girl.
I'm gonna put
$300 in her account.
All right.
But if she, uh, finds out
where the money came from,
being an unmarried,
unattached woman,
she may feel that she's being
put in a compromising light.
Oh, Jim.
Comprising!
Now, see how you've
got me involved?
Involved?!
Jim, why don't you go fishing.
It'll restore your
sense of human values.
♪♪
♪♪
How long has it been since
you've seen your father?
Five years he's been away.
And I'll see him in two days.
I can hardly believe it, Joe.
What kept him in Mexico so long?
Oh... it was all pretty secret.
I didn't know much
myself until lately.
He was with... Benito Juárez.
Hey, the President of Mexico.
Before and after the revolution.
My father was a foreigner, but
he was one of Juárez's advisors.
On his staff.
Hmm!
He's kind of a... kind of
a soldier of fortune, huh?
I like to think that.
He's so many things.
But mostly, he's...
well, I guess you could call him
an adventurous businessman.
He must be
adventurous, all right.
It's not gonna be any easy job
going up against
the Wells Fargo.
Daddy's company plans to
help the small settlements,
where Wells Fargo doesn't go,
bringing medicine and supplies.
And he'll accept barter,
if you can't pay the fare.
He's very idealistic,
even in business.
Sounds like a fine man.
He plans to start small...
like a pebble in the water...
but from sky-high.
You could feel his own
excitement when he wrote me.
"Close your eyes, Wendy,
"and see the clipper ships...
"beautiful, proud,
"driving fast to the wind...
And you'll be at the bow
with every one of them."
That's kind of
spreading yourself
a little thin, isn't it?
No, silly.
He means figureheads
carved in the bows of ships.
Oh.
You're making fun of me.
Honestly, Joe, it's
kept me awake some.
I lie there seeing myself as...
as Empress of Asia
or... or Star of India,
racing the dolphins on
every ocean in the world.
Wendy, you are an
incurable dreamer.
Is that wrong, Joe?
No, I guess not.
It's so... it's so
like a fairy tale.
Do they ever come true?
Aw, sure, they do.
This ranch, the Ponderosa,
that was my father's dream.
He worked hard, and
he made it come true.
So there's hope for yours.
You think so?
Really do?
Who in the world wouldn't
do anything for a girl like you?
I better get you
back to the hotel.
♪♪
All right, who told her
that I had deposited the
money in her account?
She asked directly... I had
to give her an honest answer.
Had to give her
an honest answer!
You couldn't have been tactful.
Ben, in my business,
tact yields to honesty.
Sure.
Though, in this case, I must
admit I was sorely tempted.
All right, so she wouldn't take
any money out of the account.
Naturally, I was
concerned about her,
a young girl like that,
uh, she doesn't see things
as they really are...
I wanted to help her.
Well, that's very commendable.
So I sent a wire off to the
manager of the Denver Bank,
who happens to be an
old school chum of mine...
Oh, get to the point, Jim.
I merely suggested that he try
to approach Miss Daniels' father
and sort of nudge him
to transfer some of his
funds to his daughter.
I wish you'd suggested
that he nudge
Mr. Daniels before this.
Well, anyway, I, uh,
waited at the bank
for a return wire.
It seems Mr. Daniels closed
his account in Denver...
A small account... a week ago.
He did have a letter of
credit on a bank in New York
upon which he had drawn heavily.
But, Ben, the worst of it is...
Is what?
My friend in Denver
inquired at his hotel.
Our Mr. Daniels
checked out of the hotel
three days ago, left
no forwarding address.
There's no trace of
him; he just disappeared.
Huh.
I hope you understand,
Miss Daniels,
that if it was up to me, uh...
We have a house rule here
that when the bill reaches $50...
I understand, Mr. Woods.
There's no need to explain.
I wish I could let you stay.
I really do.
Haven't you any
friends in Virginia City?
I'll pack right away.
Uh, excuse me, ma'am.
Sounds like you need
a friend. My name's...
Here, here, now, you
don't have to run away.
I'm really not hard
to get to know.
Besides, I might be
a great help to you.
- Please, leave me alone.
- Now, look, this is
a pretty rough town for a
young lady to be in unescorted.
Some of these men around
here might get the wrong idea
about a girl being alone.
I'm afraid I... Excuse...
Now, look, I'll tell you
what, why don't you...
Why don't you find
the door, mister.
Nobody asked for your
advice, sonny, so beat it, will ya?
Come on, I'm taking
you out of here.
Where can I go?
You'll stay with
us, out at the ranch,
till your father gets here.
Go on up and get
your things ready.
♪♪
Hey, come on,
don't look so worried.
We'll be there pretty soon.
Always seems
longer the first time.
I know. I was just wondering.
Yeah? About what?
If this is the way Mother
felt when she was left alone.
You would have
liked her, Little Joe.
If she was anything like
you are, I would have.
She wasn't.
She had poise.
Nothing ever
seemed to bother her.
Even when nothing seemed right.
She was always alone.
Father was off somewhere trying
to conquer the world, I suppose.
But she didn't seem to mind.
She was always there,
always devoted to him.
Even when she died.
Well, you're here now,
and there's a difference.
I'm here, too.
Are you, Joe?
Truly?
I wonder if anyone ever
gets over feeling alone?
You just give me a
chance to show you.
Come on.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Come on.
♪♪
Well... I'm going to
have to get to work.
We got those horses
to bring in this morning.
You going riding this afternoon?
Your father asked me
to go to town with him.
But if he won't mind...
Well, of course I won't.
Hey, Joe, you think we can
move all them horses by noon?
Sure, we can.
All you gotta do is stop
eating and start working.
Excuse me.
Well, I don't know what's
come over him, Wendy.
Before you got here, I
used to have to beat him
all the way to the barn to
get him to do a day's work.
You really don't mind?
- Hmm?
- My breaking our date.
Oh, come on now. Of course not.
You'll enjoy riding.
Thank you.
For what?
For being the way you are.
For letting me be a
part of your family.
We never had
much of a family life.
Father was away
most of the time.
He was always off...
building castles
shining in Spain.
He was kind of like a dream,
not solid and sure like you.
Now, Wendy, you know,
there are solid dreams, too.
And solid dreamers.
And the combination of the two
is what makes for
change and growth.
And, uh, could very well be
that your father is one
of those solid dreamers
and maybe that's why he hasn't
been around the house too much,
because he's been
so busy away, building.
Yes... I know.
It's-it's just that...
well, knowing you...
has made me learn
what it's like to have a father.
Thank you.
That's very nice
of you to say that.
Thank you.
Now, you enjoy
this afternoon's ride.
- I will.
- Mmm. That's good.
- Good day, Mr. Cartwright.
- Hi, Martha.
Over here if you're
searching for an honest man.
I'm searching for
a good beefsteak,
that's what I'm searching for.
How are you?
Fine, Ben.
How are you getting on
with your houseguest?
Oh, splendidly.
Wendy's a...
charming young lady.
Charming.
Uh, have you heard anything
about our missing Mr. Daniels?
If this is his destination,
he'll be here tomorrow.
Mm. Oh, Martha, I
want you to bring me
the best beefsteak
you can find in this hotel.
You know the way I
like it, done in some, uh...
oh, little potatoes
and some peas.
Yes, Mr. Cartwright.
Ben, does it seem
at all strange to you
that we are
collectively stricken
with this sudden
interest in a young woman
we know nothing about?
No.
No. Not at all.
You know why?
Because she's vulnerable.
Oh, I know she, uh...
she looks, uh, at her father
through a gossamer veil,
but, uh... I think
that's kind of nice.
Yes.
That is a nicer sentiment, Ben.
But I do have a
responsibility to this town.
Now, what does that mean?
Well,
Taylor Daniels has written
directly to the merchants.
And word has gotten around
that his terminal will be here.
That means increased
business and jobs.
Well, he sure has
lit a pretty big fuse.
I hope he can carry through
with the promised fireworks.
So do I.
So does everybody else, I guess.
Aw, now, come on.
Aren't you being a
little hard on a man
that you haven't even met yet?
No, no, no. Not me.
Others.
I am a little cowed
by their opinions.
They don't exactly
jive with, uh,
Wendy's high
regard for her father.
Oh?
Well... received...
this a.m. from New York.
Mmm.
"Be advised of
immediate cancellation
"letter of credit
"issued Daniels Stage
and Freight Company.
"Advance no further funds.
All Western banks
being notified."
Who's that from?
Daniels' bankers.
He's on his own, Ben,
when he gets here.
If he gets here.
Uh, Joe, you might ought to
check that stirrup length there.
Hmm?
I don't reckon I'll ever
make a Westerner
out of him, Wendy.
At your service, ma'am.
Oh, what a gentleman you are.
That's right.
Oh, Wendy, have as
good a time as possible...
under the circumstances.
You haven't said
anything to me in so long.
When you finally decide
to talk to me again,
I hope it's something
really important.
I'm sorry, Joe.
It's just that...
Well, look at that.
It's so beautiful.
And a little bit sad, too.
Why sad?
Well, my father
always said that...
Oh, no.
What's the matter?
I don't believe it.
I'm Joe Cartwright.
You must be Mr. Taylor Daniels.
You have to be.
That's who I talk to
every time you talk to me.
Find out what
Mr. Daniels is doing,
what Mr. Daniels is thinking,
what Mr. Daniels is gonna
be doing in the future.
You know, just for once,
I'd like to find out
something about Wendy.
I don't know what to tell you.
Tell me anything.
Do you like prunes?
No.
Neither do I.
How about plums?
I love them.
Same here, but it doesn't
make sense, 'cause a prune
is just a plum that's
been in the bath too long.
Now, prunes and plums
aren't much, but they're a start.
Now, what else is
there about Wendy?
Well... there's
the Wendy Daniels
who-who was the best
speller in the first grade.
Excellent.
Then there's the Wendy
Daniels who used to go
and collect seashells,
at the age of 12,
to hear the sound of the sea
that was locked inside of them.
And then there's the
Wendy Daniels who's...
right here and right now.
And the last one is my favorite.
Hi.
I'm Joe Cartwright.
Hello, Mr. Cartwright.
I'm Wendy Daniels.
♪♪
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
I'm Taylor Daniels
of the Daniels Stage
and Freight Company.
Oh, yes, Mr. Daniels.
Yes, sir. I'm acquainted
with your enterprise.
My name is Huber.
- Please come in.
- Ah, thank you.
Have a chair.
Now, what can I do for you?
I've just arrived from Denver,
but I thought I'd
check momentarily
if you had any correspondence
regarding our company.
As a matter of fact, yes.
A wire from New York.
Oh?
Your letter of
credit, Mr. Daniels...
It's been revoked.
May I see the wire?
Certainly. Yes.
Yes, I had it here somewhere.
I've told them never
to clear this desk.
Oh. Here it is.
I'm sorry, Mr. Daniels.
Sorry? For what?
For announcing to
me that I'm ruined?
That my enemies have finally
pulled me down into the mud?
- My name is Taylor Daniels.
- Oh.
My daughter is
registered here, I believe.
Oh... Miss Daniels?
Mm-hmm.
Not anymore she isn't.
What do you mean?
Well, uh, the young lady was
unable to pay her hotel bill.
Are you telling me you
evicted my daughter?
Well, I wouldn't exactly
say that she was on the curb.
She could have paid her bill
with the money that
Mr. Cartwright put up.
Cartwright... who is he?
Well, he's the fella
who offered her $300
and took her in at
the Ponderosa Ranch,
where she is now.
My daughter is staying
at this Ponderosa with...
Mr. and Mrs. Cartwright?
No, not exactly.
Uh, there is no Mrs. Cartwright.
Who else knows my
daughter is staying there?
Wh...
- Who else?
- Well, just about everybody
in Virginia City, I guess.
Oh, please, Mr. Daniels,
will you... lay off?
You're... you're
about to choke me.
Take a rest.
How are you? Can I help you?
I'm looking for a man
named Cartwright.
Well, I guess I qualify...
I'm Joe Cartwright.
Cartwright, I've
always prided myself
on being a civilized
human being.
But there's only one way
to treat a person like you.
Now, what was that for?
For my daughter's reputation.
I'm Taylor Daniels.
Look, Mr. Daniels, you
got this whole thing wrong.
Have I? I don't think so.
Now, look, you're
gonna listen to me.
Joseph. Joseph!
What's this all about?
This is Wendy's father.
I'm afraid he's got a
few things mixed up.
You'd better do some explaining.
This boy better do
some explaining.
He abducted my daughter.
Now, wait a minute,
wait a minute.
My son offered a young
lady a decent home,
and she accepted it,
for the sake of
her self-respect.
My daughter is
my responsibility.
Oh, good, I'm glad
to hear you say that.
Why don't you live up to it?
Why'd you leave
her stranded here
in Virginia City without
even paying her hotel bill?
Let me tell you something
about your daughter.
She's a warm,
lovely, courageous girl.
And you ought
to be proud of her.
Now, I could understand
perhaps you wondering
about my son's
intentions, but...
you had no need
to question hers.
Things have been so...
well, I've been so upset...
I guess I've been taking
it out on everybody.
Looks as though I've made
a complete fool of myself,
doesn't it, Mr. Cartwright?
- I don't know how I can...
- Why don't we just forget it.
Joe, why don't you tell
Wendy her father's here.
Right.
Mr. Daniels, let's
go in the house.
Just a minute.
Come in.
What is it?
Your father's here.
Joe!
You're not joking?
He's downstairs right now.
Oh, Joe, I knew it!
I knew he'd come!
- Do you think I look all right?
- I think you look beautiful.
Well, what if he
doesn't like me?
- How could help but like you?
- Oh, I'm not like Mother.
She was always so poised.
She always knew
just what to say to him.
Oh, Joe...
I'm scared.
Look, there's nothing
to be scared about.
That's your father downstairs.
But you don't understand.
He's not like other men.
Mother always told me that...
that he needed someone
to stand beside him,
to help him from being afraid.
When she died, I
promised I would try to...
Oh, Joe, I'm so happy!
♪♪
What's the matter?
Nothing's the matter.
I'm just real happy
for you, that's all.
Go on; go on downstairs...
Your father's waiting.
- Mr. Cartwright...
- Mm.
Look, I think it's about time
that I start calling you Taylor
and you start calling me Ben.
Well, I could use
a friend... Ben.
I don't know how I'm
going to face Wendy.
I... I'm finished.
I'm wiped out.
I set out to conquer the world.
Mm.
Well, you've had, uh, some
kind of business reverse,
and now... and now you
feel you're an utter failure.
Well, let me tell you something.
That's not the picture
of Taylor Daniels
that I get from your daughter.
They always set
me on a pedestal,
both Wendy and her mother,
but somehow I was
always falling off.
And this time, I
think, for good.
My credit has been
cut off, you understand.
Oh, yes.
Yes, I understand.
Credit...
letters of introduction,
vouchers, mortgages...
they all seemed very
important to me at one time.
Then I discovered...
something of greater importance.
Something much
more meaningful to me.
I discovered how
important my sons are to me.
You know, Taylor...
our children are the
only immortality we have.
What would a man
like me do with a child?
I purposely avoided
seeing her for years.
Even after my wife died, I...
I couldn't bear to see Wendy.
I never had been a
father to her, and...
it was too late to start.
And yet you... you wrote her,
asking her to meet you here.
Oh, yes, when I thought
I was going to succeed.
I wrote... I could
afford to write.
With all kinds of
reams and reams of...
glittering promises
and nonsense...
seas and sailing ships...
I'm a rotten failure.
Oh, I don't mean to trouble you.
I'm sorry.
And... when Wendy comes down,
tell her I'm sorry.
It's easy to love
a dream, Wendy.
It's a lot tougher to
love a human being.
Your father's here
and he needs you.
He needs you now
more than ever before.
You really do want
to fail, don't you?
No man wants to fail, Ben,
but even a fool knows
when he's beaten.
And you are beaten.
You're so completely beaten
that you're ready to run away,
just as you have
success in your hands.
I don't understand...
I told you...
You told me about credit; I'm
talking about your daughter.
Taylor, if you walk
out this door right now,
you will fail, not only for
yourself but for Wendy.
Your whole life will
have been a failure.
Father?
Wendy.
Wendy, I... I...
I don't want to know anything.
I don't want to hear anything.
I just want you to hold me.
Wendy will be out in a minute.
She's saying
good-bye to Little Joe.
Taylor...
I know that my friends
in San Francisco
are looking forward to
hearing about your plans
for the stage line.
Of course, I'm looking
forward to seeing the first run.
Without you, it would
not have been possible.
Well...
I guess you can say maybe
without your daughter's faith
in her father, it mightn't
have been possible.
It's gonna be pretty lonely
around here without you.
You taught me what it
was like not to be alone.
I'll never forget it.
Loneliness is a deep well.
Maybe I can help fill it
for my father for a while.
And then?
San Francisco isn't
so very far away, is it?
No, I guess it's not.
Good-bye, Wendy.
Good-bye, Mr. Cartwright.
I can never thank you enough.
Wendy... we're gonna miss you.
Wendy, uh...
♪♪
Joe.
Hey.
Let's go inside and
have some coffee, huh?
Sounds good.
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