Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983): Season 7, Episode 18 - Sylvia: Part 2 - full transcript

WHAT HAPPENED?

I WAS WALKING
HOME,

AND I HEARD
SOMETHING.

I THOUGHT
IT WAS BIRDS.

AND THEN WHAT?

AND THEN SOMEONE
GRABBED ME,

PUT HIS HAND
OVER MY MOUTH.

HE PULLED ME DOWN.

OH, PAPA.

DR. BAKER, I WANT
TO KNOW WHAT'S WRONG
WITH SYLVIA.

I WAS HER BEAU
TILL HER PA GOT ANGRY



AND WOULDN'T LET ME
SEE HER ANYMORE.

-YOU WERE?
-YES, SIR.

FOR A LONG TIME?

A COUPLE
OF MONTHS. WHY?

SHE'S WITH CHILD, SON.

-HAVE YOU AND SHE--
-NO!

NO!

NO!

I NEVER--

I NEV--

UGH!

ALBERT...

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

DON'T KNOW.



DOESN'T MATTER.

TO SOME TOWN
WHERE FOLKS
DON'T KNOW US.

WE'LL TELL THEM
YOUR...

YOUR HUSBAND
GOT KILLED
IN AN ACCIDENT.

YOU BLAME ME FOR THIS,
DON'T YOU?

DON'T YOU?

YOU REAP
WHAT YOU SOW.

OH, BUT OF COURSE
I'M SURE.

I OVERHEARD IT
WITH MY OWN EARS.

THE GIRL'S PREGNANT,
MARGARET.

HA, WELL,
WHO DO YOU THINK?

THAT INGALLS BOY.
WHO ELSE?

WELL, OF COURSE IT IS.
WHO ELSE COULD IT BE?

I'VE SEEN THEM TOGETHER.
OH, MARGARET, PLEASE.

DON'T BE SO NAIVE.

HA! FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE,

IT'S A WAY OF LIFE
FOR THESE FARM FAMILIES.

WELL, OF COURSE I--I DIDN'T
MEAN YOU--NO, NO, MARG--

NO, NO, MARG--WELL, I
DIDN'T MEAN--I KNOW YOUR
HUSBAND'S A FARMER.

WELL, YOU CAN
JUST GO THERE, TOO!

THE NERVE.
[BUZZER]

STUPID WOMAN.

MISS FOSTER?

HI. HARRIET HERE. YES.

[LAUGHS]

OH, I'M JUST
FINE.

YOU KNOW, MISS FOSTER,

I HATE TO BE THE ONE
TO DELIVER SHOCKING NEWS,

BUT WELL, THEN I SUPPOSE
SOMEONE HAS TO DO IT.

HI, MARCY.

ALBERT?

WOULD YOU COME
INSIDE, PLEASE?

WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH EVERYBODY?

WILLIE'S
BEEN TALKING.

ABOUT WHAT?

ABOUT YOU
AND SYLVIA.

MRS. OLESON LISTENED IN
ON A TELEPHONE CALL,

AND SHE KNOWS THAT
SYLVIA IS PREGNANT.

AND SHE TOLD
WILLIE AND LORD
KNOWS WHO ELSE

THAT YOU'RE
THE FATHER.

SHE WHAT?

I KNOW. I COULDN'T
BELIEVE IT EITHER.

AND THEY BELIEVE IT?

FOR SOME REASON,
FOLKS JUST LIKE TO
BELIEVE THOSE THINGS.

OH, THEY DO, HUH?

ALL RIGHT,

IF THEY WANT TO BELIEVE IT,
THEY CAN BELIEVE IT.

ALBERT!

ALBERT!

ALBERT, WOULD YOU
LISTEN TO ME?

-LISTEN TO ME--
-NO, LAURA, NOT THIS TIME.

-ALBERT!
-LAURA, I MEAN IT. LET ME GO.

YOU'VE BEEN SAYING
STUFF ABOUT ME.

ONLY THE TRUTH.

MY MOTHER TOLD ME.

LORD KNOWS YOUR MA
WOULDN'T LIE.

YOU MEAN SO IT'S
ALL TRUE ABOUT YOU
AND TRAMPY SYLVIA?

[LAUGHTER]

YEAH, IT'S TRUE.

AND SHE'S NOT
A TRAMP!

YOU UNDERSTAND?
SHE'S NOT!

OH, MY NOSE!
HE DID IT AGAIN! OW.

HE'S GONE OFF TO SLEEP.

WHY IN THE WORLD
WOULD HE SAY
SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

HE'S PROBABLY
ANGRY AND HURT

THAT HIS
SO-CALLED FRIENDS

COULD BE SO CRUEL.

IT'S A HARD LESSON

FINDING OUT HOW MANY
REAL FRIENDS YOU HAVE.

HE DOESN'T WANT
TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.

BUT HE HAS TO.

OH, I KNOW THAT,
BUT NOT RIGHT AWAY.

HE CAN DO HIS
STUDIES HERE.

HIS MOTHER'S
A GOOD TEACHER, REMEMBER?

I JUST COULDN'T
SEND HIM RIGHT BACK.
HE NEEDS SOME TIME.

ALL RIGHT.

I CAN'T GET OVER
THAT MRS. OLESON.

SHE HAS PULLED SOME
THINGS IN HER TIME,

BUT THIS...

I HAVE
HALF A MIND TO--

WELL, NOW, TAKE IT EASY.

YOU'RE THE ONE ALWAYS
TELLING ME PRAY
FOR MY ENEMIES.

THE CHRISTIAN WAY.

SO IS "AN EYE
FOR AN EYE."

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

FOR A CHANGE,
I NEED TO TAKE A WALK.

WELL, GOOD FOR HER.

NO!

SYLVIA!

SYLVIA!

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ONLY ME.

[SOBBING]

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS HIM.

-WHO?
-HIM.

THE MAN IN THE MASK.

HE GRABBED ME...

HE HELD ME...

HE...OH!

[SOBBING]

SYLVIA, IT'S
ALL RIGHT.

DON'T BE AFRAID.

I'M HERE.

I LOVE YOU.

DON'T...

I LOVE YOU.

AH, GOOD MORNING,
NELLIE.

GOOD MORNING,
MOTHER.

OH, GOOD MORNING,
CAROLINE.

MRS. OLESON.

WILLIE TOLD ME
WHAT HAPPENED
WITH ALBERT.

I JUST WANTED
TO COME BY
AND APOLOGIZE

FOR MY SON'S
ACTIONS.

HE WAS ONLY REPEATING
WHAT HE HEARD
FROM HIS MOTHER.

THAT IS NOT
TRUE, CAROLINE,

I NEVER, EVER
CALLED THAT GIRL
A TRAMP.

ALL I DID WAS--

ALL YOU DID WAS

LISTEN IN ON A PRIVATE
TELEPHONE CONVERSATION,

ADD A FEW LIES
OF YOUR OWN,

AND SPREAD IT ALL
OVER HERO TOWNSHIP.

I DON'T HAVE
TO STAND HERE
AND LISTEN TO THAT.

I JUST DROPPED BY
TO BRING SOME THINGS
FOR THAT GIRL.

AND I WOULD APPRECIATE
IT IF YOU WOULD DROP
BY HER HOUSE

AND GIVE HER THESE
BABY CLOTHES,

I'M SURE SHE NEEDS THEM.

AND THERE'S NO
CHARGE, OF COURSE.

HE DOESN'T NEED
YOUR CHARITY.

OH, DON'T BE
RIDICULOUS!

IT'S NOT
CHARITY!

PLEASE LEAVE,
MRS. OLESON.

MRS. INGALLS,

I AM TRYING
VERY HARD

TO BE
YOUR FRIEND.

AND I WOULD THINK
THAT YOU WOULD SHOW
SOME APPRECIATION.

AFTER ALL, YOU ARE
GOING TO BE

THAT CHILD'S
GRANDMOTHER!

MRS. OLESON,

ON SUNDAY,
I WILL GO TO CHURCH

AND I WILL ASK GOD
TO FORGIVE ME FOR THIS...

AH!

BUT TO TELL YOU
THE TRUTH,

I THINK
THE GOOD LORD

WOULD'VE DONE
THE SAME THING.

I'LL BE BACK IN AN HOUR.
MAKE SURE YOUR MOTHER
IS GONE.

YOUR FATHER
DOESN'T HATE YOU.

YES, HE DOES.

YOU SHOULD
SEE THE WAY
HE LOOKS AT ME.

BUT HOW CAN
HE BLAME YOU?

HE JUST DOES.

I WISH I COULD
RUN AWAY,

FAR AWAY
SOMEPLACE, WHERE
NO ONE WOULD KNOW

AND NO ONE WOULD
LOOK AT ME THE WAY
MY FATHER DOES.

I DON'T LOOK
AT YOU THAT WAY.

-YOU KNOW THAT.
-I KNOW.

YOU'RE
THE ONLY ONE.

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU.

I WISH WE COULD
BE TOGETHER,
JUST YOU AND ME.

NO ONE ELSE.

I FEEL SAFE
WITH YOU.

SO DO I.

I BETTER GO NOW
IN CASE MY FATHER
GETS HOME.

ALL RIGHT.

CAN I SEE YOU
TOMORROW?

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

WHAT TIME TOMORROW?

1:00, HERE.

IF I'M NOT HERE,
IT'S BECAUSE I
COULDN'T GET AWAY.

TOMORROW!

I PUT A NEW ROOF
ON THE PLACE
LAST YEAR.

NOT FANCY,
BUT SOUND.

LOOKS REAL GOOD.

GOOD AFTERNOON, SYLVIA.

MR. HARTWIG.

AND I CLEARED
THE NORTH FIELD.

IT'S A GOOD
PIECE, NICE SOIL.

YOU COULD DO
REAL WELL THERE.

HOW MUCH YOU ASKING?

$1,500.

WELL, THAT PRICE
SEEMS REAL FAIR.

WOULD YOU
GIVE ME SOME TIME
TO THINK ON IT?

ALL RIGHT.

BUT UNDERSTAND,
IF I GET ANOTHER
OFFER MEANTIME,

I'LL HAVE
TO TAKE IT.

OH, I UNDERSTAND.

WELL, I BEST
BE GETTING BACK TO TOWN.

AGAIN, I'M VERY
SORRY THAT YOU
HAVE TO GO.

THANK YOU.

-BYE, SYLVIA.
-BYE.

WHAT'S
FOR SUPPER?

LAMB STEW.

YOU GO
SOMEWHERE TODAY?

NO. I'VE BEEN
HERE ALL DAY.

YOU GOT MUD
ON YOUR SHOES.

I--I JUST TOOK A WALK.

DON'T YOU
LIE TO ME!

-WHO WERE YOU WITH?
-NOBODY!

DON'T LIE!

I'M NOT! PLEASE!

IF I SEE YOU WITH
ANYONE, I'LL KILL HIM,
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

I'M ALL DONE
WITH MY CHORES, PA.

OH, GOOD BOY.

CAN I TALK TO YOU
FOR A MINUTE?

HMM, SURE.

WELL, I WAS THINKING.

I'VE GOT A LOT OF TIME
DURING THE DAY

AND MY STUDIES
ONLY TAKE A FEW HOURS.

I WAS THINKING
ABOUT GETTING A JOB.

HEY, WELL, HOLD ON. THIS
NOT GOING TO SCHOOL IS
JUST A TEMPORARY THING,

YOU KNOW?

OH, I KNOW THAT.

I JUST THOUGHT
IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME

TO START PUTTING
SOME MONEY AWAY
IN THE BANK.

OH, I NEVER THOUGHT
ABOUT YOU AS BEING
MUCH OF A SAVER.

I KNOW...

BUT I'M GETTING
OLDER NOW.

WELL, A MAN'S GOT TO THINK
ABOUT THE FUTURE.

WELL, THAT'S
TRUE ENOUGH.

IS IT ALL RIGHT,
THEN?

I SUPPOSE.

THANKS, PA. I'LL START
LOOKING FOR WORK
IN THE MORNING.

ALBERT.

YES, SIR?

I WANT TO ASK YOU
A QUESTION,

AND I WANT YOU TO GIVE
ME AN HONEST ANSWER.

YES, SIR.

HAVE YOU BEEN
SEEING SYLVIA?

BE HONEST.

I SAW HER TODAY.

WELL, YOU REALLY
THINK THAT'S WISE?

I MEAN, CONSIDERING
THE TALK AND THE
WAY HER FATHER FEELS?

I DON'T MUCH CARE
WHAT FOLKS THINK...

AS LONG AS I KNOW
I'M DOING RIGHT.

AND I'M SORRY ABOUT
THE WAY HER FATHER FEELS,

BUT THAT DOESN'T
CHANGE THE WAY I FEEL.

AND JUST HOW
DO YOU FEEL?

I LOVE HER, PA.

YOU REALLY THINK
YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH

TO KNOW
WHAT LOVE IS?

I MUST BE.

I LOVE YOU, PA.

I HAVE
FOR A LONG TIME.

YOU ALWAYS WERE TOUGH
TO WIN AN ARGUMENT WITH.

GOOD NIGHT,
ALBERT.

GOOD NIGHT, PA.

HI.

I COULDN'T
COME TODAY.

FATHER SAID HE'D
CALL HERE TO MAKE
SURE I WAS HOME.

I UNDERSTAND.

I'M AFRAID--

I'M SO AFRAID
OF HIM.

YOU LISTEN.

I'VE BEEN DOING
A LOT OF THINKING LATELY.

I TALKED TO MY PA
LAST NIGHT,

AND HE SAID I COULD LOOK
FOR SOME WORK.

I'M GOING TO
SAVE UP MY MONEY,

AND WE'RE GOING
TO GET MARRIED.

WHAT?

YOU LOVE ME,
DON'T YOU?

-YES, BUT--
-THEN THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

THEY'LL NEVER
LET US.
YOU KNOW THAT.

IF THEY DON'T,
WE'LL JUST RUN AWAY.

JUST THE TWO OF US.

I CAN WORK.
WE CAN GET BY.

OH, ALBERT,
I WISH WE COULD.

BUT WE CAN'T,
WE'RE TOO YOUNG.

WHY?

WHY ARE WE TOO YOUNG?

BECAUSE THEY TELL US
WE'RE TOO YOUNG,

THAT'S WHY.

BUT WE'RE NOT.
WE KNOW WE AREN'T.

ALBERT, I'M WITH
CHILD. WE CAN'T.

I CAN DO IT.

I CAN TAKE CARE
OF YOU AND THE BABY.

I'VE TAKEN CARE
OF MYSELF MY WHOLE LIFE.

AT LEAST LET ME
SHOW YOU.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

HELLO.

YES, PA.

YOU DID?

YES, OF COURSE
I'M ALL RIGHT.

YES, I WILL.

GOOD-BYE.

HE SOLD THE FARM.

HE BOUGHT TICKETS
ON SATURDAY'S STAGE.

OH, ALBERT,
I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU.

I DON'T.

YOU WON'T.

I'LL THINK OF SOMETHING.

MR. HARTWIG?

ALBERT, WHAT CAN I
DO YOU FOR?

I'M LOOKING
FOR SOME WORK.

-YOU MEAN STEADY?
-YES, SIR.

BUT YOU'RE NOT EVEN
THROUGH SCHOOL YET, SON.

YEAH, I AM.

I CAN WORK
FULL-TIME.

I NEED THE JOB
REAL BAD.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW,
SON...

I'M A GOOD WORKER.

WAGON REPAIRS, SHOEING.
I'VE DONE 'EM ALL.

YOU THINK YOU COULD
HANDLE THINGS HERE
ALONE SOMETIMES?

YES, SIR.

SEE, I JUST BOUGHT
THE WEBB PLACE.

I'M GOING TO NEED
SOME TIME TO FIX IT UP.

I COULD USE
SOME HELP RIGHT NOW.

I CAN DO IT.

ALL RIGHT.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,

START YOU OFF
ON A TRIAL BASIS,

IF YOU WORK OUT,
I'LL PUT YOU ON STEADY.

HOW'S THAT?

-THANKS.
-GOOD.

-WHEN DO I START?
-WELL, RIGHT NOW.

YOU SEE THAT MARE?
BRING HER OVER HERE

AND LET ME SEE YOU
SHOE HER.

YES, SIR.

EVERYTHING'S DONE.

PLACE IS SOLD,

AND I GOT
OUR TICKETS
FOR SATURDAY.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

CALIFORNIA.

SO FAR AWAY.

FAR ENOUGH,
I HOPE.

I'D THINK
YOU'D BE GRATEFUL.

I DONE THIS
FOR YOU.

IT'S YOUR SHAME
I'M TRYING TO HIDE.

YOU HAD HIM HERE.

I WARNED YOU
WHAT I WOULD DO.

PA, PLEASE!

I WARNED YOU!

PA, NO!

HE'S MY FRIEND.
HE WAS ONLY HERE
FOR A FEW MINUTES

AND THEN HE LEFT.

WHAT WAS HE DOING HERE?
WHAT WAS HE DOING?

NOTHING!

PLEASE BELIEVE ME.
BELIEVE ME FOR ONCE!

I CAN'T.
HOW CAN I BELIEVE A WHORE?

[THUNDER]

HERE IT COMES.

HOPE IT LASTS A BIT.
WE SURE COULD USE IT.

BEEN A WHILE
SINCE WE HAD
THIS DRY A YEAR.

THERE'S BARELY ENOUGH
WATER IN PLUM CREEK
TO RUN THE MILL.

MM-HMM.

YOU'RE THAT TIRED
FROM WORKING?

-ALBERT.
-YES, SIR?

I SAID, ARE YOU
THAT TIRED FROM WORK?

I'M NOT
TIRED, PA.

WELL, HOW COME YOU'RE
NOT EATING, THEN?

OH.

I GUESS
I WAS THINKING.

THAT'S A GOOD THING TO DO
FROM TIME TO TIME,

AS LONG AS YOU
DON'T STARVE TO DEATH
WHILE YOU'RE DOING IT.

YOUR MA FIXED
A GOOD SUPPER.
YOU BEST START EATING.

CAN I HAVE SOME MORE
COFFEE, DARLING, PLEASE?

PA, HOW OLD WAS
GRANDPA WHEN
HE GOT MARRIED?

GRANDPA? LET ME SEE.
HE WAS, UH...

Caroline:
HE WAS 14.

YEAH, I THINK
YOUR MA'S RIGHT. 14.

WHY?

I JUST WONDERED.

I WONDER HOW
YOUR GRANDFATHER
FELT ABOUT IT.

I'M SURE THERE MUST
HAVE BEEN SOME CONCERN.

THAT'S MIGHTY YOUNG
TO BE GETTING MARRIED.

BUT THEY DID.

Charles:
YEAH, THEY DID.

WHAT'S ALL THIS
LEADING UP TO?

NOTHING.

NOW, COME ON,
IT'S GOT TO BE
LEADING UP TO SOMETHING.

WHAT IS IT?

CHARLES, COULD WE
TALK ABOUT IT LATER?

NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT NOW.

WHAT IS IT? COME ON.

WELL...

MR. WEBB SOLD HIS FARM...

AND HE'S TAKING
SYLVIA AWAY ON SATURDAY.

AND?

AND SHE...

SHE DOESN'T
WANT TO GO.

AND I DON'T
WANT HER TO GO.

WELL, I'M AFRAID THERE'S NOT
MUCH YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

YES, THERE IS.

I COULD MARRY HER.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

I MEAN, I JUST
DON'T BELIEVE IT!

CHARLES, COULD WE TALK
ABOUT THIS LATER?

NO, WE CANNOT
TALK ABOUT IT LATER,

DID YOU HEAR
THIS BOY?

GOOD LORD.
HE'S 14 YEARS OLD--
JUST 14 YEARS OLD--

AND HE'S TALKING
ABOUT GETTING MARRIED!

AND JUST HOW DO YOU INTEND
TO SUPPORT THIS GIRL,

IF YOU DON'T MIND
MY ASKING?

I HAVE A JOB.

A TEMPORARY JOB!
YOU STILL HAVE
SCHOOL TO FINISH,

YOU GOT COLLEGE
TO GO TO.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BECOME
A DOCTOR WORKING
IN A LIVERY STABLE.

I DON'T HAVE
TO BECOME A DOCTOR.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

LOOK, ALBERT,
I DON'T WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THIS ANYMORE.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
LET ME ASK YOU THIS--

CHARLES, YOU SAID WE
WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT IT--

HE STARTED IT!

CARRIE,
GO ON TO YOUR ROOM.

NOW, DO YOU REALLY THINK
THAT THAT GIRL'S FATHER

IS GOING TO LET YOU
MARRY HER?

YES, I DO.

YOU DO?

AND JUST WHAT
MAKES YOU THINK THAT?

BECAUSE...

I'M GOING TO TELL HIM
I'M THE BABY'S FATHER.

IS THAT THE TRUTH?

NO. BUT I MIGHT
AS WELL BE.

MRS. OLESON HAS
EVERYBODY
BELIEVING I AM.

BUT YOU'RE NOT,
AND IT'S NOT YOUR CHILD.

LOOK, ALBERT, I KNOW
YOU CARE FOR THIS GIRL,

I KNOW YOU FEEL
SORRY FOR HER,

BUT YOU CAN'T MARRY
SOMEONE BECAUSE YOU FEEL
SORRY FOR THEM.

I WANT TO MARRY HER
BECAUSE I LOVE HER.

THE BABY'S NOT MINE,
BUT IT'S PART OF HER,

OF SOMEONE I LOVE.

Charles:
IT'S NOT THE SAME.

THEN YOU LIED TO ME, PA.

I'M NOT YOUR SON EITHER,

BUT YOU TOLD ME YOU
LOVED ME JUST THE SAME.

WERE YOU LYING?

JUST TRY TO TALK
SOME SENSE INTO HIM.

ALBERT.

ALBERT.

A BOY YOUR AGE
HAS NO IDEA--

MA, PLEASE, DON'T
TELL ME I'M TOO YOUNG
TO KNOW HOW I FEEL!

I WASN'T GOING TO TRY
AND TELL YOU THAT.

AND DON'T EVER RAISE
YOUR VOICE TO ME WHILE
YOU LIVE IN THIS HOUSE.

MARRIAGE...

MARRIAGE IS
A BIG UNDERTAKING

UNDER THE BEST
OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

I KNOW THAT.

LET ME FINISH.

WHEN TWO PEOPLE
FALL IN LOVE...

THAT FEELING
IS SO BIG
IN THE BEGINNING,

IT OVERSHADOWS
EVERYTHING.

IT'S THE ONLY
THING IN THE WORLD.

PEOPLE TEND TO PUSH
REAL PROBLEMS AWAY,

PRETEND THEY
DON'T EXIST.

THEY DON'T EVEN WANT
TO THINK ABOUT THEM

BECAUSE FACING
THOSE PROBLEMS

CAN BE PAINFUL.

WE HAVE FACED UP
TO THOSE PROBLEMS.

I HAVE A JOB.

I'LL WORK HARD...

AND I CAN
TAKE CARE OF HER.

WHAT ABOUT THE BABY?

AND I CAN TAKE CARE
OF THE BABY, TOO.

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT
TAKING CARE OF THE BABY.

I'M TALKING ABOUT
LOVING THE BABY.

HOW DOES SYLVIA FEEL
ABOUT THE BABY?

HAVE YOU ASKED HER?

NO.

THAT CHILD...

WAS NOT
CONCEIVED IN LOVE.

IT WAS A CRUEL, A...

A BRUTAL THING.

IT WON'T BE
THAT EASY FOR THAT
GIRL TO FORGET.

HOW WILL SHE FEEL
ABOUT THAT CHILD?

I DON'T KNOW, MA.

I JUST KNOW I LOVE HER.

Caroline: I KNOW...

I KNOW.

[GASPS]

WHERE IS SHE?
WHERE'S MY DAUGHTER?

HOW DARE YOU COME
INTO MY HOUSE
WITH A GUN.

Mr. Webb: SYLVIA!

SHE'S NOT HERE.
NOW GET OUT!

I WILL, AFTER I HAVE
IT OUT WITH YOUR SON!

I'LL GET
THE TRUTH OUT OF HIM
IF I HAVE TO KILL HIM!

-NO MORE!
-LET ME UP!

NO MORE!

ALBERT!

TELL HIM
THE TRUTH!

TELL HIM
THE TRUTH NOW!

IT WASN'T ME!

I NEVER DID
ANYTHING!

SWEAR IT!

SWEAR IT TO GOD!

I SWEAR TO GOD.

HITCH UP THE TEAM, SON.

WE'LL TAKE HIM HOME.

Mr. Webb: SYLVIE!

Charles:
WELL, LET'S SPLIT UP AGAIN.

I'LL COVER FROM HERE
TO THE NEXT RIDGE.

Albert:
I'LL CHECK THE OLD
ATKINS PLACE, TOO.

GOOD IDEA.

[HORSE NEIGHING]

ALBERT!

ALBERT!
ALBERT!

I'M HERE.

DON'T LET HIM
FIND ME.

SHH, SHH.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

-HE'S SORRY.
-NO, HE'S NOT.

-HE HATES ME.
-HE DOESN'T.

BELIEVE ME,
HE DOESN'T.

-I WON'T GO BACK.
-SYLVIA--

I WON'T, I DON'T
WANT TO BE WITH HIM.

I WANT TO BE
WITH YOU.

YOU PROMISED.

YOU SAID EVERYTHING
WOULD BE ALL RIGHT,

THAT WE'D BE
TOGETHER.
YOU PROMISED.

PLEASE, ALBERT,
DON'T MAKE ME
GO BACK.

I LOVE YOU.

I WANT TO BE
WITH YOU ALWAYS.

PLEASE!
I LOVE YOU SO.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU STAY HERE,
OUT OF SIGHT.

I'LL BE BACK FOR YOU.

YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO TELL THEM?

WE'RE GOING TO DO
JUST AS I PROMISED.

WE'RE GOING TO GO AWAY...

JUST YOU AND ME.

OH, ALBERT.

YOU'RE FREEZING.

I'VE GOT A BLANKET.

HERE'S THIS BLANKET
AND HERE'S SOME
BISCUITS IN THE SACK.

I'M FINE NOW.

ALBERT...

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU.

-NO SIGN, EH?
-NO, SIR.

WHERE TO LOOK?

I THINK I'LL
RIDE BACK
TO MY PLACE,

JUST IN CASE
SHE CAME HOME.

I'LL SWING
BY THE FARMS
NORTH OF TOWN,

SOMEONE MIGHT'VE
SEEN HER.

I THOUGHT I MIGHT
CHECK IN TOWN.

MAYBE FOLKS WHO ARE
ON BUSINESS MIGHT'VE
SEEN HER, TOO.

GOOD IDEA. WE'LL MEET
BACK AT THE OLESONS'.

MR. HARTWIG!

HELLO, ALBERT.

WHAT IS ALL THIS?

HMM?

YOU WERE TRYING
TO STEAL FROM ME,
WEREN'T YOU, BOY?

IT WASN'T
LIKE STEALING.

I WAS GOING
TO PAY YOU BACK.

I WAS LEAVING A NOTE
TELLING YOU.

IT'S STILL
STEALING.

MR. HARTWIG, I NEED
THE MONEY REAL BAD.

I WILL PAY YOU
BACK, HONEST.

WHAT DO YOU NEED
THE MONEY FOR?

UH...

I CAN'T TELL YOU.

BETTER JUST
COME WITH ME.

WE'LL SEE IF YOU
KNOW HOW YOU CAN
TELL YOUR PA--

NO, PLEASE!

ALL RIGHT.
I'LL TELL YOU.

I KNOW YOU WON'T HELP
ME, BUT I'LL TELL YOU.

GO ON.

I'M RUNNING AWAY.

I DON'T WANT TO--

SEE, YOU KNOW
SYLVIA.

THE WEBB GIRL,
SURE.

YEAH, WELL,
I'M TAKING HER AWAY,

WE'RE GOING
TO GET MARRIED.

WE'RE GOING TO LIVE
FAR AWAY FROM HERE.

I HAVE TO GO NOW
BEFORE THEY FIND HER.

BEFORE THEY
FIND HER?

YEAH, SHE'S AT
THE OLD ATKINS PLACE
WAITING FOR ME.

I WAS GOING TO
ASK YOU FOR AN ADVANCE
ON MY WAGES,

BUT YOU WEREN'T HERE, SO...

I WAS GOING TO
PAY YOU BACK, I SWEAR IT.

YOU'RE AWFUL YOUNG
TO BE RUNNING AWAY AND
GETTING MARRIED, SON.

I KNOW, BUT...

PLEASE.

PLEASE HELP US.

WELL, I WANT TO,
SURE, BUT...

I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T
WANT TO GET IN ANY
TROUBLE WITH YOUR FOLKS.

THEY'D NEVER
KNOW YOU HELPED.

THERE'S NOBODY
AT MY PLACE RIGHT NOW.

I WAS GOING TO GO
AND PICK UP SOME WARM
CLOTHES AND SOME FOOD

AND LEAVE A NOTE.

I WON'T SAY
ANYTHING ABOUT YOU.

PLEASE.

YOU'RE MY ONLY CHANCE.

[SIGHS]

THAT THERE IS
YOUR HORSE, HUH?

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.
I TELL YOU WHAT...

YEAH.

YOU GO BACK
TO YOUR PLACE,

YOU GET YOUR STUFF.

I WILL WATER
AND FEED YOUR HORSE,

AND THEN I'LL
SADDLE ANOTHER ONE
TO GO ALONG WITH IT.

BUT YOU GOT
TO PROMISE ME

YOU'RE GOING
TO PAY ME BACK,
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

I WILL. I WILL!

ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S FINE.

-JUST GET GOING, WILL YOU?
-RIGHT.

I'LL SEE YOU
BACK HERE.

I'LL NEVER
FORGET YOU FOR THIS.

Albert, voice-over:
"I KNOW YOU THINK I'M WRONG,

"BUT YOU TOLD ME
ONCE A MAN HAS TO DO
WHAT HE THINKS IS RIGHT.

"I ONLY HOPE THAT
SOMEDAY YOU'LL FORGIVE ME.

"I LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

YOUR SON, ALBERT."

[WHINING]

I CHECKED WITH ALMANZO,
HE HASN'T SEEN ALBERT.

-I WONDER WHERE HE COULD BE.
-I DON'T KNOW.

GOOD AFTERNOON!

MRS. OLESON, YOU
HAVEN'T SEEN MY SON
ALBERT TODAY, HAVE YOU?

OH, YES, YES, I HAVE.
ABOUT 15 MINUTES AGO.

WHERE WAS HE?

HE WAS RUNNING
OUT OF TOWN,
TOWARD YOUR PLACE.

-YOU THINK HE'S FOUND HER?
-LET'S FIND OUT.

MR. HARTWIG!

ALBERT!

ALBERT!

HE'S NOT HERE.

Mr. Webb:
WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A LETTER
FROM ALBERT.

WHAT'S IT SAY?
HAS HE FOUND HER?

IT SAYS HE'S RUNNING
AWAY AND HE'S TAKING
SYLVIA WITH HIM.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S THINK.

HE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE
SHE WAS LAST NIGHT,
I'M SURE OF THAT,

SO HE MUST'VE
FOUND HER TODAY.

BUT WHERE?

WE ONLY SPLIT UP TWICE,
ONCE AT GORMAN'S
AND THEN AT THE WOODS.

AND WHEN HE WENT
TO CHECK OUT THE OLD
ATKINS PLACE.

THAT'S THE CLOSEST.
WE'LL LOOK THERE FIRST.

ALBERT.

AAH!

[SOBBING]

[GROWLING]

[SCREAMS]

SYLVIA!

[CRYING]

I'LL GET DOC BAKER.

HOW IS SHE?

SHE WANTS TO
SEE YOU, SON.

HI.

HI.

I FELL.

YEAH,
YOU SURE DID.

AM I...

AM I GOING
TO DIE?

NO, NO.
YOU WERE LUCKY.

YOU'LL BE UP AND
AROUND IN NO TIME.

I GUESS ALL OUR
PLANS ARE CHANGED.

I'LL HAVE TO GO AWAY
WITH MY PA.

NO, YOU WON'T.

WHAT?

YOU'RE STAYING
HERE WITH ME.

BUT...WHAT--

I ALREADY
ASKED YOUR PA,

AND HE SAYS IT'S
ALL RIGHT WITH HIM.

WE CAN GET MARRIED?

AS SOON AS
YOU'RE UP TO IT,

YOU'LL BE
MRS. ALBERT INGALLS.

MRS. INGALLS...

OH, I WISH WE COULD HAVE
A CHURCH WEDDING.

WELL, WHY CAN'T WE?

BECAUSE...

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW.

WE CAN DO ANYTHING
WE DARN WELL PLEASE.

IF YOU WANT
A CHURCH WEDDING,

A CHURCH WEDDING
YOU'LL GET.

OH, YES,
I DO WANT ONE.

I WANT TO WEAR
A LONG WHITE DRESS

AND I WANT TO WEAR
FLOWERS IN MY HAIR--

YELLOW FLOWERS.

AND I WANT TO WALK
DOWN THE AISLE
TO YOU, MY ALBERT.

AND I WANT TO HEAR
THE REVEREND SAY,

"YOU MAY NOW
KISS THE BRIDE."

KISS ME, MY LOVE.