Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983): Season 9, Episode 10 - Love - full transcript

MAMA, WHAT'S
THAT LADY
LOOKING AT?

HUSH NOW, JEREMY.
DON'T ASK
QUESTIONS.

JEREMY,
HOW OLD
ARE YOU?

8 YEARS OLD.

Jane:
8? YOU MUST
BE A BIG BOY.

I HAD TO
ASK BECAUSE
I'M BLIND.

I'M SORRY,
BUT CHILDREN
HIS AGE

ASK SO MANY
QUESTIONS.

I KNOW, DON'T
APOLOGIZE.

ARE YOU
GOING FAR?

Jane:
WALNUT GROVE.



IS THAT
YOUR HOME?

I WENT TO
SCHOOL THERE.

I WENT TO THE
BLIND SCHOOL
SOME YEARS AGO

BEFORE IT
BURNT DOWN.

I'VE SO MANY
FRIENDS I HAVEN'T
SEEN IN SO LONG.

JANEY.

LAURA.

OH, LAURA!

OH, I CAN'T
BELIEVE I'M
REALLY HERE.

OHH.

YOU LOOK
BEAUTIFUL.

I'M FINE,
LAURA.

AND YOU SOUND
WONDERFUL.

I KNOW WHY.



WHERE IS HE?

HE'S RIGHT HERE.

Laura: JANEY,
THIS IS ALMANZO.

ALMANZO.

OH, I FEEL LIKE
WE'RE OLD FRIENDS.

I FIND MOST OF
LAURA'S LETTERS
ARE ABOUT YOU.

IT'S HIGH TIME
WE MET YOU.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU
HERE, JANE.

THANK YOU.

I'M JENNY.

JENNY.

I FEEL LIKE
I KNOW YOU, TOO.

Laura: AND
THIS IS ROSE.

THERE.

OH, LAURA.
SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.

[ROSE CRIES]

AW, MAY
I HOLD HER?

OF COURSE.

OHH.

[ROSE CRIES]

SHH.

THERE.

NOW, THERE'S
SOMEBODY ELSE WHO
WANTS TO SEE YOU,

SO LET ME
HAVE MY BABY
BACK.

COME HERE,
BABY, OOH.

HERE, JANE.

I'LL GET
THE BAGS.

OKAY.

JANE, IS IT
TRUE THAT YOU
AND AUNT LAURA

REALLY PUT PURPLE
DYE IN MRS. OLESON'S
WASH WATER ONCE?

Jane: OH, MY.

JENNY, IT'S TRUE.
HA HA!

I HOPE MRS. OLESON
NEVER FOUND OUT
WHO IT WAS.

Laura: SHE STILL
THINKS IT'S WILLIE.

[LAUGHS]

I TOLD MY AUNT
I THOUGHT I
NEEDED A CHANGE.

I REMEMBER
HOW HAPPY I
WAS HERE,

SO I DECIDED
TO COME BACK
TO WALNUT GROVE.

Hester-Sue: AND
WE'RE SO GLAD
YOU DID.

OH, I CAN'T TELL
YOU HOW GRATEFUL
I AM, HESTER-SUE.

YOU GETTING
ME A JOB HERE
AT THE HOTEL.

HONEY, IT WAS
MY PLEASURE.

JUST HAVING YOU
AROUND IS THANKS
ENOUGH FOR ME.

HESTER-SUE CAN
USE THE HELP.

SHE PRACTICALLY
RUNS THE PLACE
SINGLE-HANDEDLY.

HA HA, AND I'M
ABOUT TO RUN
OUT OF HANDS.

[LAUGHS]

JANEY, WHY
DID YOU LEAVE
ROCKFORD?

I TOLD YOU, LAURA.

I FELT LIKE I
NEEDED A CHANGE
IN MY LIFE.

Almanzo: I HAVE THE
TRUNK UP IN THE ROOM.

Hester-Sue:
THANK YOU,
ALMANZO.

I GOT TO GET BACK
TO WORK. YOU ALL
HAVE A NICE TIME.

BYE-BYE.
BYE, DADDY.

BYE.
BYE.

WORK.

THAT'S WHY
I'M HERE,
ISN'T IT?

WHERE DO
I START?

MY GOODNESS!
YOU JUST
GOT HERE.

YOU DON'T
HAVE TO START
THIS INSTANT.

I WANT TO
EARN MY WAY,
HESTER-SUE.

OH, YOU'LL
EARN IT
SOON ENOUGH.

MRS. OLESON ISN'T
THE EASIEST PERSON
TO WORK FOR.

[HESTER-SUE LAUGHS]

I'M SURE I
CAN DO IT,
MRS. OLESON.

WELL, IT'S ALL SO
TECHNICAL, DEAR.

I MEAN, THERE'S
SO MANY LINES AND
CONNECTIONS TO LEARN.

YOU KNOW, IT
TOOK ME ALMOST,

WELL, ALMOST TWO WEEKS
TO BECOME COMFORTABLE
WITH IT MYSELF.

IT'S ONLY
A MATTER OF
MEMORIZATION.

HESTER-SUE'S
ALREADY SHOWN
ME THE LINES,

AND I HAVE A LIST
OF EVERYONE'S RINGS
RIGHT HERE IN BRAILLE.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

[RING]

OH, HERE.
I'LL GET IT.

LET ME, PLEASE.

OH. UH--

WALNUT GROVE.

THE BANK?

YES, SIR.
ONE MOMENT.

Edwards: IS
ANYBODY WAITING
TABLES OUT HERE?

JUST A MOMENT,
PLEASE.

[RING RING]

IT'S RINGING,
SIR.

DONE.

OH, HUH.

WELL, THAT'S
JUST FINE.

YES, YES,
YES.

I THINK THAT YOU'LL
GET THE HANG OF
IT, GIVEN TIME.

WE HAVE A
TABLE FOR YOU,
MR. EDWARDS.

TAKE MY ADVICE.

YOU WANT TO
KEEP YOUR JOB,

DON'T EVER GET
ANY BETTER AT THAT
THAN HARRIET OLESON.

HA HA! I'LL
REMEMBER THAT.

HEY, YOU'RE LAURA'S
FRIEND, AREN'T YOU?

UH-HUH.
JANE CANFIELD.

WELL, MY NAME'S EDWARDS,
A KIND OF OLD FRIEND
OF HALF-PINT'S MYSELF.

HALF-PINT.

I REMEMBER WHEN
LAURA'S PA USED
TO CALL HER THAT.

HEH! GOT IT
FROM ME.

STARTED CALLING HER
THAT ABOUT THE SAME TIME
I TAUGHT HER TO SPIT.

SPIT? HA HA!

OH, WAIT A MINUTE, NOW.
IT'S REAL IMPORTANT TO
LEARN TO DO THAT PROPER,

ESPECIALLY IF
THE WIND'S BLOWING.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

OH, EXCUSE ME,
MR. EDWARDS, I HAVE
TO GET BACK TO WORK.

Jane: WALNUT GROVE.

[SQUARE-DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
[CLAPPING]

GOOD EVENING, FOLKS.
ARE YOU HAVING
A GOOD TIME?

OH, WE SURE ARE.
REVEREND ALDEN, YOU
REMEMBER JANE CANFIELD.

OH, I DO,
INDEED.

SHE NEVER MISSED A
SUNDAY SERMON WHILE
SHE LIVED HERE.

HOW ARE
YOU, JANE?

JUST FINE,
REVEREND.
AND YOURSELF?

OH, I'M VERY
WELL, THANK YOU.

I WAS DELIGHTED TO HEAR
YOU WERE VISITING, I HOPE
YOU'LL MAKE IT PERMANENT.

OH, I DON'T
KNOW YET, BUT
WE'LL SEE.

THIS IS THE ONE
I'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR, JANE.

WOULD YOU DO
ME THE HONOR?

OH, THANK YOU, ALMANZO,
BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN
MUCH OF A DANCER.

PLEASE, YOU AND
LAURA GO AHEAD.

GO ON, YOU TWO.
JANE WILL KEEP
ME COMPANY.

I'M NOT MUCH OF
A DANCER EITHER.
[LAUGHS]

Almanzo:
ALL RIGHT,
REVEREND.

EXCUSE ME, REVEREND.
YOU MIND IF I CUT IN?

NOT AT ALL.

IT SEEMS A
SHAME TO WASTE
A PRETTY GIRL

AND ALL THIS
MUSIC AT THE
SAME TIME.

OH, MR. EDWARDS,
I CAN'T DANCE.

OH, OF COURSE
YOU CAN DANCE.

EVERYBODY CAN DANCE.
HERE, JUST HOLD ON HERE.

HA HA HA!

[LAUGHS]

Jane: OH. OH.

OH, MR. EDWARDS.

I CAN HARDLY
CATCH MY BREATH.

YEAH, IT IS KIND
OF STUFFY IN HERE.

WANT TO STEP OUTSIDE
AND GET SOME AIR?

I'D LIKE THAT.

ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO.

OOH.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
TELLING FOLKS
YOU CAN'T DANCE?

I'D SAY YOU DID
ALL THE WORK.

I JUST CAME ALONG
FOR THE RIDE.

OH, IT'S
WONDERFUL
OUT HERE.

YEAH.

ARE THERE
CLOUDS TONIGHT?

OH, NARY A ONE.
CLEAR AS A BELL.

STARS POPPING OUT
ALL OVER THE PLACE.

THERE'S THE
EVENING STAR.

OF COURSE,
IT AIN'T REALLY
A STAR AT ALL.

IT'S VENUS.

TELL ME ABOUT
THE STARS.

WELL, I DON'T
KNOW WHAT THEY
ARE, REALLY,

BUT I HEARD A
FELLOW SAY ONCE

THAT STARS WERE
THE WINDOWS IN THE
FLOOR OF HEAVEN.

HA HA!

RECKON IT'S A GLINT
OF ALL THAT GOLD
THEY GOT UP THERE

JUST SHINING
DOWN THROUGH.

[SLOW WALTZ PLAYING]

MR. EDWARDS?

HMM?

YOU THINK YOU
COULD TEACH A GIRL
HOW TO WALTZ?

MISS CANFIELD,
I COULD TEACH
A CIGAR-STORE INDIAN

HOW TO DANCE A JIG
IF I PUT MY MIND
TO IT. NOW COME ON.

OH, OUT HERE,
PLEASE, TILL I GET
THE HANG OF IT.

OUT HERE IT IS.

* GET OUT OF THE WAY
FOR OLD DAN TUCKER *

* HE'S TOO LATE TO
GET HIS SUPPER *

* SUPPER'S OVER AND
DINNER'S COOKIN' *

* OLD DAN TUCKER JUST
STANDS THERE LOOKIN' *

* OLD DAN TUCKER
WAS A FINE OLD MAN *

* WASHED HIS FACE
IN A FRYIN'-- *

GOOD MORNING.

MORNING YOURSELF.

YOU LIKED
MY APPLE PIE
SO MUCH,

I BROUGHT YOU
A PIECE TO TAKE
ON THE ROAD.

DON'T KNOW WHAT I
DONE TO DESERVE ALL
THIS GOOD TREATMENT,

BUT I'LL TAKE IT,
THANK YOU.

NICE DAY,
ISN'T IT?

YES, MA'AM.
IT'S A BEAUT.
HEH HEH.

TOO NICE A DAY TO
BE SITTING BEHIND
A SWITCHBOARD.

YOU KNOW, IT'S
TOO BAD YOU'RE
WORKING.

I'D TAKE YOU
FOR A RIDE TO
SLEEPY EYE.

OH, I DON'T HAVE
TO WORK TODAY.

I MEAN, MRS. OLESON
SAID I COULD HAVE
THE DAY OFF

SINCE I'VE
WORKED EVERY DAY
I'VE BEEN HERE,

BUT I TOLD HER
I'D WORK ANYWAY.

TELL YOU
WHAT YOU DO.

YOU GO ON
BACK IN THERE,

TELL HER YOU
CHANGED YOUR MIND,

YOU AIN'T GOING
TO WORK TODAY.

YOU'RE GOING TO RIDE
TO SLEEPY EYE WITH ME.

OH, I
DON'T KNOW.

COME ON, GIRL.
TIME'S A-WASTING.
MAKE UP YOUR MIND.

I'LL GO.
I'LL BE
RIGHT BACK.

ALL RIGHT.

THROW IN A PLUG
OF THIS TOBACCO.

THAT'LL BE
65 CENTS TOTAL.

NASTY HABIT.

Shopkeeper:
WHAT?

OH, NOTHING,
NOTHING.

LET ME SEE
THIS ONE HERE.

OH, YES, SIR.

YEAH.
I'LL TAKE
THAT ONE.

Shopkeeper:
YES, SIR.

JANE, UH...

WELL, I--I BOUGHT
YOU SOMETHING.

HERE YOU ARE.

[LAUGHS]

[GASPS]

A CAMEO.

OH, IT'S LOVELY.

WILL YOU HELP
PUT IT ON ME?

OH, SURE.

ALL THUMBS.

THERE YOU ARE.

OH, THANK YOU.

HAD TO DO
SOMETHING TO
SHOW MY THANKS.

Jane:
FOR WHAT?

FOR THE COMPANY.

A WONDERFUL TRIP.

WELL, WE'D
BETTER GET GOING.

HERE, LET ME
HELP YOU.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

Edwards: HEAR THAT?

MEADOWLARK.

Jane:
HOW DO YOU KNOW?

OH, TELL
BY HIS SONG.

THE FACT IS,
I CAN JUST
ABOUT SEE HIM

SETTING WAY OUT
THERE ACROSS
THE MEADOW,

JUST SWAYING
BACK AND FORTH

ON THE TOP
OF A BIG, PRETTY
GOLDEN SUNFLOWER.

[CHUCKLES]

MAY I LOOK
AT YOU?

LOOK AT ME?

NOT MUCH
TO LOOK AT.

PLEASE?

WELL, IF
YOU WANT.

[SIGHS]

YOU HAVE A BEARD.

I KNEW YOU WOULD.

MUST BE LIKE
TOUCHING AN OLD
GRIZZLY BEAR.

NO, ISAIAH.

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.

BEST BE GETTING
BACK ON THE ROAD.

YOU KNOW, FOLKS
ARE GOING TO WONDER
WHAT HAPPENED TO US.

ARE YOU SURE YOU
DON'T NEED ANY
HELP WITH THAT?

POSITIVE, LAURA.

YOU KNOW, I THINK
MRS. OLESON'S FINALLY
ACCEPTING MY ABILITIES.

SHE HASN'T COME INTO
THE SWITCHBOARD ROOM
FOR DAYS.

ARE YOU GLAD
YOU CAME
BACK, JANEY?

OH, I DON'T THINK
I'VE EVER BEEN
SO HAPPY, LAURA.

GOOD, THEN
MAYBE YOU'LL
STAY.

JANE, YOU'VE
GOT A LETTER!

A LETTER?
IT MUST BE
FROM MY AUNT.

NO, IT SAYS
HERE A DR. THOMAS
VANDERAN, CHICAGO.

GIVE IT TO
ME, PLEASE.

Laura: JANE,
WHAT'S WRONG?

WHO IS
THIS DOCTOR?

AN EYE SURGEON
IN CHICAGO.

HE CAME TO ROCKFORD

TWO MONTHS AGO AND
EXAMINED MY EYES.

HE WAS LOOKING
FOR PATIENTS

TO UNDERGO AN
OPERATION HE'S
PERFECTING.

WELL, DID HE
CHOOSE YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

I LEFT TOWN
BEFORE HE
NOTIFIED US.

WELL, AREN'T
YOU ANXIOUS

TO FIND OUT
IF HE CHOSE
YOU?

JANE, THIS
COULD CHANGE
YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

I'M HAPPY.

I'M GOING TO
ACCEPT MY LIFE
THE WAY IT IS.

IS THAT WHY
YOU CAME
BACK HERE?

I TOLD YOU...

I DON'T NEED
AN OPERATION.

I DON'T WANT IT!

HIS DECISION'S
IN THAT LETTER.

[JANE SIGHS]

LET ME READ IT.

"DEAR MISS CANFIELD,

"I'M TAKING
THE LIBERTY OF
WRITING YOU

"AT THE ADDRESS
PROVIDED BY
YOUR AUNT.

"WITH REGARD TO THE
EXAMINATION I PERFORMED
THESE SEVERAL WEEKS AGO,

"IT HAS BECOME
THE CONCLUSION OF
MINE AND MY STAFF

"THAT YOU ARE
THE MOST SUITABLE
CANDIDATE

"FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL
SURGERY WE DISCUSSED
AT THAT EARLIER DATE.

"IT IS MY PROFOUND HOPE
THAT YOU WILL DECIDE
IN FAVOR OF THE SURGERY

"AND TRAVEL TO CHICAGO
AT YOUR EARLIEST
CONVENIENCE.

"ALL OF YOUR EXPENSES
WILL, OF COURSE, BE PAID
BY THE FOUNDATION.

"ANXIOUSLY AWAITING
YOUR REPLY,

WITH SINCEREST
REGARDS, DR. THOMAS
VANDERAN, M.D."

HONEY, THEY
WANT TO OPERATE!

NO.

BUT, JANE,
THERE'S A CHANCE
THAT YOU MIGHT SEE.

AND THERE'S A
BETTER CHANCE
THAT I WON'T.

[SIGHS]

PLEASE...

TRY AND UNDERSTAND.

FOR AS LONG
AS I CAN
REMEMBER,

EVER SINCE I WAS
OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW
I WAS BLIND,

I'VE HAD ONE
CONSTANT DREAM--

TO SEE...

Jane: TO SEE THE LIGHT
OF ONE SUN-FILLED DAY.

THEN HAVE
THE OPERATION.

NO!

I CAN'T!

I WON'T!

I'M SORRY.

I WON'T BE
DISAPPOINTED AGAIN.

Isaiah: JANE!

COULD I TALK
TO YOU FOR
A MINUTE?

YES.
CERTAINLY.

WILL YOU ALL
EXCUSE US? WON'T
BE A MINUTE.

Almanzo:
WELL, SURE.

SIT DOWN
RIGHT HERE.

GOT SOMETHING
KIND OF IMPORTANT
TO SAY.

WHAT IS IT,
ISAIAH?

WHEN THAT REVEREND
WAS TALKING
THIS MORNING,

IT KIND OF GOT ME
TO THINKING.

YOU KNOW, HE
WAS TALKING ABOUT
HOPE, OPPORTUNITY,

HOW YOU GOT TO
TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY
WHEN IT COME.

AND JANE, LIFE
IS TOO SHORT,

IT'S TOO
PRECIOUS NOT TO
JUST REACH OUT

AND GRAB ALL
THE HAPPINESS
YOU CAN GET.

WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO SAY?

I THINK YOU
OUGHT TO HAVE
THAT OPERATION.

LAURA TOLD ME
ABOUT IT.

NOW, LISTEN, I KNOW
YOU'VE SUFFERED
A LOT IN THE PAST,

YOU HAD A LOT
OF PAIN, A LOT OF
DISAPPOINTMENT.

BUT THAT DOCTOR
IN CHICAGO, I MEAN,

HE CAN OFFER
YOU SOMETHING

NO OTHER MAN
IN THE WORLD
CAN OFFER YOU.

HE'S HOLDING OUT--
HOLDING OUT
HOPE, JANE,

HOPE THAT
YOU CAN SEE.

GRAB IT, JANE,
JUST...

GRAB HOLD OF
THAT HOPE AND
RUN WITH IT.

JUST RUN WITH
IT, DARLING.

ALL RIGHT.

FOR YOU, ISAIAH.

I'LL DO IT
FOR YOU.

MISS CANFIELD,
THE DOCTOR'S
READY FOR YOU.

OKAY, I HAVE
A WHEELCHAIR
HERE FOR YOU.

Hester-Sue:
GO STRAIGHT.

NOW STEP UP.

YOU NERVOUS?

ANXIOUS.

OKAY?

[HUMMING]

AFTERNOON,
ISAIAH.

NELS.
HARRIET.

Harriet: EDWARDS.

WHAT CAN I
DO FOR YOU?

WELL, I'M JUST
ABOUT TO RUN OUT
OF EVERYTHING.

WORK'S PILING UP
AT THE MILL.

I'LL PICK THIS
STUFF UP ON
THE WAY HOME.

Nels:
SURE THING.
ISAIAH?

YEAH.

ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT?

[SIGHS]

TELL YOU THE
TRUTH, NELS,

IF I WAS STILL
A DRINKING MAN,

I'D ADD A COUPLE OF BOTTLES
OF YOUR EXTRA-STRENGTH COUGH
MEDICINE TO THAT LIST.

WHAT'S WRONG?

OH, I CAN'T STOP
WORRYING ABOUT JANE.

Nels: I THOUGHT
AS MUCH.

NOW, LOOK...

SHE IS UNDER THE CARE
OF ONE OF THE FINEST
EYE SURGEONS

IN THE COUNTRY.

YEAH, I KNOW.
I KNOW.

JUST IF THAT OPERATION
DOESN'T TAKE, IT'S GOING
TO BREAK HER HEART.

MINE, TOO,
JUST SEEING HER
DISAPPOINTMENT.

WELL, I BETTER
GET BACK TO WORK.

WHAT A FINE
AND CARING MAN.

OH, YES.

HE CERTAINLY IS.

HARRIET, I
KNOW YOU DON'T
LIKE ISAIAH,

BUT EVEN YOU CAN
SEE WHAT HE'S
GOING THROUGH.

YES.
YES, INDEED.

I CERTAINLY CAN.

JUST IMAGINE A
SMELLY, OLD GRIZZLY
BEAR LIKE THAT

PINING AWAY OVER
SUCH A SWEET AND
DEFENSELESS YOUNG GIRL.

I THINK IT'S
ABSOLUTELY
DISGUSTING.

Nels: HARRIET,
IS THERE NO LIMIT

TO THE LOW THINGS
THAT YOU'LL SAY
ABOUT A PERSON?

I THINK THAT'S
POSITIVELY EVIL!

OH, IS THAT SO?

YES, THAT'S SO!

AND I'M SHOCKED.
I AM SHOCKED
AND HORRIFIED.

WELL!

LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING, MR. SHOCKED
AND HORRIFIED.

A WOMAN CAN
ALWAYS TELL ABOUT
THINGS LIKE THAT,

WHEREAS A MAN
WOULD ALWAYS BE
TOTALLY BLIND.

NOW, YOU MARK
MY WORDS.

YOUR FINE
AND CARING MR.
EDWARDS THERE

IS IN LOVE
WITH A CHILD.

AHH!

OHH.

MR. EDWARDS!

MR. EDWARDS!

HELLO THERE,
HALF-PINT, WHAT'S
ALL THE EXCITEMENT?

IT'S A TELEGRAM
FROM HESTER-SUE.

JANE HAD
THE OPERATION,

AND THE DOCTORS
ARE HOPEFUL.

HOPEFUL?
WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN?

WELL, THEY'RE NOT SURE YET.
SHE STILL HAS TO WEAR
BANDAGES FOR 10 DAYS.

YEAH, BUT YOU
SAID, "HOPEFUL."

THAT--THAT MEANS
THERE'S A CHANCE,
DON'T IT?

YES!

- HA HA HA!
- YES!

[LAUGHS]

HALF-PINT, SHE'S
GOING TO SEE, I CAN
FEEL IT IN MY BONES.

THIS IS
FOR YOU.

WHAT'S THIS?

THERE'S A LETTER
FROM JANE.

SHE ASKED ME TO GIVE
IT TO YOU SOMETIME
AFTER THE OPERATION.

SEEMS KIND OF
FUNNY, DON'T IT?

WHY DOESN'T SHE
JUST TELL ME WHAT
SHE HAD TO SAY?

WELL, I GUESS
YOU'LL HAVE TO READ
IT TO FIND OUT.

IS SOMETHING
WRONG?

SHE LOVES ME,
LAURA.

IT'S ALL
RIGHT HERE.

THE THING IS I
LOVE HER, TOO.

THE DAY SHE
LEFT OUT OF HERE
ON THAT STAGE,

I FELT THE
LONELIEST I'VE EVER
FELT IN MY LIFE.

I'VE JUST BEEN
EMPTY INSIDE.

[SIGHS]

I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE THINKING.

YOU'RE THINKING
I'M TOO OLD.

I DIDN'T
SAY THAT.

LAURA, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO SAY IT.

IT'S WRITTEN ALL
OVER YOUR FACE!

Isaiah: SHE HAS A RIGHT
TO SOMETHING BETTER.

MR. EDWARDS--

I MEAN, WHAT DO
I HAVE A RIGHT TO?

TELL ME THAT.

I MEAN, A YOUNG
AND A BEAUTIFUL
WOMAN COMES ALONG,

SHE FALLS IN LOVE
WITH ME, I FALL
IN LOVE WITH HER.

WHAT AM I
SUPPOSED TO
DO ABOUT THAT,

PRETEND LIKE
IT DOESN'T EXIST?

OH, THAT'D MAKE
EVERYBODY HAPPY,
WOULDN'T IT?

YEAH. FUNNY OLD
MR. EDWARDS, JUST
KEEP ON LIVING ALONE

AND MAKING
FOLKS A-LAUGH.

YOU'RE JUST UPSET.

YOU'RE PUTTING
WORDS IN MY MOUTH.

I AM JUST SAYING
WHAT I KNOW EVERYBODY
ELSE IS THINKING!

NOW, CAN YOU LOOK ME
IN THE EYE AND TELL
ME I'M NOT RIGHT?

YOU'RE THE DEAREST
FRIEND I'VE GOT
IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

Laura:
I DON'T WANT TO
SEE YOU GET HURT.

I DON'T WANT
TO SEE JANE
GET HURT.

I JUST WANT
YOU BOTH TO
BE CAREFUL.

JANE MET A MAN
WHO WAS KIND AND
MADE HER LAUGH.

THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT
LOVE WAS ALL ABOUT--

BEING KIND, MAKING
SOMEBODY LAUGH
ONCE IN A WHILE.

I MEAN, WHAT'S
WRONG WITH THAT?

I'M NOT JUDGING
WHAT'S RIGHT OR WRONG.

TWO OF MY
CLOSEST FRIENDS
ARE INVOLVED HERE.

I JUST WANT
WHAT'S BEST FOR
BOTH OF YOU.

OH, I SEE.

AND YOU THINK
I'M NOT WHAT'S
BEST FOR HER.

WHY CAN'T
EVERYBODY LET
HER DECIDE THAT?

OH, I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE THINKING.

WHEN SHE GETS
HER EYESIGHT BACK,

AND SHE SEES
HOW UGLY I AM,
HOW OLD, HOW--

THAT'S NOT WHAT
I WAS THINKING,
AND YOU KNOW IT.

YOU THINK
I'M TOO OLD,
DON'T YOU?

WELL, ANSWER ME!

I THINK ONLY
YOU CAN BE THE
JUDGE OF THAT.

SHE IS A GROWN
WOMAN, I AM
A GROWN MAN,

AND WE HAVE
A RIGHT TO
A LIFE!

[CHUCKLES]

YOU'RE JUST A CHILD.
WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW
ABOUT IT?

I'M THE SAME
AGE AS JANE.

ALL RIGHT, JANE.

I'M GOING TO
SLOWLY REMOVE
THE BANDAGE.

NOW, IF YOU
FEEL ANY PAIN,

YOU TELL ME.

NOW, KEEP YOUR
EYES CLOSED...

TILL I TELL YOU
TO OPEN THEM.

[GASPS]

KEEP THEM
CLOSED.

NOW...

VERY SLOWLY...

OPEN YOUR EYES.

DR. VANDERAN.

YES?

I CAN SEE YOU.

HALLELUJAH.

NOW, THERE
YOU ARE, FLOYD.

WOOD'S ALL
STACKED.

THANK YOU
KINDLY, ISAIAH.

WHAT DO I
OWE YOU?

OH, NOTHING.
NOTHING AT ALL.

NO? WELL,
THAT IS KIND.

YOU KNOW, THIS
IS THE FIRST YEAR

I COULDN'T DO THE
CUTTING MYSELF.

DANG.
MAKES ME MAD.

AIN'T NO REASON
FOR THAT.

THAT'S WHAT
NEIGHBORS
ARE FOR.

IT MAKES ME
MAD ANYWAY.

YOU DO THINGS ALL
YOUR LIFE, AND THEN
ALL OF A SUDDEN

YOU CAN'T DO
THEM NO MORE.

YEAH, WELL,
THAT HAPPENS
TO ALL OF US.

YEAH, WELL, PROBABLY.
THAT DON'T MAKE IT
NO EASIER TO TAKE.

A FELLOW YOUR
AGE DON'T THINK
OF IT NONE, BUT

IT'LL COME
ON YOU SOONER
THAN YOU KNOW.

ALL OF A SUDDEN,
YOU GET OUT OF
BED ONE MORNING,

AND YOU'RE OLD.

CAN'T BE AS BAD
AS ALL THAT.

HOW OLD
ARE YOU?

I'M 45,
I RECKON.

YEAH, WELL, GIVE
IT 20 YEARS.

YOU'LL SEE.

[SIGHS]

WELL, I'LL LET
YOU KNOW IN 20
YEARS, FLOYD.

YEAH.

TAKE CARE
OF YOURSELF.

YOU'LL SEE,
ISAIAH.

YOU MARK MY WORDS,
ISAIAH, YOU'LL SEE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
HERE, HALF-PINT?

I WAS WORRIED
ABOUT YOU.

NOBODY'S SEEN YOU
IN TOWN THE PAST
FEW DAYS.

YEAH, WELL,
UH...

I HAVEN'T
FELT MUCH LIKE
WORKING LATELY.

HESTER-SUE SENT
A TELEGRAM.

SHE CAN SEE.

THANK GOD.

WELL...

I'D BETTER BE
GETTING HOME.

- I'M SORRY--
- I'M SORRY--

GO AHEAD.

I WAS JUST
GOING TO SAY...

I'M SORRY ABOUT
THE OTHER DAY.

HALF-PINT, YOU
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO BE SORRY ABOUT.

YOU DIDN'T DO
ANYTHING WRONG.

[SIGHS]

IT'S ME.

IT AIN'T NO CALL TO
GET MAD LIKE THAT.

I UNDERSTAND.

I'M NOT
SURE YOU DO.

YOU SEE, WHEN
YOU'RE MY AGE,
YOU, UH...

I MEAN, WHEN
YOU LIVE ALONE,

YOU LIVE WITH
A LOT OF DREAMS.

ONE OF MY DREAMS
WAS THAT...

SOME ANGEL WOULD
COME ALONG AND FALL
IN LOVE WITH ME,

FIND ME HANDSOME...

Isaiah: WHEN...

THE MIRACLE HAPPENED,
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO WITH IT,

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
TO GRAB ON TO.

THAT'S ALL
I WAS MAD AT.

IT'S KNOWING
THE TRUTH AND
NOT WANTING TO.

I THINK THAT'S
THE HARDEST PART
ABOUT GETTING OLD.

IS...

IS SAYING,
"I'M GETTING OLD,"

FOR THAT TO
BE ALL RIGHT.

YOU WANT TO CRY?

NO, HALF-PINT.

I WANT TO LAUGH.

COME HERE, YOU.

I LOVE YOU.

YOU KNOW THAT.

OF COURSE YOU DO.

EVERYBODY LOVES ME.
I'M A LOVABLE FELLOW.

ALL RIGHT.
NOW, LOOK HERE.

I WANT YOU TO
GET ON HOME NOW.

I DON'T WANT YOU
TO NEGLECT THAT
GODCHILD OF MINE.

ALL RIGHT.

HALF-PINT.

GO ON NOW.

OH, JANEY,
I'M SO HAPPY
FOR YOU.

YOU LOOK JUST
LIKE I PICTURED
YOU'D LOOK.

YOU'RE SO PRETTY.

WELL, HOW
ABOUT YOU?

I'M PRETTY, TOO!

[GIGGLING]

SO THIS IS
WALNUT GROVE.

THIS IS IT.

LAURA, WHERE'S
ISAIAH?

YES, WHERE
IS EVERYBODY?

I HALF-EXPECTED
A SMALL ARMY TO BE
HERE WAITING FOR US.

WELL, AN ARMY IS
PRECISELY WHAT I
WAS TRYING TO AVOID.

HOWEVER,
EVERYONE IS IN
THE RESTAURANT.

WE'RE HAVING A SMALL
HOMECOMING PARTY
IN JANE'S HONOR.

A PARTY?

OH, GOOD!

THEN WE'LL JUST HAVE ONE
OF THE MENFOLK COME BACK
AND GET OUR BAGGAGE.

HA HA HA!

OH, A MIRACLE
IS WHAT IT WAS.

GOD ANSWERED
ALL OUR PRAYERS.

AND THERE'S NOT
A MORE DESERVING
PERSON.

AMEN!

JANE, WHAT ARE
YOUR PLANS NOW?

I MEAN, NOW
THAT YOUR LIFE
HAS CHANGED SO.

I DON'T KNOW
YET, ETTA.

[SIGHS]

THINGS ARE
RATHER UNCERTAIN
RIGHT NOW.

I'M SORRY.

WILL YOU ALL
EXCUSE ME,
PLEASE?

MMM.

YOU'RE JUST IN TIME
TO HELP ME SERVE
THE REST OF THIS CAKE.

LAURA, ISAIAH'S
NOT HERE.

DO YOU KNOW
WHERE HE IS?

HE'S NOT COMING.

HE'S NOT ILL,
IS HE?

NO, NO, NOTHING
LIKE THAT.

WELL, YOU
GAVE HIM
MY LETTER.

I DID.

WHY DIDN'T
HE COME?

WHY ISN'T
HE HERE?

YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO
ASK HIM THAT.

IT LOOKS
LIKE THERE'S
NOBODY HOME.

OHH.

ISAIAH.

PRETTY HAZEL EYES.

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T
MEET YOUR STAGE,
YOU KNOW, BUT, UH...

KIND OF
WORKING AROUND
THE PLACE A LOT.

CAN WE
GO INSIDE?

YEAH, SURE.

KIND OF MESSY.

LIKE I SAID,
IT'S MESSY.

NEVER WAS VERY
GOOD FOR...

PICKING UP
AFTER MYSELF.

WAS IT FOOLISH
OF ME TO WRITE
THAT LETTER?

NO, JANE, YOU'RE
NOT FOOLISH.

YOU JUST DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT YOU
WERE SAYING.

I DID KNOW.

I MEANT IT.

HOW COULD
YOU MEAN IT?

YOU DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE WRITING IT

TO A BROKEN-DOWN,
GRIZZLED-UP OLD

MAN WHO NEVER
AMOUNTED TO ANYTHING
IN HIS WHOLE LIFE.

I WROTE
THAT LETTER
TO A MAN...

THE MAN
I LEARNED
TO LOVE.

THE MAN WHO'S
INSIDE OF YOU,
ISAIAH.

NOTHING
ELSE MATTERS.

IT MATTERS.

EVERYTHING MATTERS.

WHY?

SO LONG
AS WE LOVE
EACH OTHER,

WHY CAN'T
WE BE HAPPY
TOGETHER?

JANEY, YOU
GOT EYES.

I'M TOO OLD.

I MEAN, YOU GOT A
RIGHT TO YOUNG'UNS.

I'M TOO OLD
TO CHASE
AFTER THEM.

YOU GOT A RIGHT
TO A HUSBAND YOU
CAN GROW OLD WITH,

NOT ONE YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO FEED AND
TEND LIKE A BABY

WHEN I GET
TOO OLD TO
LIFT A SPOON.

BUT I WANT TO
TAKE CARE OF YOU
WHEN YOU'RE OLD.

I LOVE YOU.

I WANT TO
BE WITH YOU,
NO MATTER WHAT...

ISAIAH.

NOW, YOU
LISTEN TO ME,
JANE CANFIELD.

YOU'RE YOUNG.

YOU GOT
THE WHOLE WIDE
WORLD TO EXPLORE,

TO LOOK FOR
HAPPINESS IN.

AND YOU'LL FIND IT.
MARK MY WORDS.

I'M JUST NOT THE
FELLOW THAT CAN GIVE
YOU THAT, DARLING.

YOU GO ON HOME
WITH LAURA.

GO HOME, JANE.

IT SEEMS LIKE
WE'RE ALWAYS SAYING
HELLO OR GOODBYE.

I GUESS
IT DOES.

I WISH I COULD
STAY, LAURA.

I KNOW.
I KNOW.

YOU WRITE.

OF COURSE.

YOU WRITE BACK.

LET ME KNOW
HOW HE'S DOING.

I WILL.

Hester-Sue: GIVE
OUR BEST REGARDS
TO YOUR AUNT.

* OLD DAN TUCKER
WAS A FINE OLD MAN *

* WASHED HIS FACE
IN A FRYIN' PAN *

HMM.

* COMBED HIS HAIR
WITH A WAGON WHEEL... *