"[ Panting ]" "[ Heart Beating ]" " [ Panting Continues ] - [ Beating Continues ]" "[ Girl Laughing ]" "[ Geese Honking ]" "[ Panting ]" "That shit !" " Hello !" " Hello !" "[ Both Laughing ]" " So, did you ask 'em ?" " Yep." "They said fine." " Oh, good !" " Sure it's okay with your mom, right ?" "Yeah." "She doesn't care." "She's working." " Isn't she coming up this weekend ?" " I don't know." "So, uh, come on." "How cute is he ?" "Spit it out." "[ Giggling ] Oh, he's kind of gorgeous." "Yeah ?" "He's sort of like a cousin, but not really." " He wants to be a forest ranger." " Oh, good." "After dinner we could set a fire in your room, and he can come and rescue us." "You should have seen the look on her face." " I never laughed so hard, I swear." " [ Chattering Continues ]" " Hi, Gulliver." "How you doing, boy ?" " [ Whinnying ]" " [ Nickering ]" " Hey, Pilgrim." " Come here." " [ Nickering Continues ]" "Hey, babe." "Such a beautiful boy." "What are you thinkin', huh ?" "What are you thinkin', boy ?" "You wanna go for a ride ?" "Let's go for a ride." "Come on." "Come on, boy." "Come on." "[ Dial Tone, Phone Dialing ]" "[ Phone Ringing ]" " Hello." " It's me." " Hi." " Hi." "So what train are you taking ?" " Um, I should be in by 2:00." " Okay." "You want me to pick you up ?" "No, I can take a cab." "Grace go riding ?" "Mm-hmm." "What do you want to do about dinner ?" " I hadn't thought." " [ Phone Ringing ]" " I can ask to try that place" " Oh, hang on." " They're here, so-- - [ Ringing Continues ]" "I'll let you go." "We'll figure it out when you get here, okay ?" " [ Ringing Continues ]" " Yeah." "Okay." "Okay, then." "Bye." "Hello." "[ Girls Giggling ]" " Oh, God, please !" " [ Chattering ]" "Where are the paintings ?" "It's about her work, and we can't even see it." " But we're trying to" " We can change the color of the deck." " And we can move it up so then you could see the pain" " We need to see the paintings." " She's an artist." "Have you checked on her going rate ?" " Gottschalk." "Yes, the legal department's on that right now." " David !" " [ David ] Did you speak to Felton ?" "Yes." "We're suing." "Well, is that absolutely necessary ?" "It'll just make it a bigger story." " Am I on the speaker ?" " David, he signed an agreement... that he wouldn't talk to the press, and now he's libeled me by saying I faked the figures." "You're not going soft on me, are you ?" " Well, nothing like a good public feud." " Exactly." " [ Girls Chattering, Giggling ]" " You know that kid Adam ?" " Yeah ?" " Mm-mmm." "Very cute !" " I think you'd make a good couple." " I don't think so." " You think he's cute?" "Are you serious?" " I think he's cute." "[ Judith ] Who's that kid that lives next door to you ?" "I think, I think, l-- [ Giggling ]" "I think you have a crush on him." "All right." "Let's take a shortcut." "Let's take a shortcut." " You know, we can't even read it." " Friday is confirmed." "No, no, no, no, no, no." "We have to reshoot this." " I said it" " I said that" " I said it" " I said that" " It's "that" !" "I swear to God." " It, it, it, it !" " That, that !" " Fine." "Let's start again." "Ready ?" " All right." "Fine, fine." " All right." "[ Together ] I met him at a party" "And he told me how to drive" " He said he'd like to do it faster - [ Whinnying ]" "I said it" " Come on." " [ Chuckling ] Judith." "I said it It !" "Come on." " Gulliver." "Gulliver, up !" "Up, Gulliver." " [ Whinnies ]" " Judith !" " Hey !" "No !" " No, no, no !" " Grace, look out !" " [ Yelling ] - [ Whinnying ]" "Pilgrim !" " Judith !" "Judith !" " Grace !" "[ Whinnying ]" "[ Whinnying Continues ]" " [ Grunts ]" " Hello !" "[ Giggling ]" " [ Whinnies ] - [ Whimpering ]" "No." "Gulliver !" "Gulliver !" "Stop !" "Hold it, Gulliver !" "Gulliver !" "Come on !" "[ Horn Honking ]" "[ Pilgrim Whinnying ]" "[ Whinnying ]" "[ Heart Beating ]" "[ Phone Ringing ]" "Robert." "[ Whispers ] Judith's dead." "And what about Grace ?" " She's in pretty bad shape." " [ Man ] It's a multiple trauma." " Where is she ?" " She's still in the O.R." "O.R. ?" "What for ?" "It's, it's, it's a mid-shaft tib-fib fracture with a vascular compromise, meaning the blood supply to the lower leg" "I think they have to take part of the leg off." "Which leg ?" "The right leg." "[ Nickering ]" " Oh, Jesus." " [ Whimpering ]" "[ Woman Whispering ] Okay." "[ Snorting ]" " [ Snorting Continues ]" " Just take it easy." "This is gonna be tough on both of us." "So let's not make it any harder than it has to be." "[ Whinnies ]" "[ Panting ]" "[ Machine Beeping ]" "[ Machine Beeping ]" "Judith." " That bag's almost empty." " Oh, they'll be in to change it." "Leave it up to these people." "Excuse me." " My daughter needs a new l.V." " Yes, I know." "We have her down." "Well, I'd like it taken care of now, please." "You have to stand up to these people constantly." "I'm sorry." " Thank you." " Thank you." "We really should let her get some rest, and I do have to change the bandage." "You can come back in a couple of hours and see how she's doing." "[ Woman ] Mrs. MacLean ?" "Mrs. MacLean, you have a call on line two." "You can take it right there." " Hello." " Annie, it's Liz." "How's Grace ?" "[ Sighs ] Her leg was very damaged, and they had to remove it." "Oh, God." "Annie, I'm so sorry." "Listen, I, I know that you're being hit with a lot now." "It's hard to think about anything else, but I have to talk to you about Pilgrim." "Hello ?" "Yeah, I'm here." "I've never seen an animal with these injuries still breathing." "I'd like your permission to put him down." " It's, it's really the best thing" " Uh, l" " Y" " Uh" " You mean shoot him ?" " Annie." "Well, um" "Um, look, Liz." "The doctor's here right now, and I, I can't..." "make this decision on my own." "Annie, I understand that, but I have to know" " Just do what you can, okay ?" " No matter what I do, this horse will never be the same." "Well, look, I, I, I, I just don't know." "It's Grace's horse" " It's not right to make it suffer." " I cannot deal with this now." "I-lf you need a yes or a no, then don't do it." "Okay ?" "Just, just, just, j-just do what you can for him, okay ?" "Okay ?" "Just, just, just, j-just do what you can for him, okay ?" "Right." "Animal should be put down." "Anybody can see that." "What did he say ?" "Nothing." "He's just going off duty." "Well, that's important information, huh ?" "Christ." "Doctors, huh." "I'm gonna get to know all the nurses' names." "It's, it's good to know their names." " I'll go get some of her things." " I'll go." "No, I'll go." "You stay, in case she wakes up." " [ Thudding ] - [ Whinnying ]" "[ Snorting ]" "[ Whinnying Continues ]" "[ Car Horns Honking ]" "You guys go on ahead." "I'll be up by Christmas." "[ Robert ] I meant to tell you." "I got those tickets for the Knicks game." " Good." " Wanna come, Annie ?" "No." "Why don't you go with a friend, Grace ?" "Yeah." "Wanna eat something else, honey ?" "We can order out something else." "No, I'm just not that hungry." "That's all." "Well, you should try to eat anyway." "It's the only way you're gonna" "I said I wasn't hungry." " Wanna watch some television ?" " She should finish first." "Maybe." "I just" " I" " I can't." " Here." " I'm sorry." "No, Dad !" "I got it." "Got it." "[ Softly ] Sorry." " You've gotta stop doing that." " What ?" "Helping her all the time, running to her every time she trips, anticipating her." "You know, Annie, this didn't just happen to you." "[ Bell Ringing ]" "[ Chattering ]" "[ Girl ] Hi, Grace." "I don't care what he told you." "The man's a liar." "He's an actor, for God's sake." " He'd do anything to get a cover." " [ Phone Ringing ]" "Gracie, what happened ?" "It doesn't matter." "I just" "I don't wanna come back." "That's all." "Well, what are you gonna do ?" "I mean, you have to go to school, sweetheart." "I said no !" "I don't want to come back." "That's it." "I wanna go home." "Grace, listen to me, hmm ?" "Your leg is just healing, and you have to give the rest of you time as well." "Is that your version of a pep talk ?" "Well, you're not staying home all day, feeling sorry for yourself." "You're gonna get up, and you're gonna figure this out." "Fine." "It's still early." "What's your next class ?" "Gym." "[ Rock, Muffled ]" "It don't mean a thing without an attitude" "No, no, no" " Attitu-- - [ Music Stops ]" "[ Man Announcing On TV ] An excellent jump." "Head and hands, eyes, perfect." "Pilgrim moves with absolute confidence at the command of Miss MacLean." "[ Announcer Continues, indistinct ]" " What is it, sweetheart ?" " I wanna see Pilgrim." "[ Thunder Rumbling ]" "[ Thunder Rumbling ]" "[ Beeping ]" " Hello." " Hi." "Hi." "It's so good to see you." "How are you doing ?" " She's doing just great." "Aren't you ?" " I'm fine." "Watch your step." "[ Liz ] Mind how you go." "It's muddy back there." " [ Thumping, Whinnying ]" " Back there ?" "What do you mean ?" "Why isn't he in the barn with the other horses ?" "[ Snorting, Thumping ]" " [ Whinnying, Thumping Continue ]" " Well, Grace, you see," "Pilgrim just isn't the same horse that he used to be." "As a matter of fact, maybe now's not the best time for you to see him." "I really wanna see him." " Can you open it, please ?" " [ Snorting ]" "Hey !" "Hello, beautiful boy." " [ Gasps ] - [ Snorting ]" "[ Whinnies ]" "[ Whimpering ] No !" " [ Grace ] No." "Oh, God." "No, no." "Wait." " [ Robert ] Grace." " No, Grace." " No, no, no, no !" "Leave me alone !" "Here." "Grace." " Grace !" " Mr. MacLean, I'm so sorry." " Dad, why didn't you tell me ?" " I'm so sorry." "[ Grace Crying ]" "You should have told her, Annie." "This animal is beyond help." "Annie, can I have your permission now to put him down ?" "No." "[ Phone Ringing ]" "And get me every publication on riding, racing, breeding." "Everything." "Medical publications as well." "Veterinarian journals." "And tell 'em it's me, and I want it now." " Hold on, hold on." "Gottschalk." " I'll call him back." " He's on his way to the airport" " Lucy, I'll call him back." "I'll call him back." "Just get me what I want." "[ Annie's Voice ] "A million years before man," ""they grazed the vast and empty plains," ""living by voices only they could hear." ""They first came to know man as the hunted knows the hunter," ""for long before he used horses for his labors," ""he killed them for meat." ""The alliance with man would forever be fragile," ""for the fear he'd struck into their hearts..." ""was too deep to be dislodged." ""Since that Neolithic moment," ""when a horse was first haltered," ""there were those among men who understood this." ""They could see into the creature's soul..." ""and soothe the wounds they found there." ""The secrets uttered softly into troubled ears." "These men were known as the Whisperers."" "It's perfectly shot, perfectly cropped, perfectly laid out, and I am so bloody bored." "Start again." "Thank you." "Would you excuse me for one minute ?" "Yes." " Hello ?" " Yeah." "This is Tom Booker." " I got a message you called." " Oh, hello, Mr. Booker." "It's Annie MacLean from Cover." "You know, the magazine." "Um, well, thank you for returning my call" " Is there something I can do for you ?" " Yes, yes." "I read this article about what you do for people with horse problems." "Well, the truth is, I help horses with people problems." "[ Chuckling ] Well, whichever way you want to put it." "Um, this article said that you were, you were a, a horse whisperer." "Oh, they said that, huh ?" "A whisperer." "Hmm." "And I was hoping that you'd come to New York... and take a look at my daughter's horse and possibly do some" "[ Chuckling ] Ma'am, I'm sorry, but I'm, I'm afraid you've misunderstood... whatever it is you read because that's not exactly what I do." "I mostly conduct clinics" "Could you come to New York for the day?" "It's only a few hours by plane" "And I'm not doin' them now." "I'm on my way to Montana." " I have a ranch to take care of." " I'd pay your fare." "Uh, first class." "Ma'am, first class to Montana is a waste of good money." "Well, if you could just give me a time when you'd be available." "See, am I, am I being too polite when I say "no" here in Nevada ?" "Does that mean "yes" where you are ?" "I'm really sorry for your situation, but there's nothin' I can do." "You just called the wrong person." "I'm sure there's some fine horse doctors back east." "No, but I don't want a horse doctor." "I want you." "So I hope everything goes okay with you and your horse." " Well, but, you see, it's not my horse." " So, so, good-bye now." " [ Dial Tone ] - [ Coins Clatter ]" "Grace ?" "Grace, it's Mom." "Grace ?" "Grace ?" "Are you all right ?" " I've decided about Pilgrim." " Oh." "I think we should put him down." "It's not fair to let him suffer." " Well, I think that's a very" " Maybe they should put me down too." " Well, I think that's a very" " Maybe they should put me down too." " What ?" " I'm not much use anymore." "[ Inhales ]" " [ Machine Beeping ]" " You're getting a fax." "[ Inhales ]" "You're up late." "Is it ?" " How was the dinner ?" " Is Grace asleep ?" " Yeah, I think so." " Nothing we haven't heard before." "Just louder this time." "That's all." " So why'd you go ?" " One of us had to." "They're still our friends, Annie." "Listen, I had a thought." "What do you think we go someplace warm, the three of us ?" "Bermuda or the Bahamas or-- What ?" "Mmm, nothing." "No, I just don't know if Bermuda would be such a good idea." "Grace would have to wear summer dresses or shorts." "Oh, of course, of course." "What is it ?" "I want to take Pilgrim out to see this horse guy-- drive him out to Montana." " [ Laughs ]" " No, I'm serious." "Wait." "I thought you said you didn't like the way he sounded on the phone." "Well, I didn't." " I want to take Grace with me." " You're kidding." "Liz'll find me a trailer." "We can stay at motels along the way." " You made arrangements already ?" " No, I just checked out a few things." "Wait a minute." "Drive a crazed horse" "Oh, he's not crazed, Robert." "Don't exaggerate." " I just can't pack up and leave." " I'm not asking you to." "I'll do it." "By yourself ?" "How ?" "You can't take care of Pilgrim." "He'll be sedated." "I do know a thing or two about horses." " What about the magazine ?" " I'm in charge." " I can oversee things from Montana." " Oh, you're in charge." "What about Grace ?" "The doctor says she needs stability." "I can't say he's being all that effective with her." "Are you a psychiatrist ?" "He says it takes time." "I don't care what he says !" "I cannot sit here and pretend everything's gonna be all right." " I am not pretending." "I am trusting" " We have to do something !" "We are losing-- We are losing her !" "I don't care what the doctors say." "They don't know her." "I don't care if this doesn't sound rational." "Nobody is suggesting anything better !" "I, I can't explain it, Robert." "I just have this feeling." "I just know it's the right thing." "Why, Annie ?" "I just know it." "Does this, uh, cowboy vet know that you're coming ?" "Yeah." " What if Grace doesn't wanna go ?" " She will if you think she should." "And you think it's best if I don't come." " No, that's not what I said." " Daddy ?" "I don't wanna go." "Straight back." "Come on." " A little closer." "A little more." " [ Pilgrim Whinnying ]" "Watch it." "Get behind him." " [ Whinnying Continues ] - [ Man #1 ] Hold it." "Get back !" " [ Man #2 ] Watch it !" " [ Man #1 ] There he goes, Eddie !" "Why don't you get inside and-- -[ Man #1 ] We're doing the best we can!" "It's the only way to load this kind of horse. [ Yells ]" "Keep trying !" " We should give him another sedative." " We did." " [ Whinnies ]" " Get the gate !" "Get the gate !" "Get out of here !" "Hold that door !" " [ Men Yelling ] - [ Snorting ]" "You got a gun, just in case ?" "Of course not." "That's probably best." "You may want to shoot yourself halfway to Ohio." "[ Electronic ]" "[ Thunder Rumbling ]" "[ Truck Engine Revving ]" "[ Revving Continues ]" " [ Whinnies ] - [ Truck Horn Honking ]" "[ Whinnying Continues ]" "Grace, are you hungry ?" "Do you want to stop for lunch ?" "I don't care." "I want to find a place before it gets dark." "What do you think ?" " Grace." " Doesn't matter." "Okay, listen up." "This is what I'll do:" "I'll get to the next motel, see if they have a fax- [ Thumping ] -[Annie Gasps ] Oh, wait." "Hang on." "Uh" "I gotta go, okay ?" "Later." "[ Muffled ]" "Grace, do you wanna put your music on up here ?" "[ Muffled ] Grace." "Do you want to put your music on up here ?" "[ Man #1 On Radio ] And when you purchase your Eureka World Deluxe Vac" "[ Man #2 ] Near the agricultural markets, and farm news headlines" "[ Man #3 On Radio ] lnsecticide for small grains." "Important to always read and follow label instructions" "[ Man #4 On Radio ] This here man was rejuvenated in the grace of the Lord." " He was washed." " [ Country ]" "Mmm, Grace, look at this." "Do you wanna see that ?" " I don't care." " [ Mocking ] I don't care." "Oh, it'll be fun." "You haven't see any of the sights yet." "It's history." "When I was 13, I used to love doing things like this." "Well, you were never 13, Mom." "Oh." "Great idea, Mom." "Now what ?" "[ Sighs ] How long is this gonna go on ?" " What ?" " You know what I mean." "Do you want us to go back home ?" "ls that what you want ?" "What are you asking me for ?" "You didn't ask me if I wanted to come in the first place." "Now I get to decide ?" "Sorry." "Do you know who I'm doing this for ?" " I'm doing this for you." " Bullshit !" "It's all about you-- about you deciding, about you being right !" "It's like we work for you or something!" "I don't believe this !" " How come Daddy didn't come, huh ?" " What do you mean ?" "You know everything." "You figure it out." " Your father had to work." " Yeah, right." "Please stop acting like you know what you're talking about." "You are amazing, you know ?" "I mean, you act like I don't even live in that house anymore." "You think I don't know what's going on ?" "You think I'm still five years old." " When you act like this, you are." " How long are we gonna be away, huh ?" " I don't know." "I don't know." " What if this guy can't do anything ?" "I don't know !" "I don't have all the answers." "No, you just act like you do." "[ Crying ]" " You okay, ma'am ?" " Yeah, I'm, I'm fine." "[ Ranger ] That young lady's gettin' a little worried." "Oh, sorry." "Sorry." " Good night, ma'am." " Good night." "[ Beeping ]" " You buckled up ?" " Mm-hmm." " Are you cold ?" " A little." "[ Man #5 On Radio ] You may have seen the Kennel Club champion... being rewarded with a box of chocolates the other day." "Veterinarians and humane" "[ Woman ] But I can't get you out of my mind" "[ Woman On Radio ] Winter weather got you down ?" "Wilson Travel is offering charter packages to sunny Orlando, Florida." "[ Man #6 On Radio ] Well, looks like lots of precipitation, overnight." "Rainfall an inch and a half." "Plus, it looks like another half an inch" "[ Man #7 On Radio ] He had an epiphany." "Paul had been transformed by the grace of God, so he was a new creation in Christ." "He said the man was completely" "[ Man #8 On Radio ] Up from down in the Northern Plains, John Deere." "We're glad to see you." "[ Grace ] Gee, this place looks like fun." "Don't they believe in signs around here ?" "What would they say ? "Ten miles to Big Rock, twenty miles to Bigger Rock" ?" " No." " Great trip." "I'm having so much fun." "I think I should turn here." "[ Grace ] Oh, yeah." "Those rocks over there." "Much more interesting." "[ Panting ]" "[ Sighs ]" "[ Thunder Rumbling ]" "[ Boy ] Can we take a look at Bronty's foal when we're done here, Dad ?" "Sure." "As long as she don't mind." "There's this kid at school says we should have imprint-trained him." "Says if you do it as soon as they're born, makes 'em easy to handle later on." "That's what some folks say." "There's this thing on the TV about a guy who does it with geese." "He has this airplane." "These baby geese all grow up thinking it's their mom." "He flies it, and they just follow him." "You hear about that, Uncle "T" ?" "Yeah." "Heard about it." "What do you think about all that stuff?" "Well, I'll tell ya, Joey." "It might be all right for geese to grow up thinkin' they're airplanes, but horses, as far as I can tell, can't fly." "We expecting company ?" " You know who it is ?" " Nope." "[ Cows Mooing ]" " Mr. Booker ?" " [ Both ] Yeah ?" "Tom Booker ?" "[ Mooing Continues ]" "Annie MacLean from New York." "We talked on the phone." "I had a little bit of a hard time finding the place." "There are no signs." "Oh, there are plenty of signs, just not many of them pretty." "Why do I get the impression that you're just not driving through ?" "I want you to take a look at my horse." "It won't take long, and if you still feel the same way, I'm sure I can find" "You thinkin' about personally driving me back east ?" "Oh, no, no." "[ Chuckling ]" "No, I brought him along and my daughter too." "We're, we're at the Lazy "J" Motel." "You hauled him all the way out here ?" "Well, yeah." "I had a trailer." "It's not like I made him run alongside the car." " By yourself ?" " Mm-hmm." "Well, I appreciate the pains that you've obvious" "Look, please don't do the "Shucks, ma'am" thing again." "I have just driven a few thousand miles for a few minutes of your time." "I have brought him all the way out here." "Just take a look at him." "If you still feel the same way," "I will be on the road by morning, and you'll never hear from me again, okay ?" "Deal ?" "We're at the Lazy "J" Motel." "Whenever you're free." "You don't have to call." "[ Chuckling ] Jesus !" " [ Knock At Door ] - [ Annie Chattering ]" " [ Knock At Door ] - [ Annie Chattering ]" " Mom, the door." " [ Into Phone ] No." " [ TV, indistinct ]" " No services, and one doctor in town." "I managed to find a therapist for Grace." "I had to drive, like, two hours." "Mm-hmm." "Mm-hmm." "Did they get the color corrections ?" " Yeah." " I'm Tom Booker." "Is your mother around?" "She's on the phone." "She'll be right out." " Could l" " Mom, there's a cowboy here." "This is not Gottschalk's business." "Why is he interfering with this ?" "I told him I'd take care of it." "No, I told him I'd take care of it, and I will take care of it." "I just have to get myself settled here." "Well, um, put it in a memo, and I'll sign it." "This your first time in Montana ?" "Oh, no !" "Really ?" "Uh, it's absolutely ridiculous." "It's completely ridiculous." "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah." "I can imagine." "I can imagine." "They are ?" "Then why did you go to meet him, alone, secretly ?" "That's, that's funny." "No, really ?" " I can't believe that." " Is she gonna be long ?" "Probably." "She's on the phone 23 hours a day." " What does she do ?" " She's an editor." "An editor." "Ah, ah, yeah." "Just in case she hasn't told you, which she probably hasn't," "I don't wanna be a part of this, okay ?" " Mm-hmm." "Thank you." " [ Phone Hangs Up ]" "Hi." "Sorry about that." "Grace, this is Mr. Booker." "Did you look at Pilgrim yet ?" " I was gonna take that look now." " Would you like me to come with you ?" "I have to run over to the office and give Mr. Peterson a check." " Doesn't matter." " Grace, do you wanna come with us-- take a look at Pilgrim ?" "Probably best she stay behind anyway." "Okay." " Howdy, Lester." " Howdy." " Goin' to see that horse ?" " Yeah, thought I might." "You know, I hope you got insurance." "That dirty son of a bitch." "[ Whinnying ]" "Ha !" "Hyah !" "[ Snorting ]" "[ Snorting Continues ]" "[ Whinnying Continues ]" "[ Snorts ]" "[ Whispering ] Shh, shh." "Well, you're the closest anyone's ever gotten." "I have to be honest with you." "I still feel you've made a long trip for nothin'." "But before I even think about it," "I need to know somethin' right now." "And it's a question for Grace." "You see, when I work with a horse, it's no good just me doin' it." " The owner's gotta be involved too." " That'll be complicated." "You can make it as complicated or as easy as you like, but she's the one that's gonna be ridin' him." "Am I right ?" "Hey ?" "Right ?" "Now here's the deal:" "I don't know that I can do anything, but I'm prepared to give it a go, if you'll help." " [ Scoffs ]" " Oh, you have a problem with that ?" "Isn't it, like, obvious ?" "Not to me." "Either you want to or you don't." " Look, I'll talk to her" " Excuse me." "With all due respect, this is her decision, not yours." "Now I don't wanna waste anybody's time here-- mostly mine." "Well, nothin' else to do around here." "That's not good enough." "I can't help you." "What do I have to do ?" "I said, what do I have to do ?" "Well, what does she want ?" "Does she want you to take care of her horse ?" " Somethin' like that." " And they're stayin' in the motel ?" " The Lazy J. Can I have some butter ?" " Not exactly a tourist stop." "Well, well, what about the girl ?" "Doesn't she go to school ?" "I don't know." "You know, I just think she's got a lot of nerve showing' up here, dragging' that, you know, poor animal and that child all the way" "Honey, don't eat with your fingers." "Frank, don't you think she's got a lot of nerve ?" "Well, hell, I don't know." "According to Tom, she's a pretty determined woman." "She must have thought it was worth it." "Yeah." "Well, I guess they'll want feeding', bein' out here all day long." "I don't think they'll expect that." "What, they gonna drive 40 miles into town every time they want a hamburger ?" " Mixed salad." " What ?" "Well, I believe women from New York eat mixed salads." " Ain't that right, Tom ?" " I believe so." "Well, that's just what we need-- a vegetarian from New York on our cattle ranch." "[ Woman On Radio ] A Great Traveler, interested, not merely a good one, is a kind of introspective." "As she covers the ground outwardly, so she advances towards fresh interpretations of herself, inwardly." "And this is the quality which lends Starks' books... the memorable poetic density which is their special cachet." "Moreover, it is this quality which makes them as fresh and" "[ Orchestral ]" "[ Clears Throat ]" "[ Snorts ]" "[ Snorts ]" "[ Snorts ]" "[ Snorting Continues ]" "[ Snorts ]" "[ Whinnying ]" "You at a good place to quit ?" "I got him moving out a bit, but that's about it." "Still a long ways away from gettin' a leg over him." "[ Whinnies ]" "Well, we're movin' along." "[ Snorting ]" "[ Snorts ]" "What's he doing ?" "Is this some kind of physical therapy ?" "[ Phone Ringing ]" "[ Pilgrim Whinnying ]" "[ Annie ] Hello ?" "Hello ?" "What ?" " No, you're breaking up." " [ Whinnying Continues ]" "Hold on, hold on." "Don't start a fight with him." "Joey, give me the rope." "Just to pull him back." "We'll never get him outta there." "Let me go in after him." "[ Whinnying Continues ]" "[ Panting ]" "[ Nickers ]" "Mr. Booker, I'm really not comfortable with you taking these kind of risks." "[ Pilgrim Snorts ]" " Oh, God !" " Hey, hey !" "Pilgrim !" "[ Tom ] Let him go !" "Let him go." "[ Joe ] Does that hurt you ?" "Only when I kick somebody." "Don't you go to school ?" "I'm taking a break." "Don't you ?" "School turns out early for us... so we can work the ranch." "[ Joe ] Look at him out in the pasture." "He must have been a big, beautiful-lookin' horse." "How was he to ride ?" "Excuse me." "I've got chores to look after." "[ Clears Throat ]" "Are we in the way ?" "Should we leave ?" "I guess we'll go, then." "[ Nickering ]" "[ Nickering ]" "[ Nickers ]" "From now on, leave your phone somewhere else." "Miss MacLean, would you and your daughter like to stay for dinner ?" "Joe, take off your hat at the table." "I don't want to say it again." "Uh, dear Lord, we are humbly thankful for these gifts, for the blessings on our home, our family and our guests." "And bless those that aren't as fortunate." "Bless all God's creatures." "Amen." "[ All ] Amen." " Like some roast beef ?" " Looks great." "Thanks." "Thank you." " Want some milk ?" " Yeah." "Thanks." "Old Hank got us a couple more men to move the cattle." "And what kind of cattle do you raise, Mr. Booker ?" "Well, we run a mixed herd, but mostly Black Baldies." "Wh-What are those ?" "Black Angus Herefords, instead of straight Herefords." " Oh, Black Angus." "Of course." " [ Joe ] There you go." "And, uh, wh-what's the difference ?" "They suit the weather better." "Their udders are black instead of pink." "They don't get burnt with the sun bouncing' off the snow." "They make good mothers." "Our daddy raised straight Herefords." "You know, that's interesting." "I" " I've always wondered-- every time I eat when I go into a restaurant-- what's the difference between a regular steak and a Black Angus steak ?" "I can never taste the difference, but I could swear that one was more tender than the other." "I didn't know there was that much difference between the cows." "Of course, I've never been on a cow farm before." "It seems to me that the bulls have the best of the time, just laying around the fields, waiting for somebody come along and ask them to do their work." "You get born a bull, got a 90% chance of gettin' castrated, served up as hamburger or somethin'." "On balance, I reckon I'd choose being a cow." "[ All Laughing ]" "Yeah." "Hey, young man." "[ Diane ] You get back up to bed !" "So, how's the Lazy "J" holding up for you ?" "Oh, it's fine." "I still can't get used to how dark it gets around here, though." "Every time I leave the ranch, I hold my breath until I can see the motel." "[ Frank ] Well, by golly, that's a lot of drive time." "You know, Tom, while you're working on that horse of theirs," "Annie and Grace should move into the old creek house." "Nobody's usin' it." "It's silly for her to be driving back and forth... when she, she don't know her way around that well." "Well, that's very kind of you, but really we're fine where we are." "Oh, hell, look, I know the Lazy "J."" "Whole place is as good as falling down around your ears." "Frank, they're already all settled in." "And anyway, I'm sure they want their privacy." "It's got doors, Diane." "It's private as can be." "Tom ?" "I don't have a problem with it." "I think it's up to Annie." "Well, it'd be great for when my dad comes to visit." "Where is your dad, honey ?" "He's at home, working." "Yeah." "I don't know, um" "Is it worth it, really ?" "I mean, how long do you think you'll carry on working with Pilgrim ?" "That depends on Pilgrim." "I know." "Me too." "When are you coming to visit ?" "Yeah, well, there'll be plenty of room 'cause we're moving down to the ranch." "Yeah, yeah." "They've got this really cute little house down by the creek." "It's really pretty." "Okay." "Okay." "I love you too." "Hold on." "Dad wants to talk to you." "Hi." "[ Laughs ]" "[ Robert ] She sounds like she's doing all right." "How is she ?" "Yeah." "You know, I think she seems to be getting more comfortable on the ranch, which is, which is the only reason I said yes to this move." "Well, it makes sense." "So, how are you doing out there in the Marlboro country ?" "Is the magazine complaining at all ?" "Yeah, but nothing I can't handle." "Lucy says she thinks Gottschalk's plotting." "But what else is new, huh ?" "So, when are you coming home ?" "You know, I asked him that myself tonight, and he doesn't know." "Hmm." "I miss you, Annie." "Yeah, I know." "We miss you too." "Good night." "'Night." "[ Phone Hangs Up ]" "Did you ask him to come visit ?" "You already did." "Do you want me to help you pack ?" "[ Snorting ]" "[ Snorting Continues ]" " Hi." " Howdy." "What's he doing ?" "He's trying to get him to hook on." "How's it going ?" "[ Snorts ]" "[ Nickering ]" "[ Whinnies ]" "[ Snorting ]" "[ Whinnies ]" "[ Snorts, Whinnies ]" "[ Panting ]" "[ Whinnying ]" "[ Cows Mooing ]" "[ Whistles ]" " [ Cows Mooing ] - [ Man Shouting ]" "Get, get !" "Hyah !" "Let's go !" "[ Whistles ]" "Get over there !" "Get !" "[ Whistles ]" "[ Shouting Continues ] Hyah !" "Hyah !" "[ Mooing Continues ]" "Ha !" "Come on !" "Ha !" "[ Man Whistles ]" "[ Mooing ]" "[ Moos ]" "[ Mooing, Shouting Continue ]" "Hey, you over there !" "Hey, you over there !" "Wanna make yourself useful ?" " Hey, Hank." " Yeah ?" "I think you got a volunteer here." "You wanna take care of her ?" "Where's Grace ?" "Grace ?" "[ Moos ]" "[ Bellowing ]" " [ Man ] Hyah !" "Hyah !" " [ Mooing ]" "[ Chattering ]" "[ Mooing Continues ]" "[ Gasps ]" "[ Man Whistling ]" " [ Laughing ] - [ Man Shouting ]" "[ Whistling, Shouting Continue ]" " You okay ?" " Cocktail hour yet ?" " What ?" " I said, is it cocktail hour yet ?" "[ Whistling, Shouting Continue ]" "Come here a second." "You handled that pretty well." "I think it's time you started earning your keep around here." "So when you're not working and you're not doing your therapy," "I'd like you to help with the horses-- rubbing' 'em, cleaning' the stalls." "Think you can handle that ?" " That's not a question, is it ?" " Nope." "Okay." "Oh-ho !" "[ Laughter ]" "[ Man ] I was out walkin' one morning for pleasure" "I spied a cowpuncher come a-lopin' along" "His hat was throwed back and his spurs was a-jinglin'" "And as he approached he was singin' this song" "[ Continues, indistinct ]" "[ Diane ] Hey, you little ones." "How are you ?" "He got a flat on his little pickup." "You know you're not allowed to go swimming in the river." "Marie here made the best pie-- cherry pie." "Go get some." "As luck would have it, he didn't have all the lug nuts off, but the jack slipped and fell right on that rock he calls a head." "[ All Laughing ]" "Is he okay ?" "Well, it rearranged his scalp about 12 inches" "He always dreamed of having a place where he can raise horses... and have a whole separate life." "My grandson Joe is named for him." "Somebody told him about a place called Stockett." "He got on his horse, and he rode over there, and he got off, and he walked as far as he could one way, and then he turned around, and he walked as far as he could to the other." "And then he decided that that's where he was going to settle." "And that's where we raised Frank and Tommy." "[ Chuckles ] Where do you call home ?" "She's from New York, Mom." "Um... well, I was born in London." "But I'm from all over, really." "My father was a diplomat, and so we moved constantly." "Oh, my." "That sounds very important." "[ Laughs ] He was" " He was a wonderful man." "He died when I was 12, but we, we lived all over the world." "It-lt's not the same as, as knowing a place like this." "Well, sometimes people carry it more on the inside... than the outside." "[ Singing Continues, indistinct ]" "[ Diane ] You guys done with these ?" "[ Women Chattering ]" "[ Annie ] This family has quite a history." "[ Diane ] Yeah, it's a story, all right." "I love how she calls him Tommy." "Yeah, always did." "I think she always favored him." "[ Chuckles ] She loves telling' this story... about when he was two years old, he ran off... and they found him sleeping' in the barn... between two giant hooves of a Percheron stallion." "He said that horse was protecting' him, and nobody could convince him otherwise." "[ Car Door Opens ]" "[ Car Door Closes ]" "[ Kids Laughing ]" "Why do you always wear that hat ?" "'Cause it fits my head." "Wanna try it on ?" "[ Tom ] What do you want me to do ?" "What do you want me to do ?" "Hmm ?" "What do you call that ?" "Okay, one more time." "You gonna sit on me ?" "So you can watch this." "I don't wanna do this too many times." "Okay, put your finger there." "Okay ?" "Okay ?" "Loop's knotted, right ?" "Looks like the only way to get it off is to break the touch, right ?" "Now watch." "You watchin' ?" "Watch carefully." " Again, again !" " Again, again !" "One more time !" "Oh, no, no." "I don't fall for that one twice." " Now you guys get on." " [ Giggling ]" "Here." "Oh." "[ Chuckling ]" "What ?" "Do you ever sit still for just a minute ?" "[ Sighs ]" "Well, you sit still too long in New York and you get renovated." "Why is it, that sometimes I get the feeling that you're laughing at me ?" "I don't know." "Why ?" "No." "You're supposed to say you're not laughing at me." "Oh, I see." "You take care of both sides of the conversation, do you ?" "It's a man's world, Mr. Booker." "Most women have to." "You can call me Tom." "Maybe I am laughin' a little bit." "I figure, since you're here, it might be nice to relax into the place a bit." "Oh." "Yeah." "Well, it's beautiful country." "And I could see having some kind of a, a vacation place, retreat, but I don't know how you do it full-time." "Don't you miss the rest of the world ?" "What's there to miss ?" "Well, if you've never lived in a city with museums, and theater and, and restaurants and music" "I" " Well..." "I can't explain." "Well, does Chicago count ?" " You lived in Chicago." " That's where I met my wife." "You, you were, you were married to a woman in Chicago ?" "Yeah, really." "A woman." "[ Chuckling ] Oh, I'm sorry." "I didn't, I didn't" " No, I'm so" "I was studying engineering, and she was studying music-- the cello." "I once heard her play a Dvorak concerto, and I thought it was... the most beautiful piece of music I'd ever heard in my life." "Huh." "So... just who's laughin' at who here ?" "Jogger, huh ?" "I don't jog, Mr. Booker." "I run." "That's lucky for you." "The grizzlies around here mostly go for joggers." "You sleeping' okay in that house ?" "Well, I don't sleep well anyway, but the house is fine, yeah." " [ Snorts ]" " Oop." "I have a way with animals." "That's all right." "He's just young." "Hold out your hand just a little lower." "That's it." "So he can get the smell of you." "He's beautiful." " Now how come you don't ride anymore ?" " Hmm ?" "Grace told me you used to ride when she was younger." "She did ?" " Yep." " Oh." "Uh" "I don't know, uh" "No time, I guess." "I thought it was supposed to be spring." " Enjoy the day." " You too." "[ Snorting ]" "[ Pilgrim Whinnying ]" "[ Whinnying Continues ]" "Come take a ride with me." " Can you drive ?" " [ Chuckles ] Drive ?" "Not old enough." "Well, it's never too soon to start." "Here." "Get in." "Uh, I, I can't." "Come on." "I don't have all day." "Put the key in and turn it on." " This one ?" " Mm-hmm." " [ Engine Starts ]" " Now, the right pedal is the gas." "The other one is the brake." "Uh, I don't think I, I can with my, uh, with my leg." "Well, there's only one way to find out." "Now put it in "D."" "Now give it some gas." "[ Engine Revs ]" "Okay, we know you can." "Now you just gotta feel how much." "Now give-- Try it again." "There you go." "Nice." "Real nice." "Now there's a little road up at the end here." "Turn onto it." "Now just follow this." "Nothing to it." "I'm gonna kinda close my eyes here for a little while, so keep goin' till you run out of road." "Uh, I, I, I don't think I can." "It's not a question if you can." "You are." "[ Tom ] Where did you get Pilgrim from ?" "We bought him in Kentucky." "Me and my mom took a trip down there to see him." "That must have been special." "Yeah." "Are you afraid of anything," "Tom Booker ?" "Oh, growing' old." "Not bein' much use." " Hey, Grace ?" " Hmm ?" "What went on out there with Pilgrim ?" "See, Grace, I got a problem." "When I work with a horse, I like to know its history." "Most of the times a horse, in its own way, can tell you the whole story, but sometimes they get so messed up in their head that you need more to go on." "Now I don't know how you feel about talkin' about it, and if you don't feel like it, I understand," "but if I'm gonna figure out what's goin' on in his head, sure would help me if I understood exactly what happened that day." "You know, not today." "Whenever you feel like it." "I'll leave that up to you." "Uh-oh." " The answer's no." " You haven't heard the question yet." "Now, the truth is, you'd be doin' me a real favor." "I got all these young colts that need riding'." "Rimrock here, he's-- I mean, he's feelin' kind of left out." "Poor thing." "He'd be grateful, and he'd take real good care with you." "[ Sighs ] ls this how you're gonna make me pay my phone bill ?" "No." "No, ma'am." "That part's extra." "Oh, brought you a hat." " Oh, I have a hat." " I know." "I've seen it." "I think my stirrups are too long or" " No, they're fine." "Relax your center." " Yeah." " Just sittin' in a bucket." " Well, it's all coming back, you know." "I mean, I'll be fine." "Okay, well, then I'll stop talkin' then." "No, I didn't mean that." "I" " You know, I've never ridden western before." "Yeah, but he doesn't know that." "Just sit the horse." "You have a nice seat, and you're doing fine." "Thank you." "[ Whinnying ]" "[ Grunts, Giggles ]" " You look good." "You feel okay ?" " Yeah." " Wanna pick it up a little ?" " Yeah." "Watch your reins." "Give him some room." "Let him do the work." " Okay ?" "You okay ?" " Yep." "Let's go." "[ Thunder Rumbling ]" "I envy your mother." "I do." "It must be great to be her age... and to be at that point in life when you have no more guesswork." "No more impossible decisions to make." "And anyway, it doesn't matter because all the worries... and all the wrong turns that you made are as valuable and as, as, as cherished as the things that you did right." "[ Sighs ] Must be such a relief." "Must be such peace in that." "I don't think you have to wait to be her age to find that kind of peace." "Yeah, but how would you know, unless it was all behind you ?" " Do you have it ?" " Sometimes." "Not all the time, but sometimes." "When ?" "Wakin' up on the ranch in the morning, knowin' what I'm supposed to do that day." "Knowing I'm home." "Hmm." "I wake up every morning, and I don't know a damn thing." "Was l" "[ Sighs ]" "Was I right to bring her here, away from what's familiar-- away from her father, her friends ?" "And the more I try and fix things, the more everything falls apart." "Maybe you should let 'em fall." "No, I can't." "Why ?" "Do you think I was right to come ?" "I can't answer that, Annie." "Hmm." "Well, I'll know soon enough." "If I've made a mistake, Grace will let me know." "She's a strong kid." "She gets that from somebody." "Hmm." "Thank you for all you're doing." "You and your family-- letting us stay at the house." "It wasn't gettin' much use." "What was your wife like ?" "She had reddish hair." "Not, not quite." "Almost." "Depended on the light." "She had green eyes." "And when she played, that was it." "Somethin' just went right through me." "I'd never heard music like that played before." "And the way she looked when she played it." "And then one day, she looked at me that way, and that was it-  [ Chuckles ] - for both of us." "I knew she didn't want to be a rancher's wife, but I wanted to give it a try." "I thought she could give music lessons to the kids in town-- the school-- and that our kids would grow up with my brother's kids and play together." "But..." "she wasn't happy here." ""Too much space," she said." "So why didn't you stay in Chicago ?" "Wasn't enough space." "It just wasn't meant to be." "But how did you know..." "for sure ?" "Knowing's the easy part." "Sayin' it out loud is the hard part." "Mmm." "Seems so obvious now, doesn't it ?" ""We weren't right for each other." "If only we knew then."" "I didn't love her 'cause it was right." "I just loved her." "[ Thunder Rumbling ]" "For whatever it's worth, Annie, it took a lot of guts for you to come here." "Lift your leg." "[ Sighs ]" "[ Horses Whinnying, Snorting ]" " [ Cow Mooing ] - [ Moos ]" "[ Whistles ] Come on." "Come on." "[ Mooing ]" "[ Grace ] Hey, Joe." "Hi." "Would you let me ride your horse ?" "Have you talked to Tom about it ?" "Of course I have." "I don't know." "You sure Tom said it's all right ?" " You gonna give me a hand or what ?" " You sure ?" "Come on !" "Okay." "Easy." "Hold it." "Okay." "[ Sighs, Grunts ]" " [ Horse Snorts ]" " Whoa." "[ Grunts ] Got it." "Got it." "I can do it." "Here." "[ Whinnies ]" "Are you okay ?" "[ Giggling ]" "Hey !" "You better not say anything !" "[ Blows Raspberry ]" "[ Frogs Chirping ]" "[ Giggling ]" "I thought there were too many forks, so I just, um" "[ Whispers ] Oh, you look really pretty." "Thanks." "Does anybody want something to drink ?" " [ Pan Clattering ] - [ Annie ] Shit !" " [ Giggling ]" " Shh !" " I better go give your mom a hand." " Oh, yeah." " Everything under control here ?" " Um, no, not really." "Uh, it's been so long since I've done this." "I've forgotten." "And I couldn't find any Parmesan cheese." "Well, you got an easy crowd out there as long as it's hot." "Can I do anything ?" "Uh, just make yourself comfortable." "I am comfortable." "Well, um, in that case, you can bring in the... pasta." "You missed a button." "Thank you." "You know, I'll have another round of that spaghetti, if I may." " Oh, of course." " [ Frank ] Thank you." "I, uh, like the sauce." "Maybe I could get the recipe ?" "It's from a jar." "Oh." "Well, now, you know what." "I, uh, used jar sauce once." "I don't believe it was near as good as this." " Isn't that right, Frank ?" " No." "No." "You know, I think you gotta know which brand to pick." "I sure would like the name of this one." "Mm-hmm." "Annie, you've given me a rare night off." "Ooh, you're touchin' on a sore subject here." "Diane's got these big dreams in her head about gettin' away to" " What was it ?" " Greece, Morocco ?" " Morocco." "[ Frank ] One of these places where women wear masks... and everybody's runnin' around in robes and" "[ Diane ] Well, we could use a vacation." "Well, we're goin' to Branson for the wedding." "You just had a turn." "You don't know how to play these games." " Hey !" " Yes, I do." " You do not." " You know, Frank." "You know, Branson, Missouri, is not exactly Morocco." "[ Frank ] I got family there." "Got no family in Morocco as far as I know." " It's my turn." " You had a turn." " It was not !" " Was so !" " Settle down." " You're just showin' off for-  [ Joe ] Shut up, stupid." " You're the only one who's stupid." "[ Twin ] Lettin' her go and fall off your horse." "[ Joe ] You little turd." "[ Twin ] I saw them." "Her tryin' to get on Gonzo." " You turd !" " Joe !" " Did you go riding ?" " [ Twin ] No !" " [ Frank ] Get up off the floor." " [ Diane ] Out you go." "Now !" " [ Joe ] I didn't start it." " [ Diane ] Right now." "Come on." "Annie, I'm so sorry." "They're just tired." "We should get them home to bed." "Say good night and thank you." " Annie, dinner was delicious." " Thank you so much." " Say thank you." " Thank you." "Joe, did Grace try to ride ?" "I expect you should talk to Grace about that, ma'am." "If I did anything wrong, I'm sorry." "Mm-hmm." "Don't let her turn you away." "[ Knocking ]" "Grace." "Is everything all right ?" " Did you try riding again ?" " Yeah." "Does that mean I'm cured ?" "Nobody's trying to cure you." "Look, I just wanna say I think it's great that you're riding again." "And I think I know why you needed to" "Yeah, you know everything." "Stop it." "Why won't you let me talk to you ?" "Why are you so angry with me ?" "Whatever I do, it's wrong." "Whatever I say, it's wrong." "Yeah ?" "Well, now you know how it feels." "Look, I know that I'm hard on you sometimes." " Right !" " Sorry if that makes you feel this way." "But if I push you, it's only because" "Because if I'm your perfect daughter, that makes you the perfect mother ?" "I don't deserve that !" "I don't push for me." "I push for you so that you don't spend half your life... not knowing where you belong." "Yeah ?" "Well, you've done a great job." "Yeah." "[ Sobbing ]" "Who's ever gonna want me like this ?" "[ Sobbing Continues ]" "Oh." "Who's ever gonna want me like this ?" "Nobody will." "It sometimes doesn't seem this way, but I do understand what you're feeling." "It sometimes doesn't seem this way, but I do understand what you're feeling." "When I was your age and when my dad died," "I felt like I'd lost everything and I'd be all alone." "And... but I've got you." "I used to pray every night... that you and Dad would have another kid, so I wouldn't have to be so... special." "I know." "[ Kisses ]" "And I know how-- how hard it must be to have lost your best friend... and have your body be different than from how you'd like it to be." "But one day... somebody will look at this extraordinary woman that you're becoming... all they'll see is how much they love you." "That's all I see." "[ Cow Moos ]" "[ Nickers ]" "[ Nickers ]" "[ Phone Ringing ]" "Yep ?" "Hello, this is ATT Conference Service." " Is this Annie MacLean ?" " Yes." "I have a conference call scheduled for you with Mr. Gottschalk and Mr. Felton." "Mr. Felton." "Hold on, please." "Okay, I'm ready." "[ Tapping ]" " [ Grain Falling On Metal ] - [ Nickering ]" "[ Nickering Continues ]" "[ Nickering ]" "[ Gate Latch Clicks ]" "[ Nickers ]" "I've been waiting for you to come back." "You hungry ?" "Judith was, um, telling me about this boy." "I never even got his name." "We were gonna go around the railroad bridge." "We were laughing about something." "I don't know what." "And, um, her horse fell, and Judith's foot was caught in the stirrup." "And she was so scared." "And next I saw this truck coming around the turn." "And it was honking, trying to get us to move." "And l" " I tried to grab her reins and... to get her horse to move out of the way." "And the truck started to skid." "And there was no time to do anything and" "It ran right into Judith." "And she just disappeared." "And then it came at Pilgrim and me." "And Pilgrim reared up at the truck." "And I fell off." "But Judith-- Oh, God, Judith." " I'm so sorry, Judith." " Grace !" "[ Sobbing ]" "Now, I'm not gonna tell ya it's gonna stop feelin' this bad." "But I will tell you you didn't do anything wrong." "Same thing could have happened to me or to Frank or to Joey." "And it doesn't make any sense to try to figure out why these things happen." "There was a boy from the Blackfeet reservation." "He used to do some work around here for a while." "Sixteen, strong kid, good kid." "He and I were really, really good friends." "One day he went swimmin' and dove headfirst into the lake." "Hit right into a rock and snapped his neck." "Paralyzed him." "And after the accident," "I'd look in on him from time to time." "But he wasn't there." "Like his mind, his spirit, whatever you want to call it, just disappeared." "The only thing left was just anger." "Sort of if the boy I once knew just went somewhere else." "I know where he goes." "I know you do." "Don't you disappear." "You do whatever you have to do to hold on." "I'll tell you one more thing." "You know when Pilgrim reared up against that truck ?" "You know what I think ?" "I think that damned horse loved you so much he was tryin' to protect you." "That's what I think." "[ Whinnies ]" "[ Whinnying ]" "[ Whinnies ]" "[ Thunder Rumbling ]" "[ Annie ] How'd you get like this ?" "No, no, no." "Get up." "Let me show you." " Wanna see it again ?" " Yep." " Can you do it without smiling ?" " Yep." "No, you can't." "Not possible." "I can feel the muscles" " Try me." " I can feel the muscles-  [ Laughs ] - [ Laughing ]" "It must be nice to have a few days off work, huh ?" "Yeah." "Yeah." "It's more than a few days though." "I'm not an editor anymore." "First time I said it out loud." "They fired ya ?" "No, no, it's more like a" "Yeah." "They fired me." "You don't seem too upset about it." "It's delayed shock or maybe not." "I'm sure I can talk my way back in there or get another magazine someplace." "But maybe I don't" " I'm just not sure l" " I'm not sure I want to." "Well, I guess you don't have to figure it out till you get home." "[ Tom ] See, when you hit like a windmill ?" "It's not gonna do any good." "But if you hit down, like you hit a golf club" "You come back, down." "Down into it." "Did you always know this was the life you wanted ?" "Well, I was a rancher's daughter." "I guess it's not too far to go to becoming' a rancher's wife." "Yeah." "Huh." "Frank's a good man." "Oh, they don't come better." "I don't deny there are times I think about all the things I won't have." "Maybe I'll get to see Morocco." "Probably not." "Did Tom have many girlfriends after his divorce ?" "Hey, look, Annie, I'm not good at this sort of talk." "Goes round and round somethin' and never gets to it, so let's just say what it is." "Tom means so much to this family." "Don't you go lookin' here for whatever it is you're lookin' for." "Don't make that man go through somethin'... that took him so long to see his way clear of in the first place." "I don't think Tom would do anything he didn't want to do." "Yeah." "He's a good man." "Ooh, he's got a gift." "Comes from heaven above, I swear." "But he's still just a man." "[ Guitar ]" "Bitter raindrops glisten" "On the painted lnjun flower" "Honey child, the moon" "Loves you true" "The muddy road is brown and still" "As far as you can see" "Honey child The noontime is" "Couldn't, um" "There's something I need to know." "Are you sure ?" "Gotta get back." "Dad ?" "Dad !" "Diane." "It's a pleasure." "Welcome." " Diane." " Hello." " Frank." " Hello, Frank." " This is our oldest boy, Joe." " Hi, Joe." " And this is Mr. Booker." " Tom." " Hi, Tom." " It's a pleasure." "And I want to thank you for the way you took in my girls here." "I can already see a difference in them." "Very grateful to ya." "Dad." "Dad, did you notice ?" "No cane." "I know." "That is amazing." " Could we show him Pilgrim ?" " You bet." " Let's go get your bags." " [ Frank ] Need a hand, Annie ?" "[ Robert ] See ya later." "[ Robert ] So at this point I'm pretty sure I'm lost." "So I stop by this general store and ask if anyone knows the Booker ranch." "This nice, uh, older gentleman with a bandage on his head gave me directions." " [ Laughing ]" " Sweet Jesus." "That's Henry Vanoker." "I'm surprised you didn't wind up in Mexico." "Well, once when, uh, Dad was in India, he got lost... way, way up in these mountains." "When he finally found his way back, everyone said he discovered a new route." "And they redid all the maps." "Well, now, how'd you end up in India, Robert ?" "Oh, this was right after college." "I was in the Peace Corps." "Well, that's where he met Mom." "Hey, tell 'em about when Mom went looking for Tubab." " No, l" " Dad." "Come on, Dad." "Well, Mom was a writer, and, um, Dad knows the rest." "She was a journalist for an English periodical." " What was it called ?" " Cambridge Monthly." "Right." "And she decided to go to India all by herself without knowing a soul." "Uh, she had no place to stay." "But she was-- she was told to look up Tubab." " Tubab ?" " She comes to my door-- suitcase and typewriter-- and asks where Tubab is, and I said, "Right here."" "And she said, "You're Tubab ?" I said, "No, my name is Robert." "Tubab means white man, and, yes, I am."" "[ Robert ] And that was how we met." "Small bed." "Maybe I should sleep in the barn." "You're allergic to hay." "I" " I apologize for the surprise." "But the days only opened yesterday, and I figured that" "You don't have to apologize." "You have every right to be here." "You were right to bring her here." "Well, there have been plenty of times I wasn't so sure." "You must be tired, huh ?" "Yeah." "And out here" " I'll show you." "[ Chattering ]" " Sorry about that." " Oh, that's okay." "[ Robert ] I can't believe it's the same horse." "We still have a ways to go." "So-- [ Clears Throat ] How much longer do you think ?" "Like I told your wife, it's really up to Pilgrim." "Uh-huh." "[ Fiddle, Guitar ]" "[ Chattering, Laughing ]" "[ Music Stops ]" "Dad, will you come dance ?" "Please, Dad !" "Daylight has found me" "Here again" "You can ask me anything" "But where I've been" "You should know the reason" "Why I called" "I was lookin' for a soft place" "To fall" "Lookin' for a soft place" "Nothin' more than a small taste" "Of a love that ended" "Long ago" "Lookin' for a place to hide" "A warm bed on a cold night" "I didn't mean to hurt you" "No, no, no" "Lookin' out your window" "At the dawn" "Baby, when you wake up" "I'll be gone" "You're the one who taught me" "After all" "How to find a soft place" "To fall" "The summer is really very brief." "After I doctor those foals, you want me to put them in the upper or lower pasture ?" " Well, upper." " [ Robert ] That's very short." "You grew up here ?" "This is where you're from ?" "I wasn't born here." " So winter is real" " I asked Annie" " She didn't know." "That's the time you gotta feed cattle... and hope the majority of 'em survive." "Is this how it's gonna be now, hmm ?" "You don't speak to me ?" "We don't speak to each other ?" "Well, I'm speaking to you now, so say something." " No." " Why?" " I can't get in the middle of this." " You are in the middle of this." " He's a good man, Annie." " I never said he wasn't." " I can't change the way I feel." " You gotta figure out what you want." " Do you know what you want ?" " I do know what I want." "And I'm tryin' real hard not to get lost in this." "I never expected to feel this way again." "Annie, this is where I belong." "This is who I am." "Is this what you want ?" "Yeah." "Are you sure ?" "Yeah." "Can you tell that to your family ?" "To Robert ?" "To Grace ?" "If you had a chance to go home and change things, would you ?" "You can't ask me that." "It's not that simple." "It is." "It's not fair." "No, it's not fair." "[ Gate Latch Clicks ]" "There's something you gotta do tomorrow, boy." "[ Nickers ]" "[ Nickers ]" "[ Whinnies ]" "It'll be okay, Grace." "Just hang on there a minute or two." "Tom will get him all right." "[ Whinnies ]" "[ Nickers ]" " What are you doing ?" " Gonna have to do something different." "It's not gonna hurt him, right ?" "Nothin' we've done has hurt him." "Grace, this is Pilgrim's chance, and it's yours too." "Okay." "Let him get everything ready." "Come on, Grace." "[ Snorts ]" "[ Squeals ]" "Come along." "[ Squealing ]" "[ Whinnies ]" "Come on." "That's enough !" "Stop !" "[ Snorts ]" "[ Whinnying ]" "[ Pilgrim Moans ]" "[ Pilgrim Moaning ]" "Grace, this is where you come in." "No." "Come on." "Okay, I want you to get down here, Grace." "Grace." "I want you to come over here and sit next to me." " But" " But why would he let me" " Grace, look at him." "Look at him." "He's okay, and you never did anything to let him down." " No" " Grace, listen to me." " No, I can't." " Grace, you've got to do this." "Trust me just one more time." "Do what ?" "I want you to come over here and sit next to me." "Start right here where the neck is and the head, and I want you to stroke him." "I want you to rub him and feel him all over." "[ Pilgrim Moaning ]" "That's it." " [ Moaning Continues ]" " That's it." "That's it." "Go on ahead." "[ Moaning ]" "[ Moans ]" "Grace, now we're going to show Pilgrim here how to help you get on him." "Because, you see, there's a point where neither of you is gonna need me anymore." "And we're there." "I'm not askin'." "Put your leg over the saddle here." "That a girl." "Now we're gonna rock him up." "[ Nickers ]" "[ Laughs ]" "[ Laughs ]" "Oh." " Dad." " Honey, you were wonderful." "Hey there." "Gettin' ready to go home, are ya ?" "Mm-hmm." "Is Tom around ?" "No, he went to Sheridan to get some horses." "He left last night." "Um, when's he coming back ?" "Oh, I don't rightly know." "Let me know when you need some help loading' Pilgrim, okay ?" "Yeah." " What time's your flight ?" " 12:15." "Bookers want to leave for the airport by 9:30." "Sure you want to drive Pilgrim back ?" "Well, I already know the way." "It's not like I have a job to rush home to." "To tell you the truth, I could use the time alone." "When you planning to start ?" "Oh, I guess I'll leave when you and Grace go." "May I make a suggestion ?" "What ?" "Take your time." "What's the matter ?" "You look like there's something wrong." "I'll tell you something, Annie." "I stood there looking at that horse, and I swear I felt like the same thing was happening to me." "And I have two choices." "I can either fight the way things are... or accept them." "See, um," "I always knew I loved you more." "Didn't bother me." "I guess I felt kind of lucky, a little amazed that... a woman like you would want to be with a man like me." "And I guess I thought if I could do everything right" "If I could" " If I was the best husband I could be, the best father, even being a good lawyer only mattered because of what it meant for us." "If I could do all that, it wouldn't make any difference... if we loved each other the same or not." "I didn't ask for more." "I told myself I didn't need any more." "But... the truth is, you don't know how you feel about me." "You don't know if you want a life with me anymore." "And the truth is..." "I don't want you to come home until you do know... one way or the other." "Okay ?" " Thanks, Joe." " Yep." "Bye, Annie." "Good luck to ya." "Thank you." "And you too." "All right, everybody in." "Frank, we all set ?" "I believe so." "I can't believe he's not here to say good-bye." "[ Frank ] Oh, he probably got held up is all." "[ Diane ] No, sweetie, the truth is, he's not real good at good-byes." "You know, come to think of it, not too good at hellos either." " You ready ?" " Just a second." " Mmm !" " When will you be home ?" " Oh, in a few days." " I'll miss you." "Well, if I get lost, you know where to send the search party." " Could be just about anywhere." " [ Chuckles ]" "I'll call you, okay ?" " [ Engine Starts ]" " Bye." "Bye." "[ Gate Creaks, Closes ]" "He going' back inside the trailer or runnin' alongside it ?" "I just wanted to be here when you left." "I don't want to leave you." "I don't want you to." "[ Crying ] Just a few more days." " And then ?" " Oh." "Why did this happen ?" "I don't ask those questions, Annie." "And I didn't ask to love you, but I do." " Oh !" " I'll always have that with me." "Tom." "Can we go for one last ride, hmm ?" "Yeah." "I'll saddle 'em up." "[ Horse Whinnies ]" "[ Engine Starts ]" "[ Truck, Trailer Departing ]" "[ Chuckles ]"