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00:00:00Welcome to Saxton, ma'am.
00:00:24Why, it's lovely.
00:00:26What is Saxton?
00:00:29There's nothing here.
00:00:31Annie, what were you expecting? An opera house?
00:00:35I don't know what I pictured exactly.
00:00:38I certainly didn't think it would be this...
00:00:42primitive.
00:00:44I don't know who we're supposed to speak to, but...
00:00:59I don't think.
00:01:01Mayor Evans, I can't believe you're putting the interest of those no-account orphans over the good of this town.
00:01:06I am doing no such thing, Ray. Thank you, Saxton.
00:01:08I am trying to be fair to everyone.
00:01:10There's no reason to believe those children are a danger to anybody.
00:01:14You tell that to my brother.
00:01:17The entire town is sorry about what happened to Carl.
00:01:21But you can't blame his death on the orphans.
00:01:24It could all be some terrible coincidence.
00:01:27Uh, you might be looking for me. Please, come on in.
00:01:43I am Maxwell Evans, town mayor.
00:01:50Linda Simpson, the new doctor.
00:01:51Welcome.
00:01:52Well, thank you, Cyrus. You can go, please. Thank you.
00:01:56I trust you were told I was a woman.
00:01:59Oh, absolutely, yes.
00:02:00But I was expecting one woman and not two.
00:02:04Oh, this is my friend, Dr. Annie Nelson.
00:02:06She'll be taking over as the circuit doctor for the Kansas Territory.
00:02:09But the position doesn't open until next month.
00:02:12She'll be staying with me until then.
00:02:14It's a pleasure meeting you, mayor.
00:02:16It's a beautiful hotel.
00:02:18Thank you very much.
00:02:20Welcome to Saxton.
00:02:22If you'll permit me, I'll escort you over to the clinic,
00:02:25and we can get you all settled into your new home.
00:02:29Thank you, and then I'd like to see the sick children as soon as possible.
00:02:33Yes, of course.
00:02:39Right up here.
00:02:46Well, here we are.
00:02:51This is my clinic?
00:02:52Yes.
00:02:53We have made plans to expand it,
00:02:56but something always seems to come up that needs tending to.
00:02:58You understand that.
00:03:00You're going to want to take those inside.
00:03:02The living quarters are through the clinic and up the stairs.
00:03:04Come right over here.
00:03:05Come right over here.
00:03:20When was the last time you had a full-time doctor here?
00:03:23Well, Doc Ross died six months ago.
00:03:27We've been pretty much on our own since then.
00:03:29Under these conditions?
00:03:30Yes, for 30 years.
00:03:34And I don't ever recall him complaining, as a matter of fact.
00:03:41We'll fix this place up in no time.
00:03:43Well, given the nature of the illness at the orphanage,
00:03:45I would guess that house calls might be a necessity.
00:03:49The children, the sick ones, have all taken to their bed.
00:03:51But it's not just the orphans anymore.
00:03:54In town, Carl Russell died two days ago.
00:03:56And John and Meredith Pine have come down with it as well.
00:04:00The sickness is spreading, Doctor.
00:04:02And the town is getting a little edgy.
00:04:04And quite frankly, so am I.
00:04:11Your quarters are at the top of the stairs.
00:04:13I'm going to go to the top of the stairs.
00:04:43Well, it isn't that bad.
00:04:47At least there's a balcony.
00:04:50Do you think all frontier towns are like this?
00:05:06A lot of them, yes.
00:05:08I knew it would be a change leaving Boston.
00:05:12The two of us went through three years of medical training
00:05:14at Boston University without so much as a lick of help from the men.
00:05:18And without a woman in sight.
00:05:21We're going to be fine.
00:05:23And so am I.
00:05:24We're going to be fine.
00:05:34Hello, Lee.
00:05:36Mayor.
00:05:39It's Lee Owens.
00:05:40He's been the smithy here for years.
00:05:41Here, step in here.
00:05:54Well, here we are.
00:06:06You are coming inside?
00:06:08No, I have some appointments this afternoon.
00:06:12But I'm sure we'll be seeing each other soon.
00:06:15So if there's anything that I could do to make your stay here in Sykeston more comfortable,
00:06:18you just let me know.
00:06:21All right?
00:06:22Until then, good day.
00:06:23Good day.
00:06:38I'm sorry.
00:06:39We're not accepting any visitors at this time.
00:06:42I'm not here to visit Miss Clarence.
00:06:44My name is Belinda Simpson.
00:06:46I was sent here to send at the children.
00:06:48I was told we'd have a doctor.
00:06:50But I'll take a nurse.
00:06:52I am a doctor.
00:06:54Sorry?
00:06:55I'm not a nurse.
00:06:56I'm the new doctor in Sykeston.
00:06:58Please come in.
00:07:05Follow me.
00:07:16Pardon me.
00:07:17Where are the children?
00:07:18Oh.
00:07:20I try to keep the healthy children outside in the fresh air as much as possible.
00:07:34All I'm saying is something's got to be done.
00:07:35Evans thinks we're just going to stand by and let our families suffer for the deeds of these orphans.
00:07:39Well, we need to show them.
00:07:41We need to show them who's really in charge here.
00:07:43Ray, you're driving away all my customers.
00:07:45It's not my fault.
00:07:46These people don't want to listen to reason.
00:08:01Apologies, ma'am.
00:08:02We lost one just this week.
00:08:03Lost?
00:08:04I'm not sure what this illness is called.
00:08:05Dr. Simpson.
00:08:06But, uh, it's unlike any kind of influence I've ever seen.
00:08:07I'm not sure what this illness is called, Dr. Simpson.
00:08:11But, uh, it's unlike any kind of influence I've ever seen.
00:08:12I'm not sure what this illness is called, Dr. Simpson.
00:08:13But, uh, it's unlike any kind of influence I've ever seen.
00:08:14On any day, this orphanage is home to about 30 kids.
00:08:15When the sickness starts.
00:08:16I'm not sure what this illness is called.
00:08:17I'm not sure what this illness is called, Dr. Simpson.
00:08:18But, uh, it's unlike any kind of influence I've ever seen.
00:08:35Uh, on any day, this orphanage is home to about 30 kids.
00:08:42When the sickness started, it hit five of my charges in the first week.
00:08:48And at the end of the month, three died.
00:08:57I got ten sick.
00:08:58Hello, sweetie.
00:08:59Dr. Dahl.
00:09:00Here you go.
00:09:01Uh-huh.
00:09:02Thank you, Miss Clarence.
00:09:03I've been listening to the healthy children who run the place, but I'm worried that I'm
00:09:17endangering them.
00:09:20Lillian's the only one who'll work in the ward.
00:09:24May I?
00:09:25Oh, please.
00:09:26It's very nice of you to help the other children.
00:09:37I don't need help.
00:09:38It's an important job, and nobody does it as good as me.
00:09:42I had no intention of taking your job away from you, Lillian.
00:09:45Good.
00:09:46Because we don't trust strangers around here.
00:09:49Kids need someone they know looking after them.
00:09:53Quite the handful.
00:10:04Oh, she's something.
00:10:06She's tenacious.
00:10:08But an immense help to me.
00:10:13Stick your tongue out for me.
00:10:19And what did you say the average recovery time was?
00:10:25Well, there isn't one.
00:10:26Nobody's gotten any better.
00:10:30Any better.
00:10:49You shouldn't be helping them orphans.
00:10:51Sorry?
00:10:52I know who you are.
00:10:53You're here to help us, not those no-accounts spreading plague to half this town.
00:10:57I take it you're Ray Russell.
00:10:59Ms. Clarence warned me about you.
00:11:00It's me who should be warning you, Ms. Simpson.
00:11:02You have no idea what you're getting involved in.
00:11:03It's Dr. Simpson.
00:11:05Thank you for your concern, but I can take care of myself.
00:11:08And just so you know, I'm here to take care of everyone in this town.
00:11:11But we're the ones who pay your salary.
00:11:12The good God-fearing folks who don't deserve this plight visited upon us.
00:11:15No one deserves to suffer, Mr. Russell.
00:11:17Not you.
00:11:18And certainly not a bunch of innocent children.
00:11:20Those children ain't innocent.
00:11:21They come from beggars, liars, and thieves.
00:11:24You cannot blame children for the misdeeds of their parents or your own.
00:11:28What are you talking about?
00:11:29I ain't done nothing wrong.
00:11:30You want to send children out on the prairie to die.
00:11:32If you don't think that's wrong.
00:11:34Is it causing you a problem, ma'am?
00:11:36I'll ask you to stay out of this matter, Lee. This ain't none of your concern.
00:11:39Ray, you got no business bothering the doctor.
00:11:42She's just trying to do her job, just like other folks.
00:11:44Let God help the unfortunates.
00:11:46You're here to help us.
00:11:50That's not very Christian of you, is it, Ray?
00:12:02You have quite the welcoming committee in Sykeston.
00:12:04Please, don't judge the rest of us on Ray Russell.
00:12:07Oh, where's my manners?
00:12:09Lee Owens.
00:12:10The blacksmith.
00:12:11Linda Simpson.
00:12:12But I have a feeling you already know that.
00:12:14Well, it's a small town.
00:12:15News travels fast.
00:12:16Especially when the mayor hires a woman doctor.
00:12:19You got quite the temper, ma'am.
00:12:21I think it's unfair to attack children.
00:12:23You don't need to convince me.
00:12:24I don't know much with the witch hunt myself.
00:12:26Do you think you could point me in the right direction to the Pines residence, please?
00:12:29Well, it's a little late in the day.
00:12:32I get the feeling you haven't had a chance to settle in yet.
00:12:35Why don't you turn in?
00:12:36I'll take you there first thing in the morning.
00:12:38Very well, then.
00:12:39First thing tomorrow.
00:12:40I'll be over at the clinic.
00:12:41I know the way.
00:12:44Evening, Doc.
00:12:45Thank you, Mr. Owens.
00:12:46You as well.
00:12:55Hard first day?
00:12:57I'm sorry.
00:12:58I hope you haven't been waiting for me this whole time.
00:13:01I went down to the general store to get supplies.
00:13:04From what I heard people saying, I figured it'd be a while.
00:13:08And I thought you might be hungry, so I saved you a plate from supper.
00:13:15So what'd you hear?
00:13:17Plague of God.
00:13:19Some sort of influenza.
00:13:21Annie, I think I know what it is.
00:13:23When I was little in the tenements of New York,
00:13:27it would burn through the houses every summer.
00:13:29And by July, someone in each family was sick.
00:13:34More died than survived.
00:13:38I think it might be cholera.
00:13:44We'll get through this together.
00:13:47You know,
00:13:49the old Belinda
00:13:51would have said that it was divine providence that I was here to help her.
00:13:54That was before I knew the truth.
00:13:57We can pray all we want, but no one's listening.
00:14:00No God saved Drew as he lay dying in bed.
00:14:09All we have in this world are ourselves.
00:14:19That's what he said.
00:14:20Start talking to the townspeople.
00:14:26We need to figure out where this thing started and how it got spread.
00:14:30Where are you headed?
00:14:32I'm gonna go and give the mayor my diagnosis,
00:14:34and then I have to go see John and Merrick Pine.
00:14:41Good luck.
00:14:42You too. We'll both need it.
00:14:43I'm sorry to interrupt, mayor.
00:14:56I was told I could find you here.
00:14:58I'm in the middle of my breakfast.
00:15:00If you'd like to meet me in my office in a while, we can have a chat.
00:15:03I have a very busy day ahead of me, sir.
00:15:04And I was hoping I could speak to you now.
00:15:17All right, doctor.
00:15:19What's on your mind?
00:15:21It's about the sickness at the orphanage.
00:15:23I don't believe it's influenza, sir.
00:15:24I think it's cholera.
00:15:26Keep your voice down.
00:15:28Besides, that's not possible.
00:15:30I have read about this.
00:15:32And this disease is a disease of poverty and the unclean.
00:15:37And here in town, we are very proud of our civic improvements.
00:15:41No one is exactly sure how the disease is spread.
00:15:44It's one of the difficulties in fighting it.
00:15:46Well, what about a vaccine?
00:15:47I've also read that they're making strides against smallpox using vaccines.
00:15:51Unless we know what causes the disease, we can't invent a vaccine.
00:15:54Then how do you cure it?
00:15:55There isn't a cure.
00:15:57Then I suggest you find one, doctor.
00:16:06There is a disease of the unclean.
00:16:09I wasn't aware you attended medical school, Mayor Evans.
00:16:12Seems like I was right about your temper, doc.
00:16:14I'm just so frustrated about these people.
00:16:18Watch yourself now. These people are also my people.
00:16:21Except you don't support making poor defenseless orphans homeless as well.
00:16:25True.
00:16:27But it wouldn't hurt to understand why they might want to do something like that.
00:16:30I don't care how frightened I was, I would never endanger the lives of children.
00:16:33Maybe so.
00:16:35But if you understand why they're afraid,
00:16:37well, they might help you get your point across.
00:16:41You're probably right.
00:16:44Are you here to take me to see the Pines, Mr. Owens?
00:16:47Yes, ma'am.
00:16:49Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Owens.
00:16:51Finding it's a rarity in this town.
00:16:53Give us a chance, doc.
00:16:55You might find that Saxon can be a very welcoming town.
00:17:06Miss Pine, this is Dr. Belinda Simpson. She's here to help.
00:17:09Thank you for coming.
00:17:11Give my best to John, will you?
00:17:13Will do. Thank you, Mr. Owens.
00:17:16Have a good day, ladies.
00:17:18You feeling better?
00:17:20I'm sorry.
00:17:21I was told that you and your husband came down with the same sickness as the children.
00:17:24I'm actually quite relieved someone's recovering.
00:17:27I'm not sick at all, ma'am.
00:17:29It's my husband and daughter.
00:17:31They fell ill almost a week ago.
00:17:32Bella, you said the doctor was coming. Who's this?
00:17:37I am the doctor, Mr. Pine. I'm here to take care of you.
00:17:38I already got a woman to take care of me. I need a real doctor.
00:17:43Please, John, just let Dr. Simpson take a look at you.
00:17:48He's been like this for days.
00:17:49He's been like this for days.
00:17:50He can't even stand for a few minutes at a time.
00:17:51Neither one of them can keep anything down.
00:17:52I am the doctor, Mr. Pine. I'm here to take care of you.
00:17:55I already got a woman to take care of me. I need a real doctor.
00:17:59Please, John, just let Dr. Simpson take a look at you.
00:18:05He's been like this for days.
00:18:07He can't even stand for a few minutes at a time.
00:18:10Neither one of them can keep anything down.
00:18:22Is it the same sickness as those orphans?
00:18:34I think so.
00:18:36I believe it's cholera.
00:18:37Cholera?
00:18:38Please, keep it down. I don't want to upset your husband or Meredith.
00:18:42Oh, my Lord.
00:18:44John and Meredith are all I have in this world.
00:18:47Are they going to die?
00:18:49I'm going to do everything I can.
00:18:50I need you to keep cold compresses on their foreheads to get the fever down and keep them resting.
00:18:56And give them as much water as you can.
00:19:05We'll be back to check alone tomorrow.
00:19:08Thank you, doctor.
00:19:15I don't understand.
00:19:16Are you the doctor or aren't you?
00:19:20I'm a doctor, but I'm here to help Dr. Simpson.
00:19:23You and your friend need to stop asking so many questions.
00:19:27Especially around the hotel.
00:19:29Saxton's a town on the grow.
00:19:31We can't afford talk like this.
00:19:33No, what you can't afford is to ignore the problem.
00:19:36Things like this orphan sickness.
00:19:37I've seen them turn boom towns into ghost towns in a matter of months.
00:19:41We know what the problem is.
00:19:42Yeah.
00:19:43If you'll excuse me, miss.
00:19:44Oh, excuse me, miss.
00:20:01Stop it. We're going to get caught.
00:20:02Looks like you could use some more help.
00:20:17Seems like you've got a big enough job on your own.
00:20:20Don't be needing to take on other chores.
00:20:21Besides, making a stew for 30 kids is a lot harder than baking a kick for your husband.
00:20:28Is that my fair share of kitchen duty?
00:20:30Watching your servants do the work ain't the same thing as doing it yourself.
00:20:34I can tell rich folks when I see them.
00:20:37Educated doesn't necessarily mean rich.
00:20:40Actually, you and I have a lot in common.
00:20:43I grew up in an orphanage, too.
00:20:45Right.
00:20:46That's true.
00:20:48Too many kids.
00:20:50Not nearly enough food.
00:20:52They pay for your fancy schooling.
00:20:54I never heard of an orphan becoming adopted before.
00:20:57That's because I was lucky enough to be adopted by a wonderful family when I was 14.
00:21:02But I wouldn't be who I was today if I hadn't grown up the way I did.
00:21:06We all have our sorrows.
00:21:07If you want to make yourself useful, I could use some more water for the pot.
00:21:19The pump's in the yard.
00:21:23Lillian's got me doing manual labor.
00:21:27Spirited girl.
00:21:30What made her so wounded?
00:21:32Her father was killed on the railroad.
00:21:34Lillian was five years old when her mother couldn't take care of her anymore.
00:21:42She told Lillian that her father had gotten a job just to support her.
00:21:47That she was the reason for the misery in the family.
00:21:52Just what a child needs to hear.
00:21:55She doesn't talk much about it.
00:21:58If you press hard, she lashes back.
00:22:00She's been known to have a couple of pretty good tantrums now and then.
00:22:07And you condone that behavior?
00:22:08No, certainly not.
00:22:10But try as you might, to cage the lioness, she will find a way to roar.
00:22:17And speaking of which, I heard about your little run-in with Ray Russell.
00:22:24It was out of line.
00:22:26I had no right to speak to him that way.
00:22:31And I'd do it again.
00:22:33I know the town is afraid.
00:22:35I'm just as scared as anybody else.
00:22:38I don't understand how they can use God to justify what they want to do.
00:22:45I do.
00:22:47When science can't explain something, people turn to superstition to comfort them, give order to their lives.
00:22:55Surely you don't believe God is superstition.
00:23:00I believe what I can see.
00:23:01But you're in a field of medicine.
00:23:04They've just now discovered germs.
00:23:06We know the children are sick.
00:23:08We know a germ caused it.
00:23:10But we all agree that we can't see it.
00:23:13But we know it's there.
00:23:18Just as we can't see God, but we can see the effect of him in the world.
00:23:26It's hardly the same thing.
00:23:29And with microscopes, you can see bacteria.
00:23:32Perhaps you haven't had the opportunity to know God.
00:23:37If you read the Bible...
00:23:39I've read the Bible, Miss Clarence.
00:23:41And my family was very religious.
00:23:43My views are formed by my own experiences, and they are not up for discussion.
00:23:47You're entitled to your beliefs, Doctor.
00:23:49As are the rest of us.
00:24:01Dear Mama, I've been in Sykeston for a little more than a day, and I already wonder if I've done the right thing in coming here.
00:24:08I knew the town needed me, but things were much worse than I feared.
00:24:13I think the disease they believe to be influenza is actually cholera.
00:24:16It's a terrible situation for everyone.
00:24:20The disease seems to be coming from the local orphanage, and all the townspeople want to do is send these poor children out on the street.
00:24:26They're selfish.
00:24:28They don't care about what happens to the kids.
00:24:30And everyone looks to me as if I'm supposed to make it all better.
00:24:33The illness is bigger than me, and I'm afraid they've put too much faith in me.
00:24:38I'm afraid I'll let them down.
00:24:40Especially this one little girl, Lillian, who reminds me so much of me at that age.
00:24:46The person I was before you took me in.
00:24:49I want to help Lillian find her own way, but I can't even find my own path.
00:24:53I wish I could talk to you and Grandma.
00:24:58I wish I had your strength.
00:25:01Miss Clarence, this is my good friend Annie. She's a doctor as well.
00:25:20Good. Come on, come on, come on.
00:25:43It's a good trick, Lillian. Where'd you learn it?
00:25:45I don't know. People get sick around here a lot, and nobody wants to help Miss Clarence.
00:25:52It just makes sense.
00:25:54You need to get their heads up, else the water just runs right back out.
00:25:58Or they choke.
00:26:01There you go, Katie.
00:26:03Very brave helping the sick.
00:26:05Weren't brave, Miss. I just like helping people.
00:26:08See, we have a lot in common. That's why I became a doctor, to help people.
00:26:16Lillian, wait.
00:26:19What?
00:26:20You're not using the same cup with all the children, are you?
00:26:22There's just me and Miss Clarence in the infirmary rooms.
00:26:26And the rest of the kids is busy cooking and cleaning.
00:26:28You can't do that, Lillian.
00:26:30We ain't got time to wash dishes.
00:26:32Do you know what a germ is?
00:26:33No.
00:26:35It's what makes people sick.
00:26:36And if you let everyone drink out of the same cup, it spreads it around.
00:26:39Here, give me that.
00:26:43I've got to find Miss Clarence.
00:26:48You and Belinda seem very close.
00:26:51Well, we've been best friends since the first day of medical school.
00:26:55Oh.
00:26:56We kind of had to be.
00:26:57It was two more years before we saw another woman.
00:27:01Hi.
00:27:02Oh.
00:27:03Hello.
00:27:04Lillian says you're using the same few dishes with all the sick children.
00:27:07Yes.
00:27:09But there's so few healthy children, they can barely handle the dishes we do use.
00:27:17That isn't acceptable, Miss Clarence.
00:27:19Every child must be fed with their own dish, and those dishes need to be cleaned every single night.
00:27:24And certainly not handled by the healthy children if you can help it.
00:27:26The children in the infirmary are already sick.
00:27:30I don't think it would make any difference.
00:27:33By Lillian using the same cup, she's spreading the same germs to all those children.
00:27:37They can't be expected to get better when you continuously feed them their disease.
00:27:41I'm doing the best I can.
00:27:44I'm not a doctor, so tell me what you want me to do, and I'm happy to do it.
00:27:50We need to re-wash every dish we can find in the hottest water we can stand.
00:27:57Boil some water.
00:28:06You needn't to yell at her, Belinda.
00:28:09And Mrs. Clarence didn't go to medical school. She doesn't know these things.
00:28:12That's why we're here.
00:28:14I'll apologize to her later.
00:28:15No. We have a restaurant's worth of dishes to do.
00:28:45No.
00:28:55Need some help with that pail?
00:28:57I've done my fair share of chores I think I can manage on my own.
00:29:01I'm sure you can.
00:29:03But just because you can manage doesn't mean you ought to.
00:29:06You only have yourself to rely on, Mr. Owens. Best not to forget that.
00:29:09I thought I was the only one who made house calls.
00:29:15Well, Mrs. Clarence is having some trouble with her gutters.
00:29:17Thought I'd stop by and take a look.
00:29:19You know, I'll just be up there for another half hour.
00:29:22After that, I'd love your company for lunch if you're free.
00:29:27Uh, I don't even know you.
00:29:30Well, lunch could go a long way to remedy that.
00:29:32Mr. Owens, I thank you for your invitation, but I'm afraid I'm much too busy.
00:29:40I'll be using my lunch break to do research at the clinic.
00:29:43Well, it seems like the children are in good hands.
00:29:47Another time then?
00:29:48Sorry I made you sick, Katie. I swear I didn't mean it.
00:30:06Promise that Linda's doing everything she can to make you better.
00:30:10I'll be right here to help her.
00:30:12I'll be okay, Lillian.
00:30:18He's getting worse, isn't he?
00:30:20He's fighting Mrs. Pine.
00:30:22He's getting worse, isn't he?
00:30:23He's fighting Mrs. Pine.
00:30:24He's fighting Mrs. Pine.
00:30:25Fine.
00:30:25Fine.
00:30:55You're a very persistent man, Mr. Owens.
00:30:59I thought I'd help you with your research.
00:31:05Oh, I can read, so...
00:31:08As you wish.
00:31:11Just tell me what you're looking for.
00:31:25Why can't it be the food?
00:31:28Because it does make sense.
00:31:30The orphans doesn't grow their own food.
00:31:32It comes from the farmers.
00:31:33The farmers sell it to the general store.
00:31:36The whole town buys from Gus.
00:31:40And they all have a garden?
00:31:42Well, you've seen what Miss Clarence has to contend with.
00:31:44She doesn't have time for a garden.
00:31:55I should get back to the shop.
00:32:05Thank you for your help and lunch.
00:32:07No, you're welcome.
00:32:10You know, those children are lucky to have you.
00:32:12They could use a few more defenders.
00:32:13Well, I grew up in an orphanage just like that.
00:32:16I know what it's like to feel like you're nobody's child.
00:32:19I'm sorry.
00:32:21Nobody deserves that.
00:32:23No one does.
00:32:25There you go.
00:32:53No.
00:32:54What's Hattie Clarence doing in town?
00:32:57Make her tell us the truth, Mayor.
00:32:58Hattie Clarence has the same rights as anyone else in this town.
00:33:01You have to just lock her up.
00:33:02She came to me like a responsible citizen.
00:33:04Are you supposed to be protecting this town?
00:33:06Please, I don't understand.
00:33:07What do you think is going on?
00:33:09It's just there.
00:33:09She's going to talk to me.
00:33:10I never have to come.
00:33:11I say you're going to get some answers.
00:33:14That war's not killed.
00:33:15Enter children back where they came from.
00:33:17People, quiet down.
00:33:19Yelling doesn't solve anything.
00:33:20I will address your concerns one at a time.
00:33:23The Malloys caught the sickness last night.
00:33:26The Malloys are now Betsy Donovan.
00:33:27And this plague is spreading, folks.
00:33:29Please.
00:33:30My children can't be responsible.
00:33:33I haven't let them come to your town since this thing started.
00:33:36They haven't been anywhere near you people.
00:33:39You people?
00:33:40Our taxes pay for that place, Hattie.
00:33:41Don't you forget it.
00:33:42This town hasn't put ten cents into that orphanage.
00:33:45You people built it with the best of intentions.
00:33:48And they just left it there to rot.
00:33:50All right.
00:33:51Now, don't make it personal, Hattie.
00:33:52This is as personal as it gets, Mayor.
00:33:54That woman is playing with our lives.
00:33:56Ray, you can't blame Miss Clarence or those children for what's happening here.
00:33:59We don't even know what this disease is yet.
00:34:01We do know.
00:34:03Doc Simpson says it's cholera.
00:34:06Cholera?
00:34:07Cholera?
00:34:08Wait, did you know it?
00:34:09Don't count me.
00:34:11Oh, my God.
00:34:12Give me my hand.
00:34:13Hey.
00:34:14No, run.
00:34:16You knew about this and you didn't warn us.
00:34:18She's doing the best she can.
00:34:19Well, her best doesn't seem very good, now it doesn't.
00:34:21We need a real doctor, not some uppity Spencer who wants to play pretend.
00:34:26Everyone, calm down.
00:34:27We need to give Dr. Simpson enough time to do her job.
00:34:31She needs a chance.
00:34:32Our families are sick, Mayor.
00:34:34How long are we supposed to wait?
00:34:35Those orphans need to be run out of town.
00:34:38All right, now that's it.
00:34:39That is enough.
00:34:41We will have a town meeting tomorrow night, right here, 5 o'clock.
00:34:45And we will decide the fate and future of the orphanage.
00:34:49You heard it.
00:34:49Mayor said it.
00:34:50On your way, then.
00:34:51Oh, Belinda.
00:35:18I know how much you miss Drew.
00:35:23Oh, Belinda.
00:35:53What is it?
00:35:55What is it?
00:35:57I know why the sick aren't getting any better.
00:36:01Cholera doesn't directly kill the body.
00:36:03It drains it of all its fluid
00:36:05and so the patient dies from dehydration, right?
00:36:07Well, that's why we've been giving them so much water.
00:36:10Except for the fact that most of it keeps coming back up.
00:36:12Exactly.
00:36:13So, we need to find a way to give the children so much water
00:36:17that their bodies retain some of it.
00:36:19I don't understand.
00:36:21The hospital at Johns Hopkins is doing an experiment.
00:36:25A method called intravenous therapy.
00:36:27Works just like taking blood, only in reverse.
00:36:30You drip a fluid, usually a medication, into the body through the veins.
00:36:34So by injecting it directly into the bloodstream,
00:36:36it's harder for the body to reject.
00:36:38We have no idea how to build something like this.
00:36:41I'll go to the post office and telegraph Johns Hopkins.
00:36:44Wait, Belinda, where are you going?
00:36:46The post office doesn't open for two hours.
00:36:48I truly think this could work.
00:37:01Dr. William Halstead of Johns Hopkins agrees it could be the most effective way to treat the sick.
00:37:06We don't have anything like this in our infirmary.
00:37:10Well, no one does.
00:37:12Not yet, at least.
00:37:14It's still fairly experimental.
00:37:16We'd have to build each one of them on our own.
00:37:18Sounds expensive, Belinda.
00:37:21We hardly make ends meet here.
00:37:25You're right.
00:37:27I'll pay for it.
00:37:29What?
00:37:30I can't ask you to do that.
00:37:32You're not asking me.
00:37:34And my father loves his causes.
00:37:37He'd be more than happy to give us anything that we needed.
00:37:40So let's make the list, and let me worry about paying for it.
00:37:44Well, the most important element is the rubber tubing.
00:37:48We can start there.
00:37:51If you want more tubing, I'll have to order it from St. Louis.
00:37:54Would you?
00:37:55Oh, and I need as many bottles as I can find.
00:37:57Soda bottles would be best.
00:37:59Soda bottles.
00:38:01Soda bottles.
00:38:08Is this all right?
00:38:09Perfect.
00:38:15Hey, Doc.
00:38:16I'd offer to help, but I think I know what you're going to say.
00:38:19You're a fast learner, Mr. Owens.
00:38:31She's spending too much time here.
00:38:49Would you mind if I took her to the clinic with me?
00:38:52But the disease is passing person to person.
00:38:55Should she really be out there with the townspeople?
00:38:58She's not sick, and neither are we.
00:39:25Sure do have a lot of books.
00:39:27Books are very important to me.
00:39:29There's nothing useful in books.
00:39:31That's not true at all.
00:39:32I found the idea for the intravenous therapy in this very book.
00:39:36Besides, my mom had taught me that the really good ones can take you places you might never see otherwise.
00:39:42Like China, or Africa, or France.
00:39:45I thought you said you were an orphan like me.
00:39:48And I told you that I was very lucky to be adopted by my mama.
00:39:52So she's not really your mother.
00:39:54Yes, she is.
00:39:55Family's just what you make of it.
00:39:57Miss Clarence is a part of your family just like Annie is a part of mine.
00:40:01Can I be a part of your family?
00:40:02Do you ladies have the supplies ready?
00:40:03We should start working on the intravenous devices.
00:40:04Yes, we should.
00:40:05Yes, we should.
00:40:06Go.
00:40:07Thanks.
00:40:08Thank you very much.
00:40:09Do you ladies have the supplies ready?
00:40:15We should start working on the intravenous devices.
00:40:18Yes, we should.
00:40:34Go.
00:40:35Thanks, Iris.
00:40:36Thank you very much.
00:40:39All right, everybody.
00:40:41Now, I want you to all understand that I hear your concerns.
00:40:46I don't think you do, Mayor.
00:40:47We're talking about our lives here.
00:40:49But what if sending the children away doesn't stop the disease?
00:40:52It can very well spread even after the kids are gone.
00:40:55And then the death of innocent children will be on your hands.
00:40:57All right.
00:40:58The bottom line is this.
00:41:00Dr. Simpson is working on a new treatment.
00:41:02She just needs a little time to put it into place.
00:41:05There's plenty here who believe the time to put them out is long overdue.
00:41:07All right, then we'll put it to a vote.
00:41:12All those in favor of giving Dr. Simpson one week to implement her new plan, say aye.
00:41:19And those who want to shut down the orphanage permanently will say nay.
00:41:24All those in favor?
00:41:25Aye.
00:41:26Aye.
00:41:26All those opposed?
00:41:27Nay.
00:41:28All right, the ayes have it, Dr. Simpson.
00:41:29You have one week to show some improvement in those children.
00:41:33And we will reconvene then.
00:41:35Take another vote.
00:41:36Until then, this meeting is dismissed.
00:41:38Go on.
00:41:39No loiter in here.
00:41:40Move along now.
00:41:41How's it coming?
00:42:03Turns out I'm not much men and better.
00:42:04Let me see what you got there.
00:42:09I need to fill the bottle with liquid and then have it drip slowly through the tube.
00:42:15But I can't figure out how to get the opening narrow enough.
00:42:19Well, if you managed to get the tube attached, how are you going to get the liquid in once it's sealed?
00:42:25I hadn't even thought of that.
00:42:29I may have an idea.
00:42:31Okay.
00:42:31Okay.
00:42:31Okay.
00:42:34I'll do it.
00:42:41It's still a little hot.
00:42:43Take a minute to cool down.
00:42:44How did you do that?
00:42:46Well, it's more involved than I'm used to.
00:42:48I'll give you that.
00:42:49But not that hard.
00:42:51See?
00:42:53Now you can just pop the cap on the bottle like this.
00:42:58And then refill it as you need to.
00:43:01And I thought I was so clever.
00:43:02I never would have gotten that to work.
00:43:06I think y'all are actually going to need a stand to hold the bottle up like this.
00:43:10And see if I can work something out this afternoon.
00:43:13That is so kind of you.
00:43:15You know, you're the only one that calls them children instead of orphans.
00:43:20I think you're the only one in this town that's on their side.
00:43:22Well, that's not true.
00:43:25They got you, don't they?
00:43:30Besides, everyone needs someone to fight for them.
00:43:34No child should have to manage on their own.
00:43:36I don't think it's time to realize that until you got here.
00:43:38I'm sorry.
00:43:50I need to go.
00:43:52Um, just bring the rest of your supplies down and I'll have these finished up by tomorrow.
00:43:57If you ever need some help, I know of someone.
00:44:02You?
00:44:03Lillian.
00:44:04I think she could use the company just as much as she could use the help.
00:44:07Sure.
00:44:08I'll, uh, I'll buy the orphanage and pick her up this afternoon.
00:44:11Oh, she'll like that.
00:44:21Belinda's pretty smart, isn't she?
00:44:23She sure is.
00:44:24I couldn't have come up with something like this.
00:44:26I would have.
00:44:28You know, if I had her kind of book smarts.
00:44:32Dr. Belinda says I'm clever.
00:44:35I don't think she's right.
00:44:38All right.
00:44:39Let's get started on the next set of tops.
00:44:41I'll just go get some water.
00:44:43I'm a good worker.
00:44:44Dr. Belinda says I'm the only one to trust.
00:44:47He'll just put me in the direction of your bucket and I'll take it from there.
00:44:52He'll take it from there?
00:44:53Are you sure you can handle that?
00:44:54Of course, I'm sure.
00:44:56All right.
00:44:57The bucket's right there.
00:45:04People are silly.
00:45:06This bucket is so small.
00:45:09Three trips together.
00:45:10Four.
00:45:11I don't need any help.
00:45:20I'm just fine on my own.
00:45:24Ain't you from the orphanage?
00:45:25Yes.
00:45:27My name's Lillian.
00:45:29Yeah?
00:45:30What are you doing outside, child?
00:45:32I'm getting water for Mr. Owens.
00:45:34We've got lots of work to do for that blender.
00:45:39Is that right?
00:45:40Dr. Simpson let you come out here?
00:45:45Yes.
00:45:46It was her idea of why.
00:45:48Howdy, Ray.
00:45:48You all right, Lill?
00:45:54Yes, Mr. Owens.
00:45:55I didn't touch her hair on that child's head, Lee.
00:45:58She shouldn't be out here and you know that.
00:45:59You aren't going to go near any of these children or Dr. Simpson ever again.
00:46:09Come on, Lill.
00:46:11Let's get back to work.
00:46:15You sure you want to be touching that vermin, Lee?
00:46:18She might infect you too.
00:46:19For God's sake.
00:46:23Ray, they're children.
00:46:26Come on.
00:46:27Come on.
00:46:27Come on.
00:46:28Come on.
00:46:31You know, I just remembered we're out of eggs.
00:46:49And we certainly can't make breakfast tomorrow without them.
00:46:52Well, let's go to the general store before it closes.
00:46:54I can take care of that.
00:46:56Why don't you go check on Lee's progress with the intravenous devices?
00:46:59I'll meet you back here in a few minutes.
00:47:14Howdy, Doc.
00:47:15Lillian had a lot of fun with you this afternoon.
00:47:22Well, I enjoyed her company too.
00:47:23She couldn't stop talking about it.
00:47:25She speaks very highly of you too.
00:47:28I'm sorry I left so abruptly.
00:47:31Well, I know you were married, if that's what you want to tell me.
00:47:34I'm sorry about your husband.
00:47:37I'm beginning to think Annie should have just taken out an ad in the newspaper.
00:47:41It would have been faster than telling everyone.
00:47:43Well, she only told me because she knew you wouldn't.
00:47:46I like you a lot, Lee.
00:47:47I just...
00:47:49Don't know if I'm ready.
00:47:53It's all right.
00:47:56I'm a very patient man.
00:48:00And you're well worth waiting for.
00:48:02But, uh, I don't want you to walk away from this just because you're scared.
00:48:14I can't lose anyone.
00:48:17I'm not going anywhere.
00:48:18You don't know that.
00:48:20Look at what's going on in this town.
00:48:22You think Carl Russell ever even thought about cholera?
00:48:25You can't go through life worried about what's around every corner.
00:48:28You have to let yourself have some joy.
00:48:33Otherwise, what's the point?
00:48:36Right?
00:48:42Well, whenever you're ready, you know where to find me.
00:48:50Good day, Mr. Evans.
00:48:56Have a good day, Doc.
00:48:58A letter came for you.
00:49:09You ready to walk home?
00:49:21I really am going to miss you.
00:49:24My dearest Belinda,
00:49:26I am so sorry to hear of your struggles in Missouri.
00:49:29I try not to, but I can't help but worry for your safety.
00:49:33But I trust in God and truly believe that you have been sent to help the people of Sykeston.
00:49:38We all have times of fear and doubt.
00:49:40We all wonder why we were given such a heavy burden to carry.
00:49:44But know in your heart that God never gives us more than we can handle,
00:49:48even when it might seem that way.
00:49:50When I am afraid, it is prayer that carries me through to happier times
00:49:54and reassures me that everything happens for a reason.
00:49:57You're always in our thoughts, Belinda.
00:49:59Stay safe, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
00:50:02Will that hurt?
00:50:18Not much at all.
00:50:19Not much at all.
00:50:38will this make them better i think so
00:50:55you should have seen it katie bill dobs got chewing gum stuck in his hair
00:50:59and he tried everything to get it out miss clarence put so much mayonnaise on his head
00:51:03this felt like a rotten salad katie katie can you hear me
00:51:33katie seems worse today
00:51:39she was never a healthy child to begin with
00:51:46i think that's why she and lillian get along so well they're my two little outcasts
00:51:52i don't know what that feels like
00:51:54i can tell i think that's why you're such a
00:52:02a strong a fine example for her not a wonderful example least of all to a ten-year-old
00:52:10you're a strong woman doctor with a good heart the very definition of a fine example
00:52:18going through a tough time doesn't make you a bad person those things define who we become
00:52:27in the best of times everyone grows and prospers but when times are at their worst
00:52:37we find out what we have in us you're only saying that because of what annie told you
00:52:42belinda no i see the loss and the grief in everything you do and say i've worked here in the orphanage
00:52:52for the last 20 years i know the signs
00:53:06i don't know if i know what that means you don't know what that means and the pain is
00:53:25i don't hear me
00:53:26i'm sure i'm not gonna go there
00:53:28I know Annie told you about my husband.
00:53:42Drew had tuberculosis.
00:53:46It was long and painful.
00:53:51And I couldn't help him.
00:53:52And when he died, the head nurse at the sanatorium took me to see his body and told me that it was God's will.
00:54:08And I thought, how can any God make me a doctor give with all my medical training?
00:54:22I still couldn't save my husband, my own husband.
00:54:29I gave up trying to understand God's will, oh, long, long ago.
00:54:37Maybe we're just not meant to.
00:54:40So I'm just supposed to believe that everything will work out like it should.
00:54:45And I think maybe that's right.
00:54:49Otherwise, you spend so much time worrying that you miss all the happy times.
00:54:59And the people who might have been important to you.
00:55:19Thank you, ma'am.
00:55:23Thanks.
00:55:28Are you sure you're going to be okay without me?
00:55:30I'll have to be, won't I?
00:55:33Thank you for everything, Annie.
00:55:35I couldn't have done this without you.
00:55:37I feel to see you, eh?
00:55:40I wish I wasn't saying goodbye to you.
00:55:42Say goodbye.
00:55:43I'll be in Kansas before you can even miss me.
00:55:46I'll hold you to that.
00:55:47You better.
00:55:52Hey, ma'am.
00:55:58Bye.
00:55:59Bye.
00:56:00Bye.
00:56:03Sorry to see Annie leave.
00:56:08Me too.
00:56:11But it was time for her to move on.
00:56:13Yeah.
00:56:14It'd be all right if I accompanied you to the town meeting tonight.
00:56:19Have you ever told you you're a very persistent man?
00:56:22Many times, ma'am.
00:56:24Then I suppose your persistence has paid off.
00:56:26I'd be honored.
00:56:27I'll miss Annie now that she's gone, but I knew she couldn't stay forever.
00:56:33Life changes when it wants to, and often in the most unexpected ways.
00:56:38I've met a wonderful man named Lee.
00:56:40I just don't know yet if I can let go of Drew, or how I'm even supposed to.
00:56:45But my heart is light in ways it hasn't been for a long while.
00:56:48Thank you so much for your love and support, and know that I miss you, Pa, Maddie, and Jacob each day.
00:56:55Love, Belinda.
00:56:56Doc Simpson!
00:57:22Please.
00:57:23You have to come quick.
00:57:24It's John.
00:57:25He wouldn't wake up when I came to check on him this morning.
00:57:42No.
00:57:46No.
00:57:48No.
00:57:49Oh, my God.
00:58:19No! No, please! Please!
00:58:40Lily, it's all right, dear. Kitty can't be dead. I don't care for myself.
00:58:44Oh, Lily. Lily, dear. It'll be all right. You took care of her.
00:58:50Please, Miss Clarence, please make her better.
00:58:52You'll be all right, dear. When did this happen?
00:58:55Sometime during the night.
00:58:56It's not true. It's not true!
00:59:00You'll be all right, Kate.
00:59:02Lily, I'm so sorry.
00:59:04Sorry doesn't make it better!
00:59:06Miss Clarence, are you okay?
00:59:17Okay. All right. All right. All right. Come here.
00:59:21It's okay.
00:59:22I came as soon as I heard.
00:59:39I'm failing, Lee.
00:59:40These people are dying, and I can't figure it out, and I don't understand why.
00:59:45You're not failing.
00:59:47You're doing everything you can.
00:59:48You came up with that contraption to help people get back the fluid they lost.
00:59:51I'm giving them all the water they can take.
00:59:56They haven't eaten in days, so it's not just water they're lacking.
01:00:00That's it. I've been replacing the water, but not the nutrients.
01:00:02You know, they used to give puppies cow's milk if the mother died?
01:00:06No, but it's not the same, right?
01:00:08No, because cow's milk doesn't have the same nutrients.
01:00:11So they came up with a solution of water, sugar, and salt.
01:00:13And it worked?
01:00:15Mortality rate dropped by more than half.
01:00:17That's what I should have been doing all along.
01:00:19I'm going to go to the general store and pick up some salt and sugar,
01:00:21and then I'll make it at the orphanage or at the kitchen.
01:00:25All right.
01:00:29I think that about does it.
01:00:32Doctor?
01:00:34Mayor, I need you to postpone the town meeting.
01:00:36Just one or two days.
01:00:38I think I can help these people.
01:00:39I just need some more time.
01:00:40There isn't going to be a meeting, Dr. Simpson.
01:00:43What?
01:00:44Four more townspeople have fallen ill.
01:00:46John Pine and the orphan.
01:00:48The town council felt it was too dangerous
01:00:51to try and bring people together under close quarters.
01:00:54That's a very good idea, Mayor.
01:00:55Now just give me the names of the new patients,
01:00:57and I should be able to get to everybody tonight.
01:00:59I just need to start with the orphanage.
01:01:00You will do no such thing.
01:01:03As of tomorrow morning,
01:01:04Miss Sykeston will no longer have an orphanage.
01:01:07What?
01:01:09Are you serious?
01:01:10I most certainly am.
01:01:12I came here to post an eviction notice.
01:01:15You're going to put those sick children out on the street.
01:01:18Don't you understand?
01:01:18Nobody's going to take them in.
01:01:19They're going to die.
01:01:21Lee, I did my best.
01:01:22I can't protect them anymore.
01:01:23Just give me two more days, Mayor.
01:01:26Please.
01:01:27Two more days.
01:01:29No one but Lee or myself
01:01:30will be able to go in or out of the orphanage,
01:01:32and it's practically quarantined anyway.
01:01:34I'll try.
01:01:37I'll try again.
01:01:40I'm afraid this situation
01:01:41might already be out of my control.
01:01:43Are you sure about the ratios?
01:01:56I think so.
01:01:57Just remember to put more sugar than salt into the mixture
01:01:59and make sure it boils completely
01:02:01so the crystals don't clog up the intravenous contractions.
01:02:04All right.
01:02:05All right.
01:02:06I'm going to go talk to Lillian.
01:02:08I hate to involve such a little girl in all of this,
01:02:10but I don't think we can do without her.
01:02:11Thanks.
01:02:21Are you feeling okay, Lillian?
01:02:23Do you feel sick?
01:02:27No.
01:02:29I've been sick a day in my life.
01:02:33Katie was my only friend.
01:02:36Now I got nobody.
01:02:41I didn't know, Dr. Linda.
01:02:44I swear.
01:02:46I didn't mean to hurt them.
01:02:48What are you talking about?
01:02:50You said it was making them sick.
01:02:52Feeding everybody with the same cup.
01:02:55It's my fault.
01:02:58I didn't know.
01:02:59You didn't hurt anyone.
01:03:01I did.
01:03:02You said so.
01:03:03I shouldn't have said that.
01:03:08I was upset.
01:03:10And I wasn't thinking.
01:03:12And I didn't mean that you made anyone sick.
01:03:14That's just not true.
01:03:19If it's anyone's fault,
01:03:21it's mine.
01:03:23But you worked so hard, Miss.
01:03:32Before you got here, nobody came to help us.
01:03:35You tried.
01:03:37And Miss Clarence says sometimes that's all we can do.
01:03:41She's right.
01:03:41And Miss Clarence needs us right now.
01:03:46She needs us to be strong.
01:03:49Even if we don't feel so tough.
01:03:51Can you do that?
01:03:52I can if you can.
01:03:55It's a deal.
01:03:58Come on.
01:03:58Come on.
01:03:59You and I can hear
01:04:09And life must carry on
01:04:17In your face is my return to grace
01:04:25And your smile is a light
01:04:30That makes me strong
01:04:34Like a child
01:04:37If I touch
01:04:45Then can I feel again
01:04:50This hurt will find relief
01:04:56If I love
01:05:00Then can I heal again
01:05:04And restore an innocent belief
01:05:12Like a child
01:05:15Fire!
01:05:39Fire!
01:05:40Fire!
01:05:45Fire!
01:05:46Fire!
01:05:47Fire!
01:05:50Fire!
01:05:50Fire!
01:05:51Get some water!
01:05:52Fire!
01:05:54I'm gonna go get another bucket!
01:05:59Fire!
01:06:00We need some help!
01:06:04Fire!
01:06:06Fire!
01:06:07I'm gonna go get another bucket!
01:06:08Fire!
01:06:09Fire!
01:06:10Fire!
01:06:11Fire!
01:06:12Fire!
01:06:14Come on, get down there!
01:06:20Get down!
01:06:22Oh, no!
01:06:34You ought not let them orphans play with fire, Miss Simpson.
01:06:36Somebody might get hurt.
01:06:40Stop, Lee. I'll handle this.
01:06:42All right!
01:06:44What in the hell were you thinking, Ray?
01:06:46People could have died.
01:06:48Yeah.
01:06:50Few may have died, but it's for the good of many.
01:06:52Does anyone hold with what this man did tonight?
01:06:54We can't abide by this, Ray!
01:06:58Well, that's just fine.
01:07:00You go ahead and let those no-accounts be the undoing of this town.
01:07:02I'm proud of what I've done.
01:07:04You have nothing to be proud of.
01:07:06Eustace,
01:07:08lock this piece of trash up. Get him out of here.
01:07:10Get him out of here.
01:07:12You come along now.
01:07:14Don't test me, Ray.
01:07:16Just you wait.
01:07:18You reap what you sow, people. You hear me?
01:07:24You reap what you sow.
01:07:26What...
01:07:27You reap what you sow.
01:07:30Merry.
01:07:34It's Aunty.
01:07:36How can anyone believe that that's what God wanted them to do.
01:07:44believe that that's what God wanted them to do if you want to believe something
01:07:51enough I suppose you search for justification what Ray Russell did has nothing to do with God
01:08:03I know
01:08:05or at least I used to know I worked for this woman once whose two children died
01:08:14and she turned away from God and I remember wondering how could you not know that your
01:08:26faith would carry you through your hardships and then when Drew died I waited to be carried
01:08:34for weeks all night and day I waited for a sign that God was there and I heard nothing
01:08:44and then one day I just stopped listening
01:08:47just because we don't hear what we want to doesn't mean God isn't speaking
01:08:57I'm trying to listen I just don't understand what I'm supposed to listen for
01:09:04talk to God
01:09:06and then be silent
01:09:10he will answer you
01:09:14sleep well Miss Clarence
01:09:19ah
01:09:22ah
01:09:23ah
01:09:27ah
01:09:32ah
01:09:32ah
01:09:38ah
01:09:38ah
01:09:38ah
01:09:43ah
01:09:44God, I know it's been a long time since we've spoken.
01:10:14And I've tried to do right by this town, by these children, and I don't know if there's any
01:10:31more I can do.
01:10:39These children deserve to be happy, healthy, and loved.
01:10:48Please, let this be enough to save them.
01:10:53Please, I need you.
01:10:57Please, let this be enough to save them.
01:11:09Please, let this be enough to save them.
01:11:16Please, let this be enough to save them.
01:11:28Please, let this be enough to save them.
01:11:35Let this be enough to save them.
01:11:50Let this be enough to save them.
01:12:29Her fever broke just after dawn.
01:12:31I'm glad, Mrs. Pine.
01:12:33She's not out of the woods yet.
01:12:34She'll need to continue treatment for at least two weeks.
01:12:37Anything you say.
01:12:38And I want you eating solid food as soon as you feel up to it.
01:12:41Thank you so much, Dr. Simpson.
01:12:53I've gotten to all the townspeople.
01:12:55Not everyone has responded, but the worst off will probably come around in a few days.
01:13:00Good.
01:13:01I'll take that batch up to the kids and all the rest for the town.
01:13:08Linda.
01:13:30Looks like he got away from you.
01:13:37I know.
01:13:38I should be helping inside.
01:13:40But it gets so stuffy in there.
01:13:42Well, no girl should be cooped up inside all day.
01:13:49Ms. Clarence says that thing ain't run well since Buchanan was in office.
01:13:53And if it's rusted through again, might need Mr. Owens to fix it.
01:13:57Lillian?
01:13:58A woman is just as capable as fixing a water pump as a man.
01:14:01Sure.
01:14:03If she had a wrench.
01:14:04Do you got a wrench?
01:14:06No.
01:14:08I better go around and tell Mr. Owens about the pump.
01:14:11But if you need water now, the well is right through those trees.
01:14:16Come on, I'll show you.
01:14:27It's just right back there.
01:14:57Lillian told me about the water pump.
01:15:04I'll get it fixed right away, but you want to stay away from the water in this well.
01:15:08You knew it looked like this.
01:15:09Our town hasn't used it in a few years.
01:15:11Ever since we got the water pumps up and running.
01:15:14How long have people been dumping into the well?
01:15:16I'm not sure.
01:15:17The mayor tried to board it up a few years ago, but people would just rip the planks off and
01:15:22use it anyway.
01:15:23I've known about it for a while, but I'm not sure when it started.
01:15:28Where are you headed?
01:15:29I need to tell the mayor to stop the town from using the water pumps.
01:15:33Why?
01:15:34You want me to tell the people in town to stop using water?
01:15:40Yes.
01:15:41Or at least boil the water for two minutes.
01:15:44Because the well is just not safe.
01:15:46I know the well isn't safe.
01:15:48That's why we use the pumps.
01:15:50Except all the water comes from the same place.
01:15:53People have been dumping rotted wood and rusted metal in it for months now.
01:15:57Both of which are a breeding ground for bacteria.
01:15:59The germs spread through the water and you accidentally contaminated the entire system.
01:16:03Which is why none of the farmers got sick.
01:16:06You see, they're too far away from the well to be affected.
01:16:09It started at the orphanage, then moved toward the town.
01:16:12But the well is separate from the pumps.
01:16:15Not really.
01:16:17All of the town's water runs together underground.
01:16:20It's just like a pond.
01:16:21You only have three pumps in town, mayor.
01:16:23All of which are only a quarter of a mile away.
01:16:25Once the well was contaminated, it was just a matter of time before it spreads the groundwater.
01:16:30Mayor, if people continue to drink this water, people will continue to get sick.
01:16:35But the sickness came from the orphans.
01:16:37No.
01:16:38It came from the water under the orphanage.
01:16:41It was just like Miss Clarence said.
01:16:44We left that place to rock.
01:16:47Now we're paying for it.
01:16:48I had no idea this was going on.
01:16:51You have to understand that.
01:16:53There's no need to place blame.
01:16:55It doesn't matter how it happened.
01:16:56Just as long as we fix it and it never happens again.
01:16:59I will be here for as long as you need me so there are no excuses getting out of bed.
01:17:14I'm not sure how.
01:17:16Lillian, what's she do with herself?
01:17:19You're not around here so much.
01:17:21She's become so attached to you.
01:17:24We'll see each other.
01:17:25It's an orphanage.
01:17:27The splinters and hay fever alone will keep me busy for years.
01:17:33You get some rest.
01:17:37Oh.
01:17:38Oh.
01:17:39Oh, thank you.
01:17:40Oh.
01:17:41Oh.
01:17:42Oh, thank you.
01:17:43Oh.
01:17:44I'm going to catch you, okay?
01:17:45I catch you.
01:17:46Na, na, na, na, na, na, na.
01:17:47You know, I was never very good at those.
01:17:50They always fell apart.
01:17:51I can teach you.
01:17:52Oh.
01:17:53Oh.
01:17:54Oh.
01:17:55Oh.
01:17:56Oh.
01:17:57Oh.
01:17:58Oh.
01:17:59Oh.
01:18:00Oh.
01:18:01Oh.
01:18:02Oh.
01:18:03Oh.
01:18:04Oh.
01:18:05Oh.
01:18:06Oh.
01:18:07I'd like that.
01:18:08Hm.
01:18:09I guess you've got to get back to helping the rest of the town.
01:18:17You make it sound like I'm going somewhere.
01:18:20My office is right down the street.
01:18:22I know.
01:18:23But we're only allowed out of the yard when Ms. Clance takes us to the general store to
01:18:29get a penny candy for somebody's birthday.
01:18:32Then I'll just have to come visit you.
01:18:34Yeah.
01:18:36And I'll get permission for you to come work with me at the clinic.
01:18:40I need my best assistant, after all.
01:18:42You don't need to do that to make me feel better, Jock Belinda.
01:18:45I know you don't need a kid getting in your way.
01:18:48Lillian, you're never in my way.
01:18:51That's what everybody says.
01:18:52They don't mean it.
01:18:54You don't have to feel bad about it.
01:18:56Really, I'm just fine here on my own.
01:19:06Well, there's another option.
01:19:10What's that?
01:19:13You could come live with me.
01:19:17You mean it?
01:19:19I don't say things I don't mean.
01:19:22But you would have to focus on your schoolwork.
01:19:25Education is very important to me.
01:19:27I could do it if you helped me.
01:19:29And this wouldn't be a temporary arrangement.
01:19:32I want you to be a part of my family if you want me to be a part of yours.
01:19:36I love you, Jock Belinda.
01:19:40I'll be the best daughter you could ever hope for.
01:19:49I love you too, Lillian.
01:19:50It's so funny.
01:20:06When I was adopted by my mama, she had my room set up almost the exact same way.
01:20:11Yeah, it's nice of you to give Lillian her privacy.
01:20:13Well, every girl needs privacy.
01:20:15Especially when she's never had any before.
01:20:18Besides, this is only temporary and you feel like I can afford a larger home.
01:20:22About that.
01:20:27I love you, Belinda Simpson.
01:20:30That's not going away.
01:20:31I don't care how long I have to wait.
01:20:32Lee.
01:20:33I know all the reasons you have for saying no.
01:20:37But I want to marry you.
01:20:40I would...
01:20:40Now, this is all new to me.
01:20:42But I swear I'm going to be a good father to Lillian.
01:20:47And a husband to you.
01:20:49Lee.
01:20:52I would love to marry you.
01:20:57And I love you too.
01:20:58Do you, Lee Owens, take Belinda Simpson to be your lawfully wedded wife?
01:21:19To love, honor, and obey all the days of your life?
01:21:24I do.
01:21:25Then, by the powers vested in me by the great state of Missouri, I pronounce you husband and wife.
01:21:50You may kiss her now.
01:21:55I'm sorry.
01:21:58You may kiss her now.
01:22:12Can I feel again?
01:22:15Can I just brush?
01:22:16This hurt will find relief
01:22:21If I love them, can I hear again?
01:22:31This story will sound like a child.
01:22:41We got a letter today.
01:22:43Who's it from?
01:22:44My mama, your grandma.
01:22:46I really have grandmas now?
01:22:48You sure do.
01:22:50You got a bargain in the family department.
01:22:53You got uncles and cousins,
01:22:55and two grandmas and two grandmas are crazy about you.
01:22:58How can Grandma Tyler be crazy about me?
01:23:01Because I'm crazy about you.
01:23:04What's it say?
01:23:06Dearest Belinda, I wish we could have been there for your wedding to Lee,
01:23:10and the family can't wait for your next visit
01:23:12so that we can welcome our new son and grandma.
01:23:20I know there will be many more struggles ahead,
01:23:22many more wonderful adventures as well.
01:23:25As the Bible says, to everything there is a season,
01:23:28and a time to every purpose under heaven.
01:23:40that she loves us when we are not going to talk about you.
01:23:42ź·øė¤ģ the streets so far,
01:23:43that she may freak out all the time.
01:23:44Good night, when she's coming out.
01:23:45She's coming out.
01:23:46She's planning out.
01:23:47She lonely every day.
01:23:48The night is there.
01:23:49She's coming out.
01:23:50How can we're in the show?
01:23:51How can we go?
01:23:52How can we go?
01:23:53How can we go?
01:23:54How can we go?
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