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00:00:01But it would hurt my feelings if you delivered my first grandson without me.
00:00:05I'll be back in plenty of time.
00:00:07And I'm counting on you.
00:00:09Keep good thoughts, the baby.
00:00:12We'll see you in a few weeks, Mother.
00:00:13All right, Peter Watson, you drive slowly and easily.
00:00:18And avoid the ruts in the bus.
00:00:21Annie and my grandson do not need to be jostled around like a sack of potatoes.
00:00:26Yes, ma'am.
00:00:30I got it for you, Joe.
00:00:31Yes, sir!
00:00:32Skip up!
00:00:36Oh, my God!
00:00:38Oh, my God!
00:00:44Oh, my God!
00:00:57Oh, my God!
00:01:12It just feels awful sometimes.
00:01:15What exactly are you feeling?
00:01:17I don't mean to complain, doctor, but I'm just plum wore out.
00:01:21Sometimes I can barely keep my head up.
00:01:23And when did you start feeling this way?
00:01:25When I had my youngest, about five months ago.
00:01:32Your mouth, please.
00:01:39Dums are very pale, Mabel.
00:01:41You haven't noticed when you look in the mirror?
00:01:42I'm not sure I know what they're supposed to look like.
00:01:45Well, I think you have anemia, which means you don't have enough iron in your body.
00:01:49It's common with new mothers.
00:01:50When the baby was inside of you, he took most of your iron.
00:01:53So it's nothing serious, then?
00:01:55Oh, it's very serious.
00:01:57What took you so long to come to me?
00:01:58Well, you see, my husband doesn't think I'm really sick.
00:02:02He says I'm just lazy.
00:02:03You take care of six children and a husband?
00:02:05Why, you work harder than he does.
00:02:07Lloyd's a good man, Doc Owens.
00:02:08Really, he is.
00:02:10He just don't trust doctors.
00:02:11Not since his sister died.
00:02:14Is there a tonic I can take for this anemia?
00:02:16There is a tonic, but eating vegetables would be much more effective.
00:02:20Lloyd doesn't really like all those vegetables.
00:02:22He prefers his meat and potatoes.
00:02:32Take two spoonfuls twice a day and come and see me in a week.
00:02:38It's very important that my coming to see you is kept private.
00:02:41What goes on between a doctor and a patient is always very private.
00:02:56Hello, Lee.
00:02:57Hey there, Reverend.
00:02:59Leaving that bronc of yours saddled all day?
00:03:01I'm just trying to wear him down for the ride home.
00:03:05You're here early, you're here late.
00:03:07Sometimes I don't know if I'm coming or going.
00:03:09Aren't you expecting company?
00:03:11My wife's best friend from medical school.
00:03:13Well, she should get here any day now.
00:03:14I was referring to that apprentice of yours.
00:03:16He should be here on Thursday's stage.
00:03:19I'll leave you to your work, Lee.
00:03:22Have a good day, Reverend.
00:03:23Take me to the doctor.
00:03:26All finished?
00:03:29It'll be $2 for the doctor and $0.50 for the medicine.
00:03:43I'm sorry my husband doesn't allow me any extra money.
00:03:47I have to lose the sock money I've saved up.
00:03:50Why don't we just call it a dollar even?
00:03:54That's very kind of you.
00:03:55Don't mention it, Mrs. McQueen.
00:03:59Tell her all you are with that medicine.
00:04:01I will absolutely.
00:04:02It's very good to see you.
00:04:03Oh, thank you, thank you.
00:04:05I need to take care of yourself.
00:04:06Okay.
00:04:08All right, pal.
00:04:11Let's have a nice, easy ride today.
00:04:14Okay, baby.
00:04:18I don't want any more of that funny business.
00:04:21That's a fucking child!
00:04:24Here it comes.
00:04:26Easy.
00:04:28Oh!
00:04:29Hey!
00:04:37I guess we're still in the learning process.
00:04:42Come on.
00:04:55Aunt Annie's here.
00:04:59Aunt Annie!
00:05:01Oh, Lillian, my love.
00:05:03No.
00:05:04She looks wonderful, doesn't she, Pop?
00:05:07I'm sure.
00:05:07She, uh, looks very round.
00:05:10I'm so glad you and Uncle Peter are here.
00:05:12Oh, let me get that.
00:05:13Oh, it's fine.
00:05:15Everyone treats me like a China doll.
00:05:17I'm not gonna break.
00:05:19I'm so glad you came.
00:05:21Me too.
00:05:23I can't tell you how much I appreciate you looking after Annie while I'm away.
00:05:27I didn't want to take a surveying job this close to her having a baby, but we need the money.
00:05:33I'll be back in plenty of time.
00:05:35But you're mind at ease, Pete.
00:05:36We're happy to have her.
00:05:37My mother would have stayed with Annie.
00:05:39But I wanted to come visit my best friend and her family before the baby comes.
00:05:43And we're so glad you did.
00:05:45How are things done at the clinic?
00:05:46Like broken bones and bee stings, anything a nursing student could handle.
00:05:50Don't let her fool you in, Annie.
00:05:52The town loves Mom.
00:05:53They wouldn't know what to do without her.
00:05:54Those are very kind words, Lillian, but they're hardly true.
00:05:59Well, how about I start cleaning and leave?
00:06:01You'll help them get settled in for the night?
00:06:17Nice out.
00:06:19It's good having Annie here.
00:06:21It is.
00:06:23She's your best friend, isn't she?
00:06:25I'd like to think of you as my very best friend.
00:06:28Why don't you tell your very best friend where you are?
00:06:31I'm right here.
00:06:32Well, you seem like you're a hundred miles away.
00:06:35I'm just tired.
00:06:36You sure that's all there is to it?
00:06:40What's wrong?
00:06:41I'm not pregnant.
00:06:43Don't worry yourself about it.
00:06:45We've tried for so long.
00:06:47We have more than we can handle it, Lillian.
00:06:50Oh, I know, but...
00:06:53It's just that when Annie found out the news, it maybe won a baby of our own even more.
00:07:02Now that she's staying with us.
00:07:04No.
00:07:08We are going to have a beautiful baby of our own.
00:07:12All good things come in God's time, and maybe we should just let him decide.
00:07:18What if he doesn't want us to have a baby?
00:07:29Hey.
00:07:31Come on.
00:07:33Let's go help Lill finish the dishes.
00:07:36Hmm?
00:07:48I guess I'd best believe him now.
00:07:51Peter, please be careful.
00:07:53Yes.
00:07:53My level and compass are dangerous pieces of equipment.
00:07:56I love you.
00:07:58I love you too.
00:08:03Bye, ladies.
00:08:04Take good care of my Annie.
00:08:05Will be.
00:08:08Step up.
00:08:17Boy, are you all right?
00:08:20I don't know.
00:08:22Ha!
00:08:23Oh, no.
00:08:25Oh, no.
00:08:27Oh, please.
00:08:30Oh.
00:08:31Oh, oh.
00:08:33Easy.
00:08:36Well, time, isn't it?
00:08:38Bags.
00:08:39Got it.
00:08:40Check on the team, Mike.
00:08:43Welcome home, darling.
00:08:44Oh.
00:08:45Beautiful.
00:08:47How's the trip?
00:08:48Yes, sir.
00:08:49Ha, ha.
00:08:50Ha, ha.
00:08:51Ha, ha.
00:08:51Ha, ha.
00:08:52Ha, ha.
00:08:56You must be Joshua Coyle.
00:08:58Yes, sir.
00:08:59Who are you, Owens?
00:09:00Welcome, Saxton.
00:09:02How's your trip?
00:09:03Couldn't believe how far it was just to get here.
00:09:05Nothing but wide open spaces.
00:09:07Is this your first time away from home?
00:09:08Yes, sir.
00:09:10Well, Saxton's a nice little town.
00:09:12I hope you like it.
00:09:13I expect so.
00:09:14Can I help you with your things?
00:09:16Don't have much.
00:09:18All right.
00:09:19Come on, let me show you the shop.
00:09:21Sounds good.
00:09:24So we do a little bit of everything here.
00:09:26Liberty work and rolling stock.
00:09:29Custom work for the building trade.
00:09:32Now, when your blows are even and you can work a straight piece of metal, those will be your tools.
00:09:37It's hard work.
00:09:38But you managed to make something that lasts a generation or two.
00:09:42You know, it gives you a sense of pride.
00:09:44I reckon that's true.
00:09:46What do you say?
00:09:48You ready to get started?
00:09:50Yes, sir.
00:09:51All right, then.
00:09:59How was your walk?
00:10:02Tearing around a 30-pound sack of flour.
00:10:05Slow day?
00:10:05Oh, I'm sure it's only a matter of time before someone comes in from getting caught on a rusty nail
00:10:11or falling off a ladder.
00:10:12You know, when I was traveling through Selena last month, there was a rash of copperhead snake bites.
00:10:17It felt like every day someone was dragged into the clinic.
00:10:20I haven't had anything as exciting as a snake bite in months.
00:10:24You should be grateful to have a healthy community to serve.
00:10:27It's our job as doctors to care about even the most minor illness or affliction.
00:10:32And our patients deserve and need our compassion.
00:10:36That's right out of a textbook.
00:10:39Linda, are you sure there isn't anything you'd like to talk to me about?
00:10:42You can tell me anything, you know that.
00:10:46Oh!
00:10:48What is it?
00:10:50It's a quick, sharp pain and shortness of breath and minor faintness.
00:10:55Let's get you to an examination.
00:10:56It's not necessary.
00:10:58Is the baby moving?
00:10:59It isn't that...
00:11:02It's nothing to be concerned about.
00:11:04Let me finish some things up and we'll get you on.
00:11:13You know, my pa says walking's good for a man's constitution.
00:11:16You always walk?
00:11:18Well, legally, I've been riding.
00:11:20You walking to my camp?
00:11:21No.
00:11:23I got a horse to give to Lil' Ant.
00:11:26Well, he's still a little green.
00:11:28Pesty.
00:11:29I've been breaking him, getting ready for her to ride.
00:11:33Figured I'd give him and me the day off.
00:11:36I know nothing to saddle horses.
00:11:38Only harness problem.
00:11:39I stick with wagons.
00:11:41You'd better pour it.
00:11:43I really wish you would just sit down after what happened today.
00:11:47What happened today?
00:11:48Absolutely nothing to be concerned about.
00:11:51And that's coming from the doctoring.
00:11:53When you go home, who will deliver your baby?
00:11:55My mother-in-law.
00:11:56She's a midwife.
00:11:57Well, I wish I was the one delivering your baby.
00:11:59It's a doctor's job after all.
00:12:02I'm sure it's going to be fine.
00:12:06Ladies, if you don't mind, I brought home a guest for supper.
00:12:16And you must be Joshua.
00:12:17Welcome to her home.
00:12:18Very nice to meet you, Mrs. Owens.
00:12:20Uh, that's Dr. Owens.
00:12:23You're a doctor?
00:12:24Yes, as is my best friend, Dr. Annie Watson.
00:12:27It's a pleasure to meet you, Joshua.
00:12:28Ma'am.
00:12:30It's funny.
00:12:31I just had no idea women were allowed to be doctors.
00:12:34Allowed?
00:12:35No, I just...
00:12:35And just who would we need permission from?
00:12:37Go easy on him, Lil.
00:12:38He just got here.
00:12:39I'm sure he's aware of what women can accomplish.
00:12:43Apparently not.
00:12:48That's our daughter, Lillian.
00:12:50We raised her to speak her mind.
00:12:51You'll get used to it.
00:12:54Oh, now.
00:12:56Let's go get washed up.
00:12:59Smells like my favorite.
00:13:01Well, she certainly is your daughter.
00:13:03Indeed.
00:13:17Miss Owens?
00:13:19Mr. Coyle?
00:13:22I just want you to know...
00:13:24I meant no disrespect earlier.
00:13:28I would express an opinion, but I'm not sure I'm allowed.
00:13:30Well, I'd very much like to hear your opinions.
00:13:34I think you're very old-fashioned.
00:13:36Women can pursue any career they want these days.
00:13:38They already have female lawyers, doctors, and ministers.
00:13:40A town in Kansas even had a woman mayor.
00:13:42I have no objections to your mother and aunt being doctors.
00:13:45I swear.
00:13:47It's just...
00:13:48Well...
00:13:49I've never met a lady doctor before.
00:13:52I'm apologizing.
00:13:53I guess I'm just not doing a very good job.
00:13:56Apology accepted.
00:14:01I'll leave you to your schoolwork.
00:14:03Well, this isn't for school.
00:14:05So you read for fun?
00:14:07I'd read just about all day if Mom and Pa let me.
00:14:09Well, all right.
00:14:11I'll leave you to your book, Miss Owens.
00:14:17Good night, Mr. Coyle.
00:14:33Nice young man.
00:14:34I hadn't noticed.
00:14:39Good night, pumpkin.
00:14:41Good night, Pa.
00:14:55Come in.
00:15:00How are you?
00:15:01I feel so...
00:15:13It's all all right.
00:15:15Okay, good.
00:15:19Yeah.
00:15:20Can we just sit down?
00:15:22Just sit.
00:15:24I think we're going to assume it doesn't work.
00:15:26It's okay.
00:15:29Okay.
00:15:29It says it's fine.
00:15:31It says it's fine.
00:15:31It says it's fine.
00:15:32It says it's fine.
00:15:34It says it's fine.
00:15:36It says it's fine.
00:15:38It says it's fine.
00:15:51It says it's fine.
00:15:55It says it's fine.
00:16:00It says it's fine.
00:16:02It says it's fine.
00:16:02It says it's fine.
00:16:02It says it's fine.
00:17:30And let him know I think it's best that Annie stay here for the remainder of her pregnancy.
00:17:34Bed rest is crucial.
00:17:35Well, Amanda, I'll wire her as a mother.
00:17:38You said she lives in Spartan.
00:17:45Do you really think this is necessary?
00:17:47Total rest for you, Mrs. Watson, in a dark room is conducive to rest.
00:17:51To being lazy, you mean.
00:17:53I cannot just lay around all day.
00:17:55I'm a doctor, remember?
00:17:56But I am your doctor and this is my home.
00:17:59And if it is enclampsia, you know bed rest is called for.
00:18:02Don't you think you're overreacting?
00:18:03Perhaps.
00:18:04But if not, I won't be sorry later.
00:18:08I love you.
00:18:10I love you, too.
00:18:18Prepare for my peach.
00:18:22Are you sure you don't want me to stay home with Aunt Annie?
00:18:25No, you just run along to school.
00:18:27I'll post a note on the clinic and if someone really needs me, they know where to find me.
00:18:31Morning, ladies.
00:18:32Morning.
00:18:34Bye, ma.
00:18:35Have a good day, darling.
00:18:36Bye, ma.
00:18:36Bye.
00:18:38That girl kicks up a cloud of dust everywhere she goes.
00:18:43Here you go.
00:18:46Is this your way of telling me not to come home for supper?
00:18:49The other one is for Joshua.
00:18:50A young man just starting off looked like he could use a few more good meals.
00:18:54Do you have any idea how much I love you?
00:18:56Well, it never hurts to hear.
00:18:58Come on.
00:19:02I love you, too, Lee Owens.
00:19:04Oh, and don't forget to send the telegrams.
00:19:06All right.
00:19:08Have a good day, sweet darling.
00:19:21Belinda feels Annie's health as well as the baby's is better served staying here until after the delivery.
00:19:27I have wired Peter the same message.
00:19:29Lee Owens.
00:19:32That's what I said.
00:19:37Dr. Holmes.
00:19:42It's for Queen.
00:19:43Sorry, we're closed today, but if you'd like to make an appointment.
00:19:46Were you the one that gave Mabel this tonic?
00:19:48Yes, it's iron for her anemia.
00:19:50Why you got to go telling her she's got this and that condition?
00:19:52What she has is a spell of laziness.
00:19:55Mabel is sick, Mr. McQueen.
00:19:57Give her that medicine.
00:19:59I don't need your magic potion.
00:20:00A doctor killed my sister with tonic.
00:20:03I don't know the details of your sister's death, but there's no magic to it.
00:20:08Your wife had a baby a month ago, and she has a very serious medical condition.
00:20:12Maybe if you weren't so hard-headed, you would realize that.
00:20:15Now, my advice...
00:20:16I don't need your mouth nor your advice, and I don't need your magic potion.
00:20:20Doctors aren't worth a pootin' holler.
00:20:26Are you all right, Belinda?
00:20:28Yes, I'm just frustrated at a very stubborn and hard-headed man.
00:20:32Roy McQueen is truly set in his ways, but he's still a child of our maker.
00:20:37He has no compassion for his wife's condition.
00:20:39Can't we all get caught up in our own lives at times
00:20:41and lose sight of the compassion we should have for others?
00:20:46There I go, preaching again.
00:20:47Oh, it's all right. I suppose I needed to hear it.
00:20:51I'll see you in church, Belinda.
00:20:53Good day.
00:21:05That's it. Steady blows.
00:21:07All right.
00:21:13Your daughter seems very smart, Mr. Owens.
00:21:16Must run in the family.
00:21:19I wish I could take credit for Lillian's intelligence, but she was adopted.
00:21:24Still, I couldn't be prouder.
00:21:25Really?
00:21:27I never would have known.
00:21:28I mean, she and Mrs... I mean, Dr. Owens sort of look alike.
00:21:33Matter of fact.
00:21:35Yeah, I mean, it's just...
00:21:37Lillian's very pretty.
00:21:38Yeah, I know she's pretty.
00:21:53I'm truthfully not that hungry.
00:21:56Doctor's orders.
00:21:57Even if you don't feel up to it, you need to finish the entire wall.
00:22:00I'm not a child, Belinda.
00:22:02And I'm a doctor. I think I know what's best for me.
00:22:05Knowing and doing are two entirely different things.
00:22:09Is that another contraction?
00:22:11No, the baby's just kicking.
00:22:14And I have to tell you, I'm a little relieved.
00:22:16I haven't felt a move since the contractions yesterday.
00:22:18You just said it was...
00:22:21He?
00:22:21How do you know it's a boy?
00:22:23I know it sounds silly, but...
00:22:25Mary thinks because I'm carrying so low that it'll be a boy.
00:22:28It is silly. That's an old wives' tale.
00:22:30There's no medical merit to it.
00:22:32Say what you want, but when Peter's sister was pregnant...
00:22:35Mary was concerned because she was carrying so far out in front.
00:22:38She said it would be a breech birth, and she was right.
00:22:41One lucky guess, and she's got you believing made-up stories.
00:22:44Goodness, he's getting his exercise today.
00:22:47You want to feel?
00:22:48That's all right.
00:22:50Come on, Belinda.
00:22:52Don't be nervous.
00:22:56It's so strange.
00:22:58I never thought I'd be a mother.
00:23:01You know, it suddenly feels like the most natural thing in the world.
00:23:07I'm sorry.
00:23:09I've opened that wound, haven't I?
00:23:12Maybe we shouldn't talk about it.
00:23:13You know, I know so many women that have gotten pregnant without even trying.
00:23:17And Lee and I have been trying.
00:23:19We've both seen it take some time.
00:23:22You just can't get impatient with yourself.
00:23:25I look after this one woman, Mabel McQueen.
00:23:28She's had six babies in the past eight years, without even trying.
00:23:32It's important to you, isn't it?
00:23:38We best get supper ready.
00:23:40Lee and Lillian will be home soon.
00:23:43I'm here to talk whenever you'd like to.
00:23:46Please eat your soup, Annie.
00:24:02I was wondering where you'd run off to.
00:24:09I just looked in on Annie.
00:24:11She's out for the night.
00:24:13She keeps insisting she feels fine.
00:24:18I think I've heard that before.
00:24:21You two are so much alike, it's frightening.
00:24:25I suppose it's why we're such good friends.
00:24:29I noticed you didn't have Joshua over for supper tonight.
00:24:32I'm pretty sure he's sweet on Lil.
00:24:36I don't want the two of them spending too much time together.
00:24:39Why not?
00:24:39He's only a couple years older.
00:24:41Doc, he's an apprentice blacksmith.
00:24:43I want better for Lillian.
00:24:44I'm the wife of a blacksmith, and you don't hear me complaining.
00:24:48I spent the last five years trying to figure out how I tricked you into marrying me.
00:24:52You could have done much better.
00:24:53You didn't trick me into anything.
00:24:56I married you because I fell in love with you, Leonis.
00:24:59And if Lillian and Joshua had taken interest in one another, I don't think it's our place to stand in
00:25:04their way.
00:25:05Besides, telling Lillian she can't have somethings.
00:25:08Like daring to try to stop her.
00:25:14I get your point.
00:25:15I don't want to get in the way of her happiness.
00:25:19Still, you left a small town to follow your dream.
00:25:23And if Lill wants to go to college, I darn sure want to see it happen.
00:25:27I don't want her tied down to Saxon.
00:25:31I hope she knows what a wonderful and caring father she has.
00:25:37It's getting a little chilly.
00:25:39Want to turn in for the night?
00:25:41You go ahead.
00:25:42I'll be up in a little while.
00:26:02Don't be in such a hurry, pretty lady.
00:26:06Please allow me to pass.
00:26:08We need to get to know each other.
00:26:12I think not.
00:26:14I don't want to be late for school.
00:26:15I can teach you more than any school can.
00:26:18Excuse me.
00:26:20You mind letting the young lady pass?
00:26:22This ain't none of your affairs, sod buster.
00:26:24Ah, but it is.
00:26:25It ain't.
00:26:32Knock your head off, boy.
00:26:33Now you hold on a second.
00:26:35Now the good book tells me to turn the other cheek.
00:26:37Now I only have two.
00:26:38So after the second, I'm on my own.
00:26:47That was the second cheek.
00:26:48You're breaking my wrist.
00:26:49Well, I understand there's a fine doctor in town.
00:26:51Please don't.
00:26:52Please don't break.
00:26:54I trust I'll never see you around Miss Owens again.
00:26:56No, never.
00:26:57Good.
00:26:58Now get.
00:27:09Good morning, Miss Owens.
00:27:11You on your way to school?
00:27:13Indeed I am.
00:27:15May I walk with you?
00:27:24Well, I did the best I could, Jim, but you better go easy on it, all right?
00:27:28Good morning.
00:27:40Your boss strikes me as a hard-working man.
00:27:43He lives and breathes work.
00:27:45Ma says sometimes he rolls open to sleep and tries to use her arms like a set of tongs.
00:27:49Well, I guess that's the future I have to look forward to.
00:27:51Not such a bad life, really.
00:27:57So what about you?
00:27:58You're going to become a doctor like your ma?
00:28:01I don't know.
00:28:02I haven't decided.
00:28:04Maybe I want to be a lawyer or a famous writer like Harriet Beecher Stowe.
00:28:08One thing for sure, I want to go to college.
00:28:10Well, I better get to work.
00:28:12Have a nice day, Joshua.
00:28:15You too, then.
00:28:27I don't think you should be climbing the stairs.
00:28:29But I feel fine.
00:28:31What's making me crazy is sitting in a dark room all day.
00:28:34But it's only been three days since you had pain and felt faint.
00:28:37You know the symptoms and treatment as well as I do.
00:28:40That's assuming your diagnosis is correct.
00:28:46Is that singing?
00:28:47I would know that voice anywhere.
00:28:50That's Mary.
00:28:51Your mother-in-law?
00:28:52What reason does she have to be here?
00:28:53Mary doesn't need a reason to do anything.
00:29:08Well, this must be it.
00:29:12Oh, Jesus.
00:29:13Thank you, my good man.
00:29:15And you have a blessed day.
00:29:19And you must be the infamous Doc Owen.
00:29:23Oh, Jesus.
00:29:24Mary Watson.
00:29:26Oh, she knew that already.
00:29:28Now, where is my peach pie?
00:29:31Uh, would you be a dear and bring my thing to love?
00:29:40Mary, what are you doing here?
00:29:42Where else would you expect me to be?
00:29:45Oh, my little lamb.
00:29:46What?
00:29:46But didn't you get the telegraph from Belinda's husband?
00:29:48I did.
00:29:48That's why I'm here.
00:29:50I have nothing against you finishing out your term with your friend.
00:29:53But I certainly wasn't going to miss the birth of my first grandson.
00:29:58I've missed you.
00:30:00Oh, it's darker than the inside of a cow in here.
00:30:02Yes, it is.
00:30:03Oh, please don't do that.
00:30:05What?
00:30:05She's not a mushroom.
00:30:07She needs light.
00:30:08All right, Doc.
00:30:09Let's sit up so I can get a good look.
00:30:12I'm sorry.
00:30:12What are you doing?
00:30:13I'm getting her upright.
00:30:15If she stays in this bed too long, she'll get a crick in her back, and it'll make delivery
00:30:19much more painful.
00:30:20I think it's better that she's on bed rest for the remainder of her term.
00:30:24It's not going to hurt her to sit up.
00:30:26When you've delivered as many babies as I have, you learn a few things.
00:30:30Well, I've been to medical school for years, and rest is the proper treatment.
00:30:34You don't learn everything in medical school.
00:30:38That is a matter of opinion, and I wholeheartedly disagree.
00:30:41Ladies, I'm not a sack of flour.
00:30:50There I was in the middle of the worst blizzard I ever saw.
00:30:55I wasn't too surprised when three babies were delivered that night.
00:31:01I expected twins, not triplets.
00:31:05In a blizzard?
00:31:06Oh, the little ones pop out whenever they want, regardless of the weather.
00:31:10Fortunately, I don't have many emergencies.
00:31:13Ladies, women giving birth are always an emergency.
00:31:18That's the penalty we pay for Eve eating the apple.
00:31:23It is not a penalty.
00:31:24Wow, Mrs. Watson, you sure got an exciting life.
00:31:27Well, I should probably get you up to your room, Annie.
00:31:30You let that little fella start running your life now, you'll be lacing his shoes when he's 30.
00:31:36Yes, Annie told me you believe it's a boy.
00:31:38Believe? Nothing.
00:31:39It's a fact.
00:31:41Honestly, Mary, you can't possibly...
00:31:43Actually, I am a little tired.
00:31:45I'm gonna go to bed.
00:31:48I can manage on my own.
00:31:50Good night, all.
00:31:52Good night, Annie.
00:31:52Rest well, dear.
00:31:54Good night, Annie.
00:31:55Good night, Annie.
00:32:00There is no way to tell whether...
00:32:02Well, I think it's time we all settle down.
00:32:04Huh?
00:32:04We'll have a full day tomorrow.
00:32:12Thank you for dinner, Dr. Owens.
00:32:16Joshua, William told us that you came to her rescue.
00:32:19Our mother and I both appreciate it.
00:32:21It was my pleasure, sir.
00:32:23Thank you again.
00:32:26I'll walk you out.
00:32:38Aren't they the most adorable couple?
00:32:42So tell me, how was Captain Nemo this evening?
00:32:47When I left him, he was exploring the ruins of Atlantis, although I can't say for sure what he does
00:32:51when I'm not looking.
00:32:52I never met a girl who made a book sound so interesting.
00:32:55You can borrow it if you like.
00:32:57Oh, no, I'm not sure if I'm sold on Nemo just yet.
00:33:00Maybe you could read something to me, though.
00:33:02Just so I can find out if it's my kind of story.
00:33:04I could do that.
00:33:07Would you like to go on a picnic with me?
00:33:09Maybe on Saturday?
00:33:10We can go out and find a nice quiet spot and read.
00:33:14I think I know just the place.
00:33:17Lee Owens, you are not spying on our only daughter.
00:33:19I'm not spying on her.
00:33:20I'm just looking out for her.
00:33:28Good night.
00:33:48Let's see what you got there.
00:33:52Well, you're really improving.
00:33:56Thank you, sir.
00:33:57Trying my best to impress you.
00:34:00As long as it's me you're trying to impress.
00:34:04Well, to be honest, I wanted to ask you, maybe, um, Lily and I...
00:34:12Do you want permission to court Lily?
00:34:14All right?
00:34:16Yes, sir.
00:34:17Well, I don't want to distract her from her goals.
00:34:20I promise I'll be respectful of her and not get in the way of her schooling.
00:34:23I know how much she wants to go to college.
00:34:25Well, I'll think about it.
00:34:29All right?
00:34:30I understand.
00:34:32Meantime, finish up with that horseshoe.
00:34:36Lily wants his order by noon.
00:34:38Yes, sir.
00:34:39You're going to be late opening your clinic.
00:34:42I don't feel comfortable leaving Annie here all alone,
00:34:45and I certainly don't feel comfortable with her being out of bed this much.
00:34:48You know, I wish the two of you wouldn't talk about me as if I wasn't sitting right here.
00:34:53Sorry, sweetheart.
00:34:54You must be so frustrated, pooped up inside all the time.
00:35:00I will be here with her all day.
00:35:03You tend to your patience, and we'll see you at supper.
00:35:10If you need anything, I'll be close by.
00:35:14Have a nice day.
00:35:19Praise the Lord, they're free.
00:35:23Peach pie, you get dressed.
00:35:26We are going out to smell the roses.
00:35:31It's a town.
00:35:41Doc Owens?
00:35:42Can I talk to you?
00:35:43Mrs. McQueen, come in.
00:35:48I only have a minute.
00:35:49I left Lloyd at the general store.
00:35:51Said I was running to the butcher.
00:35:53What can I do for you, Mabel?
00:35:54Doc, I feel terrible.
00:35:55This sickness, it's just getting worse.
00:35:57I'm dizzy all the time, and I can barely pick up the young'uns.
00:36:00That's because your anemia is getting worse.
00:36:02Your body needs iron.
00:36:03You're only going to get sicker.
00:36:05What can I do to make it better?
00:36:06I already told you.
00:36:08Vegetables are the tonic.
00:36:09If you don't listen to my instructions, there is nothing more I can do.
00:36:12I tried to take the tonic.
00:36:13Really, I did.
00:36:14Even started to feel a little stronger.
00:36:16And then Lloyd found it, and you know the rest.
00:36:20I certainly do.
00:36:21He threw a bottle at me.
00:36:22I'm sorry for that.
00:36:23Really, I am.
00:36:24He was just upset.
00:36:25He didn't mean anything by it.
00:36:27He's a wonderful husband and a father.
00:36:29Maybe.
00:36:30But I can't help you if you won't help yourself.
00:36:36David's smoking.
00:36:59your friend melinda doesn't seem too happy i'd say it's just that she doesn't like me but
00:37:04everybody likes me she isn't happy she's been trying to have a baby and melinda just feels
00:37:13discouraged me showing up in my condition and staying till the baby comes i think it's just
00:37:19another painful reminder why didn't you say something sooner if it's baby trouble she's got
00:37:27i've surely got the cure how about a sugary treat
00:37:35i'm sorry lloyd it isn't here yet it's been over a week you said it'd be here by now
00:37:40freight line lost the shipping order there's nothing i can do about it there's something
00:37:45i could do if there was another general store within 10 miles of here it'll be here within
00:37:50a week i'm here lloyd what took you so long i'm sorry lloyd there was a little bit of a
00:37:58line
00:37:58there's always an excuse let's get out of here i got fences to men before sundown
00:38:13she's just feeling poorly elated she's got a newborn and five youngins says it wears her out
00:38:19you think a mother doesn't work
00:38:24i've seen this a bunch during and after pregnancy this is a severe case of anemia
00:38:29she don't need coddling lady i know how to take care of my wife
00:38:33no you don't you are selfish and rude and contemptuous and you can't see the forest for
00:38:42the trees doc owens is trying to save your wife's life
00:38:46she's dying
00:38:50you get her over to the clinic and you beg doc owens for more of that tonic
00:38:55don't talk to me like that i'll talk to you anyway i want
00:38:59get her to the clinic
00:39:05you better pray to the merciful and good lord
00:39:09that she doesn't slam the door in your ungrateful face
00:39:29give you a double dose so do not take any more today no ma'am starting tomorrow morning
00:39:34take two teaspoons every morning and if you don't get your strength back in four days get
00:39:38back in here
00:39:44i'd like to apologize
00:39:46last time we spoke i lost my temper
00:39:50what'll owe you for the tonic
00:39:51only that you allow her to keep taking it
00:39:53you don't need no charity
00:39:54the first one was already paid for this is just a replacement
00:39:59step up
00:40:16yes dear i'm sorry you're sleeping well not anymore
00:40:23my apprentice wants to court lillian
00:40:27his name is joshua
00:40:30i told him i'd think about it
00:40:33well then think
00:40:36don't think too long lillian's grown up
00:40:39i'm having a hard time with it
00:40:41you're having a hard time letting her grow up
00:40:44i was trying to protect her
00:40:45i don't think she needs protection from joshua
00:40:48he's a very nice young man
00:40:50that's all you have to say about her
00:40:54good night sweetheart
00:41:00all right
00:41:01tomorrow i'll give joshua my permission to court lill
00:41:19i think i don't know about your little excursion with annie
00:41:22this town is filled with gossips
00:41:23can't keep a secret for more than five minutes
00:41:25it's a pretty little town sykeston
00:41:29i can see why you like it here
00:41:31may i ask why you feel the need to go against every instruction i have for annie
00:41:36i don't deliberately go against your word
00:41:39we just disagree about how to treat her
00:41:42this isn't a competition mary
00:41:44if a patient came to you with gangrene or pneumonia
00:41:47i wouldn't dream of telling you how to treat them
00:41:50that's your business
00:41:53babies are my business
00:41:55have been for thirty years
00:41:57it's just there's been so many new advancements
00:42:00sometimes the old ways are best
00:42:02annie may have a serious condition which could be fatal to both her and the baby
00:42:06are you sure
00:42:07of course i'm not sure but i'm not taking any chances
00:42:10so it's true what they say that doctors only practice medicine
00:42:17this conversation obviously isn't getting this anywhere
00:42:22so annie tells me you're barren
00:42:24or uh or having trouble anyway
00:42:26i don't think that's any of your concern
00:42:29i see this problem a lot
00:42:31if you want i could give you some remedies that are guaranteed to work
00:42:34i know how it's done mary
00:42:36i don't think there's anything wrong with you
00:42:38so what do you think is the problem
00:42:40you're too high strung
00:42:43folks worry too much about work
00:42:46family or whether or not they can have a baby
00:42:48then years go by and nothing happens
00:42:52then one day they decide to stop trying
00:42:55and before you know it
00:42:56they find they're with child
00:42:59so your sage advice for me is to relax
00:43:03read a book before you go to bed
00:43:06take some deep breath
00:43:08and before you know it
00:43:10i'll be back to deliver your little one
00:43:12i'll make sure i try that
00:43:33every baby boy needs his own blanket
00:43:36don't you agree
00:43:37yes i do
00:43:45i'm gonna head to the shop for a few hours
00:43:47i'll be back in time for supper
00:43:48don't you ever take time off
00:43:50oh the good book says that a man who doesn't work doesn't deserve to eat
00:43:54i ain't got a lot of work to do
00:43:56we just thought you'd have more time off once you hired an apprentice
00:43:58and i do now i'm only two weeks behind instead of six
00:44:05billian you look lovely where are you headed off to
00:44:07joshua and i are having a picnic
00:44:09you enjoy yourself and please tell joshua that we said hello
00:44:13i will
00:44:13you'll be back in time for supper now no exceptions
00:44:16i will i promise
00:44:19bye everyone
00:44:20bye dear
00:44:35i love it
00:44:36the sea is everything
00:44:37it covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe
00:44:39its breath is pure and healthy
00:44:41it is an immense desert where man is never lonely
00:44:44for he feels life stirring on all sides
00:44:46this sea is the only embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence
00:44:51it is nothing but love and emotion
00:44:53this is the living infinite as one of your poets has said
00:44:58i've been reading for almost two hours you must be bored
00:45:01no i don't think i can ever get bored listening to you talk
00:45:04you're just saying that
00:45:05no i'm not i swear
00:45:08it's just i'd like this captain nemo if you weren't holding his friends hostage all the time
00:45:12well i can't let them go and they might tell the world who he is
00:45:15twenty thousand leagues is an allegory it's about personal freedom
00:45:18nemo means nobody in latin
00:45:20and he's invisible to the world and wants to keep it that way
00:45:23you're brilliant you know that
00:45:24i am brilliant
00:45:34lee you working today
00:45:38you work harder than any man i know
00:45:41well i can't let the customers down
00:45:42besides it gives me thinking time
00:45:45anything that you'd like to share with your pastor
00:45:49this is a lot of rumbling around in my head like a marble
00:45:52sometimes it helps to speak it out loud
00:45:54talking to yourself only gets the answer you're looking for
00:45:57i just can't figure lillian out
00:46:01i'm trying to be a good father to her
00:46:03our children grow up start spreading their wings
00:46:07the father has to be aware of that and try to grow with his child
00:46:13yeah belinda tolerates more than i do
00:46:15she's a mother
00:46:16the good lord gave them the patience of jove when it comes to raising their children
00:46:20he shortchanged fathers in that area
00:46:30i really wish you would get some rest
00:46:33i feel fine
00:46:36looks like someone may have been wrong about my condition
00:46:38perhaps
00:46:42so if things improve with lee
00:46:44he says he isn't bothered but
00:46:47i still sense that he's disappointed we can't have a baby
00:46:49well maybe you're just being overly sensitive and you think that he's disappointed
00:46:54maybe
00:46:56you know i'm starting to think that maybe she regrets marrying me
00:46:59now lee
00:47:01that is just plain nonsense
00:47:03she's proud as a peacock that she married you
00:47:05maybe
00:47:06have you spoken to her about it
00:47:09in a roundabout way
00:47:10of course she says i'm wrong
00:47:13still she seems kind of distant lately
00:47:15she's got something on her mind
00:47:17most women do when they get like that
00:47:20hmm
00:47:21you know we're uh
00:47:24trying to have a baby
00:47:26so far no luck
00:47:27you have to have faith
00:47:31sometimes it's hard river
00:47:33talk to her about your feelings
00:47:37i'd best be getting home
00:47:39this is dave so give me an earful if i'm late for supper
00:47:42and myself included
00:47:50well i see
00:47:51you didn't need my help putting supper on the table
00:47:55you're taking a nap me
00:47:56we just wanted you to be able to rest
00:47:58i'll rest enough when i'm dead
00:48:01give me that knife before you cut yourself
00:48:10so do you miss your family
00:48:12i do
00:48:13my pa's a farmer back in pennsylvania
00:48:16he wanted more from me than to spend my entire life plowing fields
00:48:19so he said if i got good enough maybe i can find some work in philadelphia
00:48:24sounds like he cares about you a lot
00:48:25yeah my family's pretty close
00:48:29it's kind of strange though
00:48:30you know being out here all by myself
00:48:33i have three sisters and two brothers and not a moment apiece
00:48:36back at the boarding house i got nothing but quiet
00:48:38i know what you mean
00:48:40i mostly grew up in an orphanage until ma and pa adopted me when i was ten
00:48:44i'd spent so long in a room with other kids i couldn't wait to have a room of my own
00:48:49now i miss having someone to talk to
00:48:52yeah me
00:48:54i do don't i
00:48:58so tell me something
00:49:00how'd you ever find a place like this anyway
00:49:03i stumbled across it by accident while riding one day
00:49:06but it's so far off the main roads no one really comes out here
00:49:08so
00:49:10i brought some of my old stuff and
00:49:13now it's where i come to be alone
00:49:14i can see why
00:49:16captain nemo had a cave near the ocean where he went to escape
00:49:19this reminds me of it
00:49:22yeah well the timber still seems
00:49:24i wouldn't do that
00:49:26whoa
00:49:29not as sound as you might think
00:49:31you're probably right
00:49:34i think it's best we pack up
00:49:40well i'm happy to see you and mary are getting along
00:49:43you know her fertility advice to me was to relax and read a book before bed
00:49:49did you try it
00:49:50of course not
00:49:52she's been doing this longer than we've been alive
00:49:54i can't believe you annie watson
00:49:57you've spent three years in medical school
00:49:59five years practicing medicine
00:50:01and you're gonna believe that woman's folk magic
00:50:02it's rubbish
00:50:04plain and simple
00:50:04we ask people to believe in things they don't understand and they do
00:50:09because they have trust and faith in us
00:50:11just like they have faith in the lord
00:50:13okay it is not the same thing and we're talking about mary here
00:50:15why do you have such a hard time believing in mary's ways
00:50:18okay
00:50:19mary is a lovely woman
00:50:21but you have to admit
00:50:22she's a little touch in the head
00:50:25she doesn't like me any more than i like her
00:50:27really
00:50:28the other day at the general store
00:50:30mary defended you to the ends of the earth
00:50:32what are you talking about
00:50:33the man with the anemic wife
00:50:35the one that you said was such a success story
00:50:38mary is the reason that he brought her back to you
00:50:41that's why lloyd mcqueen brought his wife back to me
00:50:43mary unloaded on him like a tornado
00:50:46spoke up for you
00:50:47and just plain made him cower
00:51:01do you have any idea what time it is
00:51:03hi pa
00:51:04you're supposed to be home for supper
00:51:07joshua and i weren't that hungry
00:51:08so we decided to stay out a little while longer
00:51:09well it's well past supper
00:51:11that's more than a little while
00:51:12why are you so angry
00:51:13i thought i could trust your judgment
00:51:15but apparently i was wrong
00:51:16what's that supposed to mean
00:51:18it means you can't spend any more time
00:51:19with joshua coil until i say so
00:51:21you'll go to school
00:51:22help your mother at the clinic
00:51:23and come straight home
00:51:24for how long
00:51:25as long as it takes me to trust you again
00:51:27that's completely unfair
00:51:29joshua is only two years older than i am
00:51:30and no one tells him what to do
00:51:32no one said the world was fair young lady
00:51:35lil
00:51:38i was worried about you
00:52:02hello joshua
00:52:04good afternoon man
00:52:07uh
00:52:08mr owens told me how much trouble i caused the other night
00:52:12i just wanted to come by and say how sorry i am for keeping lillian out so late
00:52:15you needn't place the blame all on yourself
00:52:18she's old enough to know better
00:52:19no i'm still sorry
00:52:20ma i can't find the
00:52:24bandages
00:52:27pa said i can't see you for a while
00:52:30the boss said you couldn't go out with joshua
00:52:33he said nothing about the two of you seeing each other
00:52:35thanks ma
00:52:40well i have work to do
00:52:42it was nice to see you joshua
00:52:44there's always room open at the dinner table for you
00:52:47thank you ma'am
00:52:54sorry to get you into trouble
00:52:55you didn't do anything wrong and neither did i
00:52:58i'm a grown woman and i don't need my pa deciding how late i can and can't stay out
00:53:02he's just worried about you is all
00:53:03well he doesn't need to be
00:53:05there's no need to be crossed lillian
00:53:06i mean i'll still be here when you get off punishment
00:53:09i'm not going anywhere
00:53:12i wanted to return this
00:53:13i finished it
00:53:14you ready
00:53:15i just gave it to you
00:53:17once i got started it was hard to quit
00:53:20i mean the sun was already up when i finally closed the book
00:53:22so you stayed up all night just to read about captain nemo
00:53:24well i don't think i would have gotten much sleep with or without him
00:53:31i'll be thinking about you
00:53:33me too
00:53:52mary in here dear
00:54:03annie should you be up
00:54:04where are you going
00:54:06i've decided to head on home
00:54:08i can see you're in good hands
00:54:11you're leaving
00:54:12before the baby comes
00:54:14oh you'll do fine
00:54:17and besides
00:54:19the last thing you need
00:54:21is an old granny midwife
00:54:23gumming up the works
00:54:25this doesn't have anything to do with the disagreement between you and belinda does it
00:54:28oh no no no
00:54:32truth is
00:54:34i'm feeling homesick
00:54:36i miss sleeping in my own bed
00:54:39and
00:54:39my patients back home
00:54:42don't have a smart lady doctor to take care of them
00:54:45if you've made your decision i can't stop you
00:54:48i would really love for you to stay though
00:54:50i want my family here when the baby comes
00:54:53belinda is your family sweetheart
00:54:56and peter will be back with you next week
00:54:59besides
00:55:00all of you will be home before long and
00:55:04somebody's got to get the house ready
00:55:08i'm gonna go home to check on annie i shouldn't be alone
00:55:10if there's an emergency
00:55:11just send them my way or
00:55:13i'm running
00:55:14which you're very good at
00:55:15i will ma and thank you
00:55:17for what
00:55:18for understanding about me and joshua
00:55:20believe it or not i was your age once
00:55:35i'm not gonna keep her from church social
00:55:38you may not be able to go with her
00:55:39but you'll see her there
00:55:42in the meantime
00:55:43we have an order to finish
00:55:46all right i like your attitude
00:55:56you're leaving
00:55:57time for me to go home
00:55:59sorry to hear that
00:56:01i'm gonna see her off into town
00:56:02annie i just don't think it's a good idea for you to be carrying luggage and walking into town
00:56:06it was my idea belinda
00:56:07and i've been all over this whole territory through my entire pregnancy
00:56:11i think i can handle a short walk into town
00:56:14doc owens
00:56:18danny
00:56:21lillian told me he was here
00:56:22ma's in labor
00:56:23okay there's a horse and buggy in the barn help me hook it up
00:56:25yes ma'am
00:56:29i trust you weren't walking to town along the way
00:56:33all right peach pie
00:56:34you get back in the house
00:56:35and stay put
00:56:38belinda and i have a baby to deliver
00:56:40mrs travis is my patient
00:56:42if you find you don't need me
00:56:45you have my permission to just shove me out of the way
00:56:48but if you do
00:56:50i'm there
00:56:53fine but only because i don't have time to argue with you
00:57:05thank you young man
00:57:12it's never taken this long
00:57:13the first few hours seem normal but then it just stopped
00:57:15what stopped the contractions
00:57:17no doc the baby it's like it's stuck but i can't see the head
00:57:20i'll see you to her
00:57:21your mama's gonna be fine
00:57:26it's a fetal dystocia
00:57:28a what
00:57:28the baby's shoulder is stuck
00:57:30what are you fixing to do with that
00:57:31we have to get the baby out before it suffocates
00:57:34we start pulling
00:57:35we could make things worse
00:57:37what should we do
00:57:39well if you can't get the baby out from the inside
00:57:43you try it from the outside
00:57:45all right help me with her now
00:57:48that's good
00:57:48what are we doing
00:57:50we're gonna flatten out her hip bones
00:57:54just try to stay down for me
00:57:56there
00:57:57now
00:57:57we're gonna see you're stuck
00:57:59and who's not
00:58:12there
00:58:26it's gonna be all right
00:58:33pa
00:58:35pa
00:58:39hello joshua
00:58:43where's my pa
00:58:44he's on delivery
00:58:45then headed home
00:58:48i'd sure like to go to the ice cream social
00:58:50i'd sure like to ask you to go with me
00:58:53so
00:58:54your pa said i could see you there
00:58:57but i can't escort you
00:58:59sorry
00:59:16joshua
00:59:18pa is being so unreasonable
00:59:21we were late coming home
00:59:23okay
00:59:23don't tell me you're on his side
00:59:26what's the difference in an hour or so
00:59:27we got home just fine
00:59:29he just doesn't trust me
00:59:30your pa had no way of knowing whether you are right
00:59:32when you didn't make it home on time
00:59:34you sound just like pa
00:59:35ma is the only one who understands
00:59:38lillian wait a second
00:59:45when you're on his side
00:59:47when you're on the side
00:59:51and i'll see you
00:59:52when you're on the side
00:59:53and you're on the side
01:00:00and i'll see you
01:00:01and i'll see you
01:00:08i'm gonna see you
01:00:09You're a beautiful baby boy and your wife is fine.
01:00:12Can I see them?
01:00:13Shortly.
01:00:18Well, looks like we got ourselves a baby brother.
01:00:26Isn't he beautiful?
01:00:27He sure is.
01:00:31He better be.
01:00:33Leave it to a boy to jam up the works.
01:00:47Uh, that's not doctor's work.
01:00:50It doesn't matter who does it, just as long as it gets done.
01:00:57I learned something the day that they didn't teach me medical school.
01:01:12Have a good night.
01:01:28I'm probably too hungry.
01:01:29I knew he was a good day.
01:01:29I missed my life.
01:01:30I got caught in love with it.
01:01:30I hit him.
01:01:30I lost his body.
01:01:31I got caught in love with it.
01:01:37I got caught in love with it.
01:01:43All right, whoa.
01:01:45Whoa.
01:01:53Whoa.
01:01:57You seen Lillian?
01:01:58No, why?
01:01:59Well, we thought she might be with you.
01:02:01She's been missing all afternoon.
01:02:03We got in an argument at the shop over Mr. Owens, and she stormed off.
01:02:06Said you were the only one who understands her.
01:02:07We were hoping she'd run off to find you.
01:02:10She rode off on that crazy horse and bought for her.
01:02:13It's about to get dark outside.
01:02:14She gets stuck in the countryside.
01:02:17I think I know where she is.
01:02:26Oh!
01:02:37It's worse this time.
01:02:39I feel like I could faint.
01:02:40Okay, okay.
01:02:41Let's get her inside.
01:02:42It looks as if the doctor was right about bed rest.
01:02:45Let's get her inside.
01:02:49Let's get her.
01:02:49Oh, my God.
01:03:20How much further?
01:03:21It's just up ahead.
01:03:30How are you feeling?
01:03:32I'm really not as light as it is before.
01:03:34I like to just go to bed.
01:03:37Let's get you upstairs to a darkened room.
01:03:39Doctor's orders.
01:03:51Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:03:52I like this before.
01:04:18Was it like this before?
01:04:22She might be hurt.
01:04:25This is one of her lambs.
01:04:27Let's go.
01:04:28Lil!
01:04:30Lil!
01:04:38It's right up there.
01:04:41I see her.
01:04:44Lil!
01:04:47Lil.
01:04:49Give me a hand with this.
01:04:50One, two.
01:04:51Three!
01:04:55I got it.
01:04:56You got it.
01:04:58Lil.
01:05:00Lil.
01:05:02Come on. Talk to me, pumpkin.
01:05:10Pa?
01:05:11Yeah.
01:05:12I'm here, honey.
01:05:15Just take it easy.
01:05:16Just stay down, all right?
01:05:20I'm going to get you out of here.
01:05:22Okay.
01:05:24Okay.
01:05:31Okay.
01:05:36Okay.
01:05:44How's Lillian?
01:05:47A few cuts and bruises, but nothing that won't heal nicely.
01:05:53She's out for the night.
01:05:55Lee's sitting with her for a while.
01:05:57Give her a couple days.
01:05:58She'll be right as rain.
01:06:00At that age, nothing keeps them down.
01:06:03Well, I think her ego has suffered more than her body.
01:06:06Ah.
01:06:08This too shall pass.
01:06:12Children are just so resilient, aren't they?
01:06:15True miracles.
01:06:17Are you still fretting about the baby making?
01:06:19I don't think I'll be making babies anytime soon, Mary.
01:06:23Give it up if you want.
01:06:25But I'm telling you, the shine in your hair is not the mark of a barren woman.
01:06:32You don't really believe that, do you?
01:06:34Doesn't matter what I believe.
01:06:35Only matters what you believe.
01:06:37What do you mean?
01:06:38Medicine isn't the only thing that makes people feel better.
01:06:43It's believing that they can be better.
01:06:47I'm sorry, I doubted you.
01:06:50You didn't deserve it.
01:06:52The Lord says we are to forgive if we expect to be forgiven.
01:06:58Make me some fresh bacon and eggs in the morning and all is forgiven.
01:07:03That's a promise.
01:07:13Late night tonight.
01:07:14Everyone's worn out.
01:07:17A little sleeping like a pup.
01:07:25You know, I think I might read a book before bed tonight.
01:07:32Really?
01:07:32You never read in bed.
01:07:34I think it'll do me good.
01:07:36Help me unwind after the long day we've all had.
01:07:39Hmm.
01:07:45Doc.
01:07:48I've been thinking about us trying to have a baby.
01:07:51Lil's changed our lives in so many wonderful ways.
01:07:55And I'm sure there's plenty of children down at the orphanage.
01:07:58You need a good home.
01:07:59You mean you'll still be happy even if we can't have children of our home?
01:08:03I'll be happy as long as I'm with you.
01:08:06Always have been.
01:08:07Always will be.
01:08:11Do you think my hair is shiny?
01:08:16Yeah.
01:08:17Yeah, I like the sunrise.
01:08:23I do love you, Mr. Owens.
01:08:26I love you too.
01:08:28Good night.
01:08:30Oh, all right.
01:08:31You can read your book now.
01:08:32Okay.
01:08:35All right.
01:08:37I'll just go to sleep.
01:08:45Sure I can't help you read it or...
01:08:47No.
01:08:48All right.
01:08:58Shouldn't you be in bed?
01:09:01My ball and chain let me come downstairs.
01:09:04She has her mind set on going to the ice cream social.
01:09:07What if I find a shady, comfortable place to just sit and eat ice cream?
01:09:11You are not going to the social.
01:09:13I am a doctor.
01:09:14I vote yes.
01:09:15Well, that's one vote for Dr. Annie and one vote for the midwife.
01:09:20I guess you've got the tie-breaking vote, Doc.
01:09:26I'm sorry, Annie.
01:09:27I'm going to have to side with the midwife.
01:09:29But I love ice cream.
01:09:30Then I'll send you some.
01:09:31It's not the same.
01:09:32How do I know you're not going to sneak out when we're gone?
01:09:35Don't give it a second thought, Doc.
01:09:37This old ball and chain will be sitting right here like a prison warden.
01:09:41You're both against me.
01:09:43That's right.
01:09:43Read your book and pout.
01:09:58Don't you look beautiful?
01:10:00Except for this.
01:10:02Oh, no one will even notice that.
01:10:04Even Joshua.
01:10:05Especially Joshua.
01:10:06Thanks for telling Joshua you can escort me to the social.
01:10:10You're still coming with your mother and I, right?
01:10:11I told him I wanted to walk in with my family and see him from afar.
01:10:15That's very romantic.
01:10:17Must be from all the books I read.
01:10:20Pa.
01:10:22I'm sorry for not making curfew the other night.
01:10:25Oh, no, you were just worried about me.
01:10:27Don't worry about it.
01:10:30You're growing up so fast sometimes I can't keep up with you.
01:10:33Thanks, Pa.
01:10:34Come here.
01:10:46Come here.
01:10:49And then he stepped like this.
01:10:53Here you go.
01:11:00Mr. Owens, Dr. Owens, would you like some lemonade?
01:11:03No, thank you.
01:11:03No, thank you, Joshua.
01:11:11Hey, partner.
01:11:13How's your ice cream?
01:11:15Doc Owens, can we talk?
01:11:17Lloyd, do you know my husband Lee?
01:11:21Lloyd?
01:11:22I want to thank you.
01:11:24Mabel's as different as night and day.
01:11:26It's all I can do to keep up with her.
01:11:28Well, you do look like a brand new person.
01:11:30I've had a lot more energy.
01:11:31I still need some extra sleep in the afternoons.
01:11:33I'm getting stronger every day.
01:11:35Well, the best medicine is no good if it isn't dispensed to receive with a joyful spirit.
01:11:41It's all too easy to forget that.
01:11:43Well, I, uh...
01:11:45mostly want to apologize for being stubborn.
01:11:49Thanks again, Doc.
01:11:50It was my pleasure.
01:11:52And I should be the one to apologize to you, Mabel.
01:11:56I had no right to be cross with you when you needed my help.
01:11:58I hope you can forgive me.
01:12:00There's nothing to forgive.
01:12:04Have a good day.
01:12:09Wow, man.
01:12:11That was a very nice thing you just did.
01:12:14Would you like some ice cream?
01:12:16I'd love some.
01:12:35I got Lee's telegram.
01:12:36Where's Annie?
01:12:37The Lord brought you at the right time.
01:12:39Everyone's in town at a social.
01:12:41I need Belinda now.
01:12:42I want to see Annie.
01:12:44Get Belinda now.
01:12:51You look beautiful.
01:12:53So you look handsome.
01:12:56I still can't believe it.
01:12:58Can't believe what?
01:13:01That I'm here with the smartest, most beautiful girl in town.
01:13:06That's very sweet of you to say, Joshua.
01:13:16Oh, dear.
01:13:18Oh, dear.
01:13:21Lillian's got a boyfriend.
01:13:23Lillian's got a boyfriend.
01:13:25Lillian's got a boyfriend.
01:13:27Lillian's got a boyfriend.
01:13:28Gracie, Shannon, you go on and get out of here.
01:13:34Lillian's got a boyfriend.
01:14:06Mary, thank God you're back.
01:14:08She's had a seizure.
01:14:09I've got her in bed.
01:14:13Pete, we're the best way down here.
01:14:16There's nothing you can do up there.
01:14:26Dear Lord, please watch over Annie and her baby.
01:14:34Amen.
01:14:35Amen.
01:14:37Thank you, Lee.
01:14:38You're welcome.
01:14:40Come on, let's have a seat.
01:14:53Peter, he's waiting downstairs.
01:14:58Right.
01:15:01It is Eclipsia.
01:15:02I'm afraid so.
01:15:06Please save my baby.
01:15:09You know what you have to do.
01:15:20I'm going to close my eyes now.
01:15:34What did she mean?
01:15:36You know what has to be done.
01:15:38That baby has to come out if we're to save it.
01:15:41Even at the risk of her own life.
01:15:43That baby is ready.
01:15:45She was talking about a cesarean delivery.
01:15:48Which I could do at the clinic, but under very crude conditions.
01:15:52Have you ever done one?
01:15:54I did one once at a hospital in Boston.
01:15:57But I had the proper equipment and staff.
01:16:00And there wasn't a clams handballed.
01:16:02Is there no other choice?
01:16:05Not if she doesn't go into labor soon.
01:16:08Well then, we best get that labor going.
01:16:16What is that?
01:16:18Scotch broom with a little vanilla to help it go down.
01:16:21Women have been using it for centuries.
01:16:24Scotch broom is a weed?
01:16:25A weed the good lord made.
01:16:28His wonders to perceive.
01:16:30Doesn't work.
01:16:31Sure is the sunrise.
01:16:33A little of this,
01:16:35and we'll have our baby boy in no time.
01:16:43Is there anything else I can do?
01:16:45A glass of water.
01:16:47A glass of water.
01:16:48A glass of water.
01:16:50A glass of water.
01:17:03A glass of water.
01:17:20Our temperature is slightly raised, but our heartbeat and our breathing are normal.
01:17:26No contractions yet.
01:17:28It doesn't seem to be working.
01:17:30It's never taken this long.
01:17:32Let's just give it a little more time.
01:17:34We could lose Annie and the baby.
01:17:38Do you have everything here that you need to do a cesarean delivery?
01:17:47How about taking a spoonful of that faith you're always talking about?
01:17:54I'm going to make some tea.
01:17:56Do you like a cup?
01:17:58No, thank you.
01:18:13Any news?
01:18:14Nothing yet.
01:18:16I'm going to have a cup of tea.
01:18:38You're doing fine, Annie.
01:18:39Just keep breathing.
01:18:45Contractions, closer together.
01:18:47We are going to introduce this baby boy to his new family.
01:18:51It's all right.
01:18:52It's all right.
01:18:54Keep breathing.
01:18:55Good.
01:18:55Good.
01:18:56Good.
01:19:20Congratulations, Uncle Needle.
01:19:27She's so beautiful.
01:19:30I've delivered hundreds of babies, but I've never seen one this perfect.
01:19:36And I'm not just saying that because she's my granddaughter.
01:19:39I thought she was a boy.
01:19:42She carried like a boy.
01:19:44We live and learn, don't we, Doc?
01:19:46We sure do.
01:19:48Thank you both for being here.
01:19:50There's no other place we'd rather be.
01:19:56Is it okay if I come in?
01:20:02Come meet your daughter, Peter.
01:20:10Can I hold her?
01:20:14Come sit.
01:20:15Come sit.
01:20:44Hey, you got that, fella?
01:20:46What about your present?
01:20:48Present?
01:20:51These are a few of my secrets.
01:20:53When I asked you for a few books, I thought you'd give me one or two.
01:20:57Well, the way you went through 20,000 links, I figured you'd use a few more.
01:21:00Oh, you think so?
01:21:05I should probably get going.
01:21:07Okay.
01:21:08Will I see you later?
01:21:10Sure is this one fine day.
01:21:13Come on, come on, help me out here.
01:21:24Joshua, when you're finished swooning over my daughter, I could use a little help in here.
01:21:28I'm coming.
01:21:32Lord, thank you for the family that surrounds us and the love which envelops us.
01:21:37May we always strive to walk the way you like and be true missionaries of your word.
01:21:44Amen.
01:21:55Hey, are you all right?
01:21:57I'm fine.
01:21:58Just a little stuffy inside.
01:22:00I've gotten so used to you being at the house, it's going to be too quiet when we're gone.
01:22:04Well, it's been a week since my darling daughter was born.
01:22:07I think it's time we go home.
01:22:09I'm going to miss you so very much.
01:22:11And all the more reason for you to come visit us soon.
01:22:19What are you doing out here?
01:22:20Oh, I was just getting some fresh air, talking to Annie.
01:22:23You're going to miss her, aren't you?
01:22:26Well, we have her for one more night.
01:22:29Let's enjoy her while we can.
01:22:40Thank you very much, Lee.
01:22:41It was my pleasure, Pete.
01:22:43And Belinda.
01:22:44I can never thank you enough.
01:22:46Well, I wish I could take all the credit, but I had some expert help.
01:22:51This has been the happiest time of my life.
01:22:54I'm so glad that I got to share this with you.
01:22:56Me too.
01:22:57Follow forward, folks.
01:22:59We're burning daylight.
01:23:00I think it's about that time.
01:23:02Will you hold baby Lindy for me?
01:23:04Of course.
01:23:15Bye, you two.
01:23:17Bye.
01:23:19Bye.
01:23:34Well, my friend, we had ourselves an adventure.
01:23:44How do I thank you, Mary?
01:23:46Well, you could start by finding me a husband.
01:23:51I learned a lot from you.
01:23:53And I from you.
01:23:55I may bring them into the world, but you keep them alive and kicking once they're here.
01:24:00Now, if you ever need a good midwife, you know where to find me.
01:24:05Oh.
01:24:19Oh, young man, I'm going to need a hand here.
01:24:22All right.
01:24:23All right.
01:24:24Here we go.
01:24:25Wait a minute.
01:24:25One, two, three.
01:24:27Steady, steady, steady.
01:24:32Well, Commodore, are we sailing with the tide?
01:24:35I thought you said we were burning daylight.
01:24:37Yes, ma'am.
01:24:39Yeah, get out.
01:24:41Get out.
01:24:56Where are you and Mary whispering to each other?
01:24:58Oh, she's telling her I'd be needing a good midwife.
01:25:03What do you mean?
01:25:07Mm-hmm.
01:25:10Are you sure?
01:25:12I'm a doctor.
01:25:13I know a pregnant woman when I see one, especially when I am one.
01:25:19Hey.
01:25:22We're going to have a baby.
01:25:23Baby?
01:25:26We're going to have a baby.
01:25:29Lily and Owens, you were late enough for school as it is.
01:25:32Put those running legs to good use.
01:25:33Yes, ma'am.
01:25:37Joshua Coyle, don't just stand there and gawk.
01:25:39You've got a job to do.
01:25:41Yes, ma'am.
01:25:45I've got patients to attend to and baby plans to make.
01:25:50Uh, now wait up.
01:25:53Now wait up a bit.
01:25:56How far along are you?
01:25:59Man, I'm serious.
01:26:01Well, we've got to start talking about nature.
01:26:04I mean, I like leave for a boy.
01:26:06Oh, you think it's going to be a boy?
01:26:07Or, uh, you know, maybe Daphne for a girl.
01:26:10What do you think?
01:26:10Oh, that's very pretty.
01:26:12Come on, you want a little girl, don't you?
01:26:13What do you think?
01:26:15All right, I'll hold on.
01:26:16I'll get the floor for you.
01:26:17Oh, leave.
01:26:17My goodness.
01:26:18Take it easy.
01:26:19Stop it.
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