The Waltons The Fawn

[birds chirping] (John-Boy) AS CLOSE-KNIT AND SELF-SUFFICIENT AS OUR FAMILY WAS, STILL, NEIGHBORS WERE VERY IMPORTANT IN THOSE DAYS WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP ON WALTON'S MOUNTAIN. [all chattering] OF COURSE NOT. I GOT NEW... (Ben) HAROLD. HEY, HAROLD! WHAT DOES HAROLD THINK HE'S DOIN'? (John-Boy) WALKING ERIN TO SCHOOL. (Erin) JOHN-BOY. (Elizabeth) IF HE WANTS TO WALK WITH ERIN, WHY DOES HE STAY WAY OVER THERE? (John-Boy) GUESS THAT'S JUST HAROLD'S WAY. (Jim-Bob) SEEMS SILLY TO ME. I GUESS IT SEEMS SILLY TO EVERYBODY EXCEPT FOR HAROLD AND ERIN. [all laugh] DON'T LAUGH. COME ON. COME ON. (John-Boy) THERE WERE FAMILIES LIKE OURSELVES, STRUGGLING TO KEEP THE LAND WE OWNED, AND THERE WERE TENANT FARMERS, AT THE MERCY OF THE WEATHER, CROP PRICES AND ABSENTEE LANDLORDS. HI, BETH ANN. HI. (Erin) WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WE'RE MOVING. (John-Boy) YOU'RE MOVIN'? WHY? DADDY SAYS PLACE DOESN'T ANYMORE. her) WHO DOES IT BELONG TO? ALL I KNOW IS IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT TAXES. (Mother) BETH ANN. WHERE WILL YOU BE GOIN'? SOME OTHER PLACE. COME. GOTTA HELP MAMA. BYE. BYE. BYE, SARA MAY. BYE, SARA MAY. BYE, SARA MAY. (Jason) THE LITTLEFIELDS HAVE ALWAYS LIVED HERE. MUST BE AWFUL TO HAVE TO PACK UP EVERYTHING YOU OWN AND GO TO SOME STRANGE PLACE. GUESS IT WOULD BE. [children yelling] HAROLD, I MADE YOU SOMETHING. WHAT IS IT? SEE FOR YOURSELF. AREN'T YOU GONNA OPEN IT? HEY, NOW COME ON, CHARLIE. [ringing] CHARLIE, YOU GIVE IT BACK! HAROLD, DO SOMETHING. HEY, LOOK WHAT SHE GAVE TO HAROLD. A FANCY HANKY WITH HIS INITIALS ON IT. HAROLD, DON'T JUST SIT THERE, DO SOMETHING. OW, MY BACK. OW. AND THERE'S A NOTE. DON'T YOU DARE READ THAT NOTE. (Erin) GIVE IT BACK TO ME. GIVE IT BACK! GIVE IT BACK TO ME. GIVE IT TO ME. DO SOMETHING. "TO MY BRAVE KNIGHT, FROM HIS LADY FAIR." HERE, SIR KNIGHT. BLOW YOUR BRAVE NOSE. GIVE IT TO ME. [birds chirping] COME ON ERIN, DON'T LET IT BOTHER YOU. (Ben) I THINK SHE'S STILL MUSSED UP WITH HAROLD BEASLEY. (Jim-Bob) I THINK BEASLEY'S A GOOP. I'M GOING TO ORDER US SOME OF THESE NEW-FANGLED SOYBEANS. THE PROBLEM WITH ERIN IS THAT SHE JUST THINKS HAROLD BEASLEY'S SOMETHING OUT OF KING ARTHUR'S COURT. TODAY SHE FOUND OUT HE'S JUST PLAIN OLD HAROLD BEASLEY. THAT'S RIGHT. I THINK I'LL GO UP AND TALK TO HER. DON'T ANYBODY EAT MY PIE. WHAT'S THIS I HEAR ABOUT THE LITTLEFIELDS LOSING THEIR FARM? GRANDMA. HIS MORNING. OH, GOOD LORD. DADDY, THE LITTLEFIELDS HAVE LIVED HERE JUST ABOUT AS LONG AS WE HAVE, HAVEN'T THEY? WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO THE FARM? GRAHAM FOSTER PAID THE TA HE'S TAKI GRAHAM FOSTER. IF THIS DEPRESSION LASTS ANY LONGER, HE'LL OWN HALF THE COUNTRY. OH, THAT'S RIGHT, HONEY. I'LL PAT IT IN. YES, SIR. EXCUSE ME, HERE YOU GO. HERE'S SOME MORE PIE. HE'S COMING UP TOMORROW TO GET HIMSELF A RENT COLLECTOR, I HEAR. HOW MUCH DOES A JOB LIKE THAT PAY? 5 PERCENT OF WHAT YOU COLLECT, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT. (Jim-Bob) CAN WE GO OUT AND PLAY? AFTER YOU FINISH THE PIE THERE. EVERYBODY GOT A PIECE? (Ben) LET'S GO UP TO THE TREE HOUSE. LET'S GO. (John) HAVE YOU FINISHED? I'M FINE. [Reckless barking] [birds chirping] (Jim-Bob) RECKLESS! RECKLESS! ANYBODY THAT'S GOING WITH ME, BETTER SHAKE A LEG. I FIGURE BRANNIGAN'S HILL'S GONNA BE ABOUT THE BEST PLACE. YOU CAN GO THERE IF YOU WANT TO. DOW. IF I'D HAVE SAID JOHN-BOY'S MEADOW, YOU'D HAVE SAID BRANNIGAN'S HILL. MARY ELLEN, YOU MAY NOT TAKE MY POTS. I NEED THEM FOR COOKING. ALL RIGHT, HERE. MAMA, HERE YOU GO. GIVE ME SOME OF THE BIG ONES. HERE. OH. [pots clanking] TAKE THE BIG ONE. SEE YA. (Jason) WAIT A MINUTE, BEN. WHERE'S YOUR HAND? DID YOU ASK ERIN IF SHE WANTS TO GO BERRY PICKING WITH YOU? SHE'D RATHER STAY HOME AND MOPE ABOUT DUMB OLD HAROLD BEASLEY. OH, ASK HER. MAMA. NICELY. COME AND GO BERRY PICKING, ERIN. NO, THANKS. YOU THINK IF YOU HANG AROUND HERE, HAROLD BEASLEY'S GONNA COME AND APOLOGIZE? MAYBE HE WILL. HE'LL SAY IT A LOT SOONER IF HE GETS THE NOTION THAT YOU DON'T GIVE A TOOT. THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. STOP WORRYING ABOUT HAROLD. LET HIM WORRY ABOUT YOU. COME ON. GRANDMA! (all) ♪ THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN ♪ ♪ THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN ♪ ♪ THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN, WHAT DO YOU THINK HE SAW? ♪ ♪ HE SAW ANOTHER MOUNTAIN, HE SAW ANOTHER MOUNTAIN ♪ ♪ HE SAW ANOTHER MOUNTAIN, WHAT DO YOU THINK HE DID? ♪ ♪ HE CLIMBED THE OTHER MOUNTAIN, HE CLIMBED THE OTHER MOUNTAIN ♪ ♪ HE CLIMBED THE OTHER MOUNTAIN, WHAT DO YOU THINK HE DID? ♪ WE SURE ARE REALLY PROUD OF YOU. GET OUT OF HERE. ♪ HE SAW ANOTHER MOUNTAIN, WHAT DO YOU THINK HE DID? ♪ ♪ HE CLIMBED THE OTHER MOUNTAIN ♪ DON'T LOOK NOW, BUT HAROLD'S RIGHT OVER THERE. COME ON, WHAT DID I TELL YOU? ♪ HE CLIMBED THE OTHER MOUNTAIN, HE CLIMBED THE OTHER MOUNTAIN ♪ EXCUSE ME, SIR. GOOD MORNING. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? I'M LOOKING FOR MR. GRAHAM FOSTER. WELL, YOU'VE FOUND HIM. WHO ARE YOU? JOHN WALTON. JOHN WALTON'S SON. [birds chirping] WELL, WHAT WAS IT YOU WANTED TO SEE ME ABOUT, JOHN WALTON? WELL, SIR, I'D LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE JOB OF BEING YOUR RENT COLLECTOR. 2 OR 3 ARE ALREADY AFTER THE JOB. OH. YOU MUST STILL BE IN SCHOOL. [sighs] YES, SIR, I AM, BUT I THINK I CAN DO A GOOD JOB FOR YOU AND I'D APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO EARN SOME MONEY JUST NOW. YOUR DADDY KNOW YOU'RE AFTER THIS JOB? NO, SIR. YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S INVOLVED? COLLECTING THE RENTS FROM 18 TENANTS THE FIRST OF EVERY MONTH, CHECKING MY PROPERTIES TO SEE THAT NONE ARE BEING DAMAGED AND FINDING NEW TENANTS FOR FARMS SUCH AS THIS. WELL, I THINK I COULD DO THAT. IF YOU NEED, I CAN GET YOU RECOMMENDATIONS FROM IKE GODSEY AND SHERIFF BRIDGES AND REV. FORDWICK AND... IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT, YOU COULD ALWAYS FIRE ME. TELL YOU WHAT, I'M GONNA PUT YOU ON TRIAL. I'M GONNA SPEAK TO IKE AND THE SHERIFF, THEY BETTER GIVE YOU A GOOD REPORT. THANK YOU, SIR. ORDINARILY, I WOULDN'T BE CONSIDERING ANYBODY AS YOUNG AS YOU, BUT JOHN WALTON'S SON, THAT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THANK YOU, SIR. I APPRECIATE IT. YOU'RE WELCOME, SON. (Mary-Ellen) BEN, YOU'RE EATING MORE THAN YOU'RE PUTTING IN YOUR BUCKET. (Ben) HAVE TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE RIPE. MAMA'S COUNTING ON THESE BERRIES TO MAKE JELLY WITH. AND IT'D BE NICE IF WE HAD SOME WE COULD SELL. THIS IS FUN. WELL, WE BETTER GET GOING. WHERE'S ERIN? SHE WENT MOONING OFF OVER THERE. ERIN! COME ON! COME ON, ERIN, WE'RE LEAVING. (Mary-Ellen) ERIN! I'M COMING. ERIN! (all) ERIN! (Mary-Ellen) ERIN! (all) ERIN! ERIN! ERIN! [all chattering] (Mary-Ellen) ERIN! COME ON, ERIN! DON'T BE AFRAID. I WON'T HURT YOU. DON'T BE AFRAID. HI. WHERE'S YOUR MAMA? DON'T WORRY, I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. [whirring] DADDY, I GOT ME A JOB! I GOT A JOB! I GOT A JOB! HOLD IT, SON! I GOT ME A JOB! WHAT'D YOU SAY? I GOT A-- I GOT A-- I GOT A JOB. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THIS ENCYCLOPEDIA DOWN AT IKE'S. NOW I KNOW HOW I CAN DO IT. WHAT KIND OF A JOB IS IT, SON? YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE NEW RENT COLLECTOR FOR MR. GRAHAM FOSTER. UH-OH. I DIDN'T REALLY EXPECT TO GET THAT KIND OF A JOB. OF COURSE IT'S JUST A TRIAL, REALLY. I--I DON'T THINK HE WOULD HAVE GIVEN ME THE JOB IF IT WASN'T FOR THE FACT THAT I WAS YOUR SON. UH-HUH. WHAT'S WRONG? I WISH YOU'D ASKED ME ABOUT IT FIRST, SON. I DO BELIEVE HE HAS A GRUDGE AGAINST OUR FAMILY. I'D KEEP AN EYE ON HIM, IF I WERE YOU. WHY? WELL, YOUR DADDY AND I HAD TO TESTIFY IN COURT AGAINST THAT CLAN. FOSTER CLAN'S BEEN IN ON ONE SHARP LAND DEAL AFTER ANOTHER, SON, EVER SINCE THEY CAME INTO THIS COUNTY. THEY'D HAVE MOST OF IT BY NOW . SUPPOSE I DO A GOOD JOB AT IT? YOUR IDEA AND HIS IDEA MIGHT BE DIFFERENT ABOUT WHAT A GOOD JOB IS, SON. WELL, DADDY, IF YOU'RE TELLING ME NOT TO TAKE THIS JOB, THEN I WON'T TAKE THE JOB. NO, I'M NOT TELLING YOU THAT. I JUST WANT TO WARN YOU WHAT YOU'RE IN FOR. THEN IF IT'S ALL THE SAME TO YOU, I THINK I'LL TRY AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. [machine whirring] RECKLESS, RSELF. YOU MIGHT SCARE IT. I THINK ITS MAMA LEFT IT OVER THERE JUST SO IT'LL BE SAFE FROM DOGS. (Ben) HOW OLD DO YOU THINK HE IS? (Grandpa) IT'S HARD TO TELL. STILL GOT ITS BABY SPOTS. I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN WEANED FOR LONG. A FAWN THAT SIZE USUALLY STAYS PRETTY CLOSE TO ITS MOTHER, DOESN'T IT? MAYBE HE RAN AWAY FROM HOME. ITS OWN PROTECTION. WE DID SEE THE GAME WARDEN UP THERE. GAME WARDEN? YEAH. SAID HE WAS LOOKING FOR POACHERS. WE HEARD SOME GUNS, TOO. WHAT'S THIS ABOUT GUNS? THE FAWN. WE THOUGHT MAYBE THE MAMA COULD'VE BEEN SHOT. OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SA LYING OH. WELL, IF HE'S AN ORPHAN, HE COULD DO WITH A NAME. HOW ABOUT SKEEZIX? NO, ORPHAN ANNIE. HE'S A BOY. HOW ABOUT GREEDY? LANCELOT. WHAT KIND OF A NAME IS THAT FOR A DEER? I THINK THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD NAME FOR A DEER. HE'S MINE AND HIS NAME'S LANCELOT. HE'S NOT YOURS, ERIN, HE'S NOT ANYBODY'S. WELL, IF I'M GONNA COLLECT ANY RENT, I BETTER BE ON THE MOVE. ON OY. SEE YOU LATER. YOU FOUND HIM AND FED HIM, BUT ONCE HE'S STRONG ENOUGH, HE MUST GO BACK WHERE HE BELONGS. NO. HE'S A WILD ANIMAL. NO, HE'S NOT. SEE HOW GENTLE HE IS. YOU'LL FIND OUT HOW GENTLE HE IS AS SOON AS HIS STRENGTH GETS BACK IN THEM HIND LEGS. (Olivia) THERE ARE LOT OF THINGS THIS PLACE NEEDS, AND A DEER ISN'T ONE OF THEM. WITH NATURE, YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF IN A MESS OF TROUBLE. GET THOSE IN THE HOUSE BEFORE YOU EAT THEM ALL. COME ON. ERIN, DID YOU HEAR WHAT YOUR GRANDPA SAID? WHAT? WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP HIM. BUT MAMA, HE'S BEGGIN' TO STAY. WELL, IT'S TOO LATE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT NOW. WE'LL GIVE HIM A DAY OR TWO. BUT DON'T YOU GET TOO ATTACHED TO HIM. HE'S GOT TO GO. COME ON. WHERE'S HE GONNA SLEEP? ON THE END OF MY BED. OH, NO, IN THE BARN. BUT MAMA, HE'LL BE MISERABLE OUT THERE ALL BY HIMSELF IN THE DARK. DEER LIKE THE DARK. HE STAYS IN THE BARN OR HE DOESN'T STAY. GUESS WHAT, LANCE? I'M GOING TO SLEEP WITH YOU HERE, ALL NIGHT. (Jason) BYE-BYE, DADDY. (Ben) BYE, DADDY. BYE-BYE, SON. (Mary-Ellen and Elizabeth) BYE, DADDY. (Jim-Bob) BYE, DADDY. JIM-BOB, YOU STUDY HARD, YOU HEAR? (Jim-Bob) ALL RIGHT. [bell tinkering] ERIN, YOU ARE NOT TO TAKE THAT DEER TO SCHOOL. (Er BU SH HE'S NOT A TOY TO BE PARADED AROUND. BUT HE'LL BE SO LONELY. YOU PUT HIM BACK IN THE BARN. HEY, DADDY. HOW'S THE TRUCK DOING? JUST TINKERED WITH IT, SON, IT'S FINE. TO T AFTER SCHOOL. I GOTTA COLLECT SOME MORE RENT FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. RIGHT. NOW, HONEY, THAT DEER'S GONNA BE JUST AS HAPPY TO SEE YOU WHEN YOU GET HOME. OK. GOODBYE. BYE, HONEY. HEY, MR. ROSWELL. JOHN-BO HOW ARE YOU, SIR? CAN'T COMPLAIN. [laughs] GOOD. HOW'S YOUR FOLKS? ALL DOING FINE. GRANDDAD CATCHING ANY FISH? YEAH, HE CAUGHT A CARP THE OTHER DAY LAST WEEK. GOT AWAY FROM HIM, THOUGH. SAYS IT'S THE BIGGEST FISH HE'D EVER SEEN. SAYS IT WAS THE SIZE OF A YOUNG CALF. IT TAKES A HEAVY LINE TO CATCH A CARP. IT'S NOT THE . I COULD EAT A CATFISH ABOUT EVERYDAY. DON'T THINK I'D WALK FROM HERE TO THAT DOOR FOR CARP. [birds chirping] HOW'S EVERYBODY AROUND HERE? WELL, WIFE'S LAID UP WITH PLEURISY. SHE'S BEEN DOCTORING HERSELF WITH MUTTON TALLOW POULTICES. I'D RATHER HAVE THE, UH, PLEURISY THAN BE DOCTORED WITH THAT MUTTON TALLOW. SOMETHING I CAN DO FOR YOU, SON? UH, MR. ROSWELL, I GOT ME A NEW JOB. WELL, MY HAT'S OFF TO YOU, ANYBODY WHO CAN FIND A JOB THESE DAYS. I'M COLLECTING THE RENT FOR MR. GRAHAM FOSTER. I--I DON'T HAVE ANY KIND OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS LINE OF WORK. [sighs] $9. NOW, I KNOW YOUR ORDERS ARE TO GET $15. BUT I DON'T HAVE $15. AND I WOULDN'T GIVE IT TO YOU IF I DID HAVE IT. NOW, THE BARLEY PRICES ARE CUT IN HALF, THE EGG PRICES ARE DROPPING EVERY DAY. EVERYTHING IS DOWN EXCEPT THE RENT HE CHARGES. AND IF MR. FOSTER WANTS TO PUT US OUT, HE CAN. I'M CERTAIN AIN IT TO HIM-- YOU EXPLAIN IT TO HIM. YOUR JOB, AIN'T IT? WELL, IF YOU JUST TRIED TO MAKE HIM UNDERSTAND... [bell tinkering] OH... STOP THAT, YOU 4-LEGGED IMP! NOW LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE! OH, MY! STOP IT. SCAT! GO ON! ! BAD! THAT--THAT--THAT DEER! HE PULLED DOWN THE LINE. NOW EVERYTHING HAS TO BE DONE OVER AGAIN. POOR ANIMAL. THEY CALL THAT A DEER. OAT. I DON'T SUPPOSE HE SAID ANYTHING ABOUT FIXING THE ROOF. NO, MA'AM. 2 YEARS NOW WE'VE BEEN ASKING. NICE WEATHER IT ISN'T SO BAD, BUT IN WINTER... AND WHEN IT RAINS... YOU MEAN YOUR ROOF LEAKS? THAT'S WHAT PUT THE MISTER IN BED. WE WERE BOTH SOAKED THAT LAST HEAVY STORM, TRYING TO MOVE THINGS. WELL, MA'AM, I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO MR. FOSTER ABOUT THIS. I'M SURE WE'LL FIX YOUR ROOF UP RIGHT AWAY. ARE YOU SURE OF THAT? YES, MA'AM. YOU ARE YOUNG. HE ATE 2 ROWS OF PEAS, CROPPED THEM RIGHT TO THE GROUND. HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WASN'T RABBITS? ZEB CAUGHT HIM IN THE ACT. MAMA, HE'LL BE GOOD FROM NOW ON, I PROMISE. HOW CAN YOU PROMISE THAT? HE'S A WILD THING. HE JUST DOES WHAT NATURE TELLS HIM. I'M TRAINING HIM TO BEHAVE. HE'LL LEARN. IF YOU'RE SO BENT ON HAVING A PET, WH GE TEN? MAMA, I DON'T WANT A KITTEN. I WANT LANCE. I'LL DO ANYTHING TO MAKE UP FOR THE HARM. ANYTHING. BUT DON'T TAKE LANCE AWAY FROM ME. I'LL TIE HIM UP. WHO'S GOING TO MAKE HER UNDERSTAND THAT SHE'S GOT TO LET HIM GO. POUR IT OVER, THEN USE THE SPOON ON THE SCRAPINGS. COME HERE, HONEY. YOU WANNA TRY SOME? NO, NO, NO, NO, LET HER CLEAN UP ONE MESS BEFORE SHE STARTS ANOTHER. COME ON. I'M NOT MAD AT YOU, LANCE, BUT YOU'VE GOTTA BE GOOD, REALLY GOOD. ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME? 'CAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT GOOD, I'M GONNA LOSE YOU FOR SURE. HI, GRANDPA. HI, MR. HENNESSY. OH, HE'S A BEAUTY. UH-HUH. FOUND HIM UP ON THE MOUNTAIN. HE WAS ALONE AND SCARED. BUT HE'S OK NOW. ERIN, I'M SORRY, BUT THE WARDEN TELLS ME IT'S ILLEGAL ER. ILLEGAL? I'M AFRAID TH HT, ERIN. YOU'LL HAVE TO TURN HIM LOOSE. YOU JUST WAIT TILL MY DADDY GETS HOME. IT'S THE LAW, ERIN. YOUR DADDY, NOR NOBODY ELSE CAN INTERFERE WITH IT. WHEN DID YOU GET HOME? JUST A LITTLE WHILE AGO. MAMA! MAMA, THIS IS TERRIBLE. LOTS OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. THEY GETS UPSET LIKE IT'S MY FAULT THAT THE RENT'S TOO HIGH AND THE PLACES NEED FIXING UP. MAKES ME FEEL LIKE SOME KIND OF A CRIMINAL. BUT YOU HAVE TO BE KIND O TO DO I'M JUST NOT CUT OUT FOR IT. I'M GONNA QUIT TOMORROW, THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO. PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA. 'COURSE, I HATE TO QUIT. I MEAN, THOSE TENANTS NEED SOMEBODY WHO CAN SPEAK UP FOR 'EM. I COULD DO YOU COULD. MAYBE I OUGHT TO JUST GIVE IT ANOTHER TRY. GOOD. THANKS, MAMA. YOU'RE WELCOME. [clears throat] [crickets chirping] THOUGHT YOU MIGHT NEED THIS. WHY CAN'T I KEEP HIM, MAMA? WE HAVE BEEN OVER AND OVER THAT. YOU KNEW HE HAD TO LEAVE IN A FEW DAYS, AND TOMORROW'S THE DAY. BUT WHY? BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY TH . NO, LANCE IS DIFFERENT. HE NEEDS SOMEBODY TO TAKE CARE OF HIM. HE HASN'T GOT ANYBODY ELSE, MAMA. WHAT'LL HAPPEN TO HIM? FINE. I KNOW HE WON'T. I'D JUST LIKE TO TAKE LANCE AND RUN AWAY FROM HOME. WHAT GOOD WOULD THAT DO HIM? WE'D BE TOGETHER AND I COULD TAKE CARE OF HIM. AND WHO'D TAKE CARE OF YOU? I DON'T CARE. MAMA, I KNOW HE'LL DIE OUT IN THE WOODS ALL BY HIMSELF. s] THE REASON YOU ARE SO UPSET IS BECAUSE YOU NEED LANCE MUCH, MUCH MORE THAN HE NEEDS YOU. NOW, HE'S GOT TO GO BACK WHERE HE BELONGS AND YOU HAVE GOT TO GET RID OF THE NOTION THAT HE CAN'T MANAGE WITHOUT YOU. HE CAN AND HE WILL. ERIN. GOOD NIGHT, ERIN. [birds chirping] [rooster crowing] (Ben) POOR ERIN, SHE'S SO UNHAPPY. LANCE ACTS LIKE HE KNOWS SOMETHING'S GOING ON. IF WE CAN HAVE DOGS AND CATS, AND COWS AND CHICKENS, WHY CAN'T WE HAVE A DEER? DON'T ASK ME, I DIDN'T MAKE UP THE DUMB LAW. WHAT TIME IS MR. HENNESSY COMING? HE SAID SOMETIME THIS AFTERNOON. IS ERIN GOING TO STAY IN THE BARN ALL DAY? I'LL SEE IF I CAN GET HER TO COME OUT. ERIN, COME ON OUT. NO, I WANT TO STAY WITH LANCE. ME ON, ELIZABETH. AN IDEA. THINK I'M GOING TO TALK TO MAMA. [sighs] HEY. I GOT 2 CENTS. LET'S GO DOWN TO IKE'S AND GET ERIN THE LICORICE SHE LIKES. YEAH. COME ON. ON TIME, TOO. IT'S HARD TO FIND A PUNCTUAL MAN IN THESE PARTS. SO, HOW DID YOU DO WITH THE JOB? WELL, SIR, HERE, I'LL LET YOU BE THE JUDGE OF THAT. WHAT HAVE WE HERE? A HANDWRITTEN REPORT. I'M IMPRESSED. "RENTS DUE. RENTS COLLECTED. "AGENT'S COMMISSION." MUSTN'T FORGET THAT. "RECOMMENDATION." ALL RIGHT. I'VE READ THE FIGURES, NOW, WHERE'S MY CASH? HERE IT $190 THERE. $190. WHERE'S THE REST OF IT? THAT'S ALL OF IT. THAT IS NOT ALL OF IT. THERE'S $208 DUE ME. YOU'RE $18 SHORT. SIR, THIS IS ALL ITEMIZED IN THE LIST HERE. THE POINT IS, E $18 SHORT ONS. WELL, MR. ROSWELL SAYS THAT THE RENTS ARE TOO HIGH COMPARED WITH OTHER PRICES, A PENNY I'M NOT INTERESTED IN EXCUSES. I CONTRACTED WITH YOU TO COLLECT ALL MY RENTS, NOT PART OF THEM. AND HOW COME YOU HAVEN'T FOUND A NEW TENANT FOR THIS PLACE? SIR, I'VE SHOWN THIS TO SEVERAL PEOPLE BUT NO ONE'S GONNA RENT IT UNTIL IT GETS FIXED UP SOME. LIKE THE TENNYSON'S CHIMNEY AND THE CROFUT'S ROOF? YES, SIR. YOU DO A BETTER JOB OF TELLING ME HOW TO SPEND MY MONEY THAN YOU DO COLLECTING IT. MR. FOSTER, AS YOUR AGENT, I FELT I HAD SOME RESPONSIBILITY TO THE TENANTS. I'M NOT OPERATING A CHARITY. I'M DISAPPOINTED IN YOU, SON. SIR, I DID MY BEST. IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. NOT NEARLY. I HOPED YOU MIGHT BE DIFFERENT, BUT IT'S PLAIN YOU'RE YOUR DADDY'S SON. YES, SIR, I AM. I'M PROUD OF THAT FACT, TOO. THE WALTON PRIDE. VERY POOR COLLATERAL, IF YOU ASK ME. I'LL HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE. I'D LIKE MY WAGES, SIR. YOU DIDN'T EARN ANY WAGES. I COLLECTED $190, SIR. 5 PERCENT OF $190 IS $9.50. I'D LIKE MY WAGES. YOU'RE SHORT $18. NOW, TAKE AWAY THE $9.50 YOU CLAIM, BY MY CALCULATIONS YOU STILL OWE ME $8.50. I WANT MY WAGES, SIR. YOU DIDN'T FULFILL THE CONTRACT. SO, I DON'T OWE YOU A CENT. I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED. TO YOUR FATHER? GO RIGHT ON LISTENING TO JOHN WALTON AND YOU'LL END UP JUST LIKE HIM. KEEP YOUR WAGES. (Grandma) ERIN. ERIN. ERIN. ERIN. [birds twittering] ERIN, ARE YOU FEELING SORRY FOR THAT DEER OR FOR YOURSELF? PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE, GRANDMA. I'M NOT BOTHERING ANYONE. YOU'RE BOTHERING ME. [bell tinkers] FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF IS JUST A WASTE OF TIME. BELIEVE ME, TIME'S TOO PRECIOUS TO WASTE. WELL, IF YOU'RE GOING TO JUST SIT THERE AND DO NOTHING, AT LEAST KEEP BUSY. COME ON. WELL. I JUST CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT HIM GOING AWAY, GRA AND IF HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT. JUST GIVE YOURSELF A CHANCE, CHILD. YOU KEEP BUSY. (Elizabeth) ERIN. ERIN. ERIN. I'D JUST LIKE TO BE ALONE WITH LANCE. OK, BUT WE GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU. IT'S FOR YOU. TO MAKE UP FOR LANCE. WE'LL TAKE IT UP AND PUT IT IN YOUR ROOM FOR YOU. YOU'LL LIKE HIM. M YOU WANT. THANKS, ELIZABETH. I'LL SEE YOU LATER. HI, KIDS. GO AWAY. TRADE YOU A FROG INSTEAD. A THOROUGHBRED. I DON'T HAVE MY FROG CAGE. WE'RE GONNA GET RECKLESS TO EAT YOU UP. I'LL MR. HOW DO YOU DO, MRS. WALTON? NESSY'S HERE. (Erin) NO, MAMA. HE CAN'T HAVE LANCE. ERIN, YOU BRING THAT DEER OUT HERE RIGHT NOW, PLEASE. SHE'S VERY UPSET. YOU DO UNDERSTAND, IF WE DON'T GET THIS ANIMAL BACK WHERE HE BELONGS, HE'LL SOON FORGET WHERE HE CAME FROM. COME ON. YEAH, BUT SHE'S JUST A LITTLE GIRL AND SHE CAN'T QUITE LET HERSELF BELIEVE THAT. WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. EASY, BOY. [truck door closes] [crickets chirping] WHAT A NIGHT. ERIN WON'T COME OUT OF HER ROOM. THE REST OF THE KIDS WON'T EAT. YOU HAVEN'T SAID A WORD SINCE YOU GOT HOME. I'M SORRY. I JUST GOT A LOT ON MY MIND. YOU CERTAINLY WERE RIGHT ABOUT GRAHAM FOSTER. WAS IT BAD, SON? IT WAS TERRIBLE. YOU STILL WORKING FOR HIM? NOPE, HE FIRED ME. DID HE PAY YOU? [chuckles] NO, HE NEVER INTENDED TO. WELL, DADDY, WHEN YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT. BEING RIGHT IN THIS CASE DOESN'T GIVE ME ANY PLEASURE, SON. YOU WANT ME TO HAVE A TALK WITH HIM? NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. I MADE A FOOL OUT OF MYSELF TODAY AND I KNOW THAT NOW. GRAHAM AT MAK FEEL AL GOOD YEAH, WELL, HE TAUGHT ME A LOT. I'LL SEE IF I CAN TAKE SOMETHING FROM WHAT I LEARNED AND USE IT TO GET WHAT'S DUE ME. IF YOU NEED MY HELP, YOU JUST LET ME KNOW. [sighs] [animal growling] MAMA. MAMA. MAMA, DADDY, SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAS HAPPENED TO LANCE. WHAT'S WRONG, HONEY? SOMETHING'S HAPPENED TO LANCE. WELL, HE'LL BE FINE. NO. I KNOW SOMETHING AWFUL HAS HAPPENED TO HIM. IT'LL TAKE A WHILE TO GET USED TO THE WOODS BUT HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT. I'VE GOTTA GO FIND HIM. ERIN, THAT DEER IS WHERE HE BELONGS. DADDY, PLEASE. I CAN LET LANCE GO AS SOON AS I KNOW HE'S OK. MAMA, SOMETIMES DON'T YOU HAVE FEELINGS FOR THE PEOPLE YOU CARE FOR AND DON'T YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT THOSE FEELINGS TELL YOU? WE CAN'T GO THRASHING AROUND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE HENNESSY PUT THE DEER. COULDN'T YOU ASK HIM, DADDY? PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. THANK YOU, DADDY. GET SOME SLEEP. STOP WORRYIN'. [sighs] [bird ing] IT'S ONLY A FAWN. MEAT IS MEAT, LESTER. (Hennessy) I HIKED IN ABOUT A MILE, SET HIM LOOSE BY A CREEK UP HERE WHERE I SAW SOME DEER TRACKS. 'COURSE, HE COULD BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN BY NOW. (John) GIVE IT A TRY. LANCE! [bell tinkering] LANCE, WHERE ARE YOU? LANCE! LANCE! LANCE! (Erin) LANCE! [gunshot] COME ON. elling] LANCE. DADDY, HE'S HURT! HE'S JUST GRAZED. COME ON. COME ON. NOW, YOU BOYS JUST BRING THOSE GUNS ON UP HERE TO ME. YOU WON'T BE USING THEM FOR A WHILE. COME ON, GET UP HERE. GIVE ME THAT GUN. I'M ASHAMED OF HE'S GONNA BE FINE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS, HONEY. MR. HENNESSY MIGHT NOT HAVE CAUGHT THOSE POACHERS IF WASN'T FOR LANCE. THAT'S RIGHT. LANCE IS A HERO. RIGHT NOW, HE NEEDS PLENTY OF PEACE AND QUIET. I'M GLAD I WAS THERE WHEN YOU NEEDED ME, LANCE. COME IN SOON, HONEY, AND GET CLEANED UP. DADDY. WHAT? I THINK I GOT AN IDEA HOW I CAN GET WHAT'S DUE TO ME. IS IT A GOOD IDEA? JASON SEEMS TO IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU, I'D LIKE TO BORROW HIM AND THE TRUCK FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. YOU GOT IT. THANK YOU. JASON. YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD W OING THIS. MAKES ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT THE LITTLEFIELDS HAVING TO LEAVE. YEAH. I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN, JASON. I DON'T BELIEVE IT. I JUST DON'T BELIEVE IT. I THOUGHT IF WE WERE EVER GOING TO HAVE A ROOF OVER OUR HEADS, T VES. WELL, JASON AND I ARE GONNA DO IT FOR YOU RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER DID YOU PERSUADE GRAHAM FOSTER TO DO THIS? (Jason) EXCUSE ME. WELL, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE A GOOD LANDLORD, YOU'LL HAVE TO GIVE AS WELL AS TAKE, I RECKON. EXCUSE ME. GRAHAM FOSTER SAID THAT? WELL, NOT EXACTLY, THING IS YOU'LL HAVE A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD. YES. I W ABOUT YOU HOW DO YOU MEAN? YOU'RE NOT AS YOUNG AS YOU LOOK. WELL, MA'AM. EXCUSE ME. SURE. GUESS YOU REALIZE, NOW I'LL BE OBLIGED TO ASK YOU FOR THE RENT YOU OWE. AND I'LL BE OBLIGED TO PAY IT TO YOU. EXCUSE ME. COME ON, JASON, LET'S GET TO WORK. ERIN, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU AND YOUR FRIEND HERE. IT'S A SPECIAL CASE, BUT THERE'S JUST NO WAY UNDER THE LAW I CAN LET YOU KEEP THAT DEER. ARE YOU SURE? I'M AFRAID NOT. BUT A WE COULD TURN LANCE LOOSE IN THE STATE GAME PARK. OH, WELL, UH, OF COURSE, HE'D BE PROTECTED, ALL FENCED IN. AND MAYBE I COULD GO SEE HIM SOMETIME. THAT'S THE IDEA. OF COURSE, IT'S UP TO YOU. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. I'LL GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF DAYS TO THINK ABOUT IT. YOU MAKE UP YOUR MIND AND THEN I'LL COME AND PICK HIM UP. YOU'D BE SAFE, LANCE. AND I WOULDN'T REALLY BE LOSING YOU. WELL, I GOT TO GET BACK TO WORK. I'LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. COME ON, LANCE. THANKS. COME ON, SON. I'M IN A HURRY. I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU FOR JUST A MINUTE, SIR. IF YOU'RE BACK TO ASK FOR MONEY, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME. I DID A PRETTY FOOLISH THING THE OTHER DAY, I KNOW THAT. EAD IN THE WORLD, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND A BETTER WAY TO TURN THE TABLES ON SOMEONE. WELL, I THINK I MAY HAVE FOUND A WAY, SIR. I'VE GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU HERE. WHAT'S THAT? $1.83. I COLLECTED THE CROFUT'S RENT, I SPENT $6.67 FOR ROOFING, NAILS AND PITCH FOR THEIR NEW ROOF. YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO SPEND THAT MONEY. AND I DEDUCTED $9.50 FOR MY WORK AS YOUR AGENT. THAT LEFT THE BALANCE OF $1.83. AND I HAD YOU FIGURED FOR A WOOLLY LAMB. WELL, I THINK I AGED CONSIDERABLE WORKING FOR YOU, SIR. I MIGHT JUST GIVE YOU ANOTHER CHANCE NOW THAT YOU KNOW THE ROPES. WELL, I'D LIKE TAKE YOU UP ON BUT I WOULDN'T WANT TO GET MYSELF HUNG. THANKS ALL THE SAME. THAT'S QUITE A BIT OF MONEY, SON. WELL, IT'S THE HARDEST $9.50 I'LL EVER EARN. HOW DO YOU FEEL? I FEEL GOOD. GRAHAM FOSTER DOESN'T FEEL SO GOOD, THOUGH. HE'S NOT USED TO BEING TAKEN. HE WANTED TO GIVE ME A 2ND CHANCE BUT I'VE HAD ENOUGH RENT COLLECTING TO LAST ME THE REST OF MY LIFE. SOMEDAY, I'M GONNA WRITE A STORY ABOUT THAT MAN. SOMEDAY, YOU OUGHT TO WRITE A STORY ABOUT YOUR POOR SISTER AND THAT DEER. HOW'S SHE DOING? SHE'S STILL OUT IN THE BARN WITH HIM, FEELING MISERABLE. I THOUGHT HENNESSY WAS SUPPOSED TO COME BY AND PICK HIM UP. HE IS SOMETIME TODAY, FINALLY. (Grandpa) GETTING HIM READY FOR HIS TRIP? I DON'T THINK HE LIKES ME TO BRUSH HIM ANYMORE. HE'S GROWING UP. HE'LL PROBABLY NEVER BE BRUSHED AFTER TODAY. I'M NOT TOO SURE ABOUT THAT, HONEY. FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, THEY SORT OF PAMPER THEIR ANIMALS UP THERE. I HOPE LANCE WILL LIKE IT THERE. WELL, HE'LL BE CONTENTED, MAYBE. BUT HE WON'T KNOW WHAT'S ALL ABOUT, HE'LL NEVER KNOW THE PLEASURE OF RUNNING FREE, PICKING OUT A MATE, GRAZING IN THE HIGH WILD PASTURES. HE'LL BE SAFE. THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT. IT IS THE BEST THING FOR HIM TO GO TO THE PARK, ISN'T IT, GRANDPA? WELL, I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION, HONEY. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT THINK THEY KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT WILD ANIMALS. ME, I'M NOT TOO SURE. I THINK SOMETIMES IT'S BEST FOR THEM TO LIVE OUT THEIR LIFE IN THEIR OWN WAY. WITH ALL THE DANGERS? HMM. AND ALL THE PLEASURES. (Grandpa) HIYA, HEN. HI, MR. HENNESSY. (Hennessy) HI. HOW ARE YOU? IS MY PASSENGER READY? WELL, ERIN IS FETCHING HIM OUT. TAKING IT ALL RIGHT, IS SHE? WELL... ALL SET. [birds twittering] MR. HEN DO YOU THINK IT'D BE BETTER FOR LANCE TO GO TO THE PARK OR TO BE FREE IN THE FOREST? I DON'T KNOW, ERIN. IT'S HARD TO SAY. THEY DO GET AWFUL FAT AND LAZY IN THE PARK. THEY SEEM HAPPY ENOUGH, THOUGH. FENCING LANCE UP IN THE PARK WOULD BE THE BEST THING FOR ME BECAUSE I'D KNOW HE'D BE SAFE, WELL-FED, AND MAYBE I COULD GO SEE HIM SOMETIME. I THINK THAT CAN BE ARRANGED. BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'D BE THE BEST THING FOR LANCE. E. OK, LET'S GO. MR. HENNESSY, I'D LIKE TO SET LANCE FREE ALL BY MYSELF, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, ERIN. [crying] GO ON, LANCE, IT'S THE LAW. YOU GOTTA BE FREE. GO ON. LANCE. PLEASE GO, LANCE. (John-Boy) MY SISTER ERIN GAVE LANCE HIS FREEDOM AND HE TOOK IT GRATEFULLY. BYE, LANCE. WE NEVER DID SEE HIM AGAIN ALTHOUGH 2 YEARS LATER, WE DID GLIMPSE A DOE AND A FAWN. THE LITTLE ONE LOOKED SO MUCH LIKE LANCE, WE TOLD OURSELVES THAT THIS MUST BE HIS SON. O GIVE AND IF HAROLD BEASLEY WASN'T EXACTLY A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR, HE WAS DEVOTED AND PERSISTENT. I NEVER REGRETTED MY BRIEF FLING AS A MAN OF BUSINESS. WHEN I'M REMINDED FROM TIME TO TIME OF GR ME, MEMORY CARRIES ME BACK TO THAT DEPRESSION TIME AND THE VOICES OF MY FAMILY. (Jim-Bob) I WISH TODAY COULD JUST GO ON AND ON. (John-Boy) SOUNDS LIKE YOU MUST'VE HAD A GOOD TIME. I GUESS THIS WAS THE BEST DAY OF MY WHOLE LIFE AND NOW IT'S ALMOST OVER. WELL, TOMORROW MAY BE JUST AS GOOD. THAT'S RIGHT, OR EVEN BETTER. (Olivia) GOODNIGHT, JIM-BOB. BY THE WAY, WHERE'S THAT FROG? GEE, MAMA, I DON'T KNOW. IT WAS HERE A MINUTE AGO. GOOD NIGHT. (Olivia) OH, LORD. GOOD NIGHT.