The Son

Did you know about this?

Inez was in tears.

It was all I could do to pry it out of her.

They're everywhere.

Both sides of the river.

Goddamn niles.

- You knew about it? - I didn't know

he was gonna make copies and pass them around.

Was Charles there watching all this?

I didn't want him there any more than you did.

Sally. Sally, what do you want me to do?

I want you to take responsibility

for me and the kids!

Put us before your cows!

You've been saying for years we're gonna get off this ranch

and move to the city.

Well?

It's not the right time.

When is there gonna be a better time?!

This whole valley feels like

a tornado is gonna tear it to pieces.

There's a man buried out in the desert,

- a man you killed. - Keep your voice down.

You're shouting again in your sleep.

Do you know that?

You're shouting and screaming

every night.

And it kills me to think

that our boys are gonna wind up just like you.

Just like your father.

Say it in English.

I need...

Over and over and...

Practice.

Practice.

It's a stupid language.

I didn't ask you to learn it.

Good for trade.

Okay, come on. There's got to be some buffalo around.

No.

Toshaway say we have to save for winter.

Men are talking now.

Nobody told me.

Like I said, men.

Mm.

Time to go to war, boy.

No, don't look surprised.

I seen you listening in.

Why'd you give up?

Big decisions are made by the group.

Anyway, it's not such a bad thing to kill Tonks.

How come?

They like to eat comanches.

Oh.

I'll fight hard. I'll make you proud.

Your job will be to hold our horses.

When you can hit a deer with your bow

and track it across hard rock,

then you'll be ready to fight a man.

How strong are the Tonks?

We'll kill them all.

Tiehteti.

Yup.

I already got curtains to darken the room.

How much do you think this ranch is worth?

I've never had cause to come to a figure.

You know, I...

I thought the fighting here was over.

I thought we could raise the kids here in peace.

You look at a newspaper lately?

The entire continent of Europe is at war.

What's going on here is a drop in the goddamn bucket.

You want to raise your kids in peace?

You figure out a way to change human nature.

Uh...

Have you thought about what we could get

in another part of the state? What about palo duro?

They got oil up there, and I know those guys at the j.A.

Are looking to unload some sections.

This dog huntin' anywhere in particular?

We could sell this place, pay off our debts,

start over somewhere new.

Your mother is buried here.

Well, I'm hoping to avoid burying anyone else.

You okay, grandaddy?

Sure.

Sure.

You feel like going riding?

Good. I'll saddle up.

When your daddy was born,

that creek ran 10 feet deep.

Grass was higher than this.

Up-to-your-waist high.

All the creeks are like that.

Yeah, well,

the land is drying up, honey.

For that is what man does to things.

Soil to sand,

fertile to barren,

fruit to thorns.

What's on your mind, darlin'?

- At school today... - Mm-hmm.

...Joey burleson got caught

with one of them pictures from the ambush.

I always suspected Joey burleson had shit for brains.

Mrs. Hyde said it had no place in a house of worship

and tore it up.

She said that

according to the book of Matthew,

those who live by the sword will die by the sword.

Well, what the book of Matthew left out

is that those who don't live by the sword

die a hell of a lot quicker.

Is that Ramon?

Reckon so.

Who's that with him?

You stay behind me now.

Buenos tardes, Ramon.

I don't believe I've had the pleasure.

Patrón. This is my cousin Eduardo.

He is new in town, and he's looking for work as a vaquero.

Buenos tardes, patrón.

Buenos tardes.

Yeah, I'll tell you what, Eduardo,

if you're half as good as your cousin, you'll fit in just fine.

I'll put in a good word with tom Sullivan.

Patrón, I'm sorry.

There are several dozen of them.

They caught me at the Southern pasture.

They're going to attack the house.

We need to be riding there right now.

You go right now, Ramon. Go!

Jeannie, ride to the garcía ranch.

See if you can get some help.

Come on. Come on!

Ivámonos! Ivámonos!

Tiehteti.

What's happened here?

Tasia?

Bad magic.

You go in and get the horses.

Alone?

Magic is less harmful to your kind.

Go, tiehteti.

Can I take your gun?

Hello.

Hello.

You have white skin.

How long have you been... A comanche?

W-water, please.

My name is x'a.K hewil.

In English, it's "thick hair."

- Yours? -Tiehteti taiboo.

"Pathetic white boy."

Now, what is the name your mother gave you?

It's Eli.

Eli.

You goddamned whites.

Strong magic.

Look what it's done to my people.

It's not magic.

I'm pretty sure it's smallpox.

This... this smallpox

only kills red men?

When I was little, a doctor came with a needle.

He put good medicine in my arm.

It's supposed to protect me and my family.

This medicine only helped you, yes?

The comanche killed your people?

Yeah.

Eli.

Take this blanket to them.

And the horses, too,

and all the saddles.

Take it all back to your masters.

Take your people's magic and kill them all.

They have killed my people

as they killed yours.

Take vengeance, Eli.

If I closed my eyes,

I would have thought I was at carnegie hall.

You make such beautiful music.

It's just math.

Now, don't you go diminishing your gift, honey.

I can just see you in front of all those people wearing tails.

Wouldn't that be something?

I'm not that good, mom.

Say, piano player, do you know "carry me back to ol' virginny"?

He is playing chopin.

Need any help?

Just trying to figure out

where your father put the old croquet set.

Want me to ask him for you?

Can you believe it's gonna be Memorial Day so soon?

I mean, it feels like just yesterday

we were cooking the Christmas goose.

You know I know what's happening, don't you?

I know you think you do.

I hate this ranch, too.

You were born here.