Love's Unfolding Dream

HERE WE GO.

APPRECIATE IT.

GET UP! COME ON.

- COME ON, CHILDREN. RECESS IS OVER.

OK, HERE WE GO.

MATTIE, JACOB. INSIDE.

EMILY, WHAT HAPPENED?

- I FELL OFF THE SWING AND BROKE MY ARM.

- I FELL OFF SWINGS A LOT WHEN I WAS LITTLE.

DID YOU HURT YOUR ARM?

MY ARM, MY LEG, MY FINGER.

- TWICE. - MY NOSE.

- YOU FELL A LOT.

SHE SURE DID.

CAN YOU WIGGLE YOUR FINGERS?

KNOW WHAT?

YOU DIDN'T BREAK YOUR ARM,

JUST BRUISED IT A LITTLE.

CAN I GO BACK TO SCHOOL?

- SURE CAN. JUST WASH THAT UP, OK?

- YOU ARE A NATURAL-BORN CARETAKER, LINDY.

- BECAUSE I CAN TELL A BRUISE FROM A BROKEN BONE?

- BECAUSE YOU CAN MAKE PEOPLE FEEL BETTER

WHEN THEY'RE HURT AND SCARED.

JUST LIKE YOU, MAMA.

- LINDY! WHAT BRINGS YOU INTO TOWN?

CAME TO GET MY NEWSPAPERS,

AND I THOUGHT I'D ASK MY BEST FELLA

TO TAKE ME TO LUNCH AT THE HOTEL.

- ONE OF THESE DAYS, SOMEBODY ELSE

IS GOING TO BE YOUR BEST FELLA,

AND I'M GOING TO GET JUST A LITTLE JEALOUS.

- THERE MAYBE BE ANOTHER FELLA IN MY LIFE SOME DAY.

BUT YOU'LL ALWAYS BE THE BEST, PAPA.

- THAT'S WORTH THE BEST MEAL THE HOTEL HAS TO OFFER.

HOW'D YOU GET TO BE SO CLEVER

TO WRAP ME AROUND YOUR LITTLE FINGER?

BY THE WAY,

I HEAR DR. JACKSON'S LOOKING FOR A NEW ASSISTANT.

YOU MEAN IT? - ABSOLUTELY.

- I BETTER GET DOWN THERE BEFORE SOMEBODY ELSE GETS THE JOB.

WHAT ABOUT LUNCH?

ANOTHER TIME, PAPA!

- SO MUCH FOR BEING HER BEST FELLA.

- - HEY.

CLARK, YOU STARTLED ME.

WHAT ARE THESE FOR? - NOTHING IN PARTICULAR.

MAYBE I JUST WANTED TO GIVE MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE SOME FLOWERS.

- MR. DAVIS, YOU DO TURN MY HEAD.

ENOUGH TO STEAL A KISS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO STEAL IT.

- GRANDMA? - GRANDPA?

DID YOU GET ALL THE EGGS?

- YOU KNOW THE REDS HAVE A HABIT OF LAYING IN THE BARN.

DID YOU CHECK THERE? - NO.

- STOP LOLLYGAGGING AROUND. COME ON, GET TO IT.

YES, SIR.

- CLARK.

MORNING.

- DOCTOR, I'M HERE FOR THE ASSISTANT POSITION.

- OH, YOU JUST HOLD ON THERE, BELINDA.

I CAN'T HIRE YOU.

- BUT I KNOW SUTURES AND BASIC FIRST AID.

I EVEN LEARNED A NEW WRAPPING TECHNIQUE

FOR SPRAINS THAT DR. USSLER RECOMMENDS.

- WHERE'D YOU LEARN THAT? - I READ HIS BOOK.

I'VE READ A LOT OF MEDICAL BOOKS AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES,

EVERYTHING I CAN GET MY HANDS ON.

- READING A FEW BOOKS DOESN'T MAKE YOU QUALIFIED.

WITHOUT PROPER MEDICAL TRAINING,

ALL THAT BOOK KNOWLEDGE IS USELESS.

BUT I CAN LEARN.

I ALREADY KNOW MORE THAN ANYONE IN ANDERSON CORNER.

WELL, I DON'T DOUBT IT.

BUT WHAT I NEED IS SOMEONE WITH SOLID PATIENT EXPERIENCE.

- THIS IS ALL I'VE EVER WANTED TO DO WITH MY LIFE.

I COULD LEARN SO MUCH FROM YOU, DOC.

- WOMEN AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE DOCTORS.

WHAT ABOUT MARRIAGE?

I'M NOT GETTING MARRIED.

- EVER? - WELL, DOC--

- WOMEN ARE MEANT TO MARRY AND HAVE CHILDREN,

WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU'LL DO

WHEN THE RIGHT MAN COMES ALONG, TRUST ME.

MARRIAGE AND A CAREER IN MEDICINE WILL NEVER WORK.

I'M NOT GIVING UP.

DR. ELIZABETH BLACKWELL APPLIED TO 29 SCHOOLS

BEFORE SHE GOT ACCEPTED INTO GENEVA COLLEGE.

- ELIZABETH BLACKWELL IS THE EXCEPTION, NOT THE RULE.

NOW, GENEVA COLLEGE MAY ACCEPT YOUR APPLICATION,

BUT I WON'T.

GOOD DAY. COME ON.

WHOA.

HEY. - HEY, CLARK.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

I JUST CAME INTO TOWN

TO PICK UP SOME SUPPLIES

FROM THE GENERAL STORE.

I THOUGHT I WOULD STOP BY TO SEE IF THE FIVE OF YOU

WOULD LIKE TO COME OUT TO DINNER TONIGHT.

WELL, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO EAT AT YOUR HOUSE INSTEAD OF MINE.

- OH, REALLY? - NOT THAT MISSIE'S COOKING

ISN'T GOOD.

IT'S... INTERESTING.

- IT'S ALL RIGHT, ZACH. I LOVE MY DAUGHTER DEARLY.

BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT SHE DOES NOT TAKE AFTER HER MAMA

WHEN IT COMES TO COOKING.

EXCUSE ME, SHERIFF.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

- I'M DREW SIMPSON. MY UNCLE WAS HANK SIMPSON.

- HANK WAS A FINE MAN. MY CONDOLENCES.

WELL, THANK YOU, MR...

DAVIS. CLARK DAVIS.

OUR PLACE IS NEXT TO HANK'S,

AND HE WAS A GOOD NEIGHBOR.

- UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY

TO MEET UNCLE HANK

LIVING SO FAR AY AND ALL.

- WHERE YOU FROM? - NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK CITY.

I BET THAT'S A SIGHT DIFFERENT THAN OUR LITTLE TOWN.

- OH, YES, WELL, IT'S MUCH BIGGER

AND A LITTLE BIT MORE CULTURED AND SOPHISTICATED.

THIS PLACE IS CLEARLY RATHER RUSTIC.

all:

RUSTIC?

- ANYWAY, THE STAGE DRIVER

SUGGESTED I ASK YOU FOR DIRECTIONS TO MY UNCLE'S PLACE.

- I CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT. GOT MY BUCKBOARD RIGHT OUTSIDE.

I'LL TAKE YOU OUT THERE MYSELF.

- WELL, THAT'S AWFUL KIND OF YOU, MR. DAVIS.

SHERIFF. - GOOD DAY.

GET UP!

WHOA.

FOLLOW ME.

SQUATTER SETTLED IN AFTER YOUR UNCLE PASSED.

I'M AFRAID THEY DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF YOUR PLACE PROPERLY.

- I HOPED IT WOULD BE IN GOOD ENOUGH SHAPE

TO SELL RIGHT AWAY.

- YOU'RE NOT STAYING? - CERTAINLY NOT.

- GOING TO TAKE A SIGHT OF WORK TO MAKE IT PRESENTABLE.

PACK RATS GOING TO SETTLE INTO THOSE WALLS

IF YOU DON'T GET THOSE HOLES PATCHED UP.

- DO YOU KNOW ANYONE I COULD HIRE TO DO THAT?

- YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THE WORK YOURSELF?

- I JUST GRADUATED FROM LAW SCHOOL.

I KNOW ALL ABOUT WRITS AND TORTS

AND THE RIGHT OF HABEAS CORPUS

BUT NOTHING ABOUT WORKING ON A FARM.

- I'D BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU. - WOULD YOU?

- THANK YOU. I'LL PAY YOU, OF COURSE.

- THAT'S MIGHTY GENEROUS, BUT NO THANKS.

- I CAN'T LET YOU WORK FOR NOTHING, MR. DAVIS.

- YOU'D BE ALLOWING ME TO REPAY A DEBT TO A GOOD FRIEND.

- THEN I ACCEPT. - GOOD.

- PLEASE SIT DOWN. - THANK YOU.

- IT'S GREAT THAT YOU COULD COME IN TODAY.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. - IT'S NO PROBLEM.

IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU.

WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK SINCE YOU MOVED HERE, MRS. KENT.

PLEASE, CALL ME SADIE.

CALEB IS A BRIGHT BOY,

BUT HE'S VERY BEHIND FOR HIS AGE,

ESPECIALLY IN HIS READING AND WRITING.

HE ISN'T DOING HIS HOMEWORK,

AND HE SAID THAT YOU AND HIS FATHER

WON'T HELP HIM WITH IT.

I'M AFRAID MY HUSBAND CHARLES

DON'T HOLD MUCH FOR SCHOOLWORK.

- I'M SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE

OF A GOOD EDUCATION.

- I KNOW HOW BAD IT FEELS WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ONE.

I ONLY GOT THROUGH THE SECOND GRADE

BEFORE I HAD TO STAY HOME WITH MY MOM,

TAKE CARE OF THE YOUNGER KIDS.

THE FACT IS,

I CAN ONLY READ A FEW WORDS ON THIS PAPER.

- SO, IT'S NOT THAT YOU WON'T HELP HIM,

IT'S THAT YOU CAN'T.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND?

HE CAN'T READ AT ALL.

- I WILL SPEND SOME EXTRA TIME WITH CALEB.

BUT WITH 14 STUDENTS AT DIFFERENT AGES AND GRADES,

IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT.

THANK YOU, MRS. TYLER.

I APPRECIATE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO FOR HIM.

I-- YOU KNOW, SADIE,

I COULD TEACH YOU HOW TO READ,

AND THEN YOU COULD HELP CALEB TO LEARN.

I HAVE TO GO, MRS. TYLER.

I SHOULD HAVE FIGURED IT OUT.

- THE KENTS HAVE KEPT TO THEMSELVES

SINCE THEY MOVED INTO TOWN.

YOU COULDN'T HAVE KNOWN, MAMA.

- WELL, THE SIGNS WERE ALL THERE. I JUST MISSED THEM.

- HEY, MOM. HEY, SIS. WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

- BRUNSWICK STEW. AND IT'S ALMOST READY.

SO YOU BOYS GO AND WASH UP FOR SUPPER.

UH, CAN WE GO TO GRANDMA AND GRANDPA'S FOR DINER?