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Grace Morgan, get back in this house!
Grace! Get back here!
Grace!
You sure about this, Gracie?
I've never been more sure about anything in my life.
You go now, you don't ever come back! Never!
Go, Ken. Drive! Now!
House is all buttoned up.
Is there anything else I can do?
No, thank you, Steve.
Is that from your dad's office?
Yeah, it is.
It's actually from the Circle Cross.
Kennedy, trust me.
You don't want to drag this out.
Just sign the papers and sell it.
It's just my dad was born on that ranch.
Grew up there.
Met my mother, they fell in love.
I know how hard this is for you,
but I'm here.
I'll help you through it.
I promise.
You are his sole beneficiary.
The Circle Cross belongs to you now.
However, he stipulates
that if you should choose to sell it,
you have to be there, in person, to do it.
So you're telling me I actually have togothere
to sell the ranch?
As a condition of the will, yes.
That doesn't make any sense.
I mean, when I was growing up
I used to beg him to take me
to see that place.
He always resisted.
Nowhe says I have to go?
There's a cousin of yours there who's an accountant.
Smith Blaine, he's been keeping the books.
You think he might have some answers?
Only one way to find out.
Looks like I'm going to Valentine.
# Wake up, darling
# It's just you and me
# Everything feels right
# Just like it's meant to be #
# Let's live up the morning #
# Spend the afternoon
# 'Cause we can't take it with us #
# And tomorrow comes too soon #
# In every single way
# Today is the perfect day
# For a perfect day
# I don't want it to end
# I don't want it to end
# I don't want it to end
# Unless we can do today all over again #
# All over again
You know, it's been a long time
since I last saw your folks,
but I do remember, boy, they were good people.
It's just a shame they were never able
to make it back to Valentine.
I think so, too.
But here we are now, and if you don't mind,
-I'd like to just cut to the chase. -Please.
Did Talbot mention that this is not
the first offer we've had on the ranch over the years?
-No. -As I understand it,
your father wouldn't consider selling.
I can understand why he wanted to hang onto the old place.
He probably had some sentimental attachment.
And you can take my word for it,
that is a good offer
under the circumstances.
What circumstances?
Listen, running a ranch
is a dicey proposition in the best of times.
Onebad year can set you back for a long time.
And, well, the Circle Cross
has had more bad years than good, here, recently.
The ranch is losing money?
I hate to be the bearer of bad news.
You know, I'm not seeing a buyer's name on here anywhere.
Well, at the present they wish
to remain anonymous.
But what Icantell you
is they areverymotivated.
So, you can go ahead and sign and date
right next to the "X."
You know, I did have one question.
Sure.
Do you know why my father put in his will
that I had to come here to sell the ranch?
You know, actually,
I was kind of wondering about that myself.
You know, whenever my parents talked about Valentine,
they always called it home.
Theirhome,
but it's not yours.
But I've never even seen it.
It seems silly to come all this way
and not have a look.
Hey, buddy.
Where'd you come from?
Okay.
Can we just be friends from afar?
Just take it easy.
I'm just taking a peek around.
Okay. I'm not gonna bite.
I just wanna get just a little bit closer
so I can see...
Quiet, Wilson!
Hey. Thanks. Great dog.
-Are you lost? -What?
Main road's back that way.
No, I was just
admiring the house.
So you figured you'd drive on private property,
invite yourself up on the porch,
and have a good look through the window?
No, that was not...
I don't go into the city much.
Is this how it's done these days?
Well, I don't come out to the country much,
but I heard you people were supposed to be friendly.
You want friendly?
Try knocking on the door introducing yourself.
Maybe you should introduce yourself
since you're the one that's trespassing.
Excuse me?
This is the Circle Cross Ranch?
Well, that's what the sign says.
Well, my name is Kennedy Blaine
and I own this property.
What are you talking about?
Here.
See for yourself.
-You're Smith Blaine's cousin? -That's right.
Second cousin, technically.
I think... Which is not the point.
Smith didn't say anything to me
about a new owner showing up.
Well, why should he?
For all I know, you're just some squatter.
Now, hold on a minute.
Derek.
Didn't know you had company.
She was just leaving.
I'm June Sterling.
I'm Kennedy Blaine. Nice to meet you.
Your mom was Grace Morgan.
She ran off with Kenny Blaine a long time ago.
You knew my parents?
Well enough to recognize their daughter.
I mean, you're the spitting image of your mom.
Welcome home, honey.
You know, those families were so dead-set against
your folks getting married.
Especially your grandfather, Gabriel Morgan,
he couldn't stand the thought
of his only daughter
marrying a Blaine.
He's still alive, you know.
No. No, I didn't.
Mom, she's not here for a family reunion.
She claims to own the Circle Cross now.
Does that mean that both of your parents have p...
My mom died five years ago, and Dad died just recently.
They were still young, I'm so sorry.
Thank you.
Well, you did the right thing coming here.
Why don't you stay for dinner?
No, I don't want to impose
and I really wasn't planning on a long stay.
Don't be silly.
We have plenty of room.
Stay with us. Really, seriously.
All right.
Good, so you can follow us to the house.
So you don't live here?
No, this is the main house.
That's where the Blaines lived.
The, the foreman's house
is quite a ways over there, actually.
Foreman?
You didn't tell her?
We were just getting to that.
This makes so much sense now.
I have a package for you.
The funny thing is that
John Morgan and Alexander Blaine
were best friends when they came out west together
in the 1870's.
They were searching for gold like everybody else.
However,
the story goes that it wasn't very long
before they both fell in love with the same woman.
So what happened?
Well, she chose Alexander
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