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This food is not cooked, Soledad.

Mine has too much salt.

Silence. Speak to your mother with respect.

Soledad is Xavier's mother. She is my mother.

Who remembers?

I have many sons. And many sons should have many mothers. Is logic.

Also more enjoyable.

Now go to the whore Inez who you will not remember.

I have sons here who are sons.

We must honour this harlot. She's famous in the world.

One time in the capital, she serviced a whole military prison.

On a Sunday.

Azul, the woman wishes you first.

Come to her, Azul. I've lit her fires for you.

I do not understand.

This Azul will kiss the lips of the Captain of the Police...

but he will not kiss Inez.

Has he not heard of my fame in the capital?

We do not use our knives to kill our brothers.

Now shake the hand.

You will make peace with my son.

A gringo is your son?

This one is no gringo. No more.

He has become my son. As you are, Xavier.

You will shake the hand.

I have ordered it!

There's a sweet smell in the night, Carlos, but you wear a sour face.

Go away.

You are a fool, Angel.

It is good for young boys to fight. It turns them into men.

You've learned little of this life, my brother.

I have learned to be a leader of men.

You're a leader of bandits...

teaching the one who is not your son to be the same.

I am a leader of revolutionaries...

and if I choose Azul above the others...

it is because Azul is worth more than my blood.

He's more like me than my blood...

and one day, will be a leader as I am.

For the cause, Carlos.

- We do not fight for the cause anymore. - Take care, old man. You provoke.

I will provoke if I wish. I'm older than you.

Do you think your men are not tired of the way that we live?

They do not wear sour faces, but behind their faces they doubt now.

They question and they wonder.

You say we must destroy the French and the Spanish...

and the rich Yanquis who devour Mexico and swallow her bones.

And yet we do not attack the French and the Spanish.

And the rich Yanquis, if they are rich...

stay on their side of the river.

No, my lovely brother.

We only play games, children's games...

or the games of madmen.

What is the day today?

A Thursday. The third day of July.

So I believed.

We will do something new tomorrow.

In the north.

The land across the river belonged to the people of Mexico...

before the gringos took it for their own.

Now, on the day these Yanquis call their Day of Independence...

we go back for land.

And what our regular armies could not keep for us, we take.

Azul...

and Xavier will lead.

I know what you think, that this is the land of your people.

But they are not your people now.

You are one of us.

They celebrate the Day of Independence as I had thought.

- Look at your boy. - Look at him.

- Mighty fine boy. - Mighty pretty gal.

Save your energy for the wedding, Jess.

I reckon you and Doc will have to start putting up a wedding soon, Abe.

If our crops are good, God willing, maybe so.

But that's for the young folks to decide, wouldn't you say, Doctor?

You and Manuel. If there are people...

It sure can tire a girl, dancing with Jess.

Yes, miss.

Do you want to dance out the rest of your life with him?

Well, I admit he doesn't exactly hang the moon for me.

I like him. If I have to, I'll settle for him.

Do you really have to settle for anyone?

Now look, miss...

I don't want to hold you here like I held your mother.

I belong here, Pa. This is my home.

Come on, I wanna talk to you.

Charlie!

- Doc! - Coming.

- Make way for the Doc. - Let me get through.

- What happened? - He fell out of that tree.

Let me take a look, Charlie.

My bag's home.

Here now, you take this thumb and this thumb...

and press them hard together.

- Joanne, I'll come with you. - Tarnation, Jess!

You fuss and fret too much over me. I can look after myself.

It's nothing serious. Let's get back to dancing.

Nobody upstairs.

No women, nothing.

Nothing nowhere. Rich Yanquis.

Come, Azul, there's nothing there!

GREASER

Please.

No!

Come on, let's go get them!

- Let me get on! - No, Doc, no more room!

I've got to get to my daughter! My daughter...

Find Azul and Manuel. We will wait by the river.

Come on.

- He said for you to come. - Leave the gringo.

Come, Azul, with me.

Leave him.

Come!

That's Joanne's buggy. Let me off.

Come on, get them!

Come on, men, hurry up there! Come on, boys, let's go!

Come on, let's get him! Over here!

Pa, don't do that. If it hadn't been for him...

They'll kill him, Pa.

Fair skin, blue eyes.

Now, how did he come to be with them?

We wait.

There is no use for more waiting. It is too dangerous.

You do not understand. Four sons are missing.

Antonio, Manuel, Xavier.

- Azul? - Yes, all.

If they're alive, we find them. We go back!

The gringos killed Antonio.

- And the others? - Manuel was murdered.

By Azul, for attacking a gringo woman.

You are lying. You lie, Xavier.

We go back!

To kill him or to save him? Which, my father?

We go back, but to Mexico.

We cross!

Pa had to work hard putting you back together.

We both undressed you.

I've been a doctor's daughter all my life.

I've seen more than one grown man in his natural state.

The spectacle holds no surprises for me.

Are you up to my asking a few pertinent questions?

What's your name?

I asked for your name, boy.

Now look, son, I don't expect gratitude for saving your life.

But I have a hunch you're strong enough to do some talking...

so I'd like you to talk.

Where are you from?

We know you're not Mexican, boy. Where do you belong?

I see. It's not that you can't talk, it's just that you won't.

Pa, it's not the time.

All right.

I'm not gonna force you now.

But later you're gonna tell me everything I want to know.

Here, you come along, miss. Come along.

Let's give him a while to think things over a bit.

Should my tears forever flow

Should my zeal no languor know

All for sin could not atone

Thou must save, and thou alone

In my hand no price I bring

All I'm saying is the Governor ought to be made aware of the matter.

How do we know raids like last night ain't taking place all along the border?

There is no master plan in Mexico City, if that's what you're thinking.

The war's over, Jess.

A band of outlaws just crossed the river, so let's not make any more of it.

Well, I'll wager they never crossed back over the river.

I wager a few of them are still hanging around.

If that's so, we'll just have to take our chances.

Hell, I don't think we ought to take any chances.

Doc, Joanne.

If you're bound and determined to clear out of here, I'm not gonna stop you.

As a medical man, I may not advise it, but as a member of this community...

I'm sure not in favour of you staying. So if you want to go, just go right ahead.

Well, what's holding you?

Sit down, boy. It's wiser.

Since it's obvious that you have to put up here for a spell...

accept that fact and answer those questions I asked you earlier.

Don't try me, boy.

Just because I patched you up doesn't mean I can't let others string you up.

There's no point in saving a life if it's not worth saving.

- Where you going, miss? - Chores, Pa. Possess yourself.

You're hell-bent on putting me to the test, aren't you?

All right. You're gonna get satisfaction.

You're gonna get it right now. What's all that for?

Hush, Pa, no need to make noise for two. Excuse me.

Have you gone plumb crazy?

I just want to examine this wild man's face.

Easy, boy. At this moment, I'm stronger than you.

Lather him up.

- Do as I say, Pa. - Yes, miss.

I think you should know I'm not a woman of minor achievement...

and I add to my list daily.

I cook, sew, undertake all the normal female activities.

And then in addition, I handle a plough as well as a piano...

split a log in record quick time and...

I'm just about as good as any man, huh, Pa?

Did I hurt you?

I'm fearfully sorry.

But with all my accomplishments, I have...

Now, did I do it again?