Meek's Cutoff Page #3

more times than I can count.

[Glory]

Jimmy, you know

about exaggerating.

It's the neighbor

to a lie.

Look.

Hmm.

Here.

[Meek]

It's real, all right.

Vlgame Dios.

The Lord has his plan,

I'd say.

Brought us here

by dark design.

Mm-hmm.

Well,

let's get this done.

You can't drink gold.

Some timing.

[Wolf Whistle]

[Wagon Wheels

Squeaking]

[Meek]

Am I right in understandin'...

that you

and Mrs. Tetherow

was recently hitched?

That's right.

Took you a while

to get settled down,

I'd say.

Must have

grown accustomed

to your freedom.

I was settled before.

She passed away.

I'm sorry to hear that.

You're a lucky man though.

Found yourself

a nice, young woman-

[Glory]

Jimmy, where are you?

Jimmy!

Where are you?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

I saw him!

I saw the Indian!

Jimmy.

The one with the scar!

Where?

Which way, exactly?

That-a-way,

Mr. Meek.

How far gone?

Not a quarter-mile.

And he saw you?

Oh, yes.

Good boy.

Jimmy! Come here!

You mustn't wander off.

Keep on this path north.

I'll be back when I got him.

Wait.

Solomon!

I'll be back.

Please!

I'll be back!

Well, you heard them.

We'll keep moving.

[Glory]

They haven't been long.

[Glory]

It's not been long,

Henley.

[Chirping]

What's wrong, Sylvie?

[Chirps]

Come here.

[Chirps]

"Behold, him that

keepeth Israel shall

neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord is thy keeper.

The Lord is thy shade

upon thy right hand.

The sun shall not

smite thee."

[Sylvie Continues

Chirping]

[William Continues

Reading, Indistinct]

"The Lord is thy keeper.

The Lord is thy shade

upon thy right hand.

The sun

shall not smite thee."

[Continues Reading,

Indistinct]

[Spits]

[Solomon]

He's a quick one.

Might have gotten away

if it hadn't been

for Meek's eye.

Horse got away

though.

Now, I know my word

isn't worth much

in these parts,

but in this case

I'm just as sure as sundown

we kill him now.

[Thomas]

What do you think,

Solomon?

You brought him

for a reason.

[Solomon]

He's from these parts.

He's healthy.

He knows where the water is.

That's my reasoning.

[Millie]

He's barely clothed.

[Meek]

He'd just as soon

die with us.

[Glory]

They don't think of life

the way we do.

That's documented fact.

[Solomon]

I think we need him.

I don't like it,

but I see your logic.

[Meek]

Oh, my,

don't this beat all.

You know what I've seen

his heathen's brothers do?

Strip the flesh

clean off a man

while he's still breathin'.

I've seen 'em

cut a man's eyelids off...

and bury him

in the sand...

and leave him

just starin' at the sun.

You can feed 'em.

You can treat 'em to the

best fixings in your lodge.

They'll turn around Boom!

Steal your horses.

We've come to

a terrible place.

[Solomon]

What do you think?

We need water.

That much I know.

Yeah. I don't see

any other way.

[Thomas]

Can't say I do either.

Well, let's take a vote.

Who says we keep him?

Aye.

Aye.

[Meek]

Got some pumpkins.

[Thomas] How do we get

our meaning across?

[Solomon] Hell if I know.

[Solomon]

Water.

Where's water?

Do you know water?

[William] He doesn't

know the word "water."

[Laughs]

[Solomon]

Where's water?

Here. Drink. Drink.

Water?

[Jimmy]

He doesn't understand.

You know the word "water,"

you dumb son of a b*tch!

[Speaking Native Language]

[Meek]

That's right, you mongrel.

[Thomas]

Mr. Meek!

[Solomon] Get away.

[Meek]

You have no idea

what you're dealing with.

It ain't Main Street.

It ain't

the village green.

[Thomas]

Please.

[Rustling]

Here.

Yours.

One now, for you.

One later.

Water. Us?

Blanket.

You.

Understand?

[Speaking Native Language]

That there is

the law of the land,

Mr. Meek.

Barter.

[Solomon]

Evening.

Evening.

I'll take

first watch.

That's fine.

Dandy.

Excuse me.

[Indian Speaking

Native Language]

[Meek] Blue Mountains

out that way, eventually.

His country.

About what you'd expect.

[Speaking

Native Language]

[Native Language]

[Meek]

He's a killer, ma'am.

Don't get too close.

[Brays]

What?

Well, everything

the steers have is

one less thing for us.

Mr. Tetherow?

Yes, ma'am.

How much further

by your calculation?

Well, it's hard to say,

you know.

It's doubtful it's more

than a day's journey

from here.

The Indian, he wasn't

carrying anything,

so he can't have come far.

So we'll find water today.

It would be a day alone.

For us,

it could be today.

It could be tomorrow.

[Scraping]

[Scraping Continues]

What are you doing, Emily?

I'm going to fix his boot.

You shouldn't.

Well, I don't like it

any more than you do.

But I want him

to owe me something.

[Scraping]

[Scraping Continues]

It's a pin.

[Indian Speaks

Native Language]

For sewing.

That's nothing.

You can't even imagine

what we've done.

The cities we've built.

Oh, God, the stench.

[Insects Buzzing]

Hold on. Let me finish.

There.

How far

do we have to go?

How far do we have to go?

How long?

A man-child.

[Meek]

How's your friend?

Wha

About the same

as the rest of us, I'd say.

Thirsty, hungry.

I was just onto telling

Mr. Gately here about the time...

I surprised

a band of Blackfeet...

down by the headwaters

of the Missouri.

It was quite a day.

See, our group was armed,

and theirs wasn't.

We pulled up, and they

all just dove into the water.

We lay there on the bank...

and shot 'em

when they come up for air.

Passed the whole afternoon

that way.

Just ducking

and diving and shooting.

It was a good ol' time.

Is this meant to bring me

over to something?

No, ma'am.

And I don't excuse

what we did there that day.

You know, playing games

with those men's lives.

I don't paint myself

as anything but a sinner.

But your friend there-

He's worse than a sinner

'cause he don't even know

he's sinning.

It's the Cayuse

we're talking about-

"The People of the Stones."

Even Indians despise these Indians.

They're slave traders.

They're welchers.

It's even worse.

Well, you could go

your own way anytime,

Mr. Meek.

Stephen Meek

does not shirk a fight.

If there's blood to be shed,

I'll be there.

I'll put in my share.

Vanity.

That's all I see.

[White Family]

Nearer to Thee

[Hammering]

Even though it be a cross

That raiseth me

Still, all my song shall be

Nearer, my God, to Thee

Nearer to Thee

Though

like the wanderer

[Woman Whimpers]

[Thomas]

Millie, stay back.

[William]

Mr. Gately.

Mr. Gately, what is it?

[Thomas]

William

Mr. White, give me a hand.

[Millie Whimpering]

[Thomas]

Here. Here.

Oh, my God,

I knew it.

[Thudding]

[Millie Whimpers]

[Thomas]

Okay.

[Whimpers]

Oh. Look at this.

Here. This is what Millie

saw him leaving behind earlier.

[Speaks Native Language]

She saw this tonight

and she came out.

What is it?

We caught him

signaling to someone,

leaving word behind.

I caught him myself.

Look at this. Look at this.

It means something.

He's been making them

every step of the way.

- What does it mean?

- [Thomas]

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