The Outsider Page #4

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He was shunned

I couldn't speak to him

Or acknowledge him.

It was supposed to make him

turn back to us

Because no one

can live without family.

But he held out,

And so did we,

Until one night he came into

my father's barn

And he threw a rope over a rafter...

It killed him.

It killed him.

[ sobbing ]

Stay with me, Johnny.

Stay with me until

tey do what they will do.

Rebecca Yoder,

If you can face

Almighty god

With a penitent heart

And confess

to your sins now,

Then ye shall be forgiven

of them.

I confess that I failed

to keep myself separate,

That I took the outsider

Johnny Gault

Into my house,

Allowing myself and my son

To be touched

by his worldly ways

And corrupting influences.

I confess to having fallen

into the sin of fornication

With the outsider

Johnny Gault.

I confess to having

fallen in love

With the outsider

Johnny Gault.

The love I have for him

That comes over me

And over me

Is like the music,

Only it doesn't stop.

It just goes on and on.

And I think to myself...

If god loves all his creatures,

even the unbelievers...

Would he demand

That I deny the love I bear

for this one man?

Rebecca.

I looked into my heart

For the shame I must feel

for what Ive done,

But it isn't there.

I cannot lie to you

Or to god

Or to myself.

I cannot pretend

to believe what I do not,

And I do not believe

that my love for Johnny

Is wrong.

I am so sorry...

My brothers and my sisters

I am so sorry.

Johnny!

Rebecca Yoder...

Rebecca Gault,

You have been placed

under the ban

By all members of the church.

We will not share

a table with you

Or have discourse

of any kind with you.

Never will we speak

your name.

From this day forth,

until such time as you repent,

To us you are dead.

I don't know

why you've done this --

To seduce a plain woman

from her family and her church.

Why have you chosen

to become her damnation?

Noah...

You know this woman.

She isn't damned

What?

What is it?

Tell me.

My music.

Yeah?

It's gone.

It'll come back.

Don't worry.

It was the voice of God.

It won't come back

You two be careful

up there.

[ whistles ]

Boys.

Got your sling, little David?

How -- how come you can

t-talk to me

But not her?

You're not being shunned.

I'm not even supposed to

talk about her.

I'm sorry, Benjo.

There was a bear up here

two nights ago --

A nice big one.

killed a couple of sheep.

I figure it'll be back.

Bears like their meat

kind of spoiled.

I'll be ready.

[ twigs snapping ]

[ sheep bleating ]

[ men yelling and laughing ]

Mose:
hey! Stop!

Aah!

Mose!

Mose!

Man:
goddamn sheep.

Fergus:
put it down.

You tell Mr. Gault

what happened here

And who did it.

You tell him

if he doesn't like it,

He knows

Where to find me.

Uh, I --

I'll take that to mean

that you'll do as I say.

Yaah! Yaah!

I had to take

the Weaver boy's arm off

I've come for my boy.

He shouldn't be moved.

He's lost a lot of blood.

Oh, god!

Johnny.

What are you going to do?

I'll tell you

what I will not do

I will not

turn the other cheek again

And watch

one of my family get killed.

Johnny:
is this the only one

who'd stand up with you?

Ray wanted

to have a shot at you...

But that brat

gave him a headache.

[ woman screams ]

Get down.

Stay right there

Mr. Gault,

What you don't seem

to understand

Is that I always win.

Look out!

Hear guns --

I hear guns.

No.

Ma'am!

Why aren't you doing anything?

Because she has a .44 caliber bullet

Lodged next to her pulmonary artery.

You get that bullet out.

Boy, either way, she's going to die

You save her, Goddamn it!

Wh-- wh--

[ whispering ]

Don't go.

Take me.

Please let me die for her.

Let me die for her.

Let me die for her

Please.

Let me die for her

God, let me die for her, please.

God.

[ birds chirping ]

I can hear it...

The music.

I can hear it.

Tell me, Rebecca.

Tell me about the music.

I can hear the stream...

And the wind..

And the birds...

And...

I can hear the rain.

On our roof.

I love you, Rebecca.

Oh, Johnny.

My Johnny.

Benjo:
ma'am?

Ma'am!

Thanks, Doc...

For everything

You mind those ruts, now.

Don't you worry.

I'll take it nice and slow

Let's go home.

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