West of Thunder

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WIND CAN BE HEARD,

EERIE IN NATURE.

RED WOLF (VO):

In Lakota language.

HENRY SEED:
(voiceover)

In English

RED WOLF:
(voiceover)

Hecena iyuha unnipi yelo.

(Lakota Language)

GUITAR NOTE PLAYS

SORROWFUL IN NATURE

MUSIC CONTINUES:

MUSIC SLOWS...THEN STOPS.

DRUMBEAT INCREASING IN TEMPO.

FOLLOWED BY A FIDDLE.

SUDDENLY STOPS:

HENRY SEED:

Silence in the face of

evil is itself evil.

HENRY SEED:

Good afternoon Sheriff.

My name is Henry Seed.

Nice to meet ya.

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

Nice to meet you.

Have a seat.

HENRY SEED:

Thank you.

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

Now,what can I help you with?

HENRY SEED:

Well Aahh..I've got

a question to ask...

and a favor to ask

of you as well.

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

I'll do my best to

answer your questions.

HENRY SEED:

Do you know Jonathan Brown?

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

Jonathan Brown...

I've known him for going on now

about 20 years...

he's the proprietor of our

blacksmith.

HENRY SEED:

Is he the same Jonathan

Brown that was awarded the

Congressional Medal of Honor

at the Massacre

of Wounded Knee?

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

I believe he was

awarded that medal for

the Battle of Wounded Knee.

If you wish to talk to

Jonathan he's probably having

dinner..he lives about

two miles south of town.

HENRY SEED:

No, no that's all I need to

know...I appreciate your

time sheriff...thank you.

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

Uh..What about your favor?

HENRY SEED:

Would you be able to

console Mrs. Jonathan Brown..?

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

Why...has something

happened to Jonathan?

HENRY SEED:

Not yet...

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

Are you planning on

harming Jonathon?

HENRY SEED:

No no no...but I

have a strong suspicion

that in exactly ...

seven minutes

he will be putting his gun to

his head and taking his own

life.

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

Stay right there!

Don't move!

JONATHAN BROWN:

Charlie just....

HENRY SEED:

Hello Jonathon...

how was your dinner?

JONATHAN BROWN:

It was good my

wife's a helluva cook.

Do I know you?

HENRY SEED:

No... no you don't but

my name is Henry Henry Seed.

JONATHAN BROWN:

Alright Mr. Seed what

can I do for ya?

HENRY SEED:

Actually this gentleman

was here first.

JONATHAN BROWN:

Hmm mm but you're

here now....what do you need?

HENRY SEED:

I don't need anything

but I would very much

enjoy seeing your old pistol.

JONATHAN BROWN :

Oh!...yes, this is my old

sidearm from my cavalry days...

it's a standard issue Colt 45..

HENRY SEED:

I bet you this has seen

a lot of action.

JONATHAN BROWN:

A helluva lot actually, I rode

with Col. John Forsyth in the

7th.....

Whoa! I don't have loaded

weapons in the shop.

HENRY SEED:

I'm sorry...but why don't

you put that bullet to good

use this time.

JONATHAN BROWN:

You need to leave now.

HENRY SEED:

I'll go... I will go but,

you need to leave first.

Put the gun to your head

and you leave..........

HENRY SEED:

Sir your timing is impeccable...

We are in need

of a credible witness.

GUNSHOT IS HEARD

LITTLE THUNDER:

(in Lakota)

PASTOR CALMES DOYLE (OS):

I walked in and saw Jonathon

with his gun to his head. I

immediately tried to grab

it from him but I was too late.

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

Did he say anything?

Was he in anguish?

PASTOR DOYLE:

Actually he looked like hell.

He was shaken up a bit and

muttered something right

before he pulled the trigger.

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

Was it anything discernible?

PASTOR CALMES DOYLE:

Barely.

I think it was something to

the effect of walking young

or walk kenya...I'm not

sure. But sheriff I need to

get to Emily's house for

some counseling so if you'll

please excuse me....

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

Thank you Pastor.

PASTOR CALMES DOYLE:

Charlie...

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

You're Birgil's little brother.

You're Charlie Little Feather.

Charlie when you were in the

store did you see anything,

hear anything, was there

anybody else in there with

you?

CHARLIE LITTLE FEATHER:

I felt a dark person in the room

with him...

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

So there was another

person in there with

you...was he Mexican?

Was he black?

CHARLIE LITTLE FEATHER:

I'm not sure if I'm saying it

right...

...a dark power...a spirit.

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

OK, so this wasn't a walking

talking man this was a ghost...

CHARLIE LITTLE FEATHER:

(in Lakota)

I was in the presence of

something strong and dark.

MINOR RUNNING CLOUD:

(in Lakota)

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

Tom, Pastor Doyle said you

wanted to talk to me.

TOM LEWIS:

I've been working on

the body of Jonathan Brown.

I've got strict orders from

the military that we will not

bury a war hero with a self

inflicted bullet in his head.

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

Did you have trouble

extracting it?

TOM LEWIS:

No...I found it neatly

tucked in his medial lobe.

But we ah we seem

to have a problem.

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

What kind of problem?

TOM LEWIS:

The bullet was never fired.

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

I'm not getting you.

TOM LEWIS:

This is the bullet that was

in Jonathan's brain. It has

no grooves, no scratches

and the load is still intact.

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

Are you sure you didn't

misplace it or exchange it

with another bullet?

TOM LEWIS:

o, no Sheriff there are no

her bullets in this building and

I swear to everything that

is Holy this is the bullet

that I removed from

Jonathan's brain I, I,

I pulled it out and I

immediately noticed that the

bullet had not been engaged and

I have no earthly

explanation for that.

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

Hmm Is that your laudanum?

TOM LEWIS:

Yes My arthritis

has been acting up recently

and it's the only medicine

that I know that

will take the edge off.

SHERIFF CHAPMAN:

OK Tom. Give my regards

to Margaret.

A FIDDLE CAN BE HEARD.

A FIDDLE CAN BE HEARD.

COLIN:

Hey!

HENRY SEED:

Pardon me my friend..

COLIN:

Don't touch me!

BARTENDER ZEKE:

Hail there Henry.

What brings you

here this time?

HENRY SEED:

Hello Zeke...I've got an

itch, a little noise to make.

It's been a long journey.

WANDA (OS):
Hello Henry.

Looking good.

How are you holding up?

HENRY SEED:

I am getting my bearings

Wanda, although today

was a pretty good day.

BARTENDER ZEKE:

So I heard.

WANDA:

You'll be sticking around then?

HENRY SEED:

As long as it takes...

I've got a lot of work to do...

BARTENDER ZEKE:

Got a lot of noise to make...

WANDA:

You sure you know what

you're doing?

HENRY SEED:

I do know this...sometimes a

deafening silence needs to be

broken with a thunderous roar.

BARTENDER ZEKE:

Perhaps so.

HENRY SEED:

It just seems to me like a lot

of people are turning a deaf ear

and a blind eye.

WANDA:

You should keep your own eyes

and ears open.

CHARLIE LITTLE FEATHER:

Hello.

PETER LEWIS:

Good afternoon.

ELIZABETH JANE:

Mr. Little Feather!

CHARLIE LITTLE FEATHER:

Elizabeth Jane.

ELIZABETH JANE:

Good afternoon Mr. Little

Feather.

May Gusty come over today?

CHARLIE LITTLE FEATHER:

Yes I'm sure she would like

that.

She will be over in a little

while.

ELIZABETH JANE:

Thank you.

EUGENE RODGERS:

Peter...

PETER LEWIS:

Afternoon, Eugene...

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