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00:00:00You can never quite tell what's inside a person's private heart and soul, and your father didn't
00:00:11talk much about himself, but you can tell a lot about a person by what they hold on
00:00:17to over the years.
00:00:22What is it?
00:00:23It's something your daddy should have told you about, but you know men, they put things
00:00:29off.
00:00:30No, not daddy, he was Mr. Discipline, Mr. Schedule, Mr. Perfect.
00:00:35No, that was his judge's persona, that was how most people saw him, but he was still
00:00:40a man.
00:00:41You know what's in here, don't you?
00:00:43Yes, he showed it to me once, debating how to tell you, but he just never got around
00:00:50to it.
00:00:56I'll be here if you want to talk.
00:01:26Honey, you're back.
00:01:47Honey, your friend Larry is here.
00:01:58Thanks Abigail.
00:01:59Hey Nat, you shouldn't have had to call me, I should have come on my own.
00:02:08What's that?
00:02:09I have something to show you.
00:02:16Sure.
00:02:17Can you believe it?
00:02:20I'm sorry, I don't get it.
00:02:23My father, the ever honest Judge Charles Everett Travers, was married before.
00:02:30Before?
00:02:31Before my mother.
00:02:32Yeah, it's a little secret that he carried to his grave with him.
00:02:35Why didn't he ever tell me?
00:02:39I'm sure he had his reasons for not telling you.
00:02:41Oh, don't defend him.
00:02:42There's nothing to defend, I'm just saying that he probably had his reasons for not telling
00:02:46you.
00:02:47This, I never know what to do in these situations.
00:02:50What situations?
00:02:51When was the last time a friend of yours came to you and said that her father was married
00:02:54before her mother?
00:02:55And to a trick rider, no less.
00:02:58A trick rider?
00:02:59Yes, a cowgirl.
00:03:01She rode horses in a rodeo like a sideshow clown.
00:03:06Well, she rode horses.
00:03:07You ride horses.
00:03:09I am not a cowgirl.
00:03:10Well, they were very young.
00:03:11I wonder if my mother knew.
00:03:13Well, I'm sure she knew that he had a life before they met.
00:03:16I mean, people do remarry, and I'm sure that if she'd lived longer, she would have told
00:03:21you.
00:03:22How come he didn't tell me?
00:03:25Well, check her out.
00:03:28She's pretty cool.
00:03:29I mean, look at those clothes.
00:03:32Yeah, dig that hat.
00:03:34I bet she stood on the back of galloping horses.
00:03:39Don't you kind of wonder what they had together?
00:03:42I don't know what I wonder.
00:03:45I don't even know what I feel.
00:03:48Hey, come here, pal.
00:03:51It's going to be okay.
00:03:54It'll be all right.
00:04:12Hey, Lulu.
00:04:27Hey.
00:04:34I'm supposed to do all that, Sam.
00:04:36Yeah, I know, but you know you can't reach.
00:04:40And I don't want to have that two-foot dirty streak down the middle of my window like everybody
00:04:44else in this town.
00:04:47Go get me $10 worth of gas.
00:04:50Good morning to you, too, Sam.
00:04:53I'm sorry.
00:04:55Good morning, Lulu.
00:04:58You look tired this morning.
00:05:01Psychology test on deductive reasoning.
00:05:03I studied till two.
00:05:04You're on time for work.
00:05:05I'm impressed.
00:05:07Well, I had to be here at the crack of dawn.
00:05:09Anyone but a moron needs gas at this hour.
00:05:12Jess, if she's still holding on, there should be service for something in this world.
00:05:17Even if it's for us morons.
00:05:24What's this, some new policy?
00:05:27I give you a 10, you give me a 50?
00:05:29It's a 50 you gave me for Jess.
00:05:31I told you to put this in her fruit jar.
00:05:33I did, but she took one look at it and knew exactly where it came from.
00:05:36Do you know she's not a charity case?
00:05:37That is the hardest headed woman we'll ever know.
00:05:39She ain't ever, isn't ever going to let us repay her for anything she or her mama did for us.
00:05:45That's just the way she is.
00:05:47We're just going to have to keep on trying, aren't we?
00:05:53See you, Lulu.
00:05:55Bye, Sam.
00:06:06Bye.
00:06:25Bennett, Martin and Jordan, may I help you?
00:06:29Hello, Max.
00:06:32Uh, let me check her extension, can you hold?
00:06:40Yeah, Nancy.
00:06:41Natalie, Max is holding for you on line one.
00:06:43Thanks.
00:06:45Hey, Max, what do you have?
00:06:49Really?
00:06:51Right here in California?
00:07:01Yeah.
00:07:31Hi.
00:07:43Just seat yourself, honey. Specials are up on the board.
00:07:46I'll be right there.
00:07:57Here you go.
00:07:59Your salads, are they?
00:08:01Your best bet's one of the specials.
00:08:03Just passing through, are you?
00:08:05No, I'm looking for someone.
00:08:07Actually, I'm writing an article on old rodeo performers and I understand one of them used to live around here.
00:08:12Lots of them.
00:08:13It's kind of a mecca.
00:08:14It was.
00:08:15Well, those days are gone for good.
00:08:18Chili's good today.
00:08:20Yeah, fine, whatever.
00:08:21One chili, Billy.
00:08:24Onions?
00:08:25Oh, no, thank you.
00:08:26Hold the onions.
00:08:35I'm bad, though.
00:08:36Here's some more water, just in case the chili is too hot.
00:08:39Sometimes Billy gets a little carried away back there.
00:08:42Uh, can you tell me where I might find a Maggie Mae Jarrett?
00:08:48She was pretty well known for...
00:08:50Trick riding, honey.
00:08:51Everybody that knows anything knows about Maggie Mae Jarrett.
00:08:54Good, good, so maybe you know where she is or where I might find someone who knows more about her.
00:08:58Old rodeo folks pretty much ended up all together west of town at Shady Grove.
00:09:02You take the first dirt road you ride, look for the names.
00:09:06Third row on your left for places the newest.
00:09:11Enjoy.
00:09:13Mmm.
00:09:27Mmm.
00:09:33Mmm.
00:09:42Mmm.
00:09:49Mmm.
00:09:59Mmm.
00:10:08Mmm.
00:10:13Mmm.
00:10:39Just freeze.
00:10:42He'll slither off as soon as he figures out you're not gonna hurt him.
00:10:47Must be a nest around here somewhere.
00:10:49I see one almost every time I come out.
00:10:51Uh, a nest?
00:10:53Yeah, I've seen one.
00:10:54What?
00:10:55Dozens and dozens of little ones.
00:10:56They're just wiggling and writhing all over the place.
00:10:59That's really interesting.
00:11:00Can you just do something, please?
00:11:03Yes.
00:11:04Hey, shh.
00:11:05Come on.
00:11:06Come on.
00:11:08Come on.
00:11:11Come on.
00:11:12You okay?
00:11:14No, not really.
00:11:16You don't look like you're from around here.
00:11:18You got family buried here or something?
00:11:20Uh, no, I'm, um, uh, researching.
00:11:23Researching?
00:11:25Yeah, I'm, uh, writing about, uh, uh, rodeo performers.
00:11:30Oh, my goodness, you're here for Maggie Mae and her pals.
00:11:33That's my mama.
00:11:34I'm her daughter, Jessie Mae Jarrett.
00:11:36You can call me Jess.
00:11:37Daughter?
00:11:38Yeah, her daughter.
00:11:40Nice to meet you.
00:11:41Um, I didn't get your name.
00:11:43I didn't know she had a daughter.
00:11:45Boy, that snake really upset you, didn't it, hon?
00:11:47Yeah, the snake and, um, uh, Chili.
00:11:50Sally's diner?
00:11:52Oh, Lord.
00:11:53But the snake's gone.
00:11:55That'll make you feel a little better.
00:12:01Oh, I'm sorry.
00:12:02Did I get your name?
00:12:03Oh, no, it's, uh, Natalie Trav...
00:12:06Natalie Travers.
00:12:08From?
00:12:09Uh, L.A., Los Angeles.
00:12:11Okay.
00:12:12Natalie Travers from Los Angeles.
00:12:14It's nice to meet you.
00:12:20You can follow me on back to the house.
00:12:22I'll tell you all about Maggie Mae Jarrett.
00:12:25Greatest rodeo queen of her day.
00:12:28Come on.
00:12:31Come on.
00:12:33Come on.
00:13:03Come on.
00:13:20Come on in.
00:13:22Come on.
00:13:31Got a lot more of these when you're ready.
00:13:34Uh, no, thank you.
00:13:35Not a coffee drinker?
00:13:36Mm-mm.
00:13:38Hard to trust a person who's not a coffee drinker.
00:13:43This looks like an old pin-up photo.
00:13:45Oh.
00:13:46Maggie Mae was painted on the nose of a B-17 during the Second World War.
00:13:49Some of those old guys, they came all the way from Chicago just to meet her.
00:13:53Do they do this sort of thing a lot?
00:13:56Beg your pardon?
00:13:57Do they assign something to somebody who doesn't really know what they're writing about?
00:14:02They expect us to do the research.
00:14:05Listen, I gotta go out and start filling the tank for the horses.
00:14:07I'm gonna be right out by the barn, so you can just look all you want, okay?
00:14:11And I'll be back in before I go down to the pasture.
00:14:14You okay?
00:14:15Okay.
00:14:19Okay.
00:14:50Okay.
00:15:04Hi.
00:15:06Who are you?
00:15:07Natalie Travers.
00:15:08And you are...?
00:15:10Hungry.
00:15:14What are you up to?
00:15:16I'm a writer.
00:15:17Yeah?
00:15:18Articles.
00:15:19For?
00:15:20Magazines and newspapers.
00:15:22Any I've heard of?
00:15:24I doubt it.
00:15:25Where's Jess?
00:15:26Uh, she's outside somewhere by the barn.
00:15:29I didn't get your name.
00:15:32Louella Suzanne Nichols.
00:15:34I don't use that middle one.
00:15:35It's too cute.
00:15:37Her friends call me Lulu.
00:15:39I live here.
00:15:40Jess took me in after my parents died.
00:15:49Oh.
00:15:51Alright.
00:15:54I thought he was a goner.
00:15:56Just keep him out of the green for about a week.
00:15:58He'll be fine.
00:16:04That's my best rope horse.
00:16:06I'm obliged to you, Sam.
00:16:09He'll get my bill.
00:16:11That's not a very friendly thing to say.
00:16:13Yeah, well, you called a vet.
00:16:15I came and I did my job.
00:16:18If you're looking for a friend, you're barking up the wrong tree.
00:16:20Go call somebody else.
00:16:21This is about Jess and them wild horses.
00:16:24She's just trying to do a good thing, Tom.
00:16:27She's trying to fulfill a promise.
00:16:29Now those wild horses they get in my herd,
00:16:31that's a bloodline ruined.
00:16:35They're just looking for water, Tom.
00:16:37And you could fix it if you really wanted to.
00:16:39Sam.
00:16:40Sam, Jess is just as crazy as her mother was.
00:16:43It's not my problem.
00:16:45She is not going to drill on this land.
00:16:48I'll doctor your animals because that's my job.
00:16:51But I won't hear any harsh words about Jess or her mother.
00:16:54You got that?
00:16:58If I was ten years younger, I'd give you the what for?
00:17:00If you were ten years younger,
00:17:02your dad would be kicking your behind.
00:17:05You just keep them horses off my property.
00:17:08You just keep them horses off my property.
00:17:10Yeah, yeah.
00:17:23Billy makes the chili on Friday.
00:17:25He keeps adding chili powder every day
00:17:27to kill the taste while it's dying.
00:17:29By today, it would be dead.
00:17:33Stop it.
00:17:34And now I'm going to be dead.
00:17:35Where are you staying, hon?
00:17:37I was planning a round trip.
00:17:39You're not tripping anywhere today.
00:17:41Not till this is over.
00:17:43You just stretch on out there.
00:17:44I'm going to get you a blanket.
00:17:46And you, Miss Cherry, go get your homework.
00:18:35To my loving husband, Charlie.
00:18:37Always Maggie Mae.
00:18:54Got an extra one here in case you get cold during the night.
00:18:57I don't want to impose.
00:19:00Jess takes in strays all the time.
00:19:02She's got a dozen old wild horses up there
00:19:04she's trying to keep from getting shot by our rabid neighbor.
00:19:10Oh, jeez, I'm all out of paper.
00:19:12You wouldn't happen to have any, being a writer and all, would you?
00:19:15Uh-uh.
00:19:16How about a pen?
00:19:18Lulu, leave her alone.
00:19:20I've got paper and pen over on my desk.
00:19:24Listen, we're going to have to haul the water up to the horses right now.
00:19:28It's going to take a little while, so you just, you know,
00:19:31wait here and relax, make yourself comfortable, okay?
00:19:34We'll be back as soon as we can.
00:19:45You might need this.
00:19:50Guess what I discovered?
00:19:53That lady has a picture of Maggie Mae in her car.
00:19:56Just like this one.
00:19:59Writers do research.
00:20:01These old rodeo pictures aren't exactly classified documents.
00:20:04But this one says, to my loving wife, Charlie.
00:20:07And the one she has is for Maggie Mae to Charlie.
00:20:12You should not have taken this out of the book.
00:20:14I wonder what she's really up to.
00:20:16You really don't believe her, do you?
00:20:18Gut feeling, Jess.
00:20:20All I know is something tells me she's not where she says she is.
00:20:23I don't know what she's all about either, but...
00:20:26I do know she's one sick puppy and she needs some help right now.
00:20:29I say she's trouble.
00:20:31Drop it. Please.
00:20:57Anybody home?
00:21:01Oh. Hey.
00:21:03Well, that must be your car out front.
00:21:06Where's Jess?
00:21:08I'm not sure. She'll be back soon.
00:21:13Sam Nelson. Hope I didn't scare you.
00:21:16No, no, no. I'm probably the one who's scary.
00:21:20No?
00:21:21I'm Natalie Travers.
00:21:22I don't remember seeing you here before.
00:21:25Oh, this is my first time here.
00:21:26Are you selling something?
00:21:28No. No, it's nothing like that.
00:21:30Oh. You all right?
00:21:32I'll be fine. It's just something I ate.
00:21:36Hey. Looks like our visitor's gonna live.
00:21:40Sally's chilly.
00:21:41Oh. Oh.
00:21:43Well, I hope you feel better than you think you look.
00:21:48Sam's a vet. He could take a look at you.
00:21:50Sure. Um... I'd be happy.
00:21:53Whoa. Wait. You're just a veterinarian?
00:21:55She's just a writer doing research on Maggie Mae.
00:21:58Who do you write for?
00:21:59I... um...
00:22:02New freelancer.
00:22:03Freelance. That's right.
00:22:04What does that mean?
00:22:05Well, that would mean that she is broken starving, right?
00:22:08Huh?
00:22:09I don't think so.
00:22:11Have you seen her car? And those shoes?
00:22:14They look...
00:22:15Well, it's nice to know the freelancing pace.
00:22:18You know Jess.
00:22:19Here's the lease agreement.
00:22:21What does Lawyer say?
00:22:22Oh, Tom's not gonna change his mind.
00:22:24That agreement was written when water rights weren't even an issue.
00:22:28I know that's bad news, but you know what?
00:22:30Um... I'll water them tomorrow. Take my turn.
00:22:33No, Sam. It's not your problem.
00:22:35I appreciate the offer, but Lulu and I'll take care of the watering.
00:22:40Can't we just put them in the corral where we actually have water?
00:22:43That sure would make life a lot easier, wouldn't it, Jess?
00:22:45Hey. Come on.
00:22:47Maggie Mae would not have that and you know it. Neither will I.
00:22:49We're gonna honor those horses the same way she did.
00:22:54Well, I'm gonna go out to the barn and check on old Buster. He's limping.
00:23:00It was nice meeting you.
00:23:03Would you like something to eat?
00:23:05No.
00:23:20Come on.
00:23:28You know where I come from?
00:23:30People say goodbye face to face. They don't leave a note on the kitchen table.
00:23:34I'm surprised you found something to write with.
00:23:36I'm sorry. I didn't want to wake anybody.
00:23:39Where I come from, people don't lie about who they are or what they do for a living.
00:23:42They just kind of come out and say what's on their mind.
00:23:45We're obviously not from the same place, Miss Natalie Travers.
00:23:49Well, where I come from, people don't...
00:23:51The guy in the picture here with Maggie Mae? Charlie Travers?
00:23:55Recognize him, do you?
00:23:57Yes.
00:23:59He's my father.
00:24:02Charles Everett Travers.
00:24:04Figured it was something like that.
00:24:06Why'd you come here?
00:24:08I don't know.
00:24:09They were married.
00:24:11See, my father was a very distinguished judge.
00:24:17And I just can't imagine them together.
00:24:20Well, Maggie Mae always talked about a Charlie Travers.
00:24:24The only man she ever loved.
00:24:27Guess she's not quite la-di-da enough for you to imagine.
00:24:30No, that's not what I meant.
00:24:33My father was your father, too, if what you're telling me is true.
00:24:38If what I'm telling you is true.
00:24:40So now you're calling me a liar? You've got a lot of nerve.
00:24:42No, I didn't mean to insinuate that.
00:24:45Maggie Mae could have had somebody else in her life.
00:24:47Not very likely. She went to her grave in love with that man.
00:24:51Well, if they were so in love, then what happened?
00:24:55She ended it.
00:24:57She said Charlie was destined for greater things than being married to a rodeo queen.
00:25:01So she sent him packing and never told him about me.
00:25:05I just found out about all this.
00:25:08Daddy just died.
00:25:10Maggie Mae, six months ago.
00:25:15Get in the truck.
00:25:16Well, I really should...
00:25:17Get in the truck.
00:25:18But...
00:26:08I wanted you to see this before they left for the day.
00:26:13Horses were here before we were, and Maggie Mae used to say we were the squatters.
00:26:18There aren't very many of them.
00:26:21Yeah, well, there used to be.
00:26:22There used to be big herds of them running wild all over this place here.
00:26:26And some of them scattered, you know.
00:26:28They got caught and broke.
00:26:31Make real good cow ponies.
00:26:32And the lamb behind us went BLM.
00:26:34That's when the water started drying up and horses started breaking down fences all over this place,
00:26:39just trying to get to the water.
00:26:40People started shooting them and it was...
00:26:42Shooting them? They can do that?
00:26:45People do it every day all over this country.
00:26:47I mean, for good reasons sometimes, you know.
00:26:49Because wild horses, they can be pretty destructive.
00:26:52And a thirsty wild horse, my goodness, they can just rip your ranch to shreds.
00:26:57But sometimes, you know what?
00:26:59People just shoot them for sport.
00:27:01Well, there has to be laws.
00:27:03Yeah, legal or illegal, the horses are still all dead.
00:27:08You know, these guys, they just showed up on our leased land here a little while ago.
00:27:12There's no brands, no earmarks, nothing.
00:27:14Sam says they're wild.
00:27:16Where were they before?
00:27:18Probably hanging out on the backside of the BLM.
00:27:20You know, this place is probably stored in one of their primitive memory banks, you know.
00:27:24And then they just instinctively returned here.
00:27:26The problem is, their home is all dried up mountain.
00:27:29Well, if you have a lease, why don't you just dig a well?
00:27:33I don't have the right.
00:27:34Even if I did, I don't have the money.
00:27:37You know what?
00:27:38This whole place used to belong to Maggie Mae.
00:27:40At one point in time, she...
00:27:42She sold it to old Hayden Groves.
00:27:44And he leased it back to her for grazing rights.
00:27:46And it was a 50-year lease for a really low sum of money.
00:27:49I mean, I don't know.
00:27:51I mean, I don't know.
00:27:53It was a 50-year lease for a really low sum of money.
00:27:56Of course, by today's standards, anyway.
00:27:58And then at some point, it got handed down to his son, old Tom.
00:28:01And now Tom really wants me to break this lease so he can turn around and lease it to somebody else for a lot of money.
00:28:06Well, why don't you just hire an attorney and sue him for drilling rights?
00:28:09It's a legal battle that I would lose.
00:28:12According to this lease, all we've got is surface water rights and natural spring rights.
00:28:16In a land where there's no rain.
00:28:19And all the springs are dried up.
00:28:23So you water them?
00:28:25Yeah, every day.
00:28:27We haul the water up here, and then see, we run it down to that old tub down there.
00:28:31Wow, that's commitment.
00:28:34I'm trying to keep my mama's dream alive.
00:28:37To give these horses a place where they can live in peace and run free.
00:28:41You know, like their kind have ever since the beginning.
00:28:48Maggie Mae was a dreamer.
00:28:50And she had a really big heart.
00:28:53Maybe knowing that, you could just accept that she and Charlie were...
00:28:57She and Charles Everett Travers were just two young foals in love.
00:29:05Maybe someday we'll just both accept that.
00:29:17I still think there's more to that woman than she's letting on.
00:29:20Why did I let you take psychology?
00:29:22It's just common horse sense.
00:29:24You're too suspicious.
00:29:27You know something you're not telling me.
00:29:30Nothing you need to be worrying about.
00:29:32We've seen the last of her.
00:29:53There's only two of them.
00:29:55Maybe we got lucky and the rest of them left.
00:29:57That wouldn't be lucky, and you know it, Lou.
00:29:59I don't see why not.
00:30:01Because it upset Jess, and you know it.
00:30:04They came here for water in the first place, and they'll all be back.
00:30:07Just forget it.
00:30:08Oh, no, no, it's something. Come on, let's hear it.
00:30:10I'm starting to feel like I'm next.
00:30:12Next?
00:30:13Yeah.
00:30:14I'm sorry.
00:30:15I'm sorry.
00:30:16I'm sorry.
00:30:17I'm sorry.
00:30:18I'm sorry.
00:30:19I'm sorry.
00:30:20I'm starting to feel like I'm next.
00:30:21Next?
00:30:22What are you talking about?
00:30:23Stuck working at the gas station with Jess.
00:30:26Marrying some idiot like Tim Ray Marcus out of boredom's sake.
00:30:30Watering these darn old horses for the rest of my life.
00:30:34It's like my whole life is being planned out for me.
00:30:38Whoa.
00:30:41It's not really about the horses, then, is it?
00:30:45How long has this been building up?
00:30:47I don't know.
00:30:48Just got a good look around the other day.
00:30:52I think it has to do with those Italian shoes.
00:30:54I'm not really following you here on that.
00:30:56That rider that's not really a rider, Natalie Travers?
00:30:59Right, right, right, right.
00:31:00I mean, did you see her?
00:31:01I saw her.
00:31:02That blouse was silk, you know.
00:31:03It was?
00:31:04And that car.
00:31:07I bet her new shoes cost more than my saddle.
00:31:10You better not have.
00:31:13It's not funny, Sam. It's not funny at all.
00:31:15You're right, you're right. It's not funny.
00:31:17Jealousy is not funny.
00:31:18I'm not jealous.
00:31:19Oh, yes, you are.
00:31:20What I'm saying is, Sam, she had choices in life.
00:31:24Some of us are just stuck.
00:31:27So you're saying that this life doesn't give you the things,
00:31:30the stuff like cars and shoes?
00:31:33Well, you're probably right.
00:31:35But there's more to life than Italian shoes.
00:31:42I'm never sorry for the choices you made.
00:31:44Yeah, I'd rather regret something I did than something I didn't do.
00:31:48You know what I mean?
00:31:50Come on. I'm almost done here.
00:31:56Was that really silk?
00:32:05They met the summer your dad finished law school.
00:32:09Got married in a fever under New Mexico skies.
00:32:14But his family put the pressure on.
00:32:16They had political ties. They had it all lined up for him.
00:32:19Big law firm and all.
00:32:21He came on out to California alone to cinch the job, find a place to live.
00:32:27She divorced him.
00:32:28Just about killed him.
00:32:30And he never knew about Jesse May.
00:32:32Oh, honey, if there had been any mention of a child,
00:32:37your daddy would have moved heaven and earth to find her.
00:32:41You know how responsible he was.
00:32:45Maybe Maggie May moved on.
00:32:48Found somebody else.
00:32:50Not according to Jesse.
00:32:53Parents don't always tell their children everything.
00:32:59You know that now.
00:33:08This conversation is over.
00:33:10Look, I'm your best friend, right?
00:33:12Yes.
00:33:13Now, come here. I want to show you something.
00:33:15Check this out.
00:33:16What is it?
00:33:17Birth certificate. New Mexico.
00:33:20Maggie May Jarrett, mother.
00:33:22Jesse May Jarrett, child.
00:33:24And father. And father.
00:33:27John Doe.
00:33:28Precisely. I want you to drop it.
00:33:30Well, if she's my sister, then there's no reason for me to drop it.
00:33:33Precisely. I want you to drop it.
00:33:35Well, if she's my sister, then ethically and morally,
00:33:38she is entitled to half my father's estate.
00:33:40Boy, you really are your father's daughter.
00:33:43I just want a definitive answer to a question of birth.
00:33:47Well, there's only one way to find that out.
00:33:49Yeah, I know. DNA.
00:33:51DNA takes two pieces to the puzzle.
00:33:53How are you going to pull that off?
00:33:55I'll figure something out.
00:34:04Hi.
00:34:06Well?
00:34:08Well, what?
00:34:10Test results were today.
00:34:14Oh, yeah. I forgot to get them.
00:34:16Oh, really?
00:34:18I might just forget how much I love you and the paddle you're behind.
00:34:22I passed them both.
00:34:24You did?
00:34:25Yeah.
00:34:26Well, that's good.
00:34:28Paddle you're behind?
00:34:30I passed them both.
00:34:32You did?
00:34:33Well, not with flying colors, but I passed.
00:34:35Oh, you proud little peacock.
00:34:37I studied hard for those grades.
00:34:39Yes, you did, and you should be proud of yourself.
00:34:41I'm proud of you, honey.
00:34:43I really am proud of you.
00:34:45Are you hungry?
00:34:46My belly is rock bottom empty.
00:34:48Okay, I'm going to go get us some burgers, and we can eat them on the way to water.
00:34:52Sounds like a winner.
00:34:53Close up the place for me, hon.
00:34:54This early?
00:34:55Hey, we're celebrating grades here.
00:34:59Now, those horses that Jess is trying to protect are going to ruin our herds,
00:35:03and they're going to tear up our pasture land if we don't do something about it now.
00:35:06Norman, Phil, you know I'm right.
00:35:09We got to stand together.
00:35:11We got to put pressure on Jess to get rid of those horses once and for all.
00:35:16Tom, I told you before.
00:35:19My diner is not a meeting hall for hotheads.
00:35:21Now, just keep it down or get out.
00:35:24Sally?
00:35:27In fact, just stop this talk altogether.
00:35:29Oh, no.
00:35:31Not on my account.
00:35:32Go right ahead, Tom.
00:35:33Do your speech.
00:35:34I'm finished, Jess.
00:35:36Good.
00:35:37Then it's my turn.
00:35:38With your permission.
00:35:40Have at him, girl.
00:35:43I'm ashamed of you guys.
00:35:45I expect it from Tom here because he's trying to get me to break my lease so he can make some more money.
00:35:49But he's just trying to use you.
00:35:50Can't you see that?
00:35:53Not one of you has anything to gain from those poor old horses being ground up into pet food.
00:35:58It's not just about the lease, Jess.
00:36:02Tom, you weren't a good liar in high school and you're not a good liar now.
00:36:06What's that supposed to mean?
00:36:08Inviting me to the senior prom.
00:36:10Telling me I was your only choice when three other girls had already turned you down.
00:36:15Ah!
00:36:27I need two burgers to go, please.
00:36:29Wait, wait. I just want to know, did you go?
00:36:31Where?
00:36:32To the prom with Tom.
00:36:34Yeah, I went. I was crazy about him then.
00:36:36God knows why.
00:36:38Billy! Billy!
00:36:40Two burgers to go!
00:36:45I haven't seen you in those for some time.
00:36:49Yeah, I'm glad they still fit.
00:36:51I am going riding.
00:36:53My horse has become more of an investment than a pleasure and I just hope I remember how.
00:36:57Oh, you'll be just fine. It's just like riding a bicycle. You never forget.
00:37:01I remember you teaching me how to ride a bike.
00:37:03You got so many scrapes on your knees, I went through two boxes of Band-Aids.
00:37:09Your father almost had a conniption fit.
00:37:12Have fun.
00:37:42Hey, Natalie. Good to see you back.
00:37:44Hey, JJ. It's good to be back.
00:37:46Hi, Bonnie.
00:37:47Hi, Bobby.
00:37:48Good to see you. Been a long time.
00:37:49Yeah.
00:37:50Just to be real happy you're back. Not that I haven't taken good care of him myself.
00:37:53Oh, no. I'm sure you take excellent care of him.
00:37:55Do you want me to attack him and warm him up for you?
00:37:57Yeah, please.
00:37:58Alright.
00:38:12Hey.
00:38:22You ever want to just run, just take off like the wind?
00:38:26Huh?
00:38:28I'm sorry it's been such a long time, old man.
00:38:31I haven't had my priorities straight.
00:38:33Alright, let's go.
00:38:36Here you go.
00:38:49I thought you left about an hour ago.
00:38:51Whoa. Old Buster here was hard to catch.
00:38:54Maybe he feels the same way I do about riding the fence.
00:38:58You know, this was your mama's promise.
00:39:01Well, if it bothers you that much.
00:39:04Here.
00:39:07Feel that strong about it. I'll do it. I'll do it myself.
00:39:11Don't you ever get upset?
00:39:14Always nice and calm.
00:39:16There's a few things in life you can only do properly if your heart's in it.
00:39:20I should have kept my mouth shut.
00:39:22No. No, you shouldn't have.
00:39:25No, no, look at me.
00:39:28I do care about what's in your heart.
00:39:30And I always want you to tell me, okay?
00:39:40And you're right. It was my mama's promise.
00:39:46Darn it!
00:39:52Jess!
00:39:55Jess, are you...
00:39:59This is all my fault.
00:40:02Let's get you up.
00:40:04No, I'm not. I can't. Something's broke.
00:40:07I'll be back quick.
00:40:10I'll be right here.
00:40:20Now, this is going to be real cold at first.
00:40:23But you have to leave it on for ten minutes, alright?
00:40:28Do you really think she's your sister?
00:40:31When I was little, Mom and Maggie May talked about a guy named Charlie.
00:40:36Well, at least now we know he really existed.
00:40:39Yeah, well, you're living proof that he existed.
00:40:42He never knew about me.
00:40:44Why not?
00:40:46They lived on a little ranch outside of Santa Fe, and, you know, they're all happy and in love and stuff.
00:40:51And one day, I guess, they just woke up and realized they were from two different worlds.
00:40:56He went on out to Los Angeles.
00:40:59He was expecting Maggie May to follow him.
00:41:02Yeah, and when Maggie May, she'd have none of that.
00:41:05She told him she was going to follow him.
00:41:10You know, I grew up my whole life thinking Maggie May wasn't afraid of anything.
00:41:14But she was. She was...
00:41:18She was afraid that one of them was always going to have to be given up too much.
00:41:23You know, she didn't want it to be him, so...
00:41:26After he left, she filed for divorce.
00:41:29Then she found out she was pregnant, and then she couldn't rodeo anymore, so...
00:41:33She came out here, she got as close as she dared get, and just watched him from afar.
00:41:39She's always proud of him.
00:41:41She never told him about you?
00:41:44No.
00:41:46I guess she started to once, you know, after I was born, but...
00:41:49By that time, she found out he was engaged to be married to Natalie's mama.
00:41:54And she didn't want to cause him any more pain.
00:41:58That's a tough one for a young girl.
00:42:01You had to live with her decision all your life.
00:42:05What does Miss Prissypants have to say about all this?
00:42:08Yeah, what does she say about this?
00:42:10Can we just drop it?
00:42:13Better get going. Don't want to be late for school.
00:42:19You'll feel better, Jess.
00:42:21Thanks, hon.
00:42:28Since when does she care about being late for school?
00:42:32Look, I gotta get out of here, but I'm gonna be back soon, all right?
00:42:36You stay put.
00:42:50Hey.
00:42:52Hello.
00:42:53I'm here to see Natalie Travers. Is she in?
00:42:55Do you have an appointment? This is a family emergency.
00:42:58Family emergency.
00:43:00Natalie's sister is sort of my mother.
00:43:02That would make you Lulu.
00:43:04You know her, Larry?
00:43:06Um, I'll take it from here, Nance.
00:43:10Hey.
00:43:11Well, you're exactly as Nat described.
00:43:14Am I?
00:43:16Hi.
00:43:17You're exactly as Nat described.
00:43:19Am I supposed to know you?
00:43:21Oh, no. I'm Larry Griskin, Nat's best and sometimes only friend.
00:43:26You sound like Sam.
00:43:27The vet?
00:43:28She told you about Sam, too?
00:43:30I believe I detected a little something-something there.
00:43:33I detected the same something-something from Sam.
00:43:37So, um, why are you here?
00:43:40I really need to see her.
00:43:41Well, she's been coming into work a little later every other day,
00:43:44and she's calling it getting her priorities straight.
00:43:46Well, I need to talk to her about those priorities.
00:43:49Okay.
00:43:51Well, you'll find her here.
00:43:56Here you go.
00:43:57Thanks.
00:43:58You're welcome.
00:44:01Oh, Lulu.
00:44:03It's that way.
00:44:07She's talking to you.
00:44:19Do you know where I can find Natalie Travers?
00:44:22Over there.
00:44:26Hey.
00:44:28Hey, can I help you?
00:44:29Yeah, do you know where I can find Natalie Travers?
00:44:33Yeah, sure, she's right out there.
00:44:39She's really something, huh?
00:44:42Yeah, she is.
00:44:52So, the way I see it is, like each other or not, you are sisters, so...
00:44:57Half-sisters, maybe.
00:44:58Whoever came up with that expression anyway?
00:45:00I mean, what does it mean?
00:45:02The way I see it, it's all or nothing.
00:45:04I mean, Maggie Mae wasn't my real grandmother.
00:45:07Jess isn't my real mother.
00:45:08Sam isn't really my brother, but when push comes to shove, real doesn't really matter.
00:45:13You know what I mean?
00:45:15Your daddy never even knew about Jess.
00:45:17You do.
00:45:20Do you have anything to eat that's not designer food?
00:45:24Does Jess know you're here?
00:45:26She'd kill me.
00:45:28Please tell me you have ice cream.
00:45:30No.
00:45:34Those shoes you wear, they gave you away.
00:45:37You're not a starving writer.
00:45:39And they're way too sexy.
00:45:41You could probably be cool if you wanted to.
00:45:45Jess wouldn't ask you for anything, but there is a way you could help.
00:45:49It takes a lot of work to keep that ranch going, and she's going to be in a cast for another six weeks.
00:45:56Of course, we realize you're basically incompetent when it comes to hard work and pretty much selfish.
00:46:01Wait a minute.
00:46:02Incompetent and selfish?
00:46:03You barely even know me.
00:46:05Well, from this point on, that's your fault.
00:46:12You can call me Lulu.
00:46:42I stopped by the station.
00:46:54Billy Joe said everything's running smooth and you don't need to worry about a thing.
00:46:57Just get well.
00:47:01Oh, he said he placed that fuel order you told him about.
00:47:04How was class today?
00:47:06Psychology 101?
00:47:08Kind of a hands-on thing.
00:47:13You're in an awful big hurry to get out of here this morning.
00:47:16I didn't want to be late.
00:47:17I had some studying I had to do.
00:47:19Very admirable.
00:47:21Do we need to talk?
00:47:22No.
00:47:26I know suspicious when I see it, young lady.
00:47:44Oh, Jess.
00:47:49I truly wish that you would stop hopping around on that leg.
00:47:53Who's hopping? I'm sitting.
00:47:55Don't you have some animals you can go to the doctor or something?
00:47:59I was talking to a few of the boys down at the diner today and they said that you had a run-in with Tom Grove and I heard it was a good one.
00:48:05It wasn't exactly a run-in.
00:48:07I talked and he just skeddled.
00:48:14One of the horses went down.
00:48:16I found her in the hollow just on the other side of the ridge.
00:48:20Went down or was shot?
00:48:23Natural causes.
00:48:25Yeah, those poor old horses.
00:48:26They don't have anybody to talk for them but me and I'm laid up here like some one-winged pigeon.
00:48:31Well, I can keep an eye on things.
00:48:32I mean, that's the least I can do.
00:48:34Don't you get started on how much you owe me, young man.
00:48:37I wouldn't dream of it.
00:48:39Good.
00:48:43Lulu didn't show up for school yesterday.
00:48:45I knew something was going on with her.
00:48:48You have any ideas?
00:48:49She's got a lot going on in her head these days.
00:48:53We've got to start thinking about Lulu's future.
00:48:56That's what's eating on her.
00:49:12Abigail.
00:49:13Your father always sought the truth.
00:49:16He would be very proud of you.
00:49:19And so am I.
00:49:49You staying for dinner?
00:49:51What are we having?
00:49:53My famous stew.
00:49:55Duty calls.
00:49:56Chip's on vacation.
00:49:57I got to clean the clinic, so.
00:50:00No stew, no bread.
00:50:02You, young lady, got to stay off that foot.
00:50:05It's going to swell and you're going to have to hobble around the rest of your life, all right?
00:50:09I'll get it.
00:50:11Fine.
00:50:13Because my vet says don't be hobbling on my leg.
00:50:20Hello, Sam.
00:50:23Hey, yourself.
00:50:25Hey.
00:50:26Going to keep me in suspense here or are you going to tell me?
00:50:29It's, uh...
00:50:31Hi.
00:50:33Hello.
00:50:37So it's a viable offer.
00:50:39I've never written a book before, but there's a first time for everything, right?
00:50:43Yeah.
00:50:46Don't you have something to do?
00:50:47Somewhere to go?
00:50:49No.
00:50:51Then take off your hat.
00:50:53So I was also thinking, I could stay in town, but I think it would be more efficient if I stayed here.
00:51:06Hi.
00:51:07Hi.
00:51:08Lulu, you're just in time to vote.
00:51:10I think it's tied.
00:51:11There is no tie.
00:51:12Sam does not live here.
00:51:13He doesn't get to vote.
00:51:14Hey.
00:51:15Let me explain.
00:51:16I sincerely want to write a book about Maggie Mae and I think it would just be a lot faster if I could stay here and do the research every day
00:51:24and Jess would get all the credit and all the money and I could do chores to pay for my room and board.
00:51:33So what do you say?
00:51:40Uh, we will do it on a trial basis.
00:51:45Come on, I'll show you the spare room.
00:51:55What?
00:52:18What time do we have breakfast?
00:52:20A little past five.
00:52:22There's at five in the morning and five in the evening?
00:52:24This is the morning.
00:52:25Oh, don't be such a smarty pants.
00:52:27Connect the hose here, okay?
00:52:30And the water runs downhill to that trough.
00:52:35How many times a day do you have to do this?
00:52:37Depends on the number of horses and evaporation.
00:52:40If we had another trough, we could skip a day.
00:52:43Truth is, Jess would come here every day anyway just to check on them.
00:52:46That's the way she is.
00:52:47Yeah, she's real committed to these horses.
00:52:50This water just takes a big bite out of life, that's all.
00:52:55But then you have someone to do your work for you, don't you?
00:52:57Oh, don't even go there, Lulu. You know I like pointy shoes.
00:53:03I heard him saying something about a spring.
00:53:05Oh, that's long dried up.
00:53:06Okay, wait. Where is the spring?
00:53:09Out there somewhere.
00:53:10Besides, it doesn't matter. Tom won't let us drill in his land anyway.
00:53:14We're gonna figure this out.
00:53:16You figure this out and I'll... I'll...
00:53:19You'll...
00:53:21I'll be really, really grateful.
00:53:28Can't you just wait for Lulu?
00:53:30Oh, she's got classes. I can't wait.
00:53:33Well, how about if I call Sam?
00:53:34He's got a business to run. I don't want to bother him.
00:53:37You want to take me or not?
00:53:38Well, can't I at least drive my car?
00:53:41I can't bend my leg.
00:53:43Is yours automatic?
00:53:44Three on the tree, chickadee.
00:53:46What?
00:53:49What?
00:53:59Well, that wasn't bad.
00:54:02Only stripped the gear four times.
00:54:06I truly am sorry, Miss Jess.
00:54:08I tried to pay for the fuel delivery, but there wasn't enough money in the register.
00:54:12It's okay. It's really okay.
00:54:13You know, I called the company. They're gonna have that guy stop on his way back down.
00:54:16Okay?
00:54:19So, I want you to take this.
00:54:23Tell that guy just keep pumping until it runs out, okay?
00:54:26Yes, ma'am.
00:54:27Now, listen.
00:54:28Billy Joe, you've been doing a really good job here.
00:54:30Really good job.
00:54:31I want you to take ten out for yourself.
00:54:33Thank you, Miss Jess.
00:54:35Ma'am.
00:54:41He'd be living in the woods if he didn't have this job.
00:54:44He's such a hard worker and, boy, he's as honest as the day is long.
00:54:49He's a little slow on the uptake.
00:54:51You know, I have some money.
00:54:53You want your money?
00:54:54No, it would just be a loan.
00:54:55What do you really want from me?
00:54:57I don't know what you mean. I just offered to loan you some money.
00:55:01You know what I mean.
00:55:03You know what, Jess?
00:55:04I don't want anything from you.
00:55:06Really.
00:55:14Well, then, if you really want to do something for me,
00:55:17you could cast those legal eyes of yours on my old lease
00:55:20and tell me exactly what's in it for your room and board.
00:55:23You got it.
00:55:28So, where are we going?
00:55:30Riding.
00:55:32Does it matter?
00:55:34No, I guess not.
00:55:37So, Jess says you were able to take a look at the lease agreement.
00:55:40Yeah, I did. I did.
00:55:41And what I gathered from the document is that
00:55:43whatever existed when the lease was signed still applies.
00:55:46And basically, it's a grandfather clause.
00:55:48However, the lease is very specific about not drilling a new well.
00:55:53So, if we can find that old spring and make it productive,
00:55:56then we won't be breaking the agreement?
00:55:58Correct. If we can find the well.
00:56:00Question is, how are we going to do that?
00:56:03Well, it's easy. I know where it is.
00:56:08It's so beautiful here.
00:56:11So open and free.
00:56:13I can just see Maggie Mae out,
00:56:16working cattle in that big old hat of hers.
00:56:22Oh, that must have been good times for all of them.
00:56:25For Jess, it's been nothing but rough times.
00:56:29The little she had, she shared with my mom and me,
00:56:32and now Lulu.
00:56:34She's just hunkered down here, putting one foot in front of the other,
00:56:38praying that good times are coming around the corner.
00:56:41Are there good times?
00:56:43I honestly don't see how.
00:56:46It's Lulu that worries me.
00:56:49There's a whole big world out there, and she wants a shot at it.
00:56:52She deserves a chance to make her own choices about her life.
00:56:56She's only got a little bit of time.
00:56:59She deserves a chance to make her own choices about her life.
00:57:02She's only 18.
00:57:04Plenty of time for that.
00:57:06By the time I was 18, my whole life was mapped out in front of me.
00:57:10Isn't that a good thing?
00:57:12Let me put it to you this way.
00:57:14It's what brought me here.
00:57:30I don't know.
00:57:31PhD stood for post-hole digger.
00:57:34These are the pits.
00:57:51Are you sure we are going to find a spring down here somewhere?
00:57:54I don't know.
00:58:00I don't know.
00:58:14All I know is that this all seems to mean something to her.
00:58:18I'm not buying it.
00:58:19She's got an ulterior motive.
00:58:21She's out there digging her behind all the time.
00:58:23Seriously.
00:58:25I know it doesn't make any sense, a woman like that,
00:58:27digging in the dirt, trying to fit in.
00:58:29But you've got to admit, she's helping out.
00:58:32What, you think I'm terrible because I'm not cozy enough?
00:58:34No, no, that's not what I said, Jess.
00:58:37What?
00:58:55Try walking in my boots for a minute here.
00:58:57We will never know what would have happened if Charlie and Maggie May would have stayed together.
00:59:01But it didn't, okay?
00:59:03I know your life has been pretty hard.
00:59:06And Natalie's looks like a piece of cake from here.
00:59:10What are you saying, I'm jealous?
00:59:12No, that's not what I'm saying.
00:59:13Well, then what?
00:59:14I'm saying she's making a lot of effort, that's all.
00:59:17Just, that's all I want you to think about, okay?
00:59:22Look, I'm tired. I had a long day.
00:59:25I gotta go.
00:59:29Can I help you?
00:59:30No, no.
00:59:31I just want to sit.
00:59:35Okay.
00:59:40Thanks.
00:59:43Good night.
01:00:05Bye.
01:00:25I bought those on sale.
01:00:26Oh my gosh.
01:00:28Hang on, I think these might fit you better.
01:00:30I'm so embarrassed.
01:00:31I'm sure my foot is probably a lot wider than yours.
01:00:33No, no, no, no.
01:00:34Really, I knew these were too tight when I bought them.
01:00:37Why did you get them?
01:00:38I'm sure they cost a fortune.
01:00:40Well, the theory was that they'd make me feel better at the time.
01:00:43I guess that's why I dragged them all the way out here, kind of a security blanket.
01:00:47They feel great.
01:00:48I'll make a deal with you.
01:00:49If your boots fit me, we'll trade.
01:00:52Do you have another pair of boots?
01:00:53Yeah.
01:00:54So we have a deal?
01:00:55Deal.
01:00:56Excellent.
01:00:57I'm starting to think those are a little out of your league.
01:00:59No, I don't.
01:01:02I know what I want out of life, and I'm going to get it.
01:01:04And it's not just expensive shoes, either.
01:01:11Wow, when I was 18, I did everything everybody expected of me.
01:01:14I wish I'd had her spunk.
01:01:31Ah!
01:01:33Come on.
01:01:35Thanks.
01:02:01Morning!
01:02:03I was told I could find you here.
01:02:04No, good morning to you, sir.
01:02:07Sir?
01:02:09That's awful formal.
01:02:11Ma'am.
01:02:14Hello, Sam.
01:02:15That's better.
01:02:16Looks like you got rubbed into some watering chores.
01:02:18Nah, I volunteered.
01:02:22First rule in ranching, never volunteer for anything.
01:02:25Oh, I guess I missed that rule.
01:02:29Look.
01:02:30You got boots.
01:02:31Yeah, you noticed.
01:02:32Lulu and I did some trading.
01:02:39They don't seem so wild right now.
01:02:43I wouldn't want to ride one.
01:02:47So.
01:02:50How's the riding going?
01:02:52Oh, well, it's all there in black and white.
01:02:55In living color, actually.
01:02:58Yeah, you know, I just, I didn't see it.
01:03:00I didn't understand.
01:03:02Maggie Mae was a remarkable woman.
01:03:06All this because of some simple curiosity about her being married to my dad.
01:03:11It was a big deal in her life.
01:03:13What if they'd just taken the chance?
01:03:16What if Maggie Mae and Charlie had just said,
01:03:19to heck with everybody else and stuck together?
01:03:22You wouldn't be here talking to me right now.
01:03:25It's true.
01:03:27So.
01:03:29What about you?
01:03:32Would you have taken that chance?
01:03:40Hey.
01:03:41Can I talk to you for a second?
01:03:42Oh, no, I'm all out of shoes.
01:03:44And I'm all out of boots.
01:03:46What's up?
01:03:50There's something I thought you should know.
01:03:52I watch you struggle with this night after night.
01:03:55Jess used to write for the newspaper years ago.
01:03:59She even started a book about Maggie Mae,
01:04:02but she didn't have the courage to send it to anyone.
01:04:05I think that's why she's kind of funny about all this,
01:04:08because you're doing the very thing that she always wanted to.
01:04:12Yeah, except I'm not doing the very thing.
01:04:15I mean, you know, I can write legal briefs and stuff like that,
01:04:18but when it comes to creative writing, I suck.
01:04:23Wow.
01:04:26And then there's Sam.
01:04:28What about Sam?
01:04:29Well, I think he's, you know.
01:04:34No, I don't know.
01:04:36I think he's falling for you.
01:04:38History repeats itself.
01:04:40What?
01:04:41Your father and Maggie Mae.
01:04:52Oh.
01:05:11I want you to see this for yourself.
01:05:13Yeah.
01:05:15Oh.
01:05:20Bet she's digging her behind up.
01:05:27Tom.
01:05:28Oh, no.
01:05:32You there, stop what you're doing.
01:05:34Oh.
01:05:35There's to be no drilling. That's part of the agreement.
01:05:38Relax, Tom.
01:05:40We're not drilling. You can see that.
01:05:42We've been over this time and time again.
01:05:45You and your darn horses are out of here.
01:05:48You best be getting yourself a lawyer.
01:05:50Allow me to introduce myself.
01:05:53I'm Natalie Travers. I am Jess's attorney.
01:05:56Bennett, Martin, and Jordan in Los Angeles.
01:05:58Perhaps you've heard of us. We're the second largest firm in the state.
01:06:02Now, we have more than enough proof that there was once a spring here.
01:06:05So based on the grandfather clause of the lease, page 12, section 8,
01:06:08what was there then is part of the deal now.
01:06:11You know where I stand.
01:06:13Yeah. You're standing on leased land. You're trespassing.
01:06:17And if you do it again, I'll see to it you spend 30 days in county jail.
01:06:21Jess!
01:06:23Hey!
01:06:39Can you find anything better than peanut butter and jelly?
01:06:41Oh, I haven't had one of these in years. This is delicious.
01:06:44Can I make you a cup of tea?
01:06:46No, I'll have coffee.
01:06:48Coffee?
01:06:50We've corrupted you all the way to coffee, have we?
01:06:53Well, does this mean that you trust me now?
01:06:55I didn't say that.
01:06:59Listen, Jess, I have a confession.
01:07:03I'm listening.
01:07:04Well, I really did talk to a very successful publisher.
01:07:08He's a former client of mine, and he's very excited about the book.
01:07:11And I think we can get a deal.
01:07:13But...
01:07:14But? That's the hardest part.
01:07:16I mean, that's usually when people give up. What do you mean, but?
01:07:19I tried, but I'm not a writer.
01:07:22And I don't want to abandon the project and just go home.
01:07:26I'm just a lawyer.
01:07:28You're a darn good one. I can still see Tom's face. Thank you very much.
01:07:33I've got to tell you the truth about something.
01:07:36I used the book as an excuse to come back here.
01:07:40I have a lot of things to work out in here.
01:07:44In here.
01:07:47Anyway, I think we can get this book published. I really do.
01:07:51But I can't write it.
01:07:53A little birdie tells me that you can.
01:07:58So, can we have a deal?
01:08:03I'll make you one of these.
01:08:05Oh, yeah, now we've got a deal.
01:08:17Oh, and I think I broke all ten fingernails for nothing.
01:08:22You know, I'm starting to think you might not be so bad after all.
01:08:26Yeah, well, the jury is still out on you. And this water project.
01:08:30Sam thinks it's going to work. It better work.
01:08:33We can't keep on hauling this water forever.
01:08:35Sam's an optimist.
01:08:37He tries to see the positive side of things.
01:08:40He hasn't had an easy life, you know.
01:08:42His dad was killed when he was young, and he and his mom moved in with Maggie Mae and Jess.
01:08:47Yeah, he's quite the guy.
01:08:50You know what I said the other night about Sam?
01:08:53Jess said it too.
01:08:55She said, well, here we go all over again with the two of them.
01:09:02They seem to be settling in, not drifting away.
01:09:05Settling in is good.
01:09:07We all need it.
01:09:10I'm getting to like this.
01:09:13I know where to find you in the morning.
01:09:16Don't get used to it.
01:09:18Oh, you're not a morning person?
01:09:22This can't last forever. This isn't my world, remember?
01:09:26Hey, hey, hey, hey, what was that? Where did that come from?
01:09:29Reality. Reality is where it is.
01:09:31Hey, you know, hey, turn around. Look at me.
01:09:35You told me when you were young that your mom died and you never got to know her.
01:09:40Now your dad is gone.
01:09:42You're searching for something.
01:09:44And you think just maybe you're going to find it here.
01:09:46Don't you see that?
01:09:48You could have Jess as a sister.
01:09:51But it would never work for us.
01:09:53You know what? Just have a little bit of faith.
01:09:55That's what Maggie Mae and Charlie didn't have.
01:09:58We could have something different.
01:10:02Something like this.
01:10:23You're not going to believe this, but everything is going to be just fine.
01:10:29Everything is going to be just fine.
01:10:34And it's not going to be because you made it happen, Natalie.
01:10:39Don't try to control it. Just let it happen.
01:10:58It's okay.
01:11:15I feel like such a worthless loot.
01:11:18You guys going off to do all the work and I'm staying home.
01:11:21Well, you have a book to write.
01:11:23That's not work.
01:11:25I don't know how. Right, Natalie?
01:11:28Got that right.
01:11:32Just checking on the horses.
01:11:34They're gone.
01:11:43They were settled in yesterday.
01:11:45Something obviously scared them off, I think.
01:11:47Tom Grove.
01:11:49The fence might be down again.
01:11:51Tell you what, if it was Tom Grove, I'm good.
01:11:54I'm going to get to the dig site.
01:11:57Hurry up!
01:12:24Oh!
01:12:37I don't believe it.
01:12:39You hit water.
01:12:40We really did it.
01:12:42See? All you need is a little bit of faith.
01:12:45And a lot of digging.
01:12:55What's your friend doing here?
01:12:57Um, I don't know. Law firm business, I guess.
01:13:16Cowboy boots, dirty jeans.
01:13:18Ooh, you talk about a cowboy.
01:13:21Cowboy boots, dirty jeans.
01:13:23Ooh, you turned into a real country girl.
01:13:25Only on the outside.
01:13:27Try to reach yourself.
01:13:28I can't get any signal out here.
01:13:31Is that her boyfriend?
01:13:33No, he's just a friend from work.
01:13:35What's he doing here?
01:13:36Law business.
01:13:41So, I drove up to give you this.
01:13:44It's all there.
01:13:45What does it say?
01:13:46Open it and see.
01:13:47Oh, come on. Just tell me what it says.
01:13:48It should be a surprise.
01:13:50Plus, I gotta go.
01:13:51I met this woman who's into sailing.
01:13:53We're spending the weekend in Catalina.
01:13:56Oh, and I took care of that thing you wanted me to take care of from your note.
01:14:02Problem.
01:14:03Thanks for everything.
01:14:10Nice seeing you all.
01:14:12And, uh, take care of my pal here.
01:14:19Come on. Let's go get something to eat.
01:14:38Yeah, PG.
01:14:41Legal stuff?
01:14:42Just some, uh, unfinished business I have to bring to closure.
01:14:46Natalie, I...
01:14:48Yeah?
01:14:55I better get back to the clinic.
01:15:02All right, yeah.
01:15:17Let's go.
01:15:26I don't see why you have to go.
01:15:28There are several reasons.
01:15:30One of them being that I have a whole other life.
01:15:32Get in a life. It's an existence.
01:15:36What about Sam?
01:15:39Tell Sam I said goodbye.
01:15:41Goodbye? That's it?
01:15:43The man is twitterpated over you.
01:15:45You like him too, I can tell.
01:15:47Well, we come from two different worlds. You're the one who said that.
01:15:50I didn't say it exactly like that.
01:15:53I just don't want Sam to get hurt, that's all.
01:15:56Neither do I. That's why I have to leave.
01:15:59I'm sorry, Lulu.
01:16:02So am I.
01:16:15Thank you for everything.
01:16:20What's this?
01:16:22I did something sneaky.
01:16:25I'm not proud of it, but it's done.
01:16:28DNA results?
01:16:30Yours and mine.
01:16:32What's it say?
01:16:33I don't know. I didn't open it.
01:16:36You're not even a little bit curious?
01:16:38I was.
01:16:40But somehow that doesn't seem to matter very much anymore.
01:16:53Get out of here before I start blubbering.
01:17:16Here.
01:17:23I can't believe this.
01:17:25What?
01:17:26It's a bank draft.
01:17:30For five...
01:17:32Five hundred thousand dollars?
01:17:36I think I'm gonna faint.
01:17:38Well, don't do that, because I can't pick you up.
01:17:46I love you.
01:17:50Why do you think she did it?
01:17:53Read the last paragraph.
01:18:01She is your sister.
01:18:04Apparently so.
01:18:15Hi. Come on in.
01:18:20We need to talk about your brief on the Rosenthal case.
01:18:22Yeah, I finished it.
01:18:23Oh, I read it. Very good.
01:18:27Unfortunately, the depositions are from the Levinson versus Connor case.
01:18:32You're kidding.
01:18:33No.
01:18:35Let's face it, Nat. Your mind's not into your work.
01:18:38I don't believe your heart is either.
01:18:40I have no idea what you're talking about.
01:18:43You're in love.
01:18:44Are you nuts?
01:18:45Yeah.
01:18:46I know love when I see it.
01:18:48I've been there.
01:18:50Once.
01:18:52All right, I'll straighten out the brief thing.
01:18:56Okay.
01:18:57And why don't you try to straighten out the other love thing, too?
01:19:01Get out.
01:19:14Oh.
01:19:44Yeah.
01:20:14So how's your sister?
01:20:23She's great.
01:20:24Well, she was this morning.
01:20:26By tonight, she could hate me.
01:20:28We're relatives, man.
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