North and
South
Episode 10
English version: Dec 24, 2024
Contents
Episode 10
10.01 -
Title
10.02 - Train
Ambushg On George
10.03 -
Charles' Emotions After The Battle
10.04 - Nightmares
10.05 - Smipers
10.06 -
Billy In The Back
10.07 -
Billy Returns To His Unit
10.08 - Relocation
In The Wilderness
10.09 -
Grant And The Reporter
10.10 -
Wilderness, VA
10.11 -
Grant Demands Forward Action
10.12 -
Inequal Treatment?
10.13 -
Virgilia Reprimanded
10.14 - Orry
Commissions A Detective
10.15 - Orry
Jr. Arrives
10.16 - Orry
Wounded
10.17 - Orry
In Virgilia's Field Hospital
10.18 -
Virgilia Nurses Orry
10.19 -
Madeline And The Young Colored
10.20 - The
Regufee Camp
10.21 - Aid
Transport And Street Robbery
10.22 - Rafe
Beaudeen, The Chavalier
10.23 - Orry
And Virgilia Are Talking
10.24 - Arrival
At Libby
10.25 -
James Fails With Davis
10.26 -
Ashton Is Dissatisfied
10.27 - Bent
Plans James In
10.28 -
Ashton Wraps Up James
10.29 -
James With Bent
10.30 - The
Rebel Colonel Blead To Death
10.31 - Who Hasn't
Watch Out Here?
10.32 - Mrs.
Neal Has Enough
10.33 -
Virgilia Turns To Sam
10.34 -
Charles Saves Augusta
10.35 -
Whiskey And Love
10.36 -
Constance Speaks Out For George
10.37 - What
Can Be Done For George?
10.38 -
Libby Prison (1)
10.39 - Harsh Punishment
10.40 -
Credits
Episode 10
10.01 - Title
See Episode 7 scene 1
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10.02 - Train Ambush On George
In May, 1864, George
accompanies a troop transport by rail, when the train is stopped by rebels
under Colonel Mosby and George and his men are taken prisoners. Mosby prevents
George being mistreeted, but he sends him off to the nothorious Libby Prison.
The hopes of the North now fall squarely on the shoulders of General
Grant, while Jefferson Davis clings to the belief that Lee will lead the south
to victory.
Engineer.....................
Clear sailling ahead, General. We ought to reach the
junction long before dark.
George........................
While you're taking on fuel and water, I'll wire General Grant,
we'll be on our way.
(explosion
on the track in front of the train)
George........................
Ambush! Back it up!
Engineer
.................... Rebels up ahead!
(fight,
second explosion, train halts)
US Soldier..................
Come on, boys! Get down there! Come on! Come on! Get out there!
CS
Soldier.................. Cease firing. Cease firing.
US
Soldier.................. Come on! Get the prisoners off the train!
Mosby........................
Private! A Union general deserves a more
respectful welcome than that. Let him up.
George........................
(gets up)
Mosby........................
Colonel John Mosby, Sir, at your service. (salutes)
(1)
George........................
(salutes) General George Hazard.
Mosby........................
You'll have to forgive my men, they're mostly farmers. But at night they become
rangers. They're more than just a little upset that your General Custer is
calling'em common bushwhackers.
George........................
The passions of war, Colonel.
Mosby........................
Indeed? He said he would hang my men in retaliation for all the Yankee food and
equipment we've confiscated. As fortunate for you, Sir, he's not yet carried
out his threat, or you might find yourself at the end of a rope, instead on
your way to Libby Prison.
George........................
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Mosby........................
Good day, General. (rides off) Let's get those guns
unloaded!
US
Soldier.................. Put your back into it!
US Soldier..................
Yes, Sir!
US
Soldier.................. Unload'em! Get to it!
(1) Historical:
John Singleton Mosby, 06.12.1833-30.05.1916, C.S. Colonel, Confederate
cavalry commander, known for his raids and ambushes in partisan tactics behind
Union lines to destroy supply lines and to capture material. (Wikipedia)
(2) Historical:
Correcly told here. After a request from U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant to hang
any prisoners from Mosby's partisans without trial, U.S. General George A.
Custer executes this with seven of Mosby's men after announcing this in public.
The scene of the movie reflects the short interval between the request and
Custer's exekution of it.
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10.03 - Charles' Emotions After The Battle
Start 6.59, Length 3.48
Participants:
> Captain Charles Main, CS
> Augusta Barclay
> Supporting roles: CS
sergeant, field doctor
> Statists: CS soldiers
and US soldiers at battle, wounded at the battlefield
Location:
a battlefield
Charles survives a
battle and disgustingly takes in the identification of the dead. The horrors of
war clearly leave their marks on him. When he spots Augusta delivering
medicine, he harshly confronts her at first, what on earth she has to look for
here, but then le breaks in and they engage in lovemaking.
Charles.......................
Sergeant, make sure, these get to their families. (gives
him some items, sees Augusta,
to himself) What the hell is she doing here?
Augusta.....................
(to a field doctor) Doctor, I'm sorry, this is the
best I could do. Morphine and Dover's powder have become quite scarce. (sees Charles) Captain?
Charles.......................
Mrs. Barclay, what the hell are you doing here? The Yankees could come back any
time. This - is - dangerous.
Augusta..................... I told you I could
take care of myself. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have work to do. (turns off) - Doctor, what ever you don't use should be sent
on to the advance field hospital as soon as possible. Unless General Lee
captures Washington,
it'll be quite a while before we get some more. (follows
Charles) Well, I never thought I'd find you here.
Charles.......................
Go home.
Augusta..................... Is that all you can
say to me, 'go home'? I was expecting a warmer welcome.
Charles.......................
Look around you, Augusta. How do you expect anything in the midst of this.
Augusta..................... Charles, I at least
thought we could be friends.
Charles.......................
Oh, is this what you want? (kisses her hard, she runs
off) Augusta! (follows)
Augusta..................... (falls)
No!
Charles.......................
Sorry! I'm sorry. (sex)
Historical: This
bruefly depicted battle is not stated mor specifically. Accorting to time and
location, it could be one of the battles of the Overland Campaign with Grant
slowly pushing Lee back towards Richmond.
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10.04 - Nightmares
When Charles awakes
from nightmares, Augusta offers her help to him.
Charles.......................
(nightmare over Ambrose killed by canon, startles up)
Aaahh! (breathes hard)
Augusta..................... It's alright. It's
alright, it's alright, I'm here.
Charles.......................
The gun, it blew up.
Augusta..................... It's over now.
Charles.......................
It's not over, Gus, it never will be. It'll go on and on until we're all dead,
like Pell, like all the men I killed.
Augusta..................... Oh no, don't do
that to yourself.
Charles.......................
I should have let you go.
Augusta..................... I want to be with
you.
Charles.......................
I may never see you again.
Augusta..................... You're part of me
now. I love you. (kiss)
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10.05 - Snipers
Start 12.11, Length 0.47
Participants:
> Colonel Hiram Berdan, USSS
> 1st Lieutenant Rudy
Bodford, USSS
> Supporting roles: sergeant,
CS snipers
> Statists: US soldiers in
camp
>
Location: Sharpshooters camp
The Sharpshooters are
prepared to march out when they got under fire from Confederate snipers
Bodford......................
(salutes) Sir! All present and accounted for.
Berdan........................
(salutes) I see dusty boots, Lieutenant. I'll tolerate
that at the end of a march, but never at the start.
Bodford......................
I'll see to it, Sir. (shot)
US
Soldier.................. Rebels! (more shots)
Berdan........................
Damn Rebels. They've sent out their snipers again. Bodford,
take a squad and wipe'em out.
Bodford......................
Yes, Sir. Sergeant, form your squad and follow me!
US
Sergeant............... Take advanced out, rebel sweep. Forward, column right,
march! (they march off)
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10.06 - Billy In The Back
Start 12.58, Length 2.09
Participants:
> 1st Lieutenant Rudy Bodford, USSS
> 1st Lieutenant Billy
Hazard, USSS
> Supporting roles: CS
snipers
>
Location: in the woods
When Billy closes up
with his unit, he can inject himself just in time to fend off the snipers.
Billy.............................
(shoots several times at the snipers)
CS
Soldier.................. They're behind us!
CS
Soldier.................. Hold up!
Billy.............................
(shoots)
CS
Soldier.................. Damn Yankees.
CS
Soldier.................. Let's move out! Get outta here! Come on!
CS
Soldier.................. He's dead.
CS
Soldier.................. Come on!
CS
Soldier.................. Move it move it move it... (retreats)
CS
Soldier.................. (turns) Cover me. (shoots back)
Bodford......................
(appeares) Billy!
Billy.............................
Get down! Three snipers. (shoots)
Bodford......................
(to his men) Cover the other flank! (to Billy) Might've known you'd bring back the whole army
with you.
Billy.............................
I'm out of cartridges.
Bodford......................
What, you planning on throwing acorns at them till friends come along?
Billy.............................
You're out, too?
Bodford......................
I made enough widows back in Gettysburg
to last me a lifetime. One less isn't gonna matter, let's go. (they walk along) You're gonna wish you were getting plugged
after the colonel gets through with you. Why did you ever come back, Billy?
Billy.............................
I said I would.
Bodford......................
That's no excuse. The old man's fuming as it is because we're stuck in our
tents for so long, instead of pitching into the Rebs.
Billy.............................
That'll come soon enough.
Bodford......................
Well, Lincoln's
fixing to bring that old bulldog Grant from the West and sic him on Lee. (2)
Billy.............................
That's the kind of man we've needed all along.
Bodford......................
No. He'll prior turn tail at Lee's first growl and hightail it north just like
all the others. Don't you think? Well, don't you think, Billy?
Billy.............................
I don't know, Rudy.
(2) Historical error: Dem Zeitverlauf nach ist dies bereits geschehen. Die Szene spielt kurz
vor Truppenbewegungen im Vorfeld der Schlacht in der Wilderness, als Grant
bereits den US-Oberbefehl innehatte.
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10.07 - Billy Returns To His Unit
Start 15.07, Length 1.20
Participants:
> 1st Lieutenant Rudy Bodford, USSS
> 1st Lieutenant Billy
Hazard, USSS
> Sergeant Tom Larson, USSS (mit
neuem Rang)
> Colonel Hiram Berdan, USSS
> Supporting roles: US
soldiers in camp
>
Location: Sharpshooters camp
Only on shortage of
able officers, Colonel Berdan leaves it with a reprimand for Billy and puts him
to command the skirmishers as the most dangerous post.
Tom.............................
(salutes) Welcome back, Lieutenant.
Billy.............................
Reporting for duty, Sir. (they
embrace)
Berdan........................
(appears) Lieutenant Hazard! You left here a deserter
and you come back a fool. (1)
Billy.............................
(salutes) Leave was due me, Sir, and...
Bodford......................
Lieutenant Hazard chased off those snipers, Colonel.
Berdan........................
Don't defend him, Bodford. I know all about men who hunger after their wives,
Hazard. But if every officer in this army did what you did, Jeff Davis would be
sitting on a rocking chair on the back porch of the White House.
Billy.............................
I know, what I did was wrong, Sir...
Berdan........................
Wrong is not the word, Lieutenant. Stupid, foolhardy, irresponsible, none of
them do you justice.
Billy.............................
Colonel, I can't change what I did. But I was a good officer
before and I will be again, if you just give me a chance.
Berdan........................
I ought to send you back in irons. But right now I'm in desperate need of
officers.
Billy.............................
I'm ready for fight, Sir.
Berdan........................
Right, you're damn right you'll fight. I put you in command of the forward
skirmishers. And Sergeant Carter will have orders to shoot you of you run
again. Now re-join your company, Lieutenant. And when this is over, you'll face
a court-martial. (rides off)
Billy.............................
Yes, Sir.
(1) Historical error: Billy
returns in time for the movements up to the Battle of the Wilderness (May
5th-7th,1864). It is unlikely that he would meet Colonel Berdan there as his
commander, since he had already resigned at Jan 2, 1864, besides having been
promoted up to Major General by 1863.
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10.08 - Relocation In The Wilderness
Billy's unit marches to
new locations.
Billy.............................
(marching, to Tom) You alright?
Tom.............................
Fine, Lieutenant. Johnny catches us in these woods, it'll be like 'blind man's bluff'.
Billy.............................
We'll be through the wilderness and on the road to Richmond before Lee even realizes we've moved
south.
Tom.............................
What do you think is going on?
Billy.............................
If there were Johnnies, we'd hear guns.
Bodford......................
Look! (points over) There's General Grant.
Kent............................
So
that's the hero of Vicksburg.
He's not much, is he?
Billy.............................
Who asked you, Kent?
Even from here you could see, he'd butt his head to a stone wall.
Kent............................
Well,
if he's spoiling for a fight, old man Lee will give it to him.
Billy.............................
Which is exactly what Grant wants.
Kent............................
Now
since our little Tommy can't wait to be a real soldier, I got something for
him. This army got it's hind end kicked at Chancellorsville just a year ago in these same woods. And
look what got left behind when they were hightailing
it north. (shows a skull) You know, that's what
happens to little drummer boys, when they get to close to those fire-breathing
Rebs. (2)
Billy.............................
Kent.
Kent............................
(laughes) Now, I can't waste any more time with you laggards.
Colonel wants me to post skirmishers further out on the flanks. Guess who's
gonna make captain first, Lieutenant Hazard. (turns
off)
Billy.............................
(to Tom) Forget him, Tom.
Bodford......................
Just throw it in the woods, Tom.
Tom.............................
No, Sir. I'm gonna give this a proper burial. We was a
brave soldier, I just know.
(1) Historical:
Battle of Chancellorsville, VA, Apr 30th - May 6th, 1863, clear C.S.
victory by clever tactics against massively stronger opponent, U.S. Major General
Joseph Hooker, strength 133.868, killed 1.606, wounded 9.672, captured/missed 5.919
/ C.S. General Robert Edward Lee, strength 60.892, killed 1.665, wounded 9.081,
captured/missed 2.018, Lieutenant General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson deadly
wounded by friendly fire. (Wikipedia)
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10.09 - Grant And The Reporter
Grant exchanges advises over suitable
tactics with his generals. A newspaper reporter questions him, and he later
admits that he is not so sure about his the success of his approach.
Rawlins....................... By nightfall we'll
have the entire army across that damnable river. (1)
Grant........................... General Rawlins,
didn't we make a deal a few months back?
Rawlins....................... You wouldn't touch a
drop if I'd stop cussing.
Grant........................... And who would be the
first to jump all over me if I fell off the wagon?
Rawlins....................... I would.
Grant........................... Enough said.
Rawlins....................... But savor this moment,
General. You've taken a winter-stale, tent-bound, half-dead army and brought it
back to life.
Crawford.................... (appears)
Excuse me, General. I'm Crawford,
New York Tribune.
Grant........................... Mr. Crawford.
Crawford.................... This is where Hooker
almost lost the whole war last year. Why not march west around Lee's other
flank? (2)
Grant........................... We move fast enough,
we may not have to fight in these woods.
Crawford.................... The talk in Washington,
General Grant, is that Lee is just waiting to give you the same kind of
thrashing that he gave McClellan, Burnside, Hooker. Am
I leaving anyone out?
Grant........................... You'd like to add me
on that list, wouldn't you?
Crawford.................... No disrespect, General.
But the mothers of the North are sick of sending their sons to die in Georgia
and Virginia, just to keep the Rebels from having their country of their own.
Grant........................... Mr. Crawford, nobody
is more sick of this war than I am. That's why we're
moving south, to end it as quickly as possible. Lincoln
said at Gettysburg,
we must preserve this nation, so a government of the people won't perish. It
seems, you newspaper boys never paid much attention to that,
now did you? If you'll excuse me. (walks
in his tent, to Rawlins) If Lee wants to stop us before Richmond, he'll have to do it in open
country. (5)
Rawlins....................... But if he catches us
in the wilderness, Sir, we'll have to fight him.
Grant........................... That's right. It's
not just Richmond
I want. It's the destruction of Lee's army. I'll fight him anywhere.
Rawlins....................... Regardless
of season or weather?
Grant........................... Sherman
goes after Johnson in Georgia.
I hammer Lee in Virginia. (7)
Rawlins....................... Confederacy's never
been attacked on all fronts at once.
Grant........................... We don't confine our
attacks to the battlefield. We go after cities, towns, fields, factories. (8)
Rawlins....................... You're gonna raid
behind the lines?
Grant........................... I plan to get Phil
Sheridan the cavalry and turn him loose. (9)
Rawlins....................... I guess anything short
of total victory would amount to defeat for us.
Grant........................... The reporter is
right, people are tired of war. If we don't destroy Lee's army, Lincoln could be defeated
in November. And the Union...
gone forever. Only unconditional surrender will give us a lasting peace.
(11)
(1) Historical: John
Aaron Rawlins, 13.02.1831 - 06.09.1869, 08/1863 Brigadier General (Volunteers),
03/1865 Brigade General (Regulars), chief of staff to Lieutenant General Grant,
13.03.1869 until his death (just 6 months) Secreatary of War under Grant (Wikipedia)
(2)
Historical: Batt of Chancellorsville, see footnote to previous scene.
(5)
Historical: Lincoln's speech "Gettysburg Address" on Nov 19, 1863 (excerpt): "It
is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -
[...] that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain;
that this nation shall have a new birth of freedom; and that this government of
the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
(Wikipedia)
(7)
Historical: Grant's strategy consisted of five consecutive moves. Within this, Major
General William Tecumseh Sherman (see Episode 12 scene 5) fought the Georgia
Campaign aiming at beating CS-General Joseph E. Johnston and capturing
the important industrial city of Atlanta, GA.
(8) Historical: Grant widened tactics to
"total warfare" as demonstrated in both world wars. Within this, the
target is not only the enemy's armies but also civilian installations to break
moral and economy of the enemy.
(9)
Historical: Phillip Henry Sheridan, 06.03.1831 - 05.08.1888, West Point class
of 1853, 07/1862 Brigadier General (volunteers), 12.1862 Major General (volunteers),
09.1864 Brigadier General (regulars), 11/1864 Major General (regulars), 1888 4-star
General and General in Chief of the army until his death the same year (Wikipedia)
(11) Historical: Upcoming
presidential election. Without a prospect for the Union to end this war in it's
favor, Lincoln could loose re-election to the anti-war fraction.
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10.10 -
Wilderness, VA
This way, the Battle in the thickets
of the Wilderness in Northern Virginia on May 5th, 1864 again turns out as a
draw. Lieutenant Kent, striving for a promotion, flippes out and has to be
reprimanded by Billy.
Kent............................
(out of his mind, shoots around) Kill everybody!
Kill everybody!
Billy............................. Bodford!
Kent............................ Kill
ev'rybody!
Billy............................. Kent!
Kent............................ Kill! Kill!
Kill!
Billy............................. Kent! Kent!
Kent............................
Kill! Kill ev'rybody! Killy
you too.
Billy............................. Come on, we're
pulling back before the Rebels hit us again. Come on
Bodford...................... (appears)
Move him out. Volunteers to man a stretcher!
Tom............................. Me! (runs over to him)
Bodford...................... We need a man, Tommy.
Billy............................. I can do it.
Bodford...................... Alright.
You'll have to carry him a fair piece. (gehen)
Kent............................ (to Billy) If you ever anybody about what happened...
Billy............................. Kent.
Kent............................ I mean it,
Hazard. Not a bloody damn word. I'm gonna get that promotion. Do you hear me?
Do you hear?
Billy............................. What I hear is a
man coming apart inside. Now pull yourself together.
Bodford...................... (appeares)
Billy, let's get outta here. There's a whole Reb division on the other side of
the street coming at us.
Billy............................. Get the wounded to
safety and re-form on the other side of Plank Road.
Bodford...................... Grant'll have to
retreat or lose his army. (walk off)
Billy............................. I never thought
he'd let this happen. (pulls up Kent, they walk
off)
Historical: Battle of the Wilderness,
VA, May 5th-7th, 1864, indecisive, U.S. Lieutenant General Ulyssus Simpson
Grant, strength 118.000, killed 2.246, wounded 12.037, missed 3.383 / C.S.
General Robert Edward Lee, strength 61.025, wounded/captured/missed 7.500. (Wikipedia)
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10.11 - Grant Depands Forward Action
Grant has to learn that Lee outmoved
him tactically again and that some of his generals were put out of action. The
he demands decisive forward action from his subordinates.
Rawlins....................... Sir, General Hazard's
been caught to the west by Mosby's guerrillas, and General Hays has been killed
defending the Plank Road.
Our situation on the right is desperate since Sedgwick's been flanked and
routed. They've got that whole wing in a trap. (1, 2)
US Colonel................. General Rawlins, we've
been whipped as badly as Hooker at Chancellorsville.
You'll have to disengage tonight.
Rawlins....................... Nonsense,
Colonel. We've sent re-inforcements to Sedgwick.
US Colonel................. That's too little and too
late, Sir. Bobby Lee has surprised us, fooled us, chopped
on us for two bloody years. And I know that man's ways. He'll thow his entire
force between us and the Rapidan and cut us off completely. He could bag the
whole damn Northern army.
Grant........................... Gentlemen! You know
I can't abide cuss words, but this time I'm gonna use one, because I'm damn
tired of hearing what General Lee's going to do to us. Start thinking about
what we're gonna do to him. Tell me you think he's about to turn a double
sumersault and land in our rear and both flanks at the same time.
US Colonel................. Sir, the situation is
desperate.
Grant........................... I've never been in a
fight where the situation wasn't desperate at one point, Colonel. Darkest of
times may hide an opportunity. We just have to find it.
US Colonel................. Well, we may be still be able to cross the river and head north before Lee hits us
again.
Grant........................... We will save this
army, Gentlemen, by pulling the men out and putting them on the road for
another march - not north, but south. We have taken
our last backward step. Slide left, head for Spotsylvania Court House, and try
again to get between Lee and Richmond.
US Colonel................. Can a defeated army
possibly...
Grant........................... If we don't admit
defeat, we're not defeated. General Rawlins will give you orders. (walks off, Rawlins follows shortly after) John, hope I'm
right.
Rawlins....................... Right of wrong, Sir,
it could be the turning point of the war.
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10.12 - Inequal Treatment?
In the Union field hospital of Mrs.
Dix, Virgilia works in double shift and accordingls is tired and irritable.
Shain........................... Mrs.
Grady. Mrs. Grady, Ma'am. I know, you've been up for two nights
straight, but... but Mrs. Neal wanted me to wake you up as soon as the wounded
started coming in. I'm sorry, Ma'am. (helps her up,
turns off) Hurry, the worst ones go over there near the surgeon's tent! Careful
now! Ease him down. (returns) Ma'am, this Reb looks in
a pretty bad way. I don't think, he's gonna make it.
CS Soldier.................. It hurts so bad...
Virgilia........................ Oh, we don't have a
bed. Put him on the floor.
Shain........................... Well, I thought
maybe we can move one of them that ain't hurt so bad.
Virgilia........................ I said, put him on
the floor, Mr. Shain.
Shain........................... Yes, Ma'am. (to the bearer) Put him down.
CS Soldier.................. Ah... water... oh God,
it hurts so bad... oh, water...
Mrs. Neal................... (appears)
Mrs. Grady, make a bed available for this man immediately. But first, you will
give him water and administer morphine.
Virgilia........................ Mrs. Neal, you don't
have the right.
Mrs. Neal................... You do as you're told.
Then report to me, as soon as these new men had been attended to. Is that clear?
(walks off)
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10.13 - Virgilia Reprimanded
The overseer Mrs. Dix threatens
Virgilia with dismissal over alledged inequal treatment of enemy patients.
Mrs. Neal................... I
realize, you're working a double shift, but that's of your own choosing. For
some time now, Mrs. Grady, I have noticed that you give inferior care to
Southern wounded.
Virgilia........................ That
is not true.
Mrs. Neal................... I've
seen it for myself, more than once. Enemy soldiers are always the last to get
your attention.
Virgilia........................ Are
you accusing me of negligence?
Mrs. Neal................... I have
no real proof except your attitude. But let me warn you: if that doesn't change
then, in spite of our shortage of nurses, I will bring charges of negligence.
Virgilia........................ For what? For not having enough beds?
For being slow in bringing water to one man because you're busy bringing it to
twenty? That doesn't seem like negligence to me. It seems like war.
Mrs. Neal................... You swor to give equal care to all. If I see any further
evidence of your attitude toward Southeners, I'll do my best to have you
dismissed from the Nursing Corps.
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10.14 - Orry Commissions A Detective
In Richmond, General Orry Main is
worring over the state of the troops. Before emparking to General Johnson after
the fall of Vicksburg, he welcomes Pinkerton detective Haller and commissions
him to search for Madeline.
Orry............................. (reads
Madeline's letter)
Shelby........................
This report says, Grant has torn up another hundret miles of our track.
Orry............................. Send word to
General Johnson that I'll meet him in three days to plan how to get him
re-inforcements to his army. (2)
Shelby........................
Well, maybe you better leave tonight, Sir.
Orry............................. Vicksburg seems like more of a desaster every
day. By surrending there, we lost Mississippi
and we saw our nation cut in two. (3)
Shelby........................
General Lee has enough problems already, trying to replace his losses at Gettysburg. - Sir, you
alright?
Haller.......................... (knocks,
steps in) Excuse me, is this General Main's office?
Shelby........................
You must wait outside, Sir.
Haller.......................... I'm Enos Haller, the
General sent for me.
Orry............................. It's alright,
Lieutenant. Come in, Mr. Haller. (Lieutenant leaves)
Haller.......................... Sir.
Orry............................. I appreciate your
coming.
Haller.......................... You said it was
urgent, Sir.
Orry............................. I just received
this letter from my wife. Mr. Haller, there is no way I can search for her at
this time. So you must do it for me.
Haller.......................... I wish I could,
General, but...
Orry............................. I understand, that you're Pinkerton's best investigator. And I
don't care, how much it costs, Sir. You must help me.
Haller.......................... I realize the
position that you're in, General. Perhaps I can offer you my services.
Orry............................. Thank you. I'll
give you all the information I can, but I suggest you start in Charleston.
Haller.......................... I'll do the best I
can, Sir.
Orry............................. I know you will.
(2) Historical: Joseph Eggleston Johnston,
03.02.1807 - 21.03.1891, West Point class of 1829, 05/1861 Brigadier General,
07/1861 General (Wikipedia)
(3)
Historical: Siege of Vicksburg, MS, 18.05.-04.07.1863, U.S. victory by surrender,
U.S. Major General Ulyssus Simpson Grant, strength 77.000, losses aggregated 4.835
/ C.S. Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton, strength 33.000, losses aggregated
32.697 (including 29.495 prisoners) (Wikipedia)
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10.15 - Orry Jr. Arrives
In the meantime, with the help of secretive
midwife Mrs. Nix, Madeline delivers a son and names him Orry Nicholas Jr.
Mrs. Nix...................... I'm going to be
leaving you now, Missis. But me sister will be right downstairs and oh she's a
wonderful nurse she is. And she'll do for you and your young one real nice
like.
Madeline.................... Thank you, Mrs. Nix.
Mrs. Nix...................... Oh sure. If he isn't
the most beautiful baby I ever delivered. What's his name, Missis?
Madeline.................... Orry... Orry Nicholas - Junior.
Mrs. Nix...................... Oh, you're naming
after his father then?
Madeline.................... That's right, after his
father.
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10.16 - Orry Wounded
On his way to
the troops, Orry is shot in Northern Virginia by Union soldiers from an ambuscade.
(no dialogue)
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10.17 - Orry In Virgilia's Field Hospital
Badly wounded Orry is delivered to
the field hospital of Mrs. Dix, where he makes attention due to his rank.
Virgilia takes over the care and gets him to the doctor quickly.
Shain........................... Stretcher-bearers!
Wounded! (bearer approach) Well, what do you know?
We're honored to have us a real-life Confederate general.
Orry............................. (coughes)
Shain........................... Careful
now. Take it easy now, don't bounce him. Straight to
the surgeon, Ma'am? We wanna make sure we safe this one. He's for
questioning.
Virgilia........................ There's a cot in the
back. I'll examine him first and decide what to do.
Shain........................... Yes, Ma'am. (they carry Orry inside)
Orry............................. (coughes)
Ma... Madeline... (breathes hard)
Virgilia........................ Mr. Shain, this man
needs to go to the surgery right away.
Shain........................... Yes, Ma'am.
Virgilia........................ Tell the surgeon, he
has a high fever and all the infection must be cut out before it spreads.
Shain...........................
Stretcher-bearers!
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10.18 - Virgilia Nurses Orry
Virgilia nurses Orry with attention
but refuses his gratitude.
Virgilia........................ Oh no, General, you
mustn't try go get up! (Orry drops off the bed, she
helps him back on it) It'll be days before you're strong enough to stand on
your own. I don't need to take your temperature to see that you're burning up.
Orry............................. Virgilia...
Virgilia........................ Don't waste your
energy talking. You had quite an... quite
an ordeal.
Orry............................. Last time we were
together, you wanted to see me hung.
Virgilia........................ I want you to drink
plenty of water. (assists him drinking from a cup) And
I want you to stay in this cot until I say you're strong enough to get up - or
I'll hang you myself.
Orry............................. Yes, Ma'am. Virgilia, thank you.
Virgilia........................ All wounded in this
hospital receive the same care. I was just doing what I was ordered, General
Main. (turns off)
Orry............................. You can't stop me
from being grateful, Virgilia.
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10.19 - Madeline And The Young Colored
In Charleston, Madeline intercepts
into the tried recruitment of a young black boy to work for the army
CS Sergeant............... You hear me, boy? You better move, you hear me? Or I'm gonna kick you all the
way down to Front Street.
Look at me when I'm talking to you, boy!
Michael...................... Please, Sir, I can't
afford to leave my family. They ain't got nobody else.
CS Sergeant............... Shut up and move!
Madeline.................... (appears)
Let that boy go.
CS Sergeant............... Beg your pardon, Ma'am?
Madeline.................... I said, let him go. You
have no right to force him.
CS Sergeant............... Well, I have the right to
conscript slaves anytime I want. And I have a need of some men to dig the rifle
pids outside the city.
Madeline.................... Well, he is just a boy.
CS Sergeant............... Well, I reckon that's Mr.
Lincoln's fault, ain't it, Ma'am? All his dog-gone army's freeing all these
darkies so they can roam all over creation and taking food and work from the
white folks.
Madeline.................... I refuse to argue with
you, Sergeant. You are not taking him. My father was an important man in Charleston and I know a
lot of influential people. I could make life very difficult for you if you
insist on conscripting a child.
Michael...................... (suddenly
coughes)
CS Sergeant............... Hell, he's too sick
anyway. Go on, take him. Probably wouldn't even make it to the lines, would
you, boy? I tell you something, Ma'am. I wouldn't be interfering with any
official government business in the future if I was you. I guarantee you,
you'll regret it. (to the black men) What are you
looking at? Come on, move! Move! (walks off with the
coloreds)
Michael...................... (to
Madeline) Thank you, Ma'am.
Madeline.................... What's your name?
Michael...................... Michael.
Madeline.................... Michael? Where do you live? I'll take you home.
Michael...................... Oh no, Ma'am. That
wouldn't be a good idea. It's outside town and not very safe.
Madeline.................... But it's raining, and
you got a bad cough, haven't you? (laughes, they get
up in)
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10.20 - The Refugee Camp
Madeline takes Michael to the suburbs
where several colored people were camped down without means. Michael leads Madeline
to his ailing mother, and Madeline makes up her mind to alleviate as she can.
Michael's mother...... Michael. I was worried. (coughes)
Michael...................... The soldiers almost took
me, but this lady made them let me go. How you feeling, Mama?
Michael's mother...... A little
better, son. (coughes)
Madeline.................... You've travelled a long
way, haven't you?
Michael's mother...... Yes, Ma'am, (coughes) all the
way from Tennessee.
They burned our Master's house down, the whole quarter. Then they told us we was free. (coughes) Then we had to
go. (coughes) We tried to find food and medicine, but
there's not enough for us. (coughes)
Michael...................... I couldn't find
anything again today, Mama. And no work anybody'd pay me for.
Madeline.................... (thinks,
then) Michael, come with me. We'll find food and medicine somehow.
Michael's mother...... But Ma'am, we can't ever pay
you back.
Madeline.................... I don't want anything. I
just wanna help. You see, I lost my home, too. (they
walk off)
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10.21 - Aid Transport And Street Robbery
In a carriage stacked with groceries,
Madeline gets ambushed by street robbers. Only the interception of a gentleman
named Raphael ("Rafe") Beaudeen clears the situation. Madeline
introduces herself as widow "Mrs. Picard". Rafe offers to escort her.
Madeline.................... (in
the carriage) Why are you looking at me like that, Michael?
Michael...................... I just don't
understand, Miss Madeline. Why you wanna spend your money helping folks like
us?
Madeline.................... Sometimes the best way
to forget someone you lost is to help somebody else.
Michael...................... You mean your husband,
Ma'am? (Madeline nods) Did he get killed in the war?
Madeline.................... No. I just can't be with
him.
Michael...................... That's a true shame,
Ma'am. Especially for a lady as nice as you.
Street robber 2......... Hey hey! Hold up! Hoe! (holds up the carriage)
Street robber 1......... Well now, mighty fine
carriage for this neighborhood. Lookie here. Looks like we stumbled across paradise, boys. There's enough
food here for months.
Madeline.................... Let me go! Let go! The
food is for people who need it.
Street robber 1......... I got some bad needs myself,
honey. You problably know about those, though.
Michael...................... (cuts
in) You leave her alone!
Madeline.................... Let him alone!
Street robber 1......... You want me to wring you
neck, boy?
Rafe............................. (shoots
the robber, appears) Now let the lady go. Now disappear. If I ever see either of
you again anywhere, I'll kill you. You understand me?
(the other robbers turn off
and leave)
Rafe............................. (dismounts,
to Michael) You alright, son?
Michael...................... Yeah.
Rafe............................. Did they hurt you,
Ma'am?
Madeline.................... No, I'm alright.
Rafe............................. You know, he was right, you shouldn't be out in this area. The camp down the
road is a target for every piece of trash around. Men get liquored up and come
looking for women.
Madeline.................... Is that so? Now, what
were you doing out here?
Rafe............................. Well, a man of my
wayward inclinations might be found anywhere. My name's Raphael Beaudeen. My
friends call me Rafe. You're Miss...
Madeline.................... Missis.
Mrs. Picard.
Rafe............................. Enchanted.
(handkiss) Mrs. Picard, may I see you back to Charleston?
Madeline.................... I was on my way to the
refugee camp, and I still intend to go there.
Rafe............................. Ok, I'll see you
there and then escort you back to town when you're ready.
Madeline.................... I appreciate your
helping, Mr. Beaudeen, but that won't be necessary.
Rafe............................. Oh, I can asure
you, Ma'am, it would be my pleasure.
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10.22 - Rafe Beaudeen, The Chavalier
Rafe escorts Madeline back to her
boarding house. There she learns from the owner Mrs. Shoup, that Rafe is a
former major wo has left the army in obscure circumstances.
Rafe............................. Now, before the
war, this boarding house was known for the numbers of wealthy men's mistresses
it housed.
Madeline.................... You're assuming, I'm a... one of those women?
Rafe............................. And now, if you
are, I'd never hold it against you. You're much too beautiful.
Madeline.................... Well, you're wrong. I'm
no-ones mistress, and I live here because it was the cheepest
place I could find. (they walk inside) Thank you, Mr.
Beaudeen.
Rafe............................. May I see you
upstairs?
Madeline.................... I think, you know better
than to ask that. Good bye, Sir.
Rafe............................. (handkiss)
Good bye, Mrs. Picard. I hope to see you again very soon. (leaves)
Mrs. Shoup................ (appears)
Wher ever did you meet that man?
Madeline.................... Mr. Beaudeen? He did me
a service today.
Mrs. Shoup................ One simply doesn't
associate with him if one is quality.
Madeline.................... Oh, why not? Isn't he
received?
Mrs. Shoup................ Oh, it's much worse than
that. He comes from a fine Virginia
family, second cousins to my cousins. That on my mama's side. He left the army,
my dear. Rafe Beaudeen was a major, decorated for gallantry at First Manassas.
And then he left the army under very mysterious circumstances.
Madeline.................... Well, I'm sure he had is
reasons.
Mrs. Shoup................ But it wasn't because he
was wounded. And he didn't go back to his family, even though his own dear
brother had been killed. There was a rumor that Rafe was asked to resign his
commission, so nobody knows why.
Madeline.................... Then it's best that
people don't speculate. (walks off)
Mrs. Shoup................ Well...
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10.23 - Orry And Virgilia Are Talking
Orry is recovering slowly. He holds a
conversation with Virgilia, who is reluctant at first, but then gives him a
hint that he is about to be moved for interrogation. Finally, Orry and Virgilia
exchange heartfeld wishing-wells and Orry escapes from the hospital.
Soldier........................ (whimpers)
Help me. Help me. Help me. Help me.
Orry............................. Take it easy. (looks around) This man needs help. Orderly?
Orderly! (Virgilia appears) This man needs help. Easy, easy, man.
Virgilia........................ Stretcher-bearers!
Bearer......................... Yes, Ma'am!
Orry............................. Hurry!
Virgilia........................ Tell Doctor
Crawford, this man is to be examined.
Bearer......................... Doctor! (carrys him away) Doctor, we have another one.
Doctor........................ Alright, I'll get him.
Orry............................. You're very good at
what you do. You know, while I was on the battle lines, a Captain told me they
had a truce so they can swap Virginian tabacco and Yankee sugar and coffee.
What do you say? I've been here for weeks. Don't you think,
it's time we had our own little truce, Virgilia?
Virgilia........................ What do you mean?
Orry............................. Well, how about
exchanging news of our families?
Virgilia........................ Back to bed, before
Mrs. Neal thinks I'm abusing a Confederate General by keeping on his feet too
long. I'm too busy.
Orry............................. You can image how
much Brett wanna hear anything at all about Billy.
Virgilia........................ The truth is, I have no contact with my family. (turns
off)
Orry............................. (holds
her back) Virgilia, please.
Virgilia........................ I saw Billy once
towards the beginning of the war and he was fine. And since then, I haven't
seen his name on any of the casualty lists.
Orry............................. (sits
down) Thank God. How about George?
Virgilia........................ I don't know.
Shain........................... (appears)
Mrs. Grady? Can I speak to you for a moment?
Orry............................. Excuse me. (walks aside)
Shain........................... (to
Virgilia) The wagon captain's just sent orders. The Reb general's is gotta be
taken to prison camp, for questioning.
Virgilia........................ That man is not to
be moved until the surgeon examines him first.
Shain........................... Yes, Ma'am. (leaves)
Virgilia........................ (sits
down, to Orry) It looks like you're not going to be with us much longer,
General Main.
Orry............................. I expected as much.
(sits down) Well, I guess we won't have any more time
to talk, so I... I'd just like to say something to you. You should be very
proud of what you're doing here. And I wish you well, Virgilia.
Virgilia........................ I wish you well,
too, Orry. (handkiss, walks off)
Orry............................. (leaves
the field hospital)
Shain........................... Where you going,
General? (Orry knocks him down) Guard! Guard! (Orry rides off)
Guard.......................... Prisoner
escaping over that south bridge, making a break.
Shain........................... (to
Virgilia) Your Reb General has just hightailed it. You
can never ever trust a Johnny.
Guard.......................... Come on, hurry up!
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10.24 - Arrival At Libby
Libby Prison,
Richmond, VA: George and other Union officers are delivered in and get a
reception by Captain Turner and his adjutant Corporal Strock. Low speaking Turner
handles the new prisoners in especially sadistic ways and even misstreats them.
CS Soldier.................. Alright, get them blue
bellies inside!
CS Soldier.................. Alright, let's move
along!
CS Soldier.................. Off the wagon!
CS Soldier.................. Hurry up!
Strock......................... Come on, keep moving,
Yanks.
US Officer.................. My God, what's that
stink.
George........................ Smells like burning
tar.
Strock......................... To cover up the smell
of you damn Yankees. Now hush your face! I don't wanna hear no talking amongst
you prisoners.
Turner......................... (appears)
Welcome. I'm Captain Turner. You will call me 'Sir'. This is Corporal Strock,
he's my right-hand man. Your stinking carcasses are gonna be searched for any
weapons or money that you boys might've smuggled in. You y'all got to strip
down - now. (no reaction) I see, I'm gonna have to learn you boys that I mean what I say. (knocks
down the man next to George, to George) You touch him, you're a dean man. I'll
crack your skull like an egg. (to all) I believe, I
told you boys to strip. Then I take you up to your new quarters. (1)
Turner......................... (shortly
after) Next! (prisoner walks up to the desk) Open your
mouth. (no reaction) I could do it with this, (shows
his stick) but you wouldn't have no teeth left. Wider.
Wider. Spit it out. Spit it out! My
my my, look here, ten Yankee dollars. See, you boys can't hide nothing in
no place we ain't gonna find it. Even if we have to turn you
inside out - if you know what I mean. (prisoner
walks back) -- Well, now that we are done with the material things, I think
it's time we did some work in the spirit. You boys got to learn what you are
now. You ain't officers and gentlemen no more, no Sir's. What you are, is nothing. You hear me? You are lower than scum and
you are lower than dirt. So why don't you boys to get down on your knees in the
dirt and show me what you are now. Do it now.
George........................ Detachment, attention!
Turner......................... (laughes,
to George) And who the hell do you think you are?
George........................ I'm General George
Hazard. We are Union Officers and we should be treated that way.
Turner......................... I told you to call me
Sir.
US Officer.................. You're nothing but
trash! (is kocked down by Turner)
Turner......................... (knocks
the officer down) Alright, who's next?
US Officer.................. (painfully
gets back on his feet)
Turner......................... Get down on your
knees, and do it now.
US Officer.................. Stand up. (is kocked down again, others kneel down)
Turner......................... (knocks
the officer down again)
(some prisonders get on
their knees)
Turner......................... My my, that is so
much better. You boys might make live prisoners after all. (to
George) Are you deaf, General? I told you to get down on your knees.
George........................ I repeat, we should be treated according to certain rules of
warfare. Who's your superior officer?
Turner......................... Look around, scum.
Look around, you see anybody else? Ha? I'm the superior. There ain't no rules
that I don't make. Now, get down on your knees. -- (kocks him down hard)
George........................ (roans)
Turner......................... You keep disobeying
me, General, I'm gonna blow your gutts out. That goes for every damn one of
you. Like I told you, General, I'm the superior. (walks off)
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10.25 - James Fails With Davis
Meanwhile, Janes Huntoon once more
tries to lay out his points of view to President Davis about the states'
rights. But Davis still insists of a central government being inevitable for
the war, before being ready to negotiate on rights to the individual states.
James.......................... Mr. President, the
Yankees used to call us fire-eaters, because of our passionate belief, that
Secession was the only cause, if our Southern way of life was to survive.
Davis.......................... No-one
coulda been more determined than I am that we be independet of the North.
James.......................... Then you must
understand, Sir, I need to speak out when we see an internal threat to change
our way of life.
Davis.......................... (sits down) By all means, Mr. Huntoon, speak out.
James.......................... Many of us feel, Sir, that you in the name of the war effort trample upon the
rights of the individual Southern states.
Davis.......................... Go on.
James.......................... We know, that you are
overworked, Sir, because you gather so much power and responsibility to
yourself.
Davis.......................... I do what I
have to do.
James.......................... We urge then to
delegate some of that responsibility to those around you and to the individual
states themselves, which would be consistend with a philosophy that demanded
Secession. The states' rights are supreme!
Davis.......................... What good
are states' rights if we have no nation to secure those rights? You think,
that man in Washington
is gonna hand us our freedom on a silver platter?
James.......................... Mr. President, I'm
not...
Davis.......................... Keep your
philosophy, Sir. We must first win this bloody war as one nation. Then we can
woory about the rights of individual states. (rises)
At the moment I have other, more urgend concerns. General Lee is in ill
health and discouraged. I hope, he doesn't consider
resigning. The Confederacy is doomed without Lee. He must stay on.
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10.26 - Ashton Is Dissatisfied
James is frustrated, and Ashton openly
blames him for her dissatisfaction.
James.......................... I'm sorry, Ashton.
Ashton....................... You're always sorry,
James. But sorry doesn't butter any biscuits, if you know what I mean.
James.......................... It's just that...
that look in your eye. Like I'm noth even there. It
makes me feel...
Ashton....................... Don't go blaming me for
all your failures.
James.......................... I'm sorry, Ashton.
It's just that all my life I had this... this dream of this glorious
Confederacy, and to see it turning into a nightmare...
Ashton....................... Now, don't go feeling
sorry for yourself again, James.
James.......................... It's just that nobody
will listen do me. I come up with ideas and Jeff Davis' cronies, they ignore
them. It's frustrating, Ashton.
Ashton....................... Not half as frustrating
as you are to me, James. (openes the door)
James.......................... Ashton, where are you
going?
Ashton....................... Out for a ride, I'm
restless.
James.......................... But it's late.
Ashton....................... (sharply)
I need some fresh air, James. (leaves)
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10.27 - Bent Plans James In
Ashton directly goes from marriage
bed to Bent's bed, but Bent still needs James as government informant. Bent
details to Ashton, how he plans to involve James into his scheme.
Bent............................ Huntoon is even more
of a clown than I thought he was.
Ashton....................... Stop it, El. I care
about James. I just don't see why I had to stay married to him.
Bent............................ You will remain
married to him because it is imperative to our future success.
Ashton....................... I'm so tired of this. I
don't see why we need James.
Bent............................ First of all, he is
a good source of information about the Treasury. If your coup against Davis is to succeed, we
need to know all we can what goes on inside his government. Your husband may be
useful to us in yet another capacity.
Ashton....................... Oh.
Bent............................ I'd been thinking
about this ever since your brother put a stop to our blockade run. Now Huntoon
could make up some of the shortfall, if he decides to accept my offer.
Ashton....................... And what is that?
Bent............................ To be - after we
have arranged for the demise of Mr. Davis - vice president of my new
government.
Ashton....................... That's perfect.
Bent............................ He will finance our
plans. He'll be the scapegoat if anything goes wrong. And if he should decide
to interfere, well, that man will never live to see our empire.
Ashton....................... You're so exciting, El.
Bent............................ You're absolutely
right about that. (sex)
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10.28 - Ashton Wraps Up James
Thereafter, Ashton succeeds to move
James for a meeting with Bent.
Ashton....................... Well, I think it's
silly to take all of your money out of the bank. You just remember to leave
mine in there.
James.......................... I'm being prudent,
Ashton. Lee has too few troops to hold Meade back forever. They'll soon be
advancing on Richmond,
and we'll need those funds if we're called to retreat from the city.
Ashton....................... Nonsense, James. Elkanah Bent says, that won't happen.
James.......................... Bent? When did you
see him?
Ashton....................... Why, at one of those
infernal receptions, you remember, don't you?
James.......................... Frankly, I'd been
avoiding him. He says, he wants to talk to me, but I'm not sure he can be
trusted.
Ashton....................... You're much too
cautious, James. He may be important to your future.
James.......................... You seem to know an
awful lot about him.
Ashton....................... Oh, from what I'm told,
he ... he has influence. Much more then those clerks
that you drag home from the treasury.
James.......................... Those men are my
friends. And they're damn side-supportive of me then Jeff Davis.
Ashton....................... Well, maybe if you stop
arguing with the man. James. Why do you think I give those parties? They're for
you. So you can move up in the government. And if that doesn't work, then
someone like Elkanah Bent might help. You do understand, don't you, James. You
must seize every opportunity in life.
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10.29 - James With Bent
At this meeting, Bent gets James to
participate in is scheme.
James.......................... (drinks)
It is superb, Sir.
Bent............................ It's Napoleon. Only
the best for men like ourselves, wouldn't you agree?
James.......................... Men like ourselves?
Bent............................ Men
with vision and courage, Sir. Men with the will and capacity to change
the world, like Napoleon.
James.......................... I've never thought of
myself quite that way.
Bent............................ Of course you have.
I heard your speeches. You're too modest a man, James. Others think you a man
of fire. They realize how little the Davis
government values your considerable talents.
James.......................... To what people are
you referring?
Bent............................ They are men of
action. Men who just don't deplore the present government but
intend to do something about it. And they have chosen me to lead them.
James.......................... You are talking about
overthrowing the government. That's treason.
Bent............................ Is it treason to
safe the nation, Sir? I'm told, Davis leans towards peace if the war should
be going any worse for us. You want to be under the iron hand of the Union again?
James.......................... Of
course not.
Bent............................ Then help us. Become
one of us.
James.......................... I don't know if I
can...
Bent............................ I assure you,
there'll be no unneccessary violence. And when we put Davis out to pasture and lead the Confederacy
back to strength, you will be at the very seat of power - as my new vice
president.
James.......................... You make it sound...
you make it sound almost patriotic.
Bent............................ It's more than that,
James. It's your destiny.
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10.30 - The Rebel Colonel Blead To
Death
More and more wounded are delivered
to the field hospital. A badly wounded Colonel from the South gets his leg
wound bound up properly by overworked Virgilia, but he can open the clamp again
by himself and dies unnoticed
Virgilia........................ (to
Shain) I've tagged the dead. Move them out quickly, we got to make room for the
incoming wounded.
Shain........................... This is almost as
bad as the wilderness. Since Grant's been in charge, he'd been pushing Lee
back, but at what cost? (to bearer) Put him there. (to Virgilia) Quickly, Ma'am. Doc
says, his leg's got to be clamped fast to stop the bleeding. A
Reb colonel. Still, I hope he makes it.
Virgilia........................ I hope he makes it,
too. I hope we all do, Mr. Shain. (hesitates)
Shain........................... You
alright, Ma'am?
Virgilia........................ (puts
on the clamp) I never want to see another clamp, or surgeon's saw, or hospital
wagons as long as I live.
Man outside.............. Stretcher
bearer. Stretcher bearer!
Virgilia........................ There's too many
arriving. Take the hopeless out. I've already tagged them, too.
Shain........................... Yes, Ma'am. Mrs.
Grady, if you don't get some sleep soon, you're gonna drop. (walks
out) Stretcher bearers! Stretcher
bearers!
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10.31 - Who Hasn't Watched Out Here?
When Mrs.
Neal questiones medic soldier Shain over the dead colonel, she learns that it
was Virgilia who took care of him.
Mrs. Neal................... This man is dead?
Shain........................... Yes, Ma'am. He bled
to death.
Mrs. Neal................... Who attended him?
Shain........................... Mrs. Grady, Ma'am.
Mrs. Neal................... (finds
the loose clamp) Do you know anything about this?
Mr. Shain................... No, Ma'am. Mrs. Grady
sent me to clear out the dying. I'm afraid I didn't see her finish off the
clamping. - Stretcher-bearers! (walks out)
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10.32 - Mrs.
Neal Has Enough
Mrs. Neal accuses Virgilia of negligence
and suspends her from duty. When she finally threatens her with criminal
complait for murder, Virgilia pounces on her and throws her to the ground.
Virgilia........................ I don't know, what you're talking about.
Mrs. Neal................... The clamp wasn't
fastened. It was hanging loose. Who else but you could have been responsible.
Virgilia........................ The
colonel, the colonel himself. Have you thought of that?
Mrs. Neal................... Ah, there's no way he
could have done that in his condition. One of the orderlies said, you acted
strangely from the moment you saw him.
Virgilia........................ He's lying. I was
just tired. You could ask Mr. Shain. I would never murder anyone.
Mrs. Neal................... I don't believe that,
Mrs. Grady. I think, you are capable of anything, even
the murder of a Southener. You should never have been admitted to the Nursing
Corps. You are relieved of your duties as of now.
Virgilia........................ You can't do that.
You do not have the authority to do that.
Mrs. Neal................... I intend to have you
charged with murder, the cold-blooded murder of that Confederate colonel.
Virgilia........................ But I didn't kill
him. - I am sick of it. This is all I have. And if you take
this away from me... I lost Grady, and now I'm... No, you can't. Damn
you, I won't let you! I won't let you, oh! (pushes
her, leaves the field hospital)
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10.33 - Virgilia Turns To Sam
Virgilia leaves the field hospital
unnoticed and appears in the private residence of her supporter, Congressman
Sam Greene. Greene already knows about the incident and informs her, that Mrs:
Neal is still alive but has filed murder charges. Virgilia rleds for help once
more and is ready for ad adequate return favour - she surrenders to him.
David.......................... (answeres
the door) Sir.
Greene........................ (enters
the house) Thank you. (takes off his hat and coat)
David.......................... Well, did you have a
pleasant evening, Sir?
Greene........................ Oh David, you know
those Congressional receptions. Rumor, gossip and boring old
dowagers. (takes a drink) Thank good for small
concolations. Have you drawn my bath yet?
David.......................... Yes, Sir. Steaming hot, as you like it.
Greene........................ Thank you, David. You
may retire for the evening.
David.......................... Well, you have a good
night, Sir.
Greene........................ Thanks. (walks upstairs, comforting) Aahhh.
Virgilia........................ (appears)
Sam?
Greene........................ (shocked)
Virgilia, what the devil are you doing in here?
Virgilia........................ I bribed one of your
maids to let me in. It's the only way I could see you alone.
Greene........................ You should know better
than to come here.
Virgilia........................ I didn't have any
place else to turn. Sam, I am in terrible trouble. I was unjustly accused, and
I attacked Mrs. Neal and I think I killed her.
Greene........................ No, she's still alive.
But she has filed murder charges against you.
Virgilia........................ I didn't kill that
colonel. I swear, Mrs. Neal has wanted to get rid of me from the beginning, and
now she's found a way.
Greene........................ Lower your voice. It's
bad enough that one maid knows you're here. There's no need for anyone else to
know. You're carrying a weapon with you. Doesn't exactly
confirm your innocense.
Virgilia........................ I need it for
protection. I found it in the saddle bag from the horse I took. Sam, please
help me.
Greene........................ Virgilia, be sensible.
I can't possible involve myself in a murder charge. It would be political
suicide.
Virgilia........................ But you have
friends. Nobody has to know that it was you who stopped the investigation.
Greene........................ Virgilia, when last I
helped you, I told you that the next time wouldn't be free.
Virgilia........................ Yes, I remember.
Greene........................ And you agree?
Virgilia........................ I wouldn't have come
here if I didn't.
Greene........................ Splendid.
The bath's already been drawn.
Virgilia........................ Sam, why don't you stay. I'll just undress here in front of the fire.
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10.34 - Charles Saves Augusta
Charles wants to visit Augusta and
finds Washington und Boz bound-up in the barn. Three yankees are in the house
approaching captured Augusta inappropriately. Charles intercepts, kills two of
them and saves Augusta, while the third man escapes.
Charles....................... (rides
in, dismounts, checks around suspiciously)
Washington.............. (in the barn) Hmpf!
Charles....................... (findes
him and Boz)
Washington.............. There...
there... there's three of them. They got Miss
Augusta inside.
Sergeant..................... (inside)
We're lucky boys. This here's a mighty pretty one.
Augusta.....................
(bites him in the hand)
Sergeant..................... You're gonna be mighty
sorry you did that, really sorry. I'm gonna take some of that sass outta you.
Augusta.....................
(spits out)
Sergeant..................... We're gonna teach you
some respect.
Charles....................... (kicks
open the door)
Soldat......................... Sarge!
Charles....................... (shoots
twice)
(two US soldiers
drop dead, the third man escapes and rides off)
Washington..............
(outside) Boz...
Augusta.....................
(inside, cries)
Charles....................... (embraces
her) It's alright, it's alright. It's alright, look at me, look
at me. It's alright.
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10.35 - Whiskey And Love
After Augusta has calmed down, they
express their love and sleep with each other.
Charles....................... No arguments,
drink it. After what you've been through, you could use something strong.
Augusta..................... I'm not
used to whiskey. (drinks) - Are you sure, Boz and
Washington are alright?
Charles....................... (nods)
A frew bruises, but they'll heal.
Augusta..................... I was
afraid, those Yankees were gonna kill them.
Charles....................... We buried those
animals so deep, on-one'll ever find them.
Augusta..................... I was so
afraid. All of I could think of was that I might not
ever see you again. (embraces him)
Charles....................... God, I love you. I
have from the first moment I saw you. (sex)
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10.36 - Constance Speakes Out For George
Constance gets an audience by
President Lincoln and asks him to engage for his imprisoned husmand. Lincoln
lays out his dilema to her, not to be able to help one single man when being
responsible for the whole country.
Lincoln....................... (comes in) Ah, not a fit day for a man nor beast, nor even
ducks. Certainly not for our poor fellows on the march.
Willy........................... No, Sir. Ahm,
Secretaries Stanton, Chase and Seward are in the Cabinet Room. And that General
Hazard's wife is here.
Lincoln....................... Mrs.
Hazard, please come in. (to Willy) Tell the gentlemen to be patient now. I'll
be along.
Constance.................. Mr. President, an honor, Sir.
Lincoln....................... It's my
honor and my pleasure, Ma'am, to meet the wife of such a valued officer.
Although I do wish, the circumstances could be happier. Please sit down.
Constance.................. (sits down) I suppose you know why I'm here.
Lincoln.......................
(sits down) I'm deeply distressed by George's
imprisonment.
Constance.................. Sir, I know,
General Grant has refused any further prisoner exchanges...
Lincoln....................... Not just
General Grant, but the voice of this government. This war has got to end just
as soon as possible.
Constance.................. I realize that, Sir. But I was hoping, you might listen to the voice of a wife who wants to save
her husband. Sir, Libby Prison is a hellhole. The conditions are terrible. Mr.
President, I'm begging you. I'm desperate. Please get him out of there.
Lincoln....................... I can't. If... if I had only George Hazard to think about, I
would gladly offer myself for his release. But I am the president, and I must
hold fast. Ma'am, I don't run this war, it runs me. Every night I think of the
one-hundred-tousand dead and wounded. But Jeff Davis still breathes fire down
there in Richmond.
He's turned down my offer of amnesty and reconsiliation, so we can no longer
afford to replenish Southern ranks by returning their officers and men. It's a
hard war, Ma'am.
Constance.................. I understand what you must be going through. Really,
I do. But Sir, I am a wife, and there must be something more we can do.
Lincoln....................... Well, I...
I can't promise anything, Ma'am, but I'll try.
Constance.................. (they rise) Thank you. I can only ask your prayers for
George.
Lincoln....................... You have'em, Ma'am, and my deepest gratitude to your family's
sacrifice.
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10.37 - What Can Be Done For George?
Back at
Belvedere, Constance suggests to ask Orry for help about George. While Isabel
is against it and Stanley hesitates, Maude instantly wants to try forwarding a
message to the South.
Isabel.......................... I told you,
Constance, the president wouldn't be able to do anything. He has a country to
run and a war to fight.
Stanley....................... Maybe
George is better off where is his, he won't be maimed or killed in battle.
Maude........................ Oh no, Constance is right. Prisoners die every day in that
horrible place. We must do something more.
Constance.................. Stanley, you know most of the manufacturers
in the North. Is there any way that perhaps one of them has a contact in Richmond?
Stanley....................... I'll ask
around. But that might take time.
Maude........................ Time is something that
your brother may have very little of.
Constance.................. You know, I've been thinking. Now, it'll probably
take considerable money, but if we can get a message through the lines to Orry
- he's a high ranking officer, and perhaps there's something he can do that
would help George.
Isabel.......................... Constance,
do you realize that sending information in and out of enemy territory is a
crime?
Constance.................. I don't care what it is, Isabel, or what it costs. All
that matters is George, and we have to do everything possible.
Isabel.......................... Mother...
Maude........................ That's enough, Isabel.
Oh Constance, Orry, oh that's a wonderful idea. And I know someone who is
sympathetic to the South who just might get a courier for us.
Constance.................. Oh, Mother... (they
embrace)
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10.38 - Libby
Prison (1)
Meanwhile, the inmates at Libby
Prison are having a dreary existence. When a small argument ensues between
prisoners, George intercepts, but gets accused in front of Captain Turner. The
commandant shows disdain to George and lets him put in iron.
Prisoner 1................... (low)
We're gonna show you what happenes to turncoats, ain't we, boys? (unfair fist fight)
George........................ (cuts
in)
Prisoner 1................... Come on, we didn't mean
nothing. Hey, honest. Didn't mean nothing.
Turner......................... (appears,
knocks George down) Well now, what's all this?
Prisoner 1................... We tried to help this
boy here. He had him backed up against the wall. You know what he was fixing to
do. Right, boys? Right, boy?
I said, right, boy?
Turner......................... (to
the beaten up prisoner) Who was it?
Prisoner 2................... (fearfully)
It was him.
Turner......................... My my, General, that
ain't no way to behave. Even dirt like you ought to know better than that.
Guess we gonna have to learn you a lession. (to Strock) Buck him and gag him and throw him outside. We'll
see just how long it takes Mr. General Hazard to break his back. (turns off)
Strock......................... Ah, Sir! General
Winder, you know he's gonna be returning next week. Now, I don't think, you
want have to explain him some dead Union
general. You know how he feels about brutality to the prisoners. (1)
Turner......................... (grabs
him) Corporal Strock, don't you ever question my authority. (walks off)
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10.39 - Harsh Punishment
George has to sit up time gagged and
bound in the rain and cold.
(no dialogue)
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10.40 - Credits
Episode 10
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