"LEGACY"
Season 2, Episode #10
Director: Christian Nyby Written by: Jack Turley
Guest Stars:
Julie: Katharine Justice Harlan Garrett: George Macready
"LEGACY"
SCENE 1
Jelly rides up and sees Murdoch is pounding on anvil. JH asks ML if he has something against the anvil the way he's beating it. ML asks does it? JH asks him if something is wrong and ML replies with "Did I say something was wrong?
JH shrugs "Some things don't need sayin".
JH rides over to fence and ties up horse. He puts his hands in pockets and walks up behind ML standing there waiting.
ML looks behind him and says, "All right go on and say it whatever it is you're waiting to say."
JH "Who me?"
ML "You."
JH "Well it's just I ain't never seen you act this way before!"
ML "What way?"
JH "The way you're actin"
ML "I don't know what you're talking about?"
JH "Scott's grandpa. I'm talkin' about the fella that raised Scott for most of his life that's who I'm talkin about."
ML "You're not making any sense."
JH "Then how is it that ever since ya heard he was coming you been actin like a snake bit ya? (Murdoch spins around almost pointing the anvil in JH's face.)
ML "If there's not enough work around here Jelly to keep you busy besides pestering me then maybe I can find something."
JL "All anybody ever needs to do around here to get his hair singed is just mention a certain relative of somebody's son which I ain't never gonna do again. "
SCENE 2
Scott and Johnny are riding into town. Scott has a horse and buggy and Johnny is riding Barranca. They pull up to the hotel and Scott gets down and asks JL what he's waiting for.
JL replies with "Um well, I tell ya, I got a a few things to do, you ah, you go ahead I'll be right along. "
Scott enters the hotel and starts looking around. The hotel clerk asks if he can help him and Scott says no that he's looking for someone. He sees his grandfather and simply says, "Grandfather".
Harlan Garrett turns in his chair and looks at Scott, addressing him by name: "Scotty."
They shake hands and Scott asks HG how he is. HG tells Scott to sit down. Scott puts his hat down on the table and takes a seat. HG inquires on whether he's had breakfast and Scott tells him he had his at sunup. HG suggests a cup of coffee and then he stops.
"Sunup!" he says, astounded.
SL replies with "You'll find that life starts a little bit earlier out here sir than in Boston."
HG looks at Scott's clothes and comments that life must be a lot more rustic referring to his clothes and the town. SL simply states that "I like it out here, sir."
HG comes back with "Yes, I assumed that since you failed to acknowledge numerous invitations to return home."
SL again simply tells him it will be some time before he ever gets back to Boston.
HG says "Well, we'll see."
Scott starts to drink his coffee when Johnny enters, asking "Any more coffee left?"
Scott says "Johnny."
HG : "Well, this must be Scotty's half brother, Johnny Madrid."
Johnny wipes his hand on his pants and shakes HG's hand.
JL: "Well,it's not Madrid anymore, it's Lancer."
HG is immediately apologetic. "Forgive me, of course."
JL:"Scott's talked my (pause) ear off about you, and Boston."
HG :"Let's see your mother was a foreigner now wasn't she?"
JL simply says "Mexican".
Again HG comes back with a line that tries to fix it "Yes, I understand she was a very lovely woman. SL jumps in with "I think we better be going, sir."
HG says that yes, Scott is right but first he has a surprise for him, an old friend and nods his head to the right. SL looks up and sees Julie. He is stunned. Julie says "Hello, Scott." Scott gets up and walks over to her, grasping both of her hands. He says her name a couple of times. HG tells SL that it seems the lady deserves a more substantial kind of welcome and SL agrees, kissing her. SL laughs picking her up off the ground and hugging her.
SL: "Julie I can't believe it's you. You never answered my letters"
Julie tells him she wanted to but couldn't and SL asks why. She responds with she can't talk about it not there.
JL walks over: "Now I know why Scott liked Boston." He hits Scott in the arm. "Well come on aren't you gonna introduce us?"
SL says "Julie, I want you to meet my brother, Johnny. Julie Dennison."
JL kisses her hand "Julie, it's my pleasure."
SL says the carriage is outside and looks around, remembers his hat and grabs it. He asks HG where his bags are and pulls Julie off with him.
JL exclaims "oooh whee, is she pretty!" with that Johnny smile on his face.
HG comes back with the information that SL and Julie were engaged at one time.
JL is stunned. "Engaged!"
HG says that they were very much in love and that he was disappointed that they never got married but adds that there's "still time. "
HG: "Time and long distance dim the hurt, at least for some people. "
HG walks away and Johnny hits his hat on his leg a few times before he puts it on.
HG goes to pick up his suitcase and Johnny gets it for him.
Next we see a horse and carriage coming up the road. Johnny is walking Barranca a little ways behind the carriage. Scott stops the buggy, smiling with pride.
HG looks around "Lancer?" he asks.
SL replies with "From here all the way to the mountains"
HG comments that he's never seen it and yet he knows it so well and looks around again saying thatto this wilderness a naive young girl came to search for her "sugar dreams."
SL defends his mother by saying she loved Murdoch and came out here to share her life with him.
HG says that he wonders what drives a man so hard that makes him put ambition above all else even his family.
SL again defends ML, pointing out that Murdoch didn't have a family when he came here.
HG says that ML had to force himself to make the trade.
SL wants to know what trade and HG replies: "I raised you Scott. Not Murdoch, I took care of you for 24 years while he was carving out his little empire".
SL: "With all due respect sir, I've tried to show my gratitude."
HG tells him he doesn't want his gratitude. Then he tries to make amends by asking SL to forgive him, says he's a silly, old muddled man and asks to move on.
SCENE 4
Murdoch and Harlan are in the Great Room.
ML: "Let's not waste any more of each other's time, Harlan. What are you doing here?"
ML stands up and walks around to HG. HG observes that that is not a very hospitable way of putting it. ML: "Well, I don't feel very hospitable at the moment."
HG: "Well, surely we can have a friendly conversation?" HG is playing with his pocket watch.
ML:"Why? Our last conversation wasn't on that basis."
HG starts walking around says, "Well, perhaps you're right but that was years ago. Any differences between us are finished....done with."
ML: "Are they?"
HG: "There's no...nothing to be gained by hostility Murdoch, you have your two sons at your side, a splendid ranch, well, everything you want." HG picks up a book, then puts it down and looks at other items on the end table.
ML: "That takes care of me, now what about you what do you want?"
HG picks up a picture, looks at it: "Hmmm, dear precious Catherine. I don't remember this picture?" ML:"One of the momentos you left behind in Carterville."
HG looks at the picture sadly, "She was the only thing of real value in my life."
ML: "The only thing! What about Scott? Where does he register on that scale?"
HG :, "Catherine was my daughter."
ML, angry: "She was my wife, the mother of my son!"
HG says resignedly "I did what I thought was best...She was my responsibility."
ML: "To kill her?"
As the camera is on the photo, ML takes it fromharlan and the screen shifts to the past with a young Murdoch stadning near the place where Catherine was buried.
Woman, mournfully: "This is all mister. Said he was her father, took everything else her belongings everything."
ML: "Did she suffer?"
Woman: "Wasn't there. He wouldn't let me take care of her...he come back and paid me for my trouble....arranged for everything....then left with the boy, that's all I know, mister, that's all I know." (ML gets down on his knee beside Catherine's grave) Woman continues speaking: "Gonna be real showy when they get finished....heard tell the old man paid a pretty penny to plant some grass and carve up a fine granite headstone....Still if he'd cared that much I'd think he'd a stayed for the burying."
ML: "If she hadn't been moved."
Scene fades on ML's face and returns to present with ML in a close up once more. ML says, "If you'd waited until I got there."
HG replies with, "What chance would she have had in that filthy little town. I wanted only what was best for Catherine."
ML questions that statement with "Do you call that the best, leaving her to die in a wagon on a deserted road?"
HG: "That's all in the past."
ML is angry now, "Not for me it isn't, no sir. It's here right now. You kept my son away from me for 24 years."
HG defensively says, "And what could you have done for Scotty? A down the hills dreamer with nothing."
ML states, "He was still my son."
HG comes back with, "But I'm the one who raised him. I'm the one he belongs to."
ML shakes his head, "Ahh, now it makes sense."
HG disbelieving asks "Really?"
ML : "Yes, you want to take Scott back to Boston with you don't you? The girl....the memories...all very convincing arguments."
HG: "Scotty has a legacy waiting for him in Boston, an estate of considerably worth."
ML : "He has an estate right here."
HG :, "To be shared with his half breed brother! No Murdoch, there's no comparison between what each of us can give Scotty. He belongs in the world he grew up in, with the right people....where he can make something worthwhile of his life".
ML: "You're forgetting one thing, Harlan, he's not a child anymore, he's a grown man with a will of his own."
HG: "I believe he can be persuaded."
ML,firmly: "Never!"
HG :, "I've no doubt Murdoch that you could sway Scotty by revealing your own sullied version of the past-- unless of course you've already done so."
ML: "I've never thought I had to."
HG, relieved: "Then we can make a bargain. Whether Scotty returns to Boston or not must be solely his decision without any outside influence....not yours.....not mine. Agreed Murdoch?"
ML seems to think a moment. "Agreed."
HG says, "Good".
Scene ends.
SCENE 5
Scene starts with a shot of town at night. HG enters hotel walking up to counter.
HG: My name is Garrett. Has anyone been looking for me?
Clerk: Oh, yes right over there Mr. Garrett. (HG enters next room where Degan's are sitting at table playing cards)
HG: Gentlemen
CD: You Mr. Harlan Garrett?
HG: That's correct.
CD: I'm Carl Degan (Standing up) and this here's Billy (Nudging Billy)
We got here right on time just like you wanted.
HG: Good, now all you have to do is stay here at the hotel until I need you.
CD: Well, we was....we was kind of hoping to have a drink or two
HG: Ah (Opening his wallet pulling out money, Degans leaning over looking at money in his wallet I think that that...I think that that will cover your expenses.
BD: We was promised 500.
HG: I've just explained to you that's for your expenses. You'll get your 500 when you've performed the required services.
BD: 500 don't seem like much after coming this far.
HG: The price was agreed upon....that's what it will be.
CD: (HG starts to leave CD slams his hand on table) Mr. Garrett wouldn't want you to think we was greedy or anything but testifying against a man on a murder charge ain't something you do everyday, you know.
HG: Well, perhaps that won't be necessary. However, if I need you I'll get in touch.
Good day gentlemen. (HG leaves, Degans watch him leave and count money)
CD: Hey, bartender, drinks.
SCENE 6
Scene starts with a shot of the ranch with cows roaming in front. JH and Teresa are getting horse ready. Jelly says "These things are just ridiculous. I can't see why she can't ride with one leg east and one leg west like the rest of us. Teresa comes back with, "Because Julie is a lady that's why. It just isn't proper". JH says, "Well just because it belongs to you I hope i never see you trying to be a lady on it. I'd as as soon see you tryin to ride a rockin horse. Teresa replies with, "Would you just hurry up and finish. JH says, "I'm hurrin, I'm hurrin".
SCENE 7
Julie is doing her hair HG walks in. He says, "He's waiting for you". Julie replies with a hint of sarcasm, "You want me to look pretty don't you? That's what's going to make it all work isn't it?" HG says, "If I didn't know how spineless you were I'd say that sounded like defiance." Julie says, "What make you so sure I can bring him back?" HG grabs her arm and spins her around, "Because I know what you have at stake!"
SCENE 8
Scott is in front of the mirror doing his tie. JL walks in SL says, "Johnny". JL walks across the room obviously he's just gotten up and walks backwards and looks at SL. SL says, "How do I look?" JL leans on mantle smiling says, "Elegant". SL says, "I gotta agree". JL says, "Breath taking. You are pretty." SL smiles looks at JL, "You think so, huh?" JL says, "Yeah". SL points finger at JL and says, "Anymore cute remarks from my little brother I'll have to teach you some manners." JL comes back with, "You don't want to get all wrinkled up do you? SL says, "No" and turns as HG and Julie come into room. HG says, "Here she is, splendid day for riding." JL says, "Morning, Julie". SL says, "Indeed it is, sir" JL says, "Indeed", SL says, "Indeed.......I've got a lot of things to show you. Walks away with Julie HG turns to JL and says, "You weren't going too were you?" JL says, "No, Teresa forgot to (Louder) iron my riding pants."
SCENE 9
Scene starts out on the ranch. Scott and Julie are sitting on a log kissing. Julie says to Scott, "You try to forget me out here in all this wilderness, Scott." SL says, "Well, it takes more than an argument to end what we had" SL breaks branch. Julie is playing with a leaf, "What do we have now?" SL says, "I don't know". Julie pauses looking at SL says, "Scott, do you ever think about coming back to Boston?" SL looks away, "Yeah, I've thought about it.?" Julie comes back with, "Then why don't you?" SL says, "Cause I've got a home here with Johnny and Murdoch" SL is smiling. Julie says, "Well what about your grandfather?"
Smiling with a little laugh SL says, "My grandfather is capable of taking care of himself you know that." SL throws a piece of the branch. Julie says, "Is that the only obligation you think there is in Boston? What about me?" SL says, "Now, Julie if we'd have gotten married----Julie interrupts with "If -------is that the only word we can use what about now. Scott, I love you. I want you to come back to Boston with me, make your grandfather happy." SL seriously, "Who makes me happy?" Julie comes back with, "I will, I promise.......You've got to believe me." SL thinks for a minute, "Julie, marry me....Marry me and live at Lancer." Julie looks down, "I can't". SL asks her, "Why". Julie hesitates saying, "Because my father is an old man he's sick and he needs me". SL says "We could bring him out here." Julie looks away, "There is no use talking about it Scott. You just don't understand or maybe you just don't care." SL responds with, "But I do understand because I have the same feeling about my father that's why I can't leave Lancer. He needs me too." Julie looks back at Scott disbelieving, "Does he. Then why didn't he need you when you were growing up?" SL says, "Julie, what's that supposed to mean?" Julie says "I remember when we used to talk about it back in Boston. You hated your father then, you said he didn't care anything about you." SL says, "Well I was wrong because he does care." Julie says," Still, it does make you wonder doesn't it? All those years he never came to see you." Scene fades with Scott thinking.
SCENE 10
Scene starts with ML thinking, JL comes in the hacienda and stops holding his coat looking around says, "Scott back yet, Murdoch?" ML says "Not yet". JL walks over and puts hat down saying, " Well, I can't say I blame him out there spending the whole day with a girl like Julie.......in fact I don't know how you ever got him to leave Boston. (pause Johnny puts something in his mouth then starts walking around desk) You know...I know it was hard for you to locate me down in Mexico after all those years....you know try to locate one stray boy." Murdoch says, "Took time". ML replies, "Yeah, . . . what I'm wondering was, you knew where Scott was all the time . . . what took you so long........Murdoch?" ML says absently,,,,"I tried....I tried".
Scene fades to the past where Murdoch is thinking of the past. A birthday party with balloons and small children. HG says, "As you can see Murdoch, Scotty's happy. I've tried to give him everything a little boy can have....every advantage. I've hired a private tutor....a nurse...the best of everything." ML says Did you tell Scott about me?" HG says, "That would be a bit premature wouldn't it, the boys only 5 years old" ML turns to HG, "Well, he's old enough to know his own father." HG replies with, "But I'm his father, Murdoch at least he accepts me as such. But that's beside the point. I assume you've brought lawyers with you." ML says, "I've come prepared to take Scott if that's what you mean," HG says, "Are you prepared as prepared as I am. Have your lawyers told you how many years it would take to fight my legal guardianship, Scotty, endlessly dragged into curt as a key witness. Take a good look at your son, Murdoch. (Murdoch looks at Scotty) These are the happiest times of his life, his childhood. He's with his friends, secure in his home. The only home he's ever known. Now what can you give him to replace all the years of court battles and if your lucky a desolate strip of sand and rock to play on instead of that....a mud hut to live in instead of a comfortable home. Is that what you want for your son. (HG closes doors to party.) Make up your mind, Murdoch, do you want Scotty torn apart." Knock on door. HG opens door and a young Scott is standing there with a servant.
HG :"Ah, Scotty. What is it?"
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