AMY, BE FAIR.
EVERY TIME I MENTION DAD TO YOU
YOU MADE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR
YOU DIDN'T WANT TO SEE HIM.
YEAH, WELL HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT I WANT?
YOU LEFT OUT THE PART ABOUT HIM BEING IN TOWN!
IF MY DAD WAS WORKING AT A RANCH
A COUPLE MILES UP THE ROAD
I MIGHT WANT TO GET TO KNOW HIM.
SO THAT MAKES IT YOUR MOVE.
I KNOW.
JACK: YOU KNOW...
LOU IS TRYING HER HAND AT PANCAKES
AND I CAN'T GUARANTEE THE RESULTS,
BUT YOU'RE SURE WELCOME TO JOIN US.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'D BE LOVELY.
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
(HORSE BREATHING HARD)
(HORSE WHINNIES)
(HORSES WHINNY)
AMY.
COWBOY: TIM, TWO ON THE LEFT!
OKAY, I GOT 'EM!
I'LL BE IN TOUCH, HONEY!
LISA: THESE ARE SO CUTE!
YOU DON'T HAPPEN TO HAVE ONE?
YES.
HAVE YOU BEEN FOLLOWING THAT?
JACK: WELL, HARD NOT TO.
IT'S BEEN IN THE NEWS EVER SINCE IT HAPPENED.
HE WAS A REAL TRACK FAVOURITE.
IT'S SUCH A SAD STORY.
I HAVE A BIT OF A SPECIAL INTEREST IN IT
SINCE GALLANT PRINCE WAS BORN OUT AT FAIRFIELD.
NO KIDDIN'.
MMM HMM. GORGEOUS COLT.
AMAZING LINEAGE.
OF COURSE HIS RACING DAYS ARE OVER,
BUT WE'RE STILL HOPING TO SEND HIM OUT TO STUD.
WE CANNOT GET NEAR HIM.
HEY, JACK.
MAYBE AMY SHOULD HAVE A LOOK AT HIM.
SHE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP.
OH, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
I WOULD LOVE AMY TO HAVE HIM OUT TO HEARTLAND.
I'M GONNA GET MY PARTNER TO GIVE HER A CALL.
THAT GIVES ME MORE OF AN EXCUSE TO DROP BY
SINCE BEN'S AWAY VISITING HIS MOM.
MMM HMM.
GREAT.
BYE, MALLORY.
BYE.
(CHUCKLING)
WHAT?
ANYONE WITH TWO EYES CAN SEE IT.
SEE WHAT?
LISA STILLMAN WAS TOTALLY FLIRTING WITH YOU.
IT WAS REALLY GROSS.
(LOUD CLATTER)
DO YOU THINK SHE'S PRETTY?
SHE'S NOT HALF-BAD LOOKIN'.
SHE'S GOT NICE EYES LIKE A HUSKY DOG.
SWEET. THAT'S WHAT EVERY WOMAN WANTS TO HEAR.
HUSKIES HAVE NICE EYES.
SO DO HORSES, BUT YOU DON'T GO
COMPARING A WOMAN'S EYES-
OKAY, OKAY.
YOU'RE LOSING YOUR TOUCH.
JACK: MY TOUCH.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I EVER HAD IT.
DO YOU LIKE HER? I MEAN, LIKE HER LIKE HER?
BECAUSE WHEN SHE WAS TALKING YOU WERE ACTING ALL FUNNY.
AND IF THAT'S TRUE
YOU SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT,
BECAUSE SOMEONE YOUR AGE
DOESN'T HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD
TO BE PLAYING HARD TO GET.
(TRUCK DOOR SLAMS SHUT)
YOU, GET IN THE TRUCK.
♪♪
♪ And at the break of day ♪
♪ You sank into your dreams ♪
♪ You dreamer ♪
AMY: HE'S IN THIRD NOW, BUT WATCH HIM.
TV ANNOUNCER: HE'S MOVED FROM EIGHTH TO THIRD!
HE'S MAKING HIS MILLION DOLLAR MOVE INTO FIRST POSITION
TO WIN THE RACE!
(TV REMOTE CLICKS)
AMY: WOW.
LOOK AT THAT.
HE'S AMAZING.
I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET HIM.
DAN HARTFIELD SENT THIS DVD.
THE OWNER?
HE'S BRINGING HIM BY IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
WELL, I WISH YOU'D TALKED TO ME FIRST.
WE DON'T HAVE THE FACILITIES TO DEAL WITH A STALLION.
THEY'RE TOO HIGH STRUNG.
BUT WE'VE NEVER TURNED A DAMAGED HORSE AWAY BEFORE.
LOU: LET'S JUST WAIT TO SEE HIM
BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION.
JACK: WELL, DON'T FORGET, YOU TWO,
SINCE THE FIRE THAT GALLANT PRINCE
HAS NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE NEWS.
THE PRESS'LL BE ALL OVER THIS.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR US.
WELL, I WONDER ABOUT THAT.
IT'LL PUT AMY UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE.
IT'S PROBABLY NOT WHAT YOU NEED RIGHT NOW.
YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH ON YOUR PLATE -
CHORES, THE OTHER HORSES, GOING BACK TO SCHOOL.
MAYBE I'LL JUST QUIT SCHOOL.
(DOOR SHUTS)
(DERISIVE CHUCKLE) YEAH.
JACK, YOU SHOULD READ THIS, SERIOUSLY.
WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT?
DON'T ASK.
(MAGAZINE PLOPS DOWN)
TY: (GRUNTS)
(TOOL CLANKS)
TY: I WISH THE OLD MAN WOULD JUST TAKE THIS HEAP
TO A MECHANIC.
HE'S SO DAMN CHEAP.
(STARTER WHIRS AND FAILS)
(STARTER WHIRS AND SPUTTERS)
YOU'RE FLOODING IT.
TY: NO, I'M NOT.
MALLORY: YES, YOU ARE.
I'VE MADE UP MY MIND.
I'M GONNA HELPING JACK OUT.
TY: LUCKY GUY.
IT'S WEIRD, ISN'T IT?
BUT KIND OF SWEET IN A SICK WAY.
LISA STILLMAN AND JACK AT THEIR AGE,
BEATING AROUND THE BUSH.
WHY CAN'T PEOPLE JUST TELL EACH OTHER
WHAT THEY REALLY THINK?
TY: THAT'S PROBABLY A GOOD THING.
MALLORY: NO, IT ISN'T!
MY MOTHER SAYS THE STREETS ARE FILLED
WITH LONELY AND DEPRESSED PEOPLE
THAT DIDN'T SAY THE RIGHT THING AT THE RIGHT TIME.
THEY JUST KEEP EVERYTHING TO THEMSELVES.
THAT'S ONE PROBLEM THAT YOU DON'T HAVE.
THANK YOU.
BUT THINK ABOUT IT -
HOW MANY PEOPLE GO THROUGH THEIR WHOLE LIVES
WITHOUT TELLING THEIR SPECIAL SOMEONE
THAT THEY LOVE THEM?
AND WHEN THEY FINALLY TAKE THE LEAP,
IT'S TOO LATE.
I DON'T WANT TO EVER BE THAT PERSON.
TY: (SIGHING) THAT'S NOT LIKELY TO HAPPEN.
MALLORY: YOU THINK?
REALLY? BECAUSE, TY, I...
(CAR ROARS TO LIFE)
TY: YES!
(TRIUMPHANT LAUGH)
(TRUCK ENGINE REVS)
(TRUCK TURNS OFF)
WHAT?
NOTHING.
(MOUSE CLICKS)
(CELL PHONE RINGS)
HELLO?
HEY.
HI.
TIM: SORRY I GOT A LITTLE SIDETRACKED THERE TODAY.
I, I REALLY WANTED TO STAY AND TALKED TO YOU.
THAT HERD WAS IMPRESSIVE. THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL HORSES.
UM, I'M ENJOYING THE JOB.
AMY: THAT'S GOOD.
BEST PART ABOUT IT IS THAT I'M CLOSE TO YOU AND LOU.
SO...
YOU WANT TO GO FOR LUNCH OR SOMETHING?
SURE. THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
IT'S JUST I'M...
I JUST STARTED SCHOOL AND I'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK
AND THE HORSES TAKE UP A LOT OF TIME TOO.
WELL, I KNOW YOU'RE A BUSY GIRL,
BUT...
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, SOMETIME...
DO YOU HAVE MY NUMBER?
UM, LOU DOES.
TIM: OKAY.
OKAY, WELL YOU GET MY NUMBER FROM LOU AND THEN...
OKAY.
UM...
BYE.
(BUS ROARS AWAY)
HEY. HOW WAS SCHOOL?
SAME OLD.
WHO WAS THAT THAT JUST LEFT?
OH, JUST A REPORTER FROM "THE HERALD"!
ISN'T THAT EXCITING?!
THEY'VE ALREADY GOT WIND OF THE FACT
THAT GALLANT PRINCE IS COMING TO HEARTLAND.
YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT NOT BE SUCH A GOOD THING.
YOU REMEMBER WHAT GRANDPA SAID?
AMY, TRUST ME.
A LITTLE PRESS IS DEFINITELY A GOOD THING.
OH, BY THE WAY, DAD CALLED.
HE SAID YOU GUYS WERE GOING OUT TO LUNCH.
I THINK THAT'S GREAT.
(LATCH UNHOOKS)
(DOOR BANGS)
(DOOR CLANKS)
DAN HARTFIELD, BROOKLAND STABLES.
JACK BARTLETT, AND THIS IS MY GRAND- (DOOR BANGS)
GEEZ, SAM, GO EASY!
HE'S TRANKED.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY WE COULD TRAILER HIM.
(HORSE HOOVES CLIP CLOP)
THERE HE IS -
GALLANT PRINCE.
WELL, LET'S UH...
LET'S GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD.
FIRST OF ALL, WHERE'S HE BEING HOUSED?
OH, UM, RIGHT THIS WAY.
JACK: SO, DAN...
I'M NOT SURE HOW THIS WILL ALL WORK OUT,
BUT AMY WILL TRY HER BEST.
DAN: AFTER HE'S SETTLED IN
I WANT TO HAVE A LOOK AROUND.
HOW MANY ACRES DO YOU GOT HERE?
600.
SOME PRETTY SMALL POTATOES.
(THUNDER RUMBLES)
(HORSE WHINNIES)
(HORSE SNORTS WILDLY)
AMY: I THINK THE SEDATIVE IS WEARING OFF.
(HORSE SNORTS WILDLY)
TY: HE LOOKS PRETTY BEATEN UP.
POOR GUY.
(THUNDER BOOMS LOUDLY)
(WILD SNORTING)
AMY: EASY.
IT'S OKAY.
SHH, IT'S OKAY.
(HORSE WHINNIES WILDLY)
(BOOMING THUNDER CLAP)
TY: WHOA.
FLASHLIGHT.
(HORSE SNORTS WILDLY)
CALM DOWN, BOY.
(HORSE SNORTS WILDLY)
AMY: TY, WATCH OUT!
(HORSE WHINNIES WILDLY) (HOOF SMASHES WOOD)
(HORSE SNORTS)
DEPENDING ON HOW IT MANAGES THE TRAUMATIZED STALLION,
ONE OF ALBERTA'S LOCAL HEROES.
RISE OR FALL?
GREAT. NO PRESSURE THERE.
DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT WHAT THESE HACKS SAY.
YOU'LL BE FINE.
SORAYA: HEY, YOU DON'T LOOK SO GOOD.
YEAH, WELL YOU WOULDN'T EITHER
IF YOU'D STAYED UP ALL NIGHT WITH A DERANGED HORSE.
(CHUCKLES)
(DOOR SQUEAKS OPEN)
AMY, UH...
TIM: HEY.
CAN WE, UH...
CAN WE TALK?
MY TRUCK'S OUTSIDE.
SO, YOU DIDN'T CALL.
I WAS GOING TO.
TIM: WE'VE GOT TO START SOMEWHERE THOUGH,
DON'T YOU THINK?
I DON'T WANT TO PUSH YOU, AMY.
I KNOW.
CAN WE MAKE THIS FOR ANOTHER DAY?
I MEAN, LOU'S PICKING ME UP SOON AND...
OKAY.
HOW ABOUT SUNDAY?
NOON?
WE'LL GET A BITE TO EAT.
NOT HERE.
OH.
BIT OF A FISH BOWL, HUH?
OKAY, SOMEWHERE ELSE.
OKAY.
(DOOR OPENS)
I'LL SEE YA.
OKAY.
AMY: (READING) MANY HAVE EXPRESSED SURPRISE THAT SUCH A LEGEND
WOULD BE ENTRUSTED TO SOMEONE SO YOUNG
AND INEXPERIENCED.
LOU: I'M SORRY.
THE REPORTER WAS SO FRIENDLY.
I DIDN'T KNOW HE'D TAKE THAT KIND OF TONE.
LOOK, IN THE FUTURE I PROMISE I'LL BE WAY MORE CAREFUL.
NO. IN THE FUTURE THERE'LL BE NO MORE INTERVIEWS.
OKAY!
YOU PROMISE?
OKAY.
SO ARE YOU WORRIED?
OF COURSE I'M WORRIED.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN DO ANYTHING WITH HIM?
I DON'T KNOW.
I CAN'T GET NEAR HIM WHEN HE'S NOT SEDATED.
I'VE BEEN THINKING OF GOING TO BROOKLAND STABLES.
WHY?
AMY: TO TALK TO SAM, THE STABLE GUY.
IT'S NOT FAR FROM HERE.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD DRIVE ME?
(HORSES HOOVES THUNDER)
(STOPWATCH BEEPS)
HI, UM...
I'M AMY FLEMING.
YEAH, I REMEMBER YOU.
HOW'S PRINCE DOING?
NOT SO GREAT. (SMALL LAUGH)
I WAS HOPING YOU COULD HELP ME WITH SOMETHING.
I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD IF I COULD GET IN TOUCH
WITH HIS OLD TRAINER - RYAN.
RYAN BAILEY?
YEAH.
HE LEFT.
WHY?
LOOK, RYAN'S NOT IN GREAT SHAPE.
HE WAS BURNED IN THE FIRE TOO, REAL BAD.
HE GOT BLAMED FOR WHAT HAPPENED.
WELL, WHY DID HE GET BLAMED?
HE WAS THE ONE ON DUTY THAT NIGHT.
LOOK, A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK HE WAS THE ONE AT FAULT.
DAN HARTFIELD HIMSELF ASKED HIM TO LEAVE,
SO WE ALL JUST THINK IT'S BEST TO STEER CLEAR.
YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT
YOU DON'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED OR ANYTHING,
BUT COULD YOU AT LEAST TELL ME WHERE HE IS
OR HOW TO GET A HOLD OF HIM?
PLEASE.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
JUST DON'T TELL DAN I TOLD YOU.
(TIRES CRUNCHING)
LOU: THIS IS THE PLACE?
I GUESS SO.
OKAY, WELL, DON'T BE LONG.
(DOOR OPENS)
(RAPS ON WINDOW)
(DOOR OPENS)
HI, UM...
I'M LOOKING FOR RYAN BAILEY.
WHY?
WHO ARE YOU?
COME HERE, PRINCE.
(HORSE SNORTS)
(HORSE SNORTS SKITTISHLY)
(HEAVY SIGH)
WELL...
I'M SORRY I GOT AMY INVOLVED.
I'M GONNA GIVE HER SOME TIME WITH HIM,
BUT I WON'T HESITATE TO TELL HER
WHEN ENOUGH'S ENOUGH.
I DON'T ENVY YOU THAT JOB.
(HOOF BANGS VIOLENTLY)
(SIGHS)
OKAY.
ARE YOU BUSY TOMORROW?
DEPENDS.
I'M, UH...
THINKING OF BUYING A HORSE UP IN HIGH RIVER
AND I WOULD LOVE ANOTHER OPINION.
NO PROBLEM.
YES?
FOR WHAT MY OPINION'S WORTH THAT IS.
SURE.
I'LL COME AROUND 10:00?
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JACK.
JACK: YOU'RE WELCOME.
OH, JACK.
OH, WHAT NOW?
YOU NEVER SAY YES TO A FIRST DATE.
IT'S NOT A DATE, MALLORY.
YOU JUST WATCH. IT'LL TURN INTO A DATE.
AMY: THANKS FOR LETTING ME COME IN.
IS RYAN AROUND?
YES.
BUT HE WON'T SEE YOU.
HE WON'T SEE ANYONE.
WHY?
BECAUSE HE'S LOCKED HIMSELF AWAY.
RYAN AND I WERE MARRIED A YEAR AND A HALF AGO
AND WE WERE REALLY HAPPY
AND THEN THAT FIRE HAPPENED AND THINGS HAVE CHANGED A LOT.
DO YOU THINK I COULD AT LEAST SPEAK WITH HIM?
YEAH.
I GUESS YOU COULD TRY.
(DOOR OPENS)
BEV: RYAN?
THERE'S SOMEBODY HERE TO SEE YOU.
RYAN?
I'VE COME T TALK TO YOU ABOUT GALLANT PRINCE.
SAM TOLD ME WHERE YOU LIVED.
DON'T!
DON'T TOUCH THEM.
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?
IN THE DARK,
BECAUSE...
PRINCE IS THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
HE HATES THE DARK.
YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD COME AND SEE HIM.
HE MIGHT RESPOND TO SOMEONE HE TRUSTS.
SOMEONE HE TRUSTS?
RIGHT.
AMY: SOMETIMES A HORSE CAN ONLY BE REACHED
BY A PERSON WHO SHARES THEIR PAIN.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE, HUH?
AMY: IT'S TRUE.
IT HAPPENED TO ME.
DO ME A FAVOUR...
LEAVE.
BEV, CAN YOU GET HER OUT OF HERE?!
AMY: WELL, I WAS HOPING THAT HE'D COME HELP,
BUT THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
TY: WELL, IT WAS WORTH A TRY, RIGHT?
(HORSE SNUFFLES)
(HOOVES CLATTER)
AMY: HOW WAS HE WHILE I WAS GONE?
TY: THE SAME.
(HOOVES CLATTER)
NERVOUS, UNPREDICTABLE.
IT TOOK ME AN HOUR JUST TO GET HIM OUT HERE,
EVEN WITH JACK'S HELP.
HE SNAPS WHENEVER I GO NEAR HIM.
YEAH, STALLIONS DO THAT.
(HORSE SNUFFLES)
WHO PUT THAT MARE OUT THERE?
(HORSE SNORTS)
WATCH OUT!
TY!
TY: WHOA, WHOA!
(GRUNTS)
(GROANS IN PAIN)
ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH.
OH GOD.
(GASPS IN PAIN)
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A REAL MESS.
CRACKED RIBS FROM THE ROUND UP
AND NOW THIS?
HEY, DID YOU CALL YOUR DAD YET?
HE CALLED ME,
AND I RAN INTO HIM AT MAGGIE'S.
AND?
AND...
HE WANTS TO GO FOR LUNCH OR SOMETHING ON SUNDAY.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S LIKE TALKING TO A TOTAL STRANGER.
(WINCING) HE SEEMED OKAY.
(CHUCKLING) YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW HIM BETTER THAN I DO.
WHY DON'T YOU HAVE LUNCH WITH HIM?
(CHUCKLES)
JUST DO IT.
OW!
(CHUCKLING) YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE.
MAYBE.
(LAUGHING)
AMY: (GIGGLING)
DON'T!
(LAUGHING) AH!
OH, MY RIBS.
OH, THAT'S NOT GOOD.
(CHUCKLING)
(HORSES WHINNY)
AMY: NO, MR. HARTFIELD,
HE'S NOT READY FOR YOU TO SEE HIM YET.
WELL, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT,
BUT IT'S JUST BEEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
NO, THAT IS A LAST RESORT.
LOOK, I JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME, OKAY?
ALL RIGHT. BYE.
(PHONE BEEPS OFF)
(SIGHS)
SO HE THINKS HE'S THROWING AWAY GOOD MONEY,
THAT THE HORSE SHOULD PROBABLY BE DESTROYED.
WELL, MAYBE HE'S RIGHT.
COME ON, AMY.
SOME HORSES JUST CAN'T BE HELPED.
WELL, YOU UNDERSTAND, DON'T YOU?
TV ANNOUNCER: AND THERE'S THE REPLAY!
GALLANT PRINCE STEALS IT DOWN THE STRETCH.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: WE SPOKE WITH HIS TRAINER BEFORE THE RACE.
RYAN: NO, HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S GOT TO DO.
HE'S AS READY AS HE'LL EVER BE.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: CAN WE QUOTE YOU ON THAT?
RYAN (CHUCKLING) YEAH. I GUESS.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: (CHUCKLING) IF YOU'RE THAT CONFIDENT,
YOU MUST HAVE SOMETHING ON THE RACE YOURSELF?
(DOOR BANGS SHUT)
WHAT?
YOU CLEAN UP NICE.
(CHUCKLES) WHAT'S THE OCCASION?
HE'S GOING ON A DATE.
A DATE?
IT'S NOT A DATE.
(CAR APPROACHING)
HI, EVERYONE!
HI.
HOP IN.
NO, I...
I'M NOT ABOUT TO BE CHAUFFEURED.
IT'S, UH...
WE'LL TAKE MY TRUCK.
LISA: YOUR TRUCK?
OKAY.
ANY HORSE DEALER SEES YOU ROLL UP IN THIS
AND THE PRICE AUTOMATICALLY DOUBLES,
MAYBE EVEN TRIPLES.
YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT ABOUT THAT.
JACK: (CHUCKLES) (TRUCK DOOR OPENS)
NO WAY IS HE JUST GOING TO SEE A HORSE.
HE'S SO TOAST.
(SMALL LAUGH)
(TRUCK RUMBLES UP)
(SIGHING) THANKS FOR THE RIDE.
NO WORRIES.
DID YOU WANT ME TO COME IN WITH YOU?
NO. I'LL BE OKAY.
(TRUCK DOOR OPENS)
(DOOR SLAMS SHUT)
TY: HEY!
GOOD LUCK.
BEV: RYAN WON'T COME DOWN.
I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE DVD, BUT HE REFUSES TO SEE IT.
(TEARFULLY) CAN I STILL SEE IT THOUGH?
I'D LIKE TO.
(RACING CROWD SHOUTS)
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: WE SPOKE WITH HIS TRAINER BEFORE THE RACE.
RYAN: NO, HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S GOT TO DO.
HE'S AS READY AS HE'LL EVER BE.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: CAN WE QUOTE YOU ON THAT?
RYAN (CHUCKLING) YEAH. I GUESS.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: (CHUCKLING) IF YOU'RE THAT CONFIDENT,
YOU MUST HAVE SOMETHING ON THE RACE YOURSELF?
RYAN: AH, NO, I'D NEVER GAMBLE ON PRINCE.
(TRUCK ENGINE GRINDS AND DIES)
(ENGINE RUMBLES AND DIES)
TY, WAS THE LAST ONE TO MESS WITH THIS TRUCK.
HE'S GONE AND DONE SOMETHIN'.
(TRUCK DOOR SLAMS SHUT)
LISA: WELL, THAT'LL TEACH YOU NOT TO LET ME DRIVE, EH?
I THINK YOU FLOODED IT.
JACK: (CHUCKLING) NO, I HAVEN'T FLOODED IT.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, LET'S LET IT REST FOR A WHILE.
LET'S FORGET ABOUT THE SALE.
I'VE GOT MORE HORSES THAN I CAN DEAL WITH.
(GRUNTS)
YOU HUNGRY?
COME ON. LET'S EAT.
(BLANKET WAFTS THROUGH AIR)
WELL, I PLANNED A TREAT FOR AFTER THE SALE,
WHO CARES?
WE'LL HAVE IT NOW.
TURKEY AND SWISS OR TURKEY AND SWISS?
(SIGHS)
TURKEY AND SWISS.
LISA: (CHUCKLING) GOOD ANSWER.
I MADE YOU COFFEE.
AREN'T YOU SOMETHING?
AREN'T I?
(LAUGHING)
HE'S THE BEST HORSE IN WORLD.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: (LAUGHING)
GREAT.
WELL, THAT'S STRAIGHT FROM RYAN BAILEY,
GALLANT PRINCE'S TRAINER.
(TV REMOTE CLICKS)
RYAN: HE'D STILL BE RACING IF IT WASN'T FOR ME.
IT WAS ALL MY FAULT.
IT WASN'T!
RYAN: I RUINED HIS LIFE!
RYAN...
WHAT HAPPENED?
PLEASE TELL ME.
(HEAVY SIGH)
I WAS ON LATE DUTY.
ONE OF US ALWAYS HAS TO STAY OVERNIGHT.
SO I BROUGHT IN THIS UH...
KEROSENE HEATER AND I SET IT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AISLE.
I EVEN TURNED IT OFF BEFORE I WENT BACK TO THE APARTMENT,
BUT SOME OF THE KEROSENE MUST HAVE LEAKED OUT OR SOMETHING.
BEV: YOU KNOW THAT WASN'T IT!
AFTER RYAN LEFT SOMEBODY...
SOMEBODY STACKED HAY NEXT TO THE HEATER
AND RYAN GOT THE BLAME.
PRINCE WAS CLOSEST TO WHERE THE FIRE STARTED.
HE KNOCKED HIS DOOR DOWN
SO I RAN IN.
I HEARD ALL THE RACKET AND I...
I SAW HIM, UH...
(EMOTIONAL) HE WAS WILD WITH PAIN.
I MANAGED TO GET HIM OUTSIDE.
BEV: HE WENT BACK IN THE STABLE FOR ALL THE OTHER HORSES.
YOU DID EVERYTHING YOU COULD.
YOU PUT YOUR OWN LIFE AT RISK.
I SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAVE BROUGHT IN THAT HEATER.
IF I...
I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID THAT TO HIM.
I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO FACE HIM.
RYAN, PRINCE DOESN'T BLAME YOU.
HE IS SUFFERING JUST LIKE YOU.
HE CAN'T GET OVER THIS FIRE,
BUT YOU CAN HELP HIM.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH
A LOT MORE THAN YOU THINK.
MY MOM, SHE WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT.
I PERSUADED HER TO...
GO RESCUE THIS ABUSED HORSE
AND WE CRASHED ON THE WAY HOME.
I BLAMED MYSELF.
AND I HAD TO FACE UP TO SPARTAN,
THE HORSE WE RESCUED.
IT WASN'T EASY, BUT IN THE END
I REALIZED HOW MUCH WE NEEDED EACH OTHER.
WHAT IF HE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE...?
LOOK AT ME.
RYAN, HE'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.
HE'LL KNOW YOUR VOICE.
HE'LL KNOW YOUR SMELL.
HE'LL KNOW YOU.
AMY, I CAN'T!
I CAN'T DO IT.
(CAR ROARS TO STOP)
JACK: AT LEAST WE GOT YOU TO YOUR SALE.
LISA: GOOD THING IT WAS JUST FLOODED, EH?
ALTHOUGH I WAS VERY MUCH ENJOYING OUR PICNIC.
HI. HOW ARE YOU?
BETTER NOW YOU'RE HERE.
LISA: I'M JUST GOING TO GO SEE WHAT LOT THEY'RE UP TO.
EXCUSE ME, GENTLEMEN.
DAN: SO, JACK, I UM...
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU KNEW MY WIFE.
YEAH, I, I DO.
TY: IT WAS PRETTY ROUGH, HUH?
(DOOR OPENS)
(DOOR SLAMS SHUT)
(DOOR SHUTS)
AMY: HE'S JUST SO DAMAGED.
(SIGHS) JUST LIKE PRINCE.
I HAVE TO CALL DAN HARTFIELD TOMORROW.
I'M JUST DREADING IT. THAT POOR HORSE.
I JUST...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
HEY.
YOU KNOW, I...
I TOLD HIM ABOUT MY MOM.
I JUST THOUGHT THAT MAYBE...
I DON'T KNOW, UM...
JUST TALKING ABOUT IT...
IT JUST BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES.
COME HERE. COME HERE.
IT'S OKAY.
AMY: (CRYING)
IT'S OKAY.
HERE.
(LAUGHS)
(LAUGHING) THANKS.
YOU'RE AMAZING TO DO WHAT YOU DO,
YOU KNOW THAT?
(SIGHS) NOT AMAZING ENOUGH.
YES, YOU ARE.
YOU'VE TRIED HOW MANY TIMES
TO GET THROUGH TO THAT GUY?
I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN YOU WHEN I...
ANYWAY, UH...
I'VE NEVER MET ANYONE LIKE YOU BEFORE.
NEVER.
YOU KNOW, THE OTHER DAY UM...
MALLORY WAS GOING ON ABOUT TELLING PEOPLE
HOW YOU REALLY FEEL ABOUT THEM AND...
WELL, HOW WE SHOULD...
(EMBARRASSED EXHALE)
SHE NEVER MAKES ANY SENSE ANYWAYS, BUT...
(NERVOUS CHUCKLE)
UM...
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M HERE FOR YOU.
THAT SOUNDS LAME.
(SMALL LAUGH)
I AM.
(QUIETLY) OKAY.
OKAY?
YEAH.
I JUST...
I JUST DON'T WANT THINGS TO CHANGE BETWEEN US.
OKAY.
(ENGINE STARTS UP)
(TIRES CRUNCHING)
(DOOR BANGS SHUT)
I WAS RIGHT, WASN'T I?
IT WAS A DATE, WASN'T IT?
YES, MALLORY, IT WAS A KIND OF DATE.
I TOLD YOU SO!
SO WHEN ARE YOU GUYS GOING OUT AGAIN?
OH, I DON'T THINK ANYTIME SOON.
WHY?
DID YOU SAY THAT HUSKY EYE THING?
NO. NO, IT'S A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT.
(TO HIMSELF) JUST A BIT.
(HOOVES THUMP)
(HORSE WHINNIES)
(HORSE GRUNTS WILDLY)
(HOOVES CLIP CLOP FRANTICALLY)
(HORSE SNORTS)
(HORSE SNORTS AND SHAKES)
(CAR APPROACHES)
(CAR RUMBLES TO A STOP)
(HORSE SNUFFLES)
(HORSE BREATHES HEAVILY)
(HORSE HUFFS)
HEY.
(HORSE SNUFFLES)
HEY.
HEY THERE, FELLA.
(SMALL LAUGH)
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
WE'RE GONNA GET YOU ALL SPIFFED UP, HUH?
HEY, WHOA.
(VIOLENT JERK) WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!
HEY, HEY, SHH.
I'M JUST BRUSHING YOU, BUDDY.
(HORSE SNORTS NERVOUSLY) WHOA, WHOA, HEY.
HE NEVER USED TO BE SO SKITZY.
HE USED TO STAND LIKE A ROCK.
HE'S JUST SO DIFFERENT.
YOU CAN'T EXPECT HIM TO CHANGE ALL AT ONCE.
I MEAN IT'S ONLY BEEN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
IF YOU WEREN'T HERE
I COULDN'T GET THIS CLOSE TO HIM.
IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE IT, BUT...
YOU'RE MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE.
IT'S JUST NOT THE SAME.
THINGS ARE NEVER GONNA BE THE SAME AS THEY WERE.
YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT.
SO IS PRINCE, BUT...
EVEN IF THINGS DO CHANGE,
IT CAN BE FOR THE BETTER.
(HORSE SNUFFLES)
THAT WAS GOOD ADVICE.
IT'S 1:00.
SO?
IT'S SUNDAY.
YOUR DAD? LUNCH?
(SIGHING) OH GOD.
(CELL PHONE DIALS)
HI, DAD, UM...
I AM SO SORRY.
HEY.
I DON'T LIKE BEING STOOD UP.
I GOT CAUGHT UP WITH THIS HORSE AND...
WELL, I GET SECOND BILLING TO A HORSE?
UM...
WE CAN MEET AFTER SCHOOL THIS WEEK.
CAN YOU FIT ME IN?
YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE COULD JUST GO FOR A RIDE.
SURE. YEAH.
NAME THE DAY. I'LL BE THERE.
SO WILL I.
I PROMISE.
BYE.
RYAN: (CLICKS HIS TEETH) COME ON, BOY!
COME ON, PRINCE!
(CLICKS HIS TEETH)
COME ON.
COME ON!
ATTA, BOY. ATTA, BOY.
(TIRES CRUNCHING)
BACK IN BACK.
(CAR DOORS SHUT)
DAN: HI.
WELL YOU SAY HE'S IMPROVED. YOU SHOW ME.
AMY: OH, YEAH, HE'S DEFINITELY COMING ALONG.
LISA: OH WOW! IT CERTAINLY LOOKS LIKE IT.
RYAN: COME ON.
(CLICKS HIS TEETH) ATTA BOY.
THAT'S AMAZING.
THAT'S... (LAUGHING)
THAT'S AMAZING!
RYAN: WHOA.
DAN: HE LOOKS LIKE HIS OLD SELF.
RYAN: ATTA BOY.
WHO IS THAT WORKING HIM?
RYAN BAILEY.
WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?
AMY: HE'S HELPING ME.
DAN: I DON'T WANT HIM ANYWHERE NEAR THAT HORSE.
HE'S THE ONLY REASON THAT PRINCE HAS PROGRESSED AT ALL.
I WOULDN'T TRUST MY DOG TO THAT KID!
LISA: DAN, DAN, WAIT!
ISN'T THE IMPORTANT PART THAT GALLANT PRINCE IS IMPROVING?
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE RYAN IS THE REASON FOR THAT.
DAN, THAT HORSE IS NIGHT AND DAY
FROM THE WAY HE WAS WHEN YOU DROPPED HIM OFF.
YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE HERE.
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.
JACK: HEY!
IT'S MY BUSINESS WHEN MY GRANDDAUGHTER'S AT RISK
ON ACCOUNT OF YOUR HORSE!
NOW SHE'S DOING EVERYTHING SHE CAN TO HELP IT
AND I OBJECT TO YOU THROWING YOUR WEIGHT AROUND HERE.
OH, WELL MY HORSE IS LEAVING HEARTLAND.
I'LL HAVE SAM COME AROUND AND PICK HIM UP TOMORROW.
ARE YOU COMING?
NO, I THINK I'LL WALK.
(DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS)
(ENGINE ROARS TO LIFE)
(ENGINE REVS)
(CAR ROARS AWAY)
I APOLOGIZE FOR YELLING AT YOUR HUSBAND.
THAT'S NOT MY PLACE.
JACK.
IF YOU HADN'T RACED OFF
AND LEFT ME STRANDED AT THAT AUCTION,
NOT TO MENTION I HAD TO COME BACK AND GET MY CAR,
I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU THAT,
YES, DAN WAS MY HUSBAND,
"WAS" BEING THE KEY WORD.
WE'RE STILL BUSINESS PARTNER,
BUT HE'S MY EX-HUSBAND,
CAPITAL E, CAPITAL X.
AND HE CAN BE A RIGHT JERK
AND YOU CAN TELL HIM WHATEVER YOU LIKE,
THE RUDER THE BETTER, QUITE FRANKLY.
(SIGHS) WELL, SINCE MEN KEEP DRIVING AWAY ON ME,
WOULD YOU MIND DRIVING ME HOME IN YOUR TRUCK, PLEASE?
SURE.
THANK YOU.
(ROOSTER CROWS)
(TRUCK RUMBLES UP)
(HORSE HOOVES CLIP CLOP)
YOU OKAY?
I'M FINE.
DAN: ALL SET THEN?
AMY: YEAH.
GO ON, SAM.
SAM.
HEY, MAN, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
OKAY.
HE'S LOOKING A LOT BETTER.
RYAN: YEAH, HE'S COMING ALONG.
DAN: COME ON! LESS CHIT CHAT, MORE ACTON.
LET'S GET THAT GUY TRAILERED.
RYAN: (HORSE WHINNIES WILDLY) WHOA! WHOA!
(HORSE WHINNIES WILDLY) WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
GOOD BOY. WHOA, WHOA.
(HORSE WHINNIES WILDLY)
DAN: HOLD HIM, SAM. WHAT IS GOING ON?
SAM KNOWS.
DON'T YOU, SAM?
WHY DON'T YOU TELL HIM WHY THE HORSE IS SO AFRAID OF YOU?
BEV...
I WANT TO HEAR HIM SAY IT!
SAY IT!
RYAN: (HORSE WHINNIES WILDLY) WHOA! WHOA!
FOR GOD'S SAKE, GET THE HORSE IN THE TRAILER.
I CAN'T, DAN.
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE...
GALLANT PRINCE WON'T GO ANYWHERE NEAR ME
WHEN HE'S NOT SEDATED.
THAT'S CRAZY, SAM. WHY?
BECAUSE I THINK HE REMEMBERS.
REMEMBERS WHAT?
I SWEAR.
HE WAS WATCHING ME.
(HORSE BREATHES HARD)
THAT NIGHT.
HE KNOWS I'M THE ONE...
THE ONE WHO PUT THE...
HAY NEXT TO THE HEATER.
IT WAS MY FAULT, DAN.
NOT RYAN'S.
I'M SO SORRY.
(TEARFUL) I'M SO SORRY, MAN.
RYAN SHOULD BE GOING WITH PRINCE, NOT...
PUT THE DAMN HORSE IN THE TRAILER.
(HORSE SNUFFLES)
(HORSE HOOVES CLIP CLOP)
SO DO YOU UM...
YOU WANT THE JOB?
AT THE STUD FARM. DO YOU WANT THE JOB?
YEAH.
I MEAN, TOTALLY!
FINE.
BE THERE MONDAY, 7:00 A.M.
(HAPPY GASP)
(EMOTIONAL GASP)
(TEARFUL SIGH)
(HORSE HOOVES CLIP CLOP)
TFIELD,
SWEARS THAT HEARTLAND
WAS THE SAVING GRACE FOR GALLANT PRINCE.
THEY WORKED A MIRACLE, HE SAID, AN ABSOLUTE MIRACLE.
(HAPPY LAUGH)
HEY.
TY: HI.
THEY EVEN MENTION YOU, ONLY THEY CALLED YOU TYLER.
TY: (LAUGHING) GREAT.
LOU: GRANDPA IS GONNA FLIP WHEN HE SEES THIS!
HEY, AMY...
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SAID TO RYAN THE OTHER DAY.
YOU WERE RIGHT.
THINGS CAN CHANGE.
FOR THE BETTER
AND YOU SHOULDN'T BE AFRAID OF THAT.
YOU KNOW?
I KNOW.
BUT...
AMY...
I DON'T WANT THINGS TO CHANGE.
I'M JUST AFRAID THEY...
THEY MIGHT IF...
(SIGHS)
I JUST DON'T WANT TO LOSE WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO.
YOU KNOW, YOU GO OUT ON A REAL LIMB FOR THOSE HORSES OF YOURS.
YOU SHOULD TRY TAKING A CHANCE ON PEOPLE.
(TRUCK APPROACHES)
SO, I GOT ALL THE DIRT.
LISA'S BEEN DIVORCED, HAS BEEN FOR YEARS.
SHE GOT MARRIED TO THIS GUY. THEY LIVED IN THE STATES,
BUT WHEN THEY SPLIT SHE MOVED BACK TO FAIRFIELD.
HE MOVED BACK TOO, BUT THEY'RE NOT TOGETHER.
SO YOUR PATH IS CLEAR.
THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
(READING) "ONWARD AND UPWARD: LIFE AFTER DIVORCE."
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT THE ONE THAT'S DIVORCED,
BUT THE ADVICE CAN WORK FOR YOU TOTALLY.
WHERE DID YOU GET THIS, MALLORY?
MY DAD GAVE IT TO MY MOM TO SCARE HER AS A JOKE.
(CHUCKLING) I BET SHE FOUND THAT REAL AMUSING.
MALLORY: NOT SO MUCH.
(HORSE HOOVES THUMPING)
(HORSE SNUFFLES)
(FUNNY MOUTH SOUND) GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT.
I'M SORRY ABOUT LAST TIME.
AH...
NOT A PROBLEM.
YOU NERVOUS?
YES.
ME TOO.
YOU WANT TO JUST RIDE?
SURE.
(HORSE SNORTS)
TIM: HOW'S THAT HORSE DOING YOU STOOD ME UP FOR?
AMY: (LAUGHS)
BETTER.
TIM AND AMY: (LAUGHING)