| Ties That Bind |
| As Clive turns over a prisoner (Couture), he is told he will recieve a commendation for his |
| effort. |
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| Clive warns his fellow officer to be careful.....soon after they leave |
| town, Couture overpowers and kills him. (Couture intends to seek revenge on Bennett). |
| Later, Clive is in the office talking with Jake when a man enters and inquires about a young |
| boy, "He is eleven years old and his name is William." He tells the mountie he is Willie's father. |
| Clive heads for Jack's cabin to inform him of the news...he tells Willie to leave. "I have to speak |
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| with the marshal in private Willie." |
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| Willie looks to Jack to see if he should obey. |
| The marshal nods his approval. |
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| Marie makes Willie take a bath. Then she and the boys argue over who should tell him. |
| Reluctantly, Jack tells him that his father is in town and wants to see him. |
| Jack finds Willie's dad at the cemetery. |
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| Jon-Luc LeCarre introduces himself, Jack ain't |
| none too friendly. |
| LeCarre shows Jack documents that prove he is |
| the boy's father, but the marshal wants to know |
| why he's come to Bordertown after all these |
| years. |
| Jon-Luc explains:" I met Katherine on a ship, crossing the Atlantic, I was a deck hand...we ran |
| away together. It was hard for me to work in America...all I knew was how to sail. When Willie |
| was born, Katherine never recovered....I was away when she died. I promised myself I would send |
| for Willie when I had enough money or a better position...Listen, Mr. Craddock...if I didn't feel |
| you had a real interest in William, I would resent you...and your questions." |
| Jack glares..."You break that little boy's |
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| heart...you'll have me ta answer to." |
| Unable to cope with the prospect of loosing Willie, Jack decides to leave town fer a spell. |
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| He tells Willie he's "goin' fishin and I don't |
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| feel like company...all right!" |
| "So you're just going to run away Jack?" |
| "Ya know Bennett...fer all yer learnin' you |
| ain't none too smart." |
| Jack sets up his camp and settles down for a cup of coffee...he hears a rustle in the trees |
| and instinctively knows it's Willie. |
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| "Why can't you be my father?" |
| "Cuz ya got one...an' he wants ya, that's why." |
| Jack tells Willie that if he follows the north |
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| star he'll always be able to find his way home. |
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| *sniffle* |
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| In the morning Jack has his coffee, then goes to the stream to wash his face. He finds the body |
| of the lawman Couture murdered and knows the killer has headed back to Bordertown. |
| He hurries to warn Clive....as the two are standing on the steps of the detachment, Willie |
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| runs out of the livery. "Corporal Bennett! Otto says your horse is sick!" |
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| Jack watches from the steps as Clive walks towards the livery stable. |
| As an afterthought, Willie adds; |
| "The other man says to come quick!" |
| Craddock knows the other man must be |
| Couture and yells out a warning to Bennett |
| just as Couture takes a shot at the mountie. |
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| Jack saves Willie from the crossfire. |
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| Couture is killed. |
| Later that day Willie talks with his dad. He is having second thoughts about taking Willie back |
| to France and away from his |
| family in Bordertown. |
| As the stage is getting ready to pull out, |
| a very sad Jack passes Willie his suitcase. |
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| "I don't need it, my dad says I can stay." |
| The marshal is overjoyed and scoops the |
| little boy up in his arms. |
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| "Thanks dad." |