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Well, Mr. Black, I don't know

how you folks do it in Lincoln,

but in Peacock, we don't pry.

I'd love to hear you say yes to this rally.

If it's John,

only you know the best way

to get through to your husband.

So get through. Understand?

It's moments like this

modern women take advantage of,

because it's moments like this

that put us on the map.

We ladies have to stick together,

Mrs. Skillpa.

Emma. Please call me Emma.

Hello?

Yes, Mr. French.

I'm so sorry,

but John is running a little late.

Yes, I'll have him off to work in no time.

Johnny, man of the hour.

- Did I do something wrong?

- No, no, no, no.

Come on. Connor, this is our guy.

John Skillpa, meet Connor Black.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

Hey, how about this?

- That's really something, isn't it, Johnny?

- I loved meeting your wife.

- Who?

- Emma.

She's wonderful and that house,

I can see why your family loved it so much.

God, you were in my house?

Connor, why don't you explain to John

our plan for the rally?

What we'd like to do is hold a political rally

in your backyard

using the train as a backdrop.

The whole town will be there.

Well, the train's gonna be gone on Friday

'cause I spoke to Mr. Clapp

- and he said...

- John.

John, hear Mr. Black out.

- Yes, sir.

- Emma loved the idea of the rally.

Your wife made us lemonade and cookies.

She was so hospitable...

Well, she's not the boss of me!

- Don't speak to my wife that way.

- I...

You don't know what you're doing.

Everything just needs to get back

to how it was before.

Mr. Clapp promised the train

would be gone on Friday,

and that's what needs to happen.

John, I spoke to Albert Clapp this morning.

- The train's gonna be there a while longer.

- Well, it's my house.

And I don't know what she told you.

I don't know what she told you,

but she's not the boss of me.

I make the decisions, not Emma.

I'm the man of the house.

We know you're the man

of the house, John.

Now, Mark Huggins is coming to take

that train away on Friday, and that's that.

Connor, why don't you and I

go to Ray's office

and let him speak to John alone?

John.

John, I wanna run for Senate someday.

Now this could really get me

in with the big guys.

I don't understand how your wife can see

how big this is, and you don't.

No one understands, sir.

John, I don't wanna hear

another word out of you.

You need to sit here and think about this.

I can't let her do this.

John?

It's me.

Jake! Come back to Mama right now.

Is anyone home?

What do you want?

There just isn't any easy way

to say this, John.

Jake and me, we...

We're getting out of this town.

I need your help.

What kind of help?

Money help.

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