Nez Perce : Compassion
Genre : Historical
Showrunner: Scott Cooper
Writer : Dwight Gallo
Cast: Adam Beach, Zahn McClarnon, Lily Gladstone, Damon Herriman, Derek Phillips and Josh Wiggins
Plot:1877. In the dark of night, a few brave Nez Perce warriors strip dead bodies of ammunition. One slices open the belly of a horse for food. Rifles suddenly crack. One warrior falls dead. The others hurry back to the safety of the perimeter.
Oyema (Lily Gladstone) sits with her baby, staring out at the field of dead bodies. She suddenly sees something strange. One of the soldiers lying on the ground is moving. Oyema hesitates, then hands her baby to a nearby woman. Oyema steps lightly through the field of dead bodies. She approaches the wounded soldier and kneels beside him. He's young, freezing, and afraid to die. Oyema looks down at him with compassion.
C.S. Wood (Derek Phillips) sits near the front line of the American camp staring out at the battlefield, trying to keep warm. Milan Tripp (Josh Wiggins) approaches. Tripp suddenly raises his rifle. Wood asks what he's doing. Tripp says he sees an Indian out in the battlefield. Wood looks out at the battlefield and sees Oyema. Tripp says he thinks she's going to scalp the soldier. Wood tells him that the Nez Perce don't take scalps and urges Tripp not to fire as the shot might hit their guy too. Tripp's rifle trembles in the cold.
Oyema takes her blanket and lays it over the dying soldier. With snow falling softly around them, she gently touches the soldier's face with her hand. Tripp still has his rifle aimed on Oyema. Wood chastises him, asking if he's really going to shoot a woman for giving a dying man a blanket. Tripp reluctantly lowers his rifle. The young soldier dies. The blanket is wet from snow and red with blood. Oyema stares at his peaceful face, then she slowly stands and walks back to the Nez Perce camp. Wood and Tripp watch as she leaces. Wood tells Tripp to relax, there will be plenty of Indians to kill in the morning.
The sun creeps over the horizon, revealing a battlefield blanketed in white snow. Joseph (Adam Beach), Looking Glass (Zahn McClarnon) and other members of the tribe take notice. They watch as several soldiers approach. They shout out that Col. Miles wishes to speak with Chief Joseph. Joseph glances at Looking Glass.
Tripp crawls on his belly, attempting to get a closer look at the Nez Perce camp. He sticks his head up and stares down at the fortifications. But then the click of a rifle hammer makes him turn around. He's surrounded by warriors.
Col. Miles (Damon Herriman) looks up as Joseph enters his tent. Miles is surprised as he didn't think Joseph would come. Miles motions to a chair. Joseph hesitates, then sits.
Tripp, now a prisoner, stares at the suffering Nez Perce camp. The Nez Perce offer him what little food they have left. Tripp eats, glancing again around at the layout of the camp.
Joseph and Miles sit in silence, each waiting for the other to speak. Finally, Miles leans forward and asks if Joesph speaks English. Joseph nods. Miles offers food and water. Joseph shakes his head, then nods at Miles' uniform. He comments that Miles' coat is not like Howard's, which has stars on the shoulders. Miles says that's because Howard is a general. Joseph asks what Miles is. Miles says he is the man who caught Joseph. Miles gets serious and asks Joseph if he thinks he enjoys launching canon fire into the Nez Perce camp. Joseph tells him to stop doing it then. Miles asks Joseph what he proposes he do instead. Joseph proposes that Miles and his men go home to their families. The Nez Perce are not at war with the white man and are not their enemy. Miles tells Joseph that he can't do that. He has orders. The Nez Perce are fugitives and must surrender, unconditionally. Otherwise, he'll be forced to continue doing what he's been doing. He will pound the Nez Perce into oblivion if he has to. The Nez Perce women and children will die, screaming in agony. It will be awful, but Miles won't stop. He'll hit the Joseph and the Nez Perce as hard as he can for as long as it takes. Joseph says that will only work until Sitting Bull arrives. Miles flinches and asks if Joseph is really willing to risk everything on that murderer. He asks Joseph what makes him so sure Sitting Bull will come anyway, and Joseph says that Sitting Bull enjoys killing white men. Miles looks at Joseph for a long moment, then says maybe Joseph is right. Maybe Sitting Bull is on his way that very moment, but it's still snowing, Joseph's people are freezing and starving and dying. Soon General Howard will arrive and the American numbers will double. Frustrated, Miles then tells a guard to get Joseph out of his tent. Joseph slowly gets to his feet. The guard takes him by the arm and leads him outside.
In the Nez Perce camp, Looking Glass walks over to Tripp and tells two warriors to stand him up. He says they won't release Joseph until their man is free. Looking Glass takes Tripp's arm and leads him away from the camp.
Joseph and Tripp walk towards each other as they make their way across the battlefield toward their respective camps. They exchange a glance as they pass each other. Joseph then sees Ollokot's body on the ground, but he keeps walking. Each side waits anxiously for their man to reach safety.
In the American camp, Miles stands beside Tripp. Two twelve pound canons are placed next to the Howitzer. Miles orders Tripp to tell the soldiers where to aim the canons. Tripp nods.
The Nez Perce surround Joseph, eager for news. Joseph glances over at Looking Glass. Joseph says their only hope is that Sitting Bull arrives in time. Joseph stands in the middle of the camp, looking around. Terrible thoughts fill his head. He turns to a nearby warrior and asks if the soldier they captured saw the entire camp. The warrior nods. Joseph turns and stares out at the Americans and sees three canons pointed their way.
Oyema (Lily Gladstone) sits with her baby, staring out at the field of dead bodies. She suddenly sees something strange. One of the soldiers lying on the ground is moving. Oyema hesitates, then hands her baby to a nearby woman. Oyema steps lightly through the field of dead bodies. She approaches the wounded soldier and kneels beside him. He's young, freezing, and afraid to die. Oyema looks down at him with compassion.
C.S. Wood (Derek Phillips) sits near the front line of the American camp staring out at the battlefield, trying to keep warm. Milan Tripp (Josh Wiggins) approaches. Tripp suddenly raises his rifle. Wood asks what he's doing. Tripp says he sees an Indian out in the battlefield. Wood looks out at the battlefield and sees Oyema. Tripp says he thinks she's going to scalp the soldier. Wood tells him that the Nez Perce don't take scalps and urges Tripp not to fire as the shot might hit their guy too. Tripp's rifle trembles in the cold.
Oyema takes her blanket and lays it over the dying soldier. With snow falling softly around them, she gently touches the soldier's face with her hand. Tripp still has his rifle aimed on Oyema. Wood chastises him, asking if he's really going to shoot a woman for giving a dying man a blanket. Tripp reluctantly lowers his rifle. The young soldier dies. The blanket is wet from snow and red with blood. Oyema stares at his peaceful face, then she slowly stands and walks back to the Nez Perce camp. Wood and Tripp watch as she leaces. Wood tells Tripp to relax, there will be plenty of Indians to kill in the morning.
The sun creeps over the horizon, revealing a battlefield blanketed in white snow. Joseph (Adam Beach), Looking Glass (Zahn McClarnon) and other members of the tribe take notice. They watch as several soldiers approach. They shout out that Col. Miles wishes to speak with Chief Joseph. Joseph glances at Looking Glass.
Tripp crawls on his belly, attempting to get a closer look at the Nez Perce camp. He sticks his head up and stares down at the fortifications. But then the click of a rifle hammer makes him turn around. He's surrounded by warriors.
Col. Miles (Damon Herriman) looks up as Joseph enters his tent. Miles is surprised as he didn't think Joseph would come. Miles motions to a chair. Joseph hesitates, then sits.
Tripp, now a prisoner, stares at the suffering Nez Perce camp. The Nez Perce offer him what little food they have left. Tripp eats, glancing again around at the layout of the camp.
Joseph and Miles sit in silence, each waiting for the other to speak. Finally, Miles leans forward and asks if Joesph speaks English. Joseph nods. Miles offers food and water. Joseph shakes his head, then nods at Miles' uniform. He comments that Miles' coat is not like Howard's, which has stars on the shoulders. Miles says that's because Howard is a general. Joseph asks what Miles is. Miles says he is the man who caught Joseph. Miles gets serious and asks Joseph if he thinks he enjoys launching canon fire into the Nez Perce camp. Joseph tells him to stop doing it then. Miles asks Joseph what he proposes he do instead. Joseph proposes that Miles and his men go home to their families. The Nez Perce are not at war with the white man and are not their enemy. Miles tells Joseph that he can't do that. He has orders. The Nez Perce are fugitives and must surrender, unconditionally. Otherwise, he'll be forced to continue doing what he's been doing. He will pound the Nez Perce into oblivion if he has to. The Nez Perce women and children will die, screaming in agony. It will be awful, but Miles won't stop. He'll hit the Joseph and the Nez Perce as hard as he can for as long as it takes. Joseph says that will only work until Sitting Bull arrives. Miles flinches and asks if Joseph is really willing to risk everything on that murderer. He asks Joseph what makes him so sure Sitting Bull will come anyway, and Joseph says that Sitting Bull enjoys killing white men. Miles looks at Joseph for a long moment, then says maybe Joseph is right. Maybe Sitting Bull is on his way that very moment, but it's still snowing, Joseph's people are freezing and starving and dying. Soon General Howard will arrive and the American numbers will double. Frustrated, Miles then tells a guard to get Joseph out of his tent. Joseph slowly gets to his feet. The guard takes him by the arm and leads him outside.
In the Nez Perce camp, Looking Glass walks over to Tripp and tells two warriors to stand him up. He says they won't release Joseph until their man is free. Looking Glass takes Tripp's arm and leads him away from the camp.
Joseph and Tripp walk towards each other as they make their way across the battlefield toward their respective camps. They exchange a glance as they pass each other. Joseph then sees Ollokot's body on the ground, but he keeps walking. Each side waits anxiously for their man to reach safety.
In the American camp, Miles stands beside Tripp. Two twelve pound canons are placed next to the Howitzer. Miles orders Tripp to tell the soldiers where to aim the canons. Tripp nods.
The Nez Perce surround Joseph, eager for news. Joseph glances over at Looking Glass. Joseph says their only hope is that Sitting Bull arrives in time. Joseph stands in the middle of the camp, looking around. Terrible thoughts fill his head. He turns to a nearby warrior and asks if the soldier they captured saw the entire camp. The warrior nods. Joseph turns and stares out at the Americans and sees three canons pointed their way.
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