Working Girls
Original air date : January 17, 1998
Cast :
Produced by :
Steve Beers
Written by :
Melissa
Rosenberg
Directed by :
Christopher Cain
Summary :
Buck takes JD to Wickstown for his "first time". But there's more to the
town than meets the eye. Wicks does not treat his girls well and they try
to escape. The Seven get involved when first one and then all of the girls
come looking for help. Mary Travis doesn't like the girls in the town and
she wants them to leave. But Mary discovers the girls aren't the demons she
thought they were and in the end, whether she likes it or not, she is involved
in the girls' liberation and she learns something about judging people without
knowing them. JD and Ezra also learn their own lessons about life and people.
Memorable Scenes
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Scene One - Wickstown
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In the saloon of the tent city, JD and Buck spot Chris, having a drink with
one of the girls. JD wants to go over and say hi, but Buck steers him to
the bar where Wicks explains the services available. Buck asks JD which lady
he's interested in and after looking around, he spots Emily. He goes over
to introduce himself, and she leads him out to her tent. Buck goes out to
make sure JD gets to the girl's tent alright, and when he turns around to
return to the saloon, he hears a scream and sees Wicks beating up one of
the girls. He goes to her rescue and ends up in a fight with Wicks and some
of this men. Chris rides up, with his rifle drawn, and tells Buck they're
leaving. JD checks Wicks for a gun while Buck puts the girl - Nora - up on
Chris's saddle, and the three ride out, carrying Nora to safety.
Scene #2 - Nathan's Room
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In Four Corners, Nathan is looking after Nora. She is in bad shape, and has
been beaten before. Nora is afraid of Wicks and explains that she owes him
a debt for paying her way out west, even though things haven't turned out
the way she expected. The more she pays, the more she owes. Mary arrives
and asks to speak to Chris.
Scene #3 - Bath House
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Buck, JD and Josiah are discussing the events at Wickstown. JD is mad at
Buck for starting the fight because it means they can't go back.
JD : I really think that Emily and I coulda had
somethin'. I mean, she said that she might not even charge me. [the others
laugh knowingly] What!? It's true!
Josiah : That's too bad, JD, 'cause from where
I sit, that's be right charitable of her.
JD : Whadda you know, preacher? Women never meant
nothin' to you.
Josiah : What I don't know about women ain't worth
knowin'.
JD : Is there anyone alive who doesn’t feel
obliged to give me advice?
Scene #4 - The Street
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Mary tells Chris she does not approve of "the working kind" in Four Corners.
Chris says Nora needs help and it's only one girl, but before he even has
the words out of his mouth, a wagon arrives with the rest of the girls from
Wicks Town. When they saw someone willing to stand up to Wicks, they decided
it was time for them to leave and find protection. Chris sends Vin out to
check on whether the girls were followed. He wants no part of the situation
and tells Buck he has to handle what he started.
Scene #5 - The Town
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Vin spots some of Wicks' men riding in. When they get to town, the girls
are hiding all over town. One of the men approaches Vin in the saloon.
Man : We're lookin' for some girls.
Vin : Ain't we all?
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The men search the town for the girls but can't find them. Vin is outside
when they leave.
Vin : No luck? Well, if you find one wanderin'
around out there, tell her she's welcome here.
Scene #6 - The Sidewalk
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Ezra has spotted an opportunity and offers to train the girls so they can
become mail order brides. One of the girls observes, "Gettin' married is
like what we been doin', but for no money."
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JD is watching the girls from a distance and Buck sneaks up on him. He tells
JD to go over and talk to Emily, and JD says if Buck is so anxious for a
girl, he should go over and buy one himself. Buck tells JD he doesn't pay
for the time he spends with the ladies - "never have, never will". JD wants
to know how that is possible.
JD : You're talkin' about them like they're your
family.
Buck : Come to feel like family when you're raised
up together.
JD : Wait a minute. You grew up in a... your mother
was a...
Buck : She was a saint.
Scene #7 - Clarion Office
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Mary is watching Chris and Vin through the window when Lydia arrives, looking
for a job. Mary tells her there are no jobs available. Lydia insinuates that
Mary is prejudiced. Mary is flustered and Lydia taunts her about Chris. Mary
claims her relationship with Chris is "entirely professional" and Lydia tricks
her into saying she has no other interest in Chris and he's fair game.
Scene #8 - The Town
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Wicks wants his girls back and when his henchmen can't find them, Wicks comes
himself. The seven trick Wicks into thinking the girls were killed when their
wagon goes over a cliff. But it's a wagon full of dummies.
Vin : Boys, this job gets better every day.
Scene #9 - The Church
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Ezra is trying to teach the girls how to act like proper ladies, but they
aren't catching on. Nathan comes in and voices his objections to Ezra's
actions.
Nathan : Dignity! You know, it take a bold man
to talk about dignity when he tryin' to sell women off like they're cattle.
Ezra : I'll ignore that.
Nathan : Yeah, you better do that. How else you
gonna get some sleep tonight?
Ezra : Anything else?
Nathan : About makin' profit off the back of another
human being? Hell, yeah, I got a lot to say. But it'd just be wasted on you.
Scene #10 - Saloon
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Vin comes in for a drink and spots Lydia. She assures him she's not working
and that the girls have agreed to behave themselves as long as they are in
Four Corners.
Vin : Shouldn't you be layin' low? Somebody could
recognize you and tell Wicks.
Lydia : Your friend Larabee send you here to say
that?
Vin : I look like a messenger boy?
Lydia : Sorry. Mr. Larabee ain't as friendly as
he usually is.
Vin : Maybe he don't wanna get caught 'tween you
and the town.
Lydia : You mean 'tween me and Mrs. Travis.
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One of Wicks's men spots Lydia when she leaves the saloon to go check on
Nora, and he rides off to tell Wicks.
Scene #11 - Nathan's Room
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Mary brings Nathan some breakfast, but he tells her he needs some sleep and
asks her to give the food to Nora. Mary wakes Nora up and puts the tray in
front of her, but Nora is still too weak so Mary helps her get settled and
pours her some coffee. Nora tells Mary about her large family and how poor
they were. While the women are talking, Wicks appears in the doorway.
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Down in the saloon, Chris, Vin and Lydia are planning the best way to get
the girls to safety. Nora comes in and tells them Wicks has taken Mary and
the girls have to return by day's end or he'll kill her.
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Chris and Vin realize they can't just charge into Wickstown so they need
a diversion. Just then they spot Ezra giving "charm" lessons to some of the
girls and an idea is born.
Scene #12 - Wickstown
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Ezra is the diversion. He arrives at the saloon in Wickstown dressed as a
woman, in a tightly fitting purple dress, looking for work as an entertainer.
She/he sings a song for the men in the tent while the others look for Mary.
Chris finds her tied up in Wicks's tent, and when he helps her outside, Wicks
comes up behind them. He is about to shoot Chris but Lydia, who has followed
the seven back, shoots Wicks in the back. As the Seven and Mary and Lydia
are leaving, Wicks manages to get up and pull out his gun, but Buck turns
around and kills him.
Scene #13 - The Town
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The next day, the girls are ready to leave. Ezra arrives with some prospective
husbands, but the girls have decided to go to San Francisco. Emily plants
a lusty kiss on JD and the girls ride away.
Trivia :
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Director Christopher Cain is the father of "Superman" Dean Cain.
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Producer Steve Beers and writer Melissa Rosenberg both worked on Dark Skies
with Eric Close.
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Ron Perlman and Katy Boyer (Lydia) appeared together in an episode of Beauty
and the Beast entitled "God Bless the Child" which aired December 16, 1988.
Katy Boyer's character, Lena, was also a prostitute.
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