Hugh Glass prepares to set out on his quest for revenge against Fitzgerald. Bridger confronts Glass to confess his guilt and cowardice for abandoning him, but Glass offers a moment of unexpected forgiveness before Captain Henry joins the pursuit.
GLASS: I’ll start off makin' my way down river.
BRIDGER: Every day I think about what I done to you. And every day I wanted to tell the others the truth, but I was afraid of what they'd think of me. Then I'd look at Fitzgerald and want to kill him but was afraid to try... because I'm a coward. I'm coward and wish he hadn’t been ly
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