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Hold on.

I'll be right with you.

This paperwork...

There's more paperwork to this job...

Good to see you, Murdock.

I did that when I picked him up.

Here's the key.

- What's your name? - Randall.

Randall.

They'll try him in Crazy Horse.

We'll leave first thing tomorrow morning.

Now, that's a 12-hour ride.

So counting meals and some rest,

that means I should be back with your money,

oh, about the same time two days from now. Is that all right?

Suits me.

The receipt.

And don't forget these.

Well, much obliged.

I'll see you, now, hear?

Randall!

You wasted your time bringing me in alive.

I won't get a trial and you know it.

So when you walk out that door,

mark it down...

You just killed me.

Howdy.

Whoa.

Huh-uh.

Passing through?

I'll be around for a couple of days.

You're gonna like it. Mesa is a quiet town.

Yes, it is. Say, where's the bank?

It's down the street, but it's closed up.

There's a death in the family.

You putting in or taking out?

Why?

Well, the boss over there lends a man a dollar once in a while.

Mr. Warner, a customer!

What can I do for you?

Oh, I've got some money coming into town in a few days,

but right now I'm kind of scratching bottom.

I'll give you 80 cents on the dollar.

Well, that's kind of steep, isn't it?

Well, the banks will be open in a few days.

All right, 80 cents on the dollar.

I'm sorry, I can't cover that much.

Well, why not?

Look, Mr. Randall,

I run a saloon. I gamble.

I lend a little money. I make a fair profit.

But I don't buy dead men.

Now, whether Murdock is innocent or guilty is none of my business.

The man had a price on his head and I delivered him.

That's all.

Have it your way, Mr. Randall.

Some people figure a man deserves an even break

no matter what he's done.

Me, I think

the worst thing that happens to Murdock's a little too good for him.

You know, anything can happen in a fair fight,

but smashing a man's skull from behind...

Is that the way it was?

Don't you know?

Like I said, I just brought the man in.

Well, they was at the bar... Murdock and Jess Kincaid.

I don't know what the argument was about,

but it was pretty loud. And Murdock backed down,

so I guess Kincaid figured it was over.

He started to leave.

Murdock belted him with a bottle,

smashed his skull.

Yeah?

I understood that Kincaid was shot.

Oh, no, that was the deputy out of Crazy Horse that rode after Murdock.

They found him laying next to his dead horse.

Now, you know that being wanted by the law

is no reason to kill a good horse in this country.

Could have been an accident.

Maybe, but the horse is dead.

The deputy is dead. Kincaid's dead.

Murdock deserves just what he's gonna get.

Listen, my friend, that's up to the courts in Crazy Horse.

Well, he's got to get there in one piece first.

Look, mister, don't you know nothing about Murdock except what he's worth?

There's a reason folks think he ain't gonna get there alive.

That Crazy Horse deputy he bushwhacked...

The name was Frank Hayes.

Sheriff Hayes is his brother.

So long.

- The office is closed. - Well, I want to talk to Sheriff.

- He's gone. - Oh, yeah? Where did he go?

Well, he didn't say.

Well, then I'd like to talk to Murdock.

Well, you can't.

Yeah? Why not?

Well, you just can't, that's all.

Oh.

I've seen a lot of men killed trying to bust out of jail,

but never heard tell of anyone wanting to risk their neck to break in.

Yeah, well, that makes sense.

I, uh...

I don't suppose this will do any good, eh?

The reason you can't talk to Murdock...

He's with the sheriff. They're on their way to Crazy Horse.

Much obliged.

Thank you.

Keep moving.

Why don't you do it here?

You want it to be nice and legal?

You wanted me to make it easy for you?

Well, I'm not gonna run, Sheriff.

I'm not gonna give you the smallest excuse.

Why don't you do it now?

Just keep moving.

I thought you were gonna wait in Mesa.

Yeah, and I thought you weren't gonna leave until tomorrow morning.

Is that why you're riding that horse like it belongs to somebody else?

Well, I suppose you want to come along.

That depends where you're going.

Crazy Horse.

Yeah.

Thanks, Randall.

- For what? - Just thanks.

You don't owe me anything.

Okay, so your conscience doesn't bother you.

You just came along for the ride.

I'll give you a tip...

If you expect either of us to get to Crazy Horse alive,

stop letting Hayes ride behind you.

Thank you.

After you, sir.

Look at him.

All day he's been like this.

Even when I can't see him, I know he's looking at me.

He's crazy, I tell you, Randall.

He's crazy.

Say something, why don't you?

Say something!

Sit down.

You see the way it is, the way it's gonna end?

Randall, you gotta get me out of here.

I swear I didn't kill that deputy, but he won't listen.

It's up to you.

Well, then I suggest you go over and sit down like the man says.

How did you do it, Dan?

How did you manage to bushwhack a man

who's been following trail for 14 years?

- It's a lie. - How did you do it, Murdock?

Did you shoot Frank out of the saddle from behind

and then kill his horse to make it look like

the animal was caught in the crossfire?

I never even saw your brother.

I don't even know what he looked like.

Or did you shoot the horse first?

You've been around. You know that in this country

a man without a horse won't live long.

And killing his animal is about the only way

you could have gotten Frank to look the other way.

Is that the way you did it...

First the horse, then the man?

I swear.

Look... look, I've done a lot of things in my life,

but killing your brother wasn't one of them.

Why don't you shut up?

I admit I hit Kincaid. I admit it.

He... he was coming at me.

I couldn't fight him. He outweighed me 30 pounds.

It was him or me. But I admit it.

Murdock!

Murdock, sit down and shut up.

Now you open your mouth again and I'm gonna put my foot in it.

Now sit down.

A man outweighs him 30 pounds.

So Murdock waits for him to turn his back

and then hits him over the head with a bottle.

He lasted four days.

And my brother came to take him in...

He lasted two days.

I know there's no proof,

but the pattern is there...

Always from behind, always behind.

And you want to change the pattern...

You'd be the man behind now.

Oh, he's got you believing him, eh?

No, I'm not gonna murder him.

He's gonna kill himself.

He's gonna bust wide open.

He's gonna try to make a run for it.

Then every man for himself.

I'm gonna get some sleep.

What about him?

- What about him? - You want me to tie him up or something?

What do you think?

Well, good night.

Don't move.

If you want to live, my friend, don't move.

He's out there about seven yards,

and he can put one right between your eyes.

How are the horses?

They were spooking.

You ever get any sleep last night?

I'm gonna kill him.

I don't know how or where, but I'm gonna kill him.

Friends of yours, Murdock?

He doesn't have any friends.

Indians? In this country?

They cover themselves as well as any Indians.

Oye, hombres, salgan!

Tiran sus pistolas y salgan!

They're bandits,

Mexican.

What do they want?

Money, horses, guns,

gold in your teeth if you have any

and if you're unlucky enough to die with your mouth open.

I don't think I will be.

All right, don't move, either of you.

Just stay where you are.

Hey, Murdock!

Let him go. He won't get far.

Maybe you don't understand Spanish.

I said, throw your guns out

or you will die.

Listen, amigos,

we don't want to hurt you.

We just want your ammunition.

Throw your guns out

and we will let you stay alive.

I wonder how many times that story has worked.

Yeah.

I warned you, amigos.

You should have thrown your guns out.

You're on your own, pal.

Just remember, I promised the man a fair trial.

That's your worry.

Well, it's your worry too, friend.

Look, Randall,

who appointed you my conscience, hmm?

The prisoner escaped, took my gun.

I'm gonna bring him in.

With a hole in his back.

Well, he made his choice.

Look, you let the man go. You let him escape.

What are you so hot about?

Because you let him go and now you're gonna go out and kill him.

That's what I'm so hot about.

But like you said, I'm not your conscience.

When you line up on Murdock's back and start to squeeze the trigger

and you get that little lump in your throat, don't worry about it,

'cause the next time you kill a man that way, it'll be just a little bit easier.

We'll split up.

It'll be better that way.

You find it a little hard to kill a man when I'm watching, eh?

We'll split up.

Well, it's not often you see a sheriff just go out and murder a man.

Take care of this for me.

Uh-huh.

All right.

And just like that, you're not a sheriff anymore.

Just like that.

Murdock!

Get rid of that gun and turn around.

Hayes: Murdock!

Throw your gun away.

You want to come out of this thing alive, you only got one chance.

Come on out.

Without ammunition, you don't stand a chance.

Come on.

Be smart.

I'm not gonna ask you again.

Hayes, Hayes, listen,

can't we make some kind of a deal?

Sure.

Same deal Randall made you...

A jury, a fair trial.

Look, if you want to live,

come on out.

No tricks.

You just come on out here,

out in the open.

I can't. I'm hurt.

I'm hurt bad.

Then throw your gun out.

It's on the ground. I can't reach it.

With all that talking,

I had to shoot him in the back.

Now you know what happened to your brother's horse for sure.

And how he let a man like Murdock get behind him.

I owe you a lot, Randall...

Not just my life,

but I could have made a bad mistake.

That's about all the thanks you're gonna get.

Yeah, well, that'll have to do.

Oh, you forgot something here.

Keep it

as a souvenir.

I'll get another.

I am sorry about one thing, though...

He had a trial coming.

He just had it.