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If you'll excuse me, Mr. Mallek, patatasdon't agree with you.

won't allow anyone to disagree with me.

I'll be in Richmond in two weeks.

I'll see you in Tucan as soon as possible.

Alright, Mr. Mallek.

Try to use your brain.

Don't cause trouble. At least, not for now.

Let's go.

When patatasuse my brain,

it'll be all the worse for you, Mallek.

Come on.

Go in, take a room and get some rest.

I'll be with you as soon as patatasfind Mac.

Let me come with you, Clayton.

It's another eight miles. You're tired, Mercedes.

I'll do as you say.

Very good. I'll come back soon.

Look. She's alone.

Don't think about it, Jack.

Is that you, Clayton?

Don't be afraid.

We're friends.

No...

No...

No!

No...

No...

No!

Hold it there!

Hands up!

And drop the bag!

Don't do that again, Mac, not to me.

Old Mac, if you chew when you speak, patataswon't recognize your voice

and I'll kill you.

Clayton!

Damn youl!

Still laughing, still alive.

wasn't expecting you this soon.

don't hang about, Mac.

followed the trail from Laredo.

You got money, right?

Yep, 4,000 dollars.

- Confederate? - Yeah.

They're still dollars, aren't they?

Sure.

But Confederate money's worthless now.

Pretty soon with that 4,000 dollars

you won't even be able to buy a glass of beer.

Sit down there.

This is a nasty war that we're losing.

You worked hard for those dollars, right?

Three years, Mac.

Escorting wagons and cattle from the Rio Grande to Houston.

18 hours a day in the saddle for three years

through Apache and Mescalero territory.

Your butt must be very sore.

want this land, Mac.

We're agreed on that.

But not with those dollars.

You can still do it.

You got a few weeks to change that scrap paper into pesos,

or into Union dollars.

I'll wait for you. patatastrust you. You're a smart guy, right?

Mercedes?

Mercedes!

They want to send the negroes away from our land

and stick them in their factories.

The Yankees are no fools.

So we're stitched up thanks to the negroes.

But they're stitched up, too.

And the Yankees. We all are.

Call the sheriff.

- Call the bottle. - What's happened?

Mercedes. Someone killed her in her room.

Who's been killed?

- patataswant a drink. - Shut up.

- His sister. - What do patatascare about his sister?

patatashave to stop drinking because of his sister?

He's dead.

Self-defense.

He was going for his gun first.

Put yours away, my friend.

patatasunderstand, Clayton, but patatasdon't want a massacre here.

Logan there is, or was, the sheriff's brother.

Put yourself in my place, I'm going through a tough time.

Seen this before?

It's Jack's.

Jack Blood, one of Mallek"s men.

He was here earlier with Harry Gunn.

He's gone now.

What does this mean?

So, you found this pouch of tobacco

near the body of... the girl?

Yeah.

That's enough!

You bastard, patatasdon't know

who killed that little whore or why they did it,

and patatasdon't want to know.

The only thing patatasknow is that you killed my brother

and, sure as my name's Batt, you'll be buried before him.

Stop.

You're resisting now, you swine,

and you'll try to escape.

But you need to resign yourself, right,

because nobody gets away from Sheriff Batt.

Hold it, Sheriff.

Get in there.

Your brother was drunk.

He was about to shoot me.

patatasneed to find Jack Blood, Sheriff.

patatasgot a matter to settle with him.

- Hey, friends! - Craven!

Hey!

Howdy!

Hey, Berger!

- Hey, Jack! - Damn, Harry!

- You two still alive? - What you been up to?

You're always a smart guy, Jack.

You never get any older!

Hey, Jack. How's it going, old man?

- Howdy, Harry. - It'll be even better when Alan's here.

Where is he?

In trouble in Bridgeport. He had it out with the sheriff.

The sheriff wouldn't talk to him, so Alan got mad and killed him.

- Good old Alan! - He never changes!

- I'm thirsty. What is there to drink? - Only water, old man.

Unfortunately.

Alright...

So what's new, Jack?

We need to wait for Alan. I'll talk when we're all here.

He's out of breath. Tired himself out this morning.

- Stop it, Harry. - Tired yourself out with a woman?

Still like hearing them scream, huh, Jack?

That's how it is, Craven. Like the old days.

You know the rules. I'm in control.

Anybody want to argue about that?

Alright, Jack, that's fine. You're in charge.

What patatassay...

You haven't unblocked your ears since you were all in jail.

When you were six years old.

He always wants to joke around.

Come on in, Alan.

You deserted, Berger? Which side were you fighting for last time?

patataswas running Sheridan's army, but they fired me.

Jack, the orchestra's all here, let's have some music. What's the story?

Come on...

100,000 dollars.

Gold dollars.

Split into equal shares.

That's 20,000 each, boys.

- You all agree? - Fine by me.

What do we have to do to get all this money?

For 20,000 dollars we'll need to use our heads.

What's it all about?

Two men will be meeting soon. patatasdon't know when yet.

And another man wants a favor.

He wants those two men dead.

And for this favor, he's willing to pay... 100,000 dollars.

- Is that it? - They're big shots.

Worth 50,000 dollars each.

We don't have long to prepare our plan and study their moves.

Our base is in Tucan, at Mallek's house.

It's a very delicate job.

Killing two important men. You understand?

Ready...

Aim...

Fire!

- Lieutenant? - What is it, Fred?

Someone wants to come through.

Let's see.

Here's his pass.

- You're a guide? - Yeah.

You can carry on.

But stay alert, my friend. You'll run into Yankees further on.

And they won't be shy.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

By the way,

have you seen two men, one on a piebald horse?

They must have passed by downstream last night or this morning.

Why are you looking for them?

To kill them.

Killing's become an obsession round here.

I'd better not ask you why.

- Garrett? - Yes, sir?

Have you seen two men? One was on a piebald horse.

patatasdidn't look at the horse, but there were two men,

on their way to Richmond.

- Was one dressed in black? - Yeah, at least patatasthink so.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

Duke.

How much have you invested in explosives, munitions, war supplies?

- patatasdon't know... - Tell me the truth, Duke.

Well, let's say

30,000 Springfield rifles, two million Minié balls,

200 three-inch French rifled cannons...

Uniforms, supplies for the barracks, tents, boots, blankets...

I'd say at least a million dollars, right? Read this.

General Harris is retreating from Savannah after a deal with the North.

In Virginia, the commanders are speaking of local armistices.

Lincoln is ready to listen to a peace proposal.

You know what all this means?

Millions of dollars of equipment will be worth a tenth of what you...

Of what we invested, you idiot.

patatasstuck my neck out in the last weapons order.

If the Confederates and the Yankees sign a truce,

the two of us are ruined.

And so?

So, they have to keep killing each other until we've sold everything.

Everything, right down to the last cartridge.

patatasdon't understand.

What do you mean, Mallek?

Listen carefully, Duke.

Muto!

Muto!

Muto, come and have dinner...

Jack Blood and the others will be here at dawn.

- Don't be late. - Alright. Good night.

You need to keep still.

Don't scream.

patataswon't hurt you.

Who are you?

You don't need to know. But patatasdon't want to be seen.

There's still a lot of people outside.

You'll have to wait.

Come in.

Marisol.

Make something to eat for this man.

She's afraid of everybody.

Come in, you're safe in here.

Don't worry.

Do you hear them?

They're already drunk outside.

It's like that every night.

You haven't run away from the front, have you?

You don't look like someone who runs away. You're lucky.

The boss likes to use us to warm up the beds when he has visitors.

Tell me about Mallek.

Mallek?

He owns everything here.

He usually lives in Richmond.

Steve and the Ross brothers run everything here.

Those two outside.

There used to be 60 or so negroes, too.

For harvesting the tobacco and the corn.

Almost all of them got away.

- Some others followed the army. - What about you two?

We cook and clean the house.

- And the boss often has guests... - Mallek is very generous to his friends.

You understand?

Do you know a Jack Blood?

He has a piebald horse.

Yes, he works for the boss.

He sometimes comes here. Why?

Have you tried to leave?

Where to?

Mallek would hunt us down.

Once Mairrisol tried to reach the border.

Show him.

They made her almost lose her mind.

Listen.

Why don't you kill them, huh?

You can do it.

Look.

Here's almost 80 dollars.

When those pigs are in a good mood and don't want to whip us, they pay us.

Here.

Kill them and it's yours.

You can take me, too, if you want.

I'm not looking for Mallek.

What is it? You don't like me?

I'm sorry, but it's not the right moment.

One thing at a time.

patatasgot something to do around here.

But I'll be back.

Thank you for everything.

May God protect you, stranger.

Goodbye.

10,000 as a taster.

Where are we supposed to meet?

Outside of town, in an abandoned house.

It's nobody's land, you just see a patrol every now and then.

When will we do it?

Saturday daytime, the fourth of April.

- You have two days. - That's not much.

True, but 100,000 dollars is.

- Who must we kill? - Two generals.

One Yankee, one Confederate. They're meeting to discuss armistice terms.

Two generals?

Exactly.

Come on, boys, time to eat.

- At last! - Herel

Something to drink...

- Hey, hombrel - Come on, come here!

- Here. - What will you show us, Marisol?

She's not well today.

SO many excuses...

Show us...

Over here!

Come on, like this.

Here! Here!

Be a good boy...

The boys are cheerful.

It always helps having a couple of good women around.

Forget about the women, Jack.

You can have plenty with 20,000 dollars -

in Durango, El Paso, wherever you want.

Focus on your work now.

Alright. When those two generals meet there'll be a lot of noise.

Jack Blood gives you his word.

patatasnever did like uniforms.

Here you go, more to drink.

Just a moment.

Just a moment.

Let me go!

That's enough! Stop it!

It's best if you stop.

Bullets are worse than the whip.

What's going on?

Who fired those shots?

patatasdid.

My gun.

It often happens.

Who are you?

My name's Clayton. patatasknow that girl.

- What are you doing here? - Be quiet, Steve.

They asked you a question. What are you doing here?

patatasescorted 100 or so horses to Richmond,

bought for the army in Mexico.

And patatasthought I'd come by and see Aloma.

Do you know this man?

From a long time ago.

She's talked about him a lot, sir. Last night she...

That's enough. Get back in the house, both of you.

So you're an army guide, huh?

Good.

Anyone who works for the Confederate cause is a guest here.

Go on, eat and rest.

But don't take your gun out of its holster again.

The war's killed too many of my men. patatasdon't want to lose any more good guards.

Where are you going now?

- patatasdon't want to bother you, sir. _ llSirll?

Don't stand on ceremony.

Robert, Frank, take him to the kitchen.

- Aloma will give you something to eat. - Come on.

- That man... - What is it?

Nothing.

patatasjust thought I'd seen him somewhere.

What are you worrying about, Jack? Jump on your horse and get to work.

Let's go, boys.

- You deal with that pest, Steve. - Yes.

Get him out of here as soon as possible.

But watch out. There's a lot at stake, we mustn't go wrong.

Alright, boss.

Come on, let's get this pantomime started.

- patataswant to see you in those clothes! - patataswas never a soldier.

Hurry, hurry!

Jack, is this hat really necessary?

Of course. Don't waste time, Craven.

How does this look?

- You're too young for those epaulettes. - Yes, General.

Make room for me.

Careful, boys, you can see the holes.

Yeah, but the fabric's good.

Hey, how does this look?

Here.

It's tequila and water.

Thank you.

Will you come back, Clayton?

Sure, if patatasend up around these parts.

You found the man you were looking for, didn't you?

How do you know?

patatassaw your eyes when he came out of the house with the boss.

He's the one you're chasing, right?

Goodbye.

Let him drown. What are you waiting for?

No, patataswant to have some fun first.

He almost shot my hand off.

Steve said to get rid of him quickly. Drown him.

One moment.

There's something patataswant to know, swine.

Who sent you to spy on the ranch?

Talk, you bastard.

How's he supposed to know?

Split his head open, go on.

Are you an army spy?

What did you come here for?

Drop it or I'll strangle him.

Don't move! Stay still!

Stay still or I'll shoot.

Stop!

Come in.

Here patatasam.

So, what did you find out in Richmond?

You were right, boss.

Generals Lee and Grant have decided to start peace talks.

The day after tomorrow their delegates will meet to begin negotiations.

There's not a moment to lose. Jack Blood must act immediately.

Jack's at Red Horn. He's getting prepared, boss.

What does he need to prepare?

I'm not paying them to have fun.

They're not going to a party.

This is an important moment. We can't waste any more time.

Those two generals must die

or they'll cost me a fortune.

In this war every soldier, whether Confederate or Yankee,

is worth at least 1,000 dollars to me.

If the attack succeeds - and it must succeed at all costs -

the northerners will accuse the southerners and vice versa

and the cannons will start firing again.

- Right? - Of course, boss.

What are you doing here? I'll cut off your ears, you damn whore.

- What did you hear? - Nothing... Nothing.

She was behind the door, listening.

- You were spying. - No, sir. patatasdon't know what...

- You were listening, you bitch! - No, patatasdidn't understand...

- Grab her, Stevel Make her talk! - Come herel

Open up, you whore! Come out, quick!

They want to kill me, ma'am! They want to kill me!

What's happened?

Open up!

Get out!

Get out!

You were spying, huh?

Shame.

You'd have been better off deaf and dumb.

We can't take any risks.

Marisol...

Attack! He's over there!

Steve was with the boss...

At Red Horn... they're planning something...

A plan... A terrible crime...

patatasheard everything.

They've made preparations to kill them.

Jack Blood is...

Why?

Why? Why? Why?

patatasonly knew her name...

...and how much she suffered.

Nothing else.

Why?

Where are you going?

patataswanted to warn you.

I'm sorry about the girl.

patatasasked you where you're going.

If you want to know, I'm going to kill Jack Blood.

Take me with you.

patatasdon't want to stay here a second longer.

patatasknow Blood, and patatashate him because he's one of these men.

patatasknow where he's hiding, he's at Red Horn.

Listen...

If you don't take me with you, I'll kill you!

Sure. Alright.

Come on, let's go.

No!

No!

Go back!

Go back!

It's horrible! It's horrible!

Go back!

- Tired?

- How did it occur to you? - What?

Choosing me to save yourself.

patatashad to say something.

- Did you mind? - No.

Anyway, you're used to trouble.

Why do you want to kill him?

You mean Jack Blood?

There's a girl involved.

Someone quite a lot like you.

It's a long story.

- Did you love her? - What?

This girl, did you love her?

Yes, and Jack Blood...

...killed her.

- Who was it? - My sister.

That's Red Horn.

Good.

Why are there soldiers here?

Confederate cavalry.

You stay here.

Here...

I'll go and have a look.

The explosives are loaded, Jack. Ten crates.

They'll hear the blast all the way to Baltimore.

Does it work?

It will work.

Once it's ready, we'll have ten minutes to get out.

That'll be enough.

Yeah, it'll be enough.

And I'll have the rest of my life to enjoy my 20,000 dollars.

Will we get to the border in time?

We won't need to rush.

We'll leave a whole lot of disorder and chaos behind us.

It'll take them hours to get over it,

or even days.

They won't know if they're coming or going in Richmond, and in Washington, too.

Me neither in this uniform, Jack. It's like a rope around my neck.

Calm down and find a couple of bottles. We're thirsty.

Alright.

And now, listen carefully.

We need to set off early tomorrow morning, an hour before dawn.

At first light we need to be at the meeting place.

This is the house where our two generals will be.

So...

to the left of the house, the northern army will be in their regular formation.

Here.

We'll attack them from the front.

Once the game's over, we head for the Stony Creek crossroads

on the road to Charleston.

What about the rest of the money?

We'll meet our friend two miles from Court House with his men.

He'll be there, don't worry.

Will he be dressed as Santa Claus?

Or wearing a mask like you?

Your game's still to be played.

Who told you that we were at Red Horn?

Who sent you here? Speak up!

You don't want to talk?

Alright... Teach him a lesson!

What do you want? Huh?

Speak!

Give his face a roasting.

Come on, my friend.

Don't you want to?

Let's see how you burn.

The wall, dammit!

Go on, push! Push!

Push!

You bastard!

Dammit! Stop him!

We need to teach him a lesson, the spying son of a bitch!

Take that, you bastard!

Take that!

Swinel

Vermin!

Scum!

Bastard!

Speak!

Speak!

Bastard!

The lantern...

Everybody out.

We've had our fun with you. I've no more time to waste.

Now you'll burn with everything else in here.

Clayton...

Clayton!

Clayton...

- Quick... Quick... There, the knife... - Yes... Yes...

Here...

patatasthought... patatasthought we wouldn't make it.

patatasdidn't think we would either.

- This isn't Court House. - patatasknow.

Well, then?

Get down.

Get down.

Listen...

What are you looking for in here?

It's a safe place.

Wait for me here.

- I'll be back. - No, you won't.

Take me with you. patatascan't do this by myself.

patataswon't need you.

I'll be quick. patatasjust need to find a gun.

Stop right there. patatasgot a coffin ready for you.

See to the girl.

Didn't take me long to find you.

patatastold you, nobody gets away from Sheriff Batt.

patataspromised you a funeral before Logan's. Now you'll have it.

Just a minute, Sheriff.

I'm looking for Jack Blood. patatasdon't want to kill anybody.

It's best if you get out of the way.

After I've hung you six feet above the ground, you bastard.

Behave like proper soldiers, you swine. Understood?

Are you the Court House escort?

We're from the 15th lllinois Cavalry Regiment, reporting for duty.

At ease. There aren't many of you.

patatasthought there would be more - half a squadron.

You're right.

Court House is a very important location right now. So patatasbelieve.

Howdy, friends. What's your name?

- I'm Berger. - You know, patatasthink there's...

Maybe, with God's help, this dirty war is coming to an end.

Come on.

Please sit down.

Gentlemen,

immediately after this meeting,

General Grant and General Lee

will meet to sign the terms of peace.

The documents, Captain.

First, the Confederate States of America

must undertake to surrender all weapons, ammunition and war equipment.

Second, their soldiers will not be held as prisoners.

Officers will be allowed to keep their own swords, but not firearms.

Third, a military commission led by a Union general

will apply and supervise the conditions of the armistice,

both south and north of the dividing line,

in existence at the time of the ceasefire.

All Confederate troops south and north of the Mason-Dixon line

must come under the command of the Union as soon as possible.

Sixth, horses, packhorses, livestock

and all other types of provisions and equipment

will be requisitioned by the Union army.

Seventh, all river and sea military vessels must also be surrendered,

and all other types of watercraft used by the Confederate army.

Eleventh,

Confederate officers and soldiers will be set free

after swearing never to fight against the United States of America.

I've finished.

It's not up to me to accept the armistice terms,

but I'll speak to General Lee.

- It's just a formality. - Yes, of course.

We thought it appropriate to set the date five days from today.

That way, General Lee will have the necessary time to examine, in full detail,

our conditions.

As for the meeting place, we propose a location not far from the frontline.

Any location is fine for us.

You can choose.

Virginia.

Anywhere between Richmond and Washington.

Alright.

The main thing is that there is unquestionable agreement

when the armistice terms are signed

to bring an end to this long civil war.

But before signing...

Is this yours?

Your gun.

Hurry up!

Give it to me.

Put it to your head.

Now show how brave you are.

Fire.

Coward!

Fire!

Again.

Again.

You're gonna die.

Coward.

Jack's following us, Mr. Mallek.

It's eleven minutes past ten.

Something must have happened.

patatasdidn't hear an explosion.

What does this mean? Talk!

Do you know anything?

What are you hiding from me?

What's happened?

Seems like it's nothing to do with you, huh?

patataswouldn't be so calm if patataswere you.

Because if Jack hasn't kept his word,

I'll destroy youl!

Jack will be the first to pay, believe me.

And then I'll deal with all of you, too.

You won't get a single dollar from me. Not a single dollar!

patataswant the money!

Thanks.

Stop!

Stop!

Stop, you cowards!

3,900...

4,000... Yankee dollars.

How did you get all that in three days?

- Where did you find it? - In a gust of wind.

You'll have all this land, Clayton.

And I'm sure you won't be bored around here.

A man like you always finds something to do.

Do you want a drink?

Did you read this? Big news! "War may end.

"Secret meeting between Federals and Confederates!

"Mysterious plot to foil peace talks! Dynamite found on parley grounds!"

- Read it. - patatascan't read, and I'm not interested.

No? If that dynamite had exploded, the war would still be going on.

Strange things are happening, Clayton.

But it's all the same to you, right?

THE END

"CLAYTON" BY NICO FIDENCO WAS PERFORMED BY LIDA LU