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Martini? Two more.

One for this gentleman.

Well, drink up, Maverick.

I've had enough.

What's the matter?

Tired from your afternoon ride?

Hey,

that'll be enough of that!

Get up here, Phil.

You started this. He asked for it. So did you. Come on, take him home, Phil.

I'll take care of myself.

All right, then get.

What'd you hit him for?

You just feeling his oats a little?

A little too much.

Say, who is that fellow who's been watching Dana all evening? A fellow

Maverick.

I'll tell you one thing.

There ain't no love lost between them two.

A Warner Brothers television production.

You decided to ride a snake and grab the bit.

So lucky you came along.

The feeling's mutual, ma 'am.

We'd better find some shade for you to sit down in. Well, thank you so much.

I think there's a lake right up here.

Why don't you find a place to sit down by the lake and I'll tie the horses up.

It's good and cold.

Feel better now?

Much better, thank you.

I lost my hat back there, much like a sight.

You certainly do.

You live in Denver?

You don't.

I would have noticed your mare.

Just the mayor?

Well, it's better than nothing.

You have business in Denver?

You might call me a traveling man.

Well, what do you deal in?

Aces and kings, if I'm lucky.

You a gambler?

You came to the right town.

That's what I hear.

You must be very successful in your profession.

That's a fine mare, racing stock.

I won her in a poker game.

I generally take the stagecoach, but this time I figured I'd ride into town

style.

I'm glad I did.

It looks about four o 'clock. I'd better be getting back. I'll ride along with

you. No, that won't be necessary.

I would if your horse acts up again.

I'll be ready for him the next time.

Thank you very much, Mr.

Bart Maverick.

Good luck, Mr. Maverick.

And what's your name?

Linda.

Linda what?

Just Linda.

I'd really better be going. At least let me rescue your hat.

No, I don't have time.

I could come for it tomorrow.

Is that a promise?

On one condition, that you don't try to follow me now.

I promise.

3 .30 tomorrow, or thereabouts?

That room will do nicely, thank you.

It's a fine hotel, fine town. A good town, too, Mr. Madden.

If I may say so.

Civilized. That always helps.

Good afternoon, Dexter.

Good afternoon, Mr. Burke.

The game over already?

Uh -huh.

New here?

Just arrived.

I'm Mike Burke.

Welcome to Denver. Thank you very much, Mr. Burke. Bart Maverick.

Maverick?

Seems to me I played poker once with your brother.

I do have a brother.

No need to ask what brought you here.

It'll be a pleasure to have you join us in our friendly little game. We meet

here every afternoon.

I'd like that.

All right.

Tomorrow, then, at 1 o 'clock.

Good. First room at the top of the stairs.

Thank you very much, Mr. Burke.

Do you know who he is?

I know he sold his share in the Silver Queen mine for over 20 million. Anything

else I ought to know?

If he gets his way, he'll be governor of the state come the fall.

He will.

That's Phil Dana.

See, Dana was Burke's partner, wasn't he? He died a few years ago. That must

his son.

Mr. Maverick, I think I should tell you something.

That game upstairs is not a friendly game.

No.

Every chip is worth a hundred dollars.

Gosh, Don, I only figured to lose about a short buck.

Well, you'll be lucky if you don't lose your shirt.

And pants.

You don't say.

Are you Pop Talmadge? I am. My name's Bart Maverick. They told me over at the

hotel you take pretty good care of my lady here.

Well, we'll see she gets the best, Mr. Maverick.

What's your name, old girl?

Her name's Goldie.

That's a mighty fine looking mare.

Mighty fine.

Oh, aren't you lovely?

Oh, you're lovely.

Oh, excuse me.

Mr. Maverick, this is my granddaughter, Kathy.

Pleased to meet you, Kathy.

Well, what in thunder's wrong with you?

Girl, say something.

Pleased to meet you, Mr.

Maverick.

And this is Goldie.

When do you think you're one already, Mr. Maverick?

Oh, I'd like you to have her saddled by three o 'clock tomorrow afternoon.

I want to keep Goldie in good shape.

We'll have her ready for you.

Thank you, Mr. Talmadge. Happy to meet you, Kathy.

See you tomorrow.

Call you.

Raise you.

Raise you too.

I'll just call.

Two aces.

Sorry.

Three tens.

You sure have been lucky today.

Lady Luck has been smiling on me.

Gentlemen, I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to go.

Mighty convenient.

You said before he had to leave.

Well, nice having you in the game, Mr. Everett. Thank you very much, Mr. Burke.

I hope we do it again. Hope so, too.

Thank you, Mr. Devers.

And thank you.

You shouldn't have let Maverick ride you.

He's going to be around for a while.

You're the city marshal, aren't you, Deavis?

Well, sure I am. Then stick to your job.

Do you work at being stupid?

Nobody but a fool starts raising with Bart Maverick.

Well, lay off.

Now listen, your father was my partner and friend, and I don't intend to see

you... Give me the money. He also sent you to one of them fancy colleges.

But I can't see if it did you any good.

Looked learned and never did take the place of horse sense and never will.

Help some politics out.

Too bad you didn't have any.

You'll see about that, smart aleck. And when I'm running the state, don't come

to me for any favors.

Now, now, Mike.

Don't lose your temper.

I'm sorry I'm late.

I thought ladies were always late.

Your hat, ma 'am.

Thank you.

Did you find a comfortable room?

Best in town.

How do you like Denver?

There's a girl by the name of Linda who lives there.

What more could it offer?

There's only one problem, though.

I can't get her to talk.

What do you want to talk about?

Herself.

For example, does she like to go out to dinner?

She can't.

Why not?

Because folks won't allow it to.

If they knew she was even talking to a stranger they'd be angry.

We don't have to be strangers.

I think I'd better be going.

This will do me no good. I already have a hat. Thank you for bringing it to me.

Goodbye.

Goodbye, Linda. Nice to have known you.

Say hello to the folks for me.

I'll pick it up tomorrow.

I raised you for.

Did you force me to raise you again?

Full house.

Four nines.

Oh, say, how about that?

You two must be unlucky in love, boys.

I'm not so sure about that.

Better hurry up, Maverick.

Your little mayor's waiting for you. Thanks for reminding me.

You sure do take good care of that mayor.

He's done more riding this past week than I've done for a year.

It's good for me. It's good for the mayor. And he gets some pretty scenery

around here. Well, maybe you better take me sightseeing next time you go, huh?

I could sure use it.

Oh, he doesn't want any company, do you, Maverick?

Not yours, friend.

Hello, Kathy.

I'm late.

Don't you notice anything different?

Huh?

Ah, she looks just fine.

But then she always does since you've been taking care of her.

Can I ride with you today? I'm all ready.

Not today.

Maybe tomorrow.

But you said that yesterday.

I know, but I've got to visit a friend today on business.

Tomorrow?

We'll talk about it when I get back.

I promise.

Oh, now, cheers ain't no way to catch a man who ain't aiming to be caught.

And chase me neither.

I was frightened. You've never been late before.

I've got to talk to you, Linda.

You going away?

Of course not.

No, it's just that some people are getting curious.

Well, I knew it couldn't last.

Oh, no, no, no. What I'm trying to say is there's just no privacy around here.

We've been lucky so far, but we can't push our luck.

You were just trying to let me down, easy.

That isn't true.

But...

I've been so happy, and I thought you had been, too.

I have been.

I wouldn't be coming out here to meet you if I didn't want to.

In fact, I... In fact what?

I care for you a lot, Linda.

That's what worries me.

Darling, don't you know I care for you, too?

You don't know what I've been through, sneaking away and the lies I've had to

tell. Don't you think it's time to start mentioning why you had to tell all

those lies?

All right, it's out.

Why do you have to sneak out here?

It's my mother.

She's sick and bedridden.

My father ruined her life with drinking and gambling.

He died in a barroom brawl.

All she has left.

If she knew I was meeting a gambler, it would break her heart.

I'm sorry, Linda.

Well, that's why I can't meet you in town.

People know who you are, and we'd get back to her.

But I can't hurt her. I can't.

I wish I could tell you I'd quit and take some kind of a steady job, but I'd

just be fooling myself.

Well, I didn't ask you to quit.

Just wanted to set the record straight.

Well... I guess in that case we won't be able to see each other anymore.

If that's the way you want it.

Good evening, Pop.

Where's Kathy?

You got dust in your eyes?

Good evening, Mr. Maverick.

Well, good evening, Miss Talmadge.

My, you look pretty this evening.

You going somewhere?

Why, Mr.

Maverick, I figure since you promised we were going to have a talk, we might as

well do it while we're going for a drive.

All right.

Now, this is a very nice street, but why are we stopping?

Oh, I just wanted to show you all the lovely homes.

Well, they're lovely.

That's the Burke Place.

Looks like they're going out.

You know Mr.

Burke, that's Mrs. Burke with him.

Pick, pick.

I couldn't help it if I was late. I had to go to see my mother. People are

listening to us.

You're taking a powerful lot of interest in seeing your ma these days. You

didn't used to give her the time of day.

Linda, let me tell you something.

If you ever give me any feeling to... My.

I'm married to you.

Remember?

Come on, Kathy, let's go back. I don't want your grandpa to worry.

Oh, why should he? He knows I'm with you.

That's why he would.

I'll be 17 next month. I can take care of myself.

Lots of girls are married when they're 16.

Oh, that's fine, Kathy. Now can we go on back?

Oh, all right.

Whiskey. You got that all right, huh?

No, no, no more of that.

No more of that French fizz. I want a man's drink.

Now, this is my party, Mike.

I want a proposito.

Come on.

To the future governor of Colorado.

And his charming lady.

Well, I'll drink to that.

And may your next five years be as happy as your first five.

Well, come on, drink up.

This is a celebration.

I don't have any more of that. You get a snoot full already.

Please, Bill, it'll only be wasted.

Won't be wasted.

Excuse me.

Not much fun being an old man, darling, is it?

So you won't join us? Some other time, Burke.

I'm meeting the others at the hotel in just a few minutes.

Found as a rock.

Might live another 20 years.

Oh, but it's got its compensation for now.

It's a handsome necklace.

He might be governor.

careful if I were you.

I don't recall asking for your advice.

Oh, he hasn't caught you yet.

But when he does, look out.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Oh, yes, you do.

And I always thought you were so prim and standoffish.

You're the one that had better be careful.

If he had any idea that you were after me, Everton would be mad. You're in no

position to threaten Linda.

I am.

Just one word from me and poor little Linda would be out in the street instead

of the governor's mansion.

And a certain gentleman might be on the receiving end of a bullet.

We'll meet you in Washington next month, Senator.

We can go to the campaign at that time, huh?

That's the plan.

I've got a little chat with you, Senator.

Good night. Good night.

What on earth is the meaning of this?

Phil, don't you think you... I said whiskey double.

Yes, sir.

Bye, Senator.

Two more.

One for this gentleman.

Wake up, Maverick.

I've had enough.

What's the matter?

Tired from your afternoon ride?

All right, I'll be the top of that.

Get up here, Phil.

You started this. He asked for it. So did you. Come on, take him home, Phil.

I'll take care of myself.

All right, then get.

What'd you hit him for?

You just feeling his oats a little?

A little too much.

Hey, who is that fellow who's been watching Dana all evening?

A fellow named Maverick.

I'll tell you one thing.

There ain't no love lost between them two.

Usual, Marshal?

Yeah.

Lemon phosphate.

Dana's been murdered.

Marshal Devers is on his way here. You've got to hide.

Why? They think you did it.

But I just found him.

Well, you can't prove it. Come on, you've got to leave here quick before he

here. He'll arrest you.

Now, just a minute. What makes him think I did it? Stop arguing. Do you want

them to hang you?

Hurry, I'll take you to a place where you can hide.

Whose place is this? My uncle's. He moved away a year ago.

Nobody would think to look here.

Oh, thank goodness I found you.

How did you know I was there?

I followed you the other day.

They'll be looking all over for you. You'll have to hide here for a while.

Let's get things straight.

How come Devers is going out there?

Who told him?

All I know is he came to see Grandpa.

Asked when you'd left for your ride.

Then Marshal Devers said you were wanted for the murder of Phil Dana.

Well, Grandpa, that got for you, but Marshal Devers said it was you. That

been in a fight last night.

Then off he went to the Marshal's office, and I came straight to find you.

Maybe

now

you believe me.

What's mixed up in this?

Maybe he told Marshal Devers.

How do you know?

Unless he, uh... Unless he what?

I don't know.

I'm thinking a lot of things, but they all add up to trouble for me.

I bet Mr.

Burke found out his wife was meeting somebody and followed her.

And shot the wrong man.

Why the wrong man? Everybody knows Phil Dana was sweet on her. Mr. Burke was

bound to hear about it.

And you know something?

I bet whoever told him about Phil Dana told him about you, too.

He's trying to frame me.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Well, I'm not going to let him do it.

You can't do anything not against him.

Oh, Bart, use your head.

Who'd ever believe you found Phil Dana dead?

I'm not going to hang for someone else's crime.

Well, you could get away.

I'll help you somehow.

Where could I hide? Look, Kathy, I make my living in public places.

If I can't go on doing that, I might have to go to work.

There must be some way I can help.

You're right, Kathy.

You can help me.

Anything. Just tell me.

I'm going back to town tonight.

No, they'll hang you. You can't go back. Somebody got me into this, and

somebody's going to get me out.

If you mean Linda, she won't help you.

You just let me handle this, honey. I need another horse and some dirty

The dirtier, the better. Can you get them for me? There's some stuff in the

attic, and I saw some horses over in the draw.

Do the best you can.

But if you run into any problems, you go straight home. I don't want you mixed

up in this.

Don't worry about me.

Promise?

If the drives are dead, blast it slow, that fellow will be out of the county

before you can get to town. Now, don't you worry, now. We're going to get him

any direction. Well, get him. That's all I want.

I'm giving $5 ,000 to the one who brings him in dead or alive.

That'll get action.

$5 ,000. Expect that we'll get action, Governor.

Get up, boy.

on a chestnut mare riding this way?

This ain't no mare.

Look, I just asked you if you seen a man riding a chestnut mare.

I ain't seen nothing.

Been looking for this here horse.

Maybe your mare's back in the draw.

Hey, is this here the road to Denver?

Yeah. Did you happen to see a fellow on a chestnut mare?

He's a fancy dresser and she's a thoroughbred.

You don't mean that no -good scoundrel Maverick, do you?

Yeah. Do you know him? Did you see him?

No, I haven't seen him. But he didn't see me. He was going too fast.

Which way?

Back that way, down that Julesburg Cut -Off.

Hold it!

We won't fall for that one. Two to one, this guy's Maverick. There's one way to

find out.

got men all over the place.

I telegraphed every station for a hundred miles around, telling them about

reward. Now, who's going to get him?

I see that you do. I want to see him on the end of a rope.

Now, wait a minute. We ain't going to have no lynching.

He's got a right to a fair trial, same as anybody else.

Get this, Davis.

When I'm governor, I can do a lot for you.

But I can break you just as quick. Remember that.

Good evening, Mrs. Burke.

Darling!

Why did you come here? I thought you'd got away.

Mrs. Burke, I never part company with a lady without saying a proper goodbye.

You have a right to be angry.

The first time in your life you're telling the truth.

Oh, Bart, don't be so cruel.

You just have no idea what I've been through.

Cut it out, Linda.

Oh, I love you, darling. Don't you know that?

You know I didn't kill Dana.

Now, who did?

Can't you guess?

I suppose you're going to tell me your husband.

Well, of course it was Mike.

But he's trying to blame you.

He followed me this afternoon when I went to meet you.

Only Dana was there.

Why? Because he knew about us.

And he was going to make trouble for me.

Mike killed Dana because he thought I was meeting him.

Oh, I'm afraid for my own life.

Take me away with you, darling.

It's a little impractical, isn't it? The whole town's after me.

Well, you could escape the same way you came.

Somebody's coming.

Hurry. You go to our meeting place and I'll meet you there.

I love you, darling. Don't ever forget that.

Bart, don't forget our meeting place.

you lost him. And you're not even sure it was Maverick. Well, it sure come up

his likeness.

Mike, don't let him get away.

You saw him? He was here?

See, I told you.

He just left my room through the window, and he threatened to kill me.

He must be out in the garden by now.

Get around back. Cut him off.

That won't be necessary.

That was quite a performance you gave upstairs.

I couldn't bring myself to leave until I learned how it all turned out.

Mr. Devers, I think we better have a little talk.

You're taking this all mighty cool for a man accused of murder.

That's understandable, because I didn't do it.

We got a witness.

Who? I saw you.

Well, then, since you saw me, maybe you better tell me what happened.

You laugh out of the other side of your mouth when you're kicking on the end of

a rope.

Uh, I have the right to call in a lawyer, haven't I?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

If you can find one who'll handle the case for you.

No law says I can't defend myself, is there?

No. Yeah, we're wasting time. Get on with it.

I want to speed things up as much as you do, Mr. Burke.

Marshal, I'd like to ask a few questions on behalf of my client.

Me.

Mr. Burke, how did you happen to be at the scene of the crime?

I got curious to find out why you always went riding at a certain time every

afternoon. So I followed you.

All right, then what?

When I got to that there fork in the road?

Yeah, I saw you and Phil.

Where? There, where it happened.

What were we doing?

Talking, arguing.

Still on horseback?

Well, who in thunder argues when he's straddling a horse? You were both

on the ground.

That's not what you told me, dear.

Shut up.

Remember, you said Phil was still on the horse, remember?

Well, which was it?

Oh, now I remember.

Dana was on his horse, but he was just getting off.

Well, I was standing on the ground.

By the lake or... Yeah, by the lake.

Didn't you say by the trees, dear?

All right, by the trees.

Where was Dana?

He was by the lake.

That's quite a distance apart.

We must have been hollering at each other. What difference does it make

you were? You pulled a gun and shot him, and then you ran to your mayor and went

off down the road.

You saw me shoot down a friend of yours and you didn't go after me?

Then get killed myself?

That mayor of yours can outrun anything. I never caught up with you.

When you told me what happened...

He said Maverick and Dana were standing close together.

And Dana turned as if he was going to go to his horse, and Maverick pulled a gun

and shot him.

That's a lot different than the story Mr. Burke's been telling, with Mrs.

Burke's help.

When two people are arguing, they're generally facing each other. But Dana

shot in the back.

He's trying to trip you up.

He's getting him all rattled.

What he told me was... Why don't you shut up?

What he told me was...

That Mr. Maverick was behind the rocks by the lake.

Phil rode up and was looking around.

Mr. Maverick took out a gun and shot him.

And Dana never even saw him.

You remember the story a lot better than he does, Mrs. Burke.

Almost like an eyewitness.

That is not true.

Maybe even better than a witness. Maybe you pulled the trigger yourself.

That's a lie!

I don't even know where the place is.

You mentioned the rocks and the lake. He didn't.

He told me about it. He just forgot for a second.

He couldn't remember all the things you told him to say, but he sure tried.

Mr. Burke, you wouldn't be trying to hang this thing on me to protect your

faithful little wife, would you?

You better answer that, Mike.

You know, it'd be better to clean your dirty linen right here in the confines

your own home rather than waiting until you get in the governor's mansion.

It's a funny thing about errant wives.

They seem to thrive on forgiveness.

If you let Linda get away with it this time, she'll just do it again. Only next

time, you'll be governor.

You'll have to forgive her.

Mike, don't listen to him. He's just trying to trick you.

I'm not trying to trick you. I'm trying to straighten you out.

Think it over, governor.

Mike, I promise I'll never do anything again. I promise I'll never...

You dirty little double

-crosser.

You're on your own from now on.

If you'll excuse me, I hate domestic squabbles.

You sure you want me to keep Goldie?

If it wasn't for Goldie, I never would have met you.

If it weren't for Goldie, you wouldn't have met a lot of people.

But you're the only one I really want to remember.

Will I ever see you again?

Of course you will.

Get up on Goldie. I want to see if you two look well together.

All aboard!

Well, looks like it's time to go.

You... two look just fine.

Goodbye, Kathy.

Goodbye.

Who is the tall, dark stranger there?

Maverick is the name.

Riding the trail to who knows where, luck is his companion, gambling is his

game. Smooth as a handle on a gun, Maverick is the name.

Wild as the wind in Oregon, blowing up a canyon, easier to tame.

Riverboat, ring your bell, fare thee well, Annabelle.

Luck is the lady that he loves the best.

Now to New Orleans,

living on Jackson, Queens.

Maverick is a legend of the West.

Riverboat, ring your bell.

Farewell, Annabelle.

Luck is the lady that he loves the best.

Now to New Orleans, living on Jackson, Queens.

Maverick is a legend of the West.

Maverick is a legend of the West.