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Well, you're not making me share.

You got something against him?

Well, naturally, I'm on the side of the law as a rule, but authority has a

tendency to weigh me down.

How does being a deputy affect your weight?

If it's less of a burden, I might be able to bear up under that. Then

yourself deputized. Wear this until I can get the proper badge.

Oh, uh...

If you don't find that gold, Mr. Maverick, it'll be your duty to hang

Rain.

A Warner Brothers television production.

I wasn't going anywhere in particular at that time, except maybe into

bankruptcy.

In the last town, I'd put all my faith into two pairs, and three tiny little

deuces had wrecked my faith and my bankroll.

The slick character across from me had been auditing me for the last four

Apparently, he had decided that I was sucker material, because he suddenly got

sociable. Hot, isn't it? Very.

Dusty, too.

We've got another full day of this before we reach Apocalypse.

From your apparel, may I assume that you're a professional man?

I've been known to take a hand in a friendly game.

Well, you won't find much action in Apocalypse. I've been there before quite

often. I have a sort of connection there.

We could while away this tiresome trip by starting a little game right now.

acquainted with Blackjack?

We've met.

We'll cut for the deal. Aye, ma 'am.

Queen.

Luck of the game.

Place your bet.

Fifty dollars?

Sorry to disturb you folks.

Don't want any of your personal belongings.

Just wanted you out of there in case one of you get the idea of indulging in any

gunplay. I hate you.

You gents that have guns, if you kindly chunk them over here.

Careful, Ike.

Now, Mr. Stagecoach, may I?

If you kindly take that shotgun and the little box.

and fling it over the other side of the stage.

I'll let you good folks go on your way.

Now, there's thorns in that bush.

Now, you men take care when you go in after them guns.

Kindly. Good trip to y 'all.

Fourth time that's happened to me.

Same fella, too.

The cards were shaved. I was being cold decked.

Shall we continue our game?

Why not?

Blackjack pays double, you know.

Pays double, huh?

All right.

Sure deal.

Held up again.

Five miles the other side of that overnight relay station.

Same place it happened last time.

The time before that, and the time before that time.

Same fella, too. Anything you recognized about him this time? You get a colt

pointing at you, you don't recognize your own mother. This is the fourth

Fifth, I reckon, coming up.

Give me a few minutes layover, folks. I got a report to the sheriff.

These are your cards.

Howdy.

How are you?

That bandito, mister, did he take anything from you?

Nope. As a matter of fact, that came out a little ahead.

Strange fellow, that Robert.

I hate stealing.

But from what they tell me, he never hurts any of his passengers or takes any

their personal belongings.

Now, don't that beat all?

Oh, very common kind.

Gunman with a heart of gold, a coat of the West, honor among thieves, that sort

of thing.

Is that the sheriff's office?

Yeah, that's right.

Thank you.

Hey, mister.

They look like they need another player.

Care to join us?

No, I ain't got enough money to play with them folks.

Why don't I join you?

We need some new blood.

I wouldn't play with him if I were you.

He played blackjack on the stage and he won a fortune from me with a marked

deck.

Which he's got in his pocket right now.

There you are, gentlemen.

Feel them, they're coolers.

The edges have been shaved.

He's a cheat.

You know how we deal with Sharpies here.

Now wait just a minute.

Now hold on here, mister.

I saw you pawn that deck. You had them cards in your hand over at the bar.

I'm calling you a cheap mister and a low -down skunk. And if you don't like them

words, just square off.

No, I won't fight you with my hands.

They're very delicate.

Then get going or stay going.

We don't like your kind in this town.

Wait a minute.

I think these belong to you.

Well, I'm very grateful to you, miss.

What was your name?

Rain, Johnny Rain.

That's okay.

I don't like to see anyone take advantage of anyone else.

Well, I'd be glad if you'd take this little token of my appreciation.

I didn't do it for money.

Well, then maybe I can buy you a drink, Johnny.

I'll be back later, Dylan.

We'll be waiting.

What'll it be, Johnny?

What I usually have, Benny.

care for liquor well it's got a

tendency to give me the cobbly wobble makes me kind of fuzzy the worst thing

once the starter can't stop but i promised my girl a drink so i got it

you promised her you would drink she says when her old man was on the wagon

to beat up on her mother it's left its mark on her a few on her mother too i

suspect

They care for another?

Just to keep your girl's affection.

Well... Well, that's her over there.

Millie.

She's your girl?

Yeah, well, we got an understanding that one of these days we're gonna reach an

understanding.

But she takes a big interest in me.

Like seeing you don't neglect your drinking.

Hi, honey. You did a fine job on that tin horn, dear.

I'm proud of you. Oh, thank you, honey.

This is my... This is Honey.

Millie.

Reed.

I'm afraid I don't know your name, sir.

Brett Maverick.

How do you do, ma 'am?

How do you do?

Here's to us, Millie.

That's my boy.

I'll see you later, dear.

You too, mister.

Ain't she something?

She's something, all right.

Hey, that's all pretty.

Millie gave it to me.

Yeah, that.

Uh, we'll be pulling out now.

All right, thank you.

Well, Johnny, well, thank you for saving my life. Been real nice knowing you.

Hope I see you again soon.

It's been my pleasure, sir.

Bartender, give Johnny whatever he wants, will you?

For Millie's sake.

Long trip ahead of us, sir.

My name is Pembroke H. Hadley. I'm mayor of Apocalypse.

Red Maverick.

The governor of this territory has summoned me.

He wants to know why I'm not doing anything about the series of stagecoach

robberies we've had.

Do you want to know why I'm not doing anything about them, sir?

All right.

Because I haven't the remotest idea what to do.

This thief comes from out of nowhere.

It robs the coach and then disappears.

No one has any clue to his identity, like a handkerchief or anything like

No.

Well, it couldn't be one of your fellow citizens.

Oh, of course not. A more honest folk you couldn't meet anywhere.

I'll take that money while you got in your inside coat pocket, mister.

I offered you some of this a few hours ago and you turned me down, Johnny.

You change your mind?

What are you talking about, mister?

I've never seen you before in my life.

Cut it out, Johnny.

We know you.

You two don't move.

Who is that fellow anyway?

We've been hoodwinked. He leads a double life.

Part of the time, he's our own Johnny Rain, giving us aid and comfort.

And then he does an about -face and robs us.

$40 ,000 in gold so far.

$45 ,000, Mayor. I had $5 ,000 in my wallet.

Well, we'll just have to go after him.

You better get a posse together, Billy.

Just what do we do when we catch him?

Hang him, he...

He's a highwayman, isn't he? Well, that ain't gonna be easy.

Getting together a bunch of fellows to give Johnny a necktie party.

Well, any of you boys who want to join the party, just sing out.

That's it.

Oh, come on, men. This is a dire necessity.

Johnny once risked his life saving my kid from a runaway horse.

Last winter when my old lady was took by pneumonia, he rode 30 miles through a

blizzard to bring a doctor. When I broke my leg, Johnny said it.

If he hadn't done it quick, I'd have gone through life a limping.

It's true he's lovable, but he's been robbing us blind.

So let's have done with these expressions of affection.

I insist that you all cooperate now.

Who'll join the posse?

I'll be glad to, Your Honor.

Who did what?

All right, Johnny.

How about it?

Sheriff, if I rob them stages, where's the money?

All I got is 87 cents.

Button off my britches. I ain't had time to sew on yet.

There you are.

Now, don't try to weasel out of it, Johnny. I was there and I saw you

You took Mr.

Maverick's wallet and you hit him over the head with your gun. I couldn't have.

He's my friend.

Where did you go after you left the saloon this afternoon?

Well, I don't recollect exactly.

Must have fell asleep finally under that oak tree at the edge of town.

Because I woke up there a couple of hours ago and headed over to the saloon.

I tried to join the posse that was out looking for me.

All right, Johnny, what do you got in your pocket?

Just my bandana.

Pretty, ain't it?

It's very pretty, Johnny, but I'm afraid it's going to hang you.

If we needed more evidence, this was it.

I remand the prisoner to your custody, Sheriff.

Lock him up.

The, uh, hanging will take place as soon as we can make the arrangements.

Now, you just heard him say he didn't do it, and yet you want someone to hang

him.

Well, it's not gonna be me. I resign.

I feel toward that boy like he was my own son.

Rance, will you take prisoner?

I feel like he's my brother.

I resign, too.

lock myself up.

No need for anybody to stand watch over me.

I won't try to run away.

It's a problem, Mr. Maverick.

Almost an insoluble one.

Johnny?

Getting him hung, I don't know anyone in town who'll do it.

What do you say we don't hang him?

Just yet, anyway.

Suppose we try to get that $45 ,000 back.

Ought to be around somewhere.

It may be.

You think you could find it?

Well, I can try.

For consideration.

Shall we say 50 % of what I recover?

One tenth would be a considerable amount of money. As my old pappy used to say,

gentlemen don't haggle over money, so let's don't haggle. Shall we say 25 %?

You'll need the proper authority to perform your job, so you'd better put

on.

Well, you're not making me sheriff.

You got something against it?

Well, naturally, I'm on the side of the law, as a rule, but authority has a

tendency to weigh me down.

How does being a deputy affect your weight?

It's less of a burden.

I might be able to bear up under that. Then consider yourself deputized. Wear

this until I can get the proper badge.

Oh, uh, if you don't find that gold, Mr. Maverick, it'll be your duty to hang

Johnny Rain.

No, you?

I just haven't been able to find out where he's hidden the stuff.

You wouldn't be trying to cross me up, would you?

Cross you up?

Why, Sam, you know you can trust me.

About as much as you trust me.

You wouldn't be making any plans with that farm boy.

Ridiculous.

Maybe so, maybe not.

Sam, what do we see in each other?

What is one rattlesnake seeing another rattlesnake?

How about some grub, Johnny? You hungry?

I reckon I could eat some light.

You the sheriff now?

Oh, I'm just a deputy sheriff, and that's just temporary.

It's the only badge the mayor had on him.

Oh, that's wonderful.

In my life, I had the ambition to be a lawman and wear a pointed badge over my

heart.

Maybe before they trim that tree for me, they'll let me put on that shiny little

hunk of noble tin.

Just once, you get the feel of it.

I think you'd make fine, Sheriff Johnny.

Off and on.

Well, hi, Roy. Hi, Johnny.

The whole town's with you.

We'll miss you, son.

We'll miss you, too.

That hunk is a nice boy.

Thank you, fellas.

On the house, Johnny.

All you can hold.

Hey, Benny.

Ain't Millie here tonight?

No, she stepped out for a couple hours.

Said she had a date.

If you don't really like it, Johnny, why don't you just slow down?

I'm sorry I hit you on the head, Mr. Maverick.

You know, all the times I stood up to state, it was the first time I ever hurt

anybody.

And taken your money wallet.

Always before I left the passenger stuff alone.

Something must have got into me.

You remember all that now?

Any reason I shouldn't?

I got a pretty good memory.

Then you must remember all the other holdups you did.

Of course you recall where you hid the gross receipts from those occasions.

You mean the loot?

The loot.

Of course.

Well, in the night.

I had it now.

The clue to Johnny Rain.

He was a blackout drunk.

I'd heard of his kind.

Liquor makes them do things they wouldn't dream of doing if they were

Then as soon as they sober up, they've forgotten everything they did while full

of booze.

There were two Johnnies.

One of them wore a happy smile and loved the world. The other wore a bandana and

robbed it.

Now, if there were some way of separating those Johnnies, I could do

town and myself a lot of good.

Beef stew tonight.

Kansas City beef. You're up.

You wouldn't happen to have a steak, would you?

Oh, sure.

It's in the stew.

Good

morning,

Johnny.

Brought you some breakfast.

Hungry?

Oh.

What's the matter?

No, boss, nothing.

All that scamper juice I drank last night, it's arguing back at me. Well, I

think I got the cure for it.

A little hair of the dog to bit you.

No, no.

No, sir.

I drink a hair of that dog, I end up with a whole can inside me.

I ain't never going through this misery again. I'm going to tell Millie, much as

I love her, I've got to quit drinking.

But I had plans for us. I got a wagon outside. Thought we'd go for a little

drive. A picnic, sort of.

After a while, we could take a couple of belts.

Oh, I don't mind fresh air, Mr. Maverick, but no liquor.

Last night, for instance.

Did I pass out?

Well, no, on the contrary. You started remembering things.

How's that?

outside. You'll love it out.

All right, Johnny.

Johnny, I'll be right with you.

doing here?

Well, hi, honey.

Mr. Maverick's taking me out for a little drive.

Millie, about me drinking.

Oh, where are you going?

Just out to get some air.

About drinking.

Well, you're coming back, ain't you?

Well, we aim to.

Millie, now I want to talk to you about liquor.

Some other time.

Something that's good for what ails you, Johnny?

For up that stomach, that morning after feeling appendicitis, colic, milk leg,

and dropsy.

My old pappy used to dose my brother and me with it when we was kids. Never had

a sick day in her life.

Considering your condition, I think you better take a great big swig.

It tastes terrible.

What's not the taste we're interested in, Johnny, is the effect.

Go ahead, take another big one.

A cure for anything that ails you.

20 % roots, herbs, barks, blossoms, and berries.

80 % alcohol.

I said I was sorry about whoppin' you on the head, didn't I?

You certainly did, Johnny.

Let's go.

How do you feel now, Johnny?

Oh, this is wonderful stuff.

My stomach feels real rosy -like.

I gotta get me another bottle.

When you get back, I'll buy you a whole cake.

How's your memory working?

Like always, good.

You know, they told me back in town that...

That first holdup you did was, let's see, was on the 4th of July?

Is that it?

A holdup on the 4th of July?

Take another big swig of that tonic, Johnny.

Why, the 4th of July is a national holiday.

Now, who'd be such a stinker as to commit a holdup on that glorious day?

I've done it on the third.

Do you remember where you put all that gold?

Stashed away with the rest of the gold in the mine.

What mine?

The one I staked out a year ago.

Gold mine.

Only didn't yield nothing.

So that's why I put gold into a mine.

Very sensible.

Where is that mine?

Out near the painty rocks.

About five miles out.

You think you could find it now?

Of course.

Shall we take a peek at it?

Okay.

You're pointed in the right direction.

Look out for my bottle.

Right through here.

You never been in any of this, Johnny?

Of course not.

It ain't mine, is it?

Well, what did you intend doing with it?

I had a reason.

Well, it's about old Mexico.

Darn if I can bring it to mine.

Well, then, what do you say we just take it back to town, huh?

That wasn't what I was going to do with it.

But since I can't recollect what it was, it's all right, I guess.

Then let's go.

Ten -mile walk from here to the Mexican border.

You can take that walk, Johnny.

What?

You're gonna disappear.

Why? So they don't hang you.

You're sober now, so you're not liable to get any ideas.

But Millie may persuade you to do some more drinking.

You start hoisting them again, and you may get a craving to stick upstage

This time they'll hang you.

Have a nice trip, Johnny.

Could be I'd run into danger going across that country, Sheriff.

Engines or something.

I ain't got a gun.

All right, take mine.

Could I have the rest of that tonic you and your brother was brung up on?

Well, it's more like a 20 -mile hike to the border, Sheriff.

All of it country like this?

Never inch All right, it's yours Johnny Thank You. Mr. Maverick.

It's sure been a pleasure meeting you. It's been pleasure meeting you too

Whoa.

Boy, if I thought this was a wild goose chase, I'd blow your brains in.

And it's beginning to look like one.

Oh, you're always complaining.

Where could we have lost them?

How should I know? And what are we stopping here for?

Because there's a tree in the middle of the...

You

want to bet?

No.

there, mister.

Oh, enough already.

Come on, get out of the wagon.

Out of the wagon. Come on.

That's a noble tonic, mister.

Helped me remember what I wanted the money for.

Now, Johnny, you're just going to give me your money wallet.

Now, how am I going to get back to town?

It ain't impossible to walk there.

Oh, and that's a...

That pointy little badge.

Reckon I want that, too.

Won't make it official, me wearing it.

But it feels fine.

I'd give you a ride part way back into town, mister, but... I got a lot of

stashing to do now.

What are you doing here?

Looking for you.

Looking for the gold.

It took me long enough to find out where it is.

Is that it?

Well, surely, Tony.

I told you he'd ask me.

Well, what are you doing with it? Taking it out for an airing?

No.

Well, someplace else.

I just remember exactly.

There's $45 ,000 there.

And I recollect what we're going to do with that.

We're going to Mexico like you promised.

There's enough for us to live the rest of our lives.

The rest of your life you could live for $1 .98.

All right, Sam.

What's going on?

I thought I threw that fellow out of town.

What are you doing here?

Where else should a husband be?

but by his loving wife.

Husband?

But we were going to Mexico together.

We are, but you're not included in that we.

Now do what he tells you to, Johnny.

Get down.

Thank you, honey.

You didn't want to hurt my hand.

What'll we do about your boyfriend?

Well, he's got the wagon loaded. We better get out of here before his

shows.

Here, you better drive. I know your hand.

Get him out.

Merry Christmas.

Which way to go?

They who?

Millie and that tin horn gambler I threw out of the saloon.

They're married.

Mr. Maverick, she never loved me at all.

Well, I had a dim suspicion that she wasn't exactly head over heels.

She was just egging me on.

Drinking.

To rob stages.

She was just simply not a nice girl. To get money.

For her and that husband of hers. She was using you, Johnny.

Hey, Johnny.

Take a deep breath.

Why? And exhale it in my direction.

Johnny, you're sober and you remember everything?

What's that mean?

You're a well man, Johnny.

Must have been the shock you find the truth out about Millie.

You're a whole man again.

Not on all counts.

I'm still missing $45 ,000.

I'm going to Mexico.

And with that wagon, I gotta keep on the road.

Come on, Mr. Maverick.

I know a shortcut.

We'll head him off at the pass.

What'd you say?

I said we'll head him off at the pass.

That's what I thought you said.

What is it?

Look, that's our rig.

But it can't be. We left it... I know.

We'd better head back.

Freeze. You're surrounded.

Get off that wagon and raise up your hands.

I know who you are back there.

Rain, if you think anything of this girl, you'll step out.

You and that gambler.

And I'm not bluffing.

He's got us.

You're not gonna fall for that, are you?

Mr. Maverick, a lady's life is at stake. Our life's at stake, too.

And somehow I have more respect for me than I do that lady.

I'll give you ten seconds.

We gotta step out there, Maverick.

Let's argue about it for a while.

I got the only gun. Now you step out there.

The lady's life is in our hands.

Now I've got the gun.

I'm going to shoot.

Go ahead and shoot. I think you're bluffing. I don't.

Good work, Millie. Now drop the stinger.

You wouldn't shoot a lady, would you, Johnny?

Johnny wouldn't, but I would, and I've got the gun.

I think I'd better take charge of the loot, Johnny, just in case.

You go right ahead, Mr. Maverick.

I'll drive the rig, and I'll take care of this... this here female.

Female?

Well, Pa, right behind you.

Now, you get in that carriage, Millie.

Johnny, you're so stern. I hardly know you.

I've seen the light you've done. Reveal yourself in your true colors.

You tried to save my life just now. I could never forget that, dear.

Maybe so.

But I've done the same for any lady.

Female.

Now you come on.

Now what are you doing?

Oh, Johnny.

I sprained my ankle.

I don't think I can walk.

Then you're going to get lifted in.

Well?

Millie, I promise you one thing.

I'm going to speak up for you. It's a trial.

Will you put me down?

You.

I'm going to... Forgive you, Johnny.

Now, for old time's sake, let's have one for the road.

I ain't going to touch a drop.

Now put out your hands.

Oh, but Johnny, you're sober.

You know you can't think clearly in that condition.

If you're so determined to take me back into town, you want to be at your best.

I aim to be my best. That means no liquor.

From this day forward, nothing passes my lips but water.

And Mr. Maverick's medicine.

We were beginning to worry about you.

So was I there for a while. Your plan worked, I see.

Yeah, it sure did.

We were hijacked.

Johnny helped me recover the loot.

The loot would be in Mexico by now if it wasn't for Johnny.

Hijacked by who?

One dead tin horn and one very lively female.

They're coming up behind me now.

Remember. Johnny, help me recover the loot.

Hello, Johnny.

I hear you're playing the hero.

Ah, shucks, I didn't do nothing.

That's not what our sheriff says.

Oh, that reminds me.

Reckon you want this back now, Mr. Maverick?

Well, I don't want it anymore, Johnny.

I do kind of hate to give it up, though, don't you?

Well, just this little while, it's become like a part of me.

Mayor, Johnny did a good job for your town, didn't he?

He sure did. I've always had great faith in this boy.

Enough faith to give him something that's worth on the open market, say, 50

cents? What are you referring to?

This badge.

Johnny's on the side of law and order now. I think it might help his...

Cure, if you let him keep it. You want to be sheriff, Johnny?

I reckon I want that more than anything in the world.

Then it's yours.

I'll wear it proudly.

Gentlemen, I give you our new sheriff, Johnny Rain.

Good boy, Johnny. Now, let's get these stolen goods into town.

Can I speak to you in confidence, Mr. Maverick?

You sure can, Johnny. What is it?

Being a lawman's got a lot of responsibilities, don't it?

It certainly has.

I mean, he's got to keep his eyes open to any wrongdoing that's going on, don't

he?

He sure does.

Even if the evildoers are near and dear to him.

Johnny, the law doesn't consider kinship or friendship.

If you come across a crime, you have to act on it, even if it breaks your heart.

That's your sworn duty.

A sworn duty.

In that case, I'll have your gun, Mr. Maverick.

Man!

I'm putting you on!

For what?

For possession and transport and stolen goods.

Well, this is the first time I've been in a cell with five men.

I have sent word for the widow Thompson.

You'll stay at her boarding house tonight.

Oh, he isn't cured after all. He's forgot again.

Well, not exactly, Mayor.

He didn't forget that they were stolen goods.

He just forgot that he was the one that stole them. And after all, we were

transporting goods that didn't belong to us.

Our intention was to give it back.

Does the law recognize intention or possession?

Just possession.

Well, the door is unlocked, so why don't we just walk out of here?

Oh, forget it.

He's still half lit on that tonic.

He's out there sleeping it off. When he wakes up, he'll have forgotten what he

put us in there for.

We'll leave then.

He's waking up.

Good night, fellas.

Good night, Jared.

is a legend of the West.

Riverboat, ring your bell.

Farewell, Annabelle.

Luck is the lady that he loves the best.

Natural to New Orleans.

Living on Jackson, Queens.

Maverick is a legend of the West.