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Right on time.

Mr. Stanley, over there.

Anybody know him?

No.

Relief to get it off my hand.

Curly?

Hi, Curly.

What you doing under there?

You like to watch the B, P, S, and D come in?

Yeah. Well, so do I.

I like to watch the wheels spark when the brakes are put on.

You go watch the steam.

Nah, I want to watch the wheels with you.

You go up the engine, you watch that steam shoot out over everybody.

Now go on, watch.

All right for you, Charlie Webb.

I know when I'm not wanted, I'm not wanted, and I know it.

We figured the pain would beat you.

That's a mile of upgrade.

Mr. Calhoun!

Oh.

Not now, Barnabas. Yes, sir.

I mean, excuse me, but I... I'll take... Boss,

the train's blown up.

What did he say?

Good evening, Sheriff.

Who do you suppose would do a thing like this?

Oh, don't ask foolish questions, Charlie.

Well, I was just going to give you the answer.

What happened?

It was dynamite, Mr. Calhoun. As near as I can figure out, the dynamite was put

aboard back in town, but nobody saw anything. But that's just what I was

to tell you. Please, Charlie, will you get out of here? Go on, go away.

I'm glad you're here, Calhoun.

It's been a bad night, a bad night. Did anybody get hurt?

Oh, the guard in the baggage car got shook up a little bit. Oh, got his head

banged a little bit. He'll be all right. What about the passengers?

Just one.

Got his shoulder knocked out of plumb.

Doc Howard says he'll be good as new.

Looks all right to me.

Who is he?

Says his name's Harper. Got aboard at the station.

Had a mighty short trip. Talked to him. Says he doesn't know anything. And he

also says he might sue.

I doubt if he'd have gotten on board a train if he'd known he was going to be

blown up.

Are you all right, Mr. Harper?

Well, maybe I am.

Good. Glad to hear it.

Well, if you was wondering whether I'm going to sue your railroad... I was

wondering if you could tell me what happened.

Well, I was just sitting there looking out the window, and there was an

explosion.

The car seemed to be all right for a minute or two.

And all of a sudden, it turned on its side, and I ended up in the seats across

the aisle.

And you recall seeing anyone in town that looks as though they might have

planted the dynamite?

Well, now, if I had, I wouldn't have taken the train.

Well, uh, if the shoulder of mine gets any worse, I'll sue.

And if it doesn't, I don't sue.

What have you found out, Sheriff?

Well, not much.

Near as I can figure, there were four of them. They rode off in four different

directions. You didn't see who they were or who had the box?

That's about the size of it.

Well, I wouldn't worry too much, Mr. Calhoun. The insurance will cover it. It

will, huh?

Sadly, the only insurance I had was that guard.

You mean my money wasn't insured?

I can't get insurance on this railroad until it starts operating at a profit.

If I had known that.

Well, now, look here, Calhoun. If you think I'm going to lose $50 ,000, I'll

sue. I'll attack Shaw Railroad. Nobody said you wouldn't get your money. Nobody

said I will.

All right, Mr. Sedley.

You go ahead and start your attachment.

If your luck's running bad, you may wind up owning this railroad.

Mr. Calhoun, I got something to tell you. What do you got on your mind,

I've been trying to tell somebody all night.

All right, meet me at the saloon a little later on. I'll listen to you all

if I have to, and the drinks are on me. It was Curly Webb who blew up the train.

Is that Curly's house?

No, that's where Curly's girl lives.

That's her there right now.

Mr. Calhoun, I tell you, you're wrong. Curly's never been in any kind of

before. Just kind of wild, footloose, nice kid.

What's her name?

Serafina.

Curly's just a kid been around these parts. You gonna give us any help?

Why should she?

She's got a temper. She's jealous.

She and Curly have been saving nickels to get married.

Seraphina, it's Mr. Calhoun. He's president of the BPS &D.

Morning. Good morning.

Let's hear Seraphina's grandma.

Good morning, ma 'am.

Grandma ain't much for talking.

Sit down.

Thank you.

You hungry?

I'll give you something to eat.

No, no, thank you.

We just came by to talk to Curly.

He's not here.

I can see that.

But if I wanted to talk to him about a possible job in the railroad, where

I find him?

He leave a couple of days ago to help round up some strays.

He probably went with Orrin McClain?

Probably did.

Orrin McClain's bad for Curly.

And the Goodhue boys?

I guess so.

Two brothers, Ed and Roy.

The four of them together spells trouble for Curly.

You... You thinking about giving him a job on your railroad?

I'm thinking he blew up my train and took $70 ,000.

$70 ,000?

Where is he, Serafina?

If he go anywhere, especially, he wouldn't have told me.

I trust him. He trusts me.

Makes sense, no?

You think perhaps he went to...

Mexico or California, and he'll send for you later. Is that it?

You are doing the figuring, Mr.

Presidente.

Do you have any idea what all you could do with $70 ,000?

You never know about that kind of money.

Neither will Curry.

With that much money, he can afford any woman he wants.

He also can afford to forget about you and your grandmother.

Never forget.

We have been saving too long.

He will not look at other girls.

You know what I think?

I don't think Serafina will ever hear from Curly again.

You trying to make me angry, Mr.

Presidente?

No.

All right.

I tell you.

He has gone to California.

What's going on here?

Who are you, anyway?

Name's Calhoun.

Ben Calhoun.

You really what he said, the president of the railroad?

A stroke of luck, yes.

Nice to meet you, sir.

What's up in that hat?

I don't understand, Mr. President.

$50 ,000.

Want a fry wash up?

Mr. President, you made a gosh -awful bad mistake.

No, he didn't, Curly.

You blew up that train, and we got a witness.

Witness? Witness to what?

Charlie Dinsmore.

Told everyone in town about you.

Well, he's too drunk to remember anything.

You fool.

You pervert. You're a fool.

That's enough, Serafina.

He's got enough trouble now.

Come on, Curly. Let's see where you hid your horse.

I got to clean myself up.

Come on. We'll get you cleaned up. Let's go.

Thank you, man.

Ben?

Call me when you're finished.

You know, Curley, even though it was my real name, I hate to see a young man go

to prison for 30 years.

30?

They say that Judge Fancher's a real hanging judge.

That's right.

Nobody sends anybody to prison for 30 years.

You think he would?

We might get it knocked down a little if you turn the money over.

Probation.

Six months at the most.

After what you did?

I didn't hurt anybody.

I looked in the ticket office and the list said there weren't any passengers

board.

I figure six months is plenty and it's about as long as a man can stand to be

locked up.

What about the other three?

Well, they won't go to jail.

But they won't get any of the money either.

Why not?

Well, after we got the money, we had to separate, throw the sheriff off.

I took the box.

And where is it now?

I'll tell you where I hid it.

Right after I hear Judge Fancher say six months.

Gentlemen, until I am confronted with all the evidence, I cannot possibly have

any opinion.

The young man is a potential murderer.

An example should be made.

I'm sorry, it would be improper and unethical for me to prejudge a case as

serious as this one.

You've always been a severe, but a fair man, Judge. I trust your honesty.

The boy not only stole my money, but he could have killed anybody on that train.

Like this gentleman here, isn't that right?

Yeah.

Glad to see your arms better, Mr. Harper.

The railroad is bringing civilization to the West, Judge. We can no longer

tolerate lawlessness.

If we're to make an example out of this train robber to convince others, then by

heaven, let's do it!

Excuse me, Judge.

What if I might see you a moment, Mr. Sedley?

You may have heard that I'm also for law and order.

But sometimes there's more than one way to take the skin off of a bobcat.

Are you suggesting going outside the law?

We might have to skirt it a little, yes.

Is there a chance?

Not if you keep getting Judge Fancher all worked up. He winds up giving Curley

long sentence.

But he did rob the train and he could have killed.

When you finish, Judge, I'd like to have you join me for a drink.

It would be an honor, Mr. Callum.

Thank you.

Judge, would -be murderers are just as guilty as out -and -out murderers.

There's no deal to be made.

Deal?

Are you suggesting I would make a deal?

Oh, no, Judge. I didn't mean any such thing.

Charles Webb, you will stand up, please.

I have found you guilty.

Have you anything to say before I pass sentence on you?

Well... Your Honor, the fact is, I didn't hurt anybody. I just damaged a

railroad car.

And I figure... You have committed an act of reckless violence and

The fact that no lives were lost was not due to any compassion on your part. You

have proved yourself to be a menace, not only to property, but to your fellow

citizens. It has long been the case in the West to hang horse thieves.

But your crime was far worse.

I therefore sentence you to be hanged by the next three days hence.

Oh, no.

No, Your Honor. Now, I didn't hurt anybody. I knew there wasn't going to be

anybody on board to hurt.

Court's adjourned.

talk last night, you agreed to take the boy's past record into consideration.

I dispensed justice as I saw fit.

Well, your justice is going to dispense a boy right out of his life.

Three days doesn't give him time to make an appeal, get a defense counsel, or

anything else. That's enough, Mr. Calhoun.

That's not enough.

Join yourself.

In the old days, we just used to throw a rope over a branch.

Now we got this.

You can't stop progress.

Mind if I go in and talk to him?

It's all the same to me if he'll talk to you.

He's already got Serafina in there.

Serafina? And that's the last, so he says.

You ride out to Bitter Creek Canyon.

And you tell Orrin and them to come for me tonight.

Maybe I will.

Maybe I just left you hanging.

I have heard you are not coming back for me.

Mexico, California, and girls.

You even say 50 when I was 70.

Listen, you do what I say.

You tell Orrin there's 50 ,000 in that strong box.

Well, if he doesn't come to me tonight, ain't nobody even gonna get a smell of

it.

Except, uh, maybe some tobacco. I smoked my last one this morning.

Today's supply will be just right.

Hello, Serafino.

I'll have you some cigars sent over, Curly. Anything else you need?

Yeah, time.

I'm running mighty short of time, Mr. President.

I've been sick.

Couldn't find the box, did you? I didn't look for it.

You're smart, Mr. Calhoun.

But I got it hidden where nobody will ever see it again.

Are you ready to talk business, Curley?

You want to make another deal?

More or less what I had in mind.

I'll ride over to County Seaton and try to get you a new trial.

This time you'll have a smart lawyer.

Same deal as before, no longer than six months.

You want a good horse, Mr. Calhoun?

A horse?

Yeah. A good horse.

Right outside.

How much that horse cost you?

A couple hundred dollars, more or less.

It's the fastest horse in this part of the country.

All right.

I'll buy that horse off you for $50 ,000.

It's no good, Curly.

If I did that, you'd be running the rest of your life.

Miss Calhoun, you put me on a horse, pointed toward Mexico.

Then I'll tell you where the money's hid.

Hey, Dave!

Oh, Barnabas! Pretty banged up, huh?

Yeah, Don, my chair doesn't straighten wheels.

Yeah, I'll bet. Speaking of wheels... Oh, look, never mind about the wheels.

What happened? Well, just one wheel. Barnabas, what happened?

Well, Mr. Calhoun told me to follow Serafina and see who she met. Did you

out? Yeah, yeah, three fellas. Mr. Calhoun said it was Orrin McLean and the

Goodhue boys.

And? Well, and when I found out they weren't looking for the strongbox, I

back into town.

Well, how'd you know they weren't looking for the strongbox? Because they

ahead of me all the way into town. Now, look, I've been trying to... You know

what that means?

Well, sure I do. It means they had to go into town to see where to start

looking, right?

From Curley?

About these wheels. Well, you forget about the wheels. They're just scrap.

Well, Mr. Calhoun doesn't think so.

What? He wants you to deliver one of these wheels in person into town after

sunset.

One busted wheel into town after sunset?

Right. Would you mind telling me why?

I can't.

Why? The boss didn't tell me.

What are you doing here?

I'm bringing a load of bracing thimmers.

Where's Ben?

Well, he's in town and in trouble again.

Ah, there's going to be a fight, huh? Oh, wait a minute. We don't know. All I

know is I'm supposed to be in the locomotive cab ready to blow the whistle

times long and loud at exactly 8 .55 tonight.

And I've got to take one of these busted wheels into town after sunset.

Now, does that make any sense to you?

No. We go now, yeah? A volunteer.

A volunteer and a half.

What this friend for?

Except to help make trouble, huh?

Where you going?

Ben wants broken wheel, and Ben will get broken wheel.

Nils.

Those things are forged on there. What, are you going to get it off with your

teeth?

Only if this way it does not work.

Well, now that you've got yourself a labor force, I'll be on my way.

Where? Blow my whistle, remember?

You deliver that wheel to Mr. Calhoun at the warehouse corner of Main Street.

Oh, and you men, don't be late.

You men.

I'll get a hoist and get a tarp to cover up the wheel. Why?

Lift.

Okay.

That's the wheel.

We'll need the tarp anyway, huh?

You want me to drive, Dave?

No, no, I can handle a drain.

We'll

wait

till nine o 'clock tonight.

What time is it?

Oh, it's about ten minutes to nine. Why?

Well, I need a drink.

Go to Sloan and buy me a bottle, will you?

No, I'm not supposed to run errands for you.

All right, unlock the door and I'll buy you a bottle.

Isn't a condemned man guaranteed his last request by law?

Yeah, I guess you're right, Curly.

Ben? The more I think about it, the less I like it.

He didn't have a chance, Dave. No defense, no appeal.

Ben, are you sure you're being high -minded? Are you more worried about

the BPS and D?

Right now, I'm worried about getting him a new trial.

Then we've got to remember we owe J .J. Sedley $50 ,000.

There's only two ways we can see justice done.

One, we can either transfer him $50 ,000 worth of stock... And make him a

partner?

We can go over there and break Curley out of jail.

Well, there's got to be another way to do it.

There is.

Stand here and talk about it until his partners break him out. Then by morning,

the money will be on its way to Mexico and we'll have an attachment against the

railroad that we'll never break.

Now, what's it going to be, partner?

All right, partner.

And when this thing hits, the whole town's going to hear it.

Let's don't worry about that now. You just go get the horses ready.

Mr. Calhoun! Let's go.

Sam Harkness couldn't drag a hurdle along more than a stampede.

How much further?

Ten minutes.

How are you going to square this with a sheriff?

Right now he thinks Oren got you out.

And he won't as soon as you ride back into town with that strong box.

You could be figuring on turning me in as soon as you got that money.

I could?

First I wanted out, and now I want to guarantee I'm going to stay out.

The only guarantee I can give you is that I won't turn in.

Tell me about coming up here with you, Paul.

Man worked here when I was knee -high.

Proud of man.

Bring down a mountainside or just enough to fill your hat.

Or blow a coach out of a train.

Kind of runs in the family.

Left it here the night I hit the box.

As soon as it all settled down, we were heading out for Mexico, me and Serafina.

About Orrin and the Goodyeys, I don't know. They had other plans.

Come on.

Know something?

We'd have made it, too, if it hadn't been for that old rum -pot Charlie

sticking his head in a train.

Maybe it's a good thing he did.

Listen.

I don't hear anything.

Voices. That could be our echo.

Is there another way out of here?

Just the way we came.

That's blocked off.

You've got better ears than I have. I don't hear a thing.

Well, try your eyes.

It can't be the posse.

So what's your second guess?

Have you been lying to me about that strong box, or is it really in here?

Right this way.

Right in there.

Mea, deal's a deal, Mr. Calhoun.

Who's doing the talking?

Oren. How much of it's a bluff?

Well, as long as he's got Ed and Roy to back him up, not much.

Johnny!

Yo! Take cover.

Friends are taking good care of you, huh?

Hold out that lamp.

Now, your chances of getting shot are just as good as mine, so you'd better

cooperate.

Not a bad fella, Mr.

Calhoun, but it's not healthy being around you right now.

Yeah, well, I'm fixing to get out of here before they can get a shot at us.

these tracks sloped down towards the exit?

That's right. They're all built that way.

All right, you get behind me and give me a shove and a big one.

Keep your head down, Mr. President.

Warren, maybe we're the last part.

Oh, it's right there.

Throw down your gun.

Now move right on down to the old car.

All right.

Stop right there or I'll shoot.

All right, Gurley. I got him well in hand.

I mean, you, Mr. Calhoun.

Drop your gun.

Now, be easy with that. Be $50 ,000 easy.

Uh, Oren, boys, yesterday, after I sent Serafina to tell you, I

made a deal with this fella.

I told him he could have the box as soon as he busted me out of jail.

Well, he was going to get you out, but he just beat us to it.

Right. That's right, but he busted me out of jail, and I gave him the box.

Then nothing was said about protecting him from the other interested parties.

Us.

But the way things stand, I feel I'd welshed if I took any of the money.

You mean you don't want your share?

Well, I'm not saying I don't want any, but a deal's a deal.

It just don't seem right that you don't get your share.

Well, I'm free and I got a good horse, so I'm heading for Mexico while I still

got a healthy neck.

If you boys ever get down to Sonora.

The way I see it, Mr. Callaghan, I lived up to my

half the bargain.

I did see you got that box.

I don't suppose your friends have got enough brains to leave the box here and

with you.

Trouble is, they ain't got no brains among them.

Come on, Ed. Get it open.

Calhoun.

The me and the good Hughes has got our minds set on getting that money.

Now, you best tell us where it's at. Because if you don't, Ed and Roy there

going to stomp you.

Now, you hid it in the mine someplace, where?

Anyone open that box before you did, it was Curly.

Curly?

Oh, he wouldn't do that.

We're partners.

Why was your partner so generous he wouldn't even take his share?

Come on.

I have to admit it's legal.

Judge Fancher knows his law.

How much do you know about railroading, Mr. Sedley?

As much as I knew about the hotel business when I started.

How about giving Mr. Calhoun a week's extension to pay off?

He can't pay off. You know it, and I know it.

Ben, you got it back.

Yeah.

Well, Mr. Sedley here was just about to take over our railroad.

Oh, legally, of course.

Dave. You'll want this, I expect.

Dave. Now, why don't you take your attachment, Mr. Sedley, and get out of

Not before you give us a receipt.

Now, just one minute.

I want to make sure that all the money's in there.

Are you suggesting Mr. Calhoun would steal?

I just want to count it, that's all.

Rocks.

I tried to tell you, Dave.

But you had a whole mouthful of words you wanted to get out of.

Where'd the others go?

Well, Curly's headed for Mexico, and the others are headed for Curly. Then

there's no chance of recovering the money.

It's all the way you look at it.

The way I see it, there never was $50 ,000 in there.

What's that?

Why, you were there when the box was sealed.

I was also there when we opened it.

Still had the tag on it and the seal.

Looks like I fell for an old trick.

You switch boxes.

You put one on board all right, but it didn't have any money in it. It was

loaded with rocks.

Sounds like somebody was trying to double their money without a gamble.

Well, you can tell that to Judge Fancher.

But I don't think he'll believe it.

All right, let's move back, boys. Nice and easy.

All right, now there's a bullet here for everybody.

And a couple of spares.

That box.

Push it over here.

I think you should check it first.

Open it.

I said, open it.

You shouldn't have done that, Mr. Sedley.

No.

Not to me.

No!

I'll just hold it right there, boys.

Nice and quietly.

Hold it right there. Throw down your gun.

What do you want, Mr. Calhoun?

The truth.

Where do I get out of telling you anything?

Being a witness for the territorial government should help.

Well, I don't think so.

And neither do you.

How much was Sedley paying you to steal that box?

Well, I asked for half of the insurance money.

But I didn't expect you to keep his word.

Because Mr.

Sedley never did play it straight.

Serafina. Glad to see me.

Came back, didn't I?

What's the matter?

I came back for you.

You're going with me. Now let's get out of here right now.

Unless you don't want to go with me.

Is that it?

Look, I was wrong.

I did what Oren said. He heard some man say there'd be a lot of money on that

train. Yours is going to be easy.

He said our way would be easier.

Look, I came back.

I'll turn myself in.

But it's got to be to Mr.

Calhoun. Mr. President, that's the only way I'll turn myself in.

No need to turn any other way, Curly.

You've been sentenced to the BPS and D for six months.

Hard labor.

Mr. President, don't you make fun of me. I'm not making fun of you.

I talked to the circuit judge.

He reversed Judge Fancher's decision.

Now, you only get six months, all right, but it's going to be laying track for

me. Oh, you sissy old, you baby.

Mr. President, when they catch the others, will you let them work for you,

I don't think so.

One outlaw at a time is just about all the BPS and D can handle.