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THE OLD RANGER:
And now,Death Valley Days.

♪♪ [ trumpet ]

Hyah! Yah!

Yah! Yah!

Howdy, folks.
I'’m the Old Ranger,

and I have another
interesting true story for you

about the historic
Death Valley country.

It'’s hard to believe
an American citizen

ever needed a passport
to enter or leave California.

But back in 1828,
when California was
a province of Mexico,

those who dared
to cross its borders
soon found out the...

It'’s-It's no use, son.

You'’ll have to go on
without me.

I won'’t leave you, Father.

All right. The rest
of you go on.

We'’ll manage.

We'’ve been together
for over 2,000 miles.

We'’re not gonna separate now
just '’cause we're out of food.

Please go on.

No reason why we all should
perish here in the wilderness.

The wilderness
is behind us now, Father.

This road must lead
to some settlement.

[ horse whinnies ]

Soldiers in uniform!

Mexicans.

We--

We must be in California.

Some good food
and a little rest,

and you'’ll be
your old self
in no time.

Howdy.

Who are you?
Where do you come from?

We'’re Americans.

A party of trappers
from Missouri.

Americanos. Capitaine?

We don'’t have any food
or ammunition.

Is there a settlement
near here?

San Diego is just
over that next ridge.

We will take you there.

Did you hear that, Father?

As our prisoners.

Prisoners?

I am sorry, senor.

But I am under orders
to arrest all foreigners.

Whose orders?

His Excellency,
General José Maríe Echeandía,

Governor of California.

We will go.

Thank you, Your Excellency,
thank you.

It'’s beautiful,
Your Excellency.

But it wouldn'’t be right
for me to accept
such a lavish gift.

It'’s a mere token of my esteem
and affection for you,
Senorita Pico.

Were it not that the night air
affects my throat--

[ clears throat ]
I would be under your window
each night

with a-with a guitar.

I shouldn'’t want to be
the cause of your catching
a cold, Your Excellency.

[ chuckles ]
MAN:
Open the gate!

My brother and his men
seem to have some prisoners
with them.

A splendid officer,
your brother.

And there'’s no reason
why his promotion should cease

at a mere captain'’s.

What have we here,
Captain Pico?

We found these men
just over the ridge,
Your Excellency.

Americanos.

Spies.

No, sir. Just a party
of trappers.

I do not believe you.

My name'’s James Pattie.

And this is my father.

He'’s the leader
of our party.

We-We have a permit allowing
us to trap from the governor
of Santa Fe.

A forgery.

No, sir. That'’s
the governor'’s signature.

I swear it. He signed it
in my presence.

In any case, it'’s worthless
here in California.

Put them in prison, sergeant.

But you have no right to--Lock them up.

But we'’ve done nothing wrong.

Put each one of them
in solitary confinement

until they admit
they are spies.

Please, Your Excellency.

Let me and my father
stay together.

He'’s sick, and he needs me.

Sick?

Take him away from me.
Take him away from me.

So, you would infect us
as well as betray us.

Away. Away with them.

You don'’t have to drag me.

I can walk.

I don'’t want
your stinking vittles.

You can feed them
to the pigs.

Senor Pattie.

My sister Carlota asked
to come with me.

It was you I saw the day
they brought us here.

With the governor.

Yes.

Maybe you can persuade him
to let me see my father.

Your father is dead, senor.

Quietly, in his sleep.

Early this morning.

CARLOTTA:
That is why I asked
to accompany my brother here.

I wanted to let you know
how very sorry I am.

My brother has made
arrangements for you to attend
your father'’s burial.

I know it may not seem
like much, but...

I understand.

Thank you.

How about my father'’s
belongings? The kit
he was carrying

when you arrested us?

I have it in my possession.
I'’ll have it brought to you.

Thank you. It contains
medicines for our party
for the trip home.

Captain, when are we
going to get out of here?

I can'’t say.

It'’s been over a week now,
and there'’s been no mention
of a trial.

CAPTAIN PICO:
I will be honest
with you, senor.

Our governor has no intention
of giving you and your friends
a trial.

Does he expect us
to rot in prison?

We'’re American citizens.
We have our rights.

If you could only convince
him you'’re not spies.

Do we look like spies?
Why should we be spying?
And spying for whom?

His Excellency
is suspicious of everyone.

There must be some way
to go over his head.

If el presidenteonly knew
what was going on.

But it is impossible
to get word to the capital.

You see, we are all
virtually prisoners here.

Well, there must be some way
I can free my men.

It'’s up to me now that
my father'’s gone.

If you had money,
you could buy your freedom.

His Excellency always
has need of money.

I'’ve got it.

Money?
No. But the next best
thing to it.

Take me to the governor.

I have a proposition
that I think
will interest him.

Your Excellency,
would a fortune in furs
convince you

that we'’re honest trappers
and not spies?

You think I'’m fool enough
to hand you back your guns

and then let you go hunting?

[ laughs ]
No.

[ coughs ]

But we already have the furs.

Safely cached.
Where?

By the Colorado River.

A hundred miles away.

Well, we couldn'’t take them
with us when we struck out
across the desert,

so we buried them.
Beavers worth their weight
in gold.

Your Excellency, if you'’ll let
us go and get them,

we'’ll bring them
back to San Diego.

And then we'’ll give you
as many as you want.
All of them.

In exchange for our passports.

This is just
a trick to escape.

You can send
an armed guard with us.

It would only take
a few weeks, Your Excellency.

Give them permission.

And why are you
so interested, senorita?

Every woman dreams
of beautiful furs,
Your Excellency.

Very well. Captain Pico,
you will be in command.

Take Sergeant Alvarez
and a detail of, uh,
two soldiers.

That should be enough
to guard one man.

One man?

The rest of your party
will remain here as hostages.

Your Excellency, if you
will let the other members

of Senor Pattie'’s group
accompany him,

I shall take
full responsibility for--

You have your orders, captain.

Sergeant.

Just around the bend.
Come on.

I don'’t see
any furs, senor.

This is-This is where
we buried them.

This is the pit we dug,
what'’s left of it.

Here'’s some of the--
Some of the deerskins we used
to line it with.

You don'’t think
someone stole them?

No. Must-Must have been
a flash flood
from the mountains.

Sergeant, ride
down the arroyo

and see if you can find
any beaver pelts.

If you ask me,
there never were any.

I gave you an order.
Go with him.

Captain, if they do find any,
they won'’t be worth anything.

Lying out there in the sun.

This is your chance
to escape.

Escape?
Yes.

When they return,
I will pretend
to be unconscious.

I will tell them
you attacked me.

Struck me over the head
and got away.

There'’s food and water
in that pack.

Thank you, captain.
If I don'’t go back
to San Diego,

there are four Americans
who will pay for it
with their lives.

If you go back
without any furs,

you will all be shot as spies.

It'’s better to die
with friends.

So. You take my men
on a fool'’s errand,
at my expense.

But I'’ve already
explained to you, sir--

I should have ordered
all of you executed
the day you arrived.

Take him away
and lock him up.

Don'’t look
so downcast, senorita.

What is it?
Who is this man?

He was picked up
just offshore,
in a small boat.

A boat?
Where did it come from?

It was a boat
from a ship,
Your Excellency.

The name was on the side.
The Franklin.

GOVERNOR:
An American ship.

Making ready to land,
no doubt.

Do you know this man,
Senor Pattie?
No, sir.

He'’s an American.

There are ten million
Americans, sir.

You are both part
of the same spy ring.

You come by land,
he comes by sea.

Now, tell me,
where'’s your ship?

At what port does it
intend to land?

How many aboard?

He'’s bluffing.

He'’s fainted,
Your Excellency.

If he thinks he can
prevent me from getting
an answer,

he'’s greatly mistaken.

He'’s dead.

Dead? Are you sure?

His shipmates must have
set him adrift.

Afraid that the rest
of the crew would come
down with the plague.

Plague?

Smallpox.

Small--

It'’s a lie.

It'’s a trick.

Another spy trick.

Go ahead, take a look
for yourself.

He'’s all broken out.

You would contaminate me.

You'’re already contaminated.

Find a leech.
Get some sulfur powder

and bring it
to my quarters immediately.

And get rid of that thing.

Get rid of it, I said.

Sergeant Alvarez,
dispose of the body.

I don'’t want
to catch the plague.

Then get your men
to bury it.

I'’m not afraid
to touch the body.

I'’ll bury him.

If you don'’t want
the whole town to break out
with the plague,

you better stay
by yourselves.

You'’ve all been exposed.

[ door opens ]

The sergeant said
you wanted to see us.

Yes.

You can enter my cell.

There'’s nothing to be
afraid of.

But-But you touched
the body.

There was no danger.

I'’m immune to smallpox.

Come in. I'’ll protect
you from the disease.

What makes you immune
to this disease?

CARLOTA:
You wear a charm?

PATTIE:
You might say that.

Now, this

is where I was vaccinated.

What?

My father studied medicine.

He vaccinated all of us
before we started out.

Now, captain, if you'’ll please
remove your jacket

and roll up your sleeves.

Senorita, kindly
bare your arm.

This won'’t hurt.

I'’m not afraid.

Are you sure?

With my own ears
I heard him boast
that he is safe.

That he has a medicine
which protects him
from the disease.

With him in his cell?

No longer.
I brought it with me.

Such an act of resourcefulness,
if you'’ll pardon me,
Your Excellency,

should entitle me
to a lieutenancy.

I'’ll make you a captain.

I'’ll give you special citation
for saving my life.

And I want some
of the medicine too.

Of course, of course.

Where is it?

Which is the magic vial?

I don'’t know,
Your Excellency.

Well, what is the medicine?
A draft, a powder,
or an unguent?

I don'’t know, sir.

You watch me sicken
with smallpox and say
you don'’t know?

I'’ll strip you of your rank.
I'’ll make you a private.

Your Excellency, perhaps you
can persuade Senor Pattie

to tell us
which one it is.

Yes.

Bring him here. Pronto.

[ door opens ]

[ knocking, keys ratting ]

Senor Pattie.
Wake up. Wake up.

I'’m awake.

His Excellency requests
your presence

in his quarters.

Requests.

I thought he would.

You wanted to see me?

Yes. The medicine
for the smallpox.

I desire to know
which one it is.

Well, were I in your position,
I should also want to find out.

Which one is it, Pattie?

Perhaps it'’s not
in the kit.

Perhaps you have
hidden it somewhere.

Oh, no. No, no.
It'’s in there.

Enough serum to vaccinate
everyone who'’s been exposed.

The others can wait.
Treat me now.

On one condition.

Freedom for me
and my party.

Signed passports.

I do not make deals
with spies.

Well, those are my terms.

You swine.

It appears that I do not have
much choice in the matter,

so I agree to your terms.

All right, I'’ll
vaccinate you.

Take off your robe
and roll up your sleeve.
It'’s applied to the arm.

The medicine. Where is it?

It'’s in the eye of the needle.

But first I have to break
the skin with the pointed end.

[ grunts ]

Keep it covered.

Take him back to his cell
and lock him up.

But what about me?
My vaccination?

Oh, I forgot.
Vaccinate him.

Wait a minute.

What do you mean, "Lock him
up in his cell again"?

You gave me your word
that you were going to issue
passports to my men and me.

There is no need of keeping
one'’s word to a spy.

I'’m afraid you've outsmarted
yourself this time, governor.

Outsmarted myself?

I thought you'’d go
back on your word.

So I didn'’t use
any smallpox vaccine.

What?

What did you use?

Plain alcohol.

Oh, it won'’t do you
any harm, but it won'’t
do you any good, either.

You'’re lying.
Am I?

Do you know
which vial I used?

No. But you'’ll face
a firing squad

unless you use
the correct one right now.

You refuse?

Well, how do I know
you wouldn'’t go back
on your word again?

Do as I say, or you'’ll
never leave this room.

Well, if you'’re willing
to gamble with your life,

I might as well
gamble with mine.

But with a bullet,
death comes quickly.

And yours would be
slow and gnawing.

You saw how the seaman died.

You are a good gambler, senor.

I accept your terms.

Let'’s get it over with.All right, I'’ll do it.

But not now, and not here.

And now, senorita, if you'’ll
give me the passports

the governor so kindly signed.

You see? I do keep my word.

Oh, well, I thought you might.

Especially with so many
of your subjects as witnesses.

Was it necessary for you
to humiliate me
in front of them

by making me wait
until last?

That wasn'’t my intention
at all.

It was just, well, the others
needed it more than you.

You see, I vaccinated
you last night.

But only with plain alcohol.

Oh, no. With the real thing.

So. You fooled me again.

By the way, two doses
might give you a little fever.

I suggest you go to bed
for a couple of days.

Why, yes. Yes, I shall.

I feel somewhat
feverish already.

Did you hear him? He
vaccinated me two times.

I'’m twice as safe
as the rest of you.

[ laughing ]

[ chuckling ]

Goodbye, Senor Pattie.

You haven'’t seen
the last of me, senorita.

You are staying
in California?

Well, a large supply of vaccine

is due in on a ship
which arrives in Monterey
in a couple of days.

And there are many
in California who need
protection from smallpox.

And the governor thought you
an enemy of our people.

I have never met anyone
like you, senor.

Nor have I met
anyone like you.

I shall think of you
often, Carlota.

And I shall never forget
you, senor.

How could I,
when I bear your mark?

Captain?
Good luck, senor.

The passport granted
to James Pattie

identified him as sometime
surgeon extraordinary

to His Excellency,
the governor of California.

And Pattie remained
on the west coast

long enough to vaccinate
more than 20,000 residents.

James Ohio Pattie did indeed
leave his mark on California.