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"Colt .45."

Produced by Warner Bros.

From the entertainment capital of the world

produced for television by Warner Bros.

I arrived in War Bonnet about four o'clock in the afternoon

My assignment was to meet a man I didn't know.

Another undercover agent for the government.

I'd been instructed that he would approach me

and identify himself by a sequence of numbers.

The numbers and their order was three, and one, and two.

After the three-one-two sequence identification

I had a very important mission for him.

Notice the free easy freedom

of the cartridge cylinder, gentleman

A perfect mechanical alignment.

But word of caution.

When handling your new Colt .45

never pull the trigger on an empty chamber.

Release the hammer with your thumb

otherwise the hammer maybe jarred out of line.

I like that third gun.

No, no, I, I think that number one gun looks better.

Well, three and one are very similar.

This is my choice.

The second.

If you ever take that long

to decide on the draw, sonny

you won't need no gun at all.

You'd be too dead to use it.

Will anyone else care to buy one ?

Well, in that case, I'll take the gentleman's order now.

Come with me, mister.

Mighty fine guns you sell, Mr. Colt.

Well, the Colt .45 is the best gun in the west.

Couldn't have gone wrong with any one of them.

Yes, I know, that's why it was so difficult

for me to make a choice.

First, liked the looks of that third gun.

Then the first gun.

And then the second.

I'm sure you noticed it.

I did.

You have instructions for me ?

The government's moving a cash payment

to a tribe of Sioux.

A wagon will leave Fort Randall with supplies

and the money will be in the wagon.

How many soldiers ?

Maybe three. You shouldn't have any trouble.

I understand you've had dealings with that tribe before.

I'll see that the shipment gets through.

You show this order to Colonel Parker, then burn it.

I'll ride out tonight.

Alright, certainly a pleasure to do business with you, Mr. Colt.

I'll telegraph the order back to Hartford.

- Goodnight. Good luck. - Thanks. Goodnight.

Good morning. This just came for you.

I thought I ought to bring it right up.

Thank you.

Will you send this right away, please ?

Yes, sir.

Beats me the way these salesmen fellas

compete against each other.

How's that ?

There was another salesman in here last night.

Gave me $20 to hold up any wire

this fella Colt might send for 24 hours.

You think I oughta ?

You got the $20, ain't ya ?

- Be dishonest not to. - I guess you're right.

It's all a kind of a game anyway with these drummers.

We were ambushed.

Two of them came down on us.

The third we, we thought was our friend.

He shot us in the back.

I must have come to just as they rolled away.

There were three of them.

They rode in three different directions.

We never had a chance.

One of them's got the money.

Yes. [t'll be hard to find him.

- I'll find him. - That's impossible, captain.

You know there'll have to be an investigation.

I'm sure you're not to blame because your wire was delayed

but your testimony will be needed.

I can't wait around for an investigation.

We have to start after the killers now.

Just where would you start ?

Morgan Pass, where my real contact was killed.

I want to take a look at the cave where they found him.

Maybe I can pick up some kind of a trail there.

In that case, I better go with you.

The inquiry will involve me too, you know.

Makes my blood boil to think of his last hours in this tomb.

He was part Sioux, you know ?

That's why he was selected to make contact

with the Indian tribe.

I think I've got something, sir.

You mean those scratches ? Well, you can hardly see them.

Not yet you can't.

But if my hunch is right

they're the beginning of some pictographs.

- 'Lit's a hand holding an arm.' - 'Yes, sir.'

'It's a sign for prison.'

He left us something after all.

He probably scratched it in with the sharp end of this spur

and covered it with fine sand.

Oh, you understand these Indian markings.

Yes, sir. They're called pictographs.

I learned the language

when I was assigned to the Five Nations.

Do you see any more ?

If there are any, they're probably in the direction

that the prisoner's arm's pointing.

These figures resting on the line indicates brothers.

The one that's tilted, he's disabled.

Probably limps.

The curved line indicate a snake.

The two lines running through are a river.

It's a place. Snake River.

Snake River ?

That's only a half day's ride from here.

Well, if he wanted to leave some information for us

why didn't he just write it out ?

He wasn't sure the men who tortured him wouldn't come back.

They must have been pretty careless with their talk.

Knowing they were going to kill him

that wouldn't have mattered to them.

Well, he found out just enough to give us a lead.

What are those three circles joined by a line ?

'"Three moons. One above the other.'

'It means three nights.'- ''

Could mean that they'd meet in Snake River

three nights after the hold up.

I think that's right, sir.

Probably to divide up the money.

Now what does that mean ?

'A hand reaching up toward a half circle.'

'It's reaching towards the sky.'

It means "Pray for him."

Colonel, you've got to let me go to Snake River.

I'll send some soldiers.

Soldiers will scare off the men we want.

Remember, we might be able to identify just one of them.

We know a time and a place

we know that the two of them are brothers

and that one of them limps.

You've got to let me go it alone.

I can't do that, Colt.

You have to be at Fort Randall for the inquiry.

Give me the chance, sir.

Not for me.

For him.

Alright, Colt.

I'll give you till the end of the week.

But I wouldn't go into Snake River

as a gun salesman if I were you.

They're probably aware of your identity by now.

And, what is that, captain ?

In the Sioux language, it means vengeance.

I arrived in Snake River with nothing more to go on

than a man who limped.

For two days, I combed the town

but I saw no one like that.

I had only one day left before I had to ride back

and face a board of inquiry.

Just who are you looking for, mister ?

What makes you think I'm looking for anyone, sheriff ?

It's my job to know what's going on ?

I've been keeping my eye on you

ever since you came into town

and you've been watching everybody who came riding in.

Well, as a matter of fact, you can help me.

I am looking for someone.

Two brothers. One of them limps.

Have you seen anyone like that around ?

No. Nobody like that in Snake River.

Why don't you come over to my office ?

Maybe you can recognize their faces

on some wanted posters.

I can't identify the brothers

but I can identify a third party

without looking at a poster.

Third party ? You must be looking for a gang.

Maybe.

Now what have you got against these men ?

Let me call it an unpaid bill.

How much is that unpaid bill ?

$100,000.

And now, back to "Colt .45"

It's your bet.

I'm afraid I'm out.

I'm looking for Frank Harper. He registered here ?

Nope. Don't seem to have him.

- He ain't showed yet. - What do we do ?

Let's wait over in the livery stable.

We can see anybody going in from there.

Anyone been asking for me ?

Well, I'm afraid to say that I don't know.

Oh, you must be Frank Harper.

Now, there was someone looking for you just now.

Said he's be back.

I'm not Harper, I'm a friend of his.

Oh, I see.

What's the best room you've got ?

Number Eight.

Give that to Harper.

He likes the best. He's that kind of a man.

I'll take the room next door.

Well, it'll have to be number ten.

Don't tell Harper I'm here.

Personal reason.

Kind of a surprise.

Sir, you forgot to sign the register.

I'll sign it later. I'm anxious to get cleaned up.

Yes, sir.

Got a room ?

Yes, sir.

Mr. Harper.

'Best room in the house. Number eight.'

One peep out of you and you're a dead man.

What room's Harper in>

Number eight.

'His friend's in Number ten.'

What name he give, the friend in Number ten ?

He hasn't signed the register yet.

- Friend ? - Yeah.

Did you know he was gonna bring anyone else in on this ?

- Unh. - What do you make of it ?

It's either the law or a double cross.

Harper's the only one who's supposed to know we're here.

Yeah. Well, it ain't worth taking chances.

Anything looks wrong, we'll get 'em both.

Might be better that way.

We keep all the money.

I'll take the friend. You cover Harper's room.

If he comes out, kill him.

There's no one there.

They must be in here. We'll take them together.

- It's the money. - Where are they ?

I'm not waiting around to find out.

We got what we came for and more.

Let's get out of here.

That's far enough.

Now drop those guns.

Alright, now turn around and drop that saddle bag.

Upstairs, sheriff, upstairs.

So you found him.

Why didn't you come to me for help ?

There wasn't time.

They had the money ?

Caught 'em red-handed with it.

With all the evidence I need.

Mister, you're no court of law.

Granted, they owed it to you.

This is no way to collect it.

Why not ?

It's the way they got it.

You're gonna have a lot of explaining to do.

Well, you just telegraph Colonel Parker at Fort Randall

he'll do my explaining.

I'll do that.

Well, in the meantime, you're under arrest.

- Come on. - Wait a minute, sheriff.

There's a third man in that closet.

He's dead.

Wild shot.

"Bury that with him.'"

It's what really killed him.

Those army men sure are a caution.

You know, that was the shortest telegraph I ever got.

Just in order to let you go.

You'd think you could least tell me why.

Well, telegraph cost so much a word, Joe

the army isn't that rich.

You didn't tell me that money was owed to the army.

A lot more than that was owed to the army.

I think we just about evened it up.

Well, I'll be seein' you, sheriff.

♪ There was a gun that won the west ♪

♪ There was a man among the best ♪

♪ The fastest gun or man alive ♪

♪ A lightning bolt when he drew that Colt .45 ♪

♪ He carried the message of law and of order ♪

♪ Into a wicked land ♪

♪ With a Colt single action army revolver ♪

♪ Blazing from either hand ♪

♪ There was the right, there was the wrong ♪

♪ The gun was quick, the man was strong ♪

♪ And peace was made when they'd arrived ♪

♪ A lightning bolt when he drew that Colt .45 ♪

♪ Colt .45 ♪

♪ Colt .45 ♪

♪ Colt .45 ♪