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"Colt. 45"

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Colt !

- Well, major ? - Chris.

Care for some coffee ?

Finally caught up with Shift Wilson.

Oh, good, where is he now ?

I say he's headed for Green Rock.

That figures, used to be one of his old stomping grounds.

You know, Shift has a brother. Matt Wilson.

He robbed and killed an army paymaster.

- How long ago ? - About five years ago.

Here's all the data we have on him.

Won't be much help I'm afraid.

Not even a reliable description of what he used to look like.

But you think Shift may lead me to him.

Not think, captain. Hope.

Hope is eternal, major.

And I don't plan on staying in Green Rock that long.

Chris.

Chris Colt.

Joe Benjamin, what're you doing so far from Aratto ?

I've been marshal here for about a year now.

Come on in, jail's empty, might as well use it for somethin'.

Same old Joe.

Sit down.

Chris, I thought they'd shipped you back to the factory

and tied you down to the desk.

Like they did you, Joe ?

Well, it won't be for much longer.

I'm on a change from front bustin' to side bustin'.

Already got me a place, and it's not far from town.

What's holdin' you back ?

Oh, the marshal's pay is real good

besides, every time I try to turn this badge over

to my deputy the mayor talks me out of it.

Green Rock used to be a tough town.

Joe the town tamer ?

Like I was sayin', the day that Martha tells me

we're gonna have a baby

that's the day I walk out of here for good.

Then it's true, isn't it ?

- Martha. - I'm going to have a baby.

And you wish you didn't have to tell me.

My dear, as your uncle and doctor..

...| couldn't be happier about telling you.

But as a citizen of Green Rock...

You don't want me to tell Joe.

I'm only asking you to wait until after the election.

But what could happen in these two days ?

Oh... Ollie Blane has been acting so cocksure

he might be plannin' on pullin' something.

Like what ?

We'll have to guess.

Well, I can guess too.

That's exactly why I'm going to tell Joe.

But this town needs Joe.

I don't owe this town anything.

Because of this town I lost my father.

I lost a brother.

Everything that he died for is at stake in this election.

He wouldn't want Joe to die.

Do you think I do ?

"'Or any other law abiding, God fearing citizen does ?"

No, if Joe quits now..

Don't torture me like this !

Alright, Martha. I'm sorry.

Not another word. But I had to try.

Well..

...maybe I won't tell Joe until after the election.

But that's all I can promise.

Maybe !

I can't rightly say I need any of your hardware.

This town has changed.

Well, sometimes it takes some of our hardware in the right hands

to keep it changed.

Don't it though.

Hey, this is only the second time

I ever saw a gun with a barrel this long.

There are not many like that around.

Little over a year ago it was.

A gunslinger shot down one of our finest citizens

right out here in front of my store.

Oh, it was a fair enough fight, but..

...folks got so riled up about it they finally started

making this in-into a family town.

Maybe you've heard of the gunslinger.

Shift Wilson.

I saw him kill a man yesterday.

No ! Well I can't say it surprises me in the least.

What doesn't ?

That Shift Wilson's headed for Green Rock.

How do you know that ?

W-Why you just told me.

I just said that he was in these parts.

Well, same thing.

You know, mister, I'll bet this is a trick

Ollie Blane's had up his sleeve all along.

He's bringin' Shift back here to swing the election for him.

Say, mister, would you mind comin' back some other time ?

Right now I gotta.. Oh, I'm sorry Mrs. Benjamin.

- I was just gonna lock up. - At this time of day ?

Well, I gotta run and tell the mayor about Shift Wilson.

- He's coming back ? - He's on his way.

Don't tell Joe. He mustn't find out.

Not until I've told him my news.

He mustn't die like my father did.

You've got to promise me. And the same goes for the mayor.

And everyone else in this town !

- Hey, not so fast. - You gave me your word.

Sure I did, and I'll keep it, you know I will.

But why can't it wait till after the election ?

Because I won't let you, Joe, if you love me.

I guess when a woman's gonna have a baby

she gets upset about a lot of things.

- Why don't you sit down ? - No, Joe, listen.

We can pack the things we need and be at the ranch by nightfall

darling, please.

I didn't mean to butt in, Joe. Ma'am.

- I'll drop back later. - Hold on, Winters.

I've got somethin' for you.

That didn't take long.

That is the fastest thing I've been through

since the big cyclone.

To hear Martha tell about it

we've been doddlin' somethin' awful.

Well, let's get started.

Serve ya a cold super and make you work

like a pack mule to boot.

- Joe, please. - Well, Chris.

- Come on, let's go. - Those riders are comin' here.

Joe Benjamin, if we don't get started this very minute..

There you go goin' all to pieces again,

Why don't you get a hold of yourself, honey.

It's Ollie Blaine.

Well, Joe, if I hadn't have seen it with my own eyes

I wouldn't believe it, all loaded up already

and set to skedaddle ?

What's it to you, Blaine ?

Well, it give the town a black eye.

Our upstandin' marshal turnin' in his badge

and runnin' for cover like a scared rabbit.

- Joe. - That's right, Joe.

You know you don't want no trouble

or you wouldn't be showin' a white feather.

Hold it.

Runnin' away from what ?

You better talk real plain.

You feelin' pretty brave

now with Colt there beside you, aren't you ?

What do you know about me ?

Maybe more than you think.

I'm still waitin', Blaine.

Why would I be runnin' away ?

"Cause you found out that Shift Wilson is due in town."

'I'm obliged to you for tellin' me, Mr. Blaine.'

Don't mention it.

And you can quit worrying about where I'll be

when Shift Wilson gets in.

"Cause I'll still be around."

And I'll be wearin' my marshals badge.

Joe, you promised.

I'm sorry, Martha.

That's one promise I'm gonna have to break.

Mayor ?

I'm sorry young man, if you've come here

about an illegal matter this is a bad time.

My name is Colt, it's about Joe Benjamin.

Then you're a friend of Joe's.

Therefore you're a friend of mine.

Then I can get right to the point, mayor.

I'd like you to let me handle Shift Wilson.

Nothing would make me happier.

But I'm afraid it wouldn't work.

- Because of Joe ? - Yes.

And because you're not a part of this town.

I don't see what difference that makes.

You see, Green Rock is like most towns

states and nations.

Like the world itself in fact.

Now issues are generally decided by the so called neutrals.

And if these fence straddlers get the notion

that I as mayor, through my duly appointed marshal

can't maintain law and order..

...they vote in Ollie Blaine.

Does that make sense to you, Mr. Colt ?

That makes sense.

Sir, you've lived in Green Rock quite sometime.

Yes, I have. Since it was hardly more than a landmark.

Well, this man, Blaine, how long has he been around ?

Well, he came here and opened the Paradise saloon

about, five years ago. Why ?

Just curious. Thank you, sir.

Oh, Mr. Colt.

What chance do you think Joe has ?

Well, that's one of the questions I'll be working on.

Evenin', Mr. Colt.

I'm Winters, the deputy.

Seems like you know everyone around here.

That's part of my job you might say.

How's the rest of your job ?

Everything is quiet.

Awful quiet.

Even in the paradise ?

Well, now, I didn't even stick my nose in there.

They'd only rag me about being marshal

for the shortest time on record.

There's no use lookin' for trouble.

Well, there's not many who'd be anxious

to be marshal in this town right now.

Ain't that the truth.

Me, I've seen this Shift Wilson in action.

I can't say that I hanker to face him.

You know, if he's really comin' to town

what's keepin' him ?

Could be he's changed his mind,

He hasn't changed his mind.

Hey, Blaine, guess who's here ?

Well, Shift !

I knew I could count on you.

You knew I wouldn't let a blood brother down, didn't you ?

Somebody take care of his horse. Come on, I'll buy you a drink.

Never turned one down.

- Walk you to the hotel ? - No thanks.

See ya.

Kind of early to come calling.

You know, Colt, we didn't like havin' to clean

all of them chalk marks off of the street you made last night.

No ?

'That's defacin' private'

and public property.

Now, when I'm elected mayor..

If, not when.

Well, it's really nothing to you.

If you're smart !

Now your business is peddling guns.

Shift here is one of your prized customers.

Now, we can't help who buys 'em.

Maybe someday it'll be different.

Kinda reckless with your word, ain't ya ?

Not as reckless as you think.

I've got a gun under this pillow

and it's pointed straight at your belly.

'Besides, you like to shoot it out at a distance.'

Now get out of here.

We ain't got no quarrel with you.

Not yet. We just dropped by to give you a little advice.

We know what those chalk marks were for.

You measured distance up and down the street.

And not for surveying purposes.

'You thought they'd help the marshal'

in the shoot out with Shift.

Well, they won't.

I hate to repeat myself.

Get out.

Get !

Look, Chris, it's about time you told me

where you were takin' me and why.

This'll do.

Chris, I gotta get back to town

I ain't even got a deputy on duty.

Forget that now.

You know Shift Wilson arrived last night.

- I ain't worried. - You oughta be.

Maybe you don't know how many men he's killed.

Chris, there's somethin' about me may have slipped your mind.

I'm not exactly what you'd call slow on the draw.

And as for puttin' a bullet home

that tin can over there'll do.

Good shot.

Now let's see you do it again.

- Hey, you're kiddin'. - Am I ?

You can't expect me to hit anything that far away

that must be all of 30 yards.

Well, Shift Wilson always manages to shoot it out

at that distance, and even further.

You see, Shift knows something about guns that you don't.

That none of his other victims did.

Well, if you know what it is, Chris, you better tell me.

I'm not gonna back down for the life of me.

For the life of you is right.

Here's a big one.

Hey, hey, see here, you can't do that.

Why don't you run and tell your marshal.

You follow me and I'll show you what a bunch of milk sops

they got runnin' this town.

One out of five, and that just barely.

Try this.

Oh, no, I can't use a barrel that long.

As bad as I am at this distance

I might as well stick to what I have.

What you got is a standard four and three quarter inch barrel.

- What's wrong with that ? - Nothing at close range.

But you saw what happened at 50 yards.

You mean the longer the barrel..

The greater the accuracy.

Shift uses a seven and a half inch barrel like that.

The things I would've died without knowin'.

Another thing, that gun is riffled to the left.

So” ?

Well, that causes the bullet to drift to the left.

- Unless you compensate. - How ?

Let's get started and I'll show you.

Seems like the marshal made himself sort of scarce.

Wonder why.

My husband will be back.

Maybe he will, what folks are wonderin', ma'am, is when ?

Before or after tomorrows election.

I'll tell you what, ma'am, in case he makes the mistake

of coming back before, I'll leave sort of a calling card.

Here ! Here ! Stop that ! I said stop it !

You see the difference between the two candidates, folks ?

One's a live wire the other's barely alive.

Come on over to Paradise, men, drinks on the house.

Get off.

As it seems it, birds of a feather fly off together.

We ain't seen hide nor hair of Colt or the marshal.

Look again.

I brought you somethin'.

You said this was your callin' card ?

Well, you take it and go call it on some other town.

Now march. Or draw if you want to.

My horse, he's stabled at the end of town.

Just keep walkin' and don't turn till you get there.

Joe.

Twenty yards.

'Twenty-five yards.'

I only Joe hadn't forgotten

to take his guns away.

- 'Thirty.' - Joe didn't forget.

'Forty.'

Forty-five.

Fifty.

Fifty-five.

Sixty. This maybe it, Joe.

Marshal !

I've changed my mind. Draw !

It ain't long enough for windage, Joe.

Joel !

So you're Matt Wilson.

You stinkin' army snooper.

Chris, I'm stumped, why would my own deputy...

Simple, Joe, he's Shift Wilson's brother.

Then, then why was Ollie Blaine SO anxious

for me to stay on as marshal ?

Well, part of Blain's election plans was a gunnin' too.

Only with a different ending.

Yeah, that figures. What about Mr. Winters ?

Now the army's been lookin' for him for five years

for robbing and killing a paymaster.

So that's why you came to Green Rock.

- Adds up. - Like I said, Joe.

It's a simple case of mathematics.

♪ 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 ♪