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Bartender, two more.

One for this gentleman.

Well, drink up, Maverick.

I've had enough.

What's the matter? Tired from your afternoon ride?

Hey, that'll be enough of that.

Come on, get up here, Phil.

- You started this. - He asked for it.

So did you. I'm taking you home, Phil.

- I'll take care of myself. - Alright, then get!

Why'd you hit him for?

He's just feeling his oats?? a little.

A little too much.

Who is that fella? He's been watching Dana all evening.

Ah, fella name's Maverick.

I'll tell you one thing.

There ain't no love lost between them two.

A Warner Bros. Television Production.

Help!

'Help!'

'Help!'

He sighted a rattlesnake and grabbed the bit.

- So lucky you came along. - The feeling's mutual, ma'am.

We better find some shade for you to sit down.

Oh, thank you so much.

I think there's a lake right up here.

Find a place to sit down by the lake and I'll tie the horses up.

It's good and cold.

- Feel better now? - Much better, thank you.

I lost my hat back there. I must look a sight.

You certainly do.

You live in Denver?

You don't.

I would've noticed your mare.

Just the mare?

Well, it's better than nothing.

You have business in Denver?

You might call me a... traveling man.

Well, what do you deal in?

Aces and Kings. If I'm lucky.

- You a gambler? - Mm-hmm.

You came to the right town.

That's what I hear.

You must be very successful in your profession.

That's a fine mare of racing stock.

I won her in a poker game.

I generally take the stagecoach, but this time I figured

I'd ride into town in style.

I'm glad I didn't.

It looks about 4 o'clock. I'd better be getting back.

- I'll ride along with you. - No. That won't be necessary.

What if your horse acts up again?

I'll be ready for him the next time.

Thank you very much, Mr..

Bart Maverick.

Good luck, Mr. Maverick.

And what's your name?

Linda.

Linda what?

Just Linda.

I'd really better be going.

At least let me rescue your hat.

Uh, no, I don't have time.

I could come for it tomorrow.

Is that a promise?

On one condition, that you don't try to follow me now.

I promise.

3:30 tomorrow, or thereabouts?

A room will do nicely, thank you.

It's a fine hotel. Fine town.

A good town too, Mr. Maverick.

If I may say so, civilized.

That always helps.

- Afternoon, Dexter. - Good afternoon, Mr. Burke.

- The game over already? - Uh-huh.

- New here? - Just arrived.

I'm Mike Burke.

Welcome to Denver.

Thank you very much, Mr. Burke. Bart Maverick.

Maverick?

Seems to me I played poker once with your brother.

I do have a brother.

No need to ask what brought you here.

'It'll be a pleasure to have you join us in our game.'

We meet here every afternoon.

I'd like that.

Alright.

- Tomorrow then, at 1 o'clock. - Good.

First room at the top of the stairs.

Thank you very much, Mr. Burke.

Do you know who he is?

I know he sold his share

in the Silvergreen mine for over 20 million.

Anything else I oughta know?

If he gets his way

he'll be governor of the state come the fall.

Well..

That's Phil Dana.

See, Dana was Burke's partner, wasn't he?

Died a few years ago. That must be his son.

Mr. Maverick, I think I should tell you something.

That game upstairs is not a friendly game.

No.

Every chip is worth a hundred dollars.

Gosh, darn! I only figured to lose about a sawbuck.

You'd be lucky if you don't lose your shirt..

And pants.

You don't say.

- Hello. - Hello.

- Are you Pop Talmadge? - I am.

My name is Bart Maverick.

They told me you'll take good care of my lady here.

Well, we'll see she gets the best, Mr. Maverick.

- What's your name, old girl? - Her name's Goldie.

That's a mighty fine-looking mare. Mighty fine.

Oh! Aren't you lovely?

Oh, you're lovely.

Oh, excuse me.

Mr. Maverick, this is my grand daughter Cathy.

Pleased to meet you, Cathy.

Well, what in thunder's wrong with you?

Girl, say something.

Pleased to meet you, Mr. Maverick.

And this is Goldie.

When do you want her ready, Mr. Maverick?

I'd like you to have her saddled by 3:00 tomorrow afternoon.

Uh, I want to keep Goldie in good shape.

- We'll have her ready for you. - Thank you, Mr. Talmadge.

Happy to meet you, Cathy. See you tomorrow.

Call.

Call.

Three.

Two.

Two, please.

Three hundred.

I'll, uh, call you and raise two.

Raise you two.

I'll just call.

Two aces.

Sorry. Three tens.

You sure have been lucky today.

Lady luck has been smilin' on me.

Gentlemen, I'm sorry, but I'm gonna have to go.

Mighty convenient.

He said before he had to leave.

Nice having you in the game.

Thank you. I hope we do it again.

- I hope so too. - Thank you, Mr. Deevers.

And thank you.

You should not let Maverick rile you.

He's gonna be around for a while.

You're the city marshal, aren't you, Deevers?

- Well, sure I am. - Then stick to your job.

You work at being stupid.

Nobody but a fool starts raising with Bart Maverick.

Uh, lay off.

Listen, your father was my partner and friend.

- I don't intend... - He left me the money.

He also sent you to one of them fancy colleges.

But I can't see it did you any good.

Book learnin' never did take the place of horse sense

and never will.

Helps in politics though. Too bad you didn't have any.

We'll see about that, smart alec.

And when I'm running the state, don't come to me for any favors.

Now, now, Mike, don't lose your temper.

I'm sorry I'm late.

I thought ladies were always late.

- Your hat, ma'am. - Thank you.

Did you find a comfortable room?

Best in town.

How do you like Denver?

There's a girl by the name of Linda who lives there.

What more could it offer?

There's only one problem though.

I can't get her to talk.

And what do you want to talk about?

Herself.

For example, does she like to go out to dinner?

- She can't. - Why not?

Because her folks won't allow her to.

If they knew she was talking to a stranger, they'd be angry.

We don't have to be strangers.

I think I'd better be going.

This will do me no good. I already have a hat.

Thank you for bringing it to me.

Goodbye.

Goodbye, Linda. Nice to have known you.

Uh, say hello to the folks for me.

I'll pick it up tomorrow.

Raise you four.

Raise you four.

And I raise you four.

Good, you forced me to raise you again.

Full house.

Four nines.

Say, how about that?

You sure must be unlucky in love, boy.

I'm not so sure about that.

Better hurry up, Maverick.

Your little mare is waiting for you.

Thanks for reminding me.

'You sure do take good care of that mare.'

You've done more rides this week than I've done for years.

It's good for me. It's good for the mare.

And, uh, get some awful pretty scenery around here.

'Maybe you better take me sightseeing'

next time you go, huh?

I could sure use it.

Oh, he doesn't want any company.

Do you, Maverick?

Not yours, friend.

Hello, Cathy. I'm late.

Don't you notice anything different?

Huh?

Ah! She looks just fine.

But then she always does since you've been taking care of her.

Can I ride with you today? I'm all ready.

Not today.

- Maybe tomorrow. - But you said that yesterday.

I know, but I've gotta visit a friend today, on business.

Tomorrow?

We'll talk about it when I get back.

I promise.

Oh, hon, now tears ain't no way to catch a man

who ain't aimin' to be caught.

And chasin' ain't either!

I was frightened, you've never been late before.

I've gotta talk to you, Linda.

You going away?

Of course not.

No, it's just that some people are getting curious.

- Well, I knew it couldn't last. - Oh, no, no, no.

What I'm trying to say is there's no privacy around here.

We've been lucky so far, but we can't push our luck.

You are just trying to let me down easy.

That isn't true.

Bart.

I've been so happy and I thought you had been too.

I have been.

I wouldn't be coming out here to meet you if I didn't want to.

- In fact I.. - In fact, what?

I care for you a lot, Linda. That's what worries me.

Darling, don't you know I care for you too?

You don't know what I've been through.

Sneaking away and the lies I've had to tell.

Don't you think it's time to mention

why you had to tell all those lies?

Alright, it's out. Why do you have to sneak out here?

It's my mother.

She's sick and bedridden.

My father ruined her life with drinking and gambling.

He died in a barroom brawl.

Now she is left.

If she knew I was meeting a gambler, it'd break her heart.

I'm sorry, Linda.

Well, that's why I can't meet you in town.

People know who you are and it'd get back to her.

But I can't hurt her, I can't.

I wish I could tell you I'd quit and take some kind of steady job

but I'd just be fooling myself.

Well, I didn't ask you to quit.

Just wanted to set the record straight.

Well..

I guess in that case we won't be able to see each other anymore.

If that's the way you want it.

Evening, Pop. Where is Cathy?

You got dust in your eyes?

Good evening, Mr. Maverick.

Well, good evening, Miss Talmadge.

My, you look pretty this evening.

You going somewhere?

Why, Mr. Maverick, I figured since you promised

we were going to have a talk

we might as well do it while we're going for a drive.

Alright.

Now this is a very nice street, but, uh, why are we stopping?

Oh, I just wanted to show you all the lovely homes.

Well, they're lovely.

That's the Burke place.

Looks like they're going out.

You know Mr. Burke. That's Mrs. Burke with him.

Pick, pick, pick!

Couldn't help if I was late. Had to see my mother.

People are listening to us.

'You're taking lot of interest in seeing your ma these days.'

Didn't use to give her the time of day. Lemme say something.

If you ever give me any feeling to...

My... I'm married to you.

Remember?

'What are we waiting for, driver? Get started.'

Come on, Cathy, let's go back.

I don't want your grandpa to worry.

But why should he? He knows I'm with you.

That's why he would.

I'll be 17 next month. I can take care of myself.

Lots of girls are married when they're 16.

Well, that's fine, Cathy. Now can we go on back?

Oh! Alright!

Ho!

Well..

Whiskey.

You get that alright, huh? No, no, no more of that.

No more of that French fizz. I want a man's drink.

Now, this is my party, Mike.

I wanna propose a toast.

Come on.

To the future governor of Colorado.

And his charming lady.

I'll drink to that.

And may your next five years..

Be as happy as your first five.

Well, come on, drink up.

This is a celebration.

Don't have any more. You've had a snootful already.

Please, Phil, it'll only be wasted.

Oh, it won't be wasted.

Excuse me.

Not much fun being an old man's darlin', isn't it?

Senator, sure you won't join us?

Some other time, Mike.

I'm meeting the others at the hotel in a few minutes.

Sound as a rock.

Might live another twenty years.

Oh, but it's got its compensation for now.

It's a handsome necklace.

And he might be governor.

I'd be careful if I were you.

I don't recall asking for your advice.

Oh, he hasn't caught you yet.

But when he does..

Look out.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Hmm, yes, you do.

And I always thought you were so prim and standoffish.

You're the one that had better be careful.

If he knew you were after me...

You're in no position to threaten, Linda.

I am.

Just one word from me

and poor little Linda would be out on the street

instead of the governor's mansion.

And a certain gentleman

might be on the receiving end of a bullet.

Well, we'll meet you in Washington next month, senator.

We can go to the campaign at that time.

That's the plan.

Nice to have this chat with you, senator.

- Goodnight. - Goodnight.

What on earth is the meaning of this?

Whiskey, double.

- Mr. Phil, don't you think... - I said whiskey, double.

Yes, sir.

Bartender, two more.

One for this gentleman.

Well, drink up, Maverick.

I've had enough.

What's the matter? Tired from your afternoon ride?

Hey, that'll be enough of that.

Get up here, Phil.

- You started this. - He asked for it.

So did you. I'm taking you home, Phil.

- I'll take care of myself. - Alright, then get!

Why'd you hit him for?

He's just feeling his oats?? a little.

A little too much.

Say, who is that fella? He's been watching Dana all evening.

Ah, fella name's Maverick.

I'll tell you one thing.

There ain't no love lost between them two.

Uh, the usual, marshal?

Yeah. Lemon phosphate.

'Bart!'

Dana has been murdered.

Marshal Deevers is on his way here.

- You've got to hide. - Why?

They think you did it.

But I just found him.

Well, you can't prove it.

You've gotta leave here quick before he gets here.

He'll arrest you.

Now, what makes him think I did it?

Stop arguing. Do you want them to hang you?

Hurry, I'll take you to a place where you can hide.

Who's place is this?

My uncle's. He moved away a year ago.

Nobody will think to look here.

Oh, thank goodness, I found you.

How did you know I was there?

I followed you the other day.

They'll be looking all over for you.

You'll have to hide here for a while.

Let's get things straight.

How come Deevers is going out there?

Who-who told him?

All I know is he came to see grandpa

asked when you left for your ride.

Then, he said you were wanted for the murder of Phil Dana.

Grandpa stuck up for you, but Marshal Deevers said it was you.

That you've been in a fight last night.

Then, he went to the marshal's office

and I came straight to find you.

Maybe, now you believe me.

- Burke's mixed up in this. - Maybe he told Marshal Deevers.

But how did he know? Unless he..

Unless he, what?

I don't know.

I'm thinking a lot of things. But they are all after trouble.

For me.

I bet Mr. Burke found out his wife is meeting somebody.

And followed her.

And shot the wrong man.

Why the wrong man?

Everybody knows Phil Dana was swayed on her.

Mr. Burke was bound to hear about it.

And you know something?

I bet who ever told him about Phil Dana

told him about you, too.

He's trying to frame me.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Well, I'm not gonna let him do it.

You can't do anything. Not against him.

Oh, Bart, use your head.

Who'd ever believe you found Phil Dana dead?

I'm not gonna hang for someone else's crime.

Well, you could get away.

I'll help you somehow.

Where could I hide?

Look, Cathy, I make my living in public places.

I can't go on doing that. I might have to go to work.

There must be some way I can help.

You're right, Cathy.

You can help me.

Anything! Just tell me.

I'm going back to town tonight.

No, they'll hang you. You can't go back.

Somebody got me into this, and somebody's gonna get me out.

If you mean Linda, she won't help you.

You let me handle it.

I need another horse, and dirty clothes.

Dirtier the better. Can you get?

There's some stuff in the attic, and I saw some horses.

Do your best. But if you run into any problems, you go home.

- I don't want you mixed up. - Don't worry about me.

Promise?

Promise.

Do we have to drive so dead-blasted slow?

He'll be out?? Before you get to town.

Don't you worry. We're gonna get him in any direction.

Get him. That's all I want.

I'm giving $5000 to the one who gets him, dead or alive.

That'll get action.

Five thousand. That will get action, governor.

Giddyup, boy.

Have you seen a man on a chestnut mare riding this way?

This ain't no mare.

I just asked you if you've seen a man riding a chestnut mare?

I ain't seen nothing.

Been looking for this here horse.

Maybe, your mare is back in the draw.

Good evening, boys!

Is this the road to Denver?

Yeah, you happened to see a fellow on a chestnut mare?

He's a fancy dresser, and she's a thoroughbred.

You don't mean that no good scoundrel Maverick, do you?

Yeah. Do you know him? Did you see him?

No, I haven't seen him. But he didn't see me.

- He was going too fast. - Which way?

Back that way. Down that Jewelburg cut off.

Hold it!

We won't fall for that one. This guy's Maverick.

There's one way to find out.

Oh, no!

I got men all over the place.

I telegraphed every station for a hundred miles around.

Tellin' about that reward.

- We're gonna get him. - See that you do.

I wanna see him on a rope.

Wait a minute, we ain't gonna have no luncheon.

He's got a right to third trial, like anybody else.

Get this, Deevers.

When I'm governor, I can do a lot.

But I can break you just as quick. Remember that.

Hey! Hey, you on the horse.

Good evening, Mrs. Burke.

Darling!

Why did you come here? I thought you got away.

Mrs. Burke, I never part company with a lady

without saying a proper goodbye.

You have a right to be angry.

The first time in your life, you're telling the truth.

Bart, don't be so cruel.

You just have no idea what I've been through.

Cut it out, Linda.

Oh, I love you, darling. Don't you know that?

You know I didn't kill Dana. Now, who did?

Can't you guess?

I suppose, you're going to tell me your husband.

Well, of course, it was Mike.

But he's trying to blame you.

He followed me this afternoon.

When I went to meet you, only Dana was there.

Why?

Because he knew about us.

And he was gonna make trouble for me.

Mike killed Dana, because he thought I was meeting him.

Oh, I'm afraid for my own life.

Take me away with you, darling.

It's a little impractical, isn't it?

The whole town's after me.

Or you could escape the same way you came.

Somebody's coming.

Hurry.

You go to our meeting place, and I'll meet you there.

I love you, darling. Don't ever forget that.

Bart. Don't forget, our meeting place.

Fine marshal you turned out to be. You lost him.

And you're not even sure it was Maverick.

It sure come up to his likeness.

Mike! Don't let him get away.

You saw him? He was here?

See, I told you.

He just left my room through the window.

And he threatened to kill me.

- He must be out in the garden. - Get around back, cut him off.

That won't be necessary.

That was quite a performance you gave upstairs.

I couldn't bring myself to leave

until I learned how it all turned out.

Mr. Deevers, I think we better have a little talk.

You're taking this all mighty cool

for a man accused of murder.

Oh, that's understandable. 'Cause I didn't do it.

- 'We got a witness.' - 'Who?'

I saw you.

Of, since you saw me, maybe you better tell me what happened.

You laugh when you're kicking on the end of a rope.

Uh, I have the right to call in a lawyer, haven't I?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, if you can find one who'll handle the case for you.

No law says I can't defend myself, is there?

- No. - We're wasting time.

Get on with it.

I wanna speed things up as much as you do, Mr. Burke.

Marshal, I'd like to ask a few questions

on behalf of my client... me.

- Go ahead. - Thank you.

Mr. Burke, how did you happen to be at the scene of the crime?

Curious to find out why you always went riding

at a certain time, every afternoon.

'So, I followed you.'

Alright, then what?

When I got to that, there, uh..

Fork in the road.

Yeah. I saw you and Phil.

- 'Where?' - There! Where it happened.

What were we doing?

'Talking to arguing.'

Still on horseback?

Well, who argues when he's straddled in a horse.

You were both standing on the ground.

That's not what you told me, dear.

Shut up.

Remember, you said Phil was still on the horse, remember?

Well, which was it?

Oh, now I remember. Uh, Dana was on his horse.

- But he was just getting off. - I was standing on the ground.

- By the lake or... - By-by the lake.

Didn't you say by the trees, dear?

Alright, by the trees.

- Where was Dana? - He was by the lake.

That's, uh, quite a distance apart.

We must have been hollering.

'What difference does it make, where you were?'

You pulled a gun and shot, ran to your mare

and went off down the road.

You saw me shoot your friend, and you didn't go after me?

Then, get killed myself.

That-that mare of yours gonna outrun anything.

I'd have never caught up with you.

Look, when you told me what happened

'you said Maverick and Dana were standing close together.'

Dana turned to go to his horse

and Maverick pulled a gun, and shot him.

That's a lot different than the story Mr. Burke's been telling..

With Mrs. Burke's help.

When two people are arguing

they're generally facing each other.

But Dana was shot in the back.

'He's trying to trip you up.'

He's getting him all rattled.

What he told me was..

Why don't you shut up.

What he told me was

that Mr. Maverick was behind the rocks by the lake.

Phil rode up and was looking around.

Mr. Maverick took out a gun, and shot him.

And Dana never even saw him.

You remember the story a lot better than he does, Mrs. Burke.

Almost like an eyewitness.

That is not true.

Maybe, even better than a witness.

Maybe, you pulled the trigger yourself.

That's a lie.

Anyway, I don't even know where the place is.

You mentioned the rocks and the lake, he didn't.

He told me about it. He just forgot for a second.

He couldn't remember what you told him to say, but he tried.

Mr. Burke, you're not trying to hang this thing on me

to protect your faithful little wife, would you?

You better answer that, Mike.

It'd be better to clean your dirty linen here in your home

rather than waiting until you get in the governor's mansion.

It's a funny thing about errant wives.

They seem to thrive on forgiveness.

You let Linda to get away now, she'll do it again.

Only next time, you'll be governor.

'You'll have to forgive her.'

Mike, don't listen to him. He's just trying to trick you.

I'm not trying to trick you, I'm trying to straighten you out.

Think it over... governor.

Mike, I promise, I'll never do anything again. I promise..

You dirty little double-crosser.

You're on your own from now on.

If you'll excuse me, I hate domestic squattles.

You sure you want me to keep Goldy?

If it wasn't for Goldy, I never would have met you.

If it weren't for Goldy, you wouldn't have met lot of people.

But you're the only one I really want to remember.

Will I ever see you again?

Of course, you will.

Get up on Goldy. I wanna saw if you two look well together.

- 'All aboard.' - Looks like it's time to go.

You two look just fine.

- Goodbye, Cathy. - Goodbye.

♪ Who is the tall dark stranger there ♪

♪ Maverick is the name ♪

♪ Ridin' the trail to who knows where ♪

♪ Luck is his companion ♪

♪ Gamblin' is his game ♪

♪ Smooth as the handle on a gun ♪

♪ Maverick is the name ♪

♪ Wild as the wind in Oregon ♪

♪ Blowin' up a canyon ♪

♪ Easier to tame ♪

♪ Riverboat, ring your bell ♪

♪ Fare thee well, Annabel ♪

♪ Luck is the lady that he loves the best ♪

♪ Natchez to New Orleans ♪

♪ Livin' on jacks and queens ♪

♪ Maverick is a legend of the West ♪

♪ Riverboat, ring your bell ♪

♪ Fare thee well, Annabel ♪

♪ Luck is the lady that he loves the best ♪

♪ Natchez to New Orleans ♪

♪ Livin' on jacks and queens ♪

♪ Maverick is a legend of the West ♪

♪ Maverick is a legend of the West ♪♪