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He has an opportunity or he goes outsider,

choose the good one.

Now come up sir,

in a beautiful and calm line.

From the West,

Dick Powell, presents:

"The Zane Gray Theater"

From 1861 to 1865 almost 900,000 men,

They would have been happy to see something like this.

Those were the years of the war between the States.

And each side used to have an assigned doctor,

Doctors were scarce, but casualties were not.

The archives of the Union army show

that at the beginning of the war

there were only 115 medical officers trained in service.

Of these 27 resigned and 24 joined the Confederation.

A doctor was as hard to find as a balloon in a sandstorm.

To be fully prepared, the doctor needed 4 cases.

This great for larger operations,

this for minor operations,

the little one to take him to the combat zone.

And a small, pocket-sized edition for emergencies:

the Holy Bible, a lot of good medicine in this.

The doctor's job never ended,

In a letter to his wife, Dr. Harry Kommik, he wrote:

today was an average day, I made 7 major operations,

I mended 64 men, I treated 20 more for concussion

and I attended a delivery of twins of a lady

whose house we borrowed for the hospital.

I do not know how he could find time to write the letter.

As a result of the war,

many men wore scars,

and many of them carried them in their hearts,

as we can see in the story that we have chosen for you this week,

"Implacable Man"

"Implacable Man"

What's your name?

Is that so important?

It is,

if I ask it.

Ben Harper.

Where does it come from?

In many places,

as soon as I can get a horseshoe for my horse

I will return to the road.

There are two guys up on the hill, why are they chasing you?

I have no idea.

Do you know them?

I did not allow them to get close enough to know.

I would not have imagined it from the class that flees.

I am one of those who believes that a man must have reasons before fighting.

I do not have them.

However, I wonder why they did not follow me to the city.

Many guys have enough sense not to enter the city of Adam Prescott

without being invited

Oh I see.

Well, just tell me where I can find the blacksmith,

Mr. Prescott.

You do not look like a vagabond,

as much as it seems.

Something looks familiar on his face.

If we had met before...

I would remember him.

If you want you can rest a little, maybe a hot meal.

Thank you for your kind invitation, but I will continue my way.

I do not invite many men to my house.

Mr. Prescott, I find it very difficult to refuse your friendly hospitality.

It's not exactly Harper hospitality,

I still have the impression that we met somewhere.

And I say no.

I still believe that maybe we...

There is soap and a pot in the back of the house,

next to a water pump, it can be washed back there.

I'll take care of your weapon,

and his horse.

Would you mind pointing that to any other part?

Other vagabonds have gone through Tyler,

We still have Yankee soldiers heading west.

I do not want them in my city.

The war has been over for 3 years.

Some guys have good reasons to remember it.

And other good reasons to forget it.

Men like yourself, who saw a lot of action during the war.

I did not say I was in the war.

Absolutely?

Absolutely.

I think we better go to dinner.

A delicious dinner Mrs. Prescott,

food for the gods.

Thank you, Mr. Harper.

Mr. Harper. You speak with elegance.

Billy...

Billy, the way a man talks depends a lot on where he comes from.

Where does it come from, Ben?

I think it may be from somewhere in the North.

For the correct way he speaks

I would say that he has been a professional,

lawyer, teacher...

maybe doctor.

No Pá, he was a hero in the war,

a great hero, he killed a lot of Yankees.

Billy, you should not talk about those things.

Your mother is right, son,

You should not talk about that at the table.

There should be no talk of murders at any time.

Oh, Sheriff, huh.

This is Ben.

I am the law here in Tyler.

Put on your hat, come with me.

Chuck go find your horse and put it together,

I want you to go out for Abilene.

Abilene?

That's a devilish night ride, Adam

Abilene

Oh Chuck, tell Dave Simpson

I have a little job for him.

Yes sir.

You. you are not holding me?

Sit down

It's not a pretty sight, is it?

I've seen men worse injured and lost more.

I did not lose my leg, they took it from me.

In Shiloh

Shiloh

A smelly Yankee butcher.

I've been waiting for the day when

I can meet him again.

Do you know man?

Oh, I'll recognize it when I see it.

And I'll kill him for what he did to me.

Maybe you had to cut your leg.

Man this seems more done by "schwrapen" than bullet.

Strange that a man who says

who was not in the war know of "schwrapen"

A man can imagine anything,

especially if it is full of hate.

You sent for my Adam.

Sit down.

All prepared Adam.

Ben, I think he'd like a drink.

There is a bar across the street.

Oh, I could escape.

He has no weapon, his horse is lame...

it will not escape.

Also Dave is going to take a look.

Dave, Mr. Harper is a guest of Tyler,

I would not like him to leave without

give me the opportunity to say goodbye.

Take a gun

I want you to go to the post of Abilene's army,

Tell them that Tyler's sheriff wants information about a certain Ben Harper.

What was your rank in the army of the Union?

and out of record, if Ben Harper served in the medical corps.

Now, get moving.

Better you come back for tomorrow afternoon.

I see you Dave.

Oh, these gentlemen were so kind to...

allow me to enter the game.

It seems they will regret his kindness.

Sal, I will continue the game.

You know me Adam.

I'm Sam Baker, from "Broder City"

So I know him?

We did not come to cause you problems, but we have something to fix with him.

We have searched for him throughout this city, and in two before.

Why?

He's a fucking cheater.

Calm down, Chico.

What do you have to say about that?

These are just two bad poker players and very poor losers.

I do not cheat with the letters.

When he won our money and left the city,

We found that his letters were marked.

I do not frame letters.

Your word is good enough for me.

But not for me.

Better call the doctor,

This man has a broken rib.

Can you ride?

It will be painful, but...

Take it back to where it came from,

Our doctor is out of town.

Take it from that side.

Soft.

I will take care of him,

Harper we are still going to follow behind you.

You must know a lot about doctors,

discovered that fracture immediately.

I heard the crash of the bone when it hit him

I can not hit so hard.

What do you want to play cards?

What do you think of these as a bet?

It's not exactly cuts of a man

leave a poker game when you are winning.

Do you want to keep those badges?

You can, you know that they belong to you.

Do they belong to me? Maybe I won them.

They could have been poker bets before.

Maybe.

He will not leave the city until I am sure.

A safe deal Adam.

Good morning Mr. Harper.

Good Morning.

I thought you would like to drink some coffee.

Thank you.

I hope that sleeping here was not very uncomfortable.

I am sorry,

Mr. Simpson made sure he was not disturbed.

He did a very good guard, however.

Will he leave soon?

As soon as I can find a blacksmith.

I hope your husband does not interfere much with me anymore.

Mr. Harper, Adam is a good man.

It is just that...

Well, it has not been easy for a man like Adam.

It is not easy for any man.

He was so proud of his strength.

As he rode, as he surpassed everyone in the city, walking, working.

He told him something about what happened.

Yes.

I want you to leave Tyler, right now, today.

I know that Adam must have seen something because of the way he looks at him.

Mrs. Prescott, I'm sure your husband

Look at that way to all the strangers who pass by here.

If I had met Adam before.

He was a happy man.

I keep remembering that man.

It makes it easier for me to live with his disability.

I have dealt with handicapped people before.

I do not want any problems with her husband,

or with any man.

I'm going to find that blacksmith.

Is that all you have to say?

As I told you, sir, I do not have time to fit your horse.

When will you have time?

Hard to say.

Then I would like to buy a horse.

I do not have any for sale.

The whole corral is full of horses with a sign sold sold in the cage.

As I said sir, they are not for sale, I'm busy.

I'm sorry but it seems that I have no weapons left in the store.

There's a whole box right there, right behind you.

Oh, those.

Yes, those.

Well, they're all sold, sir.

They expect the owner to pick them up.

Nobody has a weapon left for sale.

Adam was right,

This is your city.

Tyler used to be a very unhealthy place.

People were afraid to walk the streets,

they were afraid to talk,

even Adam Prescott took the vagabonds, players and gunmen out of the city.

He took them all out, cleaned the city.

Yes, this used to be a really scared city.

It means to me that you still live in a really scared city.

Everyone is still afraid,

Only now it's Adam Prescott's.

You must be beginning to feel sleep, Mr. Simpson.

I'm fine.

Where is the sheriff?

In his office.

Thank you.

I'm sick of everyone pointing their guns at me.

Do not try anything silly.

Do you think you have the courage to use that rifle?

I do not know,

You try something and we will both know.

Now, give me my holster.

No, Adam, it's not loaded,

I removed the bullets before entering.

We have something to clear up before he is allowed to leave here.

Why do not you want to believe me? I am not your man.

Here people do what I say.

You can not go until I'm sure.

I feel sorry for you and for your city.

Around here everyone lives in terror of Adam Prescott.

There is no reason for fear in this city,

I made it a good place where decent people can live.

They have come to respect me.

Have you never allowed them to see you without this?

I would be prone to lose all that respect

and discover that it was fear after all.

Keep talking.

I like to hear your voice,

I keep remembering a very similar voice.

He has not had the courage to live with his disability,

he uses it as a pincer.

And all because you have to try something that everyone else already knows.

That you are as good as any other man.

Now, I do not want any confrontation.

I am asking you to allow me to leave here peacefully.

It will not be 10 yards away from this office,

I want him here when my sheriff comes back from Abilene.

Avoid all that riding.

These badges convinced him, do not they?

Well, I was an officer in the Union Army.

Medical body.

Infantry.

He was in Shiloh.

And in many other places.

With the horse that is there,

I'm leaving the city.

I leave you a good horse instead.

He will not leave here until I let him.

I'll leave before I can get your hands on a loaded gun.

I wonder Adam,

if we could have been friends.

Harper.

Put one foot on that horse and make a bullet pass through it.

I'm out of here.

Adam,

Adam, Billy is hurt.

It's your leg.

Put it in there.

The doctor is out of town, what happened?

It fell from a tree.

Let me see it

Be strong Billy.

It is fractured.

Are you sure?

Dr. Collins will not be back in a few days.

He can not wait.

We do not need to wait.

He knows everything about legs.

You're going to fix my son's leg, sir, and I'm going to watch over him.

Get wood for tablets and some brandy,

this is painful.

Two of you, take him home.

Take him down here.

Carefully, carefully.

Here we go, Billy.

You and I are going outside doctor.

Adam, you do not have to be a doctor to know how to fix a broken bone.

It will not go away so easily,

I've waited too long to face you again.

Now, outside.

Adam fixed Billy's leg.

And he took mine.

You go with the boy.

Untill there.

Count to three.

Do not do it, Adam.

When he counts three, better get your revolver.

Dave, start counting.

One,

two,

three.

Leave me.

You started this.

You were right,

I was in that store in Shiloh, with a bullet in the shoulder.

That's why my face is familiar to you.

I saw that doctor,

trying to save your leg, he tried.

But I had to cut it.

Before the operation was finished,

your army counterattacked and we had to retire.

That doctor stayed behind, he stayed with you.

We found him two days later when we returned to the area.

All these years Adam,

You hated a man who died saving your life.

Why did you not tell me?

Would you have believed me?

Ben...

Help me.

aSa / 2018