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Alright, you rebels, fall in.

Get in them ranks men, hurry it up..

Attention.

Southern gentlemen, officers, troopers...

I want you men to have all your blankets and all your...

clothing and be ready to march by noon.

No, you're not leaving us yet, not permanently.

You're just going for a little walk.

The smallpox has broken out up on the hill.

Up in Benton, they say it comes from down here.

They say this camp is a pest hole...

and all you southern gentlemen brought the disease with you from Dixie.

So we're going to see what we can do about giving you a bath.

- Take over Lieutenant. - Yes sir.

♪ Jolly red, hey, Jolly red, hey ♪ ♪ Jolly red, ho, Jolly red, hey ♪

♪ If you want to have a good time, join the Calvary, join the Calvary, join the Calvary ♪

♪ If you want to have a good time, join the Calvary ♪

♪ Join it hey ♪

♪ If you want to have a good time, join the Calvary, join the Calvary, join the Calvary ♪

It's my first detail as a wet nurse.

And by hooker, I'm going to see it as a good one.

You may find a little ice still in the water but don't let that bother you.

Get in there and scrub, clothes and all.

When you get through with your clothes, start on your hides.

The water won't take the dirt off, scrape it off.

And if that won't work, we'll see what a good cutting edge will do.

- Alright Rebs, in. - Yeah.

A bath a year.

If they don't watch out, they'll spoil us.

- A year at Benton don't wash off easy. - Yeah, you boys still hankering to go home?

- Yeah, you going to fix it for us? - I might.

I just might.

Hey.

Come on in Yank, plenty of room.

Couldn't take the chance, the Sergeant chew me good.

- Just being neighborly. - Sure Reb, after the war.

Hold it Rebs, that's far enough..

Now get back, go on, get back.

- Enough Jesse, enough. - I just wanted to make sure.

- You hear what I hear? - Hounds.

We'll try and work our way back to our own lines, find our old outfits.

Not me.

They'll be a whole new generation grown up to take my place.

I want to get back to New Orleans and into a white linen suit again.

It's getting dark, we ought to get started.

I feels busted.

Reckon it's the kidneys again.

Let's start.

Neighborly to leave us a change.

We got a night's walking to do.

Must be cooking breakfast.

- Breakfast. - Yeah.

- I move we chance asking her for some. - Come on.

Bad news from Centralia.

- Why, ain't you heard about it? - No, we've been out west, mining.

- Oh, you didn't tell me that. - No, I didn't.

There was a raid.

Some of Quantrell's bushwhackers...

came over the bluff in the morning and spent the day looting.

Every man in Centralia dead.

They didn't leave one.

- The bloody-handed Amalekites. - You can't call it war.

One of the soldier towns didn't have a garrison of over 15 men.

Was murder.

Vengeance is mine, said the Lord.

Vengeance is mine and I will repay.

I got two brothers with Grant and if it goes on any longer it'll be three.

How come you men ain't in uniform?

You tell him, Will.

I took a Minié ball at Pittsburgh Landing, can't use me anymore.

- I got it early too, want to see the mark? - No.

Well, you've done what you could.

What do you think about the escape at Benton?

Benton?

Oh, you wouldn't know about that either coming from the West.

Three Rebels broke out the stockade and killed a guard.

Heard it in town last night that a posse chased them down this way.

Where you say you was when you got hit?

Pittsburgh Landing.

- Anything wrong with that? - No, nothing, nothing at all.

- Leaving us? - Got to feed the hogs.

- Something is wrong. - Where did he go?

- Vengeance is mine. - Where did he go?

- Don't, Pa is halfway to town by now. - Why? What does he know?

It was him.

Only Rebels would call it Pittsburgh Landing, around here, we call it Shiloh.

- Clint, get all the guns in the house. - Get some food.

Come on Jesse, get the horses.

Will.

Come on Will.

- You alright Clint? - Yeah, I'm alright.

- Leave him Will, come on. - It's too late now, we've lost our lead.

Get off. Get off.

Come on, come on.

- It's trigger thinking boy. - Yeah, real trigger.

How about a drink of water?

Better make it a long one farmer.

They don't look like soldiers, must be irregulars.

What's the difference? They Yanks, we ain't.

I'm Keeley.

Keeley, I ride with Quantrell.

What? Quantrell.

Jesse Wallace, cannoneer, New Orleans Light Artillery.

Clint Priest, militiaman, North Carolina volunteers.

Sergeant Will Owen, Hood's Texans.

After that, I spent a little time in Mexico in the Southwest.

When I heard the war started, I joined up with Hood in Texas.

How much time did you spend out west?

- Couple of years. - Mining?

Some, trapping too, a little of everything.

- You know Santa Fe? - I've been there.

You.

You talk like a gentlemen, you've been fighting in a fancy outfit.

How come you're only a foot soldier?

You're an officer, you've got to answer for your men.

Like this, I answer to myself. Makes war less complicated.

- What's your story dad? - I joined up right after Sumter.

Alright, here's where I stand. I've been with Quantrell all the way.

At the beginning, we went to Richmond and asked for commissions...

but they don't approve of us.

They don't like our idea of burning them out and wiping them out.

They like to take their tactics from books.

We rode into Centralia a while back, didn't use no book.

We heard about that.

A raider is a man who kill instead of captures, he's a free agent.

He depends on himself for pay and fights.

Or fights because he wants to hurt somebody.

You men will never make it back to your regiments, you want to throw in with me?

- Count me in. - What about you?

You're fighting them, ain't you?

You?

I don't know.

I give you some time to think about it, about 20 minutes.

While your friend I thinking, tell him we'll be thinking too.

Tell him we'll be thinking we don't like the idea...

of strangers leaving our camp knowing where is.

It'll be a lot better for us to give him a military burial...

than to leave him loose for the Yankees to find.

Will, you gay crazy? You losing your mind?

Keeley means what he says, nobody stands in his way, he gets what he wants.

When they sing out the name Keeley people jump.

Keeley is a murderer and a looter.

He said himself he had no right to that coat he's wearing.

Yeah and he'll murder you if you don't thrown in with him.

Butchered a town of unarmed civilians.

You're getting to be a real Yankee lover Will.

Is that what a year in Benton did to you?

Or maybe you just lost your belly for fighting there.

Hold it, you roosters.

Jesse makes sense Will.

Keeley is fighting for the cause too.

Maybe you don't hold with the way he's fighting...

but it's the only way left for us.

My boy was killed first time the guns went off.

Wasn't nobody but me to take up for him.

There ain't nobody but me to fight till the fight is over.

Here comes Keeley.

- What happened? - Federals.

- When? - About five days ago.

- What happened to Harrison and Boon? - Yankee patrol got both.

- How close were you to Santa Fe? - The bluff.

The bluff?

You mean to say only went 150 miles in more than four days?

We got lost looking for Lost Spring.

Lost...

Listen...

Sometime next month, a man named Don Antonio Chaves...

is leaving Santa Fe with a few wagons and an armed guard.

He'll be making for the Federal Treasury in St. Louis.

He'll be carrying a million dollars in gold bullions from the Mexican mines.

Union Detachment in Santa Fe can't spare any blue bellied soldiers to convoy him.

So he'll be going as a merchant train with the gold hidden under his freight.

- Quantrell is told me to take it. - And now you're telling us.

Now I'm telling you...

because you're the only man in this camp that knows the Southwest.

Quantrell needs that gold...

and we're going to get it for him, we're going to get it for the Confederacy.

What's your plan?

You three will travel to Santa Fe, now, today.

Boy, you ride along with them, come back and tell me what day the wagons pull out.

You lead them right back here to Cow Creek.

Get them bedded down with sweet water and green feed for their animals.

Then, when they're good and bedded down we'll come and visit them.

You mean you bushwhack them in their sleep.

Yeah, I'll bushwhack them right enough and you'll help me do it.

You know as well as I do how things are going up at Richmond.

You know that a million in hard gold means 10,000,000 more Confederate credit.

That's why you'll help me.

If a man wanted to see Santa Fe and he was in a hurry, what route would he take?

Go up the Arkansas to Ash Creek, turn at Pawnee Fork and make for the Cimarron.

Up the river to Cold Spring, then 80 miles west.

From McNess Creek to Round Mound, then to Point of Rocks, 45 miles to Sandy Bluff.

After that, Medicine Hat and Hyena's Peak, due west to the Rio Colorado.

Then cut south to White Springs, then Poison Creek.

Another day to Ocate then to Rio Gallinas, Ojo de Bernal...

from there to White Hill. Next stop, San Miguel.

Is that right Will? Drinking their coffee out of silver mugs?

Even the bowls they use for washing made of silver?

Silver mugs? Why man, there's a fandango every night.

And the nights are hot.

The women wear thin, white blouses and red skirts.

It's been a long time since I saw a dancing woman.

- That'll be three days more. - Three days.

Me, I kind of relish getting old, takes the bother out of living.

- Santa Fe, let me at it. - Man, look at them church steeples.

- Beat anything I've ever seen. - No New Orleans, but it'll have to do.

Real silver for buttons.

You two get cleaned up and stay inside, don't talk to anybody.

I'll be in bed, don't rouse me unless Sherman is coming into Santa Fe.

- You want me, I'll be in the bar. - Stay out.

- Will, we've come a long way. - It's a long way back, stay out.

Give a man a horn and he'll blow it.

Stay on Jesse.

Will, where we going? We just go in, let's relax boy.

We're heading straight for Chaves, I want to find out when he leaves.

- You're jumpy Will. - Yeah.

Let's keep moving.

- What're you going to say Will? - Shouldn't be hard.

Travelers on the loose always join trains for protection.

He's going to protect us?

Wait here please.

I can only catch a few words, she's begging to go along.

I hope she talks him into it.

Looks like real nice company for a long wagon ride.

Pulling out tomorrow at sun up.

She wants to take a child with her.

Americanos, eh? Come in, come in.

What can I do for you?

My name is Will Owen, this is Jesse Wallace.

Antonio Chaves, a sus órdenes.

There's a third man riding with us, we'd like to join your wagons.

We figured we might make ourselves useful.

Everybody wants to join my wagons.

I don't wish to seem inhospitable.

The Apache are usually out looking for horses this time of year, we're riding good ones.

We'd appreciate some company.

- Where do you come from? - Chihuahua in the south.

We heard you're heading for St. Louis.

I'm sorry señores, but I have no real need for your services.

I'm taking only a cargo of hides...

and a small caballada, a herd of ponies to sell in the States.

Like he said, the Apaches have an eye for ponies.

We're carrying rifles. We know how to use them.

Please forgive my impoliteness but I must fore go your company.

And now if you'll excuse me, I have business.

Mr. Chaves, forgive our impoliteness...

but you could use three more outriders.

- The Indians... - If you ride east you'll ride by yourselves.

I trust you'll have a pleasant journey and arrive home in good health.

The trail is a wide one.

Please give my wagons plenty of room.

If you come within 200 yards, we'll fire on you.

Three Conestogas, two open wagons, a stagecoach, a carriage and a chuck wagon.

Yeah, they're hauling with mules instead of oxen too.

Looks like one man to each carriage and wagon, three or four outriders and...

the rest of them wrangling the ponies.

A priest.

Looks like a sick man.

Looks like the lady won her point.

She must be a widower, she's wearing black.

Don't see the child she was talking about.

Unless it's that boy.

If he is, she birthed him when she was five.

Where do you think they're carrying the gold?

Right under your nose, in them open wagons.

Can't you see they're hauling with four mules instead of two?

They're camped down for the night.

Suppose the Don don't go by way of Cow Creek.

That ain't going to be good.

We'll have to let Keeley know which way does go.

He'll bushwhack him someplace else.

Yeah, then at the first shot the Don will have his wagons down in a barricade.

And then won't be an ambush anymore.

Have a fight for their lives, I like it better that way.

Me too.

I never shot from behind yet.

Puts me in mind of Vicksburg.

It's only thunder.

Yeah, I know it is but it makes me think of the big guns.

Big guns and small arms.

Let's go see.

Jesse, Clint and me, maybe we can drive them off.

If we do, Chaves should be real glad to see us.

You lay back here, and see if we make it.

If we do, you light out for Keeley, here's your route.

They're attacking on foot, make for their ponies.

They'll think we're trying to scatter them and they'll break to save them.

Kick up lots of dust so they won't know how many we are.

Mr. Owen...

My thanks and my apologies.

We had to be cautious, you were strangers.

We're still strangers.

This is Father Damasco Mr. Owen, I'm taking him east.

There is something eating at his belly, it causes him great pain.

- No doctor in Santa Fe can help him. - It's your wagon train.

With four men gone, the Indians are bound to come again.

Mr. Owen...

I can use your rifles now.

If we join you now, we take on your risk.

I know.

We can make a bargain, I know this country, I'll take you through it.

Very well.

Climb down boys, we're joining up.

Camp here tonight.

- Camp here. - Camp here.

- Camp here. - Officer Owen.

- No sign of them today, yes? - None.

Perhaps you'll do me the honor of dining with us tonight.

Thanks, I have to post the guards.

Oh well Mrs. Gort will have some food for you when you get back.

You're making a mistake Will, he eats better than we do.

One of these nights, we'll be leading him into Cow Creek.

Won't make it any easier to know his life story.

I wouldn't mind knowing hers.

- Help you ma'am? - For you.

- Don Antonio sent them. - And you bring them, thank you.

- Eat it while it's hot. - Thank you kindly ma'am.

Having a nice trip?

I never slept out before this.

Nothing, all depends on the company you keep.

Roy is my company.

You got a big boy there, almost big enough to be in uniform.

Roy isn't my boy, he's my husband's brother, I have no children.

Oh, going to meet your husband?

Major Gort is dead, he was killed in the war.

I didn't know there was fighting this far west.

There was enough.

Then you haven't got anybody to look after you.

She's got me.

- I thought you were asleep. - No, I won't.

They won't come back again tonight.

- The Indians, will they? - I'm not scared of the Apaches.

A woman and a young boy, did you have to take him away from home?

I'm taking him home, to his brother's people in Ohio.

- I'll walk you back. - We can find our way.

- Say Will? - Yeah?

How many nights do you figure it'll take us to reach Cow Creek?

I was only asking.

- What you doing up here? - It's too cramped in the coach.

Don Antonio said I could ride if I wanted to.

You picked yourself a good spot to see the show.

If there are Indians, we'll be the first to see them.

- You think there'll be any? - We're pulling out of Apache country.

Sure, but the Comanches come next, the Pawnees after them.

Pawnees are the worst, maybe it's the way they eat that makes them so mean.

They yank the liver out of a buffalo while it's still breathing and down it raw.

Their idea of real pleasure is to spread the gall over the top to make a sauce.

Lay off Jesse.

He gets it all out of books.

Sure, but the man who wrote the books saw it.

I wanted to ask you, could I take my turn at guard tonight?

I suppose you can if you want to.

I want to.

Look like rain, the ponies will be restless.

It's looked that way for the past three days.

Just the same, you better sing to them tonight.

- Ready? - Yes, I am.

Haven't you enough men for guards, you have to use a boy?

I asked him.

- I'm sure Mr. Owen will understand... - Jen...

Alright, I'm sorry.

What do we waiting for?

Come on.

This is your position, just sit tight and keep your eyes open.

- Where will you be? - Right over there, within gunshot.

- You alright? - I ain't scared.

You better put that poncho on.

- Was that you Will? - What do you mean?

I thought I heard a noise.

That was the rain, the horses stirring around, that was your noise.

- I figured maybe we're in trouble. - No.

You better get back now, Roy.

Come on.

Who fired that shot? We'd like to know.

Wait a minute, wait a minute, I'll ask Mr. Owen.

Mr. Owen, the men want to know who fired the shot.

- I did, I thought I saw something. - You Mr. Owen?

- I'm the one that fired the shot. - Alright Will, you fired the shot.

- We pull out in half an hour. - We need sleep.

- We've been at it all night. - Pawnees don't sleep.

Half an hour.

- Half an hour men. - Half an hour.

Mr. Owen.

- I want to thank you. - Thank me for what?

It was Roy, he told me he fired the shot.

Keep him in the carriage with you from now on.

I'll be getting back now.

- Fine looking woman. - Yeah.

That's why you're making your move fast.

Taking the blame for the boy was smart, puts you in good with her.

First thing I know you'll be beating my time.

Stay away from her Jesse.

Don't talk like that Will, all you'll do is drive me right into her arms.

I said stay away.

We've been together for a long time, you and me, blanket mates.

It's been share and share alike but you want to know something?

- Tell me. - It's all over.

Jesse, I'm going to flood the prairies and wash out gullies with my tears.

- It'll rain wholesale. - Sure.

I thought you were the mule skinner. Can't you keep them from balking?

They're all in from last night, they don't want to go..

Well, they got to go, keep moving.

Mr. Owen...

- Mr. Owen, I have a suggestion. - What is it?

It is within your jurisdiction but the men are tired.

Why don't you make it a short day?

We're in Pawnee country, we got to get out of it.

Is it only the Indians who drive you Mr. Owen?

Hold it.

Hold it, we got company.

He said he wants some calico.

He's changed his mind now, he wants ten ponies.

What's he want now?

Same thing he wanted in the first place, all the ponies.

If I put a bullet in this old hyena, we'll have to fight them.

We might be able to drive them off, but if we don't...

Whatever you say Mr. Owen.

We've still got three hours of daylight left, move.

We could afford them.

- The men are talking Will. - What they got on their minds?

Well, they're saying they could've fought off the Pawnees, only you chickened on them.

Then, they're talking about last night's roundup.

They got a taste of the rain and eight hours of hard riding fixed good in their head...

and they're saying that you give all that hard work away to a...

scabby Indian who would've run around if you'd said boo.

What do you think about it Clint?

- Me? - Yeah.

Well Will, I reckon you had your reasons, it ain't easy to be in command.

I always did feel sorry for the general when I was in the line.

- Good evening. - Hello Mr. Owen.

- I need some drinking liquor. - Have a hard day?

- Let me get the mug. - I want all you've got.

Oh, that's a large thirst you have.

I don't want it for myself, it's for the men, they need something to lift them up.

You shall have it.

- How are you feeling father? - Much better Mr. Owen and you?

- Can't be very easy riding on that litter. - We'll be in St. Louis soon.

That's right. It won't be long now.

Aguardiente, I would suggest you mix it with water.

Thanks, you won't get much sleep tonight.

Stay in the stagecoach till sun up and keep those blinds pulled.

When do you want us to move on? Five minutes?

- Anybody want a drink? - A drink...

♪ Nita, Juanita ♪

♪ Be my own fair bride ♪

- Hey, what we need is a hoedown. - What's a hoedown without a female?

Get Mrs. Gort.

Yeah, that's what we need, a female.

Come on out Mrs. Gort.

- How about a hoedown? - Alright boys.

- Alright, hold it, hold it. Hold it. - How about a square dance?

Alright now, some of you got to be females, so put on the heifer brand.

Yeah, clear off the dance floor.

First time I ask a bearded lady. Will you do me the pleasure?

♪ All four couples, forward and back, make your feet Go clickety clack ♪

♪ Clickety, clickety clickety clack, eight hands up and round you go ♪

♪ Round and round and let her go ♪

♪ Two-headed couples Do-Si-do, bring it high, bring it low ♪

Gee, you look mighty clean and pretty tonight honey.

♪ Swing your partner, let her rip, round, round, the pretty little ring ♪

- Oh, you stepped on my foot. - Quit trying to swing me, you're the female.

♪ All the men left, right and left grand. My, my, don't she look grand? ♪

♪ Take her on home as quick as you can, you know where and I don't care ♪

♪ Take your lady to an easy chair ♪

- Don't be afraid of me, you painted cat. - Painted cat, eh?

Come on.

Alright now boys, mind your manners, mind your manners.

- Right this way ma'am. - Alright boys, on with the dance.

- Alright, form your square. - Now, form your square.

- Let's have a square dance. - Alright, find your mate and don't be late.

Come on.

♪ Make your feet go clickety clack ♪

♪ All men left with your left hand, round that girl as quick as you can ♪

♪ Two steps left and twirl that girl, round and round and give her a whirl ♪

♪ All men left with your left hand, around that girl as quick as you can ♪

♪ Two steps left and home you go, grab your girl and round you go ♪

♪ Two-headed couples forward and back, make your feet go clickety-clack ♪

♪ Clickety, clickety, clickety clack ♪

I'm taking my turn.

Let her decide.

- My shoes are worn through. - Get another pair.

Alright, I'll only be a minute.

Put them on.

You never showed yourself like this before.

- I was afraid to. - Afraid of the men?

No.

You.

- Why? Why me? - Because you want me most.

When you're with me, always as if you remembered something else suddenly.

I'll take you back.

Have a nice time Will?

What's on your mind?

You.

- You're backsliding Will. - Am I?

Yeah.

You're beginning to figure about how to keep her alive at Cow Creek.

You know something?

Keeley should've made me top man.

I'd never let a woman come between me and the cause.

Especially a dead woman.

You're a good man Will.

You want to take over, it'll have to be with a gun.

Yeah, I know that.

You'll take a new position down back of the train riding trail.

I want to make sure you don't fall a little behind me out in the point when we're alone.

Time is past when I can show you my back.

- Goodnight Will. - Goodnight Jesse.

- Flood time, real high over the banks. - I've never seen it like this before.

Better bed down here for the night. Take a look at it in the morning.

We'll camp here.

- She ain't dropped none. - If anything, she's up a little.

We're losing time Will, and we ain't got none to spare..

Keeley can't chance it more than two days out in the open waiting for us at Cow Creek.

You can blame the river if we don't get there on time.

They need that gold up in Richmond Will.

I've given up for four years, it's enough, I've done my share.

She'll be alive.

They'll all be alive and it'll be the river's doing, not ours.

I reckon we've done all we could.

I can't say I'm sorry boy.

What do you think Mr. Owen?

We'll have to wait till she lowers before we can make a fording.

Thought you were in a hurry.

Your friend, the priest, he don't look like he's got many days to waste.

I cannot risk my other people and my wagons.

Not with a current like this.

When I was in the artillery, we snaked cannon heavier than your wagons...

across streams stronger than this.

And we didn't wait for a fording either.

The trick is to make the current work for you...

instead of against you, build a raft, swing you load.

You heard him, he said he can't take the risk.

There is no risk, look.

Here's your river.

The current runs this way.

You work a light line across and then a heavy rope.

You hitch it up to a tree on a far bank.

Up here.

The near end of your rope holds your raft.

Right here.

You load her up and turn her loose.

Downstream current swings her across like the pendulum on a clock.

- And how are you going to get the raft back? - Same thing.

You have a return line on your side of the river, hitched to a tree.

How do you get the line across in the first place Jesse? Swimming?

You know I can't swim Will.

Split the men into two work parties, have one of them fell some trees for a 25 foot raft.

The others can start by cutting the mules out.

Go away.

Come on, get to this.

- All set? - Ready.

Alright men.

Steady on it.

Steady there, it's going to toss you.

Take it easy.

That was close.

What's the difference? Wouldn't be much of a loss, only a load of hides.

That's right.

There she comes, keep her rolling now.

Look out for the log.

Jump. Jump.

- There goes our raft. - And a chuck wagon.

Look out for that current.

There goes the raft.

Yeah, that way, you lucky boy.

You men will have to chance it. Come across on your horses like I did.

Turn the other animals loose.

The boy.

- I'm going for him. - Stay where you are.

Mr. Owen is coming to help you.

- Don't let him. - You can't stop him now.

Ah. Roy.

Swim, swim.

He cannot swim, the current is got him.

Roy, Roy...

Mr. Owen, he's gone.

Will, he's gone, he's gone.

He's alone in the water.

I know, I know.

He wouldn't wait for you to go and help him.

He wouldn't wait.

Was trying to be a man, he wanted to be brave like the major.

Brave like the major?

The major ran away when the shelling started.

He ran behind the lines and tried to bury himself in the sand.

When it was over, his own men came after him...

put him against the wall and shot him.

Everybody in Santa Fe knew about it.

Roy couldn't live with it any longer, I had to take him away.

I took him part of the way.

The river took him the rest.

Got to let the dead stay dead.

I know.

I know.

Well, you done all you could Will, ain't nothing more you can do.

You got to go through with it.

You think I will?

I don't know boy.

You're in love with her Will.

And it's tearing you apart.

You think even the gold isn't worth it, even the confederacy.

You want to go to Chaves and tell him, call it off.

Don't do it Will.

What is it?

We pull into Cow Creek tomorrow night, we bed down there.

I want you to stay near me.

Something is wrong, isn't it?

Just do like I say, stay near me, that's all.

I'll be near you.

Get up.

- Take it easy boy. - I'm going ahead to patrol.

Howdy, riding alone?

- Bringing in a train. - So am I.

- Anything up ahead? - No.

- Nothing doing at Cow Creek? - Didn't notice nothing.

- How far did you come? - Santa Fe.

Hey Santa Fe, that case maybe you ain't heard the news yet.

- What news? - The war news.

You going to keep it a secret?

Couldn't if I wanted to and I don't want to.

I like to watch people's faces when I tell them.

- Alright, watch mine. - Well, the war is over.

- What? - Well, it happened at Appomattox.

Lee and Grant come face to face and Lee says how he can't go on no more.

They say Grant must've been a farmer himself because he let them keep their mouths.

That ain't all, hey, hey.

The war is over, the war is over, the war is over.

- Too bad we used all the brandy. - We didn't.

Be right back.

- We came close. - Boys, I'll tell you, I'm getting old.

But I still got a few days and nights left if I keep my feet dry.

And them nights was beginning to bother me.

A man is awful alone at night.

You better head for Keeley, there's a chance he hasn't heard, he doesn't mix with people.

We don't want this train bushwhacked by mistake.

Better start now.

Wait a minute.

Why?

War is over, killing is over, this killing is over.

No, it isn't Will.

You didn't think Keeley was going to let that million dollars go to Richmond, did you?

Keeley isn't a soldier Will. He's a bandit, so are you..

So were Clint and me.

Is real smart, if you look at it.

Keeley was playing it safe, hiding behind the flag.

Now, there isn't any flag.

You knew it all along.

Will, you were all South.

Keeley needed you bad because you knew the West but he couldn't tell you why.

He could tell me.

We talked it over and we decided...

Decided I'd bring the train through and then you'd tell me.

Then you'd give me my share, that right?

Sixty thousand dollars Will, maybe more.

Will, you were raised poor, you're wiped out, think what that means.

Did you talk it over with Keeley Clint?

- No, I didn't Will. - In that case, take his gun.

Was there a share for me too Jesse?

Yeah, for you too Clint.

I'll bet there was, right out of this barrel.

- I hope your pants are tight Clint. - They're tight enough boy.

Take off your belt and tie his hands behind him.

What...

Tell them Jesse.

You tell them, this is your idea.

There's a bushwhacking party waiting for you at Cow Creek.

- They'll wipe you out. - How do you know?

He ought to know, he led you into it, all the way from Santa Fe.

You led us 800 miles into a trap...

and now you tell us about it before it's sprung.

Why?

There's no time to explain now.

Keeley would've had pickets out for 20 miles back, they're scouting us right now.

- What do you suggest? - Head for Cow Creek, anyhow.

We'll have water at our backs, we'll make a stand there, maybe we can fight them off.

Suppose we turn around, double back on our trail?

I tell you we've been seen, he'll be after us,

They have fast mounts, we have wagons.

I shall be riding directly behind you.

You made yourself a deal.

Hitch up those teams.

We'll leave the carriage behind, move fast.

- Ready? - Ready.

After you Mr. Owen.

Let's move.

They're cutting us off at the creek, we'll have to make a stand.

Now it's up to them.

What was their plan?

Wasn't supposed to begin till tonight, when everyone was asleep.

Keeley isn't expecting a fight, he's thinking it over.

Over there.

Coming across under a flag of truce.

At your own risk.

Come along.

That's far enough, not one more step.

Will Owen...

Don Antonio Chaves.

You see, we got you numbered.

But that ain't the point, I want your gold.

And you want your lives.

We can arrange it peaceable.

- No bloodletting either way. - Don't come any closer I've said.

Why not be reasonable? Won't hurt to talk it over, civilized...

The gold will go back to his family, who have no need for it.

Their need was for him, so was ours.

So Keeley was going to bushwhack Chaves.

And I tell you, I shouldn't let him finish his remarks.

Keeley had his mouth open like a gulf oyster at low tide.

- Don't mourn him too long. - I won't.

This means a bigger share for everybody else.

- Everybody except you. - Don't you figure on collecting.

I'll collect alright.

Not with your hands tied, you won't.

They'll be able to untie me.

You won't be here to meet them.

I'd still collect and you'd still be alive if I spoke a word for you when they came.

They'll try it again, that's sure.

They'll probably wait till dark, then come down fast.

Maybe could split up.

Outflank them, take them in the crossfire.

Might be.

A man could work down that draw...

up around the hill behind them, without being seen.

Hold your fire boys, it's Will coming back.

Find anything?

Yeah, found a place that might work, we'll start as soon as it's dark.

- Jesse. - Yeah.

I don't know how he got the knife but he got it.

Must've slipped across to join them.

And he'll be bringing them back in about an hour.

Hey Will...

Give my love to the lady, tell her I'm fine boy.

Come on.

Once they start, we'll only have about two minutes.

See them?

Now.

Come on, we're going after them.

- That you Jesse? - Leave him to me.

Yeah, it's me alright.

If I'd known it was you, I had given the first shot.

- Would you Jesse? - You shot my belly out Will.

You haven't got a drink on you, have you Will?

I sure could use a drink.

- How many shots you got left Jesse? - Not a one boy.

- Sorry. - Thanks Jesse.

That's all I wanted to hear.

He said he was out of bullets.