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[ theme music playing ]

Mark. You had your breakfast yet?

Is that an invitation, or are you just curious?

That depends on if you've eaten or not.

Now, who's that?

I don't know.

Well...

it's my turn to pick up supplies.

Looks kind of familiar somehow.

How can you tell through all the dirt?

Look.

Keep workin'.

Look, dummy, we had this all out.

Now, you get!

I'm tellin' you, you've got nothin' more comin'.

Get out of here before you get hurt.

Come on! Break it up!

I said, break it up!

Come on!

What's this all about?

He's just plain crazy.

He's sore 'cause we fired him last night over in Drover Town.

Last night in Drover Town?

You saying he walked 50 miles across them flats

in one night?

What about it, son?

I asked you a question.

He's a dummy. Can't hear, either.

You were livin' in this town bef--

Look, son, as long as you're in this town,

you behave yourself. No fighting.

Why would a man trail you 50 miles--

barefoot-- just 'cause you fired him?

Like I told you, he's crazy.

You give him everything he had coming to him?

Grub, a place to sleep.

That's the way we hired him.

Did you make it clear to him

he wasn't gonna get cash money for his work?

Did you write it down on paper for him?

MAN: Wouldn't be any sense to it. He can't read.

Mule work's all he's good for.

It's not our fault if he didn't understand.

You don't think he got the short end of the deal, huh?

Is there some law against the deal we had with him?

No.

They're cheatin' him. You know that.

Yeah.

Well, it's their word against no word.

See you.

The deaf-dumb fella-- where'd he come from?

I don't know.

You know his name?

No idea.

Where'd you hire him on?

Marshall Creek.

How long he work for you?

A month.

Doesn't wagon help usually get about, uh...

$15 a month?

You his lawyer or something?

Frank?

How much Shiloh freight can you haul by this wagon.

Well, today you got that two ton of meal

going up to Porter Creek.

Any other freighter make that run?

Old Man Higgins. He's due in later today.

Good. You hold up on this load.

I think the boss would rather have Higgins running Shiloh freight.

Who is that?One of the hands.

But he carries a lot of weight with the foreman.

Hey!

Hey, mister!

Hey, look...

if we lost that Shiloh business,

there'd be no point in makin' a haul north.

Yeah.

I can't see cuttin' my throat for $15.

Well, I don't want the money unless I got it comin'.

Sure, sure.

Say, uh...

what are you gonna tell your foreman?

What do you think?

Fella changed his mind about paying you.

I think that's all.

Is that right?

Sure is. My wife was sayin' just the other night

that she was fixing to go see you.

She wanted to talk you into joining her ladies' sewing circle.

Oh.

You thank her for me,

but I'm really much too busy for all that.

Oh, let me carry that for you

Thank you very much.

I can carry it myself.

Good morning.

Mornin'.

Who's that?

Name's Ruth Ferris.

Didn't want a date or nothin'.

Just tryin' to be polite.

She don't come in to town much since...

Since what?

Never mind. What can I do for you?

A list from the ranch.

Thanks.

Mornin', Steve.Danny.

How I love payday.

Get me the tab.

I wish all the ranchers used this system--

makin' the boys tear up last month's bill

before they blow this month's pay.

It seems to work pretty good once they get used to it.

At least they don't get too far behind.

Maybe you'd better look these over.

Sometimes I don't add so good.

[ chuckles ]

Anything else for you?

Whiskey?

You want me to give this to him?

It's a little early for me, Danny.

Might as well drink it. It's paid for.

Danny, that's right nice of you.

Don't thank me. Somebody stood treat.

Who?

I don't know. Never seen him before.

Sure he said it was for me?

He didn't say nothin'. He was deaf and dumb.

Just laid down the money, pointed at you, and beat it.

Thanks for the drink.

Hey, you can't walk there.

You can't walk out that--

You can't walk very far out there.

You got no shoes.

You're barefoot. You'll step on things.

There's nothin' out there for 30 miles.

You ever do any wranglin'?

You shook your head no. Did you read my lips?

Did you read my lips?

That's better.

You got a job?

Want one?

I can't guarantee you anything, but...

well, I'll try.

First thing we'd better do is get you a horse. Come on.

Come on, we'll borrow you a horse.

[ all cheering ]

Stay in there! Hee!

Stay with him there, Slim!

[ laughs ]

Boy, I wish some of the boys was here.

I'd like to bet a dollar on that colt.

I'll take that bet, Andy.

Well, my principles won't let me gamble with a lady.

Since when did you develop principles?

Pay no attention to him.

Hey!Whoo-whee.

That was just a beautiful fall, Slim.

Why didn't you save it? I could've won a dollar on it.

I didn't see you runnin' over nobody to get on him.

Uh, me? Well, I've been sick.

It's a...

Hey, who's that with Steve?

I don't know. Never saw him before.

Sure could use a bath, though, couldn't he?

You boys stay with that colt, now.

Cool him down good.

Stay with the colt, he says.

Well, uh, why didn't you just tell him

that staying with the colt is no problem?

It's stayin' on him that takes a bit of doin'!

[ laughs ]

This fella here's a deaf-mute.

Ran into a little trouble in town.

I figured maybe we could find some sort of a job for him here.

For about a month or so, give him a stake to hit the road on.

You had no business bringing him out here, Steve.

I can't put men on the Judge's payroll

just because they need a stake.

I know that. He'll work for his pay.

He can't talk, but there's nothin' wrong with his muscle.

I kind of promised him.

Oh, you did, huh?

If it doesn't work out, you can take it out of my pay.

What could he do? How could he even take orders?

He can read lips. You just have to make sure

he's facing you when you talk to him.

Wait a minute.

Look, wait a minute.

You want a job, son?

Well, sure he wants a job.

I asked him, not you.

Tell him.

You want a job?

Can you take orders?

First one is, get yourself cleaned up.

You're in business.

Who's that?

New hand Steve just hired.

I thought you did all the hiring around here.

So did I.

Well, you got plenty of water.

This shirt's seen about its last wash

before it comes all to pieces.

Maybe we got something layin' around you can use.

Hey! You crazy?!

Let him go! I'll knock him silly!

What started this?

I was just takin' his dirty shirt

to get him another one the same size!

He come up to me like he thought I was tryin' to steal it!

One thing you'll have to learn about this ranch right now--

nobody's out to steal from you,

or to cheat you.

He didn't know that money was in the shirt.

That isn't what's important.

The thing is,

you go on expecting the worst from everyone,

you're gonna get exactly what you give out.

Understand?

We don't have to tell the boss man about this, do we?

What is that fella-- your brother or something?

You guessed it.

They'll fit.

Good afternoon, Mark.Afternoon.

I gather you hired on that deaf-mute.

I told Steve I'd take him on long enough to get a stake.

He looks like he could use some money.

I told Steve in town I thought he looked familiar.

Found out why after I looked through some old files.

He wanted for something?

No, not now.

But he spent six months in jail in Laramie

for almost killing a man with his bare hands.

His name is Judd. No last name.

He have some reason for goin' after that fella?

There's plenty of law in Laramie.

No need to near kill a man.

It struck me in town, he's got a mighty short fuse.

There's no telling when he might explode.

Thanks for comin' out. I'm glad you told me.

You gonna keep him on?

I don't know.

Well, see you.

Right.

Hi, Betsy.Hi.

I heard what you said.

You're going to have to write "I will not eavesdrop"

ten times on the blackboard, young lady.

Come on, now, be serious.

You're not gonna fire him, are you?

Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to hire him in the first place.

I wonder how many other people have said that about him.

He beat somebody up bad enough to land in jail, Betsy.

Look how many times our boys have gotten into fights

on Saturday night-- Steve, Trampas, all of 'em.

And they can hear and talk.

They don't even have that excuse.

There's a difference, Bets.

Why, because he has a handicap?

Because I know Steve and Trampas

and the rest of our boys.

He's a stranger.

If I do keep him on, I'll keep an eye on him.

Just like I would any stranger that had a jail record.

You ready?

Ready to go to work?

Start in there.

That comes later. Everybody starts in there.

About the only thing anybody ever gave you to do, huh?

The boss will have my head,

but you're goin' out with me.

Is that all right?

Come on, cowboy.

[ men shouting ]

You flank this one.

You dumb-headed nitwit!

Don't you know how to throw a calf?

Yeah, go ahead! Start another fight!

That's all you know how to do, isn't it?

I don't remember givin' Judd that kind of duty.

Yeah, well, uh...

Seems to me you're sticking your neck out a little far.

I was, uh...just thinkin' that same thing.

Why I don't fire you, I'll never know.

That's the second time.

If you wanted to be treated like everybody else around here,

you'll have to learn how to take a bawling out when you make a mistake.

Like the rest of us do.

There's no privileged characters around here,

and that goes for you, too.

Honest truth, fellas.

"Slim, honey," she says in that soft, Southern accent of hers,

"Slim, I am gonna tell it to you straight.

"What that little old plantation of mine needs

"is a man's hand.

And, honey, you're all of the man."

So, there I was,

just fixin' to ride on down the road.

And on the one hand,

I wasn't ready to be tied down just yet,

while on the other hand,

here's this plantation-- maybe 3,000 acres.

200 head of fine horses.

Breedin' thoroughbreds was their business. So--

He's a big boy now, Steve.

Yeah, Steve.

Maybe you've been backin' the wrong horse, huh?

Here he comes, here he comes.

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa there!

[ men shouting ]

Hold it! Hold it!

[ shouting continues ]

Come on, Judd!

We got a real salty one for you to try!

Come on, boy! Right here!

Hold it, man, will you?

[ shouting ]

I told you!

Come on! I don't think we can hold him much longer!

Hold on, back there! Whoa!

Old Hannibal.I know.

Hannibal? Steve, you ought to be ashamed of yourself.

Don't you think you're piling it on a little heavy?

I figure I'd try it once more,

see if I could break through that shell of his.

Good luck.

He's dangerous!

Whoa!

All set?

Is he ready?

[ all laughing ]

Watch my wrist.

You'll get it. Try it again.

[ gunshot ]

There's another way of lookin' at it.

The smaller the spread, the better you can weather a bad year.

That low payroll will pull you under.

Uh...you're high.

A dollar.I'm out.

Can't get rich that way, though.

Yeah, but who wants to get rich?

I'll settle for good grub any day. Ha ha!

Had it lookin' down your throat. Look at that.

Thanks a lot, gents.

I don't mind being rich if it comes easy as that.

I never did like three-handed cards.

Judd, you play?

I thought you didn't play poker.

You've been watchin' us?

Nobody ever learned how to play poker by just watchin'.

Hold it just a minute. The color of his money

says it's just about time he got acquainted.

Now, you sit right there, Judd.

Heh heh. Yes.

You'd steal the pennies off a dead man's eyes, you know that?

This is a cutthroat game.

These two guys would bluff their grandmother

out of a pat hand on her birthday.

Deal, huh?

I learned the game by gettin' cleaned out

three months hand runnin'.

He's no better than I am.

No better.

I thought he was a little smarter, though.

You're high.

You sure you never played poker before?

Ah. No, no.

No, no.

Fellas, as the man said only last Sunday,

no good comes from having larceny in your heart.

Welcome to Shiloh.

You'll have to get yourself a piece of hickory

to keep the girls off.

I got some mares to run. You gonna be all right in town?

What'll it be?

Say, don't I know you?

Oh, sure.

See you got yourself some new duds.

Whiskey?

Beer.

One.

Three.

Better luck next time, friend.

I'd say it's about time for my luck to change.

Oh, a man can only hope.

You always so lucky at cards?

Well, I like to think that a certain amount of skill

goes into it, too.

Chair open, friend.

I'm a professional gambler.

I like that known first.

All right with you?

My name's Clark.

You mean you can't talk or hear?

But you can read lips?

We can't play with no dummy.

He's over 21.

His money comes from the same mint yours does.

It's good enough for me.

The game is five-card draw.

Jacks or better.

Cut 'em.

That cleans me.

Me, too.

Thank you, gentlemen,

for a pleasant and profitable evening.

I wouldn't feel too bad.

I'd most likely make a rotten trail hand.

See you around.

I guess that wraps it up for evening,

unless you'd care for a little two-handed game.

You made the right decision.

Mind a word of advice, friend?

You play a lot better than those other two.

But you still got a lot to learn.

Can I buy you a drink?

Good night.

Hey, mister. Buy me a drink.

So do better.

Looks like you did all right.

As long as there are amateurs

who think they can beat a professional at his own business,

I'll always know where my next meal's coming from.

How did they take it?

Oh, it's funny.

They've always got a feeling they've been cheated.

It never dawns on them that they're just poor card players.

Thanks for the use of the table.

Anytime.

Oh, Danny... the side door unlocked?

Yeah. Why?

Just in case any of my customers

get any second thoughts.

Well, gentlemen, seems I guessed wrong

on where you might be waiting for me.

You taught us a lesson. Now it's our turn.

You weren't cheated, friend.

That was an honest game in there.

We didn't wait here to argue with you.

We want our money back.

I guess my health is more important

than a couple of hundred dollars.

All of it.

That's all you lost.

Look, mister, you want to get out of here in once piece,

you do what he tells you.

Very well.

Let's get out of here.

Let's go!

Grab that man! Stop him!

Stop him, somebody! Help! Help!

Hold him, men!

All right, back off!

I said, back off! Come on! Get out!

He was takin' money off Harry Clark.

Hey, Mark?

You seen Judd? He didn't come back to the ranch last night.

Yeah, he's in there.

I knew it. Too much to drink, huh?

Figured it was about his time to howl.

Afraid it's more serious than that.

Huh?

Charge is assault and robbery.

Assault--

Judd wouldn't do anything like that. You got the wrong man.

He was caught in the act. There's no doubt about it.

What happened, Mark?

He got in a poker game last night with Harry Clark.

He lost, tried to get the money back later.

They found him in the alley back of the saloon.

He was bending over Clark.

Knocked him out, and he had his wallet in his hand.

I'd have bet a lot of money Judd would never pull a stunt like that.

Yeah, so did Clark.

Maybe Clark cheated him.

A man gets taken in a crooked game...

Clark doesn't run a crooked game, and you know it.

Maybe Judd didn't.

Come on, Steve, that's no excuse for what he did.

Yeah. What does Clark say about it?

He's unconscious. Judd must've pistol-whipped him.

Partly my fault, too.

I should've run him out of town the minute I looked up his record.

Come on, Mark. That's not fair.

He's doin' fine at the ranch.

This isn't the ranch.Can I see him?

Yeah.

Sheriff told me about last night.

You didn't do it?

He said they caught you robbing the gambler.

Who did it?

Two men?

Who? Who were they?

You couldn't see 'em. Listen to me.

If you didn't do it, you've got nothing to worry about.

When Clark comes to,

he'll tell him what happened.

All right?

Nothing to worry about.

Clark won't tell anybody anything.

He's dead.

Harry Clark was found here, right?

About this spot.

There's blood over here.

Mark figured if Clark was hit there...

but had enough fight left in him to drag himself over.

If Judd left when you said he did,

from the front door,

he would've really had to hustle

to get around here in time to meet Clark.

For that kind of money, it's worth running.

I don't get it. I told you I saw him with my own eyes.

Me, too. He was standing right there by the gate when I came out.

Who else was in that game last night?

A lot of men in and out. I was busy tending bar.

I didn't have time to check out everybody that sat in the game.

Any big losers?

They were all losers.

Did you know any of them?

A couple. Joe Dobbs and Fred Wilkins.

But, gee...they wouldn't pull a thing like that.

What about the rest?

A lot of strange faces in town yesterday.

Drovers off of a cattle drive.

Would you recognize any of those faces if you saw them again?

They all look alike when they hit town-- dirty and thirsty.

What about you?

The only thing I look at

is the color of a man's money.

Look, Steve, I know you like the fella and all that,

but let's face facts. We seen him.

You didn't see him do it, Danny!

He just happened to be here when you came out.

If he didn't do it, they why'd he run away?

Thank you very much for your time, both of you.

Ah.

Come on in, have a drink.

No, thanks.

Steve sent this over from the hotel.

Fine thing when prisoners eat better than we do.

You have your supper?Yeah. Stew.

Well, take his into him.

I'll be back in half an hour.

You want your supper?

Oh, yeah, I forgot.

Come on, wake up. You want your supper--

Ow! Ah!

Hi, Steve.Hello, Mark.

Mind if I join you?Go ahead.

I was gonna come over and see you anyway as soon as I got done.

Quite a meal you sent over to your friend.

You don't mind if he eats, do you?

I'm just doin' my job. Don't take it out on me.

Sorry, Mark, I didn't mean that.

I'll have the usual, Mary, but rare.

I hear you had a little talk with Danny and Elsie

over at the saloon.

Still not satisfied?No, I'm not.

You sure give up hard.

I was talkin' to the doctor, Mark.

He says that Clark died of a broken skull.

But the skin wasn't broken.

So?

So that wasn't his blood on the ground.

And Judd didn't have any blood on him.

So, somebody else must've got shot, right?

Maybe he had an accomplice.

Judd doesn't have any other friends in town, Mark.

What I'm sayin' is, you should get out to the trail herd

and find the hand that's got a bullet in him.

I mean it.

Mighty long ride to take just on your hunch.

Mark, he got away.

Tricked me into thinking he was asleep,

took my gun and slugged me.

Looks like your friend saved me a trip.

Stole my horse, too.

I want it understood this is no turkey shoot.

Remember, he can't hear and he can't talk.

If he goes for his gun, protect yourself.

Remember one thing--

he hasn't been convicted...yet.

He broke out of jail and he's got a gun.

You want to help, get your boys to cover the Shiloh range,

check the line shacks.

All right, let's go.

[ horse neighing ]

You get up. Get your hand off your gun.

Come on, get up.

What are you doin' in my barn, mister?

You can't talk?

You can't talk and you can't hear?

How do you know what I'm sayin' to you, then?

Watchin' my mouth?

I didn't see no horse around outside.

How did you get here, on foot?

The horse threw you?

Never mind that now. Get out.

Get out the same way you got in.

Wait a minute.

What's the matter with your leg?

You twisted it?

Is it sprained?

There's no sense in standin' here and starin' at each other.

Give me your gun.

Go on up to the house.

We'll see if we can do something to help your leg.

Go on, get goin'!

Go on.

I tell you, it's as plain as the nose on your face.

He backtracked through those rocks

to throw everybody off.

He did a good job, too.

I'll be that he cut through Shiloh land

just to leave some tracks,

then headed for them foothills yonder.

If he got that far without the sheriff cuttin' him off,

they're gonna be all month smokin' him out of there.

Let's check those line shacks up on the east crest.

All right, you go ahead and do that.

Then circle around into the valley,

see if the sheriff picked up any signs.

I'm goin' straight ahead. Okay.

Now, hold still.

There, that's about the best I can do for you.

Stand up and see if that feels any better.

All right?

You can over to the old wagon road.

That's about three miles east.

At noon, a stage will stop and pick you up there.

Have you got any money?

All right.

Here, you'd better take this.

All right, go on.

Hold up there!

Well, I said, hold up there.

That's a might long walk on an empty stomach.

Are you hungry?

All right, come on back to the house.

No sense standin' around here all day.

Come on back to the house.

Just about forgot what it was like

to see a man put food away.

You know, it makes you feel real good.

Like you accomplished something cookin' it.

You know, what you do-- that readin' lips--

that's real smart.

It is.

It don't take any brains at all to talk.

But what you do--

that takes real concentration.

Would you like some more?

There's plenty more.

You just say the word.

You're full.

Were you on your way to a new job somewhere?

Oh.

No, it took you too long to answer that.

Are you in some kind of trouble?

Never mind.

Never mind. It's none of my business.

You know, when a person lives alone,

they just get real nosy.

I know you wouldn't do anything bad.

If you had half a mind to, by this time I'd be dead

and this whole place would be burned down, wouldn't it?

Would you like some more food?

You're very welcome.

I guess you want to be on your way.

Hey.

Hey, listen.

Good luck to you.

[ wood chopping ]

That's very nice of you.

Thank you.

Hey.

Hey. You don't have to chop

a whole winter's supply of wood for me

just to pay for one meal.

[ laughs ]

I never saw one man work so hard, so fast.

Though I'm not exactly what you'd call an expert on men.

Here, let me help you.

I wouldn't want you to ruin your shirt on my account.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to startle you.

I just wanted to take this out of your hair.

For a minute, I forgot you couldn't hear.

[ horse neighs ]

Are they lookin' for you?

Well, you just-- you just wait here.

Sorry to bother you. I was wondering

if you'd seen anyone ride by this way.

Why, no. Nobody rode by.

At least if they did, I didn't see them.

Thank you.Sheriff.

Who are you lookin' for?

A fella named Judd-- deaf-mute.

What'd he do?

He killed a man in town.

I wouldn't get nervous, Miss Ferris.

I'm sure he's a long way from these parts by now.

Yeah.

Good day, ma'am.

Sheriff?

I'm sure I'll be all right out here.

I'll have one of my men take you into town, if you like.

No. No, thanks. I'll be all right.

You're sure, now?

Yeah.

Did you kill a man?

No?

Well, that was a silly question.

You wouldn't have said yes even if you had.

You know something? I believe you.

I never thought I'd believe another man again

as long as I lived.

That just shows what a fool I am about men.

What we're gonna have to do is figure out what we're gonna do next.

Oh, no. It's--

You don't stand a chance out there in the daylight.

If you want to leave,

you'd better wait until after dark.

But right now you go out in the barn

and get some sleep.

There's a big trunk out there with some blankets in it.

Go on. I'll bring you some--

I'll bring you some food later on.

Go on, now, so I can get my work done.

Will you go before somebody else sees you?

I'm acting like a silly schoolgirl.

[ horse neighs ]

You left him on foot, huh?

Whoa. Whoa, boy.

The question is, how far back did you leave him?

[ door opens ]

RUTH: Put that down.

You put that down!

Don't you know you're not supposed to go meddling

into other people's things?

Oh, I'm sorry.

I know, I know. I told you to go into the trunk

for the blanket. I'm sorry.

It's wedding dress.

My wedding dress.

At least, it was a dress for a wedding

that never took place.

It's pretty, ain't it?

I made it myself.

I don't know why I keep it.

Haven't looked at it in a long time.

There's no sense in going over all that.

I ought to look at it every once in a while.

Just to remind me what a fool I can make of myself.

You know, this man told me I was pretty.

He told me that he loved me.

So, after that, everything he said

was just like the gospel to me.

Until I found out that he was after Pa's insurance money.

He said he wanted to buy 50 head of cattle,

start us out real good.

He wanted to make real good use of the land.

It was $500.

All that lyin' for $500.

He worked real hard for that money.

You know, I-- I feel better.

Just talkin' to somebody, I guess.

Thank you, Judd.

I haven't talked to nobody in a long time.

Here.

Here's the food I put up for you.

You might as well have it when you go tonight.

[ horse neighs ]

Whoa.

Good afternoon, Miss Ferris.

My name's Steve Hill. We met some time back in town.

You mind if I water my horses?

No, I don't mind at all. Help yourself.

[ knock on door ]

Excuse me, Miss Ferris,

but I could stand some water myself.

Sure. Come on in.

Here you are.

Oh. You wouldn't happen to have seen, uh...

a fella pass this way on foot, would you?

Heh.

What would a man be doing out here on foot?

That's right, I guess.

Except this man got thrown about five miles back.

I picked up his horse.

Yeah, the--

Your friends were here asking about him earlier today.

My friends?

The sheriff and his posse.

Oh, yeah.

The sheriff's a good friend of mine,

but I was lookin' for this fella for a different reason.

And what would that reason be?

I'd like to find him before they do.

Why, to get the reward?

So I can keep him from getting shot.

Now, who cut your wood, Miss Ferris?

I cut it.

Mighty clean strokes.

Well, when a woman lives alone,

she learns to get along.

[ door opens ]

You gonna shoot me, Judd?

Miss Ferris, I'd like to see Judd get out of this mess,

but the only way he's gonna do it is to give himself up.

You know that.

There's a herd 40 miles north of here.

The drovers you were playing cards with are with it.

That's where I was headed.

I guess he's not trustin' anybody but you, Miss Ferris.

Maybe he's got good reason.

I'm goin' after the herd.

If you're smart, you'll take my advice

and stay put right here till I get back.

You talk to him.

You take that horse and ride out of here a wanted man,

there's only way you're gonna end up.

You think on that.

Judd?

Judd, you'd better do what he says.

Being right don't mean you ain't gonna get hurt.

Runnin' sure ain't the answer.

You made your mind up?

Judd, he seemed to me

like somebody you could trust.

Are you set on going?

You'd better keep this.

Maybe someday you'll--

you'll bring it back.

Point out the boss of this outfit.

He ain't here. Goin' out ahead to the rail spur.

Who's his ramrod?

That's him ridin' in now.

Cook tells me you're in charge here.

That's right, but we don't need no men.

Good. I'm not lookin' for a job.

Yeah? What do you want?

You know which of your men were in Medicine Bow four nights ago?

About half the outfit, I reckon.

Well, the two I'm interested in

got cleaned out in a poker game.

I don't tell 'em how to spend their money, mister.

All of the check back in?

Yeah, I think so. Why? What's this all about?

A gambler was robbed and killed that night.

Oh? You think my men might've done it?

All I know is, two of them were big losers.

But you don't know which two?

Not yet.

You the law?No.

A friend of mine's in trouble over this.

I'm gonna help him.

I don't know what I can do to help you, mister.

Unless you want to go around asking every man in the outfit

if he killed somebody in Medicine Bow.

I think it's pinned down a little better than that.

Oh?

One of them stopped a slug from a derringer.

I don't know how bad he's shot up, but...

there's blood on the ground outside the saloon in town.

Any of your men beg off work?

Not that I know of.

Then you won't mind me checkin' them

when they come in for chow, will you?

A man creased four days ago--

probably still wearing a bandage or something.

That's a good idea. I'll pass the word.

Wait a minute.

I just happened to think of something. Vince!

I might have something here.

Vince, this fella thinks a couple of our boys

might've got in trouble in Medicine Bow the other night.

Yeah?

Yeah, he thinks one of 'em might've got shot.

I just happened to remember. Didn't you tell me

Harry Samson wanted to switch with you the other day--

had a sore arm or something?

Yeah, yeah.

We'll have a talk with Harry.

He's out in back rounding up strays.

Fine.Come along, too, Vince.

If Harry's in the kind of trouble you think he is,

we don't want to take no chances.

I don't want no killers hidin' with us.

I thought this fella was just a little ways out.

They won't be long now. Over here.

You fellas must have a spread-out herd

if you got strays back...

this far.

Let's go back to the chuck wagon.

I'll talk to him when he shows up there.

Well, he may not show up.

We'll find him in a minute.

[ neighs ]

[ gunshots ]

Cover me. I'll try to get in behind him.

[ gunshots continue ]

[ gunshot ]

[ gunshot ]

[ gunshot ]

No, don't shoot! Don't shoot!

I'm coming out!

No need for you to come into town

if you've got something else to do.

Judd?