All language subtitles for S04E09 - Show Me a Hero

[ theme music playing ]

Glass of rye.

Mr. Leland's waiting
for you.

Just pour the rye, Sam.

MAN: Conway.

I got something to settle
with you.

Well, say your piece.
I'm in a hurry.

You was in a hurry
a year ago, too,

the night my partner
got killed.

He was a fool.

'Cause he
wouldn't just give you

everything he'd worked
for all his life?

That make him a fool?

I offered him a fair price,

but he wouldn't sell.

Now he's dead,

but we--
we got the claim anyway.

And you murdered him
to get it.

Oh, that's bad talk, Trivett,

real bad talk.

Why, you dirty, filthy--

WOMAN: Get out of his way.

What are we going to do
with him?

I don't know.

He's not much use
to anyone now, is he?

You took your time.

Oh, I came
straight here, Mr. Leland.

I just stopped at the bar
for a drink.

I don't like
waiting for people, Conway.

I'm, uh, sorry, Mr. Leland.

Sorry's not good enough.

You should know that
after working
for me five years.

Yes, sir.

Ever hear
of Eagle Rock, Wyoming?

No, I don't believe I have.

You're going there.
You start tomorrow.

Uh, Mr. Leland,
I thought--

I want that town,

that Eagle Rock.

You'll get it for me.

We'll move in like we did
in Pawnee Crossing,

Tascosa, Wagon Bed Springs.

Yes, sir.

This is your big chance,
Conway,

I'm going to let you take over
the whole operation
as soon as you set it up.

The man you talk to
and deal with
is Frank Colter.

You come
by here in the morning,

I'll give you
the contracts and the money.

You should be able to make
Eagle Rock five days.

Suppose this Frank Colter--

suppose he doesn't want to deal
with me?

Like I said,
this is your big chance.

Don't mess it up.

Leland Enterprises
is moving into Eagle Rock.

Conway.

Failure is a poor thing...

and a man is a long time dead.

[ wagon train rumbling ]

DRIVER: Hey, whoa!

Ho!

Ho!

Ho!

Ho!

Hold it!

Hey, ho!

Ho!

Wait! Ho!

Ho!

H'ya! Hold it!

Hold on!

Ho!

Pull up! Pull up!

Hold up!

Ho, now! Ho!

Ho, now. Ho.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Ho.

That's right,
just settle down.

You all right?

[ half-laughs nervously ]

Hoo-ha.

Guess they got away from me.

You might say that.

[ panting ]

I want to thank you for--

for what you did.

Ho, there.

I don't know--

I don't know what, uh--

got in them.

Something spooked them.

Well, sure goodness.

I sure couldn't stop.

Whoa, son.

Something--

Something the matter with him?

Is he all right?

Felt him buckle
underneath me,

must've pulled a tendon.

You, uh--

you think
that you can ride him?

No.

I got almost three more days
of traveling

before I get to Medicine Bow.

Eagle Rock's, uh... just about
three miles ahead.

Got a blacksmith shop there.

What did you say?

Eagle Rock--

just a few miles ahead.

Friend, Eagle Rock's
a ghost town.

It died
almost 20 years ago.

How long
since you been this way?

About six months.

Things can change
in six months.

Sometimes a lot sooner.

Look, why don't you just, uh...

hitch the horse on the back,

and we'll take him on in.

By the way, Frank--
[ pants ]

Frank Colter's my name.

Name's Trampas.

Ho, baby.

Just take it easy.

Trampas?

[ whistles ]
Come on.

Get up! Get.

Ha!

[ dog barking ]

Hi, ma'am.
Jed.

I had to see it
to believe it.

But why?

Miners gave this town up
years ago.

Who's responsible?

Well, you might say that I am.

Bye.Bye.

See you later.Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.Bye.

Whoa. Whoa-whoa-whoa.

McAlester.
McAlester!

What was that all about?

[ clucks teeth ]
Come on!

Whoa. Ho.

It's the blacksmith's.

Unhitch your horse.

Come on in.
Devlin should be there.

Frank, about time
you were getting back.

Beginning to fret some
about you.

Come on, now.
You're just worried
about that 10 cents I owe you

from the cribbage game,
aren't you?

Well, now, that's reason enough
for a man to worry.

Uh...

Well, I might not
have got back at all

hadn't it been
for Trampas here.

He not only saved my hide,

but probably the whole wagon
load of supplies.

Then you are twice welcome.
Bert Devlin's the name.

Howdy.

Frank, you hear anything
up in Billings,
you know about--

No, no.
Not a word yet.

Sure hoping you would,

but thinking and hoping

don't get the job done,
do they?

Nope, but we got
a job for you here.

It's a right foreleg.

Ah, let's have a look.

Poor son.

Ho, now.Ho, son. Ho, son.

Oh, I see what you mean.

It's swollen up pretty bad.

How bad?

Well, seems to be
only a sprain.

With hot packs and rest,

he should be fit to riding
in four or five days.

Four--

Suppose I rode another horse
and trailed him?

Mm-mm. He'd pull up lame
before you went 10 miles.

Sure don't want that.

Well, it looks like
your town's going to have

a population of 58
for a few days.

Huh, we'll be glad to have you.

Frank.Keith.

Saw your wagon
as I was going by.
You just get in?

Yeah, just a few minutes ago.

Any news?

No. No, not yet.

Uh, Trampas, like you
to meet Keith Bentley.

He's Eagle Rock's
best attorney.

Eagle Rock's
only attorney.

How do you do?Howdy.

Where can I put
the buck here?

The first stall over there
would be fine.

Fine.

I looked in the wagon.

Is that all they gave you
in Billings?

Yeah, that's going to have to
do us for a while.

About a week at best.

I'd say we've about used up
our credit.

What happens
when that's gone?

Well, then we ought to
just wait and see what happens.

Besides,
a week may be a enough.

We've been saying that
for the last six months.

McAlesters got tired
of hearing it.

They pulled out
this morning.

Yeah, yeah,
I saw them leave.

Frank...
I don't like living
this way.

Neither does Sara.

We both feel
maybe we've made a mistake.

Now, look, Keith.
We both knew it was going to be
difficult from the beginning.

No, no, I--

I think it's time
we get together
for a talk.

Whenever you say.

I'll be in my office
all tomorrow afternoon.

Let's make it then.

Mm-hmm, fine, fine.

You don't suppose
he's pulling out, do you?

I don't suppose anything
until I hear from him
tomorrow.

Trampas, how about coming
to the house

for a bite to eat
before you go to the hotel?

Sounds fine

if it doesn't put anybody
in any trouble.

No. No trouble whatsoever.

What about my gear?

You take care of that?

Oh, sure. I'll get it
over to the hotel for you,

and you rest easy.

I'll take good care
of your horse.

I'm sure your will.

Oh, by the way,
this goes on my bill, huh?

Right.

That's the hotel over there.

Still a little trim work
to be done on it,

but, uh... main things
are finished.

Come on, I just live
right up here.

Frank! Oh, Frank.

FRANK: Mmm.

Hello, Funny Nose.

[ both giggle ]

Miss me?

Why? Did you go someplace?

Been gone for five days,

and that's the way
my wife greets me, huh?

Shows you how important
I am around here.

Lois, I want you to meet
Trampas.

My pleasure, ma'am.

How do you do?

Trampas here saved me
from getting hurt.

It was all my own fault.

I almost turned
the wagon over.

Hadn't have been for him,
I suppose I would have.

Well, I'm very grateful
to you.

Thank you, ma'am.

How do you like our town?

Oh, it's very nice,
what I've seen of it.

[ sighs ]
Well, it's small,
but it's a beginning.

LOIS: It'll grow.

I don't understand.

Buildings, people--

Eagle Rock's been a ghost town
long as I can remember.

Not anymore.

Railroad's going to bring
this place back to life.

Railroad?

Yup.

It's going to come
through here

after all these years...

and these few houses
and stores,

they're going to double.

They're going to double
and triple and quadruple.

We'll be the center
of the cattle
and mining business

in this whole territory,

and we're going to bring
in people,

people who want to start
their lives over again,

start new, start fresh...

like Lois and me
are doing now.

That's what a town
really is, Travis.

It's people.

It's people living together,

working together,

learning to share
their lives together.

That sounds real fine,
Frank...

real fine.

And it's going to happen...

any day now,

maybe tomorrow,

maybe next week,
maybe next month.

Look, you two.

We can talk later.

In the meantime,
supper's ready,

and it's getting cold.

Women-- why are they
so practical, huh?

Ma'am, that was one fine meal.
Thank you.

Thank you.

Where was I?

Oh, yeah,

so I was clerking
for the railroad company

when I got this inside tip
on the railroad route,

decided to gamble on it.

All these people here,

they were friends of mine
and their friends,

and I talked them
into taking a gamble with me.

Hmm. Your lawyer friend,

didn't seem to me
like he was enjoying
the game too much.

No--
[ sighs ]

I guess he didn't.

We got our problems,

but we'll whip them.

[ knock on door ]Ah, Ben.

BEN: Heard you
got back.

Dropped by to say hello.
Morning, Lois.

Good evening, Ben.
The coffee's still hot.

No, thank you.

Ben Tolliver,
I'd like you to meet Trampas.

Trampas is going to be a guest
in Eagle Rock for a few days.

Glad to know you.Ben's the law in town.

Well, nice to meet you.

Ben Tolliver--
name sounds familiar.

Like the rest of me,
been around a lot of years.

Anything happen
while I was gone, Ben?

Well, let's see.

There was one dastardly act

that I was forced to deal
with alone.

And what was that?

Old Ann Talbot stole
one of Mrs. Taylor's pies.

And what did you do, Ben?

What did I do about it?

I threw them in jail,
that's what I did,

and I fined them a dollar,
which I gave to Mrs. Taylor.

And what else?

Well, uh...

let's say that old Ann and I
disposed of the evidence

before I turned them loose.

Oh, Ben's handled things
very well

besides dropping by
at least once every day

to see if there's
anything I needed.

That was the nicest part
of my day.

I know what you mean.

Well, I reckon I better go
down to the hotel

and find myself a room.

I'll walk on over with you.

Fine.

Frank. Thanks again, Lois.

Good night, Trampas.You're welcome.

Good night.Talk to you tomorrow, Ben.

That Trampas, I like him.

Hmm? Yeah, so do I.

Frank, what is it?

What's what?

Something's
been troubling you.

Well, it's---
[ sighs ]

It's Keith.

Trampas was right.

He and Sara are thinking
about pulling out.

Oh, no.

Well, you can't let him.

If he goes,
half the town will follow.

I can't stop him.

It's been six months, Lois,
six months,

not a word, nothing.

I don't know.

Maybe he's right.

Maybe--- maybe we all
should just pull out.

No, Frank,
you don't mean that.

I don't?

We're down
to our last dollar, Lois.

The merchants in Billings,
they're not going to carry us
any longer.

They told you that?

That wagon load out there,
that's it.

I can't go on promises alone,

and that's all
that I can give them.

Oh, Frank.

Frank, we've come so far.

We're so close to everything
we've ever wanted.

Don't give it up now,
please.

You still believe in miracles,
don't you?

I believe in you,

and I love you very much.

All right,

we'll run the string
out to the end

as far as we can.

Just waiting isn't enough.

We've got to stop
Sara and Keith.

Let's ride out there
first thing in the morning
and talk to them.

I don't think talk
will change his mind.

You'll change it for him.

Besides, I haven't seen
their baby for almost a month.

Oh... I see.

Well, I thought
that there was another reason.

Well, when we have babies--Mm-hmmm.

I want all our friends
to come see them.

I just know that you will,

Funny Nose.

Nice evening, isn't it?

This is the time of day
I like best.

Yup, I know what you mean.

Most things a man enjoys,

all it takes is a time
to open his eyes

and see what's there.

That took me a lot more years
to find out

then you did.

Well, you took
a different trail than I did.

Ben Tolliver, law man
for some of the roughest towns
in the west.

Not anymore.

My time's run out on me.

Well, you're still wearing
a badge.

This town look to you
like it needs taming?

No.

Don't to me either.

That's why I'm here.

Did you ever put
an old cow pony out to pasture?

One or two.

Well, this here's my pasture.

I've had my share of killing
and almost being killed.

From now on
I'm going to just let
the sun warm my face

and sleep easy at night.

Nothing wrong in that.

See you in the morning.

Good night.

[ clucking teeth ]

Whoa, son.

Well, he doesn't seem to be
favoring as much
as he did before.

No. I kept the stall
wetted down, too.

That takes the pressure
off his bad leg.

Well, I certainly appreciate
what you've been doing.

That was a mighty nice thing
you did for Frank Colter
yesterday.

Anybody would have done
the same.

They're a fine young couple,
the Colters.

You know them long?

Sure. We're
from the same town back East.

Went to their wedding
last year.

You must have come here
with them, then.

Yup. Sold out
lock, stock, and barrel.

Had a nice-going
little shop, too,

but when that railroad
comes through here,

I'll make 10 times
what I could have made
back there.

Morning, you two.

BERT: Hi, Frank.

Good morning.How is he?

He's doing
a lot better now.

Yeah, well, Bert
knows his horses.

I can say that for him,

and he's not too bad
at cribbage either.

Speaking of cribbage,

has he paid you
what he owes you?

Not yet he hasn't, Lois,

so you keep after him.

Look, we're on our way
out to the Bentleys,

take some supplies out.

Left yours up on the porch.

Oh, fine, thank you.

Okay?Mm-hmm.

Uh, Frank,
good luck with Keith.

Anything in mind today?
What you doing?

Oh, nothing, just watching
after old Buck.

This is mighty pretty
countryside.

Would you like to ride along
with us?

Well, it's a nice day
for a ride in the country.

Fine.Come on.

Hello, Keith.

Hello, Frank.
Lois.

Hello, Keith.

You remember Trampas here,
don't you?

Yes, of course.

Howdy.

Brought some supplies
out for you, Keith.

Not very much, is there?

I guess we'll all have to go
a little short this time.

Looks like you've got
a nice piece of land here.

Good, rich top soil.

It's some of the best land
in the valley.

You got a lot of good feed--

Bluegrass, Switchgrass,
Yellow,

and I don't see
any Larkspur.

What's Larkspur?

Well, some kinds
will kill cattle.

It's mighty pretty
but hard on stock.

Well, I'm not a cattle man,
Mr. Trampas,

and I don't expect to be one.

Uh, Keith, is Sara
in the house?

Yeah, she's in there.

Good, I'll go say hello.

Where would you like us to put
the supplies, Keith?

Shack's good.

Tell you what, Trampas,
if we play our cards right,

we might be able to talk Keith
out of some of his hard cider.

Sounds good.

Morning, blacksmith.Morning.

Tell me, this all there is
to your town?

Oh, it's enough
for us who live in it.

Like I always say,

each man has
his own way to go.

When I see a town like this,

I like to ride right through.

Is that
what you planning to do?

Yeah, mm-hmm,

soon as we settle
a little business we have.

Uh, maybe you could help.

You know a Frank Colter?

What's it about?

Don't ask questions.
Just answer them.

You have a loose mouth,
Lonnie.

It'll get you
in trouble some day.

He's been there before.

I'm sorry, blacksmith.

We've been traveling hard
the last few days,

makes a man's tongue prickly.

Could you tell us
where Colter lives?

Yeah, that house
right over there.

Thank you, blacksmith.

[ knocks ]

Deke, check in there.

Ah, the lady of the house
has nice taste.

There's nobody in there,
Midge.

He must be somewhere
around town or someplace.

You know, Lonnie,
sometimes I wonder

how I'd ever get along
without you.

Let's go and find him.

Sure, the sooner we get
out of this crummy town,
the better I'll like it.

Deke, we'll get
out of this crummy town
when I say, huh?

All right, Midge.

Are the Colters
in here?

Evidently not, Sheriff.

Then what are you doing
in here?

We knocked.
The door was open.

That still don't give you
the right to enter
another man's home.

You're absolutely right,
Sheriff.

We got no call
to be here whatsoever,

but we were looking
for Frank Colter.

Business matter.

Are we under arrest?

No. Just get out.

We'll wait for Colter
in the saloon.

You seem to be carrying
a lot of years to still be
a law man.

I can still get the job done
if I have to.

Yes, I suppose you can.

Thanks again, old timer.

Well, that was a long ride.

My throat's as dry
as a tumbleweed.

Yeah, I could go
for a drink myself.

Would you mind
if I joined you?

No. Come on.

Thank you.

Trampas!

Come on.

[ grunts,
snaps fingers]

You just fell down dead.

Maybe so,
but I had company.

Midge.Trampas?
How long has it been?

Well, it's got to be
five years.

Last time was--

Ooh, last time was Durango.

That's right.

I remember.

I had a pretty little filly
in the barn.

That's right.

I went to get her a drink,
and when I came back,
she was gone.

That's right.

And it took me a whole week
to find out it was you

who scooted her away.

Well, she had
a sick grandmother,
and I took her to visit.

I'll bet.

[ laughs ]Come on, we got five years
to make up for here.

Oh, you got me on that one.

Still shakes them up a bit,
doesn't it?

Yeah, but, you know,
we're getting a little old
to play that game.

Five years older.
A man can change a lot
in five years.

TRAMPAS: You bet.Have you?

Well, yeah,
you might say so.

Yeah, I can see it.

What have you been doing
all this time?

Well, I been working.

Working at what?

Well, the job pays
40 a month and found.

Shiloh spread.
What about yourself?

Oh, doing what I can
any way I can,

most anything
to make a dollar.

Same way as before?

Oh, no. No, those years
have changed me, too,
old horse.

I play things
a lot more careful
than I used to.

Well, I'm glad to hear it,
real glad to hear it.

What brings you into town?

Like I said,
chasing those dollars.

Well, mighty skimpy
around here.

Yeah, but that could change.

TRAMPAS: Yeah.Who'd you come in with?

She's mighty pretty.

Well, that is Mrs.--
Mrs. Frank Colter,

and he's Frank Colter.

Colter?

Why, he's my reason
for being here.

How's for an introduction?

Well, fine, fine,
but you remember the brand,
yeah?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Lois, Frank,

I'd like you to meet
an old friend of mine.

This is Midge Conway.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Colter.

Hello.Howdy.

It's a pleasure, ma'am.

How do you do?Please, sit down.

Thank you.

I must say, you two
have a very strange way
of greeting one another.

Tell me, ma'am,
who do you think won?

I was too scared to notice.

Well, it was close.
It was very close.

It always is.

Oh, Frank, Midge is in town
so he can talk to you.

Me? Well, that's fine.
About what?

You ever hear
of Leland Enterprises?

No, I can't say
that I have.

Well, it's one man, actually,
Philip Leland.

I work for him.

He moves in
a lot of directions--

building, investments,
amusement concessions,
things like that.

He's heard about you,
Mr. Colter.

He heard about how you got
people to invest

and rebuild this town,

and he heard
about the railroad.

Only he heard about it
after Frank did.

That's right.
After.

Now, he's liked
what you've done,
Mr. Colter,

and he'd like to buy
into it.

Oh, wonderful.

New business
is always welcome
in Eagle Rock.

Well, that's fine.

What sort of business
is he interested in?

Uh, amusement concessions
mainly.

What Midge means is...

gambling tables.Among other things.

Well, I don't know.

We've just never thought
of gambling in Eagle Rock.

We'd run honest tables.
It would be no trouble...

and 25% off the top
goes to the town.

You can do
what you like with it.

Twenty-five percent?

Well, that would mount up,
and we could sure use it.

Well, look.

This might help you decide,
Mr. Colter.

Mr. Leland knows
about you being pressed
for money right now.

He sent this along
as a sort of advance.

Hell, there's enough here
to cover you till you hear
about the railroad,

and you can pay it back
any way you like.

Well, I'd--

I'd have to talk it over
with the others.

Well, fine,

but I would like to know
by tomorrow.

Well, if it's agreeable
with everyone else,
it's a deal.

Fine. Let's drink to that.

Well, I--

I've got work to do,
and I better get to it.

It's good doing business
with you, friend.

It's a pleasure.Oh, and don't forget this.

Go on.

I think I'll call it a day,
too.

Midge,
great to see you again.

I'll walk out with you.

One drink and you fold?

You have changed.

Well, it can happen,
old horse.

See you.See you.

Nice meeting you.

Ma'am.

[ mutters ]

BEN: Frank.

Afternoon, Ben.

You talk to them three fellows
come here to see you?

Sure did, yeah.

Did you know them before?

No, but one of them's
a friend of Trampas here.

Oh?

Ben, our town's getting a name
for itself already.

A big investor
wants to buy in with us.

That what they wanted?

Yeah. Not them, but they
represent a man name Leland.

Leland?Yup.

Philip Leland?

You know him?

I know him.

I've worked towns
where Leland operated.

They never were the same
when he got through with them.

What do you mean, Ben?Just what I say.

Any crooked or rotten deal
you can come up with

Leland has used.

Let him get a grip
on this town,

and he'll rip it
right out of your hands,

and the men that work with him
are no better.

What about that, Trampas?

What about your friend?

I haven't seen him
in five years, Frank.

I can't vouch
for what he is now.

Well, that doesn't sound
too good, does it?

Well, maybe Leland's changed.

A lot of good towns
have gambling.

Lois, what is it
you were saying last night

about the people?

People in this town
are our friends,

and they're here
because we brought them here.

Now, this Leland's
the kind of man

that Ben says he is, then...

I don't know.

I don't know
if we want any part of it.

Darling, there's so much
at stake.

You mustn't make
a hasty decision.

Think it over till tomorrow.

Talk to the others,

then you can decide.

All right.
Talk tomorrow, huh?

Ben, Trampas.

What would you do, son?

Sheriff,
I'm just passing through.

Isn't my town.

Isn't my affair.

I'm not too sure
that's right.

When Colter's team
was running away with him,

you didn't feel that way.

Now the same thing
is happening to his town.

They'll listen to you, son.

To them maybe
I'm just an old man

who sees trouble everywhere.

Look, Ben, I'll be leaving
in a couple days.

What can I do?

When the time comes,
you'll know.

See, this here shoe
will give him a softer walk

and take some of the strain
off his leg.

Will I be able to ride him
tomorrow?

Don't see why not.

Just don't push him too hard
for a few days.

What are you doing,
getting fitted for new boots?

Morning, Midge.Horse.

Morning, blacksmith.Morning.

Are my horses ready to go?

Groomed, grained,
watered them,

just like you told me to.

Good, saddle them up,
will you?Mm-hmm.

Give him a hand.

Well, you fixing
to pull out?

Yup, first thing
in the morning.

I should wrap
my business deal up
this morning,

then I'll be leaving.

You going back to talk
to Leland?

That's right.

Say, why don't you
ride back with me?

I put the word in to Leland,
he'd take you on.

A lot more money
than wrangling.

No, Midge, like I said.

Yeah, I know.

You're riding easy
with what you got.

Like I say, each man
has his own way to go.

Midge, what's
your end of the deal?

The best setup I ever had,
the best.

I get to manage
the whole shooting match,

top man next to Leland.

As you know,
I've been waiting
a lot of years for this.

Midge.Yeah.

Nothing.

Good morning, Mr. Colter.

They told me
I'd find you here.

You needn't have bothered.
I'd have come to your office.

There's no need.

There's no deal,
Mr. Conway.

Here's your money back.

You know about this,
old horse?

Oh, Trampas has
nothing to do with it.

We just don't want
any gambling in Eagle Rock.

I think you and I better have
a serious talk, Mr. Colter.

No amount of talk, Mr. Conway,
is going to change anything.

I've got
an awful lot of work to do.

I'll be back tomorrow.

Then we'll have that talk.

Old horse,
tell your friend about me.

I haven't changed
that much in five years.

What was that shooting
about?

Conway.

So now it starts.

What starts?

Trouble.

How much trouble, Ben?

You tell him.

Whatever it takes
to make you change your mind.

[ horse whinnies ]

I know, I know.
Whoa, son.

That makes two of us
are edgy to get out of here.

How's your old leg, hmm?

Frank, do you have to clean
that thing now?

I haven't cleaned it
in a while.

Or used it.

What do you think will happen?

Nothing. Nothing's
going to happen.

What makes you say that?

They're just running
a bluff, Lois.

All we have to do is sit tight
and wait.

When they see
we're not going to change
our mind now,

they'll give it up.

And if they don't,
what happens then?

We'll just have to wait
and see what happens.

But Frank, look at--Not "buts"!

Talked about it enough
for one evening,

now let's just forget
about it.

Oh, son, good morning.

Morning, Ben.

You leaving us?

I'm on my way right now.

Sorry to see you go.

Ben, in case of trouble,

Midge is fast.

He's real fast.

I figured he would be.

It might be some help to know
that Midge, before he draws,

he tugs at his ear.

It's a habit he has.

Thanks.
I'll remember.

Good luck to you, Ben.

See you soon, son.

Ah, didn't hear you coming.

Sort of startled me, son.

Sorry. You ready to ride?

Soon as you throw
a saddle on her.

Why, looks like he's
feeling pretty good.

Uh-huh.

Thanks for everything
you've done.

Just did my job is all.

Hey, Trampas.

If you were in our place,

what would you do,

you know,
about them fellas?

Devlin,
I'm not in your place.

I find it best to let folks
make up their own mind.

Guess you're right.

It's not your problem.

I'll go get your bridle.

[ horses trotting ]

Morning, ma'am.

Colter.COLTER: Morning.

I've come for your answer.

I hope it's different
than yesterday's.

No, I'm afraid
nothing's changed.

I can't take that
back to Leland.

See, it'd be my job,

and it's too good a job
to lose.

That your final decision?

Yes, it is.

Oh, Frank!

Frank! Frank!

Frank! Oh!

No, let him go!
Let him go!

Frank! Let him go!

[ sobbing ]

Let him go!

Frank! No!

Please...

Let him go!

Hold it.

Oh, something you want,
Sheriff?

Tell your men to take
their ropes off him.

And if I don't?

I'll put you all in jail.

Deke, Lonnie, hear that?

Sheriff here is going to put us
all in jail.

Why don't you do that?

Why don't you just try
and put us in jail, old man?

WOMAN: Oh!

[ people clamoring ]

Oh, Frank.

Well, Midge,
you've had your fun.

The game's over.

Wasn't much of a game,
was it, old horse?

Oh, you proved your point,
whatever that was.

Well, I've proved it
if he's changed his mind.

There's no change.

No, you're wrong, friend.

I brought some men with me
back from Billings.

They're camped outside town.

Each has $200 in gold.

The reason he has it
is to make a change.

This contract allows Leland
Enterprises to operate
in this town.

Now, you sign it
and give it to me
this afternoon,

or there won't be one building
left standing by tonight.

And old horse,
if you're still around,

stay out of it, huh?

He's fast, like you said.

He just nicked me,

but I won't be able to hold
a razor with that hand
for a week.

Come on, Ben, let's get inside
and take care of that arm.

You all right, Frank?

Yeah, I'm all right.

I think we've all got
some talking to do.

We'll meet in the hotel.

I'm all right.

This is my--I'm all right!

Well?

It's legal.

It'll hold up
in any court in the land.

Keith, in plain words,
what does it say?

In plain words,

it says
that Leland Enterprises

can take a 99-year lease
on any property in this town

and use it as they see fit.

In other words,
they'd control the town.

That's about it.

Well?

What happens now?

Well, I suppose
we have to find out

what this town means to us...

to all of us

and the price
that we're willing to pay.

Is it worth our lives?

Is it, Frank?

I can't talk for you, Keith.

I can't say for any others.

For myself,
I think it is.

You don't have
any children, Frank.

It's different
when you've got children.

Yup, I suppose it is.

Look, we were all in this
just for a gamble.

We weren't risking our lives,

just, um, money.

Devlin's right.

No sense in getting killed
for a scrubland

with a lot of beat-up,
old buildings.

If we sign this,
we still get a fair return
on our investment.

With this money, we can wait
as long as it takes

for the railroad
to come through.

So we sell out, huh?

and leave the town to Leland
and the others, is that it?Yes.

Yes!

We come out ahead
on the deal.

What happens after that
is none of our business.

And you, do you think
like the rest of them do, huh?

It's time
I was getting on home.

Sara's got her hands full
with the baby.

I'll see you all later.

DEVLIN:
Good night, Keith.

Ben.

Where will you go?

I haven't given it
much thought.

I will when I ride out.

This could've been
a nice little town.

I'll walk you home.

Frank.

Frank, where have you been?

Walking.

It's been over two hours.

Frank.

Frank?

Frank, I went along
with the others

not for the money,

but because of you.

I don't care about money,
this town, anything.

Only you.

I love you...

and I don't want you killed

because of foolish pride.

Is that what you
think it is, Lois?

Foolish pride?

Maybe it was once.

I suppose that any man
who works for $7 a week

hopes that some day he'll be
important, powerful...

but I have got
a lot of good people
tangled up in this...

and now somehow

being important,

it just doesn't mean anything...

but those people,
they do mean something,

and so does this town,

and I want it to be
a good, decent town, Lois.

But the others
wanted you to sign.

Maybe,

and maybe they wanted me
to take a stand.

You had no choice.

Didn't I?

Don't we have a choice?

Are we suppose to stand by
and let them walk
right into a town

that we built,
that we breathed life into

and let them rip the heart
right out of our hopes
and dreams?

You want me to accept that?

Do you want me to accept it,
Lois?

No, Frank.

Hello, boys.

Figured you'd be gone by now.

I don't like to travel
in the heat of the day
unless I have to.

[ chattering ]

You ever been in
on the death rattle
of a town, son?

No.

Well, you will today.

It won't be
a quick, clean death.

It'll be a slow, dirty one.

Folks can get rich
by destroying a town

same as they can building one,

and that's a lot easier.

[ wagon approaching ]

MAN: Hey, look.
Here comes the Bentleys.

[ baby crying ]

[ townspeople clamoring ]

What happened, Keith?

They burned our house, Ben,

burned everything
to the ground.

Oh, Sara.
Here, let me have the baby.

You all right, Keith?

You want to talk now?

They rode into our place,

about 10 of them.

We told them we signed
the contract.

Conway wanted to make sure
we didn't change our minds.

They laughed while they put
the torch to the house.

They were laughing
when I was trying to fight
the flames.

Then they put us in the buggy.

Then they said to tell you
that they'd be here by 5:00,

said to stay off the streets
till they told us different.

[ clamoring ]

Frank, if you still want
to stay and fight,

you won't be alone.

I helped build this street.

There's no man
going to tell me

when I can
or can't walk on it.

I'm staying.

MAN #1:
We'll stay and fight.

MAN #2: Yes, Frank,
we'll stay.

WOMAN: We'll stay, too.

MAN #3:
I'll back you up, Frank.

MAN #4:
We'll back you up, Frank.
We'll make a fight of it.

Okay, get your guns.
We'll make a stand.

What about you, Frank?

[ tearing ]

MAN: That's all
I wanted to see.

We've got 15 minutes
before they ride in.

All right, Ben,
what do we do?

We get a hold of
all the wagons

and bales of hay
that we can

and set up a barricade

down there and up there.

They could come
from either direction.

Fredicks, Bolin, Greer,

get up on those roofs

and make your fire count.

All right, the kids, the women,
what do we do about them?

The hotel is the safest place
in town.

Tell them to stay put.

Right.

Phillips, Rigney,
take a wagon.Lois, Philly, Miss Mathews--

Get yourselves a wagon.

Load it up
with a water barrel
and some food.

We may be here
for quite a while.

Now, the rest of you,

get your weapons
and get back quick as you can.

Now, come on!
Let's get on it.

The sun has cooled off some.

Shouldn't you be on your way?

What chance do they have
against them?

We'll know
in about 10 minutes.

Stay inside and stay away
from the windows, all right?

Yes, we know.

Come back to me.

Please?

Stay away from those windows.

Something
troubling you, son?

Men getting killed
always troubles me.

No call
for you to fret about it.

How much help do you figure
you'd be with your arm
like that?

I can make do.

Well, those warm, easy years
you were telling me about

are kind of bunching
up on you, aren't they?

Could be.

I'm no hero, son.

I got over
all that foolishness
a lot of years ago.

A man sets himself
a way of living.

Hard to break the mold,

and me, well,
I just never learned
how to run.

Or ask for help.

I never figured I'd need help.

Deputy only pays
a dollar a day.

Man would be a fool
to take the job now.

[ badge clunks onto table ]

And I'd never ask him to.

Good, good.

Water and food here?

It's all taken care of.
It's right over here.

Enough to last
for three days.

You men ready up there?

How about you?

That does it.

Now what do we do?

We wait...

about two minutes,

and then...

So he decided
to take the job, huh?

Ben, you didn't have
any right to ask him.

It's not his fight.

A man like that
does what he wants to do,

not what people ask him to do.

Well,

reckon we're ready.

Ten of them.We outnumber them.

[ guns cocking ]

That depends.

On what?

On how much better gunfighters
we are.

Come on, this way.

What are they doing now, Ben?

They'll be back.

What do you think?

I think I made a mistake
burning the Bentley spread.

How so?

You wouldn't understand that,
Lonnie.

Your kind never does.

What makes you think
you're any different than me?

Yeah, maybe you're right.

All I know is you said
this would be a walk-in.

It don't look
like no walk-in to me.

Still can be.

Those men aren't gunfighters.

Hear bullets
cut past their head,

they'll lose their stomach
for fighting.

Suppose they don't?

I say they will.

Yo!

[ cocking rifles ]

Ben, I want one more try
to stop this before men
are killed.

What you have in mind?

I want to talk to him.

If you think it'll help,
go ahead.

He's a fool
to go out there alone.

Well, old horse,
you changed jobs after all.

For a while.

You chose sides.

Midge, these men,

they're not going to let you
take their town.

They intend to fight.

Then they'll die.

But why, Midge?

It can't mean that much to you.

You're wrong.

Now, all I got to show
for 10 years work

is this horse under me
and the rags on my back.

Frank, what are you doing?
Frank.

But if I wrap this job up,
I'm riding clear
from there on out.

So you see,
it is important to me.

Trampas!

You go back there,
you can cause me
an awful lot of misery.

See, if I kill you,
I can walk all over
the rest of them.

I'm, uh...

sorry it had to end this way
for us.

So am I.

Like I always say,

each man has
his own way to go.

[ fires ]

Hold it, Deke!

Hold your fire.

All right, now,
you tell the others,

they want to send a torch to
this town, to come ahead.

but a lot of you
are going to die doing it.

All right.

If Leland wants this town,
he can fight for it.

Come on, boys.

[ gasping ]

Now we know who's fastest.

Proud of you, Frank.

You think that settles it,
Ben,

or will Leland try again?

No, he's made his move.

He won't push it.

Keith...

If I give you the money,

will you give it
back to Leland?

I'll take care of it.

Well, we're right back
where we started from--

no money, no word
when the railroad's
going to come through,

if at all...

but I think we know
what this town means to us.

If it's worth

fighting to hold,
at least for myself,

it's--

it's worth working to build.

Now, we've got the land,

can give us everything
that we need,

but it's going to take
a lot of hard work.

We're going to have to work
with our hands.

We're going to have to work
with our backs.

It's not going to be easy.

Now, it's up to you.

Sara and I've got
a home to rebuild

and some good ranch land
to start working.

Keith, there's
a lot of people
around here

will be out
there to give you a hand.

Thank you, Bert.

Trampas.

Well, it's time
I was leaving, Frank.

I--

we all want to thank you
very much.

Our door is
always open to you, Trampas.

I'll remember that.

So long, Frank.

Trampas.

Bye, now.

BEN: Trampas.

Looks like I've got
a town to run again.

Yeah.

Oh.

You better take this, Ben.

You might be needing it
again sometime.

Your wages, son.

You earned it.

Ben, I don't think
I'd enjoy spending it.

You take care of yourself,
you hear?

You do the same, son.

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