All language subtitles for S06E11 - To Bear Witness

[ theme music playing ]

MAN: I don't understand.
I just don't understand.

How can you change
your mind like that?

It's been two months
since you made that pledge.

We're not asking
for a contribution.

All we want is for you
to sell us that house
at a fair price.

It's not for sale.

You said you didn't plan
to move into that house.

What I do
with my property

is my own business.

Walter--I'll do what I want!

You told
the hospital committee

that you would
sell us that place.

I changed my mind.

Hey, I'd like to buy
some harness.

So you're holding out
for a better price?
Is that what you want?

Hey, will you stop
arguing?

Will you wait on me?

Not until we get this
settled, he won't.

This town needs
a hospital.

Then go and build one.

We don't have
the money to build
from the ground up,

and you know it!

That's too bad.

Walter, I thought
you said that--

You keep your nose
out of this

and wait on the customers!

What are you all
lookin' at?!

I don't know what's
eatin' you, Walter.

I just can't
make you out.

But tell me this--
what am I to tell
the hospital committee?

Simple. You tell them

I'm not givin' any old house
so you can become a hero.

Being a hero
isn't what I'm after.

You're after
anything you can get.

You walk around with
that sanctimonious face,

but I know what
you're doin' when
our backs are turned!

I want to know what
you're insinuating.

Doc! Cool down! Walter!

Doc, come on outside.

All right.

All right, but we're
gonna finish this
sometime.

You had no right to
treat the doctor--

Mind your business.

And you, too.

Here, Doc.

The nerve of that guy.

[ chuckles ]
I'd say you're pretty
nervy yourself.

I haven't seen you
so riled up

since the day Hobey Carter
kicked you in the face

when you pulled
that bullet out.

I'm in no mood
for jokes.

I'm sorry.

What's Walter Varig
got against you, anyway?

What's he got
against anybody?

He's just no good.

But the shame of it is,
it's gonna cost this town

a badly-needed
new hospital.

I'd like to go back
in there and--

Now, you don't attack
a man in his own store.

It's bad manners, Doc.

Yeah.

Is it broke,
Miss Fisk?

It sure is, Nancy.
How'd it happen?

Apples.

Apples?Apples.

Well, of course.

How can apples
break your brace?

'Cause I like apples
and fell out of the tree.

Now, little girls
shouldn't climb trees.

Wasn't there a little boy
around to help you get
an apple out of the tree?

Uh-huh. He fell out of
the tree, too.

[ laughs ]

Come on, Nancy.
Home we go.

Past the apple tree, Daddy.

All right.There we go.

Hello, Doc, Trampas.

Hello.

What's the matter
with you?

I just saved
our good doctor here

from gettin'
a black eye,

and he's still,
you know...

Hello, Uncle Doc.

Hello, Nancy.
Where's your brace?

Broke.How?

Apples.

I'll let her
explain it to you

while I get this over to
the blacksmith's shop.

Oh, I'm headed
that way myself.

So long.

Hello, Joe.

Good afternoon, Carol.

Hey, what have you
got there?

Nancy broke her brace.

You can hold down the leg,

but you can't hold down
the kids.

That's right.

Could you get this out
right away for me?

Just fix this right there.

Be sure it's the same
length that it was before.

Sure.

Say, when you and Doc get
the new hospital going,

I'll be out of jobs
like this.

No, we'll have you over there
doing the same thing.

Could you drop this by
when you finish?

Sure thing.

Thank you.

Carol?

You sure you don't want to
have supper with me tonight?

Thank you, Trampas.
Maybe some other time.

All right.

Bye-bye.Bye.

Well, Joe,
I got a job for you.

I busted my share
on the plow here.

Hello, Carol.

Oh, Walter.
You frightened me.

Oh, I'm...

I'm deeply sorry.

I really must be going.

You always have to go
when I'm around.

All I want to do
is talk to you.

All right.

We can't talk here.

We should talk
in some nice place.

Uh, maybe some food.
Some wine?

It's no use, Walter.

Just to talk.

What can that hurt?

I miss you, Carol.

I really have to--

Back to work, huh?

You and him...

are out together
in that office all day.

Nights, too?

You're foolish.

Well, I fixed him
good today.

No hospital.

That's what I told him--

no hospital.

You're in love
with the doc.

Admit it!

Let go of me.

I'll catch you!

I'll catch you with him.
The whole town will know.

His wife will know.

They'll all know you
for what you are.

Aah!

No, no, no!

He's just drunk,
that's all.

I'll find out
for sure.

I'll get you.

You'll see.

Come on.
Go on home.

You all right?Yeah.

Thank you very much.

Want me to
take you home?

No, I'm fine,
thank you.

You're sure?Yes.

Someday, somebody's
gonna catch up with Walter,

and it's not
gonna be pretty.

Surprised it hasn't
happened ten times
already.

He should've been
a coyote.

Coyotes aren't
mean enough.

Eh.

Can you fix my plow?
I'd like to take it
back later.

Sure, it won't
take long.

In the meantime, I'm gonna
go get something to eat.

Hey, Trampas.

What's the rush?
Stick around a while.

Oh, no, I'd better
get started.

Have a short one
on the house.

Well, I could use one.

Thank you.
Oh, and by the way,

the next time
I order a steak,

would you mind scraping
the ashes off before
you serve it to me?

You got a deal.

Well, good night, Pat.

Good night.

Joe?

Hey, Joe, are you here?

[ neighs ]Ah!

Doc?

Hey, Doc?

I think I need
a couple of stitches.

Doc?

Doc!

Hey, Doc! I cut my--

I need help! Hey!

[ overlapping chatter ]

All right, people!
Let's break it up!

Let's go home!

Whew!

This yours?

You know it isn't.

Is that right?

Are you trying
to tell me you think
I had something to do

with killing Walt?

Well...

What, because of this?
Ow! Hey, Doc!

I told you
to hold still.

I told you, I cut it
before I got there

on our plow.

Exactly which street
were you plowing on?

[ sighs ]
No, no. We'll start
from the beginning.

I was fixing the plow
on the wagon

so it would ride better.

Okay.On the wagon.

And it fell on my hand.

The wagon?

No, the plow.

Ah.

Some folks heard
you and Varig had
a fight today.

He was out of line.

Far enough out of line
for you to kill him?

I didn't kill anybody.

Emmett, I--

I told you,
I cut my hand
before I got there,

and I found him there.

In the alley?In the alley.

Let's see, now.
You and Varig had
a fight today.

Varig was stabbed
tonight.

You got a cut in
your hand that could've
come from a knife.

And you found Varig
in an alley where nobody
could've seen him

unless they were
looking for him
or put him there.

I didn't put him there.

What were you doing
in an alley?

I told you, I was on--
Will you tell him?

Tell him what?

You saw me on the street.
I yelled to you.

I showed you my cut hand
before I got to Carol's.

I saw you where?

On the main street.
I yelled to you.

I showed you
my cut hand.

When was this?Tonight.

I don't know exactly
what you want me
to say, Trampas.

But you couldn't have
seen me on the street.

I was in my office
all night until now.

Your office? No, Doc.
You were in the alley.

I saw you.
You looked right at me.

Maybe you saw somebody,
but it wasn't me.

It was you.

Doc, tell Emmett
you saw me.

I wish I could.

What are you doing?

You mean
I'm under arrest?

Kind of.

What's "kind of"?
Either I am or I'm not.

If I'm not, I'm going
back to Shiloh.

Wait a minute.

What, am I
under arrest?

No, you're not
under arrest.

It's too late to go
back to Shiloh.

I'm just offering you
a bed in here.

And if I don't
take the offer?

Then you're
under arrest.

Doc's word
over mine, huh?

You might have
a reason to lie.
He doesn't.

Don't be too sure.

What do you mean?

I mean I'm not
the only one

who had a fight
with Walt today.

Doc. The doc doesn't
fight with anybody.

There's some witnesses
who'll tell you different.

Now you're really
beginning to worry me.

What do you mean?

You're dragging in
a good friend of yours,

you're trying to put
the blame on him.

It makes me think
you're tryin' to grab
at straws or somethin'.

What about you?
Dragging in a good
friend of yours?

Lockin' him in jail?
It seems to me you're
grabbin' at straws.

Doesn't my word
mean anything?

Yes, it does.
But there's been a murder.

I know there's been a--

Go to sleep.

Where you goin'?

To try to prove
you didn't kill Varig...

if I can.

If you--

JOE: Who's out there?

Hey, Joe.
It's Emmett Ryker.

Evening, Emmett.
Anything wrong?

Who's rig is this, Joe?

Trampas. He was supposed
to come by earlier.

I was wondering
if I shouldn't bed
his horses down.

It's gettin'
pretty late.

You can stable 'em.
He won't need 'em
before morning.

Where is Trampas?

He had a fight with
Walter Varig today.

You know what
it was about?

Varig was pushing
Carol Fisk around.

Trampas got to him
about a second
before I did.

You know, I hated
to lose that race.

Then it wasn't
an argument just between
Trampas and Varig?

No. But if you ask me,

Walter Varig's
got an argument with
everyone in this town.

What was the trouble
between Varig and Carol?

Well, I'm not sure.

They had most of it
over with by the time
we got to him.

Yeah.

Well, I'll talk to you
later, Joe.

Trampas will pick
his rig up in the morning.

Hey, Emmett.

What's this all about?

You ought to
go home, Pete.

Yeah, I--

I just wanted
to come down here

and make sure
everything was all right.

Everything's all right.
Everything's fine here.

You go on home now.

Yeah, I will.

It's funny.

I was gettin' ready
for bed when they...

came and pounded
on the door,

told me that
Walter was dead.

Murdered.

All I could think of
how silly I looked,

standing there
in my nightshirt,

hearing them tell me
my brother's been murdered.

I'm sorry, Pete.
I'm sorry.

They told me you were
gonna arrest Trampas.

He's not the one.

Doc Baldwin--
that's your man.

Doc? What do you mean,
the doc?

He's the one--
no question.

Why Doc?

Didn't Walter tell you?

Of course not.

Of course not.
Walter's dead.

He couldn't tell you.

Pete? Pete, you'd
better go home.

If I were you,

I'd close up the store
for a few days

and get yourself fixed up
and take care of
yourself, you know?

I thought I would.

You know...

Walter's been tellin' me
what to do for so long,

I'm kind of
waitin' around for him
to make the decision.

Yeah, yeah.

You're gonna arrest
Doc Baldwin, aren't you?

Why should I?

He killed my brother.Why?

There was some trouble.
I don't know what it was.

Walter wouldn't tell me.

I can't arrest anybody--There was some trouble!

And I know
it was important.

I'll talk to Doc.

You do more
than talk to him!
You arrest him!

He killed my brother!All right, Pete.

All right.
Close up the shop here

and go on home now.

Go on.

Yeah.

You know, I--

Most of the time,
I never liked Walter.

Now he's dead.

It don't matter
what a man is like.

He's got a right to live.

[ knock on door ]

[ knocking ]

[ knocking ]

[ knocking ]

What's the matter?
You sick?

Just all the excitement
this afternoon, I guess.

Yeah.

Walter was killed
right out there.

Yes, that was
the terrible thing.

He certainly wasn't one of
our best loved men, but--

Walter was out there,
watching your house.

Did you know that?

He did a lot of crazy things
when he was drunk.

How do you know
he was drunk?

Everybody knows
he drank all the time.

Was he drunk
this afternoon
when you saw him?

You did see him
this afternoon.

That's right.

Then why talk around it?
He was drunk
this afternoon,

so you guessed he was
still drunk out there
when he got killed.

I've got the feeling
you're not talking
plain to me.

It's very hard
to talk plain to you,

because you're just
throwing all these
questions at me.

It's as if you think
I killed him. I did not.

All right. We got
that out of the way.

He was drunk
this afternoon

when you saw him.

He pushed you around,

and Trampas came...

made him move off.

That's right.

What was your
argument about?

It was personal.

What do you mean, personal?

Nothing's personal when
there's been a murder.

What'd you fight about?

The same fight
we'd always had.

He wanted to see me,
and I didn't want
to see him.

He wanted me back.

And you weren't
interested?
That's right.

You liked him
well enough once.

A girl does a lot of
strange things

when she's lonesome.

She'll make up a lot of
excuses for a man

up to a point.

And I reached that point.

What did it all have
to do with Doc Baldwin?

What's the matter?

Nothing.

Then answer me.I just did.

It had absolutely nothing
to do with the doctor.

Oh.

What happened?
What'd you find out?

Your cell door's unlocked.
You can leave now.

Just as fast as I can.

What made you
change your mind?

I saw the plow.

You saw the plow.

Well, it's about time.

What about Doc?What about him?

Why would he lie
about seeing you?

Or was that just
some story you made up
to get loose?

It was no story.

I figure a man
can be excused

for having a little panic
at a time like that.
That's what you had.

No, I wasn't--

Emmett, you know that
towel you found on me,

the one I was using
for a bandage?

Well, I got it
from Doc's place.

Doc wasn't there.

What are you tryin'
to tell me?

Well, it's just--

Doc's lying.

Well, I'll talk to him
in the morning.

If it was me,
you'd be askin' him now!

Uh...

Emmett, it's kind of late.

Do you mind if I bunk
here tonight?

You sure you got
this thing at Doc's?

Yes, I'm sure.
It's the only stop I made

between gettin' cut
and going to Carol's.

You're ready to swear
in a court of law

you saw Doc coming
out of that alley?

Why should I have to?

Well...

things don't look
very good for Doc
this morning.

What are you gettin' at?

Just what I said.

You may have to swear
to what you saw.

You tryin' to tell me
you think Doc killed Walter?

Well, that's stupid.

Why?Why? Because
he couldn't.

How could you think
Doc would kill anybody?

But he lied, Trampas.
Doc lied.

He lied about
being in his office.

You say
you got that there.

He lied about being
near that alley.

You say
you saw him there.

A man doesn't lie
without a reason.

Maybe he had
another reason.

Look, Emmett,
why don't you ask him?

I intend to.
If he doesn't come up
with some good answers,

he just might move in
where you slept last night.

Well, I don't think Doc
killed Walter Varig.

Somebody did.

Well, good morning,
Nancy.

Morning, Trampas.

Your daddy home?

He'll be right out.

He's gonna take me
to school.
Oh?

I have a new book.

Is that so?

How many things
can you find wrong
with this picture?

[ chuckles ]
Well, let's see.

Mornin', Trampas.

Good morning.

Say, you're Doc's lawyer,
aren't you?

That's right.

I don't know.
It may be a little
early to get worried,

but I'm afraid Doc's
in a lot of trouble.

What kind of trouble?

I'll stop in
and see him

after I've dropped
Nancy off at school.

He can tell me himself.

Fine. Better you hear it
from him anyway.

So long, Nancy.

Bye, Trampas.

Trampas?

Daddy?Yes, dear?

When people talk about
things in front of me,

is that how I know
I'm grown up?

[ laughs ]

Get up there!

I told you--I had
a lot of work to do.

I never left the office.

Not even to get
something to eat, Doc?

A cup of coffee or--

Coffee pot's right there.

Want a cup?

What are you gettin' at,
Emmett?

Did you ever
see this before?

Trampas says
he got it here.

He says you weren't
in your office
when he came.

Looks like the kind
you keep around here,
doesn't it?

There is a similarity.

But there are a lot of
towels like that in town.

Doc, there are bits
and pieces of evidence

starting to make you
look bad.

I gotta make a report
to the prosecutor,

and then there's
gonna be a full hearing.

If you have
anything to say,

this would be
the time.

I have nothing to say.

You boys go on up
to the north pasture

and give those
fellas a hand.

Shouldn't take you
more than half a day.

Whoa.

I was beginning
to think you weren't
comin' back at all.

There's some trouble
in town.

So I hear. We're gonna
get a terrible reputation

if our hands go around
gettin' themselves
arrested for murder.

News travels fast.
How'd you find out?

You weren't the only one
in town that night.

Get that stuff put away.
Meet me at the barn.

Hey...about that
murder last night--

What about it?Well--

Of course I didn't do it.

Well, then?

I was just wondering
who did.

Got something
on your mind?

Just a question.

You think Doc Baldwin
could kill somebody?

What brought that up?

Emmett's got
some nutty idea

that the doc
killed Walter.

Has he got anything
to go on?

Enough, I guess.

What do you think?

I don't know.

Just exactly
what kind of evidence
does Emmett have?

Me.

Of course,
most of the evidence
is circumstantial--

not real facts.

My brother's dead.
That's a fact.

Yes, it is.

But I need facts
to really connect the doc
with the murder.

There was no one else
on the street.
That's a fact.

We also have to
fix the time.

Trampas saw him
comin' out of there.
That's a fact.

You're walkin' away
from it.

You're the prosecutor,

and you're supposed to
see that justice is done,

and you're just
walkin' away from it!

Take it easy.I won't take it easy!

What kind of town
is this?

You just prosecute
people you don't like?

You got no call
to say that.

If my brother was able
to defend himself,

if it were
the other way around--

if he killed Doc and--

there'd be a mob
outside your jail

screaming for his neck.

Trampas is absolutely
certain he saw Doc?

I couldn't shake
his story.

Well, all right.

Arrest Doc.

I'll draw up the charges.

Thank you.
I knew you'd help.

I knew you'd be
on my side--both of you.

You'd better understand
something, Pete--

I'm on nobody's side.

I'm just doing
what I get paid for.

Thank you.

I don't blame you
for being upset, Harriet,

but emotionalism
isn't going to help Doc.

You don't expect me
to keep calm

while Doc sits
in a jail cell

and the people
out on the street
point to me

as poor Mrs. Baldwin?

Clay, I wish there was
something we could do.

Well, it's all a mistake,
and everybody knows it.

Men don't kill each other

over silly arguments like
they had in Varig's store.

Tell me, Clay--
what do they kill
each other over?

Come in, Trampas.

Mrs. Baldwin would like
to talk to you.

Oh?

Holly and I will
leave you two alone.

No, Clay.
Anything I have to say,

you can hear as well.

Trampas, I thought
you and Doc were
good friends.

We are.
You know that.

Then why are you
trying to hang him?

I'm not trying
to hang Doc.

I'm just
telling the truth.

I believe he was
telling the truth.

You were in the saloon
that night, weren't you?

Yes.

Drinking?No.

Well, some,
but not much.

But some.

Then you went walking
on a dark street/

It wasn't all that dark.

But it was dark.

You had cut your hand.

You were weak, dizzy
from loss of blood,

yet you insist
you saw my husband.

I saw him.

Couldn't you
have been mistaken?

I'm sorry,
but there's no mistake.

It was Doc.

Doc and I have had a lot
of good years together.

I know.Good years.

You don't want to
end that, do you?

Please, Trampas,
just think about it

before the hearing.

Think about it.

Maybe you made a mistake.

I'm sorry.

Why won't he help me?

It's not a matter
of help, Harriet.

He has to do what
he thinks is right,

what he thinks
is honest.

We've learned
that much about him.

Well, he's mistaken, then.

It had to be a mistake.

What would Doc be doing
coming out of an alleyway

leading to Carol's room
at that time of night?

It's impossible.

Excuse me.

Harriet.

It's all right, Holly.
I understand.

And she is very beautiful.

What am I supposed
to do now?

Nobody said you had
to do anything.

Well...

the prosecutor is
asking me to testify,

and Doc's wife--
well, she doesn't
want me to.

She didn't say that.

Well, not in those words.

I don't want to hurt Doc.
He's a friend of mine.

If Emmett has proof,
why does he need me?

From what Mrs. Baldwin
says, you're the only
real proof.

I didn't see Doc
kill anybody.

You know, I don't
understand Doc.

Why is he lying?
Why is he telling everyone
I didn't see him?

You're making
this whole thing

sound like a scheme
to hurt you.

In case you need reminding,
one man's dead,

and another one
may be hanged.

Do you mind if
I take some time off?

I gotta talk to Doc.

If it'll clear your mind,
go ahead.

But stay out of trouble.

I don't see how
I could get into
any more trouble

than I'm already in.

You do what
you have to do.

If you think
you saw me, say so.

I'm not asking you
to perjure yourself.

Doc, I'm not
saying you are.

But you're holdin'
something back.

You won't tell Emmett,
you won't tell me.

I'm not surprised
if you haven't told
your own lawyer.

What's the matter, Doc.
Do you want to hang?

Of course not.

Then why don't you
tell the truth?

Give me something
to go on.

Trampas, you're
a good friend.

But you don't have to
concern yourself.

I didn't kill Walter,

and sooner or later,
Emmett will find out
who did.

Suppose it's later--
what then?

I don't think
it will be.

But you're willing to
take the chance, right?

I have to.

Anyway, it's my business,
isn't it?

You are really
gettin' me mad.

I mean, I'm just
plain mad.

Let me take a look at that.It's all right.

I don't know what
your reasons are,

but I'll turn this town
upside down to prove
you're innocent.

And you know why?
Not to save your neck.

To keep me from being
the one that stretches it.

It's all right!

You get a fresh
dressing on that.

[ slams cell door ]

Well, Doc...

looks like you gave him
a pretty bad time.

Yes, I'm sorry.

You know, I believe him.

I believe
you are lying.

Why?

Doc, I'm your lawyer.

Now, if I have...
oh, a fever

or a broken bone.

I tell you as much as
I can about it

so that you can fix it.

Well, now it's my turn

to fix your fever
or your broken bone.

Tell me so I can.

I have nothing to say.

You can tell me.
I am your lawyer.

They can't make me
repeat it later.

It is privileged
information.

Well, you're not
helping at all.

Not even
one little bit.

Here you are.

Thanks.

Hey, Trampas.
It's good to see you.

I've been meaning to
get in touch with you.

I'd like to ask you
some questions.

I figured you did,
and I've got some
answers for you.

And more than words.

It's about your brother.I know that.

They probably
offered you money

or a better job--
something--

to change your testimony.

But I want you to know

that I am prepared
to meet

and better their offer,
no matter what it is.

I don't want you
to lose anything

just because
you're helping me

bring my brother's
killer to justice.

What are you
talking about?

How much do you want?How much?

Don't worry.
Nobody can hear us.

We're all alone--Shut up.

What?I said shut up.

I don't want your job
or your money

or anything else
you can offer me--
just some information.

They reached you, huh?

You don't believe
I can better their offer.

I got plenty of money--

Now, listen to me!

Your brother
was a hated man.

He was hated by half
the people in this town.

You know that.
Who hated him enough
to kill him?

Doc.

I don't believe that.
Who else?

Nobody else.Think.

Well, maybe-=

maybe there were a few
misunderstandings.

Misunderstandings?
Come on, Pete.

I know he's your brother,
and he's dead.

But let's not make Walter
something he wasn't.

He was a hated man.
He was mean.

Now, who could've
killed him?

I don't know!Who? A name.

I can't give you a name!Why not?!

There were too many.

BLANTON: Trampas.

I've been looking
for you.

Did Doc tell you
why he lied?
Nope.

Don't bother me
till he does.

I got a lot to do.

You're wanted
at a meeting.

I haven't time
for meetings.

You've got time
for this one.
It's the mayor.

[ overlapping chatter ]

I think you already know
most of these gentlemen.

Yes.

Have a chair,
Trampas.

Afternoon, Mr. Mayor.

This meeting
is in no way formal

or official,

so please be comfortable.

The mayor
and these gentlemen

are merely anxious
to satisfy themselves

about a few points.

About what?

You saw you saw Doc
leaving the scene
of the killing?

That's right.

Wasn't it dark?

If whoever it was
was in a buggy,
like you say,

you couldn't have had
more than a glimpse of him.

Weren't you too far away
from him to be sure?

Wait a minute.

I'm not just so sure
you people got a right
to question me like this.

This is a matter
that affects
the whole tow.

We're talking about
Doc Baldwin,

not just some trail bum
that wandered through.

No offense, Mr. Mayor,

but I don't see
any difference

between a trail bum
or a town doctor.

You're right, Trampas.
No difference.

But these are Doc's friends

and the leading citizens
of the town.

So, naturally they were
a little upset.

There's an awful lot
at stake here, Trampas.

The new hospital,
for one thing.

And the proper medical care
for the people of this town.

In case you forgot,
the Doc's life is
at stake, too.

Exactly. We knew
you'd feel as we do.

We're just trying to make
absolutely sure

what it was
you think you saw.

Think I saw?
I did see.

Like we said,
it was dark.

And you were weak
and dizzy.

We hear you had
a few drinks at
the saloon, too.

Could be that your
eyesight was off
all the way round.

Besides, there could be
mitigating circumstances.

What's that
supposed to mean?

I'm not saying
that Doc was there,

or that he killed Varig,

but it could be
that Carol was involved.

She's a mighty
pretty woman.

And everybody knows how
Varig felt about her.

I certainly would hate
to be Doc's wife.

All right.

All right,
I'm not stupid.

I know what you're trying
to get me to say.

You want me to say
I made a mistake.

No one said that,
Trampas.

Yeah, you've been
careful not to.

You think I want to
testify against Doc?

If I didn't seem him,
I'd be the first one
to say so.

But you're
askin' me to lie.

You can't accuse us of--

I'm not accusing you
of anything!

But let's stop playing
ring-around-the-bush here.

All right,
let's stop playing games.

You're going to be asked

to testify at a hearing.

If you swear
that you saw Doc,

that's the same as putting
a rope around his neck.

Now, think about it.

Good day.

Doc?

Harriet.

Oh.

See, Harriet?
This isn't so bad.

It's kind of cozy.

How are you?

You can even talk,
look in each other's--

Oh, don't let me
bother you, Doc.

How've you been?
I've missed you so.

I missed you.

All the kids are fine,
except when they ask your wife

"What's gonna happen to Pa"
and she can't answer.

It that why you
brought me here today?
To use me?

It's all right.
Everything's
all right at home.

What about the nights
you can't sleep
thinkin' about this?

Trampas, I forbid you
to go on!

I'm sorry, darling.I'm fine.

Sure, she's fine!
Why don't you tell him
how fine it would be

to walk down the street
and have people look at you
and laugh at you?!

Why don't you tell him
what it'd be like

to be the wife of the man
who murdered Walt?

Over another woman.

That's a lie.

Then tell her the truth!
hat's what the whole
town thinks.

You don't believe that,
do you?

Well, Doc...

no, of course
I don't believe it.

But she took time.
She had to think about it,
didn't she, Doc?

Stop it! You hear me?!

That isn't what
you think, is it?

TRAMPAS: What is she
supposed to think, Doc?

Doc, if you love
your wife, tell her.

Look at her.

Tell her!

I was only trying
to protect a friend.

I was so busy trying
to protect a friend,

I hadn't realized what
I was putting you through.

Harriet, I'm so sorry.

If you repeat this,
I'll deny it.

I'll say you both
made it up to save me.

You don't have to
talk about it. Really--

Yes, yes, yes, dear.
I do, I do.

I was at Carol's
that night.

Trampas did see me,
and I saw him.

No, no.

No, I didn't kill Walter.

I never even saw him.

I just had to leave there
without anyone seeing me.

There was nothing wrong
with my visit, dear.

It was
a professional call.

Then what's all
the excitement about, Doc?

Why didn't you tell me that
in the first place?

I couldn't.

I'd have to say
what I was doing there.

I'm sorry. I--
Well, wait a minute.

Isn't there something about
a doctor doesn't have to tell?

Would you believe me
if I'd pleaded
privileged information?

Or would you think
I was hiding behind
my professional immunity?

Doc, I--You see?

You see how convenient
it would look?

What could've been
so wrong with Carol
you couldn't tell?

She tried to kill herself.

Trampas.

Can I come in?

Well, how are you
feeling?

All right.
Why do you ask?

Why did you try
to do it, Carol?

Well...

what did you use?
Pills? What?

How did you know, Trampas?

Doesn't matter how I know.

It happened, didn't it?

Yes.

As you might well imagine,
I'm not very proud of it.

Of what?
What you tried to do?

Or the mess
you got Doc into?Both.

Carol, Doc won't tell.
You'll have to.

I can't.

What do you mean,
you can't?

Carol, Doc is sitting
in a cell,

waiting to be tried
for murder, and he's
protecting you.

You'd better start
telling everybody
what happened.

I can't tell anything.

You can't or you won't?

I see.

Why does a woman try
to take her own life?

Over a man?

Is it true?
Were you in love with Doc?

Is that why?

Oh, no.

Then what?

Carol, Doc can hang.

Nothing I say is gonna
make any difference

because I don't know
who killed him.

What you have to say
may prove Doc didn't.

Whether anyone
was here or not
doesn't prove anything.

He could've walked out
and killed Walt,

or he could've
walked right past him
and not even seen him.

That's a great way
to pay back an I.O.U.
you owe Doc.

What I.O.U.?

Oh, you never wrote it
on a piece of paper
and handed it to him,

but you owe him
just the same.

I remember when you were
pushing drinks in a saloon.

And Doc took you
out of there,
taught you nursing.

Brought you into his home
till you could afford
to be on your own.

It's a long way from there
to nursing, isn't it?

Now you're the best of
Medicine Bow society.

That's a great way
to pay him off.

Don't you think I know
how much I owe Doc?
I owe him everything.

Right now I think he
should've left me there.

It might've been
better at that.

How you doin'?All right.

You been elected
sheriff?
No.

Somebody deputize you?Nope.

Well, why don't you keep
your nose out of all this

and let the law
handle it?

You gonna let me
skip testifying?

No.

Then my nose is in it.

You lookin' for me?

No, I'm lookin'
for supper.

May I join you?Suit yourself.

What'll you have,
Mr. Blanton?

Steak, I think.

Hey.

I'll have
the same thing.

And two beers.

Well, I'm not winning
any prizes for popularity.

Did you expect to?

No, I guess not.

Oh, you got some on you.
Too bad.

You got something
to say to me?

Yeah.

Just what do you get
out of hangin' Doc?

Who said Doc's
gonna hang?

You're makin' sure of it
by testifying!

Trampas, this whole town
wants Doc off.

We don't care
what he's done.

You don't--

He thinks Doc did it.

The way you've
been talking,

I gathered
you do, too.

Not allowing for any
margin of error.

Is this your idea
of a joke, Pat?

You don't like the food
here, why don't you go
someplace else to eat?

I hear they got real good
eatin' in San Francisco.

Why don't you take yourself
a little trip, Trampas?

A fella like you
could get hurt

hangin' around
a town like this.

You know what I mean?

Maybe I ought to move
at that.

It would, uh, solve
a lot of problems.

Emmett! You'd better
come fast.

Trampas is goin' crazy!

[ laughing ]

Get out of my way!

Where you goin'?!
Where are you goin'?!

[ laughing ]

Is he drunk?

On only one glass
of beer?

Trampas?

Ha ha ha!

How do you feel?

How do you feel?

Oh.

I feel terrible.

Doc, what--

What am I doing here?

What am I doing--

Emmett!

Emmett!

Come on, sit down.

Doc, it's morning.

Whew! What happened
to last night?

If I were you,
I'd take it easy.

You were in pretty
bad shape last night

when Emmett
brought you in.

Bad shape?

What kind of shape?

I couldn't tell
exactly.

Emmett let me
examine you, but I
couldn't find much.

It wasn't drinking,
I know that.

Well, you seem
better today.

Will you unlock
this door and tell me
what's goin' on?

That's what
I want to know.

Doc here says
you weren't drunk.

I know. He--

Everybody's tellin' me
what I wasn't.

But nobody's tellin' me
what I was.

You were out of
your head.

What?
You even
pulled a gun.

Don't you remember
anything at all?

No.

When is the last time
this happened to you?

This never
happened before.

Nothing that you remember?

Doc...

isn't it possible
that these, uh...attacks

can come on slowly?

A mild one now
and then building up
to a bigger one?

It's possible.

And therefore,
wouldn't it also be possible

that on the night that
Trampas allegedly saw you,

he was having
one of these attacks?

Well, what about it, Doc?

You gonna swear
I'm crazy?

It doesn't matter what
Doc says one way or the other.

He's not going to be
on the stand--you are.

We'll let the jury decide

just how valid your
testimony is...especially now.

So long, Doc.

So long, Trampas.

I'd like to talk
with my client, please.

Did you dope him?

Why, Doc...
I don't know what
you're talking about.

I don't want to win
that way, Arthur.

Look, I'm your lawyer,
and I'll with this case
any way I can.

You can sit here and
worry about the ethics.

I'll just worry
about your neck.

Will you quit lookin'
at me like that?

I'm not gonna
roll on your floor
or shoot up your jail.

You know as well as I do
I was doped.

Yeah, that's how
I figure it.

Peyote or something
like it.

You got any idea
who did it?

Well...

in a room full of men
that hate my guts--

could've been
any of them.

Why don't they
get off my back?

If they don't want me
to tell what I saw,

why don't they keep you
from askin' me?

I guess they figure
that you're easier
to deal with.

Well, I'm not.

And you still make
lousy coffee.

Hey, Joe?

I'm gonna give up
makin' my own shoes.

I can get 'em ready made
from St. Louis
a lot cheaper.

How's your hand?It's all right.

I've been thinkin'
about the night
Walt was killed.

That's all folks
around here have been
talking about.

Yeah, I know.

Are you gonna swear
you saw Doc?

What--you, too?

I'm might fond of Doc.Well, so am I.

If you want to help Doc,
you can start
by helping me.

How?

Weren't you supposed to
take little Nancy's brace

back to Carol's
that night?

Yeah, and I did, too.

Think hard.
When you were there,

did you see
anybody else?
No.

Nobody at all.
Not even Varig.

I think he must've
been too well hid.

What about a buggy
or a tethered horse?

No, nobody at all.

I left the brace at Carol's
and went on home.

What's wrong?
What'd I say?

Well, I'm not sure,
not yet.

But I'm gonna
find out.

Look, this isn't
gonna do you any good.

Shut up!Now, look...

if you don't want me
to testify, then take me
back into town.

Let me check out something.

I may not have to
testify at all.

Get movin'!

He's been under my feet
ever since he came
storming in to see you.

What exactly
did you tell Trampas?

I'm sorry.
I have nothing to say.

Well, you must've
told him something.

He's been poking around
like a bloodhound.

Doc, the trial
is tomorrow.

Do you understand that?
Tomorrow.

You have given me
practically nothing
to work on.

I didn't kill Walter Varig.
That should be plenty.

For a friend, yes.

But in a court of law,
I'm not so sure.

Doc, whatever it was
you told Trampas
to set him off,

you've made him
an accessory.

You know that?

I have nothing to say.

Well, I'll tell you,
some people are gonna--

they're gonna call you
a brave man, Doc.

Some people are gonna
call you a fool.

But unless something
happens pretty soon,

you're gonna be too dead
to be worried about that.

Hello, Trampas.

Hello, Nancy.

Did you fall out of
the apple tree, too?

[ chuckles ]

Something like that.

Will you read with me?

All right.

Ohh.

How's your leg?All right.

Let's sit down here?

How many things
can you find wrong
with this picture?

You find one
and I'll find one.

All right.

The bird is upside down
in the tree.

How does
your brace fit now?

All right.

The horse only has
three legs.

The squirrel's
in the bird's nest.

Do you remember when
you bent your brace?

Uh-huh. I didn't see
that squirrel before.

Um, Nancy, when did you
get your brace back?

After it was fixed.

The cow has
a horse's head.

When after? I mean,
when did your daddy
bring it back to you?

He didn't give it back.
It was just there.

Find more things wrong.

The moon is shining
instead of the sun.

What do you mean,
it was just there?

I woke up in the morning,
and it was just there.

Acorns are growing
from the flower.

I knew that before.

My teacher told me.

Well, I have to
go now, Nancy.

Read just one more?

Well, I'd like to,
but I can't.

Bye, Trampas.

Bye, sweetheart.

What herd
ran over you?

The two-legged variety.

Want to sign
a complaint?
No.

Who were they?

I couldn't tell.

Their faces
were covered.

Just keep your eyes open
for a couple of black eyes

or a split lip.

How's Doc?He's all right.

Not even nervous
about tomorrow.

He doesn't have to be,
not anymore.

Would you mind
sharing your confidence

with the duly appointed
representative of the law?

Where's Doc's lawyer?

Blanton? He went out
to see Carol.

He figured
the Doc won't talk.

Maybe she'll
tell him something.

Let's go.

Go where?To find him.

You must've been
beaten up harder
than you think.

And he still refuses
to say anything.

He's such a good man.

Why did any of this
have to happen?

[ knock on door ]

Can we come in?

Certainly.

Where did you
disappear to?

Some interested parties
showed me the countryside.

Carol tell you anything
that would help Doc?

No, not yet, I'm afraid.

We've just been sort of
going over old ground.

You mean old times?

What's that
supposed to mean?

Not old ground.
Old times.

I don't know
what you're getting at.

You will.

Did you tell him?

Carol tried
to kill herself.

Carol!

Is that true?

Emmett?

Would you say he didn't
know about this before now?

Yeah, he looks
surprised enough.

I think so, too.

That means she tried it
after you left here
that night.

You were outside
with Walter.

My guess is,
he jumped you

and you killed him
in self-defense.

That's a very
interesting theory.

Except for one thing.

I was not here that night.

Yes, you were.

Can you prove that?

Yes.

Your daughter
has a game book.

What's Wrong
With This Picture?

Well, there was something
very wrong with the picture

the morning you took
Nancy to school,

the day I told you
Doc was in trouble.

Oh?

And just what was wrong
with the picture?

Nancy's brace.
She was wearing it.

Joe fixed it
and brought it here.

The only way Nancy
could have the brace
the next morning

is if you were here
the night before.

When Doc was accused,

I thought that
I could get him off.

I would not
have let him hang.

I would've told.

Why'd you run?
Why didn't you
just come to me

and tell me
what happened?

Panic, I suppose.

I thought of my wife,
I thought of Carol.

Of my little daughter.
And I ran.

Wasn't a very
smart thing to do
for an innocent man.

Thinking
what I was thinking,

feeling as I did...

about you...

I was not really innocent.

Howdy.Howdy.

Say, don't I know you?

You look just like
a hand we used to have
around here.

No foolin'?

What happened
to the poor fella--

he rode off one day
with a load of iron
to be fixed,

and he's never been
seen again.

That just goes to show--

you can't trust nobody
nowadays.

You lookin' for work?
We sure could use
an extra hand

to replace
that missing man,
you understand?

As a matter of fact,
I could use a job.

Well, that's just fine.
You're hired.

Some of the hands are
out in the north graze,
lookin' for strays.

Why don't you ride
right on out there
and join them?

Yo.And by the way...

You have any experience?

I've forgotten more
than most men know.

Uh...pardon me, sir.

Which way is north?

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