All language subtitles for The Virginian - 07x22 - Incident at Diablo Crossing

We're here, Trampas.

Trampas.Huh?

We're here.

[ Yawning ]
Must've dozed off.

Something like that.
You slept like a baby.

Must've been a big night.

It was--
what I can remember of it.

Couldn't the Virginian
send somebody else
to the cattle auction?

You'd think so,
wouldn't you?

Of course
when you stop to think about it,
who would he send?

I mean, you're about the best
judge of livestock in town.

Especially heifers and fillies.

- You tryin'
to tell me something?
- Well, there was some talk...

that you were seen
with a beautiful redhead...

coming out of the saloon
last night.

Redhead?

[ Gasps ]
Oh! Oh, yeah, yeah.

Now I remember.
Uh, Jeanine.

Jeanine, huh? Jenny for short.

Couldn't the foreman
send somebody else
to the cattle auction?

Well, you'd think so,
wouldn't you?

Well, there's one good thing
about your trip.

- What's that?
- You'll have a chance
to see Hank Simpson again.

He's still running
the ferry down at
Diablo Crossing, isn't he?

Yeah. Last I heard.

You two were thick as fleas
that summer he worked
at Shiloh.

Yeah, well, there's some men
you take to right away.

Yeah, it will be good
to see Hank again.

Of course he ain't
as pretty as Jeanine.

There we are.

Howdy, Miss Elizabeth,
Trampas.

How are you, Sam?Makin' out all right.

- You both takin'
the stage?
- Just Trampas.

Oh, business or pleasure?Cattle auction
In Los Gatos.

[ Chuckles ]
It sure ain't
pleasure, is it?

I won't be
but a minute.

Oh, uh, driver.

Uh, will you please see
that all of my luggage
is quite secure?

Looks like you'll
have some company.

Yeah. Well, there's company,
and then there's company.

Have a nice trip.Thanks for seeing me off.

And don't worry
about Jeanine.

I'm sure
she'll wait for you.

A whole week?

All right, hang on inside.
Here we go.

Move out!
Hyah! Hyah!

Hyah! Hyah!

[ Grunts ]

Uh, looks like
you're carrying samples.

Salesman?Hmm.

Oh. What line?

Hmm? Oh, I, uh--
I'm in corsets.

Corsets.

- Oh, and you?
- Uh, cattle.

Is that so? Is that so?

I don't know very much
about cattle.

[ Chuckles ]
Well, I don't know very much
a-- about corsets.

Yea, whoa! Whoa!

You Mason? Yeah. That's right.

Corporal Harvey.
This here's
Trooper Rankin.

We'll be going on up with you
as far as Fort Patience.What for?

There's talk a bunch
of Arapahos jumped a reservation
a few days back.

We've been assigned
to escort you
through this area.

- Where's the rest of you?
- We're it.

The rest of the troop
is out scoutin' for you.

Oh, dear. Well,
my business will keep.Mine won't.

You're not gonna let
a few Indians
stop you, are you?

Sonny, my hair is going
fast enough the natural way.[ Chuckles ]

Sam, that looks like a--

Looks like
a payroll to me.

Yeah, that's what
it looks like.

- You're kind of new
in the army, aren't you?
- Compared to what?

Him? Maybe.

You ever been
in the army?Can't say that I have.

[ Laughs ]
You haven't missed much.

Matter of fact,
you haven't
missed anything.

Long hours. Short pay.
Always having to answer
to someone...

for everything you do.

Course you don't need
much gumption or brains...

to be a soldier.

Just gotta learn
how to keep
your eyes open...

and your mouth shut.

Shut up.

[ Scoffs ]
You see what I mean?

Whoa!

You boys wanna
stretch your legs,

now's the time to do it.

I'm gonna give
the horses some water
and a little rest...

before that long pull
into Diablo.

Well, I guess
if there was Indians around,
we'd have seen 'em by now.

Not likely.
But they
would've seen us.

Want some?

No, thanks.

It's my hands.

After all these years
pullin' on them reins.

Hot, cold,
chilled to the bone.

Sometimes I don't think
these fingers can--

can grip that leather
no more.

Hurt somethin' awful.

That's what
the bottle's for.

There's no need
to say nothin'
about that, is there?

No. No need to.

I'm a good, safe
stagecoach driver--

as good as I ever was.

I'll be retired
in due course
of time anyway.

Just don't want it
to be for drinkin', that's all.

Stage driving is all I know,
and when that's finished, I'm--

Oh, here now.
You let me take that.

[ Water Splashes ]

[ Hammer Cocks ]I wouldn't.

Get over here.

Get over there.

Hank.

- I didn't kill him.
- How do I know that?

I guess you don't.

There's a bullet missing.

I had to shoot my horse.

He broke a leg
comin' down into a wash.

I started walking.
I saw your dust.

Thought I might catch a ride.
Then I found the body.

[ Harvey ]
What is all this?

That's the ferryman
from Diablo Crossing.

Looks to me
like he was shot
somewhere upriver...

and floated
on down here.

You figure that
puts you in the clear?

I guess so--
if I need to be.

If he ain't lyin',
it could be them Indians.

Could be they're still
at the crossing.

What are we
waitin' for? Let's go. [ Harvey ] Go slow, son.

Just 'cause you're hankerin'
for some excitement--

I ain't rushing into anything
until I find out
what I'm rushing into.

Now, we just gonna
take our time.

- What about him?
- What about me?

Hank was a friend of mine.
I aim to find out
what happened.

- Is that an invitation?
- There's plenty of room.

Beats walking.

I didn't catch your name.

Adams. Jace Adams.

Adams, huh?

[ Trampas ]
You know him?

Yeah, I heard of him.

Hyah! Hyah!

Whoa. Whoa.

[ Rankin ]
Sure ain't nothing here now.

Nothing even
the Indians would want.

All this happened
a long time ago.

The whole town
was left like this.

- Well, Hank was alone
the last couple of years.
- [ Dog Barking ]

Could be
the ferryman's dog.

How do you know
Hank had a dog?

Just guessin'.
Some men alone like company.

As a matter of fact,
he did have one.

Well, we better
look around. Mason?

You stay here
with that coach.
Rankin.

You take that back alley.
Stay with it till you
hit the river.

I'll do the same
on this side.

I'll look over the town
with Adams.

Any objections?

No.

[ Object Clatters ]

[ Barks ]

[ Barking ]

[ Trampas ]
That's Hank's place.

Looks to me like
everything's all right.

[ Gunshot ]

[ Man ]
Don't move.
Drop them guns.

I said
drop them guns.

What do you want?

We're passengers
on the stagecoach.

Is that how come you come
sneakin' into town on foot?

I'll bet the last time
you two were next to a stage,
you were robbin' it.

Now, look, don't get
nervous with that thing.

If you hold on a few minutes,
the army will vouch for us.What army?

There's a couple of troopers
with the stage.

You stay right there.

How do I know
you're not lying?

I don't see
how it matters much.
You've got the gun on us.

Does that suspicious nature
of yours come naturally,
or do you have to work at it?

Well, maybe I am
being overcautious.

[ Woman ]
Bud, can I come out now or not?

Yeah, come on out.

My name's MacLister.
This is my sister Marcy.

You fire that shot?Yeah. I'm sorry.

I guess I spook some.
Me and my sister
are a little jumpy.

We traveled hard
to get here
across the river.

We heard
about the Indians.

Did you see the man
who runs the ferry?No.

Saw the ferry though.

[ Bud ]
There it is--
what's left of it.

[ Wood Cracks ]

Nobody's getting across
the river on that
for a while.

We're just gonna have
to rebuild this
the best we can.

Them Injuns
sure did a good job--
if it was Indians.

We all better
keep an eye out.

I'll give you
a hand.Thanks.

Just lightenin' her up some
in case we have to make
a run for it.

[ Grunts ]

[ Grunts ]
I've heard when
Indians hit a place,

them that don't run
fast enough
don't run at all.

What about that?

[ Sighs ]
I'd like to lighten
this up too.

But... she stays.

Right up on top,
where everybody
can see her.

Harvey's orders.

[ Clicks ]

You, uh, always
carry a spare?

Just tryin' to keep
that Adams fella honest.

You haven't been
in the army long,
have you?

Nope. Don't plan
to stay long either.

Why bother?

[ Chuckles ]
The fact is...

I got a little
rambunctious one night
and chewed the town up some.

Wasn't much of a town
when I got there.

[ Laughs ]
Even less when I left.

Folks got a little riled--
set the law on me.

Next thing I know,
some judge is sayin',

"A year in the army
or a year in jail."

Wasn't much of a choice
now that I think of it.

You got an ax?What do you
want it for?

Cut some braces
for the ferry.
You got one?

No.

You said you
heard of Adams.

Yeah, I heard about him.

What do you know
about him?

I was up in Tule Springs
a few years ago.

He was in the army then.

Lieutenant, captain--
I don't know what.

- There was
an Injun uprising.
- I remember it.

The folks who were there
remember it too.

It was a nightmare.

His troops were as bad
as the renegades.

All that lootin'
and killin'.

And all on the orders
of that fella Adams.

That's hard to believe
about anybody.

Think so?

There was some talk
about a court-martial.

You notice he ain't
in the army no more.

Do you want something?
You worried about
me running off?

That's the idea.

I've got nothing
to run to or from.

You get away
from that wagon.

Thought you might have
an ax I could borrow.I see you found it.

- Do you mind?
- No. Go ahead.

Thanks.

You're the one
they call Trampas,
aren't you?

- That's right.
- I'm Marcy.

You sure are.

Where you from?Medicine Bow.

What kind of work
do you do there?I work on a ranch-- the Shiloh.

Cowboy?Yeah.

Must be excitin'.

My people were farmers.

Sodbusters I guess
you'd call them.

I never cared for it much.

Bud and me, we're lookin'
to find a better life
for ourselves.

Hope you do.

[ Rustling ]

Everything all right?

No sign of anything.

How much gold you're
carrying, Harvey?

Who says we are?That strongbox on top
of the stage says so.

I just take orders.

Somebody thought a couple
of troopers ridin' a stage
wouldn't attract attention.

I'm wonderin'
who would kill Hank
and wreck that ferry.

Indians.

They don't need
a particular reason.

- I'm not even sure
they're in this area.
- So?

Somebody knew about that gold
would have a reason.

Got anybody special in mind?

Who'd I find
with Hank's body?

Adams.

I got no authority
to do anything about him.

Besides,
ain't no proof either.

Well, at least
keep an eye out.

You do that,
and I'll help keep
an eye on the gold.

Look here, Trampas.

As far as I'm concerned,
you could be after that gold
as well as him.

Son.What?

How's the work
on the ferry coming?

Think we'll ever be able
to get out of here?Yeah. Fine.

Fine. It's coming
along fine.

Here. You can use this
for a tie on this end.It's too long.

He's right.

- So what?
- So cut it off.

How come
you're such an expert?

I built a thing like this once.

In the army?

I said, in the army?I heard you.

Hoo-whee!

Hey.

- How's the water?
- Why don't you come in and see?

I might do just that.

If you ain't
the prettiest sight
I ever saw.

[ Laughs ]
You're about the silliest.[ Laughs ]

[ Sighs ][ Sighs ]

This sure
beats soldierin'.

It's nice here.

Reminds me of a creek
I used to play in back home
when I was about knee high.

You ain't much more
than that now.Go on.

Where you
and your brother headed?

California maybe.

Bud-- he keeps sayin'
there's gold out there...

just lying on the ground
waitin' to be picked up.[ Chuckles ]

Of course I know
that can't be true,

but anything beats
living dirt poor.

I've been there
most of my life.

I never liked it much.

You got family?No.

You and Bud and me,
we're like peas in a pod.

Too bad you're in the army.

You might have been able
to go with us.

There's... no way
for you to get out,
is there?

Not without desertin'.

[ Exhales ]

Take a mighty big stick
to get far enough away
to risk it.

People like us
got two words...

tell that whole story
right off.

What words?

I wish.

- [ Hammering ]
- [ Bud ]
Marcy!

Just came down
to cool off.

Think it's about time
you fix somethin' to eat.

You see, Marcy
never knew our folks.

They died when
she was just a kid.

Where we were raised,
there just weren't
many people around,

just this old couple
that took us in.

So, you see,
she don't know
nothin' about men,

and I aim
to keep it that way
until she's growed.

I hope nobody took offense
at anything I said.

Just as long
as it's understood.

I sure hate to see
anybody get hurt.

[ Clears Throat ]
Well, I'd say he made
his point pretty plain.

I'd say if that girl
"growed" anymore,
it'd be indecent.

[ Hammering ]

[ Knife Chopping ]

Ow. Get out of there!

Watch it.You watch it, boy.

You and your fancy talk
about robbin' that payroll.

Don't "boy" me.

Well, you sure
ain't no man. Not yet.

We ain't one spit closer
to gettin' that gold than
the day I gave you the idea.

Well, it's there, ain't it?

Sittin' on top of that stage
like a bump on a log.

Mm-hmm. And those fellas
are just sittin' up there
takin' turns watchin' it.

Not all of 'em--
just the corporal
and that trooper.

A funny thing about him. What?

I got this feeling
he's got his eyes
on the gold too.

For himself? Now, don't get excited.

It might be
we could use some help.

Now, Adams and
that fella Trampas...

got their horns locked
over that ferryman.

That leaves Mason
and the corporal.And Rankin.

I'll take care of him.

You see, Bud, the idea
of gettin' the gold
is one thing.

Gettin' it is
somethin' else again.

Get down!

There was a time
when Indians used to shoot
with bow and arrow.

Well, those were
the good old days.
Where's the kid?

[ Coughing ]

That's something
you gotta do
is learn to swim.

[ Clears Throat ]

- You going someplace?
- The horses.

I thought they
might be after 'em.

Lookin' for signs.

I'm superstitious
about bullets.

I figure they're bad luck
coming at me.

- You find anything?
- No.

That doesn't mean
they're not around.

Hey.

What you doing back here
by these horses?

He said he was
looking for Indians.
I was looking for him.

Let me tell
you boys somethin'.

I'm 18 years an army man.

I've been up and busted
back down and sideways.

But I'm stickin' it out.

I aim to retire
with a good record and alive.

Now, I got a job to do,
and I'm gonna do it.

You two keep an eye
on each other if you want to.

But I'm gonna keep
an eye on both of you.

Now, there's a man
that likes being in charge.

Just a minute.

I couldn't help notice
you got your gun back.

Yeah. That's another
superstition I've got.

When somebody shoots at me,
it's good luck to be able
to shoot back.

Just thought
I'd mention it.

Look here.
Listen, all of you.

From now on,
you let me take care
of them Indians.

Hmph. Hmph.

[ Sam ]
You been out huntin'
those Injuns again?

Don't you know you don't
get any medals for that?
You're not in the army anymore.

The army?

Jason.

Jason Adams?

Say, I heard
about you.

Captain, wasn't it?

Not captain anymore.
I'm a civilian.

Whatever you say.

Rankin, get on up
to the coach.

He doesn't act
like any captain
I ever saw before.

You heard what he said.
He ain't in the soldierin'
business anymore.

Go on and get yourself
up there.

MacLister.

You come with me.
We got some scoutin' to do.

Mason. Give me a hand
with this board.

You tellin' me what to do?

I don't like people
tellin' me what to do.

And I got a feeling
you just plain don't like me.

I never did care much
for killers.

What's the matter,
Captain?

This the first time
anybody ever told you that
to your face?

Maybe it's because you
always send somebody else out
to do your killin' for you.

Here's the chance for you
to do something about it,
face-to-face.

Why?

You killed my wife
at Tule Springs.

You're wrong, Mason.
Renegades killed
those settler families.

Oh, no. It wasn't them.
It was you led
the troops in there--

after the renegades.

Your wife was an Arapaho?

She was trapped in one
of the huts you set fire to.

What's the matter,
Captain?

No more questions?

No more explanations?

Go ahead.
Tell me what happened!

Tell me.

Did you see her trying
to claw her way
out of that hut?

Grab his feet.

I haven't seen Mason.
Did he eat?

Oh, he's by the stage.
I took him a plate.

Thank you, ma'am.
It tastes real fine.

Rankin,
ain't you supposed
to relieve Mason?

As soon
as I finish eatin'.

You know, it seems like
a real ghost town now...

with that ferryman gone.

Gives you the willies
just sittin' here
lookin' at it.

It's better lookin' at it
from out here than inside.

There's one of those buildings
that isn't ready to fall down.

Yeah, I suppose so.

You know, it used to be
a right nice place
a few years back.

It seemed like
it was gonna be
a real permanent town.

Marcy.

[ Kettle Clatters ] [ Hand Slaps ]

[ Grunts ]

You are mussin' up my hair.

I was wrong about you.
I thought you was
just a kid.

Kid? You don't know
anything about me.

I've been around plenty.

Have you now?
Can you kiss?

I can do lots of things.

What are you doing
in the army anyway?

Well, I was, uh,
thrown out of this
dinky little town.

They didn't
wanna put me in jail.

That sheriff-- he knew
he couldn't keep me there.

But the army could.For a while.

Maybe.

Right now I'm, uh--

I'm thinkin' of a way
to get clean out the army.

How?

Well--

It'll take a little doing,
but, uh--

If I had a little help--

If, uh, you and your brother
weren't afraid to...
try something.

[ Footsteps Departing ]

This town
will come back someday.

It's the only natural
crossing on the river
within 50 miles.

Next time it's gonna take
somebody who can run things--

somebody that people
will listen to.

The Indians never
would have been able
to run 'em off before...

if they had somebody
like that in charge.

Somebody who cared enough.Maybe you.

I don't know.

The army's been my life.

I suppose
I should be thinking
about what's coming after.

You saved any money,
Corporal?

Not hardly.

Why not dip into some
of that gold in the chest?

Now, rebuilding this town--
that really would be something.

- Did you hear me?
- Yeah, I heard you.

- Well?
- Captain,
you ever steal before?

To eat. To live.

The army's been
real good to me.

Has it?

They teach you how to build
a town in the army?

They tell you
everything you built,

somebody'd come along
and try to take away
from you?

Now, the way you talk,

there wouldn't be any towns,
but there are.

And somebody had
to nail down the first board.

A town isn't built
with nails and boards.

It's built
with blood and bullets.

And it's no place
for a man that wants
some peace and quiet.

Well, we better start
enjoying some of this peace
and quiet we got now.

Tell you what.

Why don't you
dip into that gold
and buy yourselves a town?

Now-- Now, look,
I was just helpin' her
with the kettle...

and we got to talkin'.

And I said to myself,
"Why not?"

You're the kind of man
that stands up for himself.
I knew it.

And when I saw
the way you stood up
for your sister,

I said to myself,
"Here's a kind of man
takes what he wants."

I think he's talkin'
about stealin' some gold, Bud.

Why don't you
get us some
of that coffee, Marcy.

[ Exhales ]
Now, I don't know.

We ain't never done
nothin' like that before.

Always just made out
best we can.

The best you can
is with that money.

What would we do
with it? Ranch?Anything.

Buy a store.
The biggest in town.

Well, that might be
all right for some.

Funny. I never figured myself
standin' behind a counter...

measurin' out ribbons
for old ladies.

Well, what difference
does it make?

The thing is,
you're on your own.

A man's not gonna get
anywhere these days...

unless he's willing
to take some chances.

Yeah. I know that.

Ahh.
And I can tell you--
[ Laughs ]

there's no gold
lying on the ground
out there in California.

Well, I guess
it wouldn't be like
stealin' from somebody--

I mean, a person.The army?

The government? [ Scoffs ]
They got plenty more
where that came from.

Well?

What do you say?

You, uh, man enough
to take it on?

It's just whatever
you think, Bud.

Try me.

[ Horse Whinnies ]

I'm gonna kill you.

[ Breathes Heavily ]

Well?

No.

You better go ahead
while you-- while you
still got the chance.

[ Hammer Cocks ]

Boy, I sure wish you
wouldn't sneak up
like that.

Couldn't sleep.

Well, come sunup,
that ferry
will be finished.

We'll all be gettin'
out of here.

I'll be glad when we
deliver that gold.

Been weighin' on you.

Quite a bit.

Beats chasing Indians
with the rest of the patrol.

Only one thing worse--
that's being chased.

Hyah!

[ Galloping Hooves ]

Who is it?Somebody comin' or goin'.
I can't tell which.

You think
they're still out there?Could be.

Go on.

[ Grunting ]

[ Grunting ]

You gotta go after him.
He took one of the horses
and ran out.

Who, Sam?Adams.

Hurry it up.

Hey! You can't
take this horse.
We'll be two short.

I gotta be sure
I didn't have Hank's killer
and let him get away.

- Are you gonna stop me?
- That man's dangerous.

You gotta kill him.
He rode out north.

Follow him and kill him,
you hear me?

Rankin, get back
to the coach!

It's just like Pa
always said--

"A man just have
a little faith and patience,
things are gonna work out."

As soon as that ferry's ready,
we're on our way. Go on.

I'm on the last splice.

Don't you worry.
As soon as I finish,

it'll be strong enough
to pull that ferry
across the river.

If they don't bring
those horses back,
what you gonna do then?

We'll hitch MacLister's
team to the stage.
That's all.

[ Bud ]
Corporal.

Think that ferry's
strong enough to take
my wagon across full loaded?

Should be.Well, I got everything
I own in that wagon.

Sure feel better
if you took a look.

Come on.

Uh, Mr. Mason,
could you help me?

Hey, sure thing,
Miss Marcy.
What is it?

Well, I've got to find
that ferryman's dog.

I don't wanna
leave him here alone.

Well, now, we won't leave
that dog here alone,
will we?

I think I saw him
up on the hill.

[ Chuckles ]

These poor hands of mine
could sure stand
a rest anyway.

That's not
too heavy, MacLister.
The ferry will handle it.

Well, you can't blame a man
for being too careful.

They're gone!
All the horses are gone!
Hurry up!

Look at that.
Cut off clean. It must
have been the Injuns.

How can that happen?
You're standing right there.

Oh, I went off
to look for the dog.Dog?

We can't let him
stay here to starve,
can we?

Rankin, how come you
didn't hear anything?How could I?

I was by the stage.

We gotta find
them horses.

Everybody spread out
and search.

I'll look over here.

MacLister, you take this area.

I can't go with you, Corporal.
I gotta stay here
and protect my sister.

All right! [ Object Clatters ]

It's real brave of you
to stay here and protect me.

Well, you never can tell.

Somebody may be plannin'
to rob this place.

[ Footsteps Approaching ]

Hold it!

What you doing
up there, boy?

Get him in here.

I'll get something
to open that box with.

Tell Marcy to hurry up
with the horses.Right.

Bud, it's been broken.

Somebody took it.

- Somebody took the money.
- Of all the dirty, rotten,
thievin', miserable--

Kid, we gotta
get out of here.

There. What are you
kids doing up there?

Get your horse, Jace.
You're going back with me.

You still think
I killed that fella?

Why did you run away?I had to.

I'd wind up killing Mason.That's your problem.

All I asked
was not to get involved.

I'm fed up with it--
right up to the teeth.

And most especially,
I'm fed up with you!

Hey.

- You're--
- [ Grunts ]

still going back with me.

[ Groans ]

[ Groaning ]

Well,
where's MacLister?

Corporal!I don't know.

Corporal!Just take it easy.

MacLister kid
shot me and ran off.

[ Groaning ]Easy, boy.

- [ Groans ]
- Hey, that chest
is full of rocks.

Why they do
a thing like that?

Rankin![ Groans ]

[ Groaning ]

That was a good fight.

It wouldn't have been
if you weren't
so stubborn.

[ Barking ]

[ Clopping Hooves ]

Where in the devil
were you?

If you'd been here,
MacLister might not
have gotten away with it.

- [ Trampas ] With what?
- They got your gold, huh?

You know,
you don't act
very surprised.

That someone took it? No.

The only question was,
which one would try?

Now, don't tell me
you don't know they
all thought about it.

You too.

Me too.

Mason's got
a bullet in his leg.

That fool, Rankin,
he's gone off after them,

tryin' to make
a hero of hisself.

Took the raft too.Yeah.

And the current
will probably
carry it downstream.

Well, we've still
got two horses, and
I'm not leaving you behind.

Let's go look for 'em.

- [ Hammer Cocks ]
- Take it easy. It's us.

I was up on the hill
lookin' for tracks.

I thought they might
have gone that way.

If you would've caught up
with them, you would've
got yourself killed.

Being brave is one thing.
Being foolish
is something else.

Where'd you find the horse?

I, uh--
I found him runnin' loose.

Well, I guess
we'd better be gettin' back.

When we catch up with
the MacListers and the gold,
we'll head back.

Rankin.Yeah.

You were plannin'
on bringin' it back?

[ Sighs ]

Well, yeah. Sure.

What's the matter?Nothin'.

Mason was hopin'
I'd kill you.

Did you kill his wife?

I gave the order
for the attack.

It was
my responsibility.

Was there a court-martial?Well, there was
a hearing.

No charges
were brought.

They discharged you?

I resigned.

Whoa. Whoa now.

You cover me.

[ Nickers ]

They didn't
get off here.

They must have
gotten off somewhere.
What are you talking about?

- There's no hoofprints.
- They must have
ridden ashore somewhere.

If they took
the raft at all.

They might have cut it loose
just to throw us off.

I say we take the horses
and haul this ferry
back to the crossing.

We're wastin' our time.
We'll never catch 'em now.

Mount up.

I sure hope these horses
don't wear out on us.

I hope I don't wear out.
I'm so thirsty.

There it is.

I don't see anything.

[ Trampas ] There, in the water. [ Adams ]
The clay bottom held the tracks.

The tracks lead up here.

Hey, there's a well.
Bud, do we dare?

[ Bud ]
Doesn't look like
anybody lives here.

I'm dry too. Come on.

Looks like they're
heading for the border.

I can't remember
anything else around here.

Oh! It's dry.

Oh! What are we
gonna do now?

We're just gonna have
to wait till night and
take this stretch when it's--

[ Marcy ]
Maybe they'll pass by. Yeah, maybe.

Wait for me in the house.
I'm gonna hide the horses
in the barn.

Tracks lead right
up to this farmyard.

Looks like a well.
I sure am thirsty.

Hold it.

Where do you think
you're going, Bud?

Go ahead. Shoot.

Hey, look,
I'm sorry I hit you. I
didn't think I could trust you.

Course I--
I was wrong about that.

Here you got
the drop on everybody.
All you gotta do is shoot him.

Then do it!
You're in this
as much as we are.

Go ahead! Shoot him!

Bud!

What did he mean,
"You're in this
as much as we are"?

I thought you
wanted to stop them.

Maybe he just wanted
to stop them from getting
his share of the gold.

He was just
a little smarter
than I gave him credit for.

[ Rankin ]
Where's the gold, Bud?I don't know.

Come on.

Somebody got to it
before we did.

- You believe him?
- If we took it, why would we
leave a chest of rocks behind?

Then who?

Let's see
what we can do for him.

I got to tell you,
I didn't have a thing to do
with killin' that ferryman.

Bud did that.
I tried to stop him.

I suppose you had
nothing to do with
wrecking the ferry either.

Well, now, do I
look strong enough
to chop up that old ferry?

Bud did that
so he could stop the stage
till he could rob the payroll.

It sounds to me like
your brother was busier than
a beaver at prunin' time.

I'm surprised he could do
all that by himself.

She found out
about the gold.

She got it out
of some loose-tongued
soldier in a saloon.

Nobody told me
nothin' about it.

What is it?They didn't take
the gold.

But they went off.They did more than that.

They killed Hank,

and they wrecked
the ferry.

And Bud here,
he was the one
who was shootin' at us,

trying to make us think
there were still
Indians around.

They even
got Rankin in on it.
He took the horses.

But they didn't
steal the gold.

Somebody had to take it.

I guess you all
had reason enough to try.

They did.
Rankin. Adams.

And even you, Harvey.Me?

It's a long time in the army
and not much to show for it.

- What about you?
- Uh, it'd take me a lifetime
to earn a chestful of gold.

That's for sure.

Well, then?

Rankin seemed surprised
when he found out the MacListers
hadn't taken the gold.

And you wouldn't
have gone along
if you'd taken it.

You surprised me.

Me too.

And, Harvey,
you'd be long gone
by the time I got back.

You knew you
wouldn't get very far
with a bullet in you, Sam.

[ Groans ]

All the time I was going
through the motions,

it was like
somebody else.

It wasn't like me doing it.

I took all the gold
and hid it and put
the rocks in and--

I might have known
somebody would find out.

[ Sighs ]

[ Scoffs ]
Guess I was afraid
of just being old...

and left alone.

I'll show you
where it is.

Sorry it was you, Sam.

I'd like to talk
to you if I could.

I know my brother
did a lot of bad things,

but he always brought me up
to tell the truth.

And I got
a terrible feeling
you don't believe me.

Well, I'm not
the one who decides.

Oh, well, I wasn't
thinkin' about that.

I just didn't want you
to think I was lyin'.

A man like you.

Hey.

Remember, Rankin
saved my life.

I'm sure
they'll take that
into consideration.

I'm sorry it was my brother
that was hurt and not you, boy.

You ready to go?

I'm not going.

You stayin' here?

I thought you said
you didn't wanna
get involved.

There'll be people
who come along
to use that ferry.

- Nothing you can
do about that.
- I know.

I guess there's just no way
to stay uninvolved...

this side of the grave.

You didn't.

It seems--

It seems it's time
for somebody to come along
and settle here again...

to... start
something good.

Well, remember what you said.
It won't be all
peace and quiet.

Yeah, I know.

Fact is,
maybe I'll need some help.

You'll be lookin'
for some excitement
after you get discharged.

I guarantee you'll find more
than you can handle around here.

Still think you can get
to that beef auction on time?

Don't worry
about a thing.

Nothing's
gonna stop me.

Except maybe
those Indians.

Well, it looks like
he's gonna be busy for a while.

I'd like
to come back sometime--

see what people
settle in Diablo,

what kind of a town
you make of it.

[ Barking ]