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Saddle up, saddle up, saddle up, saddle up, saddle up.

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This is the story of 26 men who rode the Arizona Territory.

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High is the glory of 26 men whose courage helped to build the territory.

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26 men who saddled up and then rode off to answer duty's call.

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26 men who lived to write again and fight for the rights and the liberty of all.

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This is the story of 26 men enforcing law within the territory.

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Praise be the glory of 26 men who rode the Arizona Territory.

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Ride on, ride on, ride on.

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26 men carefully chosen for their courage and ability formed the Arizona Rangers.

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Fame and public acclaim was not their objective.

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This is perhaps why the story of these 26 men has never been told until now.

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This was Arizona Territory at the turn of the century.

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A sparsely settled, raw frontier, terrorized by bands of desperadoes who operated in open defiance of local peace officers.

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Allison, you leave at once for Nogales.

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Report to Lieutenant Foster. He'll have your orders.

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Yes, Captain.

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What about the trouble in Wilcox, Captain?

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Just a moment, please.

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Ferguson, the feud between the cattlemen and the sheepmen has broken out again in Holbrook.

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Put a stop to it.

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Yes, Captain.

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We need help too, Captain.

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Are you going to send Rangers to Wilcox or aren't you?

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I don't have anyone available at the moment, Mr. Miller.

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But you just sent men to other districts.

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Those are critical points.

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The situation in my town is just as critical.

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It's overrun by a power-crazed tyrant and his gunslingers.

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They've got a stranglehold on Wilcox and everything around it.

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But can't you businessmen get together and appoint a marshal?

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We did a couple of years ago.

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He lasted two weeks.

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I tried to arouse the people through my newspaper.

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It was blown up.

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Mr. Miller, the legislature gave me 26 men to patrol the entire territory.

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112 settlements, miles of unprotected border.

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Right now I have only 25 and good recruits are hard to find.

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Captain Briding, I'm a newspaper man.

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I know your reputation.

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You took on a job that nearly everyone thought was impossible.

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The bringing of law and order to this territory.

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You're succeeding.

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But I honestly believe that my town is just as important to this territory as any of the others.

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I agree with you, Mr. Miller.

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And I'll take care of the problem when I can.

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That may be too late, Captain.

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Something's got to be done, Corporal, even if I have to go myself.

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You mean about Wilcox, Captain?

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The sign outside says you need rangers.

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I want to join up.

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Why?

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I had a little spread over near Granger and I went broke.

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I need a job.

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You could find an easier one.

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Being a ranger isn't all it's cracked up to be.

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Sometimes you're in the saddle 48 hours.

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No sleep, bad food.

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Picked on by unhappy citizens and shot at by outlaws.

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You furnish your own horse, arms and equipment.

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The enlistment is for four years and the pay is $50 a month.

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In spite of that recommendation, I'll take it.

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My name's Clint Travis.

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There are four major requirements.

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Honesty, horsemanship, a fast gun,

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and the nerve to enforce the law without fear of prejudice.

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Come on outside.

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See what you can do.

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You're not joining a circus.

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What would you do if an outlaw's bullet smashed into you

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while you were showing off?

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You'd do this.

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Corporal, I'm leaving for Wilcox.

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I'll be gone three or four days.

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If Rangers Holmes and Webbs come in,

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I'll send them to Naco.

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Still want to be a Ranger?

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Yes, sir.

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Yes, Captain.

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Yes, Captain.

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Hold it.

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Look at those tracks.

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Blood.

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You see anything strange about these tracks?

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Nothing much. Several horses made about two hours ago.

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Yeah, you're right.

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But the riders dismounted.

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One of them was dragged away.

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Look over there.

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It's Sam Miller.

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Any wounds on him?

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No.

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One shell's been fired.

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They shot one of the men who jumped him.

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Yes.

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A man with a gunshot wound shouldn't be hard to trace.

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Get the horses.

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Put the body on the porch.

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Put the body on the porch.

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Sorry, we're not open for business.

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The bartender isn't here.

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You're Lola Johnson?

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That's right.

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If you own this place, you must know nearly everyone in town.

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I suppose so, but why the questions?

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I want you to identify someone.

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Certainly.

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If I can.

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It's a body.

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It's Sam Miller.

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I found him hanging from a tree just outside of town.

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Sam should have known they'd get him.

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After what happened to his newspaper.

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Who'd get him?

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I'm Captain Tom Riding of the Arizona Rangers.

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Arizona Rangers?

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If any of you people have information that'll help this case,

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don't be afraid to talk.

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The law will protect you.

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Does Miller have any relatives?

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A wife and two children.

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Will you notify the widow?

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You're wasting your time pulling off those boards.

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I don't think so.

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You heard Big Red.

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We don't want anybody butting into our business.

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Maybe you'd like to be the first to try and stop us.

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That's a good idea.

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The more I think of it, the better I like it.

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Look at him shake, Reg.

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He's a good guy.

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Look at him shake, Reg.

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He's got a fast gun and a big mouth.

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But no guts to back him up.

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I'm notifying you that the law's at Wilcox to stay.

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Don't forget it.

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That office will be boarded up before the weekend is out.

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All right, Curley.

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Don't ever pull your gun again unless you use it.

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But I never draw on a man before.

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I couldn't pull a trigger.

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Yeah, I know.

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It happens that way sometimes.

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You'll get over it.

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What's the thought of killing a man?

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You don't always have to.

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If a man's mouthing, smash an elbow.

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If he's on foot, a bullet in the shoulder will knock him down and you can disarm him.

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But don't ever fight with your fists.

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You could cripple your gun hand.

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Then every two-bit gunslinger would choose you and you wouldn't have a chance.

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I guess after what happened outside, I don't stand much chance of getting into the Rangers.

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Man's entitled to make a mistake, provided it doesn't affect anyone but himself.

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You'd do me an honor if you'd reconsider.

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We'll talk about it later.

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Let's get this place cleaned up.

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Travis, put the horses away and make arrangements for rooms at the hotel.

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Yes, Captain.

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You don't seem to be enjoying yourself, Mo.

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Relax, baby.

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Neither of you have any idea who killed Miller?

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You had a pretty good motive, Monahan.

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He was trying to bring law to Wilcox.

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You didn't want it.

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I still don't.

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Look, Captain, when I first rode into this town, it was nothing but a spot in the road.

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When my cattle outfit grew, so did Wilcox.

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There wouldn't be anything here if it wasn't for me.

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And you broke every small rancher in the valley you got in your way.

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Business is business.

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None of it includes murder.

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One little friendly advice, Captain.

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I'm always willing to listen.

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Then pull out of here.

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It may not be today or tomorrow, but they'll get you if you stay.

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Who do you mean, they?

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Miss Johnson, doesn't law and order mean anything to you?

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I'm getting along all right without it.

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What about the rest of the people?

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Do they have any churches?

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Any schools for the children?

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No.

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I guess you don't care.

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As long as you have cash ready, if it keeps ringing.

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Hello, something I can do for you?

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Did you treat anyone today for a gunshot wound?

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Who are you?

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Captain Reining.

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I was on the Rangers.

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I haven't had a patient in over a week.

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In fact, business is getting so bad, I'm thinking of leaving.

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Nice quiet town, huh?

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Yep, that's it.

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Nice and quiet.

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Doc, you're lying.

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I beg your pardon?

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These instruments were used today.

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Who was it?

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I'm not as neat as I used to be.

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No rooms, Captain Reining.

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No, why not?

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The proprietor says they're all taken.

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That's true.

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Big Red reserved them all for his men.

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Well, then unreserve a couple on the front.

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I can't do that.

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I have to live here.

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We'll be back in a little while for the keys.

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Come on, let's get some food.

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I wish you were popular around here.

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And things will be worse before they're better.

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Well, we'll have a home-cooked meal out of some cans

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and wait for them to make the next move.

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Mighty quiet down there this morning, Captain.

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Big Red meant what he said.

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It's a showdown.

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You wait here.

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You might get yourself killed.

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But, Captain, you have your orders.

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He's headed this way.

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What about the other one?

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Still at the hotel, on the porch.

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Curly, maybe you'd enjoy handling this.

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You're a fool, Red.

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You're not up against two men.

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Now you're fighting 26 Rangers.

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I run this town, Lola.

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Nobody's going to change it.

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I suppose that's why Sam Miller was hanged.

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Who's the troublemaker?

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Look, Red.

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I've tolerated you and your gang

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because I figured money was money

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and I wasn't particular where it came from, but no more.

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I still have some self-respect left.

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I'm not going to sit by while you commit another murder.

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You have no choice.

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Get over to the bar.

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Freeze, Curly!

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The rest of you stay where you are and don't turn around.

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Starting right now, the Emporium will be closed down.

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Wait a minute!

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I ought to close you down permanently.

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Lift them on your hand and you'll stay where you are.

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You other men leave, two at a time.

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Toss your guns on the corner table as you go out.

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From now on, the carrying of firearms in city limits is prohibited.

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And I'm warning you to behave peaceably.

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My partner's outside.

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That's a big help.

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He's probably hiding under the porch.

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Mr. Monahan, over to the table and drop your gun.

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I said drop your gun!

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What's the matter with your arm?

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I had an accident.

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My horse fell with me.

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Outside.

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We'll stop at the doctor's office first, Monahan.

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You better come along too, Miss Johnson. I want to ask you some questions.

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Doc, Mr. Monahan's going out of circulation. Now let's start all over.

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Is this the man you treated?

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Yeah, he was shot.

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He came to my office just a few hours before you got into town.

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So you had an accident.

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Now this empty shell came from Sam Miller's gun.

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Before he was hanged, he wounded one of the men who grabbed him.

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That man was you, Mr. Monahan. You're under arrest.

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You never hold me, Captain.

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My men will tear this place apart.

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Miss Johnson, do you know your legal status is an accessory to the commission of a crime?

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Just in case the meaning isn't too familiar, let me explain.

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Anyone who aids in the bets of felony with intent to defeat justice

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is as guilty as the person who actually committed the crime.

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I didn't know anything about it.

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You knew he was using your place to set me up as a clay pigeon.

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There was nothing I could do.

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I'm not so sure. You know Mr. Monahan pretty well.

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What if I did? That doesn't prove anything.

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Men have a habit of confiding in their close friends.

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Maybe I used to be, but no more.

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Miller was fighting you through his newspaper.

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You admitted to me you killed him.

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You miserable...

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Captain Riding!

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We want to talk to you.

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Doc, keep him covered.

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Turn Big Red loose, or you're going to be minus a ranger.

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Drop him, Curly.

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I don't want to have to shoot you in the back.

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You ain't shooting anybody.

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These guns have hair triggers.

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The slightest jaw will set them off.

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I'm going to swap you this yellow felly for Big Red.

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Step off.

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I'm going to swap you this yellow felly for Big Red.

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Step off the porch.

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Now for the other one.

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I did just as you told me to.

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I shot him in the shoulder, then disarmed him.

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You're learning.

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Right on your feet.

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And write a letter to the governor.

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Tell him the trouble at Wilcox has been straightened out.

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Big Red Monahan and four of his men have been indicted for the murder of Sam Miller.

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They're being transferred to the capital for trial.

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It never ends, Corporal.

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The Batches on the war path.

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Riots at the Great Western Copper Mines.

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Raids on the cattlemen near Bisbee.

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Travis.

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How soon can you be ready to travel again?

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In about 30 minutes.

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Good.

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Get your horse ready.

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The Corporal will have your orders ready by that time.

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Yes, sir.

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Yes, Captain.

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Travis.

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Good luck.

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Thank you, Captain.

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26 men who live to ride again and fight for the rights and the liberty of all.

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This is the story of 26 men enforcing law within the territory.

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Praise, beef, and glory of 26 men who rode the Arizona territory.

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Ride on, ride on, ride on.