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Give me a hand with strong vice.

You get going.

I'll clean up here.

All right.

Well,

well, well.

Now, what do we got here?

You wouldn't shoot an unarmed man, would you boy?

Just a little more. Just a little more.

Great. Hold it.

Tell me I ain't died and gone to heaven. Hold it, damn it. You're gonna die if

you don't help.

There ain't gonna be heaven you're going to.

Got it.

The hell's gotten into you letting go like that?

Yeah.

See, she smiled at me.

You wish. It makes you smile, man. You're just so... Cock-eye, you can't

tell the difference.

Oh, yeah?

Who's she waving at?

Me.

Me.

Well, hello, Abigail.

How are you?

My pony express rider's over here.

Fine bunch of boys.

Most of the time, anyway.

I'm in love.

With yourself.

Okay. So she looks nice in a dress.

She feels it out real nice.

What do you think, kid?

It's safer not to.

Okay. So, Abigail McPherson is pretty.

All right, she's beautiful.

But can she ride?

Funny, I was just thinking that.

Well, Jimmy, Cody, you're both wrong.

She's smiling at Lou.

At Lou? Lou?

I guess she takes a shine to the silent type.

Well, she'll love act then.

Rider coming.

Look at her move.

Hey, what kept you?

What's with him?

Something's gone wrong.

It's coming from the garden patch.

You wouldn't shoot an unarmed man, would you, boy?

Damn it, Huck!

He scared the hell out of us!

You okay?

Well, we got him.

Let me talk to him.

What is it?

Why won't you speak to me?

What the hell happened out there?

Why can't you tell me?

Okay.

I'll let you alone.

When you need to talk I'll be there

Time to get this thing relined. What do you think, kid?

Better ways to spend your money.

Someone in this group's got to show some style for the Pony Express.

Hey, hey, come on, kid.

It's a fine-looking hat. Yeah, I'd like to keep it that way.

Make a hell of a target.

Hey, no, no.

What do you think, Jimmy? Read my mind. Come on, Jimmy, no.

Kid, no, no!

Okay.

Oh, no.

As soon as we load up on lumber, I expect you boys to buy Cody a new hat.

Now quit teasing him.

You hear that?

All I wanted to do was show some pride.

Now look.

You need to learn, Cody. You boys, too.

Different between pride and self-respect.

Huh?

Well, pride is a cheap commodity.

Can leave a man when he's been whooped and kicked.

Pride goes on, comes off easily.

Like that hat.

Self-respect.

Nobody can take that from you.

Go clear the bone.

Boys, remember that.

Cody, that hat does look funny.

What about this one? Is this one all right?

That's the one. That's too scrawny. Put it back.

All right,

you boys. Why don't you go on off? Be back here in a half hour.

No later.

And don't go getting in trouble.

Folks.

Sam.

Don't seem real pleased to see us.

Oh, it's nothing like that, Emma.

Did you hear about the stage massacre?

Massacre? Where?

What happened yesterday out of Mesa Verde.

They killed everybody.

They killed the driver, the shotgun guard, and two passengers.

I found one up about 50 yards away.

I mean, it seemed more like an execution than a holdup.

Any idea who done it? Some.

But I need proof before I go arresting anyone or shoot my mouth off.

Hey!

Hey, hey!

Come on, Buck. Let's go see what's going on, Adam. Be back in a minute.

Easy, boy, easy, easy.

What's the matter, boy?

Ain't you got nothing to say?

He can't talk, mister.

He can hear, but he can't talk.

You can't?

You can't talk?

You can't talk?

Is that right, dummy? You really can't talk?

The only other dumb thing, mister, is you calling that boy a name.

If I was you, I'd get while he's getting screwed.

Ike?

You know him?

Ike?

Who is he, Teaspoon?

His name's Nickerson.

Him and his gang have done some bad crimes in his territory, but the law

can't find a witness to put him away.

Son, are you alright?

You got something you want to tell us?

Horse, I've seen a lot of men, a lot of boys, couldn't talk.

Horse, they were dead.

Hands on the bar.

You too.

Now.

You talking to me, Marshal?

That's right.

Ike, is this the man you saw kill all those folks on the stage?

He didn't say nothing.

Pardon, Nickerson.

You're under arrest.

Let's go.

You're buying trouble, Marshal. Get out of town.

Could have fooled me. Looks like somebody's grandfather.

Age don't matter.

Poison from an old rattlesnake will still kill you.

What's your plan, Marshal?

You gonna try him here?

No, Circuit Judge will be in Blue Creek in two days.

I'll swing by Emma's in the morning. You be ready to trap him.

Uh-huh.

What if Nickerson's men try to get at Ike before morning?

I'll have two of my deputies stay at Emmett's till we pick him up.

You may start out, Marshal.

Getting there's another story.

Come on, Ike, let's get to Emmett's. We'll get you a good horse.

It's a long way to Blue Creek.

You got that right.

It's a long way.

Hear that, boy? It's a damn long way.

Come on, Ike.

Either you boys care for a hot cup of coffee?

No, thank you, ma'am.

Well, if it's not too much trouble.

No trouble at all.

Are you Mr. Spoon?

Maybe later.

Darker than the devil's heart out there.

I'm gonna go check on the others.

Evening, boys.

Hear anything?

Nope.

Well, it's that easy.

It's only about an hour before sunrise till Sam gets here.

Riders coming!

Riders coming fast!

Horses coming fast! One bunch from the south!

Another bunch from the east!

Emma, get down! Get down yourself!

They'll be back!

Reload them!

Do it fast!

Here they come!

Yeah! Yeah! Come on! Yeah!

Yeah!

Come on! Come on!

Come on!

Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!

Come on!

Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!

Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!

Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!

Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!

Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!

Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!

Come on!

Come on!

Come on!

Come on Yeah, yeah, yeah.

They've had enough. So have we.

Everybody okay?

We'll have an act.

Will you see Ike heading towards his stable?

He's going to try and make it to Blue Creek by himself.

He don't want this trouble coming down on us.

He says it's not our problem.

Man sends someone to kill me, I make it my problem.

They came for me.

Then they came for us.

Crazy, Hickok.

That big Beckwith's gonna slow you down something serious, Jimmy.

You pick your traveling companions, I'll pick mine.

I know, Ike.

I love you, too.

Take care.

Y'all take care.

Don't go the straight way. Take the back trails.

Where we're going, there ain't no trails at all.

It's even better.

Don't worry. We know this territory better than anybody.

Hit us last night.

You're too late.

Ike went on with others to Blue Creek.

But that wasn't the plan.

Figured they'd be back for Ike if he stayed.

One of your deputies is dead.

The other's wounded pretty bad.

Pack of seasoned killers on their heels.

It's a long, hard way to Blue Creek.

It's a damn long, hard way.

It may be true, but ain't nobody knows this territory like my riders.

They'll get through.

Let's hope you're right.

Sam,

take care.

We're feeding the rest of the horses here.

I'd like to stay in the middle.

What is it?

I'm not sure.

I wonder where Johnson is.

I was just thinking that.

He can smell money more than a mile away.

Spread out. Look around.

What are you thinking?

Too damn quiet.

It's fresh.

Less than an hour old.

Like the only thing that stinks around here.

Something's wrong.

Maybe a good idea to get him out of sight.

Come on, Axe. Let's get you inside.

No wonder you all tried nothing.

I swear I will cut him right here.

It's when the mountain men worked for Nickerson.

Since 500 gold was put on Mountain's head, it's nothing personal.

It's just business.

Get your hand off that gun.

Get your hand off that gun!

It's far enough, boy.

Keep up there, boy.

I said get up there!

Move and you're dead.

This one's our clone.

Nice piece of work, Lou. Take care of him.

Look.

What? What is it?

Riders. Too many to count.

And that's too many to fight.

They're gonna be on us any minute.

Somebody's gonna have to slow them down.

Buddy's my middle name.

Not this time. Now get out of here!

Go on, get!

Jimmy! I ain't leaving him here!

I love you too, Hickok, but I'm better at distancing you now. Get!

You get killed, you're gonna have to answer to me, Cody.

You owe me two dollars.

I thought he got some of them.

Yeah, but what about him? We gotta keep moving.

Nixon says those kids will never make it.

Well, you don't owe him his boys.

Get it!

Well, who's gonna make it?

If your witness doesn't show up tomorrow, I can't hold him.

You're not going to free that butcher.

Lord knows I don't want to.

But I only can hold him until tomorrow afternoon.

That's when I have to leave for Grand Junction. Judge, can't you put it off? I

got three murders up there.

There's one here.

If I don't show up, they'll declare a mistrial. Set him free.

Three to one, Sam. I'm sorry.

What if the sheriff keeps until you get back?

No, no.

I can't hold him, not Nickerson. I don't have the men.

I'll give you all the time I can, Sam.

And them, I got no choice.

Hide the horses.

Now

what

do we do?

Send out the boy.

He's the only one we want. The rest of you can go.

What do you say, guys?

No sign.

Got an hour of daylight left.

They got us trapped. I got the Beckwith. Let's ride through. Too risky. They'll

pick us off one by one.

Or they'll starve us out.

Damn it, Ike! Why didn't you kill Nickerson when you had the chance?

I'm sorry. We'll get out of this somehow.

You know what I'm gonna do with my share?

I'm gonna play it safe for a change.

Buy me a spread, raise me some cattle.

What's left over, I'm gonna put in the bank.

Put money in a bank?

No siree, not me. It ain't safe.

Too many bank robbers out there.

I side with Ike. It's too dangerous.

It's suicide, kid. We ain't leaving you here, not after Cody. I'll be right

behind you.

Jimmy, give me the back way.

You go. I'll make the climb.

You can't climb that.

Besides, you're the best shot.

So you finally admit it. I'm the best shot. I'll be damned.

Well, I'll be damned if you don't lead him out. All right, since you put it

that way. Hey, don't you get any ideas about hanging back, kid?

Ain't no hero.

Kid, take care of yourself.

Big mouth

I'll

get the horses

Yeah. You okay, Ike?

Where's the kid and Cody?

Hopefully bringing up the rear.

Damn.

If anything happens to those kids, Emma will... Don't worry. They can handle

themselves.

Nickerson, wake up!

Wake up.

Look at the man who's gonna see you hang.

I wouldn't bet on it.

I'm not convicted yet!

Well, you will be when he testifies.

Yeah, if he testifies.

Don't look to me like he's got much of a stomach for it.

Look at that dummy. He can't even talk.

You're a dead man, Nickerson.

That's enough, Jim. You hear me? That's enough. Let's go.

Sorry I don't have better for you, but this is the safest place in town.

Sheriff will keep a good eye on you here, Ike.

I'm gonna take the rest of the boys out for a hot meal on me.

I'll bring you back some grub.

Oh.

Can I help you with these?

Thank you.

I'm just going down towards the livery stable.

Well, that's fine.

Well, we'll be at the hotel restaurant.

What if you don't make it?

We'll understand.

You're amazing.

That's all I've been told. That's not what I mean.

Kid and Cody are missing.

Maybe dead. Ox got a price on his head. Who knows what'll happen before the

trial. And you're acting like everything's great. What's the matter

with you? The way I choose to handle my problems is my business.

Unless you forget, you're my friends, too.

Sorry, Jimmy.

You're right.

Hey.

You all right, Lou?

Yep.

Been riding hard. I just got some dust in my eyes.

Go ahead. I'll catch up.

gonna self-kill because of you.

More people gonna die if you testify.

Want some more coffee?

If they're not back

by morning, I'll send out a posse. They can take care of themselves.

They're probably just hiding.

What if they're not?

What if Nickerson's men got them? What if they're laying somewhere hurt? What

if they... What if? What if?

Why don't you start thinking everything's gonna be okay instead of

thinking the worst?

What if you start doing that for a change, huh?

Hey, Cox, right. Maybe we're worrying ourselves over nothing.

Ain't no maybe about it.

See, I knew they'd show up.

Hope you ain't finished all the food. I'm starving.

Oh, you still owe me two bucks, Cody.

Damn! This calls for a celebration.

Waiter, pitch your beer for the table.

Beer? Yeah, why not?

Even Emma would approve.

Nickerson's in jail, Ike's gonna testify, and everybody made it in one

piece. Picture of beer sounds just right.

Speaking of everybody, where's Ike?

In jail.

Jail? That's the safest place we could find.

Buck? I bumped into a pretty lady on the way over here.

Helped to carry a few packages down the street.

That was over an hour ago.

Sounds like it's been a lucky night all around.

Here you go.

Oh, Marshall.

A gentleman asked me to give this to you. Well, thank you.

I hope it ain't the bill.

They got Buck.

If your friend testifies, the Indian dies.

I should have known they'd try to get the Ike through you others.

You better tell him.

You sure?

Nickerson gets off.

Ain't no guarantee he won't kill Buck just for spite.

That's Ike's call.

Buck's his best friend.

He's got to know.

No one's going to blame you for not wanting to risk Buck's life.

Listen to him, boy.

He's talking sense.

You got to know it's not likely a scum like him will let him go even if you

don't testify.

Boy, a deal is a deal.

Another word out of you and I give this boy here the keys to your cell and take

a long break.

Well, Ike, what's it going to be?

He says he wants to do what's right.

I'm not joking, boy. He wants to see Nickerson hang. He is gonna die.

Ike, are you sure?

Yeah, that's right, boy.

Think about it.

It ain't too late.

He says he saw.

His mother.

His parents.

Killed.

Couldn't stop it.

Didn't speak.

Your friend dies!

Your friend dies, not tomorrow, not tonight.

But the minute you get on that stand, the minute you get on that stand, we'll

find Buck.

Ike, I promise you.

Boys, take heed.

You have till noon.

They'll get him, Ike.

First, it was your ma.

Then, it was your pa.

Now, it's your best friend.

And they call me killer.

Where the hell do we start?

Oh, they could be keeping him anywhere.

Miles from here. Yeah, they could be, but they ain't. My little bird told you,

huh? Jailbird's more like it. Nickerson himself.

Well, I didn't hear him say nothing. Because you weren't listening. He said

that Buck's going to get killed the minute Ipe takes the stand.

So they're holding Buck somewhere near the courthouse. Where they can get a

signal to someone.

Start searching every building within our side of the courthouse. Cody, you

and Lou take the east side of the town. Me and Jimmy will search west. Let's go.

Excuse me, ma'am.

I work better without a gun.

No sign of him anywhere. We're just about out of time. I'm gonna go to the

courthouse and see what's going on.

The court will now come to order.

Judge Harold Smith presiding.

The court calls Ike McSwain to the stand.

The court calls Ike McSwain to the stand.

Mr. McSwain, would you please take the stand?

First, it was your mom.

Then, it was your pa.

Now, it's your best friend.

Mr. McSwain, would you please take the stand?

Read your right hand, put your left hand on the Bible.

You swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so

help you God?

Order in the courtroom.

Order! Order! Order in this courtroom, please. Order!

Take it easy, Sonny. Let me go down! Order in the court.

Let me out!

Connie! The water shower!

Too bad.

Your buddy took this stand.

Order in the court. We will have order in this courtroom.

Shall I repeat the question, Mr. McSwain?

Once again, Mr. McSwain, can you point out the man who murdered the passengers,

the driver?

and the shotgun guard of the Sweetwater Yellowknife stagecoach.

Is he here, Mr. McSwain?

Order in the courtroom.

Order. We'll have order here. Tell him, Mike. I demand order in this courtroom.

There will be order here.

For the last time I'll repeat the question, Mr.

McSwain. Will you identify the man?