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You're a very dishonest man.

You've been cheating me, Mr. Martin

with marked cards.

Cheating you?

Well, Doc, you've been winnin' all night.

I'm going to leave town in the morning

but before I do, I'm gonna complete

the business I came here to transact.

And if, Mr. Martin

I happen to see you here

on the streets

or anywhere I happen to be

I'll deal with you exactly as I intend

to deal with your friend.

And if I don't happen to see you

I'll just ride out of town and forget about you.

And that, Mr. Martin, is a better deal

than you've been giving me here tonight.

"Maverick."

Starring James Garner.

Produced by Warner Brothers.

From the Entertainment Capital of the World.

Produced for television by Warner Brothers.

[Maverick] His name was Parker.

I didn't know much about him

except that he could lose a poker game

with good cards and pay off with bad money.

My name's Maverick.

He didn't know much about me either.

Not even that I was standing about ten feet away

with a gun in my hand.

[Maverick] Parker.

Don't move, don't turn, and don't holler.

Who is it? Who's there?

[Maverick] Don't think about me.

Think about yourself.

Think how careful you can be

when you set down the bucket.

Now take out your gun...

...and put it in the pail.

That's good thinking.

You alone?

I was.

Nobody inside?

Not now.

Let's have a look.

Ask me in.

Ask yourself.

After you.

Can I turn around?

Slowly.

Maverick.

So you remember.

I remember the $500.

I'm not used to losing that kind of money.

I'm not used to winning that kinda money.

Well, there ain't no more where that come from

if that's what you're after.

Just where did it come from?

I got a rich uncle.

You're gonna have a dead one if you got it from him.

What is that supposed to mean?

A man was killed when that money

was taken from the stagecoach.

Somebody's gonna hang for it.

Not me. I wasn't in on that job.

Mister those five big bills you lost to me

had five big numbers on 'em

all of 'em consecutive.

All of 'em from the June issue of currency

out of the Independence Bank

part of a $10,000 take from that hold up.

Alright, I did know it was stolen money

but I didn't steal it.

I hope you can prove that

but all you have to do is prove that I didn't.

You?

Yes, you see, the marshal in Quilarry didn't like

my having those bright, new bills around.

Didn't like my story either.

I won 'em in a poker game.

How'd you get away?

Glad you asked.

Hand's quicker than the eye.

I showed the marshal a card trick

while he's takin' a card

I'm takin' his gun, this one.

Lost the posse in a couple of hours

and found you in a couple of days.

Now I'm going back.

Not with me, you ain't.

My story's no better than yours.

That's your problem. Get your hat.

The three men who did that job

came here to cool off.

I never saw 'em before that.

Don't tell me. Tell the marshal. Now let's go.

Look, you don't want me.

You want them three men.

They're the ones you're after.

Look, I'm not tryin' to solve the crime.

I'm just tryin' to get out from under it.

They headed for Bandera. You can find 'em.

They call themselves Shields, Kane

and one of the fellas was named Johnny.

He's the one give me the money.

Tall, dark, and he wears a gold ring

around his little finger.

Oh, and he'd twist it

every time they started to play cards.

Thanks. Now let's move.

I ain't movin'.

Look, Parker.

Just because I can't afford to kill you

that's no sign I can't take you

even if I have to drag you.

Well, you're just gonna have to try

'cause I ain't movin'.

[Maverick] Well, there went my story to the marshal.

Five days later, I was in Bandera

the town Parker had mentioned.

He'd mentioned three names too.

Shields, Kane, and a man called Johnny

with a habit of twisting a gold ring on his finger.

Hey, ain't I seen you some place?

It's possible. I've been there.

Sure, Ponca City. That's where it was.

You was the customer that didn't drink.

And you're the bartender who did.

Yeah, that's me.

Hey, you're a gamblin' man.

There's an openin' for a dealer at the Red Front Casino.

What happened to the old dealer?

He found a new openin'.

Too bad.

Unh-unh, too slow.

Well, I gotta catch up.

So long, Mr., um...

Maverick, wasn't it?

Yeah, uh, say

can you keep a secret?

For a dollar.

Well, you know how it is with a gambling man

moves from town to town

sometimes looking for a cooler climate?

Oh, yeah.

Traveling for your health, huh?

Yeah.

Well, I'm not using the name Maverick.

I'm calling myself Martin

Bret Martin.

That's fine with me.

I'm calling myself Ponca.

[Maverick] Well, it didn't take long to find out

that nobody in town knew anybody

named Shield or Kane.

Checking up on Johnny took a little longer.

There were six Johnnies in town.

Two were old men

three were boys

and one was a little girl.

I thought I'd follow the signs and try to change my luck

at the Red Front Casino.

That'd be the place to look for strangers in town.

- Hello, Mr. Ma-- - Martin.

I know.

Somebody here I want you to meet.

Miss Cora.

Yes?

This here's the boss.

This is the fella I was tellin' you about.

Well, you didn't tell me near enough.

His name's Martin.

I'm Cora Beth.

Alright, Mr. Martin. You'll do.

Do what?

Attract a better class of people.

I pay $50 a week and tips.

Well, I'm sorry. I'm not lookin' for a job.

Oh?

What are you looking for then?

A game.

Well, if you change your mind

come and see me.

Do I have to change my mind?

Not necessarily.

Hey, don't look like that.

- Like what? - Like you're lookin'.

That's the way the other dealer started lookin'

the one that left town in the box.

Who put him there?

Him.

He don't like nobody lookin' at her

or talkin' to her or even thinkin' about her.

Who's he?

Meanest man in town, fastest too.

Three men thought they was faster.

They wasn't.

- Big reputation, huh? - The biggest.

That there is the fella that backed down

Doc Holliday at Fort Griffin.

No!

Fact. Call him a cheat to his face.

Woulda shot it out then and there.

Doc Holliday backed down.

I take it we're talkin' about the same Doc Holliday.

You know him?

Well, I played cards with him once in Wichita.

Didn't figure he'd back down from anybody.

Doesn't care that much about livin'.

Well, he did. And it took that there fella to do it.

So don't get him grouchy.

Well, thanks for the tip.

Tip's worth a dollar.

Oh, at least.

...the number's up. Number's 12 wins.

I'm in for 200.

I like a sociable game.

My name's Martin, Bret Martin.

- Fred Turner. - Jim Elkins.

Yours?

Stacey.

Oh, let's stick to first names.

That is my first name.

Cards?

I believe we have a mutual card-playing friend.

Who's that?

Doc Holliday.

Did you say friend?

Not a good friend though.

He's a cheap tin-horn.

He's a sick man.

But I understand you made him look sicker

in Fort Griffin.

Well, he asked for it.

Funny. I just can't picture it somehow.

Doc Holliday backin' down.

Are you sayin' maybe he didn't?

Oh, no.

Then why mention it?

I'm sorry I did.

Hit me.

Oh, now, boys, play nice.

When you're through here, I wanna see you...

...upstairs, Johnny.

I thought you said your name was Stacey.

It is. Stacey Johnson.

But only my good friends call me Johnny.

Too much.

I'll be back.

No hurry.

[Maverick] This was Johnny, alright.

No doubt of it.

And nothing I could do about it, not yet.

I wasn't about to risk another dead lead

like Parker or even a dead Maverick.

No, I had to wait, watch

hope I'd learn something

to help me sell my story to the marshal.

Come in.

So soon?

Why delay? I'll take the job.

Just like that?

You're changeable.

Flexible.

Did someone downstairs influence you?

Someone upstairs.

Alright.

You're on the payroll.

Just like that?

As you say, why delay?

I've never seen a woman run a place like this before.

I like the way you do business.

My husband did it better.

Oh?

He's dead.

Oh.

Cora Beth's my given name.

His name was Creighton.

Creighton.

You've heard of him?

Can't be the one.

I think it could. Cole Creighton.

He was killed while robbing the bank

at Rio Bravo.

That's the one.

This place is all he left me.

It isn't what I wanted

but I'll use it to get what I want.

Well, when do I start?

Right now.

Go tell Johnny he's relieved.

Do you really think he will be?

[Maverick] Ten days later, I was still no closer

to the answers I was after.

I still had one plus. Johnny!

I was still minus two, Shields and Kane.

And anything I could take to the marshal at Quilarry.

But I had managed to mend my fences with Johnny

and I'd even joined the select circle

that called Stacey Johnson by that name.

Boss lady wants to see you, Johnny.

Thanks, Bret.

[Maverick] But in ten days, the man who said

he backed down Doc Holliday

hadn't said much of anything else.

[Maverick] And then, a very funny thing happened.

Hello, Doc.

I was just thinkin' about you.

Say you're glad to see me, dealer man.

I'm glad to see you.

He ain't as big as I thought.

Yes.

That face of yours...

...I place it now.

I was trying to recall it, but, uh...

...faces look pretty much alike over card table.

I don't know. I didn't forget yours.

So I've heard.

You have?

Oh, yes.

I've heard a lot about you.

About me?

About the game we played in Fort Griffin.

- Uh, Wichita? - Fort Griffin.

I heard it so often, I know the place.

But the face didn't fit until now.

Well, just what have you heard, Doc?

Careless talk.

Gossip, mostly.

But it's invidious.

Distasteful. Depressing.

I think I know what you're talkin' about, but--

[Doc] Then you do see my point.

The most precious thing to a man is his reputation.

If he loses that, he loses everything

including sleep.

That's why I had to look you up...

...to play another game.

Well, why didn't you say so?

Sit down.

By another game, I mean a different game.

Drop the handkerchief.

I don't think I know that one, Doc.

Oh, it's easy to learn.

I hold the handkerchief like this.

When I drop it, you go for your gun.

I do?

Yes.

Now, let me see you back me

down again, dealer man.

Like you did in Fort Griffin.

Wichita, Doc.

I've never been in Fort Griffin.

He's tellin' the truth, Doc. He ain't the one you want.

He ain't the regular dealer.

Stacey Johnson's the one you're looking for.

And that wouldn't be you?

It wouldn't.

But I've seen you somewhere.

Wichita, Doc. In Wichita.

It's possible.

[Ponca] This one always spoke very well of you, Doc.

It's the other one that done the knockin'.

[Doc] And where is the other one?

Up them stairs and through the door.

Is that right?

That's right, Doc.

- Yes, sir. - Right up the stairs.

My mistake, sir.

We all make 'em.

That's why we have erasers, huh?

Apropos.

Maybe prophetic.

Is there any other way out of there

except down those stairs?

Not unless he wants to jump out of the window

and break a leg.

Would you go up those stairs

and tell Mr. Johnson that Doc Holliday

is waiting to see him about some unfinished business.

Would you do that?

I'll do that.

I saved your life. Ain't that worth a dollar?

No.

[Maverick] My life wasn't worth five cents more than Johnny's

if he kept his date with Doc Holliday.

I saw myself with a second lead

just as dead as the first

when Johnny came marching down those stairs.

Keeping him alive was my only chance

to keep my own neck out of it.

Now, for the next act of "Maverick."

Don't ever do that, Bret.

Don't ever open a door behind my back

without knocking first.

I'm sorry, Johnny, Cora.

Don't apologize.

The only thing worse than makin' a mistake

is apologizing for it.

I hope you don't mean that.

Why shouldn't I?

I think you've made a mistake

and an apology may be your only way out of it.

What are you talkin' about?

Man downstairs with a grievance.

What man? What's his name?

Doc Holliday.

Holliday here?

- What does he want? - To see you.

What about?

About playing drop the handkerchief.

Lookin' for trouble, huh?

Not looking for.

He brought it with him.

Well, I can take all he's got.

Johnny, you're not going down there.

Why not? I'm not afraid of him.

He's not afraid of you either.

He backed down on me once, didn't he?

I've heard you say so.

That's right, and he'll do it again.

And if he doesn't?

I can take him.

You know, I'm beginning to believe

that you really did stand up

to Doc in Fort Griffin

and back him down.

If anybody ever doubted it

let him watch me now.

Just one question first.

What's that?

Was Holliday gambling at the time?

- We were gambling together. - Was he winning?

- That's two questions. - Answer me, Johnny.

He was winning, wasn't he?

- Quite a lot. - Too much.

That's what led to the argument.

That's what I thought.

What are you driving at?

Johnny...

...you know that little habit you have

of twisting the ring

on your little finger?

Why do you do it?

Why, for luck.

Right, it's a superstition.

Every gambler has one, even Holliday.

He doesn't like to kill a man

while he's having a winning streak.

He thinks it'll break his luck.

Are you tryin' to say that if it happened--

I'm saying...

...that if you'd started talking tall to Doc

while he was losing or just breaking even

you'd be dead right now on Fort Griffin.

Well, maybe so.

But now it looks like I've gotta find out for sure.

Johnny, don't be a fool.

Maybe I was a fool.

Maybe I did push my luck in Fort Griffin.

But now I've gotta prove that I wasn't bluffin'.

To who? A bunch of tin-horns and rum pots?

To me, Cora. To me.

[Cora] Well, I can't have you satisfying yourself

at my expense.

What have you got to do with it?

I happen to have an interest in your future.

If nothing else, a business interest.

This has got nothing to do with us.

This is between me and Holliday.

I think there's another way out.

What is it?

Could I speak to you alone, Cora, outside?

Hey, what is this anyway?

Cool off, Johnny.

What's your hurry?

Holliday won't run out on you.

Well, Cora, it'll only take a minute.

Alright, Bret.

And Johnny, please, for my sake

will you sit down and think it over?

Alright, but not for long.

Cora, is keeping Johnny alive

worth $1 000 to you?

Do you think you can buy him off?

Not for ten times that much.

Doc isn't here for profit.

Well, what then?

That superstition of his...

If I can get him into a game

start him winning, and keep him winning

maybe you'll have time to talk some sense into Johnny

maybe get him out of town for a few days.

Can you do it?

If you happen to have a marked deck

and don't mind losing a thousand dollars.

I'll get the money.

[Maverick] Doc Holliday's particular brand

of poison was double deadly.

'Cause Doc himself really wanted to die.

To die quick instead of slow

from a sickness that had no cure.

Doc hated the world because he knew

it'd go on living after he was gone.

And it made him mad to see anybody healthy.

These cheerful thoughts passed through my mind

as I prepared to cheat him at cards.

What's taking him so long?

Mr. Johnson regrets the delay

but he's in the middle of a business meeting.

Can't break away.

Of course, if you can't wait, Doc...

I can wait.

Half the pleasure's the anticipation, you know.

I'm sure he's looking forward to seeing you.

Who's up there with him?

The boss.

Who's the girl you were with?

The boss.

You said it was a business meeting.

Well, business has its brighter side.

He's a lucky man.

Uh, speaking of luck, Doc

would you like to try yours?

Kill time?

Never kill time, friend.

Or it'll end up killing you.

Well, there's a difference between

wasting it and spending it.

Who knows, a few minutes here

might even be an investment.

Not for me.

Might make a killing.

How true.

But no thanks.

I've been having a brutal losing streak.

Is that a fact? Me too.

Why, my luck's been so bad

I'll bet that it's worse than yours.

And I'll just bet it isn't.

One time, dealer man.

Blackjack.

What'd I tell you?

What'd I tell you?

We were betting on the losing hand.

You win, Doc.

Oh, why not.

I'm not going anywhere.

He's going for it.

Three cheers.

Stop it.

I'm paying $1000

to give you time to cool off

not to build up a head of steam.

I want my money's worth.

And you always get it too. Plenty.

Now listen.

Shields and Kane will be back tomorrow.

If they have the information I sent them out for

we'll all have plenty.

Juicy pie, huh?

Mm-hmm, like mother used to make.

If this setup's as good as I think it is

I can take my half and set myself up

in a place in Frisco twice this size.

Your half.

That brings up another small point.

I don't like cuttin' the second half

three ways with Shields and Kane.

- Is that a fact? - That's a fact.

I take all the chances, and for what?

For one-third of half?

It's not worth it.

What would be worth it, Johnny?

Half for me.

You can cut the other half any way you want.

That's generous.

All you do is set 'em up.

I do the job.

You sit back and grow long fingernails

while I'm duckin' the short rope.

I had to kill a man the last time out.

There seems to be a difference of opinion on that.

You can't know how it was. You weren't there.

No, but Shields and Kane were.

Then let them handle the next one.

You know they can't.

I know.

That's why I want half, Cora.

You want a lot, Johnny.

You always thought I was worth it.

Not now. Give me time to think.

Eighteen.

Four winners on a double split!

You're a hard man to beat, Doc.

I never seen such luck.

Just can't seem to lose tonight.

You're on a winning streak, alright.

Hmm. And at a time like this.

You wanted to see me, Doc?

Yes, Mr. Johnson.

I believe we have some unfinished business.

If you say so.

No hurry.

I'm getting some lucky cards here tonight.

We can settle up later.

If it's all the same to you, let's settle up now.

It's not all the same to me.

I said later.

Whenever you're ready Doc.

Never fear, Mr. Johnson.

I'll be around till I ride out this winning streak.

But before I leave town, I'll make a special point

of checking with you.

Anytime, Doc.

Anytime.

Pick up your cards, Doc.

I think I've got you beat.

Gus, give the boys what they want

and put it on my tab.

I sure will.

Blackjack.

Oh.

I could take him on myself

if I had a mind to.

Deal.

You hush up, Ponca.

You've had enough.

Enough, I ain't never had enough.

When you start talkin'

'bout takin' on Doc Holliday

that's the legal limit in this bar.

No, sir.

You heard what my old friend

Stacey Johnson said.

I'm drinkin' up on him

and I ain't even started.

Yes, sir.

It was me that did it.

Me, Ponca Brown.

Shot it out with Doc Holliday

right there in Bandera.

After the smoke cleared away

there was just one man standin'

where two stood before.

Me, Ponca Brown.

Ponca. Ponca. Go home now.

It's all over and you've won.

What more do you want?

Alright.

You keep the newspaper boys

away from me till after I rest up.

Sure, sure. I'll do that.

- Now you go on home, hmm? - Hmm.

Stand.

Push.

Now, back to "Maverick."

You a bad shot or what, mister?

Take a look over your shoulder, Doc.

No. No, Doc.

Y-you got it all wrong.

I-I-I wasn't aimin' to shoot you.

Not me.

I-I-I wouldn't do a thing like that.

I wouldn't shoot you in the back.

Not me, Doc. Honest.

Why didn't you kill him?

Well, he's kind of a friend of mine.

You're wrong.

You have no friends.

There are only two kinds of people in the West, Mr. Martin.

The quick... and the dead.

You seem to have saved my life.

Why?

Well, I was afraid he might miss you

and hit me.

Shall we finish our game?

No, let's call it a night. I've had enough.

Let's just fold up this lucky deck

and come back to it in the morning, huh?

I'm very disappointed in you.

Disappointed, Doc?

Yes.

It isn't often I think enough of anyone

to be disappointed in 'em

but you've done it.

You're a very dishonest man.

You've been cheating me Mr. Martin

with marked cards.

Cheating you?

Well, Doc, you've been winning all night.

That's how you've been cheating me.

You've been playing on a personal weakness of mine

to cheat me out of what I came here to do.

You and your friend Mr. Johnson

who had everybody laughing at me

when he walked out of here tonight.

Alright.

So I kept you two from killin' each other.

Seemed like a good idea at the time.

Cash my chips, dealer man.

We'll call my winning streak officially over...

...even though it never really began.

Real or not...

...you're nearly $1 000 richer.

[Doc] Too bad you've wasted it.

You know, it really doesn't matter

why a man cheats me.

Does it matter that he saved your life?

For that dubious favor, I'll grant a small bonus.

I'm going to leave town in the morning

but before I do, I'm gonna complete

the business I came here to transact.

And if, Mr. Martin

I happen to see you here

on the streets or anywhere I happen to be...

...I'll deal with you exactly as I intend to deal

with your friend.

If on the other hand, I don't happen to see you

I'll just ride out of town and forget you.

And that, Mr. Martin

is a better deal than the one

you've been giving me here tonight.

You can go now, Gus. It's alright.

Yes, ma'am.

You play a cool game, Bret.

Then why am I sweating?

You're cool when it counts.

Not like Johnny.

He's a hothead. Reckless.

I'll admit he overplayed his hand.

It's typical.

That's why I want you to take his place.

I told you this job was only temporary.

Oh, this job means nothing.

I want you to take his place in the things that matter.

What are the things that matter?

Well, what's important?

Money.

Say $10,000?

Cut that in half, split it three ways

and that's Johnny's cut of our last outside deal.

The next one's even bigger.

Are you intrigued?

Who do I have to rob?

Does it matter?

No.

Then Johnny's share is your share.

If you're in, Johnny's out.

I'm in.

I'm glad.

We have two other partners.

I'll give you the details

when they get back into town.

When will that be?

In the morning.

There's just one thing I regret.

What's that?

Spending $1 000 to keep Johnny alive

before I found out I didn't need him.

[Maverick] Lady Macbeth was an ingenue

compared to this one

and how everything clicked.

The chances were that her office safe

was stuffed with the same kind of money

that had nearly put my neck in a noose.

Lock the door on your way out, Bret.

[Maverick] One hour later, I let myself

into Cora's office.

[Maverick] She was asleep by now

looking as sweet and innocent

as a newborn vulture.

I once spent three days in a Tucson jail

with a man who claimed he could crack

any safe ever made.

If I'd known then that I'd ever have to crack one

I'd have listened more closely when he told me how.

Now, I was wishing I had.

Three hours later, I had the first two digits

and the sun was already up.

People were walking around on the street out there

and maybe one of 'em was Doc Holliday

looking for me.

But worse yet

I could hear Cora stirring around in there.

I'd just have to take my chances on that.

Then I had it.

[Maverick] The money was there, alright, same serial numbers

issued by that same independence bank

in packs of tens, twenties and fifties.

All I needed for evidence was one bill

of each denomination.

She'd never miss them.

What are you doing here?

Why, just coming in to see you, Cora.

How did you get in?

Uh, Gus let me in.

It's already opened up downstairs.

Stand over there.

Morning.

Hello, Gus.

Anything wrong, Ms. Cora?

No. No, everything's alright.

It's a little early for a visit, isn't it, Bret?

Why not?

Thought we'd start the day right

celebrate our new partnership over breakfast.

Alright.

I'll send Gus over the Harvey house.

Oh, I'll go.

You can't.

You mean, because of Doc Holliday?

He's out there looking for you and Johnny.

Well, he won't be up yet.

That's why I'm here so early.

What'll it be? Steak and eggs?

Fine.

Why don't you tell Gus to give you

a bottle of champagne?

This is beginning to be a beautiful day.

Let's give it a good send-off.

I'll be right back.

[Maverick] All I had to do now was to get my horse

ride for Quilarry, and give my evidence

to the marshal, it was easy.

If I didn't happen to run into Doc Holliday on the way.

[Marshal] Maverick.

Where are you headin' in such a hurry?

Marshal, you're not gonna believe this

but I was heading for Quilarry to find you.

Now, why would you wanna do that?

Well, to clear myself.

- I've got proof now. - So have I.

- You're already cleared. - What?

We picked up two men last night

named shields and Kane, told us all we had to know.

We came for the other one, Stacey Johnson.

And the girl, Cora Beth.

Bring her down, boys.

The way I hear it, we'll find the rest of the money

up there, too.

Uh, just so it comes out even

here's the three bills I was bringin' to you

to back up my story.

You've been a busy boy, Maverick.

Yeah. Uh...

Marshal, is there any reason

why I have to wait?

You see, I'm in kind of a hurry to leave town.

You in some new kinda trouble?

Yeah, and I don't think I'm gonna have time

to tell you about it.

Well...

I've given you trouble enough.

You're free to go.

Marshal, anybody ever tell you

you're a very handsome man.

So I was wrong about you.

I'm sorry, Cora.

I was wrong about another thing.

This isn't a beautiful day.

[Marshal] Take her away, boys.

Just leave your hands where they are.

Now step out... slowly.

Now unbuckle your gun belt and drop it.

I knew I didn't like you, but I didn't know why.

But now I know. You're a lawman.

Does it make any difference that I'm not a lawman?

Don't waste your time.

I saw those tinstars take Cora away.

Alright. What are you gonna do about it?

We're gonna take a little ride together

just outta town

just far enough where nobody'll hear this gun

when it goes off.

Now mount up.

[Doc] Mr. Johnson.

I'm surprised at you, Mr. Johnson.

You aren't thinking of leaving town

before our business is completed.

Well, aren't you even gonna look at me, Mr. Johnson?

[Doc] There, you see?

I don't have a gun in my hand.

But you have one in yours.

Just turn it toward me.

How 'bout it, Mr. Johnson?

Aren't you gonna back me down again?

Like you did in Fort Griffin?

[Doc] Just turn the gun and pull the trigger.

That's all you have to do.

Well, Mr. Johnson?

I'm waiting.

Now, dealer man

pick up your gun belt.

Well, aren't you gonna put it on?

I just knew you would.

I didn't know I had any choice, Doc.

I was wrong, wasn't I?

To think you and he were friends.

You were wrong.

I remember now.

Your name's not Martin. It's Maverick.

That's right.

Well, my business in Bandera

seems to be finished.

How 'bout yours?

It's finished too.

Which way?

Well, I figured I'd ride on toward Dodge City.

I hear they got a pretty good game

goin' on up there.

Mind if I ride along with you?

Hello!

I hope you enjoyed the show.

Next week, that other maverick...

...my brother Bart

gets involved in a puzzling problem of murder.

And more than one life depended on finding the answer.

You'll never make it, Clete. Hold it.

Folks back home been wonderin' what happened to you, Clete.

Seein' as how you left without sayin' goodbye.

I'll make you a deal, friend.

I'll tell you who hired me.

You don't let anyone else know.

What's his name?

Milo Ballard.

I heard he was doin' right well in Bent Spur.

Afraid you heard wrong, Mr. Maverick.

Milo didn't do so well here. He was murdered.

Sherry Jackson plays Annie Haines

a teenage girl hiding a secret so terrifying

that even murder couldn't force it from her.

Is my daughter with you, sir?

Annie? What'd she be doing in here?

I must make sure.

Stand aside, sir.

You changed your shirt.

Then a clean, gambling man like you would.

It's hard to believe he's dead.

It's even harder to believe he could've been so careless.

Careless?

Turning his back on the only man in town

who hated him, and not wearing a gun.

The word's around you're looking for the man

who killed Milo Ballard.

So, you knocked me in the head and dragged me out here

just to tell me that?

You come around askin' questions

maybe gettin' answers.

Some of 'em leading to me.

That scares me.

So, I aim to discourage you, friend.

You're doing a pretty good job of that.

[Bret] Story of intriguing violence

with a mystery that will keep you guessing

until the last shocking second.

It's called "The Naked Gallows."

See you here next week.

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