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Brought him back from town with me, he used to work at the Griffin bank.

- Well, that ought to be useful. - Yeah, helped me do a layout of the town.

Well.

Is this the bank?

- Sheriff's office on down the street. - Over here, eh?

And does this alley go all the way out of town?

Yeah.

Well, you did a good job ira. I feel like I live there.

After we hit that bank, they'll be glad you don't Sam.

Sam ward?

Do we need him anymore?

I, I'll be going then.

All right boys, get your horses.

- Oh ira, did you find the keliher place? - Yeah, it's up at the head of clear creek.

- Oh, seven, eight hour ride maybe. - You sure that keliher is there?

- Yeah, he's there all right. - Good.

I'll just pay him a little social visit when the job is finished.

Meet you back at the hideout, eh?

- Oh Sam? - Yeah?

- How long going to be? - Just long enough to kill Logan keliher.

- Logan. - Yes?

- Have you seen Sammy? - He's helping me.

- I think. - All right.

Here, let me give you a hand.

You seem awfully anxious to help.

- We're going to town, aren't we? - Who said anything about we?

- It's a long trip, I could help you drive. - Yeah?

Well, you talk your mother about it?

- She, she doesn't really care. - But she did say you couldn't go.

- Did she say why? - She thought I'd be a bother to you.

- But I won't be, I promise I won't. - Well, I tell you what. You've...

Been a big help to me getting ready and everything.

Maybe I'll just have a little talk with your mother.

Thanks dad.

Susan...

You know, I don't know if I'm up to making this long drive all by myself or not and...

Sammy is offered to go.

- Yes, we discussed before. - He'd be a lot of help.

Thought you have enough to worry about.

Town is such a treat for a little kid, even Griffin after living out here all this time.

Looks like I'm outvoted. All right Sammy, put your jacket on.

We'll be back sometime tomorrow.

Hope you don't mind both your men being gone overnight.

Somebody has to hold down the fort.

I hope everything goes all right in town.

We don't want move again, do we Sammy?

Don't worry, we won't.

And what about the money?

- How can you raise... - I'll manage.

Come on dad, let's go.

Told you he'd be a lot of help.

Now you be a good boy.

Let's go.

Come on.

- Like to do something for me? - Yes sir?

You take this list over to fishman's store and ask him to fill it.

- You wait for me there. - All right dad.

- Sammy? - Yes sir?

- You like have a licorice stick? - Sure would.

Tell me Mr. fishman I said it'd be all right.

Sorry mister.

- Farmer is in town. - It's not even Saturday night.

- I'm looking for Goldie. - Oh, she's upstairs.

Oh, hello keliher, ain't seen you in town in some time.

- Hello diggs. - Well, now that you're here...

Maybe you'd like to have drink with me.

- You buying? - Oh well no, I was kind of hoping you would.

I'm sorry old timer.

I'm afraid farming hasn't been much more profitable than buffalo hunting.

Them two bumming each other for drinks...

It's a good way for both of them to stay sober, hey pink?

Come on farmer, I'll buy you a drink. Barkeep, set them up..

- There diggs, you have mine. - I'm not too proud.

Jeff said he wanted to buy you a drink.

- I didn't refuse him. - Then drink it.

Pull in your horns pink.

Logan is drinking with me.

You will join me?

- As long as you saved my hide Goldie. - Pink doesn't know you as well as I do.

Joe.

He's the best gun-hand in Griffin, so I hire him, doesn't mean I like him.

- Kind of a pushy kid with him. - Jeff?

When pink is cold, Jeff sneezes. He'll learn better, if he lives long enough.

You've been mighty scarce since you moved here to Griffin.

- Farm keeps a man busy. - Farming?

Somehow that just doesn't seem your style.

You changed a lot since the old days down on the border.

Look different without that 45 strapped to you.

- Have to admit I miss it now and then. - Got everybody around here fooled.

Remember the last time we had a drink together?

Del rio.

You were with the Texas rangers then.

- I thought you'd come in to shut me down. - No, no.

I had other fish to fry that night.

- Another one? - This is not exactly a social call Goldie.

I'm flat broke.

- Oh? - I owe the bank $500 on that place of mine.

That's a lot of money Logan.

I know that, that's why I came to you.

Well, 1 don't carry that much money with me.

- Wouldn't... - Goldie...

Just tell me, yes or no?

- You wouldn't say it, would you? - Say what?

I haven't forgotten Logan.

You did me a good turn once but you'd never mention when you're in trouble.

I expect to get this back.

I expect you will.

You're too late mister. The bank is closed.

I know they're closed, but they're still in there.

We're closed. Come back tomorrow.

I told you, them bankers sure got it soft, ain't they?

Most of us have got to work till dark.

- Idiot. - Somebody looked in the window.

- All right, get going. - Sheriff, sheriff Moore.

Let them draw them off.

They're robbing the bank, help. They're robbing the bank.

Sam.

Who wants to ride in the posse?

Logan?

Logan, is that you?

Sam.

- Where is he? - He's not here.

Well.

Let me take a good look at you Susan girl.

Been a long time, hasn't it?

You haven't changed a bit, you look even better than ever.

- You're wounded. - Oh, it's nothing, don't worry about it.

- Let me bandage it for you. - Well, all right.

You always were a good nurse Susan.

A good wife too, for that matter.

- Our boy, our son is with Logan? - Yes.

Six years.

- I guess he's not a baby anymore, is he? - No, he's a big boy now.

I was hoping to see him.

Sam, he doesn't know you're his father.

Well, he will, soon enough.

Try to understand Sam.

- Everything is different now. - Nothing is different Susan, not with me.

So Logan left you all alone, en?

Well he, he ought to know better than that.

A beautiful woman like you shouldn't be all by herself like that, it's not safe.

- And that's how I lost you, remember? - You can't really believe that.

Well, it's true, isn't it?

A little sweet talk from Logan when my back was turned and...

Well, you just got a little mixed up honey.

Sam, you went away to prison, for life.

You knew they weren't going to keep me there.

Couple years and I'd had enough, came out looking for my wife.

Sam, I'm not your wife.

- You knew about the divorce. - Well now, we won't worry about that.

Look, I understand honey.

This, this thing with Logan was just a, a handy way out...

For you while I was gone.

Logan had nothing to do with it.

Sam, our marriage was through when you first started making your way with a gun.

Logan took you when I was behind bars.

When I couldn't fight for you.

Well, I'm out now and I'm taking you back.

- It's finished between us. - Is it Susan?

Let's see if it is.

Well Logan is...

Logan is got a stronger hold on you than I figured.

- Too bad we don't have more time. - There'll never be time, not for us.

You'll come around Susan, when Logan is dead.

I'll be back, you can count on that, honey.

- He was here. - Yes.

We drove all night, I'll put him to bed.

- He came here to kill you. - Somehow I never really believed he'd try.

He said he'd be back.

We've got to move Logan, we've got to go someplace where he'll never find us.

No use running.

Besides, I just paid the bank.

We can't stay here now.

He's coming back to kill you and to take Sammy.

He found us here, he'd find us anywhere.

Best chance is to see he's caught and sent back to prison.

Can't they get him without you?

Who knows him as well as I do?

I was praying you'd never have to use that gun again.

I know.

I hope you don't have to kill him.

Is the last thing I want to do.

Logan.

Don't take any chances.

I don't want you to kill him, but if it has to be you or him...

If it comes to that.

I want you to come back.

Oh, 1 want you to come back.

You fellas shoot, then ask questions later, en?

- We was certain you was ward. - I'm sorry to disappoint you.

Say, I've had enough of this anyway, let's head back for town.

What's the matter leach?

Beginning to wish you were back at the saloon, throwing out drunks?

You'd better lay off.

You must be part of sheriff Moore's handpicked posse.

Yeah, we are what are you doing out here all alone?

Where's the rest of the posse Tucker?

We lost the trail, the sheriff split us up into bunches to cut sign.

This tracking is supposed to be your long suit, isn't it diggs?

I've tracked a sight of them but this fella ward is might tricky.

- Did you know was Sam ward we was after? - Yeah, I knew.

- I'd like to come up against him. - Maybe you'll get a chance.

Keliher, you never did say what you was doing way out here.

I was trailing Sam ward.

- That ain't ward's horse. - No, I'm riding ward's horse, he stole mine.

Funny thing he just happened to stop by your place.

Isn't funny to me.

Good way to get a bullet in you lottie.

Something went wrong.

Well, not altogether.

- What happened to the others? - They won't be back.

My man, ira...

- What about him? - He got killed in the getaway.

I want his share of that money.

You sure do come right to the point, don't you baby eh?

Well? How about it?

- About what? - About the money.

I want ira's share, it's mine now.

Well, you might be selling out too cheap, lottie girl.

Oh?

You got something else in mind?

Ah, maybe.

Just how much did you get?

Enough for you and me to blow the town of El Paso wide open.

El Paso?

El Paso.

Yeah, I think I'd like that just fine.

- Won't take me any time to get ready. - No, no, no, hold on, hold on.

Let's spend a couple of days getting acquainted, enh?

Yeah, you're not a bad looking woman lottie.

Doll you up a little bit there, why you could hold your own with most any company.

Oh, I bet you know how to spend money Sam.

Well, now I'll tell you.

- I never been able to save any. - You know something?

Ira told me I was going to like you when he talked me into coming up here.

Was he right?-

well, you didn't grieve very long, did you?

About as long as he would've grieved for me.

Yeah, I like that.

You know, a man will always know where he stands with you lottie.

Couldn't trail a herd of buffaloes through this kind of going.

You think there's any point in looking further?

As long we've gone this far.

I say we're wasting our time, let's turn back.

How about you and Jeff pink?

Well, town would look pretty good to me right about now.

Me too, I've had a bellyful of this riding blind.

I'm afraid I'll have to agree, we might as well call it quits.

Diggs...

You know this country real well, don't you?

Better than most.

All right, let's say you're an outlaw on the run.

Where's the one place you wouldn't go from here?

Right up there.

Why not?

Because nothing there but rocks and rattlesnakes.

Unless maybe you want to count them murdering apaches.

They hole up back in there after a raid.

Sounds like just the kind of a place ward would pick.

- That be just a wild goose chase. - Then why don't you go back?

Because you're too anxious, think I'll just string along, just in case.

I wish they had gone back.

If they have left, there have been fewer of us to split the money.

Worry about the reward after we catch him.

I wasn't thinking about the reward.

I think I'll wear my hair piled high.

Maybe an ostrich plume.

And a red satin dress.

Oh yeah, I look good in red, you like red Sam, eh?

- Sam. - Yeah.

Oh, you'll be proud of me. Red satin, hair up and silk.

Nothing but silk next to my body.

- Oh, I love the feel of silk. - Yeah, so dol.

Hold it Sam.

Hey, you took me...

By surprise Logan, I didn't have that much luck when I came looking for you.

About the unluckiest thing you ever did.

- Now stay over there. - It's all right lottie, it's me he wants.

I'll make a deal with you Logan.

You're not exactly in a position to make a deal.

Give me my gun.

We'll settle this between us right here and now.

- No. - You owe me that much.

- I don't owe you anything Sam. - Give me my gun.

Look, one of us will walk out of here and that'll be the end of it.

That be easy for you, you don't have anything to lose. I do.

Turn around.

Lean your head against the wall.

Let's see them.

What about me?

For now you might stir up a pot of coffee.

Look, I didn't do anything.

I was just waiting here for them to come back, now that's no crime.

We'll let the law decide that.

- Watch that arm, I took a slug in it. - I know, I put it there.

You were in Griffin? I wish I had seen you.

I saw you plain enough after my first bullet dropped you, now sit down.

Why didn't you shoot me again?

Ah, you felt guilty.

Sure, you felt guilty about stealing my wife and kid.

No.

We were friends once Sam.

- It's not easy to shoot an old friend. - Friends?

That's a long way back Logan, and I've got one big advantage over you.

You won't kill me unless you have to.

I won't hesitate one second about killing you.

- So you got him all by yourself. - Good going keliher.

- Man can't have no privacy anywhere. - Hey pink, look what we got here.

Turn around honey, let's have a look at you.

I said turn around.

Say, you're a looker, eh?

You can keep my share of the reward fellas, I'll take this instead.

- Take your hands off of me. - Leave her alone.

- What is to you? - I said leave her alone.

You giving the orders from now on keliher?

I'm giving the orders.

- How come? - After all, he took ward.

Yeah, that's right, he did.

All right Jeff, leave her alone.

Did you find the money?

I didn't even look for it, figured I have plenty of help.

You found ward easy enough.

- I'll make him tell where it is. - You make me tell?

- You won't get it out of him like that. - I'll bet she knows where is hid.

- No. - She knows, all right.

Just give me a minute with her.

What's the matter with you fellas anyway, talking about torturing people?

The money can't be that hard to find.

- Well, ain't back there. - Maybe hid it outside.

Let's start looking for it then.

Hey old timer, come here.

You better protect your interest, en?

They're sure anxious about that bank money.

Yeah, too anxious.

I'm sure glad you're along Tucker.

I'll do what I can.

You got enough to feed this bunch?

Then start fixing.

I have to get wood.

Go ahead.

- You wasting time Sam. - 0h, I'm in no hurry.

My chances are looking better by the minute.

I'd say your chances are mighty slim unless you say where the money is.

- You want them to beat it out of you? - I'm not worried Logan.

As long I got you here to protect me, from those honest citizens.

It's in the fireplace, the fireplace.

- I said I could make her talk. - Leach...

- I see you found it. - He almost got away.

- How much you get? - 1 don't know vet.

Come on, we'll give you a hand with it.

I was hoping that fight out there would've lasted a little longer.

- So I noticed. - That's sweet bunch you got there.

- I didn't pick them. - Well, maybe you should've boy.

More than 20,000.

I don't think I've ever seen that much in one pile before.

This would buy a high old time back in Griffin.

Boys, boys...

There's no reason you shouldn't keep that money.

Why sure, let, let me go...

And nobody back in Griffin ever need know that you found me or the money.

That's kind of an interesting thought.

Yeah, it's worth considering all right.

There's only one thing wrong with it, we can't trust you.

Now if you were dead, we'd be home free.

We could tell them back in Griffin that we had to kill...

Ward and that we couldn't find the money.

- What about her? - She'd tell the whole thing.

We'll get rid of her too.

Hold on, killing ward is one thing but I ain't for murdering no woman.

You don't have to do it, I'll take care of it.

I killed many a squaw Indian fighting, 'tain't no different.

That money is going back to Griffin, these two are going with it.

I don't think you can stop us, we've got diggs.

Now Jeff here is a little squeamish but when it comes right down to it, he'll back me.

- You might have Tucker on your side. - Of course I stand behind keliher.

That's cold blooded murder you're talking about.

Well, I kind of figured you'd see it that way.

Leach, I don't imagine you're quite so high minded.

Sure ain't.

You like the odds?

We got callers, apaches.

Most likely scouts for a raiding party.

We can make a mighty tempting target there.

- Let's get them before they get away. - No.

You shoot and be a war party down here no time.

We can't just wait till they hit.

Afraid you're right, turn this place into a graveyard.

I think we better start act like we don't know they're out there.

And after dark can try slip away.

You think he's right about that apache war party?

When you go, leave me here.

I'd as soon take my chances with those apaches as with this bunch.

Not a very good bet either way Sam.

Tie my hands in front here, will you? I can ride a lot better.

Yeah and you can grab a gun a lot better too, couldn't you?

Why Logan, you know me better than that.

- I'll take my own horse back. - Oh, I thought was a fair trade.

I didn't, leach, give him a hand.

Stick with me, I'll look out for you.

Over against that ledge, quick.

- What did you see? - Nothing.

The best thing you could've seen.

They're probably hitting the cabin about now.

I wouldn't have given a plugged nickel for our chances last night.

How much you think they'll be worth after them Indians find out they've been tricked?

I'm plumb wore out, when you figuring on stopping?

- Well, not here. - That girl needs some rest.

Those apaches catch up with us, she'll get a good long rest.

This will have to do.

That keliher, that keliher, he...

- Sure pushes hard, doesn't he? - Yeah, too hard.

You want me to help you find a place to bed down?

No, thanks. I'll...

All right.

All right Sam, bail off.

You better post a lookout, I know them apaches, they ain't give up.

I'll take the first watch, whoever is on guard keeps an eye on ward.

You and ward seem uncommon friendly.

In case you get any ideas, remember I sleep lighter than a night owl.

Stay awake all night if you want to, tie these horses off.

No, no, no, not now. Later.

I'll come to you.

You get a strange sense of humor Sam, then you always did have.

No, no, I was just remembering that night on the concho...

When we were in the rangers together, remember that night?

- Yeah, I remember it. - Yeah, was comanche country.

Just the two of us on guard that night.

All those shadows out there. Yeah, we were a little edgy.

Oh captain Roberts, he, he said...

He said, the comanches never, never strike at night, remember?

Yeah, yeah well, just when we getting a little comfort from that thought...

Those comanches hit us, boy they came hollering and yelling in out of the night.

Scared us half to death.

Yeah, we had quite a fight on our hands that night.

Oh Logan, Logan...

In those days I thought more of you than anybody in the whole world.

I would've put my life in your hands.

Matter of fact, I did.

Well, it just goes to show you how wrong you can be about people.

First time 1 get in a little trouble, first time I get on the wrong side of the law...

You turn against me.

Well, I haven't trust in anybody since.

I didn't turn on you Sam.

I even quit the rangers so wouldn't have to go after you.

You quit the rangers so you could go after my wife and kid.

That's not true.

Sam, you left that girl broke and homeless with a baby to raise.

Well, that don't give you no license to go out, stealing them.

We didn't even think about getting married the first I...

Felt the responsibility because you were my friend.

A responsibility I don't think you ever felt.

Logan, everything that I ever did...

I did for them and their sake.

Shooting a man and...

Going to prison for life is not exactly the right way to raise a family.

Well, I didn't mean to shoot that man, I mean, not the first one anyway.

And then, after I, I broke out well, I had no choice but to go on making it with my gun.

You didn't have to come looking for me.

Oh yes, I did Logan.

That's the one thing I did have to do.

There's something you better get straight Sam.

Susan is my wife now and I love her.

And Sammy is my son, not yours, was only a baby when you left.

All these years, he's had my love and I've had his.

It's not enough just to plant the seed Sam.

The real father is the man who gives his whole life to a child.

I'm the father, Sammy is my flesh, he's my blood.

And I'm going to kill you for taking him away from me.

No, not here, over there where they can't see us.

Come on.

All right, let's get ready to ride.

On ward jumping you like that kind of sets my mind at ease about a couple of things.

Well, now you know.

This yours?

- You tricked me, you dirty little... - No, I didn't, let me got.

- You were supposed to be guarding him. - Stop crowding me or I'll make you wish...

- Turned west here. - He's heading right back the way he came.

Not anymore.

Hi boys.

You must be getting to like that horse of mine Sam.

Nice of you to bring him back this time.

Yeah, well I figured you'd appreciate that, ain't it?

Brought back a mess of apaches to boot.

- Thought you preferred those Indians to us. - No, I changed my mind.

There's a place to stand them off up ahead.

Rifle Sam.

What's the matter boy? Don't like the way I shoot apaches?

Yeah, you shoot apaches fine.

- We did it. - We whipped them.

- You don't know much about Indians, do you? - Think they'll be back?

They'll be back all right, it's a matter of when and how.

Keep an eye on him.

Why don't we try and get out of here while we got the chance?

Yeah sure, those apaches would like that just fine.

I'll take my chances right here.

Everything all right back here?

- Yeah, I guess so, are they gone? - For now.

- Look, I can use a gun if I have to. - We may need you.

- Do we have much chance? - We'll give them a fight.

- Guess you're safe enough here. - Logan...

I'm sorry about the knife.

- That was last night. - No.

I didn't know Sam was going to try to kill you.

You know Sam very well, do you?

I do now.

He's just like all other men, using me.

Sure made it sound good though.

Promised he'd take me to El Paso, dress me in silk...

Stay at the best hotel.

Oh yeah, we had a lot of fine plans.

Now, if I even get out of this alive, probably wind up going to prison.

Maybe not, no one needs to know about that knife.

Thanks Logan.

You know, I've always thought that all men were the same.

But if I get out of this alive and get another chance, I...

Diggs, stay there.

Watch that ledge, I'll try to draw him out.

Lottie.

I, I feel, I feel sort of naked without my gun.

It won't take long to dress you when those apaches hit.

You know Logan, I get the feeling that you don't trust me.

Should I?

We ought to get out of here while we still got the time.

Well, we ought to.

We won't stand a chance in here when they come back.

How much of a chance you think we'll stand out there?

Leach getting a little edgy?

Man ought to learn to face death without whimpering.

Maybe is the waiting that's getting to him.

Well, that's the hard part all right.

But when they do come, then a man is really alive.

Diggs, you know I get the feeling you kind of like this.

'Tain't that so much, but life sort of pass this by.

Now fighting Indians, well, that makes us of some use again.

It's good to know that old gun is on my side.

Well, you're not a bad fella keliher, the way they come nowadays anyway.

Just a mite of education would straighten you right out.

Nobody's gun is ever on anybody's side out of plain kindness of heart.

Man's nature is too pure cursed for that.

I can't give you an argument about that just now.

Way I see it, everybody is out after everybody else hide, one way or another.

- Who are you looking to skin out diggs? - Nobody, unless he stands in my way.

Sort of what I figured.

Tucker.

- Now, about that bank money. - Hey diggs, I'm glad you brought that up.

You know, it's funny I'd all most forgotten about the money.

You know, you didn't have quite the right attitude when we...

Talked about it back at the cabin.

But then, your objection is been taken care of.

Tucker of course, he was against killing ward.

He won't care now.

Hey leach, you haven't changed your mind, have you?

No.

That's it, then. We'll shoot ward and split the money.

Let's see, there's five of us left.

- Comes to $4,000 a piece. - Aren't you hurrying things a little bit?

Keliher hasn't agreed to come in with us.

Oh, he'll come along with it, won't you keliher?

There's four of us against you.

You're damned if you do and damned if you don't.

All right, 4,000 dollars looks pretty big to me right now.

But we better hang onto ward for a while longer, came in handy this morning.

Oh, we'll leave him here with them, he'd just be dead weight for us.

Not if we run into those apaches again.

He's right, we'll keep ward until we get out of Indian country.

- So now the Indians are saving my life, en? - In front.

All right, get down. Without the rifle.

Carrying the two of us this horse will never make it in to Griffin.

Griffin? We'd be better off if we headed in the opposite direction.

With that old fox diggs on our trail, doesn't matter which direction we hit.

- If we make it to Griffin, we'll be safe. - Safe?

Well, that don't exactly fit into my plan.

You know Logan, you're such a good friend, aren't you? That you're going to save me...

- For a hanging, eh? - You made your own bed Sam.

- Well, what you going to do? Lynch me? - No, less you try to get away.

I'm to let you lynch yourself.

Now move out.

Go on.

Hold up Sam.

You ought to be played out enough by now.

- The rope is sawing my head off. - Turn around.

Well, it looks like we're on the same side again.

The first things first, for both of us.

We'll never be able to stand them off here.

Work higher.

Sam?

I was going to kill you.

You make up your mind to do something, you sure are bullheaded.

How bad is it?

Probably live to get another chance at me.

I'll get the horse.

- Leave me here. - No.

- You'd be taking a corpse back. - You can make it as far as my place.

I'll fix up the wagon and take you in from there.

Talk about being bullheaded.

Logan.

I've got Sam out there.

- He's alive? - Just barely.

I didn't shoot him.

- Dad, dad. - Boy.

Come here.

- Come on boy. - Sam might tell him.

Let me take a look at you son.

You don't know me, do you son?

Are you the man dad was after, Sam ward?

- My name is Sam too. - I know.

Is it true you killed 20 men? A kid in town said so.

How many then?

Too many.

You bad hurt mister?

- Yeah, I'm bad hurt all right? - Could I help you?

- Could you get me some water? - Sure.

Thank you Sam.

Dad, dad.

- He's hurt dad. - Yeah, I know.

Fix a bed in the wagon.

Sammy, you help your mother.

- You ready to travel? Come on. - 1I'll do it.

You're...

You're doing a good job...

Logan with my...

With your son.

Yeah...

With our son.