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- [Matt] San Francisco, 1851.

This was the heartland of corruption, the street.

The place where the grifters, swindlers,

killers, thieves loiter waiting for a chance to make a mark.

Under their previous regimes,

the word police was synonymous with graft and corruption.

My first big job was to reorganize the department,

and clean up the street.

- You're blocking my way, mister.

- Plenty of room to walk around.

- Get out of the way or I'll walk through you

and over you.

- Your name is Boggs, isn't it?

- That's right.

Keogh Boggs.

Maybe you've heard the name before.

- Cheap brawler, petty thief, would-be gun artist.

Yeah, I've heard of you.

Take your hat off when you speak to me.

(dramatic music)

Now, pick your hat up!

Put it on!

Now, tip it, respectfully,

and say good morning, Marshal Wayne.

- Good morning, Marshal Wayne.

- Good.

From now on, whenever you see me,

wherever you see me,

you tip that hat.

And it's good morning or good evening,

whichever it might be, respectfully.

- Yes, sir.

- Have you men got anything to say?

- [All] Good morning, Marshal.

- Quite a show you put on, Wayne.

- Is that one of your trained dogs?

- I thought he had prospects,

but he turned into a biscuit eater.

Nothing worse than a biscuit-eating hound.

- Next time, try a man.

- I'll remember that.

- Maybe you didn't hear what I said to them,

or maybe you have a short memory.

- Good morning, Marshal.

- And don't forget again.

♪ California, California ♪

- [Announcer] "The Californians".

♪ There's gold in them there hills in California ♪

♪ I've come to live where life is best ♪

♪ In the golden west ♪

♪ I'm going to strike it rich in California ♪

♪ California ♪

- Getting brave, aren't you?

I told you not to come down here in daylight.

- Malone, I got a feeling I'm walking on eggs.

I think Marshal Wayne's caught on to me.

- You worry too much.

- Well, I'm getting out.

This is my last job for you.

- Figuring to live on a police sergeant's pay?

- At least I'll be living.

- Get it up.

This is my last payday.

- Sure, just remember one thing,

if you get caught,

don't drag anybody else in with you.

It's not good for your health.

- You know, I wouldn't peach.

- Just reminding you.

You got your money, beat it.

- You'll warn the Dutchman?

- I'll take care of it.

- Come in, Sergeant Slouter.

- Why did you have me picked up?

- That'll be all, boys, thanks.

I've been watching you for some time, Slouter.

Did you tip your friends off about the Dutchman?

- How did you know about that?

- I said, I've been watching you.

Sit down.

- Now, what is this?

- Business.

Slouter, you know what a city marshal's pay is.

A drop in the bucket compared to all

the graft money that changes hands in this city every day.

Well, I figured that this job can lead to bigger things.

See, up to now, I've been living on tough bull beef,

so to speak.

Well, I'd like some of that juicy tenderloin.

- Are you trying to tell me that you want a cut in?

- Yeah.

You and I could work very, very well together.

You'd still get your same split.

As much as you're making now may be more.

- Just how are you going to work that?

- Oh, that's easy.

Your friends have been buying

a sergeant of police up to now,

so just pay for a city marshal.

Except that my price is high, very high.

Hmm?

Would you like to drink on it?

- Sure.

- Good.

One more thing, who's the paymaster?

- Duncan Malone.

- Schaab!

Lock Slouter up.

- What?

What?!

Wait a minute.

Wait a minute, you said we were partners.

- I want him in a cell away from other prisoners.

I don't want him to talk to anybody.

- What kind of a double cross is this?

- Get him out of here, Schaab.

And when you come back, open a window.

- Come on you.

- Wait!

Hey, they'll get you for this, Wayne.

They've gotten bigger men.

Wait till the street hears about this.

- [John] You Malone?

- You're Gordon.

- [John] That's right.

They told me in Sacramento you needed a man.

- Sit down.

- You hiring a man or a gun?

- What's the difference?

- 100 a month and found for a man.

400 found and bullets for a gun.

- 400.

- Who do you want dead?

- Two men.

One of them's in jail.

- That begs for problems, friend.

What's his name?

- Slouter.

Former policemen.

He was on my payroll.

Got caught.

Now, he's fixing to save his neck

with a lot of loose talk.

- All right.

Who's the other one?

- City marshal.

He's getting too big for his own good.

He won't listen to reason or money.

He's raiding places that's been protected till now.

- You certainly ask a lot for your money, mister.

What's his name?

- Wayne, Matt Wayne.

- Say that again.

- His name is Matt Wayne.

Doesn't that stuff bother you?

- Never could get enough of it to bother me.

You can't pay me to kill Wayne.

- You afraid of him?

- Uh-uh, but you can't pay me to do it.

I been fixing to kill him for a long time.

Just for me.

(dramatic music)

- [Man] Come on now, baby.

Now, come on.

Get a six!

- Eight ones.

Eight susies.

Better luck next time, Judge.

Good night, Judge.

- Sir, is this good for chips?

- It's good for anything and everything in the house.

John Gordon.

- Hello, Matt.

- Johnny!

I thought you were dead.

- Well, I'm not.

- At Chapultepec, the staff officer

with Scott's division told me.

Said that you fell in that action at the Citadel.

- I fell, but I got up again.

- Hey, let's get where we can talk.

Take over.

You heard about Liza?

- When I got home.

- I did everything I could.

- Yes, I know you did.

- Johnny, if I'd only known you were alive.

- It's all right, Matt.

You know now.

I've been looking for you for a long time, Matt,

an awful long time.

- Glad that you finally caught up with me.

I owe you a lot, John.

You know, I guess you have a right

to just about everything I own.

- Well, I just might take you up on it and take everything.

(laughing)

- Hey, let's have a drink.

- Good morning.

- Hey, John.

Would you mind waiting in there, Schaab?

Sit down, John.

Well, what can I do for you?

What do you want?

What do you need?

- A job.

You got one.

- Yes.

You see the city has permitted me

to keep my gambling casino open.

I can start you off as a dealer.

- No, I'd just lose all your money.

I'm a rotten gambler.

That's right.

Your face is always did give you a way.

Something wrong?

- No.

How about this setup?

Could you use another man on your police force?

- John, I was hoping you'd say that.

It's a thankless job,

dangerous,

it doesn't pay much.

- I don't need much.

- San Francisco is a wild town.

It'll take a lot of taming.

- I've seen wild towns before.

- All right, I'm going to start you off as sergeant.

We're reorganizing the force, John.

Increasing its size.

I need a man I can trust.

Men like you can help me clean up this town.

It shouldn't take you too long to make captain.

- I'll take it.

- You know, you haven't said anything about money?

- Money isn't at all important.

- Oh?

- I mean, it's good to be back with you, Matt.

- Oh, I feel the same way, John.

It's good to have somebody I can depend on.

Would you like me to tell you about Liza?

- I was hoping you would.

I heard a lot of stories.

I'd like to hear yours.

- Well, I was riding a scout vendetta with Sam Houston.

We got to Nacogdoches,

I stopped off to see Liza,

wanted to know if she'd heard from you,

but she was pretty sickly, John.

She wanted to go back to her folks in Austin.

- I heard she went with you.

- We were attacked by a hostile band Kiowas.

We had to make a fight for it.

They caught us in the open.

Well, Liza caught a war arrow right here.

We couldn't save her.

But before she died, she asked me to give you this.

Then, I got to Austin,

they tell me that you were dead.

- Were you in love with her, Matt?

- John, I loved Liza, yes,

but I wasn't in love with her.

There is a difference.

- It's funny, for a long time,

I had an idea she was in love with you.

Hang on to it.

I'll take it from you later.

Well...

When do I go to work?

- Tonight, if you like.

- Well, then I'd better get some sleep.

- Is he gone?

- Yeah.

- Who is he?

- There's a man that saved my life twice

in a war with Mexico.

The woman who gave me this, is his wife.

Schaab, his name is John Gordon.

I'm putting him on the force as night sergeant.

See that his papers and warrant are made up, will you?

- Is he any good?

I mean, can he handle himself?

- Mmm, there is the one man that

I'd hate to have to fight.

Guns, knives, or knuckles, and skulls.

(knocking)

- Who's there?

- [Malone] It's me, Malone.

- Come on in.

What are you doing here?

- I'll ask the questions.

What kind of double game are you playing?

- I don't know what you mean.

- I'm talking about you joining the police.

- You get good information.

- The best.

Now, what's the dodge?

- Can you think of a better way

for me to get to Slouter?

- Maybe I underestimated you.

When do you get him?

- Tonight.

I go on duty as night sergeant.

- We'll set up an alibi for you.

- I don't want it.

I want Wayne to find out.

I want him to come after me.

- Why do you hate Wayne so much?

- He stole my wife.

She died because of him.

I've been looking for him for a long time,

ever since the war ended.

And now, I'm going to get him.

- He's tough and he's fast.

- Mister, in the last two years I've killed a lot of men.

Some of them were tough and a lot of them were fast,

but they were just rehearsals, Malone.

Rehearsals for the time I'd face Wayne.

- We check the cells twice a night.

Every now and then the prisoners get ideas.

Next morning, we find them dead.

Peaceful, like a baby.

He's got a load off of his mind.

It's terrible thing when a police officer turns crooked.

- Yeah.

Hey, that looks like blood.

- Where?

- Right there.

- No, I don't see no-

(dramatic music)

- Hey.

- Shut up!

- You busting me out?

- Yeah, I'm busting you out.

- Next thing I knew, I was coming to on the floor.

Right there.

- And you're sure, it was Gordon that hit you?

- Matt, there wasn't anybody else in here.

Only him.

He ain't never going to do any more talking.

- Don't let anybody touch the body till the coroner sees it.

I want messengers out to every man on the force.

We're going to get Gordon.

(knocking)

- Matt, there's a kid out here

says he has something on Gordon.

- Bring him in.

- Come on in, you.

- What do you know about Gordon?

- He's in the OK livery stable.

- How do you know?

- I seen him go in.

- How do you know it was Gordon?

- Well, I guess it was the way he was acting.

Like he was trying to hide.

- All right, you can go.

What do you think?

- The kid was lying.

- I'm sure he was, but why?

There's only one way to find out.

- Matt, you ought to take some help.

- John Gordon is my man.

I'll bring him in one way or the other.

(dramatic music)

(gun firing)

All right, John, come on out.

- I was going to blast you when you came through the door.

You didn't give me a chance.

- Throw down your gun and come on out, John.

I don't want to kill you.

- You still got your half of that Spanish coin?

- You know it.

- I'll take it from you tonight.

Off your dead body.

- What's a matter with you?

- I'm paying you back for Liza.

- You're out of your head.

There was nothing between Liza and me.

- I heard different.

- Well, then somebody lied!

It happened just the way I told you.

- You're the one that's lying, Wayne.

I'm going to kill you.

(gun fires)

Wayne?!

(dramatic music)

- Gordon?

Gordon, did you get him?

- Drop that gun, Malone!

(gun fires)

(gun fires)

Send for the coroner,

and lock him up.

- Good night, Marshal Wayne.

- Feel kind of bad about that fellow back there, don't you?

Gordon, I mean.

- Schaab, when his wife died,

she gave me this coin

and told me to take it to him,

and he'd know she was thinking of him

right up to the end.

Why don't you take it back to him?

Maybe together with his,

it'll give them something to think about

while he's waiting.

(melancholy music)

Good night, Schaab.

- Good night, Marshal.

♪ California ♪

♪ Oh, I've traveled here, I've traveled there ♪

♪ I guess I've been most everywhere ♪

♪ But I like where I am today ♪

♪ And here is where I'll stay ♪

♪ Now, one thing I just can't endure ♪

♪ Is being broke and being poor ♪

♪ So, I come west to take the cure ♪

♪ And here is where I'll stay ♪

♪ I've come to California, California ♪

♪ There's gold in them there hills in California ♪

♪ I've come to live where life is best ♪

♪ In the golden west ♪

♪ I'm going to strike it rich in California ♪

♪ California, California ♪

♪ There's gold in them there hills in California ♪

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