All language subtitles for Goodnight.for.Justice.The.Measure.of.a.Man.2012.1080p.WEBRip.x265-RARBG3_English

[♪]

[SNORING]

[COYOTE HOWLS DISTANTLY]

[SEAMS RIP]

[GROANS]AW, SHOOT.

[SIGHS]

WYOMING TORT LAW?

MEANT TO BE BURNED.

WHOA!

[CHURCH BELL TOLLS]

[CRACKS NECK]

SHERIFF.

JOHN GOODNIGHT.

OH, 'MORNING, JUDGE.

UH, WELCOME TO RAWLINS.

[GROANS GROGGILY]

DID YOU HAVEA ROUGH RIDE IN?

LET'S JUST CALL ITA RUN OF BAD LUCK.

WELL, MAYBEYOUR LUCK WILL CHANGE.

YOU WANT ME TOGET YOUR DOCKET.

NO, IT CAN WAIT.

HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TOKEEP FOLLOWING ME?

IT COULD BE10, 20 MILES.

THAT'S ALL?

YOU COULD STOPWALKING RIGHT NOW,

TURN AROUND AND LET MEINTRODUCE MYSELF.

OR YOU COULD STOPFOLLOWING ME.

IT'S NOT ME.

IT'S MY HORSE.

YOUR HORSEPICKS OUT WOMEN FOR YOU?

WELL, SADLY, YES.

[NICKERING PLAYFULLY]

[LAUGHS]

CALLIE?

MY GOD. JOHN.

IS IT REALLY YOU?

WELL, WHAT'S LEFT OF ME.

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN?

SINCE I LEFT CHICAGO.

AND ME.

16 YEARS.

YOU BROKE MY HEART.

OH, I HAVE A FEELINGYOU RECOVERED.

[CHUCKLES]

WASN'T THERE ANOTHER GIRLWAITING IN THE WINGS?

WELL, SOMEONE HAD TO BE THERETO EASE THE PAIN.

THEN YOU HAVEN'T CHANGEDSO MUCH THEN, JOHN GOODNIGHT.

I LIKE THE BEARD.

HANDSOME.

VERY DISTINGUISHED.

KEEPS MY FACE WARM.

I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT YOU.

GOOD THOUGHTS OR BAD?

BAD...

MOSTLY.

[GIGGLING FONDLY]

SMALL TOWN.

I SHOULD KNOW BETTER THANCARRYING ON WITH A STRANGER

IN PUBLIC.

I'M NOT EXACTLY A STRANGER.

TO THEM YOU ARE.

WALK WITH ME.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT HEREIN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE?

I ASK MYSELFTHAT QUESTION EVERY DAY.

TRUTH IS,I WAS APPOINTED.

I'M THE CIRCUIT JUDGE.

WHAT?

YOU'VE GOT TO BEKIDDING.

OH, DON'T MAKE MESHOW YOU THE GAVEL.

[LAUGHS]

I'M IN SESSIONHERE TODAY.

LAST TIME I SAW YOU,

YOU WERE ON YOUR WAYTO SAN FRANCISCO

WITH STARS IN YOUR EYES.

WELL, THIS ISAS FAR AS I GOT.

YOU'RE STILL ACTING, THOUGH.

SEWING.

I'M A SEAMSTRESS.

NOT EXACTLY THE ROLEI HAD ENVISIONED.

I UNDERSTAND, COMPROMISE.

SINCE WHEN?

I'M IN RAWLINS,AREN'T I?

BUT YOU'RE JUSTPASSING THROUGH, JUDGE.

FROM WHAT I AM TOLD,

SAN FRANCISCOIS STILL THERE.

TAKES YOU ABOUT TWO WEEKSTO GET THERE BY STAGECOACH.

THAT DREAM IS GONE.

WELL, IT SHOULDN'T BE.

YOU ARE VERY TALENTED.

LIFE DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK OUTTHE WAY YOU WANT IT,

THE WAY YOU DREAMED IT.

YOU MARRIED?

I'M A WIDOW.

MY HUSBAND DIED,GOING ON THREE YEARS NOW.

I'M SORRY.

I'M QUITE CERTAINYOU'RE NOT MARRIED.

THAT'S TRUE.

IT'S THE HORSE'S FAULT.

KEEPS PICKINGTHE WRONG WOMEN.

PERHAPS YOU NEEDA NEW HORSE, THEN.

A SEAMSTRESS?

THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, THEN, I AM IN LUCK,

BECAUSE,AS YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE...

[LAUGHING]

I, UH, I NEED A SEAMSTRESS.

UNBECOMINGA MAN OF YOUR STATURE.

WELL, I QUITE AGREE.

I SUPPOSE I WOULD HAVE TOTAKE THESE OFF

IN ORDER FOR YOUTO SEW THEM PROPERLY.

OR I COULD STITCH THEM UPWITH YOU IN THEM.

SOUNDS PAINFUL.

MEANT TO BE.

[PHOTOGRAPHER]:HOLD STILL, NOW.

NO BLINKING.

[FLASHBULB POPS]

THIS COURT WILL NOWCOME TO SESSION.

[BANGING GAVEL]

THE HONORABLEJOHN WILLIAM GOODNIGHT

PRESIDING.

[CRACKING NECK]

WHO'S FIRST?

PLAINTIFF JEREMIAH WALTERS

VERSUS DEFENDANTFRANCIS B. LANGHORN.

LUCIUS BREED, ESQUIRE,YOUR HONOR,

ATTORNEY REPRESENTINGTHE PLAINTIFF,

THE UPSTANDING MR. WALTERS.

ESQUIRE.

A LAWYER, HUH?

IS THAT A PROBLEM, YOUR HONOR?

NO, BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE,

A LAWYER WILL DO ANYTHINGTO WIN THE CASE.

SOMETIMES, HE'LL EVENTELL THE TRUTH.

[CHUCKLES INDULGENTLY]

MR. LANGHORN,BE SEATED.

STATE YOUR CASE, COUNSELOR.

WELL, I'LL MAKE THIS SIMPLE,YOUR HONOR.

THE DEFENDANT, UH--

LANGHORN.

YES, THANK YOU.MR. LANGHORN....

PURCHASED A PLOW FROM MY CLIENT,MR. WALTERS,

FOR $21.

THIS IS THE BILL OF SALE.

HE REFUSES TO PAY.

WE ARE SEEKING PAYMENT

AND DAMAGESIN THE AMOUNT OF $50.

MR. LANGHORN,WHAT'S YOUR SIDE OF THE STORY?

YOUR HONOR, I DID BUY A PLOW,

AND IT SURE LOOKED NEW,

BUT AS SOON ASI WORKED IT,

THE DURN THING BROKEIN THREE PIECES,

AND YOU COULD SEEIT WAS RUSTED AND USED--

OBJECTION!

IT WASTHE ROCK-HARD SOIL

ON HIS FARM

THAT DAMAGED THE PLOW.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONGWITH MY PLOWS,

I CAN ASSURE YOU--

MR. WALTERS,

THIS IS MY COURTROOM,

I WILL NOT TOLERATEANY OUTBURSTS.

DO YOU HAVE THE PLOW?

I HAVE IT HEREFOR YOUR EYE, YOUR HONOR.

BRING IT IN.

LET'S HAVE A LOOK.

WE WILL ENTER ITINTO EVIDENCE.

NOTE, THIS IS, UH,EXHIBIT "A".

[PIECES CLATTERING]

IS THAT THE PLOWYOU SOLD HIM, MR. WALTERS?

I SOLD THIS MAN A NEW PLOW.

YOU GENTLEMEN, TAKE YOUR SEATS.

IN THE MATTER OF WALTERSVERSUS LANGHORN,

CASE DISMISSED.

[BANGS GAVEL]

WHAT?

YOU HEARD ME.

THAT PLOW ISN'T FITTO CHURN MILK WITH,

A FACT THAT I'M SUREYOUR CLIENT WAS WELL AWARE OF

THE FIRST TIME HE SOLD IT

AT THE EXORBITANT SUMOF $21.

YOU TELL YOUR CLIENT

IF HE SELLS FAULTY MERCHANDISEIN THIS TOWN AGAIN,

I'LL HAVE HIMON MY DOCKET FOR FRAUD.

CASE DISMISSED.

[BANGS GAVEL]

NEXT CASE.

PLAINTIFF...

[WALTERS, MUTTERING]:I'M NOT HAPPY, BREED.

IGNATIUS HAYES,

DEFENDANTJOHN EDWARD LOMAN.

LUCIUS BREED,

REPRESENTINGTHE DISTINGUISHED MR. HAYES.

IS THERE ANYBODYTHAT YOU DO NOT REPRESENT?

THE DAY IS YOUNG.

IT FEELS OLD.

STATE YOUR CLIENT'SCASE, COUNSELOR.

MY CLIENT, MR. HAYES,IS PETITIONING THE COURT

AS REGARDS A LAND DISPUTE

IN WHICH HIS GOOD NAMEHAS BEEN MALIGNED...

[ROAR OF ROWDY CROWD]

DANG!

YOU'RE A LUCKYSON OF A GUN.

I'D RATHER BELUCKY THAN GOOD.

I THOUGHT THAT WASMY HAND FOR SURE.

CUT THE BICKERING.LET'S PLAY CARDS, BOYS.

NEVER YOUR HAND, SON.ALWAYS MY HAND.

GENTLEMEN.

[TELLER]: 20, 25, 30.

GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR.

MA'AM.

[RINGS BELL]

I NEED TO MAKE A WITHDRAWAL.

OF COURSE, SIR.

YOU HAVEAN ACCOUNT WITH US?

I DO.

FIRST NAME, DEKE.

LAST NAME, SPRADLING.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INTENTION

ON GOING FOR THAT GUN,

I SHOULD INFORM YOUTHAT MY ACCOUNT NUMBER...

IS COLT 45.

WELL, WASTEDTWO BITS. CALL.

SURE ARE A LOTOF RAGS IN THIS DECK.

YOUR HAND AIN'T GONNAIMPROVE FROM LYIN', DELL.

[SIGHS]

WHAT'S THEVERDICT, JUDGE?

WELL...

I CAN'T FIGURE OUT

WHO THE SUCKERAT THIS TABLE IS...

SO IT MUST BE ME.

ALL IN.

[COCKING WEAPONS]

DEKE!

YOU'RE BLUFFING, ARE YOU?

[GLASS SMASHING]

[TOWNSFOLK SCREAMING]

WAIT A MINUTE!HEY, HEY, WHOA!

WE HAD A HAND HERE--

[SHOTS BLASTING]

[SHOUTING]

[SHOTS BLAST,PEOPLE SCREAM IN TERROR]

[BULLETS RICOCHETING]

[GROANS IN PAIN]

LEAVE HIM.

H'YAH!

[GUNFIRE SNIPING]

YAH!

[GUN CLICKS, EMPTY]

[FIRING WILDLY]

[HORSE WHINNYING]

IT'S LOADED, JUDGE.

[TRADING GUNFIRE]

I OWE YOU ONE.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

I HAD A KING-HIGHSTRAIGHT FLUSH!

WHO'S THAT ONE?

THAT'S HORACE SPRADLING.

THE ONE WHO JUST RODE OUTIS HIS BROTHER, DEKE.

THE SPRADLINGS?

I THOUGHT THEY WEREHOLED UP IN KANSAS.

GET UP!

NO, SIR.

THEY'RE HIDING IN THE CANYONSUP NORTH OF HERE.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIMETHIS MONTH THEY'VE HIT US.

YOU SEND OUT A POSSE?

YES, SIR.

THE POSSE JUST BRINGS BACKDEAD BODIES,

NOT A SPRADLING AMONG 'EM,

JUST TOWNSPEOPLE.

THIS AIN'T A GOOD PLACEFOR FIGHTERS.

YEAH, I GATHERED THAT.

HE'S DEAD, HE'S DEAD!BILL FARNUM'S DEAD!

AND THERE'STHREE PEOPLE WOUNDED!

GO FETCH THE DOC.

WE SHOULD HANGTHIS PIECE OF TRASH RIGHT NOW.

"WE" DON'T DO THE HANGING.I DO.

THAT'S BURT DONOHUE'S BOY.

THAT'S WILL.

YEAH, SO IT IS.

YOU SURE GROWN SOME.

GROWN UP BAD.

WHAT DID YOU DOTHIS FOR, SON?

WE'RE YOUR NEIGHBORS.

YOU GREW UP HERE.

LISTEN, THAT HOLD-UPIN THE GENERAL STORE

IN INDEPENDENCE,

THAT WAS A COLD-BLOODED MURDER,

AND IT WAS A YOUNG FELLOWPULLED THE TRIGGER, TOO!

[WOMAN]: IT SURE WAS.

MY SISTER WAS THERE.

THIS IS THE BOY!

HE DESERVES TO HANG!

THERE'LL BE NO LYNCHINGWHEN I'M IN THIS TOWN.

HE GETS A FAIR TRIAL.

WHAT, BY YOU?

I DON'T SEEANY OTHER JUDGES AROUND.

EMPTY YOUR POCKETS.

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

OLD ENOUGH.

OLD ENOUGH TO HANG?

BETTER THANDYING OF OLD AGE.

YOU'VE GOT A SMART MOUTH.

COME ON, GET IN THERE.

[KEY RATTLING IN LOCK]

YOU KNOW,IF YOU WERE REALLY SMART,

YOU'D BE ON THE OTHER SIDEOF THESE BARS.

I WILL BE.

WHEN MR. SPRADLING COMES FOR ME.

"MISTER," IS IT?

I'D PROBABLY CALL HIMSOMETHING ELSE.

YOU KNOW,HE LEFT HIS OWN BROTHER DYING

OUT THERE IN THE STREET.

YOU THINK YOU'D BEANY DIFFERENT?

YOU DON'T KNOW HIM.

YOU TELL ME WHERE HE'S AT,I'LL GET TO KNOW HIM.

SEEING AS THOUGHYOU AND I JUST MET,

THAT REQUEST SEEMSA BIT PERSONAL.

WE'LL GET TO KNOW EACH OTHERBETTER AT YOUR TRIAL.

THEY'LL COME FOR MEAND BREAK ME OUT!

THE ONLY THINGBREAKING OUT AROUND HERE

WILL BE THE DAWN.

[DOGS BARKING]

[WHISPERING]WILLIE!

YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE.

OH, WILL...

DON'T CRY.

I'M SORRY.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES, I'M ALL RIGHT.

[SIGHS IN WONDER]YOU'VE GROWN SO TALL.

HE'S YOUR BOY,ISN'T HE?

NEVER PICTURED YOUAS THE MOTHER OF AN OUTLAW.

JOHN, WAIT.

HE WAS ALWAYS A GOOD BOY.

IN MY HEART,I KNOW HE STILL IS.

YEAH, WELL, HIS ACTIONSSPEAK OTHERWISE.

HE FELL IN WITHTHE WRONG GROUP OF MEN,

THAT'S ALL.

THE SPRADLINGS?

THEY ARECOLD-BLOODED KILLERS.

ARMED ROBBERY, MURDER.

HE'S NOT LIKE THAT.

HE'S NOT ONE OF THEM.

SO YOU KEEP SAYING.

I TRIED MY BESTAFTER MY HUSBAND DIED,

BUT A BOY NEEDS A MAN AROUND.

I GUESS HE FOUND THATIN DEKE SPRADLING.

[SIGHS SADLY]

ABOUT TWO MONTHSAFTER WILL DISAPPEARED,

I WENT LOOKING FOR HIM.

I'D HEARD WORD HE'D JOINEDTHE SPRADLING GANG.

DOES ANYONE IN THIS TOWNKNOW THAT?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

I TOLD EVERYONEHE WAS BACK EAST WITH FAMILY.

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

NO ONE TELLS YOUWHAT IT FEELS LIKE

TO HAVE A CHILD.

I HAD ALL THESE DREAMS,

AND THE MOMENT WILL WAS BORN,HE BECAME MY LIFE.

JOHN, HE'S A GOOD BOY.

HE'LL GET A FAIR TRIAL, CALLIE.

THEN WHAT?

WHAT HAPPENSAFTER HIS FAIR TRIAL?

[♪]

LOOKS LIKEYOU WERE WRONG.

I GET THAT A LOT.

YOU NEED TO BE MORE SPECIFIC.

WELL, I THOUGHTMR. DEKE SPRADLING

WAS SUPPOSED TO COMEWITH HIS BIG GANG

AND BREAK YOU OUT OF HERE,

YET THERE YOU SIT.

GET UP.

YOU'RE LETTING ME GO?

WHAT ARE YOUDOING, JUDGE?

PREPARING HIM FOR TRIAL.

I THOUGHT THE TRIALWAS TOMORROW.

WE'LL BE BACK.

YOU TRY TO RUN,

I'M GOING TO ASSUMEYOU'RE GUILTY.

IF I THINK YOU'RE GUILTY,I'M GONNA SHOOT YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU DOINGWITH THAT?

WITH THIS?

I AM GOING TOWATCH YOU SWING IT.

W-WHAT?

YUP.

SEE THOSE ROCKS?

START BUSTING.

THERE'S NOTHING BUT ROCKS.

YEAH,

AND YOU GOTNOTHING BUT TIME.

WHY?

GOOD TRAINING

FOR YOUR CAREERAS A HARDENED CRIMINAL.

THE HORSES NEEDWATERING FIRST.

I'LL TAKE CARE OFTHESE HORSES.

YOU GET THAT HAMMER.

START BREAKINGTHOSE ROCKS.

WHO TAUGHT YOUTO SWING LIKE THAT,

DEKE SPRADLING?

HE'S GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO.

YEAH, LIKE WHAT?

KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE,STEALING THEIR MONEY.

NO ONE'S INNOCENT, JUDGE.

HE TELL YOU THAT, TOO?

MR. SPRADLING'STRAVELED ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

HE'S BEEN TO PLACESYOU CAN ONLY DREAM OF.

YEAH, THE ONLY PLACESHE'S BEEN

IS THE FEDERAL PENN IN WICHITA,

AND A CHAIN GANG IN YUMA.

YOU FOLLOW HIM, IT'S GOING TO BETO AN EARLY GRAVE.

LIKE I SAID,MY GANG'S COMING BACK FOR ME.

WELL, I'LL BE HERE WAITING,

HOW LONG DO I HAVE TOKEEP DOING THIS FOR?

NOBODY EVER DROWNEDIN HIS OWN SWEAT.

A MEANINGLESS LIFEOF POINTLESS TASKS,

THAT'S WHAT PRISON IS.

THAT'S WHEREYOU'RE HEADED,

IF YOU DON'TGET HUNG FIRST.

I'M GOING TO TAKE THE HORSES.

I'LL LEAVE YOURS TWO MILES AWAYSO I CAN GET A HEAD START.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE ITTO YOUR HORSE.

YOU DON'T THINKI WON'T SHOOT YOU.

YOU KNOWHOW TO USE THAT THING?

YEAH.

SHOULDN'T YOUTURN THE SAFETY OFF

BEFORE YOU PUT YOUR FINGERON THE TRIGGER?

YOU KNOW SOMETHING, WILL,

I'D MAKE A MUCH BETTER FRIENDTHAN I WOULD AN ENEMY.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING ELSE?

IF YOU EVER PULLA GUN ON SOMEBODY,

YOU'D BETTERBE READY TO KILL HIM.

YOU ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURETHAT IT'S LOADED.

[GUN CLICKS, EMPTY]

BACK ON YOUR HORSE.

YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL.

I'M SORRY I'M LATE.

I BROUGHT SOME THREAD.

I'M GLAD YOU STARTED WITHOUT ME.

AND WE'LL BEFINISHING WITHOUT YOU.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I THINK YOU DO.

YOUR BOY'S A SINNER.

NO, ANNA, HE ISN'T--

THAT MAKESYOU ONE, TOO.

PLEASELET ME EXPLAIN--

THERE'SNOTHING TO SAY.

YOU THINK YOU KNOWA PERSON,

THEN YOU FIND OUT

SHE'S BEEN LYING TO YOUFOR YEARS.

BUT YOU DO KNOW ME, ANNA.

YOU DO.

YEAH, WELL, NOWWE KNOW YOU BETTER.

PLEASE LEAVEMY HOUSE.

[SNIFFLES]

WELL, I SPENT $3.00ON THE SUPPLIES.

GET IT FROMTHE SPRADLINGS.

IT IS NOT THAT I AMWITHOUT COMPASSION, LADIES,

IT'S JUST THATI CANNOT TOLERATE A LIE.

I KNOW.

MORNING.

THEY'RE ON THEIR WAYUP THERE NOW.

THEY'RE GOING TO RUN HEROUT OF TOWN.

LET'S GO!

HEY, GET OFFYOUR FANNY!

COME ON,SHE'S UP THERE.

COME ON, YOU'RE ALL GOING TOWANT TO SEE THIS!

THAT MAKES HIMAN OUTLAW!

AND RAWLINS IS--

[CALLIE]: STOP THAT!

RAWLINS IS TIREDOF OUTLAWS!

HE'S A MURDERERAND HE'S GONNA HANG!

MY SON IS NOT A MURDERER!

YOUR SON'S GONNA HANGTODAY, CALLIE!

AND WE'RE GONNA DO IT!

YOU'RE NOT WELCOME HERE.

IT'S ABOUT TIME,YOUR HONOR,

JUSTICE IS SERVEDHERE IN RAWLINS.

IT WILL BE, TOMORROW MORNINGIN MY COURTROOM.

YOU PEOPLE, GO HOME NOW,THAT'S AN ORDER.

YOU'RE HERE TO SUPPORT

THE MOTHER OF A CRIMINAL?

NOW, WHY IS IT THAT I FIND ITHARD TO BELIEVE

THAT YOU WILL GIVE THAT BOYAN IMPARTIAL TRIAL?

THERE ARE PAINT SPLATTERS

ON YOUR SHOES,COUNSELOR,

WHICH I FIND SURPRISING.

CURIOUS THATAN UPSTANDING ATTORNEY

WOULD SULLY HIS REPUTATIONBY GETTING INVOLVED IN

THE COMMISSIONOF A PETTY CRIME

WHEN THERE ARE SO MANYLEGAL WAYS

FOR YOU TO BE DISHONEST.

ARE YOUACCUSING ME OF SOMETHING?

MALICIOUS DESTRUCTIONOF PRIVATE PROPERTY,

FOR STARTERS.

YOU BE IN MY COURTROOM

TOMORROW MORNING,

AND I'D RECOMMEND

THAT YOU RETAINSOME COMPETENT COUNSEL.

[MAN]: QUIT YOUR LEGAL JABBERAND LET'S HANG THAT BOY!

THE REST OF YOU, GO NOW.

THAT'S AN ORDER.

[MAN]: THERE'S NO JUSTICEIN THIS TOWN.

[MAN 2]: LET'S GETOUT OF HERE.

WHO DOES HETHINK HE IS?

IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

I'VE LIVED NEARLYHALF MY LIFE

WITH THESE PEOPLE.

THEY WON'T HARM ME.

YEAH, WELL, I'VE SEENTHE HARM PEOPLE CAN DO.

DON'T UNDERESTIMATEVENGEANCE.

IS WILLIAM SAFEIN THAT JAIL?

HE'S SAFER IN THAN OUT.

I KNOW YOU DON'TTHINK MUCH OF HIM.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO THINK?

I'VE MADESUCH A MESS OF THINGS,

SO MANY STUPID MISTAKES.

WE ALL HAVE.

YOU TURNED OUT ALL RIGHT.

I THINK MAYBE IF YOUKNEW ME A LITTLE BETTER,

YOU MIGHT NOT SAY THAT.

I KNOW YOU WELL ENOUGH.

OH, JOHN, LET HIM GO.

PLEASE, AND I PROMISE,

YOU WILL NEVERHEAR OF HIM AGAIN.

HOW CAN YOUPROMISE THAT, CALLIE?

DON'T LET HIM HANG, PLEASE.

HE'S AN ACCESSORY TO MURDER.

THAT IS A HANGING OFFENSE.

BUT YOU CAN'T HANG HIM.

YOU JUST CAN'T.

HE'S NOT JUST MY SON.

YOU'RE HIS FATHER.

I'M NOT HIS... FATHER,

CALLIE.

I'M NOT.

HE, UH...

HE'S TOO OLD.

HE'S TOO YOUNG.

HOW OLD IS HE?

[WHISPERING]15 YEARS AND NINE MONTHS.

I WAS HALFWAY TO SAN FRANCISCO

WHEN I LEARNED I WASGOING TO HAVE A BABY.

IT NEVER OCCURRED TO YOUTO TURN BACK?

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAHOW HARD IT WOULD HAVE BEEN,

FACING MY FAMILY, NO HUSBAND,WITH A BABY ON THE WAY?

I GOT AS FAR AS RAWLINS,

AND THERE WAS A GOOD MANWHO WAS WILLING TO MARRY ME.

HE SAID HE WOULD RAISE THE BABYAS HIS OWN.

I DIDN'T HAVEANY OTHER OPTIONS.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE ELSETO TURN TO,

AND I WAS SO FRIGHTENED.

YOU MIGHT HAVEGIVEN ME THE CHANCE.

AND WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONEIF YOU HAD KNOWN?

OFFERED TO MARRY ME?

WE'LL NEVER KNOW NOW, WILL WE?

OH...

YOU'D HAVE BEEN MISERABLE.

OH, I COULDN'T BEMORE MISERABLE...

NOT MORE MISERABLETHAN I AM AT RIGHT NOW.

[MAN]:THEY'RE COMIN'! THEY'RE COMIN'!

THAT'S THEM.

DAY OF RECKONING, MISSY.

WE'RE GONNA GETOUR JUSTICE TODAY.

THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY.

MAY I ADDRESS THE COURT--

NO.

I MOTION THAT YOURECUSE YOURSELF--

MOTION DENIED.SIT DOWN.

[BANGS GAVEL]

THIS COURT IS NOW IN SESSION,

THE HONORABLEJOHN WILLIAM GOODNIGHT

PRESIDING.

SHERIFF, BRING IN THE PRISONER.

YES, SIR.

[APPLE THUDS]

[CROWD ROARING AND JEERING,SHERIFF SHOUTING IN PROTEST]

[BANGING GAVEL]

ORDER!

ORDER IN THIS COURT!

ANYONE ELSE HURTLINGANY OBJECTS IN THIS COURTROOM

WILL BE HELDIN CONTEMPT OF COURT.

IS THAT UNDERSTOOD?

[BANGS GAVEL]

YOU'RE BEING ACCUSED

OF ACCESSORY TOROBBERY AND MURDER.

DO YOU HAVEANY LEGAL DEFENCE?

NO.

WHO WOULD DEFEND MEIN THIS TOWN?

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE CHARGESBEING BROUGHT AGAINST YOU?

PLACE YOUR RIGHT HANDON THE BIBLE.

DO YOU SWEARTO TELL THE TRUTH,

THE WHOLE TRUTH,AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH,

SO HELP YOU GOD?

I DO.

VERY WELL.

HAVE A SEAT,

STATE YOUR NAMEFOR THE RECORD.

WILLIAM SPRADLING.

[CROWD GASPS IN SHOCK]

HA!

THAT'S A KILLER'S NAME!

MURDERER!

[BANGING GAVEL]

IS THAT THE NAMEYOU WERE BORN WITH?

NO, SIR.

SO YOU'VE BEEN ON THE STANDFOR ALL OF 30 SECONDS,

ALREADY YOU'REPERJURING YOURSELF?

SPRADLINGBECAUSE HE TOOK ME IN.

BECAUSEHE TREATED ME FAIR.

SO IF JESSE JAMES TOOK YOU INAND TREATED YOU FAIR,

YOU'D TAKE HIS NAME?

DEKE SPRADLING'SNOT LIKE JESSE JAMES.

SON, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS DEKESPRADLING'S STILL ALIVE,

FOR NOW.

YOU DON'T KNOW HIM.

CLEARLY, YOU DON'T EITHER.

YOU TALK ABOUT HIMLIKE HE'S SOME KIND OF SAINT.

YEAH, WELL,HE'S NOT THE DEVIL EITHER.

I'M A LITTLE RUSTYON MY BIBLE STUDY,

BUT I DO REMEMBER A VERSE,

"EVEN SATANCAN DISGUISE HIMSELF

AS AN ANGEL OF LIGHT."

CORINTHIANS 11:14.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

I'M GOING TO READFROM A LIST OF NAMES.

WHEN I SAY YOUR NAME,

I'D APPRECIATE ITIF YOU'D STAND UP.

LOUELLA DRADER...

SARA ANN JONES...

SETH OLSON...

THE CAMPOS FAMILY...

THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEENSUMMONED HERE TODAY

TO GIVE TESTIMONY.

EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM

HAS LOST A LOVED ONEAT THE HAND OF DEKE SPRADLING.

SARA ANN,

WILL YOU TELL USWHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

DEKE SPRADLING CAMEINTO OUR HOUSE ONE NIGHT.

IT WAS LATE, AND HE WOKE ME...

[CRYING] HE HAD MECOOK HIM A MEAL,

AND THEN MY BROTHERWOKE UP,

AND HE TOLD HIMTO LEAVE,

AND...

AND THEN HE KILLED MY BROTHER.

[CROWD MURMURING IN SYMPATHY]

FOR NO REASON AT ALL.

THANK YOU.YOU MAY BE SEATED.

WOULD YOU CARE TO HEAR MORE?

BECAUSE, I ASSURE YOU,THERE IS A LOT MORE.

NO, SIR.

SPEAK UP.

NO, I WOULD NOTLIKE TO HEAR ANY MORE.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL THIS COURT

EXACTLY HOW IT IS

YOU CAME TO BE INVOLVED WITHTHE SPRADLING GANG.

I WAS WORKINGAT A LIVERY STABLE,

AND...

HE SHOWED UP ONE DAY,

AND SAW I WAS GOOD WITH HORSES,

AND SO HE OFFERED ME A JOB.

GOOD PAY?

A LOT BETTER THANANYTHING I'D MAKE HERE.

YOUR MOTHER'SIN THIS COURT TODAY.

YOU JUST LEFT HER?

I FIGUREDI WAS DOING HER A FAVOR.

HOW'S THAT?

[SIGHS]

NO ONE WANTS A WOMAN

WITH A CHILDWHO ISN'T THEIRS.

[CROWD GASPING IN SHOCK]

BUT YOU HAD A FATHER.

HE RAISED ME,

BUT HE WASN'TMY REAL FATHER.

[CROWD SHOUTING IN OUTRAGE]

ORDER!

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT, WILL?

BECAUSE HE INFORMED MEOF THE FACT,

BEFORE I LEFT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?

I COULD HAVEASKED YOU THE SAME.

I WAS TRYING TO PROTECT YOU.

YOU'RE SPEAKINGOUT OF ORDER.

WOULD YOU LIKE TOADDRESS THE COURT?

[WHISPERS] I ONLY WISHI COULD CHANGE THE PAST.

AS FAR AS I KNOW,

TIME ONLY TRAVELSIN ONE DIRECTION.

I'M SO SORRY, WILL.

YOU'VE CAUSEDA LOT OF PAIN HERE.

SORROW.

I REALIZE THAT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY REMORSE?

YES, SIR.

DID YOU EVER ROB ANYBODY?

NO.

DID YOU EVER KILL ANYONE?

NO, SIR.

DO YOU KNOWHOW TO SHOOT A GUN?

I DO,

BUT I'M NOT THAT GOODOF A SHOT.

I DON'T LIKE GUNS THAT MUCH.

THEY SPOOK THE HORSES.

SO, I'M TO UNDERSTAND

THAT THE EXTENTOF YOUR INVOLVEMENT

WITH THE SPRADLINGS

WAS, UH, YOU TENDED THE HORSES?

YES, SIR.

[SCOFFS OF DERISION]

SARA ANN.

COULD YOU STAND UP AGAINFOR ME, PLEASE?

YOU KNOW, YOU'REA VERY BRAVE YOUNG LADY,

WHEN YOU GAVEYOUR TESTIMONY EARLIER.

I'M SORRYTO HAVE TO DO THIS,

BUT I NEED TO ASK YOUONE MORE QUESTION.

DO YOU NEED A MOMENT?

LOOK AT THE DEFENDANT.

DID YOU SEETHAT YOUNG MAN

ON THE NIGHT

DEKE SPRADLINGKILLED YOUR BROTHER?

NO.

[CROWD MURMURING]

NO, YOUR HONOR.

I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE.

THANK YOU.

YOU MAY HAVE A SEAT.

WILL, WHEN I WAS YOUNG,

I WITNESSEDMY WHOLE FAMILY MURDERED.

I HAD NOTHING.

I WAS OBSESSEDWITH VENGEANCE,

BUT SOMEONESHOWED ME KINDNESS.

SHE TOOK ME IN,

SHE...SHE TOOK CARE OF ME.

SHE WAS A GOOD PERSON.

SEE, SOMETIMES,

THAT'S ALL IT TAKESIS ONE PERSON,

IT CAN CHANGE YOUR ENTIRE LIFE.

YOU WERE TAKEN INBY DEKE SPRADLING.

HE MADE YOU FEEL IMPORTANT,

FEEL LIKE

YOU BELONGED.

THE PEOPLE IN THIS COURTROOM,THEY DON'T CARE HOW YOU FEEL.

NO, THEY...

THEY CAME HERE TODAYLOOKING FOR BLOOD.

THEY DON'T CARE

IF IT'S INNOCENT BLOOD.

I'LL MAKE MY RULING TOMORROW.

THIS COURT IS ADJOURNED.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!

YOUR HONOR, I PROTEST!

WE HAVE HAD JUST ABOUT ENOUGHOF YOUR SO-CALLED JUSTICE.

HE IS GOING TO DIE TODAY--

WHETHER YOU CONSENTTO IT OR NOT!

NO, HE ISN'T!

[BANGS GAVEL]

MR. BREED,YOU'VE MADE IT VERY CLEAR

YOU WANT SOMEONE TO DIEHERE TODAY.

I AM VERY CLOSETO ACCOMMODATING YOU.

I CAN ASSURE, HOWEVER,IT WILL NOT BE THAT YOUNG MAN.

SHERIFF,

ESCORT THE PRISONERTO JAIL.

YES, SIR.

[TOWNSFOLK SHOUTING ANGRILY]

BRING HIM OUT HERE!BRING HIM OUT HERE!

COME ON OUT!

[CROWD SHOUTING]

THEY WANT VENGEANCE.

I'M RIDING OUTTO GET SPRADLING.

HE'S THE GUILTY ONE.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO TRACK HIMALL BY YOURSELF?

WILL'S GOING TOTAKE ME.

WHAT?

HE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

JOHN, HE'S SAFERHERE IN THIS JAIL.

YOU TOLD ME SO YOURSELF.

HANGING ONE BOY

IS NOT GOING TO STOPTHE SPRADLING GANG

FROM COMING BACK TO THIS TOWN

TO ROB AND MURDERUNTIL THERE'S NOTHING LEFT.

NOW, IF YOU WANTTO KILL A SNAKE,

YOU CUT ITS HEAD OFF,NOT THE TAIL.

AND YOU'RE THE ONE TO DO THAT?

I DON'T SEE ANY OTHERVOLUNTEERS AROUND.

THAT BOY'S GONNA LEAD YOUSTRAIGHT INTO A TRAP.

MAYBE.

LOOK, GET HIMOUT BACK

WITH THE HORSES

AND I'LL BE THERE.

LISTEN TO ME--

I'LL RIDE WITH YOU.I'M NOT LOSING HIM AGAIN--

NO, CALLIE, STAY HERE--

JOHN--

I WILL FOLLOW YOU,YOU KNOW I WILL!

OKAY.

YOU CAN GO.

I NEVER COULD WINWITH YOU.

GET HIS STUFFOUT OF THE CELL.

NO! LET ME OUT!

YOU KNOW, HE'S HOT-HEADED.HE PROBABLY GETS THAT FROM YOU.

OR YOU.

HMM.

OR DO YOU STILLNOT BELIEVE HE'S YOURS?

I BELIEVEYOU'D SAY ANYTHING

TO PROTECT HIM.

NOT IF IT MEANT LYING TO YOU.

IF YOU DON'T BELIEVEHE'S YOUR SON,

WHY ARE YOU HELPING HIM?

HE DESERVESANOTHER CHANCE IN THIS WORLD.

I DON'T KNOW IF I HATE YOUOR IF I LOVE YOU RIGHT NOW.

I CAN LIVE WITH THAT.

[KEYS RATTLE AS THEY DROP]

LOOK AFTER HER.

KEEP HER SAFE.

I SURE WILL, JUDGE.

I'LL TRY TO BUY YOUSOME TIME.

[MOB SHOUTING ANGRILY]

I ORDER YOU PEOPLE TO DISPERSE

AND DEPARTAND GO ON BACK TO YOUR HOMES.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

PUT THEM TORCHES OUT

BEFORE YOU SETSOMETHING ON FIRE.

I'VE GIVEN YOU PEOPLEFAIR WARNING.

I'LL SHOOT ANYBODY THATTRIES TO TAKE MY PRISONER.

YOU PEOPLE,PUT AWAY YOUR WHISKY

AND GO ON BACK HOMEWHERE Y'ALL BELONG.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

[OWLS HOOTING]

[GROANS STIFFLY]

ARE YOU JUST GOING TOLEAVE YOUR GUN LAYING THERE?

YUP.

HOW DO YOU KNOW I WON'TUSE IT AGAINST YOU?

YOU WON'T.

AND WHY'S THAT?

BECAUSE THAT IS NOTMY ONLY GUN,

AND I HAVE A KNIFE IN MY BELT,

AND, WILL, IF YOU EVERTHINK ABOUT DRAWING ON ME,

THAT'LL BE THE LAST THOUGHTYOU EVER HAVE.

YOU GO TO SLEEP.

I GOTTA FINISH THIS CHAPTER.

WHAT'S IT ABOUT?

ADVENTURE.

I LIKE GOING PLACES,

EVEN IF IT IS IN A BOOK.

IS THAT WHY YOU LEFT HOME?

ADVENTURE?

NO.

I READ DIME NOVELSFOR ADVENTURE.

WHERE DID YOU MEET MY MOTHER?

CHICAGO.

SHE WAS PERFORMING ATTHE STATE STREET THEATER.

SHE WAS WONDERFUL.

I, UM...

BOUGHT A TICKETEVERY NIGHT FOR A WEEK

UNTIL SHE AGREED TO, UH,HAVE DINNER WITH ME.

YOU KNEW HERBEFORE I WAS BORN.

YES.

IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

WE SHOULD GET SOME SLEEP.

DID YOU CARE ABOUT HER?

I DID.

STILL DO.

THEN WHAT HAPPENED?

BAD TIMING, I SUPPOSE.

YOURS OR HERS?

BOTH.

I'M GOING TO SLEEP.

[♪]

WITH TWO HORSES,

I SORT OF THOUGHTYOU MIGHT BE FARTHER AWAY.

LEAVING WOULDN'THAVE BEEN HONORABLE.

YOU DIDN'T LEARN THATFROM DEKE SPRADLING.

NO, MY MAMATAUGHT ME THAT.

AND YOU WAITED THIS LONGTO PUT IT INTO PLAY?

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.

LAST WEEK WOULD HAVEBEEN A BETTER TIME.

LIKE YOU SAID,

TIME ONLY TRAVELSIN ONE DIRECTION.

DID I SAY THAT?

YOU CATCH ANYTHING?

[WILL]: NO.

I SUPPOSEYOU COULD SHOOT ONE FOR US.

NO, I ONLY SHOOT FISHWHEN THEY'RE IN A BARREL,

WHICH IS PRETTY MUCHWHAT YOU AND I ARE GOING TO BE

IF YOU DON'T TELL MEWHAT I'M UP AGAINST

WHEN WE GET THERE.

I AGREED TO LEAD YOU TO THEM,THAT'S ALL.

THIS ISN'T A SOCIAL CALL, WILL.

HE'LL PUT A BULLET IN YOUIN A SECOND.

I'M NOT GOING TOHELP YOU KILL THEM.

I CAN'T.

[GALLOPING HOOFBEATS APPROACH]

CAN I HELP YOU?

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

I BELIEVE I WILL HELP MYSELF.

IT'S MY PHILOSOPHY

THAT A MAN SHOULD ALWAYSWALK INTO A ROOM

LIKE HE OWNS IT.

DON'T YOU AGREE?

NOW, THAT IS A LOVELY BRACELET.

YOU BRING THAT OVER

FROM SWEDEN?

NORWAY.

I NEVER CAN GETTHEM PLACES STRAIGHT.

TAKE IT OFF.

IT-IT'S NOT FOR SALE.

I DON'T INTEND ON BUYING IT.

HOW ABOUT THAT RING?

WELL, THANK YOU.

I'LL TAKE SOME OF THEM PIESFOR MY BOYS OUTSIDE.

ALL OF THEM.

[YELPS IN FRIGHT]

[SOBBING]

DON'T YOU FRETOVER THEM PIES.

YOU CAN MAKE SOME MORE.

I'LL COME BACK FOR 'EMANOTHER DAY.

JA.

JA, JA...

OR I COULD JUSTWAIT HERE

WHILE YOU BAKE UP ANOTHER BATCH.

BY THE WAY,

WHERE IS YOUR HUSBAND TODAY?

HE'S AWAY.

THAT'S TOO BAD.

[CLUCKS TO DOG]COME HERE, GIRL.

I FIND IT'S THE BEST POLICYTO TELL THE TRUTH,

UNLESS YOU AREAN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD LIAR,

WHICH YOU ARE NOT.

I KNOW HE'S HERE.

YOU'RE MISTAKEN.

AM I?

I COULD SWEAR

I SAW A SHADOWIN THAT BACK ROOM

WHEN I WALKED IN.

YOU GET OUT OF OUR STOREAND DON'T COME BACK.

THAT IS A VERYPERSUASIVE RIFLE.

LOOKS A LITTLEOLD, THOUGH.

YOU BRING THAT OVERFROM SWEDEN, TOO?

NORWAY. [COCKS RIFLE]

SVEN, DON'T!

PLEASE...

PLEASE, JUST GO AWAY.

JUST LEAVE USALONE!

"PLEASE."

WHY THANK YOU, MA'AM.

NOW, THAT IS THE WAYCIVILIZED PEOPLE TALK.

I WILL TAKE MY LEAVE OF YOU.

IT'S TIME I BROUGHTMY BUSINESS SOMEPLACE ELSE,

LIKE THE UNDERTAKER.

[DEKE FIRES,SHE SCREAMS IN HORROR]

[SOBBING IN ANGUISH]

[♪]

I THOUGHT I WASTHE ONLY ONE THAT COULD READ

BOUNCING AROUND ON THE BACKOF A HORSE LIKE THAT.

APPARENTLY NOT.

BE CAREFUL.

IT'S BAD FOR YOUR EYES.

YOU MAY END UPNEEDING SPECTACLES.

YOU'RE WORRIEDABOUT MY EYES NOW?

JUST MAKINGCONVERSATION.

MY EYES ARE FINE.

YOU EVER READ EMERSON?

NO.

"THE END OFTHE HUMAN RACE WILL BE

THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLYDIE OF CIVILIZATION."

WHEN I'M OUT HEREIN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE,

I SOMETIMES WONDERIF THAT ISN'T TRUE.

HE SAY THINGS LIKE THATALL THE TIME?

YEAH.

I WOULDN'T MINDSEEING THAT BOOK.

[♪]

CAN WE STOP OVER THERE?

I NEED SOME LINIMENTFOR MY HORSE.

[COCKS RIFLES]

ALL RIGHT,BE QUICK ABOUT IT.

ALL RIGHT.

MA'AM?

PUT THAT RIFLE DOWN.

MY NAME'SJOHN WILLIAM GOODNIGHT.

I'M A PRESIDING JUDGEIN THIS TERRITORY.

I REPRESENT THE LAW.

NO LAW NEVER COMES UP HERE.

IT'S HERE NOW.

IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME,

I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOUMY CREDENTIALS.

I CAN'T READ.

WELL, I CAN SEE THATSOMETHING AWFUL HAS HAPPENED.

I'D LIKE TO HELP YOUFIND OUT WHO DID THIS.

I ALREADY KNOW WHO DID THIS!

WELL THEN PUT THE RIFLE DOWNAND YOU CAN TELL ME.

YOU!

Y-YOU'RE MISTAKEN.

NO.

NO, I'VE SEEN YOUIN HERE BEFORE.

YOU'RE ONE OF THOSESPRADLING BOYS!

I SWORE...

I SWORE TO GOD

THAT IF ONE OF YOUEVER CAME IN HERE AGAIN,

I WOULD KILL YOU,

JUST...

[SOBBING]JUST LIKE YOU...

JUST LIKE YOU KILLED MY HUSBAND.

YOU'RE A SPRADLING!

HE'S NOT. HE'S MY SON.

WHY'D YOU SAYI WAS YOUR SON?

'CAUSE THAT LADYWAS ABOUT TO SHOOT YOU.

YOU DIDN'THAVE TO SAY THAT.

OKAY, NEXT TIME SOMEONE'SABOUT TO SHOOT YOU,

I WON'T SAY ANYTHING.

MOUNT UP, LET'S RIDE.

[♪]

I MET AN OLD CHINAMAN ONCE.

HE SAID SOMETHINGTO ME I NEVER FORGOT.

HE SAID, "HE WHO WAITSFOR ROAST DUCK

"TO FLY INTO HIS MOUTH

WILL GO HUNGRY."

I DON'T THINK I KNOWWHAT THAT MEANS, SIR.

BEST I CAN MAKE OF IT IS,

AIN'T NOTHING GIVENTO US IN THIS WORLD.

WE'VE GOT TO HELP OURSELVESTO GOD'S BOUNTY.

I'VE GOT A SHOE LOOSE.

FRONT LEFT.

CAN YOU FIX ME UP?

SURE.

IT'LL BE HALF A DOLLAR.

A HALF DOLLAR?

WELL...

UM, SIR, I CAN'TMAKE CHANGE FOR THAT.

HOW ABOUT YOU KEEP IT?

THANK YOU, SIR.

THIS YOUR FAMILY'S OUTFIT?

NO, SIR,I JUST WORK HERE.

I AIN'T GOTNO FAMILY.

NO FAMILY...

A RECENT LOSS?

YES, SIR.

BOY, WE SHARE THAT IN COMMON.

ORPHAN...

ME TOO.

YEAH...

THAT'S RIGHT.

I LOST BOTH MY PARENTS

WHEN I WAS ABOUT YOUR AGE.

[HAMMERING HORSESHOE]

GOOD.

THAT'S REAL GOOD.

SO HOW LONGYOU BEEN WORKING HERE?

UH, GOING ONTWO MONTHS NOW.

PAYS DECENT?

WELL...

MR. BILLINGS SAYSAS SOON AS WE HIT PAY DIRT,

WE'LL ALL GET REWARDED.

AND MR. BILLINGS,HE'S THE MINING BOSS?

YES, SIR.

WELL...

I COULD WAIT AND TALK TO HIM,

BUT...

I'LL TELL YOU, SON...

I'D MUCH RATHER TALK TO YOU.

WHAT ABOUT?

TWO MONTHS GONE,YOU AIN'T BEEN PAID YET.

THAT AIN'T RIGHT.

LISTEN, I RUN AN OUTFIT.

I RECENTLY LOST ONE OF MY BOYS.

HE WAS REAL GOODWITH THE HORSES.

NOW, I HEARDYOU WERE CLEVER WITH THEM.

NOW, YOU HIRE ON WITH ME,

PAY'S GOOD, ON TIME,

AND YOU'RE WITH PEOPLE

WHO TAKE GOOD CAREOF ONE ANOTHER.

HOW'S THAT SOUND, SON?

YOU INTERESTED?

I'D RIDE OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOWIF I HAD A HORSE.

[CHUCKLING]

YOU DO NOW!

GO ON OVER AND PICK OUT ONE,GO ON.

AND GRAB A GOOD ONE.

I'LL LEAVE MR. BILLINGSSOME MONEY

AND A GOODBYE NOTE.

SO, WHAT DO I CALL YOU?

HENRY'LL DO, SIR.

HENRY.

YOU CAN CALL ME MR. SPRADLING.

IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO MEETYOUR NEW FAMILY.

[♪]

HOLD ON!

THAT WAY ISN'T SAFE.

THERE'LL BE ABOUT EIGHTAT THE HIDEOUT,

BUT ONLY TWOYOU NEED WORRY ABOUT.

SPRADLING AND BIG MIKE.

BIG MIKE'LL BE POSTEDUP OUTSIDE ON LOOK-OUT.

HE'S DUMB AS A STICK,BUT HE'S GOT A SHARP EYE,

AND HE'S GOOD AT PICKING OFFANYTHING THAT HE SEES MOVE.

SO, WHAT'S THE WAY?

THAT WAY.

WE'LL HAVE MORE COVER.

WE SHOULDN'TGET SPOTTED.

[♪]

[WHISPERING]COME THIS WAY.

THAT'S BIG MIKE.

BEHIND HIM'SWHERE WE HOLE UP.

HE'S DUMB, RIGHT?

DUMB AS A STICK?

DUMBER.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSEYOU WANT TO TELL ME?

NO.

YOU SURE?

I'M SURE.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE

YOU WANT TO TELL ME?

THERE ARE A FEW THINGS.

ANOTHER TIME.

THERE'S SOME MONEYIN MY SADDLEBAGS, WILL.

IF I DON'T MAKE IT BACK,

YOU TAKE THOSE HORSES,AND YOU GET OUT OF HERE.

GET WORD TO YOUR MOMTHAT YOU'RE SAFE.

SHE'S WORRIED SICKABOUT YOU.

YOU'RE LETTING ME GO?

YOU LED ME TO THEM.

YOU SAID YOU WOULD.

I JUST...

DIDN'T EXPECT YOUTO KEEP YOUR WORD.

MAYBE YOU NEED TO RAISEYOUR EXPECTATIONS OF PEOPLE

A LITTLE BIT.

MAYBE I WILL.

I HOPE I SEE YOU AGAIN, WILL,

BUT IF I DON'T,

TAKE THIS SECOND CHANCE.

YOU DESERVE IT.

HEY, BIG MIKE!

WHO'S THAT?

IT'S ME, HORACE.

HORACE?

BUT YOU'RE DEAD.

IF I'M DEAD,

HOW CAN I BETALKING TO YOU?

QUIT MESSING AROUND!

GIVE ME A HAND UP

BEFORE I DOCK YOU A DAY'S PAY.

OOF!

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'DOWN HERE, MIKE?

YOU'RE ON WATCH.

[COCKS GUN]

MIKE'S EYES ARE CLOSEDAT THE MOMENT.

YOU'RE THE ONEWHO SHOT MY BROTHER.

YES, I AM.

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT LEFT HIMTO DIE IN THE STREET.

PUT THE RIFLE DOWN.

AS YOU WISH.

[SHOTS BLASTING]

[TRADING GUNFIRE]

[GUN CLICKS, EMPTY]

[SHOTS BLASTING]

YOU'VE GOT TO COME OUT,SPRADLING.

I'LL BURN THIS BARN DOWNAROUND YOU.

[SPRADLING]: I GUESSWE'D BETTER JUST RUN.

BOYS, INTRODUCEYOURSELVES.

THEY'RE NOTHING MORETHAN CHILDREN.

QUITE THE CONTRARY.

STEP ASIDE, BOYS.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR WHOLE LIVESAHEAD OF YOU,

AND YOU DON'T NEED TO DIE TODAY.

DON'T LISTEN TO HIM, BOYS.

HE JUST WANTS TO COMEBETWEEN OUR FAMILY.

WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!

A PITCHFORK?

A GUN WOULD BE MORE OF A THREAT.

OF COURSE, HE'LL NEVER LET YOUGET YOUR HANDS ON ONE,

'CAUSE HE KNOWS,ONE OF THESE DAYS,

YOU'RE GONNA TURN ON HIM,

AND YOU WILL.

WHEN YOU REALIZEWHAT A LYING, MURDERING

PIECE OF DIRT HE IS.

WE'RE A FAMILY,AND WE'RE NOT AFRAID OF YOU!

THAT'S MY BOY...

FAMILY?

HE WOULD PUT A BULLETIN ANY ONE OF YOU

IN A HEARTBEAT.

YOU'RE WRONG.

YOU THINK SO?

WALK AWAY AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

[COCKS PISTOL]

[PANTING IN FEAR]

EASY...

HOLD FIRM, BOY.

I CHANGED MY MIND.

I WANT TO GO HOME.

SHH...

YOU ARE HOME, HENRY.

LET HIM GO.

I'D SOONER SEE HIM DIEBY MY HAND

THAN BY THE ROPEOF A LAWMAN.

AND I WILL TAKE THE LIFEFROM THIS BOY,

AND EVERY ONE OF THEMTILL IT'S JUST YOU AND ME.

NOW, YOU TOSS OUT THAT GUN.

GO ON, TOSS IT OUT.

NOW!

GOOD.

NOW, COME ON OUT.

WILLIAM.

IS THAT YOU, SON?

I HOPED YOU'D FIND YOUR WAYBACK TO US.

YOU BRING THIS LAWMAN HERE?

YES, SIR.

HE'S MY GIFT,

TO YOU.

WELL, I DO APPRECIATE GIFTS.

YOU COME ALONE?

YES, SIR.

YOU FLYIN' STRAIGHTWITH ME, BOY?

YES, MR. SPRADLING.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, SON.

REAL GOOD.

I'D NEVER HURT MY BOYS.

NEVER.

I JUST HAD TO BLUFF HIM OUT.

ALL RIGHT, GO ON AND TELL HIM.

I'D NEVER HURTA SINGLE ONE OF YOU.

GO ON!

GO ON, TELL HIM!

I'D NEVER HURTA SINGLE ONE OF YOU!

[MUTTERING OBEDIENTLY]YOU'D NEVER HARM ANY OF US.

SEE?

YOU'RE HOME, HENRY.

YOU'RE HOME.

GO ON, WILLIAM,

CHECK HIM FOR WEAPONS,

AND BRING 'EMBACK TO ME.

YES, SIR.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS, WILL?

LIKE HE SAID,

WE'RE A FAMILY.

YEAH... FAMILY.

PACK UP.

WE RIDE OUT.

NOW!

YOU SPENDA COUPLE DAYS WITH ME,

YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME?

I DO KNOW YOU.

HELL,YOU'RE JUST A STRANGER TO ME.

HE'S GOTAN INDIAN KNIFE.

LET'S GET MOVING, WILL.

THIS IS GOING TO END BAD.

FOR YOU.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR MOTHER?

YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT HER?

THINGS HAPPEN.

HERE'S HIS KNIFE.

KEEP IT.

I'LL TAKE THE PEACEMAKER.

YEAH, YOU WILL.

NOW, WHAT DO YOU THINKYOU'RE DOING, WILLIAM?

WHAT I SHOULDHAVE DONE

THE DAY I MET YOU.

YOU AIN'T GOT THE GUTS IN YOU.

YOU STOLE MY LIFE!

YOU HAD NO LIFE!

I HAD ONE.

NOW I'M TAKING IT BACK.

GO ON THEN, SHOOT.

DON'T DO IT, WILL.

DON'T DO IT.

I KNOW YOU WANT TO,

BUT IT DOESN'TFIX ANYTHING.

IT JUST STARTSTHE MISERY.

IT MAKES YOU A MURDERER,

A CRIMINAL,

AND THEN I GOTTA DEAL WITH YOU.

[CACKLES TRIUMPHANTLY]

I'D RATHER DEAL WITHTHE REAL CRIMINAL.

RIGHT HERE.

RIGHT NOW.

AND I DON'T NEED GUNS,

AND I DON'T NEEDTO HIDE

BEHIND A BUNCH OF LITTLE KIDS.

[LAUGHS]

WELL, I DO BELIEVEI'M GOING TO ENJOY THIS.

[BLOW LANDS HEAVILY]

[SPRADLING LAUGHS]

[GROANING IN PAIN]

[CACKLES]

[LANTERN SHATTERS]

[LAUGHING]

HEY! A BLANKET!

[LAUGHING]

[BLOWS THUD HEAVILY]

[GROANING IN PAIN]

BOYS, IF YOU FOLLOWA MAN LIKE THAT,

YOU'LL MOST LIKELY END UPTHE SAME WAY.

BUT YOU CAN TAKEA DIFFERENT PATH.

MAKE A CHOICE

ABOUT THE KIND OF MANTHAT YOU WANT TO BE

IN THIS LIFE.

MAKE THAT CHOICE NOW.

ONCE YOU CROSS THE LINE,

THERE AIN'TNO GOING BACK.

[SIGHS SADLY]

I'M HENRY, SIR.

HENRY.

I'M JOSEPH,

AND I'M VERY SORRY

FOR ALL THE WRONG I'VE DONE.

WE ALL ARE.

THIS IS COOPER.

AND THIS HERE'S ROY.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

I'M BILL, SIR.

I DONE WRONG, TOO.

WELL, HOW OLD ARE YOU, BILL?

12, I THINK.

I DON'T RIGHTLY REMEMBER.

WHAT DO WE CALL YOU, SIR?

JUDGE'LL DO.

THEY'RE COMING!

[♪]

I'M SORRY, MAMA.

OH, I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HOME.

WELL, I'VE BEENWAITING FOR THIS

FOR A LONG TIME.

YOU SHOULD HAVE JUSTKILLED ME

WHEN YOU HAD THE CHANCE.

YEAH, THE KILLINGIS WHAT YOU DO.

YOU'RE GOING TO BEJUDGED BY THE LAW.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

DEAD IS DEAD.

THE DIFFERENCE IS JUSTICE.

YOU'LL KNOW IT WHEN YOU FEEL ITSQUEEZING AROUND YOUR NECK.

[HARD SLAP]

THAT'S FOR ALL THE MOTHERSWHOSE SONS YOU TOOK.

I SAVED THEM BOYS.

WILL, TAKE THOSE BOYSOVER TO THE LIVERY STABLE.

TELL THEM TO BED DOWNTHERE FOR THE NIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO, BOYS.

ARE YOU BOYS HUNGRY?

[ALL REPLYING WITH ENTHUSIASM]

WELL, WE BETTERFEED YOU, THEN.

ALL RIGHT...

YOUR HONOR...

THAT CAN'T BE A GOOD IDEA.

THEY'RE CRIMINALS.

THEY'LL RUN AWAY.

THEY'RE JUST BOYS.

THEY DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO.

I AM GLAD TO SEE YOU,HOWEVER, COUNSELOR.

YOU AND I HAVE A LITTLEUNFINISHED BUSINESS.

THIS COURT IS IN SESSION.

JOHN WILLIAM GOODNIGHTPRESIDING.

STEP UP TO THE BENCH.

YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.

DON'T MAKE ME USE THIS.

[SCOFFS]

YOU'RE INSANE.

POINT WELL TAKEN,

BUT IT HASNOTHING TO DO WITH THE FACT

THAT YOU OWE THAT LADY$50 IN REPARATION.

FOR WHAT?

MALICIOUS DESTRUCTIONOF PROPERTY,

TRESPASSING,

VANDALISMON HER PERSONAL DOMICILE.

YOU HAVE NO PROOFOF ANY OF THAT.

RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU SAW

OR HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE

OF MR. BREED ENGAGING INCRIMINAL ACTIVITY

PERTAINING TOTHE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.

AH! RIGHT THERE.

GUILTY.

AND KICK IN ANOTHER 10

FOR HER PAINAND SUFFERING.

YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO THE LAW.

I AGREE.

BE SURE AND WITHDRAWTHAT MONEY FROM THE BANK

BEFORE SOMEBODY ELSE ROBS IT.

I'LL HAVE THE SHERIFFESCORT YOU.

THIS COURT IS ADJOURNED.

RIGHT THIS WAY,COUNSELOR.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

CAN I COME IN?

JOHN, I READ SOMETHING ONCE,

AND IT STAYED WITH ME,

"IF FRIENDSHIPIS STRONGER THAN LOVE

"AND LASTS LONGER,

THEN LET US BE FRIENDS."

THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIENDAND WILL'S FRIEND.

DID YOU JUSTQUOTE SHAKESPEARE TO ME?

BUT I CAN.

"OH, WHAT A TANGLEDWEB WE WEAVE,

WHEN FIRST WE PRACTICETO DECEIVE."

I WISH I HAD TOLD YOU16 YEARS AGO.

WIRES HAVE BEEN SENT OUT

TO TRY TO LOCATEYOUR NEXT OF KIN,

SHOULD THERE BE ANY.

THEY'LL PICK YOU UP

AT THE UNION PACIFIC OFFICEIN CASPER,

WHERE YOU WILL BELEARNING A TRADE.

CAN ANY OF YOU READ?

WILL WAS TEACHING US.

OKAY.

THIS CONTRACT WILL PUT YOUUNDER THE EMPLOYMENT

OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

TILL THE AGE OF 18.

YOU WILL MAKESOMETHING OF YOURSELVES,

AND IF ANY OF YOUDISAPPEAR OR DROP OUT,

WHETHER YOU'RE 18 OR NOT,

I'LL FIND YOU,

AND I'LL PROSECUTE YOU

TO THE FULLEST EXTENTOF THE LAW.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

YES, SIR.

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, STEP UP HERE,SIGN YOUR NAME.

IF YOU CAN'T WRITE,

JUST GO AHEADAND MAKE AN "X."

JUDGE, IF IT'SALL RIGHT BY YOU,

I CAN EMPLOY ONE OF THESE BOYSTO WORK MY STABLES.

I'LL DO IT, MA'AM.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

HENRY.

WE'VE GOTTHREE HORSES, HENRY,

AND A NEW FOAL.

GOOD.

I HAVE DEPUTIZEDTHESE CITIZENS HERE,

AND THEY HAVE AGREEDTO ESCORT YOU BOYS TO CASPER.

NOW, GO OUT THERE,

GET ON THOSE HORSES,

AND BE THE MEN THATI KNOW YOU CAN BE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU,JUDGE GOODNIGHT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

COME ON. I'D LIKEA PICTURE OF BOTH OF YOU.

OKAY, STAND UP STRAIGHT.YOU'RE GOING TO BE GOOD.

IS THIS OKAY?

JUDGE...

THIS TOWN OWES YOU MORETHAN YOU WILL EVER KNOW.

JOHN!

COME GET IN THIS, TOO.

I'D LIKE A PICTUREOF BOTH OF YOU.

OKAY, STAND UP STRAIGHT.

I DON'T LIKE PEOPLESHOOTING AT ME.

COME ON.IT'S A CAMERA.

I LOOK STUPIDSTANDING UP HERE ALONE.

TRY TO SMILE, BOTH OF YOU.

WE'RE GOINGTO SAN FRANCISCO.

MAMA'S ALWAYSWANTED TO GO THERE.

I KNOW. REMEMBER?

I KNEW HERBEFORE YOU DID.

I GUESS I KNOW WHYSHE WANTS THIS PICTURE, THEN.

SHE TOLD MEYOU ARE AND I ARE, UH...

WHAT?

[FLASHBULB POPS]

WELL, YOU THINK IT'S TRUE?

YOU LOOKA LITTLE BIT LIKE ME.

OF COURSE, I'M, UH,BETTER LOOKING.

[LAUGHS]

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIMEYOU LOOKED IN THE MIRROR?

OH, YOU GOT A SMART MOUTH.

YOU KNOW, YOU COULD BE A LAWYER.

I DON'T LIKE LAWYERS.

NEITHER DO I.

YOU COULD BEA JUDGE, THOUGH.

[CHUCKLES]I DOUBT IT.

THINGS HAPPEN.

THEY SURE DO.

SO YOU STILL THINKHE'S NOT YOURS?

HE'S NOT MINE.

HE'S NOT YOURSANYMORE EITHER, CALLIE.

WILL'S HIS OWN MAN NOW.

I THINK HE'S GOING TOMAKE YOU PROUD.

YOU'RE A GOOD EXAMPLE.

I HOPE HE TURNS OUTLIKE YOU.

ME AND YOU...

WE NEVER DID HAVETHE BEST TIMING,

DID WE?

MAYBE THERE'LL BEANOTHER TIME.

I'LL HOLD YOU TO THAT.

REMEMBER, YOU CAN'TLIE TO ME NOW.

I'M A JUDGE.

I WILL BETHINKING OF YOU.

YEAH?

GOOD THOUGHTS OR BAD?

BAD MOSTLY.

HERE YOU GO.

GOT HER, WILL?

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

[GROANING WITH EFFORT]

WILL...

IF YOU EVER FINISH THAT,LET ME KNOW HOW YOU LIKE IT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOU KNOWWHERE TO FIND ME NOW.

YEAH, I DEFINITELY KNOWWHERE TO FIND YOU.

AND I KNOW WHERE TO FIND YOU.

YOU EVEN THINK OF TURNING TOA LIFE OF CRIME AGAIN, WILL,

I WILL FIND YOU,

AND WHEN I DO,

I'LL PUT YOU AWAYJUST LIKE YOU WERE A STRANGER.

NO, YOU WON'T.

YOU DON'T WANT TO FIND OUT.

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