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(HORSE GALLOPING)

Cowboy chorus: ♪ TEXAS RANGERS PROUDLY SING ♪

♪ THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON THEM ♪

♪ THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU ♪

♪ ALL THE LIVE-LONG DAY ♪

♪ THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU, TEXANS ♪

♪ YOU CANNOT GET AWAY ♪

♪ DO NOT THINK YOU CAN ESCAPE THEM ♪

♪ AT NIGHT OR EARLY IN THE MORN ♪

♪ THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU ♪

♪ TILL GABRIEL BLOWS HIS HORN ♪

♪ THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU ♪

♪ ALL THE LIVE-LONG DAY ♪

♪ THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU ♪

♪ YOU CANNOT GET AWAY ♪

[LAUGHING TOGETHER]

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU’RE DOING!

AAH!

ALL RIGHT, LOCK HIM UP.

BUT HE DIDN’T DO ANYTHING!

NEVER MIND.

NOW GET MOVING, ALL OF YOU,

OR I’LL LOCK YOU UP WITH HIM.

HURRY UP WITH THE REST OF THAT JUNK.

[CRYING] OH, BOB!

IT’S ALL RIGHT, MARTHA.

YOU CAN UNLOAD EVERYTHING.

I’LL HAVE THE TAX MONEY IN THE MORNING.

IT’S NOW OR NEVER, MISTER.

BUT THE BANK PROMISED IT!

FOR JUST A FEW HOURS,

YOU CAN’T TAKE THE ROOF FROM OVER OUR HEADS!

OH, I CAN’T, CAN I?

YOU CAN’T! I WON’T LET YOU!

BOB! [CHAIR BREAKS]

BOB!

[GUNSHOT] OH!

BETTER PROOFREAD THIS VERY CAREFULLY, ANN.

YOUR FATHER WANTS TO BASE HIS LEAD EDITORIAL

ON THIS STORY.

AND IT’LL BE HOT ENOUGH TO MELT TIGHT METAL.

[CHUCKLE TOGETHER]

"ANOTHER EPISODE IN THE BRUTAL HISTORY

"BEING WRITTEN IN HOT LEAD BY THE TEXAS STATE POLICE

"CAME TO LIGHT YESTERDAY WHEN T.J. WILSON,

"WELL AND FAVORABLY KNOWN LOCAL RANCHER,

"WAS SHOT AND KILLED

BY STATE POLICE LIEUTENANT GEORGE BARNES."

THAT’S THE FIRST TIME THAT TYPE DRAWER’S BEEN SORTED

SINCE I’VE BEEN HERE.

Gene: "THE DEAD MAN IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIDOW, MARTHA,

AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN."

[LAUGHING TOGETHER]

LOOKS LIKE YOU’LL HAVE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN.

WITH "A"...

AND GO RIGHT THROUGH TO "Z."

THERE STILL AIN’T ENOUGH LETTERS THERE

TO SPELL WHAT I’M THINKING.

[GENE CHUCKLES]

"THERE’S EVERY REASON

"TO BELIEVE THAT THE KILLING OF RANCHER WILSON

WAS WANTON MURDER, AND--"

AND THAT’S JUST WHAT IT WAS. MURDER.

DAD!

WE DIDN’T HEAR YOU COME IN, COLONEL.

[CHUCKLES] HOW COULD YOU WITH PAT THROWING TYPE

ALL OVER THE PLACE?

NOW ABOUT THAT WILSON KILLING--

[GUNSHOT]

[GUNFIRE]

NO BONES BROKEN?

NO.

ANN, YOUR FATHER’S BEEN HURT!

GUESS THERE’S NO DOUBT ABOUT WHO SHOT YA.

WHY THE STATE POLICE, OF COURSE.

THEY’VE REPEATEDLY THREATENED TO KILL ME

ON ACCOUNT OF MY EDITORIAL STAND.

US BEING WITH YOU DIDN’T HELP ANY.

BUT, GENE, WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

WHEN THE RANGERS DISBANDED,

YOUR FATHER IMMEDIATELY GAVE PAT AND ME A JOB.

I’M MIGHTY PROUD TO HAVE YOU, GENE.

BUT IT DIDN’T HELP YOU ANY WITH THE STATE POLICE.

THEY HATE ALL RANGERS.

YES, I SUPPOSE THEY DO.

AND BEING AN EX-RANGER, I THINK I’VE FOUND A WAY

TO GET RID OF THE WHOLE CORRUPT OUTFIT.

IF YOU CAN DO THAT, GENE,

YOU’LL BE A BIGGER MAN THAN SAM HOUSTON.

HOW MANY EX-RANGERS DO WE KNOW, PAT?

OH, 50, 60.

MAYBE MORE IF WE TAKE A CAREFUL NOSE TALLY.

IF YOU’VE GOT A TEXAS MAP I’LL SHOW YOU WHAT I MEAN, COLONEL.

WHY SURE, GENE. PUT ON SOME COFFEE, ANN.

EXCUSE ME.

WE CAN’T LOSE IF ALL OF US OLD RANGERS

GET EVERY BIT OF EVIDENCE WE CAN AGAINST THE STATE POLICE.

THEN IF WE HAVE TO, WE CAN FORCE A SHOWDOWN

WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE OF CONGRESS.

AND WHEN YOU GET YOUR AFFIDAVITS

AND WITNESS STATEMENTS,

SEND ’EM TO GENE AUTRY AT COMANCHE WELLS.

MY HORSE IS ABOUT TO GIVE OUT.

MINE, TOO. WE GOTTA GET FRESH ONES.

WHY DON’T WE JUST EASE UP?

I TELL YOU AUTRY RECOGNIZED ME

BACK THERE IN TEEPEE SPRINGS.

HE’S PROBABLY TRAILING US NOW.

WHAT OF IT? WE’RE STATE POLICE.

HE CAN’T DO US NO HARM.

LOOK, DRISCOLL, I SHOT A RANGER ONCE.

THEM RANGERS NEVER FORGET.

AND TEEPEE SPRINGS WAS CRAWLING WITH EX-RANGERS.

I WANT A FRESH HORSE.

COME ON!

HEY, YOU INSIDE!

COME ON, IN THERE!

DON’T SEEM TO BE NOBODY TO HOME.

[HORSES NICKERING] IT’S ALL THE BETTER.

THERE’S WHAT WE WANT.

YOU KEEP YOUR EYE PEELED.

SOMEBODY MAY BE WATCHING.

LET ’EM WATCH. WE’RE LEAVING ’EM OUR HORSES, AIN’T WE?

BUT UNDER TEXAS LAW,

IT’S STILL HORSE STEALING.

DADDY!

DADDY, 2 STATE POLICEMEN ARE STEALING OUR HORSES!

WELL, IT DON’T MAKE NO DIFFERENCE WHO THEY ARE.

THEM HORSES IS OUR LIVES.

HEY, YOU!

HALT OR I’LL SHOOT!

[GUNSHOT]

GET BACK, CATHY.

[GASPS]

DADDY!

[CRYING] DADDY!

STAY WITH HIM, PAT!

DADDY! DADDY!

DADDY!

[GUNSHOT]

[GUNSHOTS]

EVERYTHING’LL BE ALL RIGHT, CATHY.

I’LL TAKE YOU TO THE SWEETEST GIRL IN TEXAS,

ANN BELLAMY.

SHE’LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU.

I’LL DRIVE.

NO! I’LL DRIVE.

YEAH, BUT-- WELL--

IF YOU’RE TAKING ME UNDER YOUR WING,

I’D BETTER BEGIN TO EARN MY KEEP.

I CAN HANDLE THESE CROW BAITS.

ALL RIGHT, THEY’RE ALL YOURS, HONEY.

GET ’EM ON DOWN THE ROAD.

GIDDY-UP, YOU JUG-HEADS!

♪ EV’RY EVENING JUST AT TWILIGHT ♪

♪ WHEN THE SHADOWS FALL ♪

♪ A LITTLE MAN COMES CREEPING ♪

♪ TO SEE IF YOU ARE SLEEPING ♪ [CRYING]

♪ HE HAS COME TO TAKE YOU ♪

♪ TO THE LAND OF NOD ♪

♪ SO CLOSE YOUR EYES AND WAIT ♪

♪ THE SANDMAN’S NEVER LATE ♪

♪ OVER THE MOUNTAIN ♪

♪ ’WAY DOWN IN THE VALLEY ♪

♪ THERE’S A SLUMBER LAND ♪

♪ CHOCOLATE RABBITS ♪

♪ AND BIG LOLLYPOPS ♪

♪ DOWN IN SLUMBERLAND ♪

[CRYING]

♪ ON TOP OF EACH SAND DUNE ♪

♪ A CHERRY YOU’LL FIND ♪

♪ YOU CAN EAT ALL THE ICE CREAM ♪

♪ THE SANDMAN WON’T MIND ♪

♪ IN ALL OF THE RIVERS ♪

♪ THERE’S PINK LEMONADE ♪

♪ DOWN IN SLUMBERLAND ♪

[CRYING]

TRY TO GO TO SLEEP, CATHY.

I JUST CAN’T.

IT’S ALL SO DIFFERENT.

EVER SINCE MOMMY DIED,

DADDY ALWAYS SAID MY PRAYERS WITH ME

BEFORE I WENT TO BED.

[SNIFFLES]

WOULD I DO?

DO YOU KNOW THE LORD’S PRAYER?

YES, THAT’S ONE YOU NEVER FORGET.

OUR FATHER, WHICH ART IN HEAVEN,

[TOGETHER] HALLOWED BY THY NAME.

THY KINGDOM COME, THY WILL BE DONE,

IN EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD,

AND FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS

AS WE FORGIVE OUR DEBTORS.

AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION,

BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL.

FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM,

AND THE POWER,

AND THE GLORY FOREVER.

AMEN.

GOOD NIGHT, GENE.

GOOD NIGHT, CATHY.

AHH! THAT COFFEE’S GOOD.

NOW SEE HERE, ANN, WE JUST CAN’T DO IT.

NOW, I APPRECIATE GENE’S THOUGHTFULNESS

IN BRINGING THE CHILD HERE,

AND WE’LL SEE THAT SHE’S WELL-TAKEN CARE OF,

BUT WE CAN’T-- WE JUST CAN’T TAKE HER INTO OUR FAMILY.

BUT, FATHER, SHE’S SO YOUNG AND--

AND SO FRIENDLY.

I’M SORRY. WE JUST CAN’T TAKE IN

EVERY LITTLE WAIF THAT NEEDS A HOME.

NOW THAT’S AN END TO THE MATTER.

YOU UNDERSTAND, GENE?

I’LL TRY TO, SIR.

WELL, THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS MEET CATHY.

WHY, OF COURSE. YES, OF COURSE.

[CLEARS THROAT]

SHE’S RIGHT OUTSIDE WITH PAT.

IT’LL BE ALL RIGHT, CATHY.

JUST YOU REMEMBER AND SAY EVERYTHING

EXACTLY LIKE I TOLD YOU.

[SNIFFLES] I WILL, PAT.

COME ON IN, HONEY.

YOU, TOO, PAT.

HELLO, BUTTRAM.

HOWDY, COLONEL. MISS ANN.

HELLO, PAT.

CATHY, I WANT YOU TO MEET COLONEL BELLAMY.

COLONEL, THIS IS CATHY EVANS.

I’M GLAD TO MEET YOU, CATHY.

I’M PROUD TO KNOW YOU, COLONEL BELLAMY.

MY FATHER SAID THAT YOU WERE ONE

OF THE GREAT MEN OF THE CONFEDERACY.

[CLEARS THROAT] WELL, HE DID, EH?

OH, YES, SIR. HE SAID IN THE SOUTH

THEY HAD 2 GREAT CAVALRY EATERS--

JEB STUART AND JIM BELLAMY.

Colonel: HMM.

MY FIRST TEXAS CAVALRY REGIMENT

CERTAINLY TAUGHT THOSE YANKEES A THING OR 2,

IF I DO SAY IT MYSELF.

ANN... [CLEARS THROAT]

Colonel: CAN’T SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?

UH, YOU’RE PRETTY BUSY, SIR,

SO I’LL TAKE CATHY ALONG.

WE GOTTA FIND A PLACE FOR HER TO STAY, YOU KNOW.

OH, SHE CAN STAY HERE.

THAT IS, UNTIL YOU’VE MADE SUITABLE ARRANGEMENTS.

OH, THANK YOU, COLONEL!

THUNDER AND LIGHTNING!

I MIGHT’VE KNOWN SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD HAPPEN!

I’M SOAKING WET! [CLEARS THROAT]

YOU AND PAT GO AHEAD, GENE. I CAN HANDLE IT.

IT ALMOST WORKED, PAT.

SEE YOU LATER, CATHY.

SO THAT’S WHAT YOU AND CATHY WERE COOKING UP.

YOU TAUGHT THAT KID TO LIE TO THE COLONEL.

I DID NOT!

I JUST TAUGHT HER TO SAY WHAT HER OLD MAN MIGHT’VE SAID

IF HE’D HAVE THOUGHT OF IT.

BESIDES, WE GOTTA TRY TO PUNCH A HOLE

IN THAT OLD WINDBAG.

YOU KNOW, PAT,

SOMETIMES YOU ACT AS THOUGH YOUR BRAIN REALLY WORKED.

YEAH, SOMETIMES! [CHUCKLES]

HUH?!

[WHISTLING]

BUSIEST GAL IN TEXAS.

WHATCHA DOING, HONEY?

I’M CLEANING OUT THE COLONEL’S THINGS.

SEEMS LIKE YOU MEN SURE CAN GET THINGS DIRTIER THEN US KIDS.

WELL, THAT’S WHY WE KEEP YOU WOMENFOLKS AROUND, CATHY.

IT’S YOUR JOB TO KEEP US CLEANED UP

AND WELL-FED.

AND DON’T FORGET THE WELL-FED PART!

[LAUGHS]

OOH!

PAT BUTTRAM!

JUST SEE WHAT YOU DID TO MY SOAP!

WELL, JUST SEE WHAT YOUR SOAP DID TO MY PANTS!

HUMPF! FROM THE LOOKS OF ’EM,

A LITTLE SOAP AND WATER WOULDN’T DO THEM ANY HARM.

[CHUCKLES]

YOU KNOW, YOU SOUND JUST LIKE MY MOM USED TO

WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE.

I BET SHE KEPT YOU CLEAN.

Pat: CLEAN?!

HONEY CHILD, THERE WAS A KIND OF A GLOW

ABOUT US BUTTRAM KIDS.

YOU SOUND LIKE THERE WAS A LOT OF YOU.

Pat: ONLY 14.

NOW YOU GO AHEAD AND GET THESE THINGS ALL CLEANED UP,

AND I’LL BET THE OLD COLONEL

WILL JUST ABOUT BUST WHEN HE SEES ’EM.

DO YOU REALLY THINK SO?

YES, SIR. HE’LL JUST ABOUT BUST.

Colonel: THE MAN WE’RE AFTER IS ADJUTANT GENERAL SLAYDEN.

IF WE CAN GET HIM,

THE WHOLE ROTTEN STRUCTURE WILL COLLAPSE.

AHH.

SOAP!

HE’LL BUST, ALL RIGHT.

HOW IN THE NAME OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE

DID SOAP GET IN MY PIPE?!

I’M SURE I DON’T KNOW, COLONEL.

WELL, YOU SEE, COLONEL,

CATHY THOUGHT SHE’D SURPRISE YOU

BY WASHING YOUR THINGS,

AND I GUESS SHE DIDN’T KNOW

SOAP DON’T SMOKE SO GOOD.

THAT CHILD! THAT INFERNAL CHILD!

[PIPE BREAKS]

NOW SEE WHAT YOU MADE ME DO?

YOU BROKE IT, COLONEL.

Colonel: THAT’S RIGHT.

SIDE WITH THE LITTLE DEMON! SIDE WITH HER!

I DID NOT BREAK THE PIPE.

IT SLIPPED OUT OF MY FINGERS

ON ACCOUNT OF THE SOAP SHE PUT ON IT.

WHY DID YOU--

YOU’RE UNDER ARREST, AUTRY!

ANY PARTICULAR CHARGE?

MURDER. YOU KILLED CLYDE CHAMBERS.

PUT ’EM UP! BOTH OF YOU!

GOOD WORK, PAT. COME ON.

[CHUCKLING]

GIVE US A HAND HERE, BELLAMY!

I’M A BUSY MAN.

UNLOCK THESE CUFFS!

I LEFT MY KEYS IN THE OFFICE!

OH, I AIN’T GOT NO HANDCUFF KEYS.

OH, COME ON!

AUTRY GOT AWAY!

COME ON!

AAH!

AUTRY AND BUTTRAM GOT AWAY!

COME ON, LET’S GO AFTER ’EM!

HEY!

WHO’S GONNA TAKE OFF THESE CONFOUNDED HANDCUFFS?

THEY GOT THE KEYS!

A MONTH OF THIS OUTDOOR HOUSEKEEPING IS A BELLYFUL.

IF EVERYTHING GOES ALL RIGHT,

MAYBE WE CAN SPEND A LITTLE TIME IN TOWN.

I WON’T KNOW HOW TO ACT.

THAT’S IT.

I AIN’T SO SURE ABOUT THIS.

I DON’T SEE NO OUTRIDERS OR GUN GUARDS,

BUT THERE COULD BE 2 OR 3 TRIGGERMEN IN THAT STAGECOACH.

YOU KNOW SLAYDEN DOESN’T TRAVEL THAT WAY.

HE’S GOT TOO MUCH TO LOSE.

LET’S TAKE HIM WHEN HE GETS TO THAT ROCK.

PULL UP!

GET OUT!

HAND ME THAT GUN.

WHAT’S THE MEANING OF THIS?

DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

I’M HERE BECAUSE I DO KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

ADJUTANT GENERAL SLAYDEN.

NOW JUST TAKE IT EASY.

YOU ACT LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

MY NAME’S AUTRY.

NOT GENE AUTRY, THE EX-RANGER?

THAT’S RIGHT.

I’M HERE ON SOME DELAYED RANGER BUSINESS.

MIGHT AS WELL GET IN.

WE’RE HEADING FOR COMANCHE WELLS WITH YA.

KEEP AN EYE ON THE ENGINEER, PAT.

HYAH! HYAH!

IF THIS IS A HOLDUP, MR. AUTRY,

YOU’LL NEVER GET AWAY WITH IT.

WELL, GENERAL, IN A WAY IT IS A HOLDUP.

ONE OF THE FEW JUSTIFIABLE ONES IN HISTORY,

AND I’LL GET AWAY WITH IT.

YOU MEAN YOU’D KILL ME?

THAT WOULD JUST COMPLICATE THINGS.

YOUR MEN ALREADY SAY I’M A MURDERER.

CLYDE CHAMBERS. YES, I KNOW ABOUT THAT.

YOU ALSO KNOW HE KILLED A TEXAS RANGER,

AND I HAD TO SHOOT HIM IN SELF-DEFENSE

AFTER HE KILLED EVANS.

I ALSO KNOW IF I ACCEPT ARREST FROM YOUR STATE POLICE

I’LL NEVER GO TO TRIAL.

KILLED WHILE RESISTING AN OFFICER IS THE WAY

YOU EXPLAIN THE DEATHS OF MEN YOU DON’T LIKE.

AND JUST WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO ABOUT IT?

DROP THE CHAMBERS CHARGE.

AND IF I REFUSE?

POWER HAS MADE YOU VERY CARELESS, GENERAL.

FOR 4 WEEKS, YOU’VE SCARCELY BEEN OUT OF MY SIGHT,

AND I’VE LEARNED A LOT.

Slayden: JUST WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED?

THIS MONEY IS YOUR RAKE-OFF FROM YOUR CAPTAINS

AND THE BANDIT LEADERS THEY’RE PROTECTING.

AND THIS IS A LIST OF THE MEN

AND THE AMOUNTS THEY’VE PAID YOU.

I SEE.

THEN IF THE CHAMBERS CHARGE IS DROPPED,

YOU WON’T GIVE THAT LIST TO COLONEL BELLAMY

FOR PUBLICATION, IS THAT IT?

LET’S SAY IT WON’T BE PUBLISHED

AS LONG AS I’M FREE AND HEALTHY.

VERY WELL.

I’LL SEE THAT THE NECESSARY ORDERS ARE ISSUED

WHEN WE REACH COMANCHE WELLS.

I’LL JUST STICK AROUND CLOSE BY TO MAKE SURE YOU DO.

AND, REMEMBER, YOU CAN SHOOT A DERRINGER

FROM THE POCKET.

HOW COME YOU HAD THE BOYS

MAIL THE LETTERS TO YOU HERE?

BECAUSE NOBODY HERE KNOWS ME,

FAR AS I KNOW.

I DIDN’T THINK ABOUT HITTING TOWN

THE SAME TIME AS GENERAL SLAYDEN.

YEAH, AND HOW COME YOU MADE THAT DEAL WITH SLAYDEN?

THAT AIN’T LIKE YOU.

I WANT MORE EVIDENCE.

I SAID I WOULDN’T PUBLISH THAT PAY-OFF LIST,

AND I WON’T.

BUT I WILL SUBMIT IT TO THE LEGISLATURE IN CONGRESS

AS MORE PROOF OF HIS GUILT.

SLAYDEN AIN’T GONNA LIKE YOU.

AND SO THERE YOU HAVE IT.

I ISSUED THE ORDER

THAT NO OFFICIAL POLICE ACTION

BE TAKEN AGAINST AUTRY

BECAUSE I HAD TO, UH,

SHALL WE SAY PROTECT US ALL?

CAN YOU THINK OF A BETTER WAY

TO HANDLE A SITUATION, CAPTAIN YANCEY?

WELL, THAT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU CALL

OFFICIAL POLICE ACTION, GENERAL.

I MEAN AN OPEN ARREST ON THE CHAMBERS CHARGE.

IT’S AN EASY WAY TO GET BACK THAT ENVELOPE OF YOURS.

I DON’T AGREE.

AUTRY’S TOO SMART TO KEEP THAT EVIDENCE ON HIM.

WHEN HE LEFT HERE

HE WENT RIGHT STRAIGHT TO THE POST OFFICE.

I SAW HIM. IT’S PROBABLY IN THE MAILS RIGHT NOW.

BUT IF HE ISN’T AROUND TO BACK IT UP WITH TESTIMONY

IT DOESN’T MEAN VERY MUCH.

I’M FOR NOT, UH, LETTING HIM LEAVE COMANCHE WELLS.

NOT A BAD IDEA, CAPTAIN YANCEY,

[DOOR OPENS] BUT AFTER ALL WE--

Yancey: I TOLD YOU TO STICK WITH AUTRY.

I GOT HIM. I GOT HIM.

HIM AND HIS PARTNER

JUST CHECKED IN AT THE COMANCHE HOUSE.

SAID THEY’RE GONNA FEED AND TURN IN

BECAUSE THEY WANNA START AT SUNUP.

THEN PLANT YOURSELF IN THE LOBBY

UNTIL YOU’RE SURE THEY’RE BEDDED DOWN.

YEAH, YEAH, BUT THERE’S SOMETHIN’ FUNNY.

AUTRY PICKED UP A BUNDLE OF MAIL

THAT WOULD CHOKE A BURRO.

MAIL?

WHY SHOULD AUTRY BE GETTING MAIL HERE?

HMM, POSTMASTER SAYS IT’S BEEN COMIN’ IN 3, 4 WEEKS,

AND IT’S ALL FROM TOWNS IN TEXAS.

I DON’T LIKE THIS.

THAT MAIL MEANS SOMETHING.

YANCEY, WE’LL TAKE HIM TONIGHT.

KELLY, DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THEIR ROOM?

I KNOW ALL ABOUT IT, GENERAL.

I’VE SLEPT OFF A DOZEN DRUNKS IN IT.

THERE’S ONE SMALL

LITTLE WINDOW IN THE ALLEY...

PUT A MAN ON THAT.

AND THERE’S A DOOR INTO THE HALL...

YOU CAN HANDLE THAT.

AND THERE AIN’T NO DOORS

INTO THE CONNECTING ROOMS.

WELL, THAT’S JUST FINE.

I’LL TAKE COMMAND OF THIS DETAIL MYSELF, CAPTAIN.

JUST TO MAKE IT LOOK OFFICIAL.

ALL RIGHT, KELLY.

[LAUGHING]

SHOT WHILE RESISTING ARREST, HUH?

[DOOR CLOSES] PRECISELY, CAPTAIN.

SHOT WHILE RESISTING ARREST.

DID YA GET IT?

YEAH.

MAKE A LOTTA RACKET.

GIMME SOMETHIN’ TO RACKET WITH.

Pat: SOMEBODY HAD A BAD COLD.

AND WHAT A HANGOVER.

JUST WHAT I NEED FOR MY RACKET.

WHEW.

[COUGH]

Gene: YOU MUST BE DOWN IN THE DUMPS, PAT.

HAVEN’T HEARD A SONG OUTTA YOU ALL DAY.

Pat: JUST WAITIN’ FOR YOU TO ASK ME, FRIEND GENE.

NOW DO SOME LOUD SINGIN’.

LET ME GET ’EM TUNED FIRST.

WANNA MAKE SURE THEY MATCH MY VOICE.

[HIGH-PITCH TAPPING]

[COUGH]

♪ THERE’S A YELLOW ROSE IN TEXAS ♪

♪ I’M GOIN’ THERE TO SEE ♪

♪ NO OTHER FELLER KNOWS HER ♪

♪ NOBODY, ONLY ME ♪

♪ SHE CRIED SO WHEN I LEFT HER ♪

♪ IT BROKE HER LOVIN’ HEART ♪

♪ AND IF WE NEVER MEET AGAIN ♪

♪ WE NEVER, NEVER PART ♪

LOUDER.

♪ SHE’S THE SWEETEST ROSE OF COLOR ♪

♪ THIS FELLER EVER KNEW ♪

♪ HER EYES ARE BRIGHT AS DIAMONDS ♪

♪ THEY SPARKLE LIKE THE DEW ♪

♪ YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR PRETTY GALS ♪

♪ AND SING OF ROSY LEE ♪

♪ BUT THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS ♪

♪ BEATS THE BELLS ♪

♪ OF TENNESSEE! ♪

[FOOTSTEPS]

ANY SIGHT OF ’EM?

NO. HADN’T BEEN FOR THE LAST 2 OR 3 HOURS.

FOR A SPELL THEY CARRIED ON

LIKE THEY WAS DRUNKS,

SINGIN’ AND BANGIN’ BOTTLES AROUND,

BUT THEY FINALLY SIMMERED DOWN.

PASSED OUT MOST LIKELY.

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE THAT WINDOW

IN CASE THEY MAKE A BREAK FOR IT?

YOU JUST RUN ’EM OUT.

Slayden: LIGHT A LAMP.

Yancey: THEY’RE GONE!

YEAH, BUT HOW? THEY DIDN’T FLY THROUGH THE ROOF.

OH, I’M CUSSED IF I KNOW.

THAT’S HOW THEY GOT OUTTA HERE!

YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT IT WAS KINDA FUNNY.

YOU THOUGHT WHAT WAS FUNNY?

WELL, WHILE I’M SITTIN’ IN THE LOBBY

AUTRY LIMPS OUT WITH ONE BOOT ON

AND ASKED THE NIGHT CLERK CAN HE BORROW A HAMMER?

SAYS HE KNOCKED THE HEEL OFF OF ONE OF HIS BOOTS

AND WANTS TO NAIL IT BACK ON.

I THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY.

YOU THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY!

[DOOR CLOSES]

WE’LL WALK A WHILE, PAT.

EASE THE HORSES A LITTLE.

EASE OUR HORSES?

IF YOU WASN’T IN SUCH AN ALL-FIRED HURRY

TO GET SOMEWHERE BEFORE WE START

WE’D BE EASIN’ OURSELVES

IN A NICE, SOFT BED

BACK IN COMANCHE WELLS.

IT MEANS WE’LL GET BACK TO ANN’S BISCUITS

THAT MUCH SOONER.

WELL, ANN BAKES A MIGHTY NICE BISCUIT,

BUT I HATE TO WALK TO GET TO ’EM.

COME ON, HORSEY.

♪ I’VE GOT A HEART ♪

♪ AS BIG AS TEXAS ♪

♪ AND IT’S FILLED ♪

♪ IT’S FILLED WITH LOVE FOR YOU ♪

♪ I LOOKED AROUND ♪

♪ ALL OVER TEXAS ♪

♪ TILL I FOUND ♪

♪ I FOUND SOMEONE SO TRUE ♪

♪ IT ALWAYS SEEMED THE SAME AS ANY OTHER ♪

♪ BUT WHEN YOU CAME ALONG ♪

♪ IT GREW AND GREW ♪

♪ I’VE GOT A HEART ♪

♪ AS BIG AS TEXAS ♪

♪ AND IT’S FILLED ♪

♪ IT’S FILLED WITH LOVE FOR YOU ♪

♪ I’VE GOT A HEART ♪

♪ AS BIG AS TEXAS ♪

♪ AND IT’S FILLED ♪

♪ IT’S FILLED WITH LOVE FOR YOU ♪

♪ I LOOKED AROUND ♪

♪ ALL OVER TEXAS ♪

♪ TILL I FOUND ♪

♪ I FOUND SOMEONE SO TRUE ♪

♪ IT ALWAYS SEEMED THE SAME AS ANY OTHER ♪

♪ BUT WHEN YOU CAME ALONG ♪

♪ IT GREW AND GREW ♪

♪ I’VE GOT A HEART ♪

♪ AS BIG AS TEXAS ♪

♪ AND IT’S FILLED ♪

♪ IT’S FILLED WITH LOVE FOR YOU ♪

GOLLY, GENE, THAT SONG WAS A KNOCKOUT.

DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS THAT GOOD.

GEE, PAT, I DIDN’T MEAN TO HURT YA.

THAT’S ALL RIGHT, HONEY. YOU COULDN’T HELP IT,

BUT THAT FOOL THING’S LIABLE TO KILL SOMEBODY.

FATHER!

I GOT SOME WORK TO DO.

[MOANING]

IS THAT CHILD TRYIN’ TO ASSASSINATE ME?

I BETTER GO AND HELP PAT.

THERE. YOU’RE NOT HURT.

NOT HURT? NOT HURT?!

I’LL BET MY JAW IS CRACKED.

THAT CHILD WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME.

GO PUT ON SOME COFFEE, ANN.

MAKE IT STRONG, TOO.

GENE, I’VE BEEN ALL THROUGH THESE PAPERS,

THOROUGHLY,

AND YOUR RANGERS HAVE CERTAINLY DONE A GOOD JOB.

YEAH. I KNEW THEY WOULD.

THERE’S ENOUGH EVIDENCE HERE

TO JUSTIFY SOME MURDER INDICTMENTS.

ENOUGH TO GET SLAYDEN?

WHY, WITH THIS LIST OF PAYOFF MEN,

WE’LL CONVICT SLAYDEN AND A LOTTA OTHERS.

THEN WE’LL GET IT INTO THE STATE LEGISLATURE RIGHT AWAY.

AND WASHINGTON, TOO, GENE.

LET’S TIE ’EM ON ALL SIDES AS LONG AS WE’RE AT IT.

NOW, WE’RE GONNA BE BUSY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS

GETTIN’ OUT THIS WEEK’S PAPER,

AND THEN WE’LL MAKE A FOOLPROOF PRESENTMENT OF THE EVIDENCE

AND WATCH THOSE RASCALS SQUIRM.

[LAUGHING] COME ON.

[HORSES NEIGH] WHOA.

[DOOR OPENS]

YOU’RE 2 DAYS EARLY, GENERAL.

YES, I KNOW.

I CANCELLED MY TRIP TO BEAUMONT

AND DROVE ALL DAY TO GET HERE.

WHAT’S NEW IN THE AUTRY MATTER?

I’VE GOT SOME RESULTS.

I TOLD YA TO BEAR DOWN ON IT, YANCEY.

I WANNA KNOW WHAT AUTRY’S UP TO.

WELL, PERHAPS YOU WILL WHEN YOU’VE HEARD MY REPORT.

AH, YEAH, I’M SORRY.

I’M A LITTLE TIRED.

GO AHEAD.

I STARTED WITH THE POSTMASTER HERE.

HE REMEMBERED SOME OF THE TOWNS

WHERE AUTRY’S MAIL CAME FROM,

AND EVERY TOWN OUR MEN HAVE HAD TROUBLE,

SERIOUS TROUBLE.

AND IN EVERY ONE OF THOSE TOWNS

EX-RANGERS ARE GETTING AFFIDAVITS

FROM THE CIVILIANS INVOLVED.

IN DETAIL. AFFIDAVITS?

THEY’RE INTERVIEWING EVERY WITNESS THEY CAN FIND

TO ANY ACT OF OUR MEN

THAT EVEN LOOKS A LITTLE SHADY.

THAT CAN MEAN ONLY ONE THING...

AUTRY’S COLLECTING

A MASS OF ANTI-POLICE EVIDENCE

THAT EVEN WE CAN’T IGNORE.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT.

AND OLD BELLAMY’S YAPPING ABOUT

A CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION.

THIS IS PROBABLY PART OF IT.

WE’D BETTER GO TO GALVESTON.

RIGHT NOW, NOW?

AND GET ME A NEW DRIVER.

MIKE’S ALL IN. TAKE US ALL NIGHT TO GET THERE.

I’LL GET TED DRISCOLL. HE USED TO DRIVE A STAGE.

GOOD.

WE’RE IN, GENERAL.

GENERAL.

GALVESTON.

AHEM.

CATHY, MY SHEARS.

[GRUMBLING]

CATHY, MY PASTE.

YECCH.

BE CAREFUL OF MY NEW HAT THERE.

GENTLEMEN...

I’M GONNA WEAR THIS HAT

IN YOUR PRESENCE CONSTANTLY.

IF ONE OF YOU SHOULD LAUGH,

IF YOU DARE EVEN A SMILE

I’LL...I’LL SHOOT YA,

SO HELP ME, JEFFERSON DAVIS, I’LL SHOOT YA!

AND AS FOR YOU, ANN, I...

HELL, I’LL RESERVE JUDGMENT.

NOW YOU TAKE THAT CHILD WITH YOU.

YOU GET LUNCH READY.

I’LL BE HOME FOR IT IN AN HOUR,

AND THEN WE’LL COME BACK HERE

AND START THE PRESS ROLLIN’.

ALL RIGHT, FATHER.

COME ON, CATHY.

WELL?

CAPTAIN YANCEY,

I JUST SAW THAT KID

THAT WAS AT THE RANCH THE DAY CLYDE KILLED EVANS.

OH, YOU’RE CRAZY.

HE’S RIGHT, TIM.

AUTRY BROUGHT THAT KID TO TOWN AFTER THE SHOOTING.

WELL, THIS CHANGES THE WHOLE PICTURE.

YES, GENTLEMEN.

IT CHANGES THE WHOLE PICTURE.

THEY’RE ALL IN THERE.

THOSE GIRLS HAVE NEVER SEEN YOU, YANCEY.

YOU DRIVE.

YOU GET OUT OF SIGHT.

ARE YOU MISS ANN BELLAMY?

YES.

MY NAME’S YANCEY.

YOUR FATHER HAD A HORSE ACCIDENT

OUT AT MY PLACE AND I--

AN ACCIDENT? IS IT SERIOUS?

WELL, NOT TOO SERIOUS, I HOPE,

BUT I THINK YOU BETTER COME.

OH, OF COURSE.

Ann: CATHY!

HURRY, DEAR.

WHAT ON EARTH WAS FATHER DOING

OUT OF THE OFFICE TODAY?

TODAY’S PRESS DAY.

WELL, I’VE BEEN WORKING WITH YOUR FATHER

ON SOME TEXAS RANGER BUSINESS.

HE CAME OUT TO TALK OVER SOME THINGS.

CATHY DEAR, THE COLONEL’S BEEN HURT

AND WE’RE GOING TO HIM.

OH, ANN, I HOPE HE ISN’T HURT BAD.

I HOPE SO, TOO, DEAR.

ANN, THERE’S ONE OF THE MEN WHO SHOT MY FATHER!

GET IN THAT BUGGY.

COME ON. GET IN.

THIS WAY.

THIS IS A SMALL CABIN.

THERE’S 4 OF US TO WATCH,

SO DON’T GET ANY IDEAS.

INSIDE.

OH, CATHY,

WHAT ON EARTH HAS HAPPENED?

IT’S ROUGH INSIDE.

JUST LIKE A LADDER.

I’VE ALREADY BEEN

ALMOST TO THE TOP.

DARLING, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THE CHIMNEY.

I CAN GET OUT AND GET GENE.

BUT SUPPOSE THEY CATCH YOU.

WELL, THEY’LL JUST DUST ME OFF

AND SHOVE ME BACK IN HERE.

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO GET HOME?

YOU BET I DO.

[KICKING ON DOOR]

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

HERE’S SOME FOOD.

LATER PERHAPS.

CATHY’S ASLEEP.

PLEASE DON’T WAKEN HER.

WELL, ALL RIGHT.

I CAN’T FIND ANYONE WHO’S EVEN SEEN ’EM ALL AFTERNOON.

I LEARNED ONE THING: SLAYDEN’S IN TOWN,

AND IF WE HAVEN’T FOUND ANN AND CATHY BY MIDNIGHT

I’LL GET HIM INTO A CORNER

AND BEAT SOMEINFORMATION OUT OF HIM.

HE’LL NEVER LET YA GET THAT CLOSE TO HIM, GENE.

BUTTRAM MAY KNOW SOMETHING WHEN HE GETS BACK.

[SIGH]

SOON AS I GET THE LIGHT GOIN’...

BREW ME UP SOME COFFEE, WILL YA, GENE?

SURE, COLONEL.

WE WON’T BE HERE THAT LONG.

I DON’T SEE HOW THEY CAN DISAPPEAR

INTO THIN AIR--

JUST IN TIME, BUTTRAM.

TAKE THEIR GUNS!

SLAYDEN, YOU SCOUNDREL,

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY DAUGHTER?

THEY’RE SAFE, COLONEL.

QUITE SAFE,

AND SO THEY SHALL REMAIN

IF YOU’RE INCLINED TO LISTEN TO REASON.

GO ON.

YOU HAVE CERTAIN AFFIDAVITS AND STATEMENTS

GATHERED TOGETHER FOR YOU BY OUR FRIEND AUTRY HERE.

I WANT THEM.

WHEN THEY’RE SURRENDERED TO ME

YOUR DAUGHTER AND THE EVANS GIRL SHALL BE RELEASED.

WHAT GUARANTEE HAVE I OF THAT?

MY WORD.

YOUR WORD. HA.

THE WORD OF A MURDERING SCOUNDREL--

WHY YOU--

NO, NO, DON’T, GENE, DON’T.

THOSE AFFIDAVITS.

THAT’S ALL YOU WANT?

WHY YES. EVEN THOUGH YOU ENTERED INTO A CONSPIRACY

TO HAVE ME REMOVED FROM OFFICE,

YOU’RE HELPLESS WITHOUT THESE TEXAS RANGERS,

AND I HAVE A STATE POLICE WARRANT OUT FOR BOTH OF ’EM.

I WANT AUTRY FOR THE MURDER OF A STATE POLICEMAN,

AND I WANT BUTTRAM AS AN ACCESSORY.

I CAN ASSURE YOU

THEY WON’T COLLECT ANY MORE AFFIDAVITS.

YOU’RE NO TRUE TEXAN, SLAYDEN,

BUT MY DAUGHTER IS.

WHY, IF I DID AS YOU ASKED

SHE’D WALK IN SHAME

THE REST OF HER LIFE.

RUN, GENE!

DON’T SHOOT! YOU’LL KILL EACH OTHER!

CAPTURE ’EM!

[PUNCHES]

GET OUTTA HERE, GENE!

YOU GOTTA FIND ANN!

Cathy: GENE!

GENE!

WE’LL GET ANN, CATHY. NOW YOU STAY RIGHT HERE.

YES, GENE.

SEE THAT WE’RE NOT DISTURBED.

GIMME THOSE KEYS.

GET THOSE AFFIDAVITS.

THEY’RE IN THE SAFE.

ARE YOU GONNA OPEN THAT SAFE

OR DO I HAVE TO GET GUNPOWDER?

THERE’S NO NEED FOR FURTHER VANDALISM, SLAYDEN.

I’LL OPEN IT.

[GUNSHOT]

[DOOR CLOSES]

WHERE’D THEY SHOOT YOU?

GET ME UP.

I PRAY THEY CUT AN ARTERY.

HERE, HELP ME UP.

THIS ISN’T ANY TIME TO TRY AND BOX THINGS, COLONEL.

YOU’RE BLEEDING BAD.

HELP ME UP, I SAY.

AND I SAY LIE STILL!

THIS IS DIRTY, BUT IT’LL DO

FOR ONE OF THOSE TOURNIQUETS

THAT STOPS BLEEDING.

[MOAN]

GIMME THAT TOURNIQUET.

YOU STOP FUSSIN’.

YOU’RE NOT HAPPY

UNLESS YOU’RE RAMRODDIN’ EVERYBODY AROUND.

WELL, JUST BE UNHAPPY

UNTIL I GET THIS TIED TIGHT.

[GRUMBLING]

TIE IT TIGHT.

TIGHT.

LET’S GO AROUND IN BACK.

I--I’LL JUST WAIT HERE.

OOH. COME ON.

I WONDER WHY THEY AIN’T DONE NOTHING ABOUT FOOD.

EVEN SCARED KIDS AND WOMEN GET HUNGRY.

THAT IS FUNNY.

I’LL TRY THEM WITH SOME COFFEE.

HEY, IN THERE! WANT SOME COFFEE?

CATHY’S STILL ASLEEP. PLEASE LET US ALONE.

NOBODY’S GONNA HURT YOU.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING’S ALL RIGHT.

OPEN UP.

NO! YOU CAN’T COME IN.

I DON’T WANT YOU TO. YOU MUSTN’T.

DON’T TELL ME I MUSTN’T! WHAT GOES ON HERE?

HEY, THE KID’S GONE!

[SHELLS EXPLODING]

YOU TWO GET UP ON THE ROAD AND HAVE A LOOK.

DRISCOLL, YOU COME WITH ME.

THANK YOU, CATHY.

[HORSES APPROACHING]

THAT’S THE STATE POLICE, PROBABLY.

HIDE, CATHY, HIDE.

I WILL NOT!

STAND WHERE YOU ARE OR I’LL SHOOT!

WHY, CATHY!

DAD, YOU’VE BEEN HURT.

OH, NO, NO, IT’S NOTHING, REALLY,

BUT THE BULLET CUT A BLEEDER.

I’D HAVE SURE BLED TO DEATH

IF THIS BLESSED CHILD HADN’T GOT TO ME WITH A TOURNIQUET.

I WISH I OWNED THE STATE OF TEXAS

BECAUSE I SURE WOULD GIVE IT TO HER.

WAS IT SLAYDEN?

YEAH. HE GOT THE AFFIDAVITS, GENE.

Cathy: HE LEFT IN A STAGECOACH FOR AUSTIN.

I SNUCK OUT THE FRONT DOOR AND LISTENED,

AFTER I GOT THE COLONEL’S HAND BANDAGED.

WAS ANYBODY WITH HIM?

ONLY THE STAGECOACH DRIVER.

IF I KNOW SLAYDEN, HE WANTS TO GET TO AUSTIN

TO ORDER A PRIVATE REIGN OF TERROR

OVER EVERYBODY WHO SIGNED THOSE AFFIDAVITS TO HELP US.

WELL, HE SURE GOT A GOOD START.

BUT BY STAGE, HE’LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH COMANCHE WELLS.

I CAN FORD THE RIVER AT SANDY CROSSING

AND TAKE HIM LIKE GRANT TOOK RICHMOND.

SAY, THAT’S NO WAY FOR AN EX-CONFEDERATE CAVALRYMAN TO TALK.

YOU MIGHT TAKE HIM,

BUT YOU’LL NEVER GET HIM BACK HERE.

IF YOU LISTEN TO ME, WE CAN DO THAT, TOO.

LET’S GO.

Driver: HYAH!

HYAH!

WHAT’S THE MATTER?

I GOTTA LET ’EM BREATHE, GENERAL.

WELL, I MIGHT AS WELL STRETCH MY LEGS, THEN.

Gene: YOU CAN STRETCH YOUR HANDS, TOO,

STRAIGHT UP.

GET DOWN.

DROP THAT GUN.

TIE HIM UP.

I AIN’T GOT NOTHING TO TIE HIM WITH.

USE THIS.

NOW GET IN THERE.

US TEXANS DON’T DO NEAR ENOUGH WALKING.

SUPPOSE YOU TRY IT A WHILE. THIS WAY.

BUT WHAT ABOUT MY STAGE?

IT’S NOW BECOME THE NIGHT STAGE TO GALVESTON,

AND I DON’T WANT TO KEEP THE GENERAL WAITING.

MOVE ON.

HYAH!

[NEIGHS]

[HORSES APPROACHING]

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STAGECOACH?

AUTRY TOOK IT.

AUTRY? DID HE TAKE SLAYDEN, TOO?

THE WORKS. HE’S HEADING FOR GALVESTON.

HE TOOK THE ROCKY FORD CUTOFF.

IT’S ROUGH, BUT HE CAN MAKE IT.

SO CAN WE.

THERE HE IS.

TRY TO GET AUTRY. AIM HIGH.

REMEMBER, SLAYDEN’S IN THAT STAGECOACH.

[GUNSHOTS]

HYAH! GET GOING, HORSES!

[BULLET RICOCHETS]

[GUNSHOTS]

COME ON, GET OUT OF HERE!

WHOA, BOY, WHOA!

SEEMS LIKE I’VE SEEN YOU MEN BEFORE.

LISTEN TO HIM!

WE’VE RANGERED ALL OVER TEXAS TOGETHER,

AND THEN HE SAYS, "SEEMS LIKE I’VE SEEN YOU BEFORE."

[ALL CHUCKLE]

WHO’S YOUR PASSENGER, MR. STAGE DRIVER?

A BIG MAN IN THE TEXAS STATE POLICE.

A MAN SHOULD BE CAREFUL OF THE COMPANY HE KEEPS.

OH, IT’S ALL RIGHT. HE WON’T BE IN OFFICE LONG.

LET’S GET HIM BACK TO GALVESTON, SOON AS POSSIBLE.

LET’S GET GOING.

GIDDY-UP! [WHISTLES]

[GUNSHOTS]

Cathy: THEY’RE COMING!

THEY’RE COMING! COME ON!

Man: THE RANGERS ARE COMING! HERE COMES THE RANGERS!

Second Man: HOORAY! HERE’S THE RANGERS, BOYS.

♪ THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU, TEXANS ♪

♪ YOU CANNOT GET AWAY ♪

♪ DO NOT THINK YOU CAN ESCAPE THEM ♪

♪ AT NIGHT OR EARLY IN THE MORN ♪

♪ THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU ♪

♪ TILL GABRIEL BLOWS HIS HORN ♪

♪ WELCOME, GOOD OLD TEXAS RANGERS ♪

♪ NOW YOU’RE HERE TO STAY ♪

♪ YOU’RE THE PRIDE AND MIGHT OF TEXAS ♪

♪ FOREVER AND A DAY ♪

[TRUMPET PLAYINGTO THE COLORS]

I CAN ENJOY LIFE NOW WITH MY 2 GIRLS.

TEXAS IS IN SAFE HANDS AGAIN.

RIGHT HAND--SALUTE!

Crowd: HOORAY!

♪ THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON THEM ♪

♪ TILL GABRIEL BLOWS HIS HORN ♪