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They're getting farther away now.

That's fine.

That means that Arnie and Tony will heading back here.

If they get away, they'll be heading back.

Oh, they'll get away.

Arnie's smart.

He knows how to lead them cops dizzy.

I wish I was smart.

Please, boss, can't he come in now?

Why don't we start dividing this stuff

- while we're waitin'? - Leave it alone.

And sit down.

Nobody divides anything till Arnie and Tony get here.

That was part of a deal I gave 'em.

Arnie would get very excited if they heard

you suggest such a thing.

Well, why ain't he here then?

I don't hardly hear any sirens now.

He'll be here.

When he get excited, he hurts people, Arnie.

Ollie got hurt.

Bring something for Johnny's headache.

You're gonna lose that earring.

Do you wanna get me shot?

Hello, Doc.

Ollie caught one in the arm.

Always one of the boys.

Never the brilliant Mr. Wheeler.

Are you sorry, Doc?

No, just interested.

He figures things out.

He don't have to stop slugs.

That's why I'm on top and you're a bum, Doc.

I figure things out.

Clean.

It went right through.

Oh! Why, you dirty!

I'm sorry, Laura.

A bullet, boss.

Bullet or no bullet, watch your language.

I don't like it.

How'd you know I had a headache?

You get one every time you engineer

a bank robbery or heist a payroll.

Haven't you noticed?

Occupational disease, nerves.

Nothing makes me nervous.

Bet if you had your choice between those two,

you'd take that one, doctor, huh?

I shouldn't think you'd leave it lying around.

You stole it.

Someone else might steal it from you.

What would you do with 200,000 bucks?

Live well till my number's up.

Nobody in the world would try to steal it from me.

And nobody in the world could get away with it.

You know that.

So does every crook in the country.

That's why he's the big wheel.

Nobody's gonna lift my cut. Nobody.

Nobody.

Shut up. My head still aches.

It'll stop.

Those pills take a couple of minutes.

Arnie's sure taking a long time.

I got plans for my part of that dough.

Me and Helen-

Don't look at Laura when you think of that cheap dame.

We're goin' places, expensive places.

Helen will go any place with me when I've got bucks.

Well, a lot of guys got dames who wouldn't look at 'em

unless they had dough.

Only they don't know it 'cause they always had dough,

so they always had dames.

What happens when all the dough's gone?

Maybe by that time she'll love me.

Stop the silly drivel. I'm sick of it.

You're getting a little punchy yourself, Doc.

That's the bag with the dough.

I know it.

We don't make jokes about things like that, Doc.

Look, if you need dough, say so.

You've done me a lot of favors.

Maybe you're tired of working for me.

Maybe you want to go legitimate,

get noble, help humanity.

That's okay.

He means it, Doc.

Legitimate medicine?

Do you think if I wanted to help humanity

I'd spend my time digging slugs out of you

and your hoodlums?

Do you imagine you can walk out of here?

Just like that?

I won't know until I've tried.

Put it down, Doc.

Take me along for good luck.

For good luck or the money?

For you.

I could imagine.

Looks as if I'm taking Laura, too.

I'd kill ya just for taking Laura alone.

In fact, I'm gonna kill ya for lettin' me know you want her.

I'm not stupid enough to think I can walk out

of here with your money and your girl and no talk.

How's your headache?

- The pills. - Yes, the pills.

In an hour you'll be cracking your spine with convulsions.

In an hour and half you'll be dead,

unless I give you the antidote.

Pills or no pills, he ain't gettin' away with my dough.

Make him put that gun away, Wheeler.

If he kills me, you're the other one who will get hurt.

Sit down, Grieder.

Had it all planned, huh, Doc?

Of course.

You're wasting time.

Okay.

It's your hand. What do I do now?

I'll telephone you in less than an hour

and give you the antidote.

It's all prepared and I'll tell you where it is.

You can't take a chance on that, can you, boss?

He's nuts. Suppose he don't phone.

Then you boys and Arnie will have a bigger split

when you do get 'em.

This guy is no good for you, Laura.

No good for anybody.

That's right. Look at him.

He's a guy with no faith in anything.

In himself, his medicine, not even in you.

He doesn't even believe in what he's doing now.

Look at him.

What do you believe in?

In this, for one thing.

Goodbye, Johnny.

Then he better mean a lot to you,

because you're gonna pay top price for him.

Her old man came over here to work for me.

When he died she was only 14.

I kept her in this country.

Spent a lot of dough sending her through school,

to make you into the kind of a woman I wanted.

I'm sorry.

It's a slow ride down to the first floor.

It's a long walk down that lighted court to his car.

I can change my mind.

They ain't gonna get away with it.

Part of that's my dough!

Too bad there's no other way out of here.

That's why Johnny picked this place.

Easy.

Don't look up and don't run.

That makes an animal spring.

You gotta stop 'em.

Now. Please.

In a second they'll be gone with our dough!

Don't let them get into that car.

Oh, you do it.

I got plans.

How can you be so steady?

Maybe I just don't think my number's up.

Worrying about Wheeler?

Time to worry about Johnny was before I opened my mouth.

I could give you the antidote.

You said you went with me to get it.

Wheeler would like to believe that.

Would you give it to me?

Yes.

Then you should have stuck to medicine

and let hoodlums alone.

If he's alive, you're dead.

I thought he treated you very well.

Gave you everything you wanted, he said.

I've never had anything I wanted.

Arnie!

Keep driving.

Do I turn around and go back?

Smart.

Smart, Doc.

So the boss would pull me off

and send you on your way again.

Smart.

No, you don't turn around.

I was right in the next room when you gave

the Wheeler business.

Right in the next room.

I could have stopped you then if I wanted it that way.

But the cops got Tony and I am all alone now.

See, Doc?

I could have stopped you then if I'd wanted it that way.

Now slide over and let Laura drive.

She hasn't got your guts and she'll do what I say.

Doc!

Watch your driving.

If I stop now, we're really in trouble.

Better get rid of him.

Conscience already?

No, not conscience.

What about the telephone call?

Don't worry about Wheeler.

What I gave him was as harmless as an aspirin.

Didn't even make it a sleeping pill

for fear his pack rats might take advantage

of the opportunity.

Watch the road.

Call an ambulance?

Yeah, but there's no hurry. Not now.

- I notified the coroner. - Anybody else?

Yeah, Dr. Matson and his wife.

Just shaken up a bit.

- Over there? - Yeah.

She's such a young girl.

How are you feeling, Doctor?

We have an ambulance coming.

Thanks. We don't need it.

I'm just a little groggy.

I guess he's, uh.

His neck was broken when he hit the pavement.

I just gave him a lift a couple of blocks back.

That's tough luck for him.

How about the truck driver?

I thought they were gonna stop.

I was blinded by the lights.

I gave the officer here all the information I could,

our names and all I knew about him,

which wasn't very much.

So, if it's all right, I should be getting along.

I was on my way to a call.

Wait a minute.

Are you sure you're all right?

You ought to have a sniff of smelling salts.

It's in this bag.

Never mind. I'm perfectly all right.

If you want me for the inquest, please let me know.

Don't worry, we will.

I'll just go over and call a cab.

We'll have to be on our way.

A doctor's like a cop.

- His work's never done. - Yeah.

Here's the ambulance.

What good will a cab do us?

I want to be a long way from here

in case the autopsy surgeon tells them

Arnie died before the accident.

Where are we?

Harber Drive and Gordon.

Here's one pretty close.

I wanna get these guys started looking for him, tonight.

There won't be a rat hole in the world small

enough to hold 'em.

I don't know.

Doc played it pretty smart.

He played it dumb when he didn't make it poison.

Yeah, I guess.

They'll wish a million times I was dead.

What are we gonna do about Grieder?

Never mind about that now.

Here. Start callin' these boys.

- Wait a minute. - What?

Call the police first.

The police?

Yeah, I'm a taxpayer.

Tell the operator it's an emergency.

Hello, will you give me the police department?

It's an emergency.

Never thought we'd be callin' them.

Police department?

This is an emergency.

I'm trying to locate a Dr. Frank Matson,

and he's out on the road.

It's a matter of life or death.

Yes.

I can describe the car.

Not much business at this time of night.

Average, nine or 10 cars.

Far to the border?

Oh, 26, seven miles,

if you're going to cross at Tijuana.

- Open 24 hours? - Me?

- No, the border. - Oh, yes, sure.

Here.

Oh.

Well, tell your friends about us.

Goodnight.

Save that last swallow for me.

I just want that sip.

Still afraid of getting shot?

Let's see if it's worth it.

I love you.

I really love you.

I mean it.

Look, Laura, when I stole that $200,000,

my plans didn't include falling in love.

I asked for it.

Coming along was my idea.

Why don't you catch a plane on the next stop?

Go so far away nobody can find you.

Wheeler will be looking for me, not you.

She waiting for you?

She?

She's dead.

And I don't want to feel that way twice.

So that's why Johnny warned me about you.

Where are you going?

Mexico City, probably.

But that's one of the first places

Johnny will look for you.

So I'll move on.

There's lots of places I've never seen.

I still want to go with you, just for luck.

On my terms.

You know it won't be any better.

You can probably find some use for me.

And if you can't, it's something we can discuss later.

All set.

I can manage these.

Your car will be all right in a hangar

- until you come back for it. - Thanks.

Yes?

Oh, yes, Sergeant.

Were they hurt?

No, forget about it.

Yes, I got another doctor.

Thank you very much, Sergeant.

They had an accident.

Gordon and Harber Drive.

Pick it up from there.

You cut your hand.

Boss.

I thought Mexico City was inland.

I've looked at thousands miles of ocean.

We leave the coast now and cut across to Guadalajara.

The airline's cut in sooner.

Of course we don't want be like the stuffy, old airlines.

I used to work for a mining company down there.

Digging?

No, flying payrolls in and gold out.

Eh.

Used to be a dangerous country.

What's the matter?

Dirty little place there.

It looks so beautiful and so safe.

Safe in the cemetery, too.

Just in time. I've got to land.

No gasoline?

No, there's plenty of gas, but the pump quit on me.

That's why I circled that village back there.

Make sure your belts are fastened.

Cold?

Mmm, and hungry, too.

Have him fix us something to eat.

Any suggestions?

Lettuce.

Well, like I thought.

- This pump is shot. - Mmm.

I'm sure sorry about this.

So what happens now?

We'll stay close to the plane tonight

and in the morning I'll start walking.

Nothing else to do.

Back to that village?

Might borrow a mule there,

but I'll have to go a lot further than that.

No telling who's flying. There's no roads.

No nothing until that place.

You don't just happen to have a gun on you?

Yes I do.

Company's coming.

One of the villagers, he heard our engine quit on us.

I did not say I was one of the villagers.

I said that I was in the village.

I bet you were not prepared for this emergency.

How about joining me in some tamales

and tortillas and coffee?

I've not eaten.

I accept without reservations.

I'll be glad to pay you for some food.

I may not object to that.

Well, I might as well spend the night here with you.

There are extra blankets.

Hey, run along. You'll get your supper.

We've been alone so much, he has no company manners.

Oh, gracias.

Ah, that first long puff.

Sometimes I think these give me the heartburn.

You think these things are bad for me, Doctor?

What makes you think I'm a doctor?

You'll find on further acquaintance

what a very wise man I am.

Besides, I saw the badge of your trade,

the little black bag.

Ha, in fact I thought you must be twice as good

as most doctors because you have two bags.

I'm not working at it.

But if those things burn your stomach

or set the bed on fire when you fall asleep,

they're bad for you.

We are just people who work.

We saw the fire burning so we come to look.

We are afraid of the dark.

Well, you're welcome to share the fire.

We are expecting Captain Rodriquez

and his soldiers to join us soon,

so you need have no fear.

Sit and have some coffee.

No thank you. We just ate much.

We go now. We have business.

Vamos.

Charming dinner companions.

They might as well have been bandits.

They couldn't have frightened me more.

Yeah, in some ways they're worse.

Two of them are Morales brothers.

That big one is Francisco.

I'm sorry to see them in my district.

For bad boys, they scared easy enough.

Had they not known what I am

and believed my story about Captain Rodriguez,

the little one might be wearing your watch right now.

From the looks of it, you can't trust anyone around here.

They believed him.

The big one said because he's a man of God

and they do not lie.

- Isn't that right, Padre? - Yes.

Oh, I wear my vestments only in church.

Are we near the church?

Oh, I carry my church with me.

All this is my parish.

I am what you call a circuit rider.

Well, we may as well get some sleep.

I can hear horses.

How do you like that?

Men of God really do not lie.

It is Captain Rodriguez.

Captain Rodriguez, this is Doc.

Uh, Mr. and Mrs. Matson, and their pilot, Senor Torres.

You are not hurt? That is good.

One of my men saw your plane go down.

For three days now I've been looking

for that Francisco and his brothers.

Another killing down the coast.

Yes, Francisco and one other were here earlier.

But when I mentioned your name, they vanished.

Sure, now they are hiding all over.

We will not get them this time.

Why the forced landing? No gasoline?

Worse than that. A broken pump.

Well, in that case I will have to take

all of you to the post.

Then you can telephone.

I will leave one of my men with your plane.

Oh, there is no need for all to make that hard trip.

He can take my mule and go with you,

and I will walk back to Toloquan with Mr. and Mrs. Matson,

where they can wait in comfort.

They can stay at the post.

I would not want my worst enemy to sleep in that post,

although I know all the creatures of the earth,

even those horseflies are of the kingdom of heaven.

Maybe you're right.

Where were you going to?

Mexico City.

Mexico City?

Right in the middle of the bullfight season.

If I only could go with you.

But I'll see that you get there safely.

Goodbye, madam.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

I hope you and your husband will find Mexico City

the answer to all your dreams.

Thank you.

This is a good place, this village.

When I first came here, I was very young.

I thought I could never be happy away

from a big city and great cathedrals.

Now I'm at home wherever I place my blanket.

I would not change with anyone.

I can see why you like it here.

It certainly isn't Mexico City.

No Ariadne's.

A dress shop.

She planned on buying a new wardrobe in Mexico City.

Well, there's place where you can buy the necessities.

The fashions won't be Mexico City,

but neither will the prices.

There's a house you can have while you're here.

It's, um, it's much nicer than anything I expected,

but doesn't someone live here?

Yes, I do when I'm in Toloquan,

which isn't very often.

But we can't put you out.

Oh, it's just for tonight.

There's a room at the church.

Tomorrow I must get along anyway.

I appreciate it, Father.

I'd be glad to rent it for however long we're stuck here.

Ha, you're running up a big bill, Dr. Maston.

There's a housekeeper, Carmen, goes with the place.

She will take good care of you.

Buenos dias, Catalina.

Who's that character?

The curandera.

Oh, a medicine woman you would call her.

That basket of charms she has

corresponds to your kit bag.

And probably just as effective.

Curandera or doctor people are born and people die.

You've come to the wrong country, Dr. Matson.

We have too many faithless here already.

That medicine woman, is someone sick in that house?

Yes, a little girl, Pepita.

She's a daughter of my good friends Blas and Juanita.

She's been ill, but for some reasons gets no better.

I thought maybe the doctor would have a look at her.

That explains one thing.

Oh, but there really are horseflies at the post.

And not here, I suppose?

Take this.

One patient.

We won't be long.

Hello Santiago, how's Pepita?

I think that she is worse today.

Buenos Dias, Padre.

Blas.

They are afraid of Catalina because they have

always depended on her.

Never mind, Father.

It's too late for me anyway.

But you're needed.

That poor woman.

If you had come in time,

maybe you could have saved the child.

I don't know.

I used to think I could save them.

I used to think I did in a lot of cases.

Then I tried to save someone I really cared about.

She wasn't very sick at all.

And yet others who should have died,

according to all the laws of medicine,

are walking around today.

Here are the rest of your things from the store.

Oh, thanks, I need a new shirt.

Here.

- Oh, no, Doctor. - Go on. Take it.

Buy yourself an ice cream soda.

Ice cream soda?

Well, a tamale then, with frosting.

Tools for a doctor.

Oh.

These are the first I have ever seen.

Oh, they are beautiful.

So clean and shiny.

That's about the way I felt when I first got them.

Say, you speak good English.

Father Moreno is my teacher.

Uh-huh.

Maybe some day I learn enough to have some of these.

I didn't think you people cared much about doctors.

Oh, I'm sorry about your sister.

God wants it that way.

Do you understand this thing?

Yeah.

Run along now.

Come in.

These things got in with mine.

Tie this for me, will you?

How can these flour sacks do so little for me

and so much for you?

You smell nice.

Carmen had some Christmas soap.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

Father Moreno's coming to dinner.

Don't tell me you're sorry already.

No.

Then why the sudden change?

Did you ever know a woman who was satisfied

with what she had?

Mmm.

Morning, Santiago.

Good Morning, Doctor.

I'm contemplating the puzzling complexities

of women's emotional structure.

I don't understand women.

My father one time did not understand my mother,

so he gave her a present.

She still talks about it.

Where can I find a present in this place?

There are wonderful things at the store.

So?

Oh, let's have a look at them.

Do you think she'd like this?

Oh, yes.

Take it with us, huh?

No, no. This is mucho.

Mora's a horse. She's sick.

Oh.

Thank you.

Beunos dias, señor.

No.

Mora again?

This horse seems to mean a lot to you people.

You cannot work the field or anything without a horse.

If the horse dies, it is a great calamity.

Is this your horse?

No, but everybody uses it.

Sometimes horses are lot like people when they get sick.

Do you think I could help?

- Would you look at her? - Sure, why not?

I thought that after Pepita and Catalina-

Nonsense. Let's see what we can do.

Mora.

Don't give them too much encouragement.

Run up to the house and ask Laura

to give me my kit bag, my tools.

- Here, take this. - Yes, I'll hurry.

Now Mora, old girl.

What seems to be the trouble?

Buenos dias.

Hey, it's 10:30.

I have to give Mora another injection.

It's always 10:30.

That's what I like it about it here.

I ought to get moving, I suppose.

Oh, today, tomorrow. What's the difference?

It wouldn't make any difference if we weren't leaving.

That so?

Look, why don't we stay a little longer?

Longer?

We've already waited 10 days for Hank.

Let him go back.

Tell him we'll go on later.

I don't get it.

What do you see about this place that I don't?

It's the first place I've ever been

where I felt that the past was past,

and the future was giving me a break.

Wheeler?

The past was past there, Laura,

when I took you out of the door.

Not only Johnny.

Here it's getting to be just us.

Do you want me to tell you that I love you, Laura?

Is that it?

If you did, you'd realize how little time we have.

You'll never get over being afraid, will you?

I don't have to be afraid here,

but that's not the point.

That is the point.

Do you think I stole $200,000

and got Wheeler on my neck for life

just to bury myself in Tolaquan?

I guess being alone with me is the same as being buried.

Look, we made a deal, remember?

Now if you've changed your mind,

that's all right with me.

Stay here for as long as you like.

But I'm going to Mexico City.

Now then, Mora, if you'll just make an effort.

He is very grateful to you.

Oh.

- Excuse me- - Oh, Santiago.

Tell Carmen thanks for all she's done for us

and ask her how much I owe her.

She doesn't want money, but maybe a few aspirins.

Oh, those helped, did they?

Gracias.

Are you coming?

They want you to fix the pets, like you did Mora.

I haven't time, the plane's waiting.

Santiago, round up your patients.

- I'll have a look at them. - Si, Doctor!

You're okay.

See here, this isn't a peep show.

You have to give me room.

Santiago, pets have to wait at the end of the line.

Tonsils.

You have an intern, Doctor, like it or not.

All right, next.

- No measles? - No.

Your competitor is here.

Mmm?

She says that she is the curandera here.

What else did she say?

It is all right for you to cure the animals,

but leave the people alone.

Ask her if she's afraid they'll find out

that I'm a better medicine man than she is.

Hmm.

Looks like I have to pull a snake out of my bag.

Ask her why she doesn't cure the spots in front of her eyes

if she is such a great medicine woman.

Are you sure of the spots?

With her blood pressure?

Drink it.

It's good for what ails you.

You. Trouble breathing?

Pains here after eating?

Si.

It burns.

Drink it.

- I- - It's not poison.

Ah, that was a good lead.

Found the car in Tijuana.

Second place I looked.

Did that take ya three days?

Well, I had to wait around a couple of days

for the pilot to show up.

- They rented a plane. - For where?

This guy wasn't very anxious to talk,

but I got it out of him.

They went to Mexico City.

They're probably still there.

I could go down there and find 'em

no matter where they are.

Then who'll find you?

No, no, I'll take care of it.

I'm not kidding myself.

Sooner or later the law will catch up

with that dough, and us, too.

I want them first, that's all.

What's the name of that pilot?

Torres.

Hank Torres, air service.

He also said that there was a priest

might know where they are.

That's great.

I got crooks all over the world looking for him

and now a priest is gonna find him for me.

Yeah.

Priest.

Could that mean that they're married, do you think?

Drink in your own room.

Ah, hello.

Captain Rodriguez, how are you?

Mrs. Matson. A long time.

Tolaquan seems to agree with you.

Thank you, Captain. Hello, Father.

Hello, Laura.

Ah, so this is the place they fixed up

for their new medicine man.

- Mmm-hmm. - Mmm, very good.

Come in and be comfortable.

Doc isn't here.

One of the fisherman had an accident.

Rodriguez cannot stay.

Oh, not even for dinner, Captain?

I am sorry.

Every once in a while I have to ride through this region,

just to let the people know I'm not asleep.

Don't you believe it.

He's passing up your dinner in favor

- of his friend's bull ranch. - Oh?

The ranch of my friend is the closest thing

to a bullfight I get to see anymore.

On my way back I will stop for that dinner.

- All right. - Goodbye.

Goodbye.

I have something to show you.

Come with me.

I got this from the basement of our hospital in Guadalajara.

Little used, but still good.

It's a real folding operating table,

gasoline lamps, and towels, and blankets,

a steam thingamajig for sterilizing everything.

Even hot water bottles.

It's wonderful, Father.

He has been working with nothing.

Santiago?

Will you get someone to help you unload this?

It's for the hospital.

For our hospital? Gee whiz!

But that's not all.

I brought you some American papers and magazines.

They are hard to get here.

Thank you.

I've forgotten there were papers and magazines.

In this place it is easy to forget the outside.

Then one day something comes along

and reminds us that it is still there.

Like those.

I'd better tell Carmen about dinner.

Hello, Father.

Just some things I picked up for you in Guadalajara.

I'll thank you for all this stuff later, Father.

He's pretty serious?

I'll do the best I can for him,

but you'd better be giving him last rites

when I'm getting ready.

Hello.

You remember me, no?

I meet you by the fire, remember?

Don't be afraid.

I've come a long way just to see you again.

When you know me, you'll like me better.

I'm a great man with the people who know me.

Doc!

Laura, what is it?

Hello.

Yes, I know.

The man with the watch.

Get out of here! I'm in the middle of an operation!

Operation? What's the matter with him?

Gangrene, infected.

He will die if I don't care of it now.

You miserable cutthroats.

You'll answer for this.

Captain Rodriguez is just outside the town!

You understand that, Antonio?

Si.

Last time we believed you and you lied.

This time you are right.

Capitan Rodriguez is just over the mountain.

We see him go.

Now no more of this.

You come with me and I leave your gringo alone.

Santiago!

You cannot kill a priest!

You wanna go to hell?

Now, gringo, before I kill you,

I'll show you how Francisco treats a beautiful woman.

You won't be alive to do anything

unless I treat that wound.

Huh? This little scratch?

You hear that, muchachos?

The medico thinks a little cut like

will kill Francisco.

Half of the bayonets in Mexico have been in Francisco.

Is he dead?

I'll show you something.

This knife was cutting that.

It's loaded with poison.

Tomorrow your chest will look and smell just like that leg.

Keep him alive.

Like the ants and buzzards can eat him before he dies.

I saw how you look at her.

I think you take good care of me

as long as she is all right, hmm?

Yes.

Make those friends of yours in the village behave.

You. Leave him alone.

Come take care of me now.

He's dead, no?

Yes, thanks to you.

Give me the iodine, Father.

I stay awake.

That suits me fine.

I'll put in a drain.

It'll have to be removed in a few days.

I don't know. What is this thing, drain?

But I think you want this operation

to last a long time, huh?

They're at it again.

Oh, well. What matters?

I'm not a bad man, Captain.

Just a sick man.

See? I'm hurt, too.

It's all right, my darling.

Easy.

Oh.

This came to me on Guadalajara.

Why didn't you give it to Laura?

Like anyone else, I hate to be the bearer of bad news.

Bad news?

Yes, bad news.

Evidently someone thinks you're in Mexico City.

If you like, we'll leave it that way.

I know you're not fugitives from the North American police.

Rodriguez checked.

So it must be something personal.

He'd better check again.

This is much more than just something personal.

Much more, Father.

Well, maybe if you-

- No, you can't help me with this.

In a way I'm glad you're not asking my advice.

I've lived long and seen much.

As to what is right and what is wrong,

it is as you said with the cigar.

If something troubles your conscience, it is bad.

But you must settle it.

I only know that everything you've done here has been good.

I should hate to lose you.

I'll sit with Santiago.

I should have listened to you in the first place.

We should never have stopped.

We've got to keep on going.

Where would we go?

Any place. Another village.

South America, any place.

You were the one who said there was no place

Wheeler couldn't find us.

Well, maybe I was wrong.

I was wrong.

Things have changed since then, Laura.

Everything except Wheeler.

Wheeler hasn't changed.

No, we're the ones who've changed,

that's why I've got to settle with him.

You can't settle with a killer like Wheeler.

That's a chance I've got to take.

It's too late!

We were wrong from the start.

We took the wrong way to find what we wanted.

I'm looking for the right way now.

Getting yourself shot won't help.

If we had a little time,

maybe we could start in the right direction.

Just a little more time.

I want more than just a little time.

I want to keep all the things that we've found here,

and I can't until I've had it out with him.

Then send the money back.

We'll go to the police.

That's the right way. Anything-

There's more to it than just the money.

I'm going back, Laura.

Well, there's your road.

I'm sorry you never got to see me in church.

We will when we come back, Father.

I'm not always like this, rough.

Oh, I can be very impressive. You'll see.

You know, I like more than anything to conduct

a ceremony just for you two.

Lots of people get remarried on their first anniversary.

It's a promise.

Fine, fine.

- Goodbye, Doc. - Goodbye, Father.

- God bless you, Laura. - Goodbye, Father.

Hello.

Who wants him?

Doc.

Who is it?

Doc.

I've been expecting you.

I'm in phone booth a few minutes away.

If you're in a mood to talk,

I want to make a deal, Wheeler.

What about the money?

That's close enough.

What about Laura?

Just the money. That's the deal.

Have you got it with you?

Maybe.

Okay, come on up.

He's still got the dough, huh?

Don't forget I got an interest in that money.

More I figure with Grieder and Arnie out.

You're thinking over your head, Ollie.

You left this dame thing throw ya.

You've been different ever since-

- Shut up!

I'll teach him to cross me.

I'll teach him.

I hoped he wouldn't be in.

Wanna get this deal over with.

As soon as I get back, we'll be on our way.

What if you don't?

Laura, don't ever worry about what could happen.

What's to be will be and we can't do very much about it.

I'm grateful to you for what I've had,

for every minute in the village.

I want to be sure you know, Laura,

that I've never loved so completely in all my life.

That's why if everything ended now,

it would have been worth it.

I'll be right back.

Close the door.

Let him alone!

I've been achin' to do that.

He wasn't so smart.

I made a mistake.

You're the one guy I never paid much attention to.

I should have noticed.

You were too far off your trolley to notice anything.

The big wheel, cracked up over a dame.

It was something to see.

He was gonna leave both of us here for the cops to find.

- That's how he figured it. - Thanks.

I'll tell him how it was.

You'll never get that far.

They still gotta have somebody to hang this on.

How's Laura?

I gave you credit for being smarter

than come up here with that.

Open it.

Open it!

You take it out.

Is that all?

No.

Oh, Doc!

I know, darling.

For one bad moment I thought my number was really up today.

Let's get away from here!

I'll go and phone the airline.

We'll be on our way.

You stay right here.

Oh!

No!

- You the driver? - Yes, sir.

But it wasn't my fault, sir.

It wasn't my fault.

Even he said it wasn't my fault.

He said something about an appointment.

There, there. Ask that lady.

Ask her! She'll tell you it wasn't my fault!

You know him, lady?

- Do you know him? - Yes.

Tell him, lady. Tell him it wasn't my fault.

It wasn't anyone's fault.

We just had an appointment.

An old appointment.

All right, folks, get back out of the street.

Here comes the ambulance.