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- You called for me sir?

- Yeah,

a while back I gave you a job to do, one simple job.

Talk to the man, persuade him to rethink his position,

help him to understand the weight of his decision.

Sir, I- - Shut up when I'm speaking!

- Then I make some progress with the warden,

and the telegram arrives.

- Telegram, sir? - It's right here.

Come read it.

- My,

my God,

my son.

- My grandson, because of your failure,

my only grandson is dead.

- Pa- - Shut up!

You listen to me,

and you damn well better listen good.

- The house is really coming along.

- It's getting there, yeah.

Boys, I'm gonna need your help after breakfast

hitching up the wagon.

- Really? - Do we have to do it?

- Your mama's gonna take you into town with her later

to get things for your grandfather's visit.

And if you're good, if you're really good,

she might even get you some of that hard candy

you like so much.

- Martin, you spoiled the surprise.

- I thought they knew daddy was coming to town.

- I was speaking about the candy.

- Well that's only if they're good,

and if they listen to their mama, right?

- Mm-hmm. - See, they know.

Bring me back some extra, okay?

- Boss.

Whoa.

- Boys, whose turn is it to clear the table.

- His. - I'll do it, Mama.

Once they heard hard candy, I don't think they'd be able

to think of anything else.

- I'll tell you what Mary, you go on out

and fetch the water, I'll clear the table,

and we'll do those dishes together.

- Oh Mama, I hate that part.

I was kind of hoping that-

- I've heard Mr. Miller got a certain fabric

at the mercantile this week,

and I was kinda thinking about-

- I'll go get the water.

- All right boys, do it.

We'll leave the horses here, take it by foot.

- Now I want you to bring me back some of that

hard candy, okay? - Okay.

- All right boys, get the horses.

I'll meet you at the wagon, be quick now.

- Well, well, well.

I'm thinking you'd be Mr. Martin Cronon.

Would I be correct in my assumption?

- You're correct. What do you boys want?

- Same Martin Cronon that likes to talk,

especially likes to talk in court.

- I'm gonna ask again, what do you boys want?

- Well Cronon, I want you.

Specifically, I want your blood.

I want your head on a platter, you son of a bitch.

- Boys, go back inside now.

- Go on boys, do as your pa says.

- Do not talk to my sons.

- Sons?

Do not talk to me about sons.

Because of you, I have no son.

- Eli, I did what I thought was right.

- Shut up. - Sorry for-

- Shut up!

Whoa, stop, hold your fire.

Damn you Hiram, you fire one more shot,

and I swear to God, I'll kill you myself.

And as for you Cronon, all you had to do

was say you didn't see nothing.

Of course, there you go, had to consider yourself

a pillar to this community, had to go speak up at the trial.

Because of you, that blasted cur Bassett

sent my boy away for life.

I tried talking with you, I tried reasoning with you.

It weren't my boy's fault that girl got killed.

He was just joshing about,

it weren't no more than an accident, she got shot.

And here you are, saying something completely different.

My boy, my son,

then died in there because of you.

Now, I'll have you know,

I only came here for you, Cronon,

and I'm damn sorry about your family.

And these boys are gonna have to make peace

within their own hearts for what they've done to your kin.

But as for you,

like the Good Book says,

"An eye for an eye,

a tooth for a tooth."

No, Daddy!

No!

Damn you Hiram, I told you.

You boys stay here.

- Emma, Emma,

no, oh no.

William, William, Jesus.

- It hurts. - I know, I know.

I got you, I got you.

No, no, no, no.

Mary, Mary?

Mary, Mary?

- I'll go get some water, for some coffee.

- Sit here by that ring and quit your sniveling.

Ain't no more than a scratch you got there.

You just lucky Hiram's a poor shot,

You stupid cur, you had to draw when I explicitly told you

to stick to the plan.

- She had a scattershot Eli, or hadn't you noticed that?

- We had a specific plan to follow.

Now your stupidity has complicated that plan.

Now I risked everything for that plan,

and now because of you, that plan's in jeopardy.

My God, looks like you might actually have

a thought on your mind, Hiram.

Something you wanna say, then say it.

Yeah, I thought not.

- I got nothing to say to you.

- I figured that.

Shooting a man in the back is the mark of a coward.

I'll give you a chance to face me like a man

when this is all said and done.

Till then, you do as I say.

- Horses are hobbled and grazing, I got the bedrolls.

I miss something?

- Who's there? - Didn't mean to scare you.

- That's all right, what can I do for you?

- I'm in search of someone that fancies himself a shootist.

- There ain't much of anybody around here these days,

especially a gunman.

- I don't suppose you have a sheriff, do you?

- No, I ain't had much need for one.

Old Sheriff Tackett moved on with most folks

when the mines played out.

- All right, where can I get a drink, then?

- Over here.

- Are you the bartender too?

- Like I told you, no mines, no miners around here no more.

Few homesteads, farmers, that's about all.

See, I'm also the official postmaster,

and the commissioner of the peace

of this here town of Chugwood.

Fact is, I pretty much run everything

in what's left of this town.

Name's Miller, don't believe I caught yours.

- Williams, John Williams.

- It's a pleasure to meet you, what can I get you?

- Whiskey.

- Coffin varnish, huh? Coming up.

Ain't much of a drinker, is ya?

Go ahead, help yourself.

- Much obliged.

- So, what you need a gun hand for?

- Gotta find someone to settle a score.

- Oh, revenge you're after.

- Yeah, I guess you could say that, yeah.

- Well most folks I know get their own revenge.

- I got my reasons.

The man I'm looking for, I understand

has frequented this area every now and again.

- Well, there is a fella, stays over to the hotel sometimes.

Kinda friendly with one of them painted ladies,

if'n you get my meaning.

May have been a hard man back in the day,

way back in the day.

Don't know if he's the one you're looking for,

but he might help for the right price.

- Right price.

- I don't know when he'll be back in town,

but you're welcome to bunk over the hotel,

and wait for him a spell, if you got 15 cents.

- I can handle that.

- Just ah, be careful of them soiled doves.

- Well, as long as you ain't in charge of that too,

I think I'll be fine.

- Hello there, handsome

- Ladies.

- Something we can do for you?

- Something we can do to you?

- Well, Mr. Miller said that I can get

a bunk here for tonight.

- 15 cents for a bed, 25 cents for a bed and bath,

and $1.50 package.

- What's the $1.50 package?

- A bed, a bath, and one marvelous Tennessee tuck and roll.

- Well I think I'll just take the bed for tonight,

but thank you anyway.

- Second door. I'm Mae and this here's Suzie.

- Hi. - I'm John Williams.

Just call me John, I thank you.

- Well, I'll be by in a bit with some fresh linens,

if you change your mind.

- Much obliged.

- Why do you wanna scare him off like that?

- Me? - You.

- Because we haven't had a man here in ages,

and what you and I have been doing in the meantime

just ain't ladylike.

- You promised you'd never speak of that.

- Dear Father God,

I come to you with anger

and revenge in my heart.

Oh God, I need your help and grace.

I know that vengeance is yours.

God, I ask that you allow me

to be the vessel of that vengeance.

I mean, I need your help,

but

if I'm not the man for that,

then bring him to me,

so that we can find whoever did this

and we can deliv-deliver your justice.

Oh God,

please let Mary still be alive.

Bring her to me, Lord.

I'm all she has left.

She's all I've got.

Come in.

- Here's the linens I promised you, Sugar,

and a little whiskey in case you're thirsty.

- Thank you.

- Have you been crying?

- No, no. Just family.

- Well, I'm here for you if you need to talk about it.

- I was wondering where you went off to.

- Just dropping off the linens.

- What's with the whiskey?

Thought our guest might be a little thirsty, is all.

- Well, that's a fine tall tale.

- I was just talking to the man.

- Mm-hmm. - Girls,

you don't have to leave, it's nice to talk to someone.

- Why don't we just bring this in the sitting room,

where we can trust her?

- Yeah, we'll have a chat in here.

- Suzie, sweetheart. - Everett!

- Well hello, Everett.

- Miss Mae, you're looking pretty as a rose.

But you, Suzie sweetheart,

well your beauty is just beyond words.

- Oh Everett, you just melt my heart.

- Everett, this here's Mr. Williams.

- Everett.

- We were just about to open up that bottle and have a chat.

- Suddenly I ain't thirsty.

- Please Ev, I need a word.

- A word, you need a word?

I got a word for you John, why don't you take your word,

and shove it straight up your-

- Everett! - Just hear me out, would you?

- I don't give a damn about you.

I don't give a damn what you have to say.

- Everett, come on.

God, I'm sorry Everett, that was wrong.

- That's sad, brother.

I've been waiting for this for a long time.

- If you two turds are gonna start trouble,

you take it to the streets,

instead of breaking up our sitting room.

- All right. - Hey, oh.

- Suzie hits harder than that old bucket head.

- I don't wanna do this Everett,

but I'm gonna do it to you, buddy.

- Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

- We don't have to do this, Ev.

- Oh, the hell we don't.

All right, come on. All right, old man.

- What's all this? - You had enough?

- Everett, someone killed them.

I need your help.

- Killed who?

- Emma, Emma, Martin,

the boys.

- What? How do you know this?

- I found them when I got there.

One of the boys was barely alive,

he died in my arms.

I couldn't find Mary.

I saw some footprints next to some horse tracks,

and the footprints just disappeared.

I gotta believe Mary's alive, and that they took her.

- Who is they?

- That's what I don't know,

and that's why I came looking for Everett.

He can track like nobody else can.

He can do things I can't.

That's why I need you, Everett, I need your help.

- What are you gonna do when we find these boys, John?

Are you gonna kill them?

You keep that hog leg strapped to your hip,

but you never pull it.

I will not be your assassin, John.

Hell John, they ain't even my kin.

- Well.

Come with me, I'll see to your bumps and bruises.

I don't think Mae and Suzie are gonna want you

at the hotel tonight with Everett there.

I'll put you up for the night, but be warned.

I don't provide the Tennessee tuck and roll.

- Well, that's a good thing.

Thanks.

- You know John, back in the day,

I was pretty fair at reading a trail,

and I'd be willing to go along

and help you find these killers.

- Thanks Miller, but I can't ask you to-

- You see that fabric over yonder?

That was ordered special for Miss Mary's

sweet 16th birthday dress.

That candy, William and Nelson loved,

them boys loved that candy, John.

Dadgummit John, I've got to help.

Let me go with you.

- All right, Miller.

You got yourself a horse?

- Oh I, I bought a couple off the stage line,

they're out back.

A little long in the tooth,

but stout enough for this, I reckon.

- Okay, I tell you what we'll do.

We'll head out at first light,

and we can see if we can pick up the trail.

Maybe you're the answer, maybe you're not.

But I guess we'll find out now.

- Thank you, John.

- Why'd you call him brother?

- It's a long story.

- Doesn't seem to be anything exciting going on anymore,

so maybe now is a good time for a story.

- John and I are not actually brothers.

I was married to- - You were married?

You were married?

- Do you want to hear this or not?

- Was married? - Was married.

Her name was Evangeline.

She had a sister named Essie.

John was married to Essie,

and so that made us brothers-In-law.

John and Essie had a baby girl, and then he and I

kinda fell in with some boys,

and ended up doing some nefarious deeds.

Well, Essie didn't like that too much.

So she took their daughter and hightailed it out.

Evey though,

Evey said for better or for worse,

and she meant it, but she wanted me out also.

After a while, John and I both wanted out, too.

John had found God, and he wanted to be

the father to his daughter that he hadn't been.

And me, well,

I just wanted a regular life with Evey.

So we decided, the three of us, to meet up

and head out in search of his daughter.

Well before then, I decided to do

one more job with the boys.

Just a little thing, you know? It wasn't gonna be anything.

But it turned out that there was a posse

that was waiting for us.

Well that posse, they chased us all across the county.

It took me two days to get back to the meeting spot.

When I got there John was there,

he was there alone.

It seems that posse had come upon them on the trail,

and my Evey was shot and she died on the trail.

I left John that day.

I said if I ever meet him again,

I would kill him for not protecting her.

I wanted to kill him,

I wanted to bad,

I didn't.

- Well, it sounds like finding that girl

would be good for the both of you.

- My turn to watch her.

- Pretty, ain't she?

- Yeah, she is.

Shame about her family and all.

I ain't never been that close to death before.

- First time I was,

I thought it'd be worse, but...

I don't know.

- I don't ever wanna be again.

Watch everything end with a flash from a barrel.

Wonder what'll become of her.

- I don't know, that's up to the boss.

I'm gonna go get some shut-eye.

Wake Hiram him up in a couple hours for his shift.

- I don't know if I trust Hiram watching her.

- Don't trust him?

You ain't getting soft for her, are you?

I wouldn't recommend it.

Look, I'm pretty sure Boss got a plan

that's brewing up for her already.

If you got any wild ideas, you need to get them

outta your head right here, right now.

Don't forget, you shot her kin also.

She ain't never gonna forget that.

- See that group of stars right up there?

- Yeah. - That is the Little Dipper.

- Little Dipper, Pop Pop? - That's right.

- So it's basically like the Big Dipper but littler?

- That's exactly right.

You are a smart one, my young friend.

- Tell me more about the stars, Pop Pop.

- Not now buddy, it's obvious we need some rest.

- Why do you do that, Pop Pop?

- Well, this keeps the snakes

and other critters away at night.

See, they might crawl right up to the rope,

but they are not gonna climb over it.

- Did you do this for my daddy when he slept out with you?

- No buddy, I didn't.

Eli didn't really like sleeping out under the stars

when he was little, like you and I like to do.

Said he was scared.

- Well, I'm not scared.

- I know you're not, son.

I know you're not.

- I can't wait to tell my Dad.

Wake up!

Wake up, get your sorry carcasses up, they're gone.

- What's going on boss? - What do you think?

Tom and that girl, they must have snuck out

early this morning.

What time were you supposed to take watch of her?

- Hey, I took my watch, for hours, till Tom came,

and he said Spence wanted to switch shifts.

- That don't sound right, I didn't tell Tom nothing.

- When did he relieve you, Hiram?

- Had to be 3:00, 4:00 maybe.

I'm not sure, I was plum tuckered out

- From the looks of things,

they might be headed towards Chugwood.

- Chugwood, well there ain't nothing or nobody hardly there.

Why would they go to Chugwood?

- Because that's the closest town around.

Look, it don't matter.

Get ready, mount up.

Damn fool.

- Where are you taking me?

Where are you taking me?

- Now hush, just hush. I need to think.

- What do you need to think about?

About how you're going to be hanged for murdering my family?

They might not even give you a chance to be hanged,

'cause they'll be killing you themselves

once they catch up with us.

- I'm trying to save your life.

It's not gonna be that easy for them to track us,

coming through all them rocks like we did.

And I told you, I'm sorry for my part in that.

I didn't mean it, I ain't never,

I-I don't know what to do.

- I can help you with that.

First untie my hands, next let me go.

- I'm serious.

- So am I, I have nothing,

you took everyone from me.

I don't understand this, why?

The only kin left I have is my grandfather.

Let me go to him, please.

What are you planning?

You take me out here in the middle of nowhere,

on foot, not even on horseback, just because you think

they'll have a more difficult time of tracking us?

You have no plan, do you?

Do you?

- I, I just know I done wrong.

I know I had to get you away from there.

- You've done that, you've spirited me

away from them others.

Now's your chance to let me go.

- I can't just let you loose,

not out here, miles from nowhere.

- You can, I'll be fine. I can find my own way out.

My daddy taught all of us kids.

And you can free yourself of this nightmare

by just letting me go.

- I don't feel right about this, letting you loose out here,

but I feel even worse for my part in this whole thing.

I never meant for none of that to happen.

I'm sorry for what we did to you.

I don't expect you to forgive me, but it's the truth.

- I'm glad you don't expect it,

because I don't, and I never will.

- Hold, don't move.

Slowly, very slowly turn around to me,

slowly.

- They wouldn't head East, I don't suspect,

'cause there's nothing that way

but 70 miles of rough mountain range,

nor South, 'cause the river's all swelled up

from them rains, there ain't nowhere to cross for miles

since the ferry ain't there no more.

Pretty much leaves North or West.

Maybe it'd be best to just head back to the Cronon ranch

and start there, what do you say?

- Well, as I don't know the territory like you do,

I'll bow to your judgment.

- Or we can sweep Westward,

as your description of the landscape is pretty accurate.

Quicker to find a trail, but more risky that we won't.

- We? - You and I

are not finished, John.

I still have an issue with you.

If I do this, I will do it for her, and her alone.

- Understood, well?

- He's going. - Yeah, I'm going.

- You find that girl, and you come back too.

- Not yet.

Now this is gonna hurt, and I ain't joshing.

- God.

- This ammonia ain't gonna be no picnic neither.

You ready?

The ammonia should blister soon.

Don't worry, you'll survive,

although you might start feeling poorly.

- What the devil?

- Nature calls.

- John, ain't none of my business,

but I can't help but wonder

what caused all the fallout between you all?

- Well, Everett blames me for something,

something pretty bad.

Everett, his wife Evey, and me were going to head West

in search of my wife and daughter.

He had some business to complete before we left,

and asked Evey and me to meet him

at a certain location he had described.

While waiting on Everett, we fell upon some men

wearing neckerchiefs, one said he was a sheriff

on the hunt for some highwaymen.

Of course, we knew nothing about it or so I made out.

- Howdy folks, I'm Maricopa County Marshall

Armstrong Briggs, this here is my deputy,

and this gentleman is here

representing the Kilpatrick Company.

- Gentlemen.

- Well we're out here looking for a few old boys,

who robbed a stage owned by Kilpatrick Holdings.

- Is that so?

- That sir, is a fact.

Now I must wonder, what are you folks

doing all the way out here?

- Is there some law about being in the countryside, Sheriff?

- Well, no ma'am, there ain't no law against it.

But it does seem somewhat strange.

- Well, I don't know what's so strange about it.

- What he's getting at, lady,

it seems suspicious, you two out here alone.

- Well, I can assure you

that the two of us are on the up and up.

There's nothing here to concern yourselves, as far as we go.

- We're very concerned.

- Very well, well if you do run across any men out this way,

I'd stay clear of them, for your own safety.

Eli, let's get going, boy.

- Them's too stupid to ever catch up with my Everett.

- What did you say? - Nothing.

She didn't say nothing.

- I heard her say something.

Now what did you say?

- I'll tell you what I said,

you stupid sack of horse dung.

I said you's too stupid to catch up with my man.

- Evangeline- - Your man?

You don't think I can't catch up with your man?

- She didn't mean nothing.

- The blazes I didn't.

It's a wonder this cur can walk and talk at the same time.

- Well, you know what I think?

You need to shut that trap of yours

before I shut it for you.

- Big tough man?

- She didn't mean anything by that.

- The hell she didn't.

- You okay? - I'm all right.

John.

- Hey.

- Coward.

- The Good Book does say, "An eye for an eye."

- Oh Evey, Evey.

Damn you, you son of a bitch!

Evey was dead before she hit the ground.

I didn't know what to do.

I didn't know who this Eli was, or where I could find him.

I didn't know what I was gonna say to Everett.

So the next day when we met him at the spot,

I told him we were ambushed by a posse,

which was partially true,

but I-I knew he wouldn't accept it,

and he blamed me,

maybe rightfully so.

- And Evey?

- There was a grove of willows nearby where she fell.

I buried her there.

- Pard, that's, that's tragic.

You done seen a whole mess of sorrowful events in your time.

- How, how long was I out?

- Not long, maybe an hour or so.

Do you have any food?

- There should be some in those bags.

That's it, yeah.

- You actually eat this?

- Hurts powerful bad.

Thank you for what you did.

I guess I just made things that much worse.

- I don't know, maybe.

I just know it sure ain't better.

Quiet, horses.

We need to move, now.

Come on!

- I'm coming.

- Hey, good hunt?

- Yeah, I'm gonna need you

to get on that and get it fixed.

I'm hungry and I'm tired.

- Yes, dear.

- Have a look at this.

- Looks like they headed off in this direction.

- All right, mount up, let's go.

- Hurry it up. - I'm trying.

- Not fast enough.

- Why, why do you still treat me this way?

- You never gave me a child, woman.

Worthless, you're worthless.

- That is not my fault.

- Well, who's fault is it?

- If the Good Lord did not want me to have a baby,

then it is His doing, not mine.

- Faster, Tom.

- Going as fast as I can.

Mary, you go on, I'll stop them.

- You can't stop them.

Why do you care about me anyway?

- Just go.

- Well, well well, look what I found.

- I don't want no trouble, man.

- Sit.

- I say we hang him.

- Shut up, both of you.

- Eli, I'm so sorry.

- You knew there'd be hell to pay, now where is she?

That's enough, Eli.

- I'll say it's enough, when it's enough.

Where is she?

You stupid kid,

where is she?

- Didn't see which way- - Where is the girl?

- I don't know.

- The hell you don't. - I don't know.

- If'n you don't tell me right now,

you're going straight to hell.

- I don't know.

- And now we leave him for the buzzards.

- Why not finish him, Eli?

One shot, be done with it.

- No, no.

he ain't gonna live out here like this.

we'll let mother nature take him straight to hell.

He'll be dead by nightfall.

Let's go boys.

- Help! - Oh good Lord, what is this?

- Help!

- Jesus help us.

- Can you help me please?

- My God child, what is the matter?

- They're coming. - Who's coming?

- The men, the men that killed my family.

- They killed your family? What on earth are you talking-

- Please, they'll be here any minute.

I need your help.

- But I don't know what I can do to help you, I--

all right, come on.

Hurry up on, get in the house before he gets back.

Come on, come on, go.

- I think they went this boys.

- What's that way?

- Just more of the same.

We go that direction, Chugwood ain't far.

- I'm gonna help you figure this out, okay?

You're safe here.

- Who the hell is this, Sarah?

- This is Mary, she needs our help.

- Help for what?

- She's fleeing some men who mean her harm.

- This is true? - Yes sir, it's true.

- What do you expect from me? This is no business of mine.

- Please, Luther.

- Well, she'll have chores to do,

but only for a short spell, you understand that?

- Yes, yes, yes dear.

Okay. - Thank you.

- It's about time.

There you go.

- Is that enough, sir?

- I want more than that.

Let me show you, there you go. Nice and easy.

Yeah, thank you.

You don't have a problem, do you?

Good.

- What the? Whoa.

Easy son, easy.

- Let me take a look at you.

This might hurt, son.

I'm sorry son, sorry.

He can't be moved.

- Who did this to you?

- Please help her. - Who, help who?

- She's innocent.

- Who? - Mary.

- Mary, Mary?

Where is she? Who, who did this? Who did this?

- She got away, I got her away from Eli.

She went south a couple hours ago.

Please don't let him,

don't let him hurt her.

Easy son, it's all right.

You done good, you done good.

We, we need to go, we need to go right now.

- We can't go now, John.

It's gonna be too dark tonight.

We'll, we'll pass her in the night.

- What are you saying?

We just stay here and just let her die?

What are you talking about?

- John, what do you propose?

It's going to be too dark tonight.

- What, what if she's hurt?

What if she's just laying there and all alone?

- Look, it would be best

if we just camp here tonight-

- Yeah I'm going with or without you.

God, what are you...

You think about this Everett.

- You think about this, John.

It's madness to try to track somebody at night.

We could ride right past her and not even know it.

- Take your hand off me.

- You gonna start thinking rational?

- John, Everett's right, and you know it.

- We'll find her John, we will find her.

- Boys, we need to bury the kid.

Critters, you know?

- Yeah, then we can bed down for the night.

- Quiet, you're gonna pay for what we give you here

Nothing's for free.

Look at you.

- Leave her alone. - Go back to bed, woman.

I told you to get to bed.

- Luther.

Stop it, Luther!

Who's worthless now?

Mary.

Good girl, it's okay.

Okay come on, come on, it's okay.

Burn in hell.

I am done with this place, I cannot stay here any longer.

I-I can't stay here.

I gotta get out, I gotta get out.

- Where will you go?

- I don't know, I don't know.

I, I, I, I'll go to Chugwood, that's what I'll do.

I'll go to Chugwood, and I'll make a plan from there.

- Mr. Miller can help us.

- Who is Mr. Miller?

- He's the commissioner of peace,

and he pretty much runs the town.

- Okay, okay, that's exactly what we're gonna do.

We're gonna go to Chugwood, okay?

- All right.

- You just wait right here and I'm gonna go get my things.

I'm gonna hurry. - Okay.

- We have to get out. - Okay.

- Hello, Mary.

- What did you do with her?

- We don't want any trouble, ma'am.

- Where's Mary?

- We're looking for Mary.

- You didn't take her? - Can we talk?

- Come on.

How do you know this Mary?

- Granddaughter to this fellow.

- Yes ma'am.

- Can you describe her?

- I can, my granddaughter's name is Mary Marie Cronon.

She's only 16, ma'am.

She's got dark hair, she's about yay tall.

- That sounds like her.

I believe that some men took her.

- You got any idea which way they would've gone?

- Ah, I'm guessing Chugwood.

- What makes you say that, ma'am?

- It's the nearest place for supplies.

- When was this? - This morning.

- All right, much obliged, ma'am.

- Take me with you.

- Well, why would we do that?

- My husband, he's dead, and I am here all by myself.

I have nothing left, there is nothing for me here.

I believe that if I can get to Chugwood then,

then I can get by.

And, and Mary mentioned a man that,

he might be able to help me.

- Who's that?

- She said his name was M-Miller.

- I'm Miller. - Can you help me?

- We'll help you, ma'am.

- I'm John, and this is Everett,

and this here is Miller, you met him.

- Oh, I am much obliged.

- Go get your stuff. - Thank you.

I-I'll be quick, I don't have much.

- What in the hell are we gonna do with her?

She's only gonna slow us down.

- We can't just leave her, Everett.

Besides, if they're going to Chugwood,

that's not very far from here.

She's not gonna slow us down enough to matter.

Now, Miller here, he can take her in the buckboard

and you can ride out ahead with me.

- You are killing me, brother.

- Brother?

- Shut up.

- Well, can you tell me something

about John's granddaughter?

- Well, I don't know much.

What is it you wanna know?

- Well, she told me this crazy story

about her family being killed.

- They were, all but Mary.

- John found them. - Oh.

- They were slaughtered at their home place.

- Oh my God.

- Mary somehow got away, but they must have found her.

- Oh, how terrible.

Well, I pray that she's okay.

Well, are these the same scoundrels that,

that ran off with her now?

- Well that's our thinking.

We were searching for her, and now just when we're so close,

they have her again.

I just hope we get to her in time.

- Me too.

- Did Mary say anything about who these fellers were?

- Well no, she was so scared, I didn't query about it.

Oh good Lord.

- Oh, poor John.

- Boys, we need supplies. - What for?

Ain't that far of a ride back, maybe a day,

and we've still-

- We ain't going back there, new plan.

- I'll go to the general, and get what we need.

- Spence, grab Mary.

Spence, tend to the horses.

And keep an eye on Hiram. - Yes sir.

- Have a seat right there.

- Why are you doing this?

What in God's name did I ever do to deserve

to be treated this way?

Why are you keeping me around?

- I got my reasons. - What reasons?

I don't know you, yet you have inflicted

such pain and misery upon me.

What kind of a monster are you?

Why don't you just end this all?

What kind of a man are you to prolong this?

- You know, you got quite a mouth on you.

That's gonna lead you to ruin.

- I get that from my father.

He feared no man, and neither do I.

- Yeah, look where that got him.

- My father is twice the man you'll ever be.

- I guess we'll never know.

- Afternoon.

- Got any Arbuckles, beans, that kinda of thing?

- Yes sir, right here.

- Got whiskey too? - Yes sir.

- Hey, wait a minute. You guys didn't pay.

- Is there a problem here, boys?

- No ma'am, no problem.

If you'd like, we can discuss it in private.

- They didn't pay for their goods, Ms. Mae.

- Is that a fact?

That's not the way we do things around here, boys.

- Hmm, oh pray tell, how do we do things around here?

- Well, we can do this a couple different ways,

but only one of them, I think you'll agree on.

- Hmm, little pea shooter supposed to stop both of us?

- Maybe not the both of you, only you.

But at that point, what does it matter?

I think you can do a little more than that.

- Fine.

- I ain't never seen those two sodbusters before, you?

- No ma'am, I have not.

- We got the supplies Boss, and Hiram made a new friend.

- Yeah, lucky for her I like women

with some starch in their corsets.

Anyway, what's the new plan, Eli?

- Stay here tonight.

- There's another fella with them,

and a girl about your age.

- Oh yeah, that's Mary Cronon.

But I don't know those other guys.

Mary Cronon?

Josiah, lock up.

- Wait, what? - Do as I say, boy.

- What about her? - She's coming with us.

- We camping out of town tonight, Boss?

I mean, there is that boarding house over yonder and all.

- That may be the first smart idea you've had, Spence.

Yeah we'll stay here, come with me.

Boys, make sure the horses are tied up around back,

then meet me inside.

- Well you look like you got something on your mind.

- I think she's here. - Who is she?

- That girl, the one Mr. Williams

and Everett are fighting over.

- I'm sorry, who?

- The granddaughter, Mary something.

- Mary, Mary, Mary Cronon, she's in town?

- Josiah said he saw her.

- Wait, wait, wait, so you're telling me

Mary Cronon is here in town?

- Yeah, she's here with three men,

and two of them just walked off

without paying Josiah for their goods.

This is bad, this is trouble.

I don't want no part of it.

- Well, we gotta do something.

- The hell we do.

If what John said is true and they're killers,

I don't want no part of it.

- Ladies, I'd like a room.

- We ain't got no vacancies.

- There's no one in this town.

- She's just mistaken, we got room.

How can we help you?

- I'll take three, one for the girl and me,

and one each for my boys.

- Sure thing, we'll help you out.

Follow me this way.

Whoa.

- I don't see anyone down there, Ev.

- Well, it's not like it's a bustling metropolis.

- There's gotta be someone around.

I know they'd come here, there's nothing else for miles.

- Well, I know one person's down there,

and it's exactly where I'm going.

- I guess you're talking about Suzie, aren't you?

- Well son, I ain't just whistling Dixie.

- Seems like you always got

one thing on your mind, Everett.

But I say, we take care of business first

and then you can have your fun,

or whatever you're calling it these days,

- Take care of business. - Mm.

- John, we are no closer to catching these boys

than the minute we left.

I don't see anybody down there.

Where do you propose that we look now?

- I got a feeling, Everett.

And whether it's from my own thoughts or the good Lord,

I don't know, but they're there.

Trust me on this, just this once.

- John, I've known you for years.

I have an issue with you right now,

but you got a look in your eye, one I've not seen before.

So this once, I will back your play.

But if you are wrong, and you very well may be,

I will be done. - Understood.

I'm gonna take a look at the saloon

and see if they're there.

- All right, I'll go check the boarding house.

- All right, stay on task Everett, stay on task.

- Without a doubt.

- Suit yourself, you're stubborn just like your mother.

- Excuse me? How do you know my mother?

- There was a time, long ago.

Is there something you need?

- I'm with child.

- Okay, what is that to me?

- It's yours.

- You sure about that?

- You forced yourself on me.

- I don't remember it like that.

I recall it,

not only did you want it, you liked it.

It's your problem, not mine.

Why don't you let that beau of yours

make an honest woman of you?

What's the name?

- Martin, his name is Martin.

- Yeah, let Martin deal with it,

and get outta my sight, girl.

- What do you think

the sheriff will have to say about it?

- If you as much breathe a word of this,

you and that beau of yours will live to regret it.

- You're a horrible excuse for a man.

- Yeah, you're just a bastard child in my family's help.

get outta here.

- Oh my God, no, no, no. You're a liar.

- Come here. - Stop.

- Come here, get over here. - Stop.

- Listen to me, child. Listen.

- Stop, let go of me.

- You listen to me. - You're lying.

- You listen to me, my father lost a grandchild.

- No. - Yes.

And now you will fill that void.

- No, stop. - Get over here.

- Stop. - Sit down.

- Seriously sweetheart, you are a sight for tired eyes.

- Oh Everett, I got something to tell you.

- Oh sweetheart- - Will you just

listen to me for a second, Everett?

- Sweetheart, I'm all ears.

- Everett listen, that girl Mary,

she's here with the guy, up-upstairs.

I think he's holding her against her will.

- What? Are they up there alone, or are there others?

- He got, he got a room for him and her,

and then he asked for another room for the boys,

but I don't think they're here yet.

- He ain't at the saloon.

Anyone with them?

- There's two more that are outside somewhere.

- Okay, let's go. - Hey, John.

John, hold on, you gotta be smart about this.

- Okay, here's what we're gonna do.

- Now, it's a two-day ride back to the ranch.

We leave at sun up.

So I don't want to hear no bellyaching, you understand?

I'm gonna go check on the boys, and you will remain here.

And I'm gonna make sure of that,

'cause I'm locking the door behind me.

- What the hell's going on in here?

- Teaching my boy a lesson.

- Well, what'd he do to deserve this?

- This is between me and my son.

- I asked once, and I am not gonna ask you again.

- How could I ever teach my son to be a man,

if you won't allow it?

- Let him out.

Open that door.

Do something, boy.

Yeah, I didn't think so, give me the key.

Give it to me.

How can you teach my grandson to be a man

when you're not one yourself?

Hello buddy. It's all okay, Pop Pop's here.

- Got that linen for you,

just like you asked, sir?

- What?

- Got that linen for you, just like you asked,

since there's two of you in the room.

Ah, could you get that for me, please?

- Grab the key.

- Papa? - Mary, are you okay?

- Yes, yes, yes.

- I've been so worried about you.

- All right, all right.

We don't have a lotta time for a reunion.

We need to move this fella before his friends show up.

- All right, we can throw him in jail.

Miller can watch him until the US marshals

make their rounds.

Mary, stay here. - I wanna go with you.

- No, no, no, too dangerous.

We'll be back quickly.

- Suzie, you stay with her.

- Who are you? Where are you all taking me?

Let go of me, let loose of me now.

Do you know who I am? I'm a Kilpatrick.

I'm Eli Kilpatrick.

- I could care less if you were the king of Siam.

- There will be hell to pay, boys.

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."

- What did you say? - John keep moving.

- Kilpatrick? - I'm Eli Kilpatrick.

My family owns this whole territory.

- Ev. - John, move.

- This is-

- Go get 'em, boys.

- Everett, I think Eli's the one that killed Evey.

- What? What are you saying?

Why would you say that?

- Because I remember that name, Eli.

I remember his voice. and I remember

the eye for the eye and the tooth For the tooth.

I know it was him.

- You're sure of this? - Yeah, I'm sure.

- The son of a bitch.

- Where you at, old man?

- Hey cowboy.

- You even know how to use that thing?

- How's that for a pea shooter?

- Mary.

- Last time she's slips away.

- Eli, let her go.

- Hey, I'm leaving and none of y'all

are gonna follow me, you understand?

I will kill her right now, I'm serious.

- Drop her.

- I'll see you in hell, old man.

- You first.

- Papa.

- John.

- Of all the stupid things you've done, brother,

getting shot like this?

- I blame you, you got me all riled.

That hurts.

- I know it does, I know it does, brother.

I know it does.

- John, I'm kinda scared. - I know you are.

I know you are, brother.

- I'm so cold.

- You don't need to be afraid, though.

He loves you, brother, He does.

- John, if He knows things I've done,

the thoughts that I've had.

- I know. - Yes.

- But you're forgetting brother,

I've done all that stuff too.

I mean, I was a scoundrel and a womanizer, all that stuff.

But- - That aint you, John.

- I know, brother. - That ain't you.

- I know it ain't me, but it doesn't matter.

It doesn't matter because He loves you, He loves you.

He loves you 'cause of His grace and His love,

and He wants you to be with Him.

- You still got it? - Yeah, yeah.

Never leaves my side, brother.

- I don't know, I don't know.

- I know.

- I don't know what to do, I'm so scared, John.

- I know, I know you are.

This is what you say, okay?

"Father, forgive me,

forgive me for all I've done.

I accept Your love,

and I accept Your son Jesus,

and take me to paradise."

- I'm so sorry,

forgive me,

oh God, forgive me.

- "Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Your kingdom come, Your will be done."

- No!

- Sweetheart, it's okay. It's okay.

- No, God no.

- Rest easy brother, and may your soul

find happiness with Evey among the willows.

- Get the men.