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CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

Man: HOW ABOUT SOME WATER?

THERE IT IS.

THERE'S THE CAN.

HELP YOURSELF.

THE SIGN'S RIGHT, MISTER.

IT'S YOUR LAST CHANCE. YOU BETTER FILL UP.

OK, FILL HER UP.

BOZE.

HEY, BOZE!

BOZE!

BOZE!

MAN WANTS SOME GAS.

GET GOING.

OK, BOSS.

EVERYBODY'S ENTITLED

TO THEIR OWN WAY OF THINKING.

YOU FELLAS WANT MORE COFFEE?

YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW WHY, NICK,

BUT YOU'RE ALWAYS SQUAWKIN'.

I GOT A RIGHT TO. WHAT DO I DO?

I CLIMB POLES TO PUT UP WIRES

SO THAT SOME BROKER IN NEW YORK

CAN CALL SOME GUY IN LOS ANGELES

AND TELL HIM HE'S BEEN WIPED OUT.

WE'RE NOT PIONEERING, WE'RE REPAIRING.

HEY, MY FRIEND,

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT PIONEERING,

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING

THAT I CAN TELL YOU A FEW THINGS ABOUT.

SHUT UP, GRAMP.

I DON'T WANT TO SHUT UP.

I TOLD YOU NOT TO GET INTO ARGUMENTS WITH THE GUESTS.

LISTEN, I CAN TELL THESE BOYS SOME THINGS

THEY'D LIKE TO HEAR, WOULDN'T YOU, BOYS?

YEAH. GO AHEAD, POP, CHANGE THE SUBJECT.

NOW, LISTEN,

I COME DOWN INTO THIS DESERT

56 YEARS AGO.

COME DOWN FROM VIRGINIA CITY.

YOU HAD TO BE TOUGH TO CROSS THIS COUNTRY

IN THEM DAYS.

WHY, I HELPED STRING THE FIRST WIRE

THAT RUN WEST OUT OF ALBUQUERQUE.

YES, SIR!

SAY, ARE YOU THE FELLA

THAT TOOK A SHOT AT BILLY THE KID?

I NEVER TOOK NO SHOT AT BILLY THE KID.

NO.

I HAD TOO DARNED MUCH SENSE.

HE TOOK A COUPLE OF SHOTS AT ME, THOUGH.

I'M PRACTICALLY THE ONLY MAN

HE EVER MISSED.

WELL, HE WAS... HE WAS ONLY FOOLIN',

SO IT COULDN'T HARDLY COUNT.

OK, POP.

SAY, I WANTED TO TELL YA,

DO YOU KNOW THE FIRST MESSAGE

THAT WAS SENT OVER THAT WIRE?

IT SAID... IT SAID, "GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC!"

YOU'D BETTER SEND THAT MESSAGE THROUGH AGAIN, POP,

'CAUSE THE REPUBLIC'S IN BAD NEED OF SAVING.

THAT'LL BE 55 CENTS APIECE.

A FINE EXCUSE FOR A REPUBLIC WE GOT.

A FINE EXCUSE FOR LAW AND ORDER.

DID YOU READ ABOUT THAT GANGSTER MASSACRE

IN OKLAHOMA CITY YESTERDAY?

NOW, THERE'S AN EXAMPLE.

OUR GOVERNMENT'S NOTHING BUT A GANGSTER'S JOKE.

THERE'S JUST ONE REMARK

I WANT TO PASS TO YOU, BROTHER.

JUST BE CAREFUL HOW YOU TALK ABOUT

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

COME ON, NICK.

WAIT A MINUTE.

LET ME GET A LOAD OF THIS TINHORN PATRIOT HERE.

YOU GOT YOUR EATS.

THERE'S YOUR CHANGE.

NOW KINDLY GET OUT.

HA HA!

I THOUGHT YOU SAID NOT TO ARGUE WITH THE GUESTS.

YOU'D BETTER TEND TO YOUR OWN BUSINESS, SON...

MY OWN BUSINESS.

WHAT BUSINESS HAVE I GOT?

MISERABLE LITTLE SERVICE STATION

ON THE EDGE OF NOWHERE.

WELL, MAYBE THAT'S ALL YOU'RE GOOD FOR.

WHAT CHANCE HAVE I EVER HAD

TO PROVE WHAT I CAN DO?

WELL, YOU... YOU...

YOU HAD A WAR, DIDN'T YOU?

THE BIGGEST WAR YET!

I SUPPOSE YOU THINK I FAILED IN THAT

BECAUSE I DIDN'T COME HOME WITH A LOT OF MEDALS.

WELL, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE A TRUCK

BEHIND THE LINES.

I ENLISTED WHERE MY KNOWLEDGE OF MECHANICS

WOULD DO THE MOST GOOD FOR MY COUNTRY.

PAULA'S SCARED.

WHAT'S SHE SCARED OF?

THE MEXICANS SAY THAT DUKE MANTEE

AND HIS GANG ARE HEADED THIS WAY.

NOBODY'LL GET MANTEE.

HEH HEH HEH!

HE'LL FOOL 'EM.

EH, YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME.

LOOK AFTER THINGS, GABBY. I GOTTA GET DRESSED.

WHAT FOR?

THE BLACK HORSE VIGILANTE MEETING.

AW, DAD, AREN'T YOU EVER GONNA GET TIRED

OF PLAYING SOLDIER?

WELL, THAT BANDIT GANG BETTER NOT HEAD THIS WAY.

WHAT'LL YOU DO, BLOW THE BUGLE

AND TURN THE WHOLE POTBELLIED TROOP

LOOSE ON THEM?

I ONLY HOPE SOMEDAY MY OWN DAUGHTER

WILL LEARN TO RESPECT THE THINGS I STAND FOR.

THERE'S THE MAIL!

THERE'S THE MAIL.

HA HA! HELLO, DICK.

HOW'S EVERYTHING?

OH, NOT SO GOOD.

THEY TELL ME MANTEE AND HIS GANG

ARE AROUND HERE SOMEPLACE.

YEAH?

WHAT'S HE...

HEH HEH. PAULA WAS RIGHT.

THE POSTMAN JUST TOLD ME

THAT DUKE MANTEE AND HIS GANG

ARE GALLIVANTING AROUND HERE SOMEPLACE.

YES, SIR! HEH HEH.

CUT IT OUT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, HONEY, DON'T YOU LIKE ME?

NO, NOT VERY MUCH.

WELL, I'LL FORGIVE YOU,

SEEING AS I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE A SHORT TIME

AND I HAVEN'T HAD MUCH CHANCE TO GO INTO MY ACT.

BUT WHEN I DO,

YOU'RE GONNA CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE PLENTY FAST.

WHAT'S THAT YOU'RE READING?

OH, YOU WOULDN'T LIKE IT.

OH... POETRY.

HA HA! SAY, THAT'S PRETTY HOT.

WELL?

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN SUSPECTING ALL ALONG

THAT ALL YOU NEEDED WAS A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT.

THAT'S GREAT POETRY.

SURE, IT'S GREAT.

BUT I CAN THINK OF SOMETHING

A WHOLE LOT BETTER.

SAY, I'M NOT SO TERRIBLE-LOOKING, AM I?

YOU THINK A LOT OF YOURSELF, DON'T YOU?

AW, IT'S EASY TO TELL WHEN A GIRL IS READY FOR LOVE.

IS IT?

SURE.

HOW CAN YOU TELL THAT, BOZE?

WELL... ONE PRETTY SURE WAY

IS WHEN SHE BEGINS TO CALL YOU

BY YOUR OWN NAME FOR THE FIRST TIME.

AND ANOTHER WAY IS THE WAY I FEEL.

DON'T YOU KNOW IT TAKES TWO

TO MAKE A RADIO PROGRAM...

THE ONE THAT'S SENDING

AND THE ONE THAT'S RECEIVING?

WELL, WHEN I'M WITH A LITTLE GIRL

THAT'S CUTE AND APPEALING,

WITH BIG BLUE EYES,

AND I CAN FEEL KIND OF AN ELECTRIC WAVE

RUNNING THROUGH ME,

WELL, I CAN BE PRETTY SURE

THAT SHE'S THE ONE THAT'S DOING THE SENDING,

WHETHER SHE KNOWS IT OR NOT.

HAVE YOU A RADIO PROGRAM COMING IN RIGHT NOW?

IT'S LIKE THE HOTTEST TORCH SONG

THAT WAS EVER SUNG.

CAN'T YOU HEAR IT, HONEY?

LISTEN, GABBY,

YOU CAN CALL ME A SAP IF YOU WANT TO,

BUT I'M FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU.

I'M GETTING TO WANT YOU

MORE THAN IS GOOD FOR ME.

BOZE, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE?

NO.

HAVE YOU EVER SAID YOU WERE?

SURE. PLENTY OF TIMES.

DID THEY BELIEVE YOU?

CERTAINLY THEY DID, AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY.

IT'S BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL DUMB.

THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE DIFFERENT, GABBY.

I COULDN'T FOOL YOU.

I'M SMART, AM I?

TOO SMART FOR MOST MEN. YOU'D CATCH ONTO THEM.

BUT THAT'S WHAT I WANT.

AND THE BETTER YOU GET TO KNOW ME,

THE MORE YOU'RE GONNA LIKE ME.

YOU'D BETTER LOOK OUT... IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR JOB.

DAD DOESN'T LIKE HAVING THE HIRED HELP

MAKE PASSES AT ME.

YOU'RE GONNA LOVE ME, GABBY, LOVE ME A LOT.

LOOK OUT. HERE'S SOMEONE COMING.

GOOD EVENING.

COULD I, UM, ORDER SOMETHING TO EAT?

WHY, CERTAINLY.

MISS MAPLE WOULD BE GLAD TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.

THANK YOU.

WAIT A MINUTE.

IS YOUR DAD GOING TO TOWN?

WHY, YES.

OK.

WILL YOU SIT DOWN, SIR?

THANK YOU.

DO YOU LIVE AROUND HERE?

NO. NO. A TOURIST AFOOT.

MY LAST HOST OF THE ROAD

DROPPED ME ABOUT 10 MILES BACK.

STILL, IT'S WONDERFUL WHAT PROGRESS YOU CAN MAKE

JUST BY DOING THIS.

THANKS.

"TODAY'S SPECIAL."

TELL ME, JUST WHAT IS A "BAR-B-Q"?

WELL... WELL, HERE IT'S A HAMBURGER SANDWICH

WITH VEGETABLES ON THE SIDE.

IT'S ALWAYS TODAY'S SPECIAL.

IT'S PRETTY GOOD.

IT IS, EH?

UNLESS WE HAVE A SANDSTORM.

WELL, I'LL HAVE IT.

FIRST OF ALL,

I'D LIKE SOME OF THAT CREAM OF CORN SOUP,

SOME BEER, AND I'LL, UH... ORDER THE DESSERT LATER.

OK.

THANKS. OH, ANOTHER QUESTION.

WHERE AM I?

WELL, THIS PLACE IS CALLED BLACK MESA.

BLACK MESA.

HOW INTRIGUING.

WHERE ARE YOU PLANNING TO GO?

MY PLANS HAVE BEEN UNCERTAIN.

OH, JUST, UH...

JUST HOBOING ALONG.

CALL IT GYPSYING.

I HAD A VAGUE IDEA

I'D LIKE TO SEE THE PACIFIC OCEAN

OR PERHAPS DROWN IN IT.

BUT THAT DEPENDS.

WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?

QUITE A LONG WAY, MISS MAPLE.

THAT IS THE NAME, ISN'T IT?

YES. THAT'S IT.

ARE YOU ENGLISH?

NO.

YOU MIGHT CALL ME

AN AMERICAN... ONCE REMOVED.

BUT IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, I...

OH, YES. THE SOUP WILL BE HERE IN JUST A MINUTE.

THE WASHROOM IS THROUGH THAT DOOR ON THE RIGHT

IF YOU WANT IT.

THANK YOU.

OH, GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

ANYONE TAKE YOUR ORDER?

YES. A CHARMING YOUNG LADY.

THAT'S MY DAUGHTER.

Gramp: GEE WILLIKERS, AIN'T THAT GREAT?

AIN'T WHAT GREAT?

LOOK. DUKE MANTEE AND HIS GANG OF BANDITS

ARE RIGHT AROUND HERE SOMEPLACE.

LOOK, THERE'S HIS PICTURE.

YEAH? WELL, IF HE HEADS THIS WAY,

WE BLACK HORSE VIGILANTES

WILL HANDLE THAT GENT.

YOU WOULD?

OF COURSE. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FOR.

WELL, IF YOU TAKE MY ADVICE, SON,

I WOULDN'T START ANY SHOOTING IN THAT GETUP.

WHY NOT?

I NEVER SEEN A BETTER TARGET.

HMM? YEAH.

WELL, YOU NEEDN'T BE AFRAID ABOUT ME.

AFRAID?

I AIN'T AFRAID,

BUT I WOULD BE IF I WAS YOU.

OH, I TOOK 5 BUCKS, GABBY.

WHY'D YOU NEED ALL THAT FOR?

OH, JUST IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

SAY, BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU,

YOU'D THINK I WASN'T FIT TO BE TRUSTED WITH MONEY

OR IDEAS OR ANYTHING.

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU, THE BOTH OF YOU,

THAT I'D...

OH, WELL.

GRAMP? EH?

GRAMP, WHAT ARE YOU DOING BACK THERE?

OH, GABBY, CAN'T YOU LET YOUR OLD GRANDPAPPY

HAVE A LITTLE SNIFTER NOW?

NO. YOU CAN HAVE ONE BEFORE YOU GO TO BED.

WELL, I'M SLEEPY NOW.

GRAMP...

YEAH.

YOUR SOUP IS READY, MY FRIEND.

OH, THANKS.

LOOKS GOOD, TOO.

THANK YOU.

OOH, LOOK OUT! LOOK OUT!

THAT'S THE DENVER POST.

HERE YOU ARE.

THANKS.

YEAH.

OH, SAY, LOOK. LOOK.

THERE... THERE'S A PICTURE OF DUKE MANTEE.

6 KILLED?

HMM.

DID HE DO ALL THAT?

OH, YES. YES, INDEED.

WELL, HE DOESN'T LOOK VERY VICIOUS, DOES HE?

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU HERE.

YOU CAN'T TELL A KILLER EXCEPT BY HIS CHIN.

THERE'S A FUNNY THING ABOUT THAT.

A KILLER ALWAYS HOLDS HIS CHIN IN.

DID YOU EVER NOTICE THAT?

I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN A KILLER.

OH, I HAVE. PLENTY OF THEM.

WHO?

DID YOU EVER HEAR TELL OF BILLY THE KID?

YES, INDEED.

WELL, MY SOUP'S GETTING COLD.

WELL, I KNOWED HIM WELL DOWN IN THE PECOS COUNTRY.

HE TOOK A COUPLE OF SHOTS AT ME ONCE.

YEAH. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.

I MEAN ON STILL BEING WITH US.

YEAH.

HEY! HEY, BUT I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND.

YOU SEE, IT WAS KIND OF DARK,

AND THE KID HAD HAD A FEW,

AND BESIDES, I THINK HE WAS JUST TRYING

TO SCARE THE PANTS OFF OF ME.

DID HE DO IT?

NO. NO, NO.

I SEED HE WAS JUST A-FUNNIN',

AND SO I SAID TO HIM... I SAID,

"KID, YOU'RE DRUNK."

AND HE SAID TO ME,

"WELL, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT?"

AND I SAID, "BECAUSE YOU MISSED ME."

WELL, YOU OUGHTA HEARD HIM LAUGH.

SAY, YOU'RE KINDA HUNGRY, AIN'T YA?

WELL, YOU CAN GO JUST SO LONG WITHOUT FOOD.

HMM. WHAT LINE OF WORK YOU IN?

WELL, NONE AT THE MOMENT.

I HAVE BEEN, AT TIMES, A WRITER.

A WRITER?

YES.

WELL, THAT'S A FUNNY THING.

YES, IT IS.

I KNOWED THE GREATEST WRITER

THAT EVER LIVED ONCE.

DID YOU, REALLY?

YEAH. SAM CLEMENS.

DID YOU EVER HEAR OF HIM?

WELL, NOW, LET ME SEE. SAM, UH...

WELL, DID YOU EVER HEAR OF MARK TWAIN?

YES. OH, YES.

WELL, IT'S THE SAME FELLER.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT. YES.

I KNOWED HIM WELL

WHEN I WAS A BOY BACK IN VIRGINIA CITY.

YEAH. HE USED TO WRITE FUNNY THINGS

FOR THE PAPER THERE,

THE ENTERPRISE.

YES, SIR.

WHY, HE WAS THE DURNEDEST FELLER

I EVER SEED,

AND I'VE SEED A-PLENTY.

YES. HE USED TO WRITE, HE SAID,

ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT PEOPLE

THAT READ HIS WRITINGS DIDN'T WANT THE TRUTH,

SO THAT'S WHAT HE'S GONNA GIVE 'EM.

UH, ARE YOU A FAMOUS WRITER?

NO, NO. I'M... NO.

OH, YOU'RE JUST MODEST ABOUT IT, EH?

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

ALAN SQUIER.

YOUR SUPPER'S READY, GRAMP.

YEAH, AND I'M READY FOR IT, TOO.

WATCHIN' THIS FELLER EAT'S

MADE ME KINDA HUNGRY.

WELL, I'M GLAD TO HAVE KNOWED YOU, MR. SQUIER.

GLAD TO HAVE MET YOU, SIR.

YES, SIR. YES, SIR! THANK YOU, SIR.

LIKE THE SOUP?

OH, IT WAS... IT WAS GLORIOUS.

DID I HEAR YOU SAY THAT YOU WERE A WRITER?

YES. IN A WAY.

I'VE NEVER KNOWN ANY WRITERS.

OH, PLEASE DON'T GO.

DO YOU WANT SOMETHING ELSE?

NO. I... I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO YOU.

WON'T YOU PLEASE SIT DOWN?

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I SUPPOSE YOU WANT TO GO INTO THE MOVIES.

NOT ON YOUR LIFE!

I WANT TO GO TO BOURGES.

WHERE?

BOURGES IN FRANCE.

OH.

YOU MIGHT NEVER GUESS IT,

BUT THAT'S WHERE I CAME FROM.

REALLY? YOU'RE NOT FRENCH, ARE YOU?

PARTLY. I WAS BORN IN BOURGES.

OF COURSE I LEFT THERE

BEFORE I WAS HARDLY ABLE TO WALK,

SO ALL I KNOW ABOUT IT

IS FROM THE PICTURE POSTCARDS

MY MOTHER SENDS ME.

THEY GOT A CATHEDRAL THERE.

YOUR MOTHER STILL LIVES THERE?

YES.

DAD BROUGHT US BACK HERE AFTER THE WAR.

MOTHER STUCK IT OUT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS,

AND THEN SHE PACKED RIGHT UP

AND WENT BACK TO BOURGES.

WE'VE NEVER SEEN HER SINCE.

SOME PEOPLE SEEM TO THINK

IT WAS KIND OF CRUEL OF HER

TO LEAVE ME, BUT WHAT COULD SHE DO?

SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO BRING ME UP,

AND SHE JUST COULDN'T LIVE HERE.

YOU CAN'T BLAME HER FOR THAT.

DO YOU THINK IT WAS CRUEL OF HER?

NOT IF YOU DON'T, MISS MAPLE.

LOOK. LOOK, HERE'S A PICTURE OF MOTHER

JUST BEFORE SHE MARRIED DAD.

SHE'S LOVELY, ISN'T SHE?

DO YOU KNOW, I CAN SEE THE RESEMBLANCE?

CAN YOU, REALLY?

HMM.

IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE HER BEING MARRIED TO DAD.

STILL, I SUPPOSE,

HE LOOKED ALL RIGHT IN HIS AMERICAN UNIFORM.

MOTHER ALWAYS GIVES ME A BOOK ON MY BIRTHDAY.

SHE SENT ME THIS ONE.

IT'S THE POEMS OF FRANCIS VILLON.

EVER READ THEM?

YES, I HAVE.

IT'S SWELL POETRY.

MOTHER'S WRITTEN ON THE FLYLEAF.

"à MA CHERE PETITE GABRIELLE."

THAT MEANS, "TO MY DEAR LITTLE GABRIELLE."

OH, IT DOES, EH? OH, YES.

GABRIELLE. THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL NAME, ISN'T IT?

YES. WOULDN'T YOU KNOW

IT WOULD GET CHANGED INTO "GABBY"

BY THESE SUNBAKED, IGNORANT DESERT RATS?

I SEE YOU SHARE YOUR MOTHER'S OPINION

OF THE DESERT.

BUT YOU CAN FIND SOLACE

IN THE POEMS OF FRANCOIS VILLON.

YES. IT TAKES THE STINK OF THE GASOLINE

AND THE HAMBURGER OUT OF MY SYSTEM.

WELL, GABRIELLE,

WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ ME ONE OF THOSE POEMS?

RIGHT NOW?

YES, NOW. WHILE I'M FINISHING TODAY'S SPECIAL.

OK. I'LL READ YOU THE ONE I LIKE THE BEST.

"SUCH GOOD I WISH YOU.

"YEA AND HEARTILY, I AM FIRED WITH HOPE

"OF TRUE LOVE'S NEED TO GET.

"KNOWING LOVE WRITES IT IN HIS BOOK.

"FOR, WHY, THIS IS THE END

FOR WHICH WE TWAIN ARE MET."

GO ON, GABRIELLE.

"SEEING REASON WILLS NOT THAT I CAST LOVE BY,

"NOR HEAR WITH REASON SHALL I CHIDE AND FRET,

"NOR CEASE TO SERVE,

"BUT SERVE MORE CONSTANTLY.

THIS IS THE END FOR WHICH WE TWAIN ARE MET."

YOU KNOW...

YOU KNOW, THAT GUY WRITES WONDERFUL STUFF.

HOW DID YOU PRONOUNCE HIS NAME?

FRANCOIS VILLON.

THE FRENCH SEEM TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING.

THAT'S WHY YOU WANT TO GO TO FRANCE, EH?

FOR UNDERSTANDING?

I WILL GO THERE.

WHEN GRAMP DIES, WE'RE GONNA SELL THIS PLACE,

AND I'M GONNA TAKE MY PART OF THE MONEY

AND GO TO BOURGES, AND FIND SOMETHING...

WELL, SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT

AND... AND WINE AND DANCING IN THE STREETS.

WELL, IF I WERE YOU, GABRIELLE,

I'D STAY HERE AND AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.

I'VE BEEN TO FRANCE.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING THERE, WRITING BOOKS?

NO. PLANNING TO WRITE BOOKS.

YOU SEE, I MARRIED... A LADY OF WEALTH.

SHE WAS VERY LIBERAL TO ME.

OH.

OH, PLEASE DON'T THINK ILL OF ME BECAUSE OF THAT.

I ONCE ACTUALLY DID WRITE A BOOK.

WHAT KIND OF A BOOK?

FICTION?

IN A SENSE, YES. IT WAS A NOVEL.

I WAS 22 AT THE TIME. IT WAS VERY, VERY STARK.

IT SOLD SLIGHTLY OVER 600 COPIES.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

IT COST THE PUBLISHER A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY,

AND INCIDENTALLY, IT ALSO COST HIM HIS WIFE.

YOU SEE, SHE DIVORCED HIM AND MARRIED ME.

SHE SAW IN ME A MAJOR ARTIST, PROFOUND BUT INARTICULATE.

SHE THOUGHT THAT ALL I NEEDED WAS BACKGROUND,

SO SHE PROCEEDED TO GIVE IT TO ME, WITH A SOUTHERN EXPOSURE

AND A FINE VIEW OF THE MEDITERRANEAN.

WELL, FOR 8 YEARS

I RECLINED THERE. ON THE RIVIERA,

ON MY BACKGROUND,

AND I WAITED FOR THE MAJOR ARTIST TO EMERGE

AND SAY SOMETHING OF ENDURING IMPORTANCE,

BUT, UH, HE PREFERRED TO REMAIN INARTICULATE.

AND YOU'VE LEFT YOUR WIFE NOW?

YES.

THAT'S SWELL.

OH, I LEFT HER AT HER SUGGESTION.

SEE, SHE'D TAKEN UP WITH A BRAZILIAN PAINTER,

ALSO A MAJOR ARTIST,

SO THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT FOR ME TO DO BUT TRAVEL,

AND I DECIDED TO SET FORTH AND DISCOVER AMERICA,

AND I'VE COME THIS FAR ON MY JOURNEY,

THANKS TO THE POWER OF THE THUMB.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

I DON'T KNOW.

I SUPPOSE I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN,

WORTH LIVING FOR AND DYING FOR.

WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND?

NOTHING HALF SO INTERESTING

AS AN OLD MAN WHO WAS MISSED BY BILLY THE KID

AND A FAIR YOUNG LADY WHO READS VILLON.

WELL, I... I DO OTHER THINGS

THAT'LL SURPRISE YOU.

YES, I'M SURE YOU DO.

I PAINT PICTURES.

NO. ANY GOOD?

NOPE.

LET ME SEE THEM.

OH, THEY'RE KIND OF CRAZY.

WELL, SO MUCH THE BETTER. PLEASE LET ME SEE THEM.

PERHAPS YOU'RE A GENIUS.

PERHAPS IT'S MY MISSION TO INTRODUCE YOU TO POSTERITY.

YOU'RE NOT KIDDING ME, ARE YOU?

NO, GABRIELLE. I'VE NEVER KIDDED ANYBODY...

OUTSIDE OF MYSELF.

WELL, ALL RIGHT, IF YOU'LL PROMISE

NOT TO TELL ANYBODY ABOUT THEM.

I GIVE YOU MY WORD OF HONOR.

YOU'VE GOT TO CLIMB A LADDER TO SEE THEM.

COME ON, THEN.

GIVE ME SOME WATER AND GAS. FILL IT UP, BUDDY.

RIGHT.

OH, HA HA.

THAT'S PAULA, OUR MEXICAN COOK.

IT ISN'T MUCH OF A LIKENESS.

WELL, I'M SURE IT WASN'T INTENDED TO BE PHOTOGRAPHIC.

THAT'S THE ONE THAT I LIKE THE BEST.

I WANTED TO SHOW HOW THE CLOUDS LOOKED

WHEN THEY ROLLED DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAINS.

GABRIELLE, TELL ME,

WHAT ON EARTH MADE YOU PAINT IN THAT STRANGE MANNER?

OH, IT'S JUST HOW I SEE AND FEEL.

OH, YES.

ARE THEY ANY GOOD?

I TELL YOU, GABRIELLE,

I CAN SAY I'M... I'M TREMENDOUSLY IMPRESSED.

I'LL BET I COULD IMPROVE A LOT

IF I COULD GET TO FRANCE.

THEY HAVE THE MOST MARVELOUS ART SCHOOLS

IN THE WORLD OVER THERE.

BUT DON'T YOU REALIZE THERE ARE PROBABLY

THOUSANDS OF ARTISTS IN FRANCE WHO ARE SAYING,

"IF ONLY I COULD GET OUT TO ARIZONA"?

I KNOW. A LOT OF PEOPLE GO CRAZY ABOUT THIS DESERT

WHEN THEY SEE IT.

THEY SEEM TO THINK IT'S... IT'S FULL OF MYSTERY

AND HAUNTED AND ALL THAT.

MMM, WELL, SO IT IS.

WELL, MAYBE IT IS, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING IN ME

THAT WANTS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING IN YOU.

I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS.

MAYBE IT'S THE FRENCH IN MY BLOOD.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I FEEL AS IF

I WAS SPARKLING ALL OVER,

AND I WANT TO GO OUT AND DO SOMETHING

ABSOLUTELY CRAZY AND MARVELOUS.

THEN THE AMERICAN PART OF ME SPEAKS UP

AND SPOILS EVERYTHING,

AND I GO BACK TO WORK

AND FIGURE OUT MY DULL ACCOUNTS.

SO MUCH COFFEE, SO MANY ROLLS,

SO MANY HAMBURGERS, SUGAR.

DO YOU KEEP THE ACCOUNTS CORRECTLY?

IF I DIDN'T, WE'D GO BROKE.

WELL, THAT'S THE FRENCH PART OF YOU.

THAT SPARKLE, THAT MUST BE 100% AMERICAN.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO MARRY A FRENCHMAN?

OH, I DON'T WANT TO EVER MARRY.

NO?

I WANT TO BE ALWAYS FREE.

HOW ABOUT THAT STALWART YOUTH DOWN THERE

IN THE FOOTBALL JERSEY?

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I'D TAKE ANY NOTICE OF HIM?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

WHEN I CAME IN JUST NOW, I...

OH, SURE, I KNOW. HE WAS KISSING ME.

YEAH.

THAT'S NOTHING.

NO, NO. WELL, THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM

FOR DEVELOPMENT, ISN'T THERE?

HE'S AFTER ME, ALL RIGHT.

HE IS, EH?

THINK HE'LL SUCCEED?

I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET.

WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE?

OH, NO. DON'T ASK ME, GABRIELLE.

YOU LET YOUR FRENCH BLOOD GUIDE YOU.

IT'S INFALLIBLE IN MATTERS LIKE THAT.

OH, BUT YOU OUGHT TO KNOW SOMETHING.

YOU'VE SEEN A LOT.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.

THE TROUBLE WITH ME, GABRIELLE,

IS I BELONG TO A VANISHING RACE.

I AM ONE OF THE INTELLECTUALS.

THAT MEANS YOU GOT BRAINS.

MMM, YEAH, BRAINS WITHOUT PURPOSE.

NOISE WITHOUT SOUND, SHAPE WITHOUT SUBSTANCE.

HAVE YOU EVER READ THE HOLLOW MEN?

WELL, DON'T.

VERY DISCOURAGING BECAUSE IT'S TRUE.

IT REFERS TO THE INTELLECTUALS

WHO THOUGHT THEY'D CONQUERED NATURE.

THEY DAMMED IT UP AND USED ITS WATERS

TO IRRIGATE THE WASTELANDS.

THEY BUILT STREAMLINED MONSTROSITIES

TO PENETRATE ITS RESISTANCE.

THE WRAPPED IT UP IN CELLOPHANE

AND SOLD IT IN DRUGSTORES.

THEY WERE SO CERTAIN THEY HAD IT SUBDUED,

AND NOW...

DO YOU REALIZE WHAT IT IS

THAT'S CAUSING WORLD CHAOS?

YOU DON'T, EH?

WELL, I'M PROBABLY THE ONLY LIVING MAN

WHO CAN TELL YOU.

IT'S NATURE HITTING BACK.

SHE'S FIGHTING WITH NEW INSTRUMENTS

CALLED NEUROSES.

SHE'S DELIBERATELY AFFLICTING MANKIND

WITH THE JITTERS.

NATURE'S PROVING THAT SHE CAN'T BE BEATEN UP

BY THE LIKES OF US.

SHE'S TAKING THE WORLD AWAY FROM THE INTELLECTUALS

AND GIVING IT BACK TO THE APES.

WELL, WELL, WELL, FORGIVE ME, GABRIELLE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S SUCH A LUXURY

TO HAVE SOMEBODY TO TALK TO.

DON'T YOU PAY ANY ATTENTION TO ME.

I WAS BORN IN 1901, THE YEAR VICTORIA DIED.

I WAS JUST TOO LATE FOR THE GREAT WAR

AND TOO SOON FOR THE NEW ORDER.

NOW, YOU MAY BE AN ENTIRELY NEW SPECIES,

FOR ALL I KNOW.

YOU CAN EASILY BE ONE OF NATURE'S OWN CHILDREN,

AND THEREFORE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND HER

AND LAUGH AT HER AND ENJOY HER,

DEPENDING UPON HOW YOU FEEL.

YES, ONLY YOU CAN DECIDE

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SHOULD YIELD

TO THE ARDORS OF NUMBER 42 OUT THERE.

YOU KNOW, YOU TALK LIKE A DARN FOOL.

I KNOW IT. I KNOW IT.

IT'S NO WONDER YOUR WIFE KICKED YOU OUT.

IT'S NO WONDER

SHE FELL FOR YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE.

WELL, THAT SOUNDS ALARMINGLY LIKE A COMPLIMENT.

Gabrielle: IT IS A COMPLIMENT.

THANKS.

WHAT DID YOU SAY YOUR NAME WAS?

ALAN SQUIER.

BUT I'VE BEEN CALLING YOU GABRIELLE,

SO YOU'D BETTER CALL ME ALAN.

ALL RIGHT, ALAN.

Gabrielle: PETRIFIED FOREST'S A LOT OF DEAD TREES

IN THE DESERT THAT HAVE TURNED TO STONE.

HERE'S A GOOD SPECIMEN.

SO THAT WAS ONCE A TREE.

HMM.

PETRIFIED FOREST, EH?

SUITABLE HAVEN FOR ME.

WELL, PERHAPS THAT'S WHAT I'M DESTINED TO BECOME,

AN INTERESTING FOSSIL FOR FUTURE STUDY.

I THINK I'D LIKE TO SEE FRANCE WITH YOU.

OH, NO, GABRIELLE,

I NEVER COULD RETRACE MY FOOTSTEPS.

HAVEN'T YOU GOT ENOUGH MONEY?

WELL, UH, EVEN THAT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

I HAVEN'T EITHER, BUT...

BUT I CAN DO THIS AS WELL AS YOU CAN.

OH, I'M AFRAID WE'D EVENTUALLY REACH A POINT

ON THE ATLANTIC COAST

WHERE EVEN THAT GESTURE WOULD BE UNAVAILING.

ALAN, THERE'S SOMETHING VERY APPEALING ABOUT YOU.

APPEALING, EH? AH, THAT'S BEEN MY DOWNFALL.

LISTEN, DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY GRAMP'S GOT SALTED AWAY

IN THE BANK AT SANTA FE?

$22,000 IN LIBERTY BONDS, AND IT'S ALL WILLED TO ME.

I GUESS WE COULD GO PRETTY FAR ON THAT.

OH, TOO FAR.

AND THEN WHEN WE GOT TO FRANCE, WHY,

YOU COULD SHOW ME EVERYTHING.

WELL, THAT'S A STARTLING PROPOSAL, GABRIELLE.

I HADN'T EXPECTED TO RECEIVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT

IN THIS DESERT.

OH, WE'D HAVE TO WAIT, MAYBE YEARS,

BUT I COULD GET BOZE FIRED

AND GIVE YOU THE JOB IN THE GAS STATION.

THINK YOU'D LIKE ME FOR A COMPANION?

I KNOW I WOULD,

AND I DON'T MAKE MANY MISTAKES.

YOU'RE NO APE MAN, ALAN, BUT... BUT YOU'RE LOVABLE.

LOVABLE? THE NEXT GRADE BELOW APPEALING.

WOULDN'T YOU LIKE SOMEONE TO BE IN LOVE WITH YOU?

YES, GABRIELLE,

I... I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE WITH ME.

DO YOU THINK I'M ATTRACTIVE?

THERE ARE BETTER WORDS THAN THAT

FOR WHAT YOU ARE.

THEN WHY DON'T YOU STAY HERE?

YOU HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING BETTER TO DO.

THAT'S THE TROUBLE.

YOU KNOW, YOU'D SOON GET TIRED OF A MAN

WHO HAD NOTHING ELSE TO DO BUT WORSHIP YOU.

THAT'S A DULL KIND OF LOVE, GABRIELLE.

THAT'S THE KIND OF LOVE

THAT MAKES PEOPLE OLD TOO SOON.

BUT, UH, I THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTION.

IT'S OPENED UP A NEW CHANNEL

IN MY IMAGINATION,

WHICH IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO EXPLORE

DURING MY LONELY WANDERINGS.

YOU'RE GOING NOW?

YES, I'M GOING.

WELL, I... I GUESS I CAN'T STOP YOU.

NO, GABRIELLE, YOU CAN'T STOP ME.

BUT YOU COULD DO ME ONE GREAT FAVOR

BEFORE I GO.

WOULD YOU MIND VERY MUCH

IF I KISSED YOU GOOD-BYE?

NO, I WOULDN'T MIND.

YOU'D UNDERSTAND, IT WOULD BE...

YES, I UNDERSTAND.

JUST A KISS, THAT'S ALL.

YES. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY ALL.

SO, THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING...

NECKING, EH?

SAY, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

LAY OFF HIM, BOZE.

JUST BECAUSE SHE'S CUTE AND SWEET,

YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD GET FRESH, HUH?

OH, HE DIDN'T GET FRESH. HE WAS JUST KISSING ME GOOD-BYE.

YES, I... I MUST ADMIT THE IMPULSE IS

A LITTLE HARD TO EXPLAIN.

YOU DON'T NEED TO BOTHER TO EXPLAIN.

JUST PAY YOUR CHECK AND GET OUT.

YES.

WELL, UM,

HOW MUCH DO I OWE, MISS MAPLE?

30 CENTS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, 30 CENTS?

IS THAT ALL HE ATE?

YEAH. SHUT UP, BOZE.

30 CENTS, EH?

WELL, FOR ALL THAT? THAT'S VERY REASONABLE.

VERY REASONABLE.

BUT, UH,

THAT, UH, BRINGS US TO ANOTHER EMBARRASSMENT.

I... I HAVEN'T GOT 30 CENTS.

FRANKLY, I HAVEN'T ANYTHING.

YOU HAVEN'T, HUH?

WELL, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT IN THIS PACK?

OH, NOTHING. SHIRTS, SOCKS, UNDERWEAR, TOOTHBRUSH,

PASSPORT, INSURANCE POLICY,

AND A COPY OF MODERN MAN IN SEARCH OF A SOUL, BY DR...

YOU KNOW, YOU OUGHT TO READ THAT.

YOU'D LOVE THAT BOOK.

SO YOU WERE GONNA PAY OFF WITH A KISS, HUH?

TAKE YOUR HANDS OF HIM, BOZE. GO ON, ALAN, BEAT IT.

ALL RIGHT, I'M LEAVING.

YES, AND I'LL GIVE HIM A HEAD START.

Alan: SORRY, MA'AM.

WHERE'S THE RESTROOM, PLEASE?

THROUGH THAT DOOR AT THE RIGHT.

GAS AND OIL, PLEASE.

GET ON THE JOB, BOZE.

UH-UH, BOZE...

GAS AND OIL.

HAVE YOU ANY GOOD CIGARS?

YES, SIR. RIGHT OVER HERE, SIR.

WHAT HAVE YOU?

WELL, I HAVE SOME STOGIES

AND SOME ARIZONA PIPS.

HMM, LET ME SEE THE PIPS.

HOW FAR IS IT TO THE PHOENIX PALACE HOTEL?

WELL, IT'S A GOOD 200 MILES FROM HERE.

GOOD-BYE, MISS MAPLE.

WAIT A MINUTE, ALAN.

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

WHAT?

HAVE YOU ROOM FOR ANOTHER PERSON

IN YOUR CAR?

WHO IS IT?

A FRIEND OF MINE, MR. SQUIER.

HE'S ON HIS WAY TO THE COAST,

AND, WELL, HE HASN'T GOT A CAR RIGHT NOW.

HE'S AN AUTHOR.

OH. JOSEPH.

YES, SIR.

DO YOU THINK WE CAN GIVE THIS MAN A LIFT

AS FAR AS THE PHOENIX PALACE HOTEL?

I GUESS HE'S ALL RIGHT, MR. CHISHOLM.

VERY WELL. GLAD TO HAVE YOU ALONG.

THANK YOU, MR. CHISHOLM.

AND, UH, THANK YOU, MISS MAPLE.

I SHALL REMEMBER YOUR KINDNESS.

I FORGOT TO GIVE YOU YOUR CHANGE.

WHAT CHAN...

BUT I, UH, WANTED YOU TO KEEP THAT.

OH, BUT TIPPING IS UN-AMERICAN.

WE DON'T ALLOW IT.

HERE. HERE, TAKE IT.

WELL, I CAN'T PRETEND THAT I...

WHEN YOU GET TO THE COAST,

SEND ME A POSTCARD

WITH A VIEW OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

I LIKE PICTURES OF THE SEA.

OH, MY DEAR, COME HERE.

THIS IS MISTER, UH, UH...

MR. SQUIER.

MR. SQUIER, DARLING.

I'VE OFFERED TO GIVE HIM A LIFT

AS FAR AS THE PHOENIX PALACE HOTEL.

NOW, IT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.

JOSEPH JUST WENT OVER HIM.

HOW DO YOU DO, MRS. CHISHOLM?

HOW DO YOU DO?

WELL, ARE WE READY TO START?

YES, VERY WELL. COME ALONG, MR. SQUIER.

WELL, I... I SUPPOSE I SHALL NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN.

NO. THAT'S THE WAY IT IS IN A GAS STATION.

THEY COME AND THEY GO.

HMM. BUT SOMEHOW OR OTHER

I'LL MANAGE TO REPAY YOU THIS DOLLAR.

GOODNESS KNOWS WHEN.

PERHAPS WE'LL RUN INTO EACH OTHER SOMEDAY

IN BOURGES.

YES.

WELL... GOOD-BYE, GABRIELLE.

GOOD-BYE, ALAN.

OH, JOSEPH, WILL YOU TURN ON THE RADIO?

Radio reporter: FLASH... LATEST BULLETIN

ON MANTEE MASSACRE IN OKLAHOMA CITY.

FOLLOWING IS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CAR

IN WHICH MANTEE, WITH SOME OF HIS GANG,

ARE HEADING FOR THE BORDER. WATCH FOR THIS CAR.

OKLAHOMA LICENSE NUMBER 3T-808.

FRONT RIGHT FENDER HEAVILY DENTED.

BULLET HOLES IN REAR WINDOW OF REAR OF CAR.

THE CAR IS WELL SUPPLIED WITH EXTRA GASOLINE.

3 OF THE GANGSTERS ARE BELIEVED

TO BE ACCOMPANYING MANTEE, THE LEADER.

MANTEE'S DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS.

STRAIGHT BLACK HAIR, BROWN EYES, HEIGHT...

KILL THAT RADIO, RUBY.

CAN'T YOU FIX IT, SLIM?

THIS CAR WON'T WORK, BOSS. THE CYLINDER HEAD'S CRACKED.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WAIT A MINUTE.

GET BEHIND THAT ROCK, JACK.

YOU TWO, BEHIND THAT CAR.

KEEP OUT OF SIGHT.

COME ON, STEP OUT, BROTHER.

HOP OUT OF THAT CAR AND NOBODY'LL GET HURT.

AAH!

SHUT UP, LADY.

COME ON, HOP OUT. GET OVER THERE.

COME ON, HURRY IT UP, HURRY IT UP.

FRIENDS OF YOURS?

FOR YEARS I'VE WONDERED WHAT YOU'D DO

IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS,

AND WHAT DID YOU DO? NOTHING.

CORRECT, MY DEAR IDIOT WIFE.

I DID NOTHING BECAUSE THAT MAN IS DUKE MANTEE.

NO, REALLY?

YES. JOSEPH, LET US SEE

IF THEIR CAR WILL FUNCTION.

YES, MR. CHISHOLM.

SWEETHEART.

WANT A PIECE OF GUM?

AH, FROM THE WAY YOU ACT,

YOU'D THINK YOU WERE CRAZY ABOUT THAT GUY.

I'M NOT CRAZY ABOUT HIM,

BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE

YOU MEET SOMEBODY

THAT'S A NATURAL OBJECT OF CHARITY.

YEAH, BUT HE'S GONE. I'M HERE.

LISTEN, HONEY,

LET'S TAKE A LITTLE WALK AROUND THE MESA.

THE SUN'S GOING DOWN.

HOW ABOUT IT, SWEETHEART?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAID, BOZE?

WHAT?

THAT WE'D BEEN FIGHTING NATURE, AND WE THOUGHT

WE'D LICKED IT,

BUT THAT'S WHERE WE'RE WRONG.

WE'VE GOT TO ADMIT THAT NATURE CAN'T BE BEATEN.

YEAH, I HEARD ALL THAT,

BUT ISN'T THAT WHAT I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU ALL ALONG?

I GUESS SO, BOZE.

WELL, HOW ABOUT THE WALK, SWEETHEART?

I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.

I'LL GET RID OF THEM FAST.

NOW, JUST BEHAVE YOURSELF, YOU TWO,

AND NOBODY'LL GET HURT.

THIS IS DUKE MANTEE, THE WORLD-FAMOUS KILLER.

AND HE'S HUNGRY.

ALAN!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING BACK HERE?

THERE'S SOME BANDITS AROUND HERE.

YEAH, SO WE HEARD.

YEAH, THEY CUT IN AHEAD OF US ABOUT A MILE UP THE ROAD

AND MADE US STOP AND GET OUT.

THEN THEY TOOK MR. CHISHOLM'S CAR AND DROVE OFF.

THEY SAID WE COULD HAVE THEIR CAR, BUT WE FOUND IT LOCKED.

ALAN, LOOK OUT.

COME HERE.

WELL, SO WE MEET AGAIN.

SIT DOWN, PAL.

DOWN THERE.

YEAH, I'D BE DELIGHTED.

WAIT A MINUTE.

Mantee: SIT DOWN, YOU!

WOULD YOU MIND SITTING DOWN OVER THERE, POP?

SURE.

UP THERE, FAT.

FOOTBALL PLAYER, EH?

YEAH, AND YOU BETTER NOT LET ME CLOSE ENOUGH

TO TAKE A SOCK AT YOU.

I USED TO BE QUITE A FAN.

WHAT'S YOUR SCHOOL?

MOLBY TECH.

NEVER HEARD OF IT.

RUBY, GET DOWN BY THE DOOR

AND KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.

YOU GOT SLIM WATCHING ON THE OUTSIDE.

GET DOWN TO THE DOOR.

HEY, SQUIER, THAT'S DUKE MANTEE. REMEMBER?

I SHOWED YOU HIS PICTURE, YOU REMEMBER?

YES, I REMEMBER.

JOIN US IN A GLASS OF BEER?

THANKS. DO YOU MIND IF I HAVE

SOME OF THAT WHISKEY INSTEAD?

GIVE HIM A DRINK, SISTER.

JACKIE, TURN ON THAT RADIO IN BACK OF YOU.

WHAT'D I TELL YA?

LOOK AT THAT CHIN.

HE'S A KILLER, ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE LUCKY WE GOT RINGSIDE SEATS.

HE'S A GANGSTER AND A RAT.

SHH.

HE AIN'T NO GANGSTER.

HE'S A REAL OLD-TIME DESPERADO.

GANGSTERS IS FOREIGNERS, AND HE'S AN AMERICAN.

WAIT TILL THE SHERIFF FINDS OUT HE'S HERE,

AND WE'LL... WE'LL SEE SOME REAL KILLIN'.

WON'T WE, DUKE?

THE COPS AIN'T LIKELY TO CATCH UP WITH US,

NOT TONIGHT.

SO WE CAN ALL BE QUIET AND PEACEABLE

AND HAVE A FEW BEERS TOGETHER

AND LISTEN TO THE MUSIC...

AND NOT MAKE ANY WRONG MOVES.

'CAUSE I MAY AS WELL TELL YOU FOLKS

THAT OLD RUBY THERE WITH THE GUN,

HE'S PRETTY NERVOUS AND JUMPY,

AND HE'S GOT THE ITCH BETWEEN HIS FINGERS.

SO LET'S EVERYBODY STAY WHERE THEY ARE.

LET THERE BE KILLING.

ALL THIS EVENING,

I'VE HAD A FEELING OF DESTINY CLOSING IN.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN ASTROLOGY?

I COULDN'T SAY, PAL.

WELL, I DON'T, NORMALLY...

BUT TONIGHT, AS I WAS WALKING ALONG THAT ROAD,

I BEGAN TO FEEL THE ENCHANTMENT

OF THIS DESERT.

I LOOKED UP AT THE SKY,

AND THE STARS SEEMED TO BE MOCKING ME,

REPROVING ME.

THEY WERE POINTING THE WAY

TO THAT GLEAMING SIGN AND SAYING,

"THERE'S THE END OF YOUR TETHER.

"YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD ESCAPE AND SKIP OFF

"TO THE PHOENIX PALACE,

BUT WE KNOW BETTER."

THAT'S WHAT THE STARS TOLD ME.

AND PERHAPS THEY KNOW THAT CARNAGE IS IMMINENT

AND THAT I'M DUE TO BE AMONG THE FALLEN.

FASCINATING THOUGHT.

LET'S SKIP IT.

HERE'S HAPPY DAYS.

YES, SIR. IT CERTAINLY DOES FEEL GREAT

TO HAVE A REAL KILLER AROUND HERE AGAIN.

YES, IT'S PLEASANT TO BE BACK AGAIN...

AMONGST THE LIVING.

HOORAY.

OH, COME ON, JOSEPH. HURRY, PLEASE.

I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN, MRS. CHISHOLM.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU START IT?

WELL, IF YOU THINK YOU CAN DO BETTER...

WELL, I COULDN'T DO WORSE.

HEY, GOOD LUCK, DUKE,

'CAUSE... A GOOD THING YOU SHOWED UP,

OR I WOULDN'T HAVE GOT THIS.

WELL, WHAT HAPPENED TO ANDY ANDERSON, THEN?

OH, YEAH. I'LL TELL YA.

HE SNEAKED INTO THE CIVIL WAR.

DID HE?

YES. HE TOLD ME

IT WAS A REGULAR PARADISE FOR KILLIN'.

WHY, HE'D STICK A JOHNNY REB WITH HIS BAYONET,

AND THEN HE'D TOSS HIM OVER HIS SHOULDER, AND THEN...

SAY, POP... YEAH?

I WISH YOU WOULDN'T TALK SO MUCH ABOUT BLOOD

WHILE WE'RE EATIN'.

WHAT'S THE MATTER,

YOU GOT IT ON YOUR CONSCIENCE?

ON MY WHAT?

YEAH, I THOUGHT SO.

A YAP LIKE YOU HASN'T GOT ANY MORE CONSCIENCE

THAN A COYOTE.

HA HA HA HA. LISTEN TO THE HALFBACK.

HOW MUCH DID YOU GET FOR PLAYING ON THE TEAM?

I WORKED MY WAY THROUGH COLLEGE.

OH... HOW NICE.

WAIT A MINUTE, SMART GUY.

I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU.

KEEP YOUR HAND OFF YOUR HIP.

I WAS ONLY GOING TO SHOW HIM A CLIPPING

THAT SAID I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALL-AMERICAN.

HUH, SCARED YA, DIDN'T I?

I KNEW IT. YOU'RE ALL YELLOW.

I'D BE A LITTLE TACTFUL, BOZE, IF I WERE YOU.

REMEMBER, THEY'RE YOUR GUESTS.

THEY'RE A BUNCH OF YELLOW DOGS.

THAT'S WHAT MADE 'EM TURN CROOKED IN THE FIRST PLACE.

OH, NO, NO, NO.

COWARDICE ISN'T THE CAUSE OF CRIME, IS IT?

IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GLANDS.

THEY'RE TOO YELLOW TO FACE THE MAJOR PROBLEMS OF LIFE.

THEY GOT TO FIGHT THEIR WAY THROUGH WITH GUNS

INSTEAD OF WITH PRINCIPLES.

STEP OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM, HALFBACK.

YOU GONNA KILL HIM?

YOU SEE? THAT'S JUST WHAT I SAID.

COME ON. THIS BULLET'LL GO RIGHT THROUGH YOU,

AND YOU WOULDN'T WANT ME

TO HURT THE CUTE LITTLE DAME, NOW, WOULD YOU?

YOU'RE TAKING THIS MUCH TOO SERIOUSLY, YOU KNOW.

I'M NOT AFRAID TO DIE.

COME ON, MOVE!

STEP UP THAT RADIO, WILL YOU, SISTER?

SIT DOWN, JACKIE COOPER.

AW, COME ON.

LISTEN, YOU HEARD WHAT HE SAID TO ME.

SIT DOWN.

YOU, TOO.

Announcer: FLASH... LATEST BULLETINS

ON THE GREATEST MANHUNT IN HUMAN HISTORY.

MANTEE AND HIS GANG ARE HEADED FOR THE BORDER.

THE GREATEST BORDER PATROL IN HISTORY

HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED

FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

TAKE A BOW, DUKE.

THE GANG MADE ITS ESCAPE IN 2 CARS...

ONE CONTAINING MANTEE AND 3 OTHER MEN,

THE OTHER CAR CONTAINING 3 MEN AND ONE WOMAN.

THE MANTEE CAR WAS SEEN AN HOUR AGO HEADED WEST.

THE SECOND CAR, CONTAINING THE WOMAN,

HAS BEEN LOST TRACK OF...

I DON'T SEE HOW THEY DID IT

WITH DORIS ALONG.

SHUT UP.

NEW MEXICO, AND ARIZONA.

YOU KNOW HOW THE OFFICERS OF THE LAW

ARE IN THIS RED-BLOODED FRONTIER REGION.

THEY SHOOT FIRST AND ASK QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS.

WATCH FOR THIS CAR... OKLAHOMA LICENSE NUMBER

3T-808.

STAND BY FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

NOW WE WILL GIVE YOU SOME FOOTBALL SCORES.

TURN IT DOWN, SISTER.

MOLBY TECH...

RUBY, GO ON OUT TO THE CAR

AND TELL SLIM TO COME IN AND GET HIS SUPPER.

TELL HIM TO BRING IN THAT SACK OF SMOKE

AND THE ROAD MAP.

YOU STAY THERE AND... KEEP AWAKE.

GABRIELLE, THERE WASN'T MUCH WHISKEY IN THIS BOTTLE.

DO YOU THINK WE COULD HAVE A DROP MORE?

LISTEN, PANHANDLER, WHO TOLD YOU

YOU COULD CALL HER BY HER FIRST NAME?

NOW, BOZE, NOW, YOU AND I HAVE GOT TO BE FRIENDS,

SO LONG AS THEY'LL LET US.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A SOCK AT HIM, HALFBACK?

HI, EVERYBODY.

IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU GOT AROUND TO ASKING ME IN.

HERE'S YOUR MAP, BOSS.

WHEN WE GONNA FEED MY STOMACH?

COOK HIM SOME HAMBURGER, FAT.

GO WITH HER, SLIM.

OK, BOSS.

WHEN WE GONNA LAM OUT OF HERE?

JUST AS SOON AS DUKE CONNECTS

WITH HIS HEAVY DATE.

WELL, I DON'T LIKE THAT DAME STUFF.

I LIKES TO GET OUT OF RANGE.

HEY, HOW ABOUT PASSING THAT BOTTLE

OVER THIS WAY?

YEAH, CERTAINLY.

NO. YOU'VE HAD ALL YOU'RE GONNA GET, GRAMP.

SORRY, GRAMP.

OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, GRAMP?

I'M GONNA SMOKE MY PIPE.

GO AHEAD, POP.

THANKS, DUKE.

HEY, YOU, HOW ARE YOU GONNA PAY

FOR ALL THAT LIQUOR YOU BEEN DRINKIN'?

I CAN PAY, BOZE, AND I WILL.

I HAVE A DOLLAR.

OH, YOU HAVE, HUH?

SO YOU WERE HOLDIN' OUT...

NO, NO, NO. I ACQUIRED IT SINCE THEN.

WHERE DID YOU GET IT?

PERHAPS THE RICH PEOPLE GAVE IT TO HIM.

NOW LAY OFF, BOZE.

IF YOU MUST KNOW,

I'LL TELL YOU THE EXTENT OF MY PRIDE.

GABRIELLE GAVE ME THE DOLLAR.

YOU DID?

WELL, IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

OH, YOU WERE FEELING

KIND OF GENEROUS TONIGHT, WEREN'T YOU?

WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW WHAT SHE WAS GONNA GIVE ME

WHEN THOSE RATS SHOWED UP?

WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW?

WELL! SPEAKING OF RATS,

OF ALL THE LOW, SLIMY, STINKING...

NO, GABRIELLE, NO. YOU MUSTN'T BLAME BOZE.

YOU MUST REMEMBER, HE'S A MAN OF MUSCLE.

HE'S SUFFERING FROM THE PANGS OF FRUSTRATION.

I SAID YOU WERE A LOW...

I'M SORRY, GABBY. I DIDN'T MEAN IT.

HONEST, I DIDN'T.

THEY'VE GOT ME ABSOLUTELY CRAZY MAD

WITH ALL THESE GUNS STARING ME IN THE FACE.

THAT'S ALL IT IS.

YOU KNOW, I'M IN SYMPATHY WITH YOU, BOZE.

I REALLY AM.

HAVE YOU EVER READ ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT?

NO.

HAVEN'T YOU? WELL, ALL OF US HERE TONIGHT

ARE UNDER VERY MUCH THE SAME KIND OF TENSION.

YOU BETTER HAVE A DRINK, OLD MAN.

I LOVE YOU, GABBY. HONEST, I DO.

PLEASE TELL ME YOU FORGIVE ME, HONEY.

EXCUSE ME. WOULD YOU RATHER I LEFT?

STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

BUT I'M INTRUDING.

SIT DOWN.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, ALAN. WE'VE GOT NOTHING TO HIDE.

NO, WORSE LUCK.

YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY FOR YOU, BOZE. I REALLY AM.

WELL, THERE'S ONE THING I'LL SAY FOR YOU...

YOU'RE A PRETTY GOOD LOVE-MAKER

WHEN YOU GET GOING.

I WASN'T TURNING ON ANY ACT.

I TOLD YOU I WAS FULL OF LOVE,

AND I WAS TELLIN' THE TRUTH.

SO YOU'RE FULL OF LOVE, ARE YOU, HALFBACK?

HA HA HA HA HA!

KEEP IT UP, KID. I'M ROOTIN' FOR YOU.

TOUCHDOWN!

KEEP YOUR HANDS ON THE TABLE.

I'M GONNA COMB MY HAIR!

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS

TO BE REALLY CRAZY ABOUT SOMEBODY.

FOR ALL YOU KNOW, MAYBE I DO.

GET ME A CIGAR, WILL YA, SISTER?

SAY, DUKE, YOU FELLAS GONNA STAY HERE ALL NIGHT?

CAN'T SAY, POP.

MAYBE WE'LL DECIDE TO GET BURIED HERE.

WELL, YOU BETTER COME WITH ME, DUKE.

I'M PLANNING TO BE BURIED IN THE PETRIFIED FOREST.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN EVOLVING A THEORY ABOUT THAT

THAT WOULD INTEREST YOU.

IT'S THE GRAVEYARD OF THE CIVILIZATION

THAT'S SHOT FROM UNDER US.

THE WORLD OF OUTMODED IDEAS.

THEY'RE ALL SO MANY DEAD STUMPS IN THE DESERT.

THAT'S WHERE I BELONG.

SO DO YOU, DUKE.

YOU'RE THE LAST GREAT APOSTLE OF RUGGED INDIVIDUALISM.

MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT, PAL.

OH, I'M ETERNALLY RIGHT.

BUT WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO ME?

I COULDN'T SAY.

SAY, WHO WERE YOU EVER CRAZY ABOUT?

WELL, IF... IF YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW,

IT'S HIM.

WHAT?

I WAS JUST TELLING BOZE THAT I'M CRAZY ABOUT YOU.

WHO, ME?

THAT PANHANDLER?

DID YOU EVER SEE HIM BEFORE?

NO, BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER.

I LOVE HIM.

I GUESS I'LL NEVER REALLY LOVE ANYBODY ELSE.

CA-CAN I POSSIBLY BE DRUNK?

AFTER YOU LEFT, I...

I FELT AS IF SOMETHING HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT OF ME,

AS IF I WAS SORT OF COMING OUT OF A DREAM.

THEN I CAUGHT ON AND...

AND REALIZED I WAS ONLY A DESERT RAT

AND THAT'S ALL I'D EVER BE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I ASKED HIM?

I ASKED HIM IF I COULD GO AWAY WITH HIM.

BUT YOU WOULDN'T HAVE,

EVEN IF WE'D HAD THE MONEY,

WOULD YOU, ALAN?

WOULD YOU?

NO, NO, GABRIELLE. NO.

THERE, YOU SEE?

HE DOESN'T GIVE A HOOT IN THE HOT PLACE ABOUT ME.

I SAW THAT PLAINLY ENOUGH.

IT ONLY MADE ME LOVE HIM ALL THE MORE.

THAT'S WHY I WAS WILLING TO GO OUT WITH YOU

IN THE MOONLIGHT

WHEN DUKE MANTEE CAME IN.

I'M SORRY, SISTER.

I DON'T LIKE TO INTERFERE WITH ANYBODY'S FUN.

OH, IT'S... IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT WAS PROBABLY JUST FOR THE BEST.

YES. WHEN I LOOK AT YOU, I GUESS IT WAS.

YOU KNOW, I'M... SORRY NOW THAT I CAME BACK.

I'LL TAKE A DRINK OF THAT STUFF.

ARE YOU SORRY YOU HEARD THE TRUTH?

I'VE TOLD YOU, GABRIELLE,

I'M THE KIND OF PERSON TO WHOM THE TRUTH

IS ALWAYS DISTASTEFUL.

YOU KNOW, YOUR WIFE MUST HAVE TREATED YOU TERRIBLY.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

SHE TALKED ALL THE HEART OUT OF YOU.

I COULD PUT IT BACK.

DON'T DELUDE YOURSELF.

YOU BETTER NOT DRINK ANY MORE

OF THAT RYE WHISKEY.

IT ISN'T THE RYE.

IT'S THE SAME DISEASE THAT'S AFFLICTING BOZE...

FRUSTRATION!

SIT DOWN, PAL.

NOW, WHAT DO YOU CARE WHETHER I SIT OR STAND?

WHAT CAN I DO TO ASSAIL YOUR SUPERIORITY?

I GOT TO THINK ABOUT MY HEALTH, PAL.

IF I HAD A GUN,

I WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.

I WANT TO TALK TO HIM.

ME?

YOU CAN TALK SITTIN' DOWN.

I HEARD YOU DOIN' IT.

WELL, WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

THOSE LIBERTY BONDS OF YOURS BURIED IN SANTA FE...

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM?

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THEM?

I'M GOING TO LEAVE 'EM WHERE THEY ARE.

THAT'S RIGHT, LEAVE 'EM WHERE THEY ARE.

MEANWHILE, YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER STIFLES AND SUFFOCATES

IN THIS DESERT,

WHILE A FEW OF YOUR THOUSANDS

WILL GIVE HER THE CHANCE TO CLAIM HER BIRTHRIGHT.

YES, AND MAYBE GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO STEAL 'EM.

I HEARD WHAT YOU BEEN SAYIN'.

OF COURSE, THAT'S JUST A LOW WAY TO JUSTIFY YOUR STINGINESS.

OH, I KNOW YOU WERE A PIONEER ONCE,

BUT WHAT ARE YOU NOW?

JUST A MEAN OLD MISER,

HANGING ON TO YOUR MONEY AS THOUGH IT MEANT SOMETHING.

WHY IN HEAVEN'S NAME DON'T YOU DIE

AND DO THE WORLD SOME GOOD?

YOU MUST BE DRUNK.

YEAH.

DRUNK OR JUST ABOUT THE LOWEST-GRADE RAT

I EVER RUN ACROSS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN

TALKIN' TO AN OLD MAN LIKE THAT?

WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT, DUKE.

I WAS GUILTY OF BAD TASTE. I APOLOGIZE, MR. MAPLE.

YOU'D BETTER CRAWL,

OR I MIGHT HAVE TO PUT THE LUG ON YOU.

TALKIN' TO AN OLD MAN LIKE THAT.

SHE'LL GET IT WHEN SHE NEEDS IT,

WHEN SHE HAS A FAMILY OF HER OWN TO SUPPORT,

NOT PROPERTY OF A GOOD-FOR-NOTHING

UNEMPLOYED HUSBAND.

THERE'S 3 PEOPLE COMING UP THE ROAD.

OK. KEEP QUIET WHEN THEY GET HERE.

REACH FOR IT! NOW I'VE GOT YOU!

I'VE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR THIS.

I'VE BEEN WATCHING EVERY MOVE THAT YOU MADE.

AAH!

GET THAT GUN, JACKIE.

ARE YOU HURT, BOZE?

HE GOT ME IN THE HAND.

FRISK 'EM, JACKIE.

GET IN THERE OR I'LL SHOOT YOU DEAD.

NO, YOU LET US OUT OF HERE.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS.

THAT SANDSTORM...

SHUT UP. OHH!

I WON'T HAVE THAT MAN PAWING ME.

GET BACK TO THE CAR, RUBY.

THAT SAND'S BEGINNING TO BLOW HARD ENOUGH

TO CARVE OUT YOUR EYEBALLS.

GET BACK TO THE CAR.

TAKE HIM IN AND BANDAGE HIM UP, SISTER.

HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

GO WITH HIM, JACKIE.

AND YOU BETTER GET A LINE AND TIE HIM UP

AND LEAVE HIM IN THERE.

SO YOU TRIED TO BE BRAVE, DID YOU?

I HAD MY CHANCE, AND I MUFFED IT.

COME ON, BOZE.

TOUGH LUCK, HALFBACK. NICE TRY.

TROUBLE IS, YOU'RE JUST TOO FAST FOR YOUR INTERFERENCE.

COME ON. GET IN HERE.

SIT DOWN OVER THERE.

COME ON, STEP ON IT!

YOU, DOWN THERE. COME ON, SIT DOWN!

LISTEN, BOSS,

IF ANY MORE PEOPLE COME IN HERE,

WE'LL HAVE TO BE SENDIN' OUT FOR RECRUITS.

HI, COLORED BROTHER.

GOOD EVENING.

SAY, BOSS, WE BETTER LAM OUT OF HERE.

WITH THAT SAND BLOWIN' UP OUT THERE,

WE WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE.

WE GO WHEN I SAY SO.

FINISH YOUR SUPPER, SLIM.

OK, BOSS.

SEE YOU LATER, DEACON.

SAY, DUKE. DID YOU MEAN TO HIT HIM IN THE HAND,

OR WAS THAT JUST A BAD SHOT?

IT WAS A BAD SHOT, POP,

BUT I HAD TO GET IT OFF FAST.

NOW, I LET THAT MUG MAKE A MUG OUT OF ME,

BUT DON'T ANYBODY TRY IT AGAIN.

JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT I AND THE BOYS

IS CANDIDATES FOR HANGIN'.

AND THE FIRST TIME ANY ONE OF YOU

MAKES A WRONG MOVE,

I'M GONNA KILL THE WHOLE LOT OF YOU.

NOW KEEP YOUR SEATS.

I KNEW IT WAS A MISTAKE

TO TAKE THAT HITCHHIKER IN THE CAR.

I DON'T SEE WHAT HE HAS TO DO WITH IT.

WELL, HE DIDN'T HELP MATTERS VERY MUCH.

NO, I HAVEN'T HELPED MATTERS AT ALL, UP TO NOW.

DUKE, WOULD YOU MIND PASSING ME THAT RUCKSACK

THAT'S BESIDE YOU?

WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH IT?

WELL, I JUST WANT TO GET OUT MY LIFE INSURANCE POLICY.

IF YOU'LL REACH IN THERE,

YOU'LL FIND IT AMONG A BUNDLE OF PAPERS.

WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH YOUR INSURANCE PAPERS?

YOU EXPECTING TO DIE?

YOU GUESSED IT, MR. MAPLE.

THANKS.

NOW, CAN I TAKE OUT MY FOUNTAIN PEN?

IT'S JUST IN HERE.

SAY, WHAT ABOUT MY CAR?

THAT'S A NICE BUS YOU GOT THERE.

LET'S HOPE IT WON'T BE

ALL FULL OF BULLET HOLES AND BLOOD.

OH, THERE'S ONE LITTLE DRESSING CASE

WITH SOME... WITH SOME THINGS I NEED.

MAY I HAVE THAT, PLEASE?

I TOOK A LOOK IN THAT CASE.

I GOT A FRIEND THAT LIKES RUBIES.

YOU MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO STEAL THEM?

YES, MA'AM.

YOU'RE A FILTHY THIEF.

YES, MA'AM.

SAY, LOOK HERE.

HOW MUCH WILL YOU TAKE TO LET US GET OUT OF HERE?

HOW MUCH HAVE YOU GOT?

WELL, I CAN LET YOU HAVE, SAY...$200 CASH.

BRING IT HERE.

JUST PUT DOWN THE WHOLE WALLET, DOWN THERE.

YOU GOT ANY MORE?

I HAVE A LITTLE LOOSE CHANGE.

KEEP IT.

WELL, MAY WE GO, THEN, PLEASE?

NO.

LOOK HERE, I UNDERSTOOD...

SIT DOWN WHERE YOU WERE.

YOU'RE A MEAN, CONTEMPTIBLE THIEF.

QUIET, EDITH.

WE'RE IN HIS HANDS.

THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO

BUT HOPE THAT SOMEDAY THE GOVERNMENT

WILL TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT THE LIFE

AND PROPERTY OF ITS CITIZENS.

HERE'S YOUR WALLET, PAL.

DUKE, I HAVE A GREAT FAVOR TO ASK YOU.

YEAH?

YES. I DON'T THINK YOU'LL REFUSE

BECAUSE YOU'RE A MAN OF IMAGINATION.

I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT AFRAID OF DOING RATHER...

OUTLANDISH THINGS.

WHAT ARE YOU GETTIN' AT?

THIS INSURANCE POLICY... IT'S MY ONLY ASSET.

IT'S FOR $5,000.

NOW, I'VE WRITTEN ON THE BACK OF THE POLICY

THAT I WANT THE MONEY PAID...

TO MISS MAPLE.

YES, MISS MAPLE.

THAT YOUNG LADY IN THERE.

IF MR. AND MRS. CHISHOLM WOULD WITNESS MY SIGNATURE,

I'M SURE IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

YOU SEE, WHAT I'M GETTING AT, DUKE, IS THIS...

AFTER THEY'VE SIGNED, I WISH, UM...

I'D BE MUCH OBLIGED IF YOU'D...

JUST...

KILL ME.

COME ON, DUKE.

IT COULDN'T POSSIBLY MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO YOU.

I MEAN, EVEN IF THEY CATCH YOU, THEY CAN ONLY HANG YOU ONCE.

YOU KNOW BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE

THEY ALREADY HAVE MORE THAN THEY NEED AGAINST YOU.

AND YOU NEEDN'T BE BOTHERED BY ANY HUMANE CONSIDERATIONS.

IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO FIND A MORE SUITABLE CANDIDATE

FOR EXTERMINATION.

I SHALL BE MOURNED BY NOBODY.

IN FACT, MY PASSING WILL EVOKE SIGHS OF RELIEF

IN CERTAIN QUARTERS.

BESIDES, YOU WOULD ONLY BE CARRYING OUT

THE SENTENCE OF THE LAW,

I MEAN THE NATURAL LAW...

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.

BY GOLLY, HE IS DRUNK.

SURE, AND HAVIN' A FINE TIME SHOWIN' OFF.

OF COURSE I'M SHOWING OFF.

I'M TRYING TO OUTDO BOZE IN GALLANTRY.

THERE'S NOTHING UNNATURAL IN THAT, IS THERE?

HE WAS WILLING TO RISK HIS LIFE

TO BECOME AN ALL-AMERICAN STAR,

AND I'M READY TO DO LIKEWISE.

CAN'T YOU SEE THAT I MEAN THIS?

I'M AFRAID I'M NOT INTERESTED

IN YOUR WHIMSICALITIES.

I DON'T BLAME YOU, MR. CHISHOLM,

BUT YOU MUST REMEMBER,

THIS IS A WEIRD COUNTRY WE'RE IN.

THESE MESAS ARE ENCHANTED,

AND YOU MUST BE PREPARED FOR THE IMPROBABLE.

ALL I'M ASKING YOU TO DO IS JUST...

I BELIEVE YOU REALLY DO MEAN IT.

GOOD FOR YOU, MRS. CHISHOLM. YOU'RE A KINDRED SPIRIT.

I BET THAT YOU, TOO, HAVE BEEN THRILLED

BY A TALE OF TWO CITIES.

YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH HER, AREN'T YOU?

YES, I SUPPOSE I AM.

AND NOT UNREASONABLY.

SHE HAS HEROIC STUFF IN HER.

SHE MAY BE ONE OF THE IMMORTAL WOMEN OF FRANCE...

ANOTHER JOAN OF ARC, GEORGE SAND,

MADAME CURIE, OR Du BARRY.

I WANT TO SHOW HER THAT I BELIEVE IN HER,

AND HOW ELSE CAN I DO IT?

LIVING, I'M WORTH NOTHING TO HER.

DEAD, I CAN BUY HER THE TALLEST CATHEDRALS,

GOLDEN VINEYARDS, AND DANCING IN THE STREETS.

ONE WELL-DIRECTED BULLET WILL ACCOMPLISH ALL THAT,

AND IT'LL EARN A MEASURE OF REFLECTED GLORY

FOR HIM THAT FIRED IT AND HIM THAT STOPPED IT.

THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE MY TICKET TO IMMORTALITY.

IT'LL INSPIRE PEOPLE TO SAY OF ME,

"THERE WAS AN ARTIST WHO DIED BEFORE HIS TIME."

WILL YOU DO IT, DUKE?

I'LL BE GLAD TO.

ALL RIGHT. CAN I HAVE THIS SIGNED?

SURE.

SAY, IS HE BY ANY CHANCE INSANE?

DON'T ASK ME. HE'S NO FRIEND OF MINE.

HA HA. OF COURSE HE'S INSANE,

BUT WHAT OF IT?

THANK YOU, MRS. CHISHOLM. LOOK, JUST SIGN THERE,

WHERE I'VE WRITTEN "WITNESSED THIS DAY."

MR. MAPLE, I'M ENTRUSTING THIS TO YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

AFTER... AFTER THE DUKE HAS OBLIGED,

TAKE IT TO SOME GOOD LAWYER FOR COLLECTION.

HERE. THIS IS MY PASSPORT FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

UH... ALL RIGHT?

SURE.

THANK YOU.

LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU WANT TO BE KILLED.

OH, UH...

PICK YOUR OWN TIME, DUKE.

SAY...

JUST BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

YOU KNOW, I PREFER TO HAVE HER THINK

IT WAS DONE IN COLD BLOOD.

WOULD YOU PLEASE ALL REMEMBER THAT?

BUT FOR THE TIME BEIN', YOU BETTER SIT DOWN.

YOU MIGHT GET TO FEELIN' RECKLESS.

WELL, LET'S ALL HAVE ANOTHER DRINK, SHALL WE?

OH, GOOD.

HERE, WOULD YOU MIND PASSING GLASSES

TO MR. AND MRS. CHISHOLM?

SHO'.

AND BRING ME ONE, TOO.

COME ON, BOSS, LET'S LAM OUT OF HERE.

WE GOT TO GIVE THE OTHERS MORE TIME.

BUT YOU OUGHTN'T TRUST A DAME.

THEY PROBABLY GOT LOST OUT THERE IN THE SANDSTORM.

THEY KNOW THIS COUNTRY LIKE A BOOK.

DORIS KNOWS I PICKED THIS PLACE FOR MEETIN' UP.

WELL, I WISH SHE'D SHOW.

HEY, DON'T FORGET ME.

DON'T GIVE IT TO HIM, SLIM.

THE GIRL SAYS HE OUGHTN'T TO HAVE IT.

HEY, WHERE'S THAT COOK?

SHE'S ALL RIGHT. I LOCKED HER UP.

HAVE A DRINK, COLORED BROTHER.

IS IT ALL RIGHT, MR. CHISHOLM?

LISTEN TO HIM.

"IS IT ALL RIGHT, MR. CHISHOLM?"

AIN'T YOU HEARED ABOUT THE BIG LIBERATION?

COME ON, TAKE YOUR DRINK, WEASEL.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, JOSEPH.

THANK YOU, SIR.

"MR. CHISHOLM."

THINK IT'S ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, I GUESS IT'S ALL RIGHT.

BUT LET ME TELL YOU ONE THING, MR. SQUIER.

THE WOMAN DON'T LIVE OR EVER DID LIVE

THAT'S WORTH $5,000.

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

YOU'RE A FORGETFUL OLD FOOL.

ANY WOMAN'S WORTH EVERYTHING THAT ANY MAN HAS TO GIVE...

ANGUISH, ECSTASY, FAITH, JEALOUSY,

LOVE, HATRED...

LIFE OR DEATH.

DON'T YOU SEE THAT'S THE WHOLE EXCUSE

FOR OUR EXISTENCE? IT'S WHAT MAKES

THE WHOLE THING POSSIBLE AND TOLERABLE.

WHEN YOU GET TO MY AGE, YOU'LL LEARN BETTER SENSE.

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

YES, I HEARD.

THAT LOVELY GIRL, THAT GRANDDAUGHTER OF YOURS,

DO YOU KNOW WHAT SHE IS?

NO, YOU HAVEN'T THE REMOTEST IDEA.

WELL, WHAT IS SHE?

SHE'S THE FUTURE.

SHE'S THE RENEWAL OF VITALITY AND COURAGE

AND ASPIRATION...

ALL THE STRENGTH THAT'S GONE OUT OF YOU.

OH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE IS,

BUT I KNOW SHE'S ESSENTIAL TO ME

AND THE WHOLE GODFORSAKEN COUNTRY

AND THE WHOLE MISERABLE WORLD.

AND PLEASE, MRS. CHISHOLM,

DON'T... DON'T LOOK AT ME QUIZZICALLY.

I KNOW HOW I SOUND.

I WAS WONDERING

IF YOU REALLY BELIEVE ALL THAT...

I MEAN ABOUT WOMEN.

OF COURSE I DO.

THERE'S A MAN WHO AGREES WITH ME.

DON'T YOU, DUKE?

I DON'T KNOW, PAL. I WASN'T LISTENIN'.

ALL RIGHT, THEN LET ME SPEAK FOR YOU.

HE COULD HAVE BEEN

ACROSS THE BORDER BY NOW AND SAFE,

BUT HE PREFERS TO REMAIN HERE.

DO YOU KNOW WHY?

WHY?

BECAUSE HE HAS A RENDEZVOUS HERE WITH A GIRL.

ISN'T THAT TRUE, DUKE?

YES, PAL, THAT'S IT.

I GUESS WE'RE ALL A LOT OF SAPS,

BUT I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF HE WAS THE CHAMPION.

DID YOU THINK I WAS KIDDIN'

WHEN I SAID I'D BE GLAD TO KNOCK YOU OFF?

I HOPE NEITHER OF US WAS KIDDING.

DID YOU THINK I WAS?

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, PAL.

YA GOT GOOD IDEAS.

I'LL TRY TO FIX IT SO'S IT DON'T HURT.

WELL, YOU'RE... YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, TOO, DUKE.

LIKE TO MEET YOU AGAIN...

SOMEDAY.

MAYBE IT'LL BE SOON.

YOU KNOW, THIS FRIGHTFUL PLACE

HAS SUDDENLY BECOME QUITE COZY.

DO YOU REALIZE

THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WITNESSES TO A MURDER?

HE'S ACTUALLY GOING TO SHOOT HIM.

SHH.

HELLO.

HOW'S BOZE?

OH, HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

LISTEN, GRAMP, I WAS JUST THINKING.

THIS PLACE IS GOING TO ADVERTISE

ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. PEOPLE WILL FLOCK HERE

JUST TO SEE WHERE DUKE MANTEE STOPPED.

GOOD. I LIKE COMPANY.

NO, I MEAN, I THINK WE OUGHT TO SELL OUT

RIGHT AWAY TOMORROW.

TRIMBLE WILL RAISE HIS OFFER SURE.

OH, YOU'RE STILL AIMIN' TO TAKE THAT TRIP

TO FRANCE, EH?

OH, SKIP THAT.

DO IT FOR DAD'S SAKE.

MAYBE I COULD GET A JOB IN HOLLYWOOD.

AND WILL YOU BE SATISFIED WITH THAT?

I'M NOT THINKING ABOUT MYSELF.

I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO ME.

YOU MUST THINK OF YOURSELF.

YOU WANT TO BE A GREAT ARTIST, DON'T YOU?

WELL, THEN YOU BETTER GET USED TO THE IDEA

OF BEING A COLOSSAL EGOTIST,

SELFISH TO THE CORE.

ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE ME MORE ADVICE?

YOU AND YOUR TALK ABOUT NATURE.

I THOUGHT YOU TOLD ME

NOT TO LISTEN TO YOU.

SO I DID, BUT I...

WELL, THAT'S ALL THE ADVICE

I'M GOING TO TAKE FROM YOU.

DO YOU MIND IF I SPEAK UP, MY DEAR?

PERHAPS I COULD TELL YOU SOME THINGS THAT...

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ME?

NOTHING. EDITH, IF I WERE YOU...

YOU HAVEN'T THE SLIGHTEST CONCEPTION

OF WHAT'S INSIDE ME, AND YOU NEVER WILL.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, MY DEAR,

BUT I DO KNOW WHAT IT MEANS

TO REPRESS YOURSELF AND STARVE YOURSELF

THROUGH WHAT YOU CONCEIVE TO BE

YOUR DUTY TO OTHERS,

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ALL THROUGH THAT.

WHEN I WAS JUST ABOUT YOUR AGE,

I WENT TO SALZBURG.

I HAD A LETTER TO MAX RHINEHART.

I COULD HAVE PLAYED THE NUN IN THE MIRACLE,

BUT MY FAMILY...

THEY STARTED YAPPING

ABOUT MY OBLIGATIONS TO THEM.

THEY WHISKED ME BACK TO DAYTON.

AND BEFORE I KNEW IT, I WAS MARRIED...

TO THIS PILLAR

OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN AND TRUST.

AND WHAT DID HE DO?

HE TOOK MY SOUL

AND HAD IT STENCILED ON A CARD AND FILED.

AND THAT'S WHERE I'VE BEEN EVER SINCE...

IN AN ODD METAL CABINET.

THAT'S WHY I THINK I'VE GOT A LITTLE RIGHT

TO ADVISE YOU.

OH, DEAR HEAVEN.

OH, YOU NEEDN'T LOOK SO MARTYRED.

I'VE NEVER COMPLAINED.

I'VE GIVEN YOU EVERYTHING YOU'VE WANTED...

AT THE PRICE OF MY SELF-RESPECT,

MY INDIVIDUALITY, AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AT THE COST OF NOTHING.

YOUR INSANE EXTRAVAGANCE...

BE QUIET.

NOW MAYBE YOU'LL REALIZE WHAT I MEAN.

PROFIT BY MY EXPERIENCE.

MAYBE YOU HAVE GOT SOMETHING WONDERFUL

TO GIVE THE WORLD,

SO GO TO FRANCE AND...

AND FIND YOURSELF.

YOU KNOW, IT'S THE MOST PECULIAR THING

ABOUT THIS PLACE.

THERE SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING HERE

THAT STIMULATES THE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL IMPULSE.

TELL US, DUKE,

WHAT KIND OF A LIFE HAVE YOU HAD?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I SPENT MOST OF MY TIME SINCE I GREW UP IN JAIL,

AND IT LOOKS LIKE

I'LL SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE DEAD.

BOSS, FOR THE LAST TIME,

LET'S LAM OUT OF HERE.

DUKE, WHEN YOU GO,

IF YOU HAVE ROOM IN YOUR CAR,

WILL YOU TAKE ME WITH YOU?

EDITH, FOR THE LOVE OF...

THANKS VERY MUCH, LADY.

MAYBE WHEN I GET SETTLED DOWN IN MEXICO,

I'LL SEND YOU A POSTCARD WITH MY ADDRESS.

DUKE, HOW'S THE TIME GETTING ALONG?

IT'S JUST ABOUT UP, PAL.

GABRIELLE, I'VE GOT TO TALK TO YOU.

WAIT TILL ALL THE OTHERS HAVE GONE.

NO, I CAN'T WAIT.

YOU SEE, WHEN THEY GO...

I GO.

PLEASE COME SIT DOWN, GABRIELLE.

YOU SEE...

I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU NOW... THAT I LOVE YOU.

ALAN, LISTEN...

I TELL YOU SOLEMNLY YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON

I EVER LOVED IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

HE DOES LOVE YOU, MY DEAR. HE TOLD US SO.

PLEASE, MRS. CHISHOLM,

I'M QUITE CAPABLE OF SAYING IT, YOU KNOW.

ALAN, YOU'RE MAKING A FOOL OF YOURSELF.

THEY'RE ALL STARING AT US.

I KNOW THEY ARE, BUT YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE,

AND YOU'VE GOT TO REMEMBER,

BECAUSE, YOU SEE, THIS IS MY ONE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.

I TOLD YOU ABOUT THAT MAJOR ARTIST THAT'S BEEN HIDDEN.

WELL, I'M TRANSFERRING HIM TO YOU.

YOU'LL FIND A LINE IN THAT POEM OF VILLON'S

THAT FITS THAT.

SOMETHING ABOUT...

"THUS IN YOUR FIELD,

MY SEED OF HARVESTRY WILL THRIVE."

WELL, I'VE PROVIDED BARREN SOIL FOR THAT SEED,

BUT YOU'LL GIVE IT FERTILITY AND GROWTH

AND FRUITION.

ALAN, YOU...

YOU'RE KIND OF CRAZY.

AND I GUESS SO AM I.

THAT'S WHY I THINK

WE'D BE TERRIBLY HAPPY TOGETHER.

NO. DON'T SAY THAT, GABRIELLE.

ALAN, I BELIEVE IT WITH ALL MY HEART.

WELL, PERHAPS YOU'RE RIGHT.

PERHAPS WE WILL BE HAPPY TOGETHER...

IN A FUNNY KIND OF WAY.

ALAN, IF YOU'RE GOING AWAY,

I'M GOING WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO.

I'M NOT GOING AWAY, GABRIELLE.

I TOLD YOU I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN,

WORTH LIVING FOR AND DYING FOR.

WELL, I... I BELIEVE I FOUND IT,

HERE IN THE VALLEY OF THE SH...

ALAN, WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND?

HA. I DON'T KNOW.

I REALLY DON'T QUITE KNOW YET.

WELL, DUKE, WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?

WATCH IT, BOYS.

GET OVER BY THAT DOOR, JACKIE.

KEEP 'EM COVERED, SLIM.

STICK 'EM UP!

TURN AROUND AND KEEP MOVING!

Duke: OPEN THAT DOOR, JACKIE.

COME ON, BOYS,

WALK IN THAT DOOR AND KEEP 'EM UP.

COME ON, KEEP MOVIN'.

GET THOSE GUNS, JACKIE.

GET BACK TO THE CAR, RUBY.

IS THIS A STICKUP?

WHAT A GUESSER.

I'M THE COMMANDER OF THIS TROOP...

Jackie: SO WHAT?

UM, WELL, YOU WOULDN'T SHOOT US DOWN

IN COLD BLOOD, WOULD YOU?

SURE WE WOULD.

Duke: SIT DOWN, BOYS.

WHERE?

ON THE FLOOR, BLACK HORSE TROOPS.

WHY'D YOU COME HERE?

WE WERE TRAILING YOU,

AND, BY JOVE, WE'VE CAUGHT UP WITH YA.

SHUT UP, COMMANDER.

WHAT MADE YOU BRING THE WHOLE REGIMENT WITH YOU?

WHAT MADE YOU THINK I'D BE AROUND HERE?

THEY CAUGHT YOUR PALS.

3 MEN AND A BLONDE.

WHERE WAS IT?

DON'T YOU TRY TO GO GET 'EM OUT NOW, BOSS.

COME ON, TELL ME, OR I'LL TEAR HOLES A YARD WIDE

IN THEM PRETTY UNIFORMS!

UH, THEY CAUGHT 'EM AT BUCKHORN.

WHERE'S THAT?

ABOUT 20 MILES FROM HERE.

ANYBODY ELSE COMIN' THIS WAY?

I DON'T KNOW. I SWEAR I DON'T.

BUT THERE'S POSSES ALL AROUND HERE.

YOU'VE GOT THE WHOLE MIGHTY STRENGTH OF THE NATION

AFTER YOU NOW, BUDDY.

I'LL TELL YOU,

THAT WOMAN IN THAT CAR DID SOME TALKIN'.

IT WAS DORIS.

SHE SNITCHED. THEY ALWAYS DO.

SHUT UP.

WHAT WERE YOU SAYIN'?

I'M TELLIN' YOU FOR YOUR OWN GOOD, MANTEE,

THEY KNOW WHERE YOU WERE HEADING.

THEY PICKED UP YOUR TRAIL.

THEY'LL GET YA.

SHE HAS SNITCHED. COME ON, DUKE.

DON'T LISTEN TO THEM, DUKE.

COME ON, BOSS, OR WE'RE ALL DEAD.

THE LAW'S CLOSING IN ON YOU.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU, DUKE?

DO SOMETHIN'.

SHUT UP! SHUT UP!

GIVE ME TIME TO THINK.

NO, DUKE. DON'T YOU WASTE ANY TIME THINKING.

THAT ISN'T YOUR GAME.

DON'T LISTEN TO WHAT THEY'RE TELLING YOU.

YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP GOING AND GOING AND GOING.

YEAH, AND GO FAST, STORM OR NO STORM.

YOU'VE BEEN DOUBLE-CROSSED BY THAT DAME.

AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW,

YOU'LL BE LAID OUT ON A MARBLE SLAB.

WHERE'D THEY TAKE HER?

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE TO ALBUQUERQUE.

IF WE GO THERE, THEY'LL TAKE US!

YOU WANT REVENGE, DON'T YOU?

YOU WANT TO GO OUT OF YOUR WAY AGAIN

TO GET THAT BLONDE WHO SNITCHED.

WELL, DON'T DO IT, DUKE.

EVEN IF SHE DID BETRAY YOU,

DON'T YOU COMMIT A WORSE CRIME.

DON'T BETRAY YOURSELF.

GO ON. RUN FOR THE BORDER

AND TAKE YOUR ILLUSIONS WITH YOU.

HE'S RIGHT, DUKE!

I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP.

YOU KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET YOU ANYWAY.

YOU'RE OBSOLETE, DUKE.

LIKE ME, YOU'VE GOT TO DIE.

WELL, THEN, DIE FOR FREEDOM. THAT'S WORTH IT.

DON'T GIVE UP YOUR LIFE

FOR ANYTHING SO CHEAP AND UNSATISFACTORY AS REVENGE.

I HEAR A CAR COMIN' DOWN THE ROAD, DUKE.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING.

NOW, LISTEN, FOLKS,

WE'VE HAD A PLEASANT EVENING HERE,

AND I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL IT

WITH ANY KILLING AT THE FINISH.

NOW, LET'S EVERYBODY STAY WHERE THEY ARE

TILL WE'RE OUT OF SIGHT,

BECAUSE WE'LL BE WATCHIN'.

PICK UP THAT SACK, SLIM.

WAIT A MINUTE. YOU'RE NOT FORGETTING ME.

THAT'S RUBY SHOOTING!

OH, THAT FATHEAD. GET OUT THAT BACK DOOR

AND TELL HIM TO HOLD HIS FIRE.

WE DON'T WANT 'EM DRILLING OUR CAR.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE!

TELL HIM TO OPEN UP

IF THEY TRY TO DRIFT AROUND THAT SIDE.

YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO ENDANGER THE LIVES

OF INNOCENT PEOPLE.

YOU BETTER SURRENDER.

GET BEHIND THAT COUNTER, SLIM.

KEEP THIS MOB IN HERE COVERED.

OK, BOSS.

WHAT THEY DOIN' NOW?

IF THEY CAN'T SEE US

ANY BETTER THAN I CAN SEE THEM, WE'RE OK.

HEY, WHERE'S THAT SACK?

THE SACK'S RIGHT THERE BESIDE YA.

BOY, I KNEW THIS PLACE WASN'T SAFE.

YOU FOLKS BETTER LIE DOWN. GET DOWN, ALL OF YOU,

CLOSE TOGETHER IN THE MIDDLE.

WATCH 'EM, SLIM.

OK, DUKE.

WHERE'S THAT LIGHT SWITCH?

RIGHT OVER THERE, RIGHT BEHIND THAT DOOR.

TURN 'EM OFF, JACKIE.

3 OF THEM ARE HEADIN' FOR THE REAR.

GET OUT THAT BACK DOOR, JACKIE.

HOLD YOUR FIRE UNLESS THEY TRY TO RUSH IT.

WHEN ENOUGH OF THEM GET AROUND THERE, WE'LL LAM.

HOW MANY ARE THERE?

6 OR 7. NOTHIN' TO WORRY ABOUT.

WATCH YOURSELF, KID.

OK, DUKE.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS

AN IMPRESSIVE SPECTACLE, GABRIELLE.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

VERSUS DUKE MANTEE.

IF THEY'RE NOT CAREFUL,

THEY'RE GONNA WRECK THAT NEON SIGN.

THEY'RE PROBABLY ALL DRUNK.

IT'S ALMOST RESTORED IN ME THE WILL TO LIVE

AND LOVE AND CONQUER.

LISTEN, EDITH, IF I'M KILLED...

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

I SAID IF I'M KILLED...

AND YOU'RE NOT,

GET IN TOUCH WITH JACK LAVERY.

HE HAS FULL INSTRUCTIONS.

OH. ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I FEEL AS IF I WAS SITTING

ON THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN,

IN THE MIDDLE OF PENGUIN ISLAND,

WATCHING...

WATCHING THE ODD LITTLE CREATURES.

SAY, BOSS, WHY AIN'T JACKIE SHOOTIN'?

THE KID KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOIN'.

ALAN, WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU SEE WHEN YOU GET TO FRANCE?

CUSTOMS OFFICERS.

NO, I MEAN, WHAT'S THE FIRST REAL SIGHT?

WELL, THE FIELDS AND FORESTS OF NORMANDY.

AND THEN...

WHAT, ALAN?

THEN PARIS.

LISTEN, BOSS, I BETTER GO TELL JACKIE TO OPEN FIRE.

STAY WHERE YOU ARE!

BUT YOU ASKIN' AN AWFUL LOT.

PARIS... THAT MUST BE THE MOST MARVELOUS PLACE

IN THE WORLD FOR LOVE, ISN'T IT, ALAN?

ALL PLACES ARE MARVELOUS, GABRIELLE.

EVEN HERE?

ESPECIALLY HERE, MY DARLING.

AS LONG AS I LIVE,

I'LL BE GRATEFUL TO THE DUKE.

ALAN...

ALAN, WILL YOU PLEASE KISS ME?

OK, SLIM, WE'RE PULLIN' OUT.

TELL RUBY TO GET THAT CAR STARTED AND GET JACKIE.

Slim: YEAH.

OH, LORD...

NOW IT'S GOING TO BE ALL OVER.

NOT FOR US. NEVER.

GO GET OUR CAR STARTED.

JACKIE'S GOT KILLED.

OH, HOW'D HE DO THAT?

I DON'T KNOW, BOSS.

WELL, WE GOT TO LEAVE HIM.

COME ON, YOU AND YOU AND YOU AND YOU

ARE COMING WITH US. WE GOT TO HAVE SHIELDS.

ME, TOO? NO, NOT YOU, POP!

COME ON, GET ON YOUR FEET AND GET MOVIN'!

OUT THROUGH THAT DOOR AND MOVE FAST!

IN THE NAME OF HEAVEN, BUDDY, DON'T LET US BE...

TURN ON THAT LIGHT, SLIM. LET 'EM SEE WHO'S COMIN' OUT.

COME ON, COME ON,

GET MOVIN' OUT THROUGH THAT DOOR!

I WON'T LET NONE OF YOU GET HURT IF YOU MOVE FAST!

KEEP THE HANDS UP AND GET MOVIN'

OUT THE FRONT DOOR!

COME ON, COME ON! THE FRONT DOOR!

GET 'EM OUT OF THERE, SLIM!

YOU FOLKS BETTER STAY WHERE YOU ARE FOR A WHILE.

DUKE...

ALAN, KEEP DOWN.

DUKE, YOU'RE FORGETTING SOMETHING.

NIX, PAL. GET DOWN.

GET AWAY FROM THAT DOOR.

DO YOU THINK I'M GONNA LET YOU TAKE THOSE PEOPLE OUT

AND SLAUGHTER THEM?

CUT OUT THE ACT, PAL.

I WON'T LET YOU DO IT, DUKE.

OK, PAL.

I'LL BE SEEIN' YOU SOON.

ALAN!

HE DID MEAN IT.

WHICH WAY'D THEY GO?

YOU CAN HEAD THEM OFF

IF YOU GO OUT THAT BACK DOOR.

COME ON.

BUT BE CAREFUL.

THOSE ARE INNOCENT PEOPLE ON THE RUNNING BOARDS.

ALAN, YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO LIVE.

YES, I KNOW I DID.

AND I'LL LIVE WITH YOU, I WILL.

I KNOW I DID. I WAS BLIND THEN.

NOW I CAN SEE.

GRAMP, DAD, SOMEBODY, COME HERE, QUICK!

YOU KNOW, THEY WERE...

THEY WERE RIGHT, GABRIELLE...

THE STARS, I MEAN.

I HAD TO COME ALL THIS WAY

TO FIND A REASON.

THE DUKE...

UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT WAS I WANTED.

I HOPE YOU...

I HOPE YOU...

WHAT, ALAN?

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

ALAN!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, OLD MAN?

I GUESS HE'S DEAD.

SURE HE'S DEAD.

MANTEE COULDN'T HAVE MISSED TWICE.

FUNNY THING, GABBY.

HIS LIFE INSURANCE FOR $5,000 IS MADE OUT TO YOU.

IT LOOKS REAL, TOO.

SAID HE WANTED YOU TO SPEND IT ON A TRIP TO FRANCE

TO SEE YOUR MOTHER.

FUNNY THING ABOUT THAT FELLER.

I NEVER COULD MAKE HIM OUT.

WE'LL BURY HIM OUT THERE IN THE PETRIFIED FOREST.

WHAT?

THAT'S WHAT HE SAID HE WANTED.

SURE. THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.

WOW. OH, WELL, MAYBE HIS NEXT OF KIN

WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT.

OH, I'VE GOT TO PHONE THE SHERIFF AT FLAGSTAFF.

SHERIFF'S OFFICE. FLAGSTAFF. YEAH.

JASON MAPLE. MANTEE WAS HERE.

WHAT?

THEY GOT HIM? GREAT WORK.

THEY GOT MANTEE.

THEY NEVER GET AWAY WITH THAT STUFF LONG,

YOU KNOW.

SOME GUYS THINK THEY CAN, BUT... YEAH.

YEAH. TOOK YOU A LONG WHILE TO GET HIM, THOUGH.

YEAH.

"THUS IN YOUR FIELD,

"MY SEED OF HARVESTRY WILL THRIVE...

FOR THE FRUIT IS LIKE ME THAT I SET."

"GOD BIDS ME TEND IT WITH GOOD HUSBANDRY.

THIS IS THE END FOR WHICH WE TWAIN ARE MET."

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