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UH-HUH... UH-HUH... YEAH...

YEAH, WELL, WHERE DID YOU SET UP THE ROADBLOCKS, ED?

UH-HUH... HOLD ON A MINUTE.

I'LL GET A MAP AND I'LL CHECK WITH YOU.

HOLD IT JUST A SECOND.

HI, ANDY.

OH. HI, HOWARD.

I WAS JUST LEAVING.

SAW YOU BURNING THE OL' MIDNIGHT OIL.

SOMETHING SPECIAL GOING ON?

YEAH, A BANK ROBBERY OVER IN MT. PILOT.

GOT AWAY WITH $6,000.

OH? ARE THEY IN THIS AREA?

THEY COULD BE.

HEY, ED?

THEY COULD HAVE CUT OFF ROUTE 88

JUST BEFORE FRANKLIN JUNCTION.

YEAH, IT'S A PRIVATE ROAD.

CONNECTS WITH THE MAIN HIGHWAY

AND IT'S NOT ON A MAP.

YEAH.

IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO SET UP ANOTHER ROADBLOCK

ABOUT A HALF A MILE IN.

RIGHT.

RIGHT, RIGHT. BYE.

HOW MANY ROBBERIES WERE THERE, ANDY?

UH...

OH, TWO FOR SURE.

TWO, HUH?

YEAH.

I WONDER IF THEY HAD A GUN MOLL WITH THEM?

WHAT?

WELL, THESE GANGSTERS

USUALLY TRAVEL WITH A FEMALE COMPANION.

SOMEBODY TO COOK FOR THEM, I SUPPOSE.

OH.

Otis: HEY, WATCH OUT!

: WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE HITTIN'?

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

WHO'S THAT?

OUR NUMBER ONE GUEST.

OH. OTIS.

OH, SHOO! SHOO!

OLD FIREFLY.

DOGGONE FIREFLY HIT ME.

KNOCKED ME RIGHT DOWN.

WHOO! THEY GET VICIOUS THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

ALL RIGHT, OTIS. GO ON IN AND GO TO SLEEP.

THEY WON'T BOTHER YOU IN THERE.

THEY'RE GETTING TO BE A MESS.

GO TO BED, OTIS. I'M BUSY.

WHO ARE YOU?

HOWARD SPRAGUE.

I KNOW YOU, HOWARD.

WHO'S THAT FELLOW STANDING BESIDE YOU?

THAT'S A FRIEND OF HOWARD'S FROM OUT OF TOWN.

OH. PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

WOULD YOU PUT HIM TO BED, HOWARD?

OH, NO.

LET'S GO, OTIS.

NO, YOU DON'T.

NOBODY PUTS ME TO BED

BUT MY DEAR FRIEND ANDY TAYLOR.

AND YOU TELL THAT OUT-OF-TOWN FRIEND OF YOURS

NOT TO SNEAK UP BEHIND ME.

I'M QUICK AS A CAT.

ALL RIGHT, GIVE ME THAT.

OH, BUT I NEED THAT, ANDY.

NO, YOU DON'T.

NO, YOU DON'T.

NOW, COME ON.

JUST TO HOLD IT LIKE A LITTLE TEDDY BEAR.

NO TEDDY BEARS.

WHY NOT?

THEY DRAW FIREFLIES.

OH, THEY DO?

YEAH, COME ON.

COME ON. GO AHEAD.

YOU GONNA SING TO ME?

NO, I'M NOT GONNA SING TO YOU. GO TO BED!

OH, ALL RIGHT. I'LL SING TO MYSELF.

* GO TELL AUNT RHODY

* THE OLD GRAY GOOSE IS DEAD *

* GO TELL AUNT RHODY, GO TELL AUNT RHODY... *

IS THAT A ROADBLOCK?

YEAH.

YOU DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE A GUN MOLL, HUH?

NO, I DON'T.

I DON'T, NO.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, OTIS?

: OH, IT'S AWFUL!

WHAT?

THE OLD GRAY GOOSE IS DEAD!

GO TO SLEEP, OTIS!

ALL RIGHT, OTIS.

THERE'S YOUR BREAKFAST.

AREN'T YOU GOING TO LECTURE ME?

NO.

WHY NOT?

'CAUSE I'VE GIVEN UP ON YOU.

GIVEN UP? ANDY, PLEASE...

NO.

JUST TELL ME TO STRAIGHTEN OUT.

OTIS, STRAIGHTEN OUT.

ANDY, YOU'RE A REAL FRIEND. YEAH.

YOU BEEN TAKING CARE OF ME FOR YEARS. THAT'S RIGHT.

AND I WANT TO MAKE IT UP TO YOU.

OTIS, I GOT A LOT ON MY MIND.

NO! I WANT TO MAKE IT UP TO YOU.

LET ME WORK AROUND HERE TODAY--

RUN ERRANDS, CLEAN UP THE COURTHOUSE.

FREE OF CHARGE.

JUST TO SHOW YOU HOW GRATEFUL I AM.

IT'S NOT NECESSARY, OTIS.

ANY LITTLE THING YOU WANT DONE...

OTIS, I DON'T NEED ANYTHING.

ANDY, I WON'T TAKE "NO" FOR AN ANSWER.

YOU'RE MY FRIEND.

ALL RIGHT, YOU CAN WORK.

BUT THE BOTTLE STAYS WHERE IT IS.

BOTTLE

I'D, UH, FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT IT.

SURE YOU HAD.

EAT YOUR BREAKFAST.

Andy: UH, YEAH.

NO SIGN OF 'EM, HUH?

QUIT IT! NO, NOT --

NOT YOU, ED.

NO, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY STRANGERS IN TOWN.

NO -- WELL, IT'S GOT TO BE ONE OF TWO THINGS.

THEY GOT THROUGH BEFORE YOU GOT UP THE ROADBLOCKS,

OR THEY'RE HOLED UP SOMEWHERE, COUNTING THEIR MONEY.

YEAH, I'LL-I'LL BE -- I'LL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU, ED.

RIGHT, RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE TO WHISTLE?

OH, I'M SORRY, ANDY.

HMM.

I -- UGH.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

GOT TO KEEP A TIGHT SHIP.

HI, ANDY.

OH, HI, HOWARD.

MORNIN', OTIS.

MORNIN', HOWARD.

YOU, UH, FEELIN' BETTER THAN YOU DID LAST NIGHT?

NOT BETTER.

STEADIER, BUT NOT BETTER.

I'M CLEANIN' UP THE PLACE, SHOW ANDY MY APPRECIATION.

WHY DON'T YOU CLEAN UP AROUND THE CELLS, OTIS?

OH, ALL RIGHT.

UH, ANYTHING NEW ON THE CAPER, ANDY?

"CAPER"?

I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT YOU FELLAS CALLED IT.

OH. OH.

NO, NO, THERE'S NOTHING NEW ON THE CAPER.

NO SIGN OF A GUN MOLL OR ANYTHING.

WE THINK THE MUGS ARE ON THE LAM.

OH.

WELL...

I GUESS YOU MIGHT HAVE SENSED

I'M MIGHTY INTERESTED IN THIS SORT OF THING.

YEAH.

ONE THEORY THAT PARTICULARLY FASCINATES ME

IS THAT EVEN THE MOST HARDENED CRIMINAL

CAN BE RETURNED TO SOCIETY AS A USEFUL MEMBER.

MM-HMM. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

I'M QUOTING DR. EMIL SHARLOCK.

GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.

HE SAYS THE READJUSTMENT CAN BE MADE

WHEN THE CRIMINAL REGAINS HIS SELF-RESPECT

AND THE RESPECT OF HIS NEIGHBORS.

I'M SURE THAT'S TRUE

AND I'D LOVE TO DISCUSS IT WITH YOU, HOWARD

BUT WE THINK THOSE FELLAS ARE HOLED UP SOMEWHERE AROUND HERE

AND I GOT A LOT OF FIGURING TO DO.

OH, AROUND HERE, HUH?

YEAH, AROUND HERE.

THEY COULD BE UP IN THE OLD CARSON SHACK.

WHAT?

I SAID THEY COULD BE UP IN THE OLD CARSON SHACK.

WHY UP THERE?

'CAUSE I MIGHT HAVE SEEN THEM.

YOU WHAT?

I HEADED UP THERE YESTERDAY

'CAUSE I GOT SOME, UH... SOMETHING HIDDEN UP THERE.

YOU GOT SPIRITS HIDDEN UP THERE. GO ON.

WELL, I SEEN A COUPLE OF GUYS HAULING IN SUPPLIES

AND ONE GUY WAS TOTING A RIFLE.

WELL, I KIND OF STAYED AWAY

'CAUSE I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO...

YOU DIDN'T WANT THEM TO FIND

WHERE YOU GOT YOUR SPIRITS HIDDEN. YEAH.

THEY COULD'VE BEEN HUNTING.

BUT, COME TO THINK OF IT

THERE AIN'T NOTHING UP THERE WORTH SHOOTING...

'CEPTING A BUNCH OF SKINNY OLD SQUIRRELS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, ANDY?

WELL, THEY COULD BE HUNTERS.

BUT IT'S WORTH CHECKING OUT.

I'LL BE BACK BY 3:00 AT THE LATEST.

WELL, BE CAREFUL, ANDY.

YEAH.

DON'T TAKE ANY CHANCES, NOW.

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, MISTER.

THANKS, OTIS.

OH.

ANDY NOT BACK YET?

NO. MAYBE SOMETHING'S GONE WRONG.

WELL, MAYBE HE JUST HAD A FLAT TIRE OR SOMETHING.

I'M WORRIED.

NOW, OTIS, LET'S NOT PANIC.

HE'S MY BEST FRIEND.

WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SWEAT IT OUT.

THAT'S POLICE TERMINOLOGY.

HEY, FRED, I'M GETTING KIND OF HUNGRY.

WE'LL EAT IN A LITTLE WHILE.

YOU DON'T MIND IF WE EAT IN FRONT OF YOU, DO YOU, SHERIFF?

I HAD A BIG LUNCH.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, SHERIFF...

THAT I'M AWFUL FAST WITH A GUN.

YOU SEEM KIND OF NERVOUS, FRED.

WELL, I WAS, SHERIFF, UNTIL YOU SHOWED UP.

WELL, DON'T RELAX ON MY ACCOUNT.

I MEAN, THEY'LL BE LOOKING FOR ME.

AND BY THE TIME THEY FIND YOU

WE'LL BE CLEAR OUT OF NORTH CAROLINA.

GOOD LUCK.

NOW, YOU LISTEN TO ME, SHERIFF.

WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE HERE PRETTY SOON

AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUR PASSPORT

RIGHT THROUGH THE ROADBLOCK AND OUT OF THE STATE.

HUH?

SOMETHING MUST HAVE HAPPENED.

I'M GOING TO CALL THE STATE POLICE.

IT'LL TAKE A COUPLE OF HOURS FOR THEM TO GET HERE.

THAT MIGHT BE TOO LATE.

ANDY'S MY BEST FRIEND AND I'M GOING UP THERE.

UP THERE

WELL, IF NOBODY HERE WANTS TO GO WITH ME.

BUT THERE MIGHT BE SHOOTING.

THAT'S RIGHT.

I'LL RUN HOME AND GET MY CAR.

ATTABOY! I'LL GET THE GUNS READY.

YES, WE'LL NEED GUNS.

WE MIGHT BE DEALING WITH DESPERATE MEN.

SHELLS.

SHELLS...

SHELLS...

SHELLS.

SHELLS.

SHELLS.

OH... GOTTA THINK OF WHAT'S BEST FOR ANDY.

GOTTA BE CALM.

READY, OTIS?

: READY AND RARIN' TO GO.

FORWARD, MARCH.

OTIS, YOU'RE SOUSED.

JUST A LITTLE BRACER.

THOSE WOODS ARE DAMP.

HERE'S YOUR GUN ALL LOADED.

OTIS!

LET'S GO, AND DON'T FIRE

TILL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THEIR EYES.

OTIS, YOU'RE STAYING HERE.

STAY HERE?

WITH MY BUDDY OUT THERE SOMEPLACE?

NOT A CHANCE.

OTIS, YOU STAY HERE.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO ALONE.

OH, NO, YOU DON'T.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THE CARSON SHACK IS, DO YOU?

WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STAY IN THE CAR.

LET'S MOVE OUT.

OH, THANKS.

OTIS, GET IN THE CAR.

I'LL DRIVE.

WHERE DO YOU KEEP YOUR STEERING WHEEL?

OTIS, I'M DRIVING.

OKAY, THEN. I'LL WORK THE HAND BRAKE.

WELL, SHERIFF, WHOEVER KNOWS YOU'RE UP HERE

DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE VERY MUCH.

MAYBE THEY'RE JUST BEING QUIET.

IT'S OVER THERE SOMEPLACE.

Howard: THERE'S ANDY'S CAR.

THEY GOT HIM, ALL RIGHT.

YEAH.

OTIS!

YOU STAY HERE.

I SAY LET'S RUSH 'EM!

OTIS, IF YOU WANT TO BE A HELP TO ANDY

YOU STAY IN THE CAR.

HOLD DOWN THE FORT?

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

OH...

I'M GOING TO NEED A PAN TO COOK THESE BEANS IN.

BOTHERING ME WITH PANS.

HERE. HERE'S A PAN.

OH, GOOD.

THANK YOU.

AND, UH, I'LL NEED SOME WOOD.

GO FIND IT YOURSELF.

LARRY.

LARRY.

LARRY!

HURRY UP WITH THAT WOOD.

LARRY?

ALL RIGHT, HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.

NOW WE GOT TWO PASSPORTS.

YEAH.

TWO IS BETTER THAN ONE.

LET'S EAT.

RIGHT.

SORRY, ANDY.

YOU TRIED.

OTIS IS OUT THERE.

YEAH?

WELL, THAT ACCOUNTS

FOR THE THIRD MEMBER OF THE POSSE.

ARE THERE ANY MORE?

NO.

GOOD, GOOD.

THAT'S IT.

GOOD, GOOD.

THIS MIGHT BE A PERFECT TIME TO TRY DR. SHARLOCK'S THEORY.

WHAT?

WELL, IF WE SHOW THESE MEN WE RESPECT THEM

AND HELP THEM GAIN THEIR OWN SELF-RESPECT

THEY MIGHT GIVE THEMSELVES UP AND RELEASE US.

SURE THEY WILL.

WELL, IT'S WORTH A TRY, ANDY.

HEY, FELLAS,

THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL BANK ROBBERY YOU PULLED OFF.

SHUT UP, YOU.

I ESPECIALLY LIKED THE PART WHERE YOU...

I SAID, SHUT UP!

I DON'T THINK IT'S WORKING.

I WISH I HAD MY BOOK.

NEVER MIND.

UH, EXCUSE ME.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

COULD I HAVE A GLASS OF WATER?

I'M BUSY.

I'D JUST LIKE A GLASS OF WATER.

I SAID THAT I'M BUSY!

JUST A GLASS OF WATER.

GIVE HIM A GLASS OF WATER.

ALL RIGHT.

UH... WOULD YOU...? UH...

JUST DON'T YOU TRY ANYTHING NOW, SHERIFF,

BECAUSE I WOULD CERTAINLY HATE TO SHOOT MY PASSPORT.

LARRY...

SHH.

DO YOU HEAR SOMETHING?

UH, EXCUSE ME.

UH, COULD I HAVE A GLASS OF WATER, TOO, PLEASE?

WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS IS, A RESTAURANT?

GIVE HIM SOME WATER AND SHUT HIM UP.

I'M TRYING TO LISTEN.

ALL RIGHT. WATER.

WATER, EVERYBODY WANTS WATER.

SORRY.

UH, I SPILLED IT.

COULD I HAVE SOME MORE?

NO. PLEASE?

NO.

I'M JUST DYING FOR SOME.

I SAID, NO!

AW, GEE.

GIVE IT TO HIM AND SHUT UP.

HOW CAN I HEAR IF ANYBODY'S OUT THERE?

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

WHAT WAS THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

COVER 'EM.

I'M GOING OUT THERE.

FRED! ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, FRED?

UNTIE ME WITH YOUR FREE HAND.

UNTIE. QUICK, QUICK!

ALL RIGHT, DROP IT.

NO.

I SAID, DROP IT.

I SAID, NO.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU ONE MORE CHANCE.

DROP THE GUN.

OH, THE GUN.

WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO?

ALL RIGHT, INTO THE CABIN.

COME ON.

THAT'S IT, ANDY. GRAB HIM!

THINK I'M GOING TO FALL FOR THAT OLD TRICK...

YEAH! ATTABOY! YOU DID IT!

ALL RIGHT, GET THE ROPE.

OUTSIDE.

OUTSIDE.

ALL RIGHT, GET UP.

YOU ALL RIGHT, OTIS?

OH, I'M OKAY, ANDY.

YOU'RE MY FRIEND.

YEAH.

NOW, I HAVE A PLAN

TO CAPTURE THE CRIMINALS.

WE KNOW THEY'RE HOLED UP IN THE CARSON SHACK

RIGHT?

HEY, WE GOT REINFORCEMENTS.

THERE'S FIVE OF US NOW.

WELL, THAT'S THAT.

THEY'RE ON THE WAY TO MT. PILOT.

OH, GOOD.

YEAH.

BY THE WAY, THAT WAS A MIGHTY BRAVE THING

YOU AND OTIS DID, COMING UP THERE AFTER ME.

OH, WELL, YOU'D HAVE DONE THE SAME FOR ME, ANDY.

YEAH, BUT IT'S MY JOB.

SAY, ANDY, YOU KNOW WHEN YOU WERE IN THE BACK THERE,

TALKING WITH THE HEAD OF THE STATE POLICE?

YEAH.

WELL, I WANDERED OVER TO THE CELLS HERE

AND STARTED TO TALK TO THOSE TWO FOLKS.

OH, YOU DID?

THOUGHT I'D TRY OUT

SOME OF DR. SHARLOCK'S THEORY.

OH.

I WENT RIGHT UP TO THE BARS THERE

AND TRIED TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH THEM, ESPECIALLY THAT FRED.

UH-HUH.

AND I TOLD HIM HOW,

AFTER HE GOT OUT OF PRISON,

HE COULD BECOME A USEFUL MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.

MM-HMM.

AND I TOLD HIM THAT THE IMPORTANT THING

WAS FOR HIM TO GAIN HIS SELF-RESPECT

AND THE RESPECT OF HIS NEIGHBORS.

UH

NOT TOO WELL.

HE HIT ME RIGHT IN THE PIT OF THE STOMACH WITH HIS FIST.

OH.

WELL.