Domino Kid (1957) - full transcript

[GUNSHOT]

[GUNSHOTS]

[♪♪♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪♪♪]

[MAN SCATTING]

[MAN SINGING IN SPANISH]

Hola!

[SINGING STOPS]

[IN ENGLISH]
Oh, pardon, señor.

I did not know
anyone was here this early.

You would like something?



Coffee.
Yes.

Black.

We have excellent huevos.

No eggs, just coffee.

With the coffee some, Pfft,
brandy for the nerves?

Amigo.
Sí?

Coffee, pronto.

Sí, señor, sí.

[SPURS TINKLING]

I did mean to offend
the señor.

But I cannot run my cantina

when a man does not put
something at the table

beside his elbows.

[GASPS]



Like that?Ah, gracias, señor.

But it is too much.

You are looking for work
around here?

Just passing through.

Ah, you like cigars.

Un momento.

I give you some fine ones.

Ah, thanks.

That clock right?

Sí.

Time I'm on my way.

Oh, no, señor.

You cannot go outside
in the street now.

It is dangerous.
Why?

There is to be a gunfight

between an Americano
named Trancas

and a man they call Domino.

How do you know?

The man in the telegraph station
is my brother-in-law.

This Domino sent the telegram
for this Trancas

to meet him on the street
here at 8:00 this morning.

You might get hurt, señor.

So I might.

Oh, no, señor. Please, sir.

Listen, señor,
you must stay inside.

They say this Domino
is a very bad one.

Don't believe everything
you hear about me.

But señor, there is...Now, suppose you stay inside.

[GASPS]

Domino.

Caramba!

[♪♪♪♪♪]

[CLOPPING]

[GUNSHOT]

[GUNSHOT CONTINUES]

Bury him.

He is dead?

He should be.

Señor Domino,
why you kill that man?

Ask him.

[CLANGING]

But this is lower land
around here.

Grow most anything.

I think the smaller ranchers
will be interested

in your proposition.

I'll talk to them.

You've put new life
into this town, Mr. Harrington.

Another wire for you,

about Domino, sheriff.

Killed himself another man
for breakfast

down in Santos.

SHERIFF:
Bob Trancas.

Number two.

Two?

HARRY:
Yeah. Last month he wrapped
a wooden overcoat

around a fella named Haimes
up in El Paso County.

And they say he's got
more notches on his gun

than anybody.

All right, Harry.

Don't go blabbing
about something

you don't know for sure.

You'd better get on back
to your clatter bug.

Anyway, our hometown boy's
making good

in what he set out to do.

Yeah,
I hate to see this happen,

but I can't say
as I blame Domino.

Everybody in town seems
to know who this Domino is,

except me.

Well, he left Pradera
before you have settled here.

What is he, an outlaw?

Oh, no, no.

He was always a wild kid.

More than the rest I guess,

but never
a real bad one.

Oh, I've known him
since he was 5,

when his folks built
the Double Six Ranch

at the upper end
of the valley.

The one
with the domino brand.

Yep.

That all belongs
to Cort Garand now.

Well, that's Domino's
real name.

Is he the only one left?
Yep.

Yeah, after his mother died,

Domino went off
and joined the Confederates,

left his father
all alone on the ranch.

During the time
he was away fighting,

small bands of renegades

were raiding
and plundering ranches,

stealing cattle,

selling them to the blues
or the grays.

That's the whole reason

that Domino is a gun hawker
right today.

There's no reason big enough
to make a man take to the gun.

Well, now,
what would you have done

if you'd jumped back
from a war

to your ranch half ruined,

your cattle all gone
and your father murdered?

I'd have come to see you.

Ah.

That's what Domino did.

The look in his eyes,

and the way he talked
was something terrible.

There were five men
in that raid.

I was able to give him
the names of four of them.

Well,
if you knew all of this,

why didn't you go after him
yourself, sheriff?

I did, as far
as my jurisdiction reached.

But they got away
across the border

and then they split up.

Some of them have evidently
wandered back.

Two of them were sorry
that they did.

Well, how did you find out
about these men?

There was a Mexican lad
by the name of Juan

that was working
on Domino's ranch at the time.

It's the same boy
that's playing the guitar

over in Rosita's Cantina
now.

The renegades shot him
and left him for to give dead.

But he was able to give me
their description.

So from the wanted posters,

we were able
to identify four of them.

But there was no wanted poster
on the fifth one,

so we don't know who he is.

But Juan would recognize him
if he ever saw him again.

Doesn't that make Domino
a wanted man?

To shoot down even a criminal
in cold blood is murder.

There's no murder about it.

Up to now, he's killed
in defense of his own life,

and he's always been
very careful.

Well, I have no sympathy
for this personal vendetta,

but it's a good thing
it's kept him away from Pradera.

Why?

He's a killer,
no matter how you look at it.

And there could never place
for a man like that

in our community.

It would only lead
to trouble.

Well,
he's had plenty of trouble.

Up to now,
he's been the hunter.

But there's still
three men to go.

And it's my guess
that they may be doing

a little hunting
of their own.

And Domino don't even know
who the fifth man is.

[♪♪♪♪♪]

I'd made a nice target

if I'd been
in that bedroll, huh?

I wasn't gonna shoot you.

No?
Aiming at squirrels, maybe?

No, that was just to keep you
from shooting me

in case
you was to come awake.

Ah.
Let's have a look at you.

Who are you?

Name is Dragger.

You working for a man
named Ed Sandlin?

Are you Domino?
That's right.

Then I work for Sandlin.

He sent me out here
to find you.

Before I found him, huh?

No.

When he heard what happened
to Haimes and Trancas,

he figured
you'd be picking on him next.

But you can't get to him.

He's got every road to town
covered.

I saw the men.
That's why I built that fire,

to get one of you over here.

Pretty cagey, aren't you?

But no one
wants to gun you down.

Ed ain't like that.

He just wanted
to get a message to you

before you did something
that would get yourself killed.

What message?

Well,
Ed's an important man now.

And he don't hold it
against you

for what you did
to two of the old gang.

And he wants you to know
he had nothing to do

with what happened
to your folks.

Nothing at all.

He's sorry

and he wants to square things
with you.

How?

I don't know.

But he'll tell you himself.

He wants you
to ride into town tomorrow

and meet him at his saloon.

I've got a better idea.

I'll ride in tonight
with you.

I don't know
what Sandlin looks like,

so you can introduce me.

All right.

But you gotta believe
what I told you about Ed.

He's on the level.

He says that until
he squares things with you,

his soul won't rest.

That's where you're lying.

What do you mean?

Sandlin's got no soul.

[PIANO PLAYING]

Uh...

Ain't sure he'll be here
this late.

Sandlin usually goes to bed
early.

Then we'll wake him up.

Suppose you go in
and find out.

There ain't nothing
to be afraid of.

I told you how Ed feels.

Well,
I'll wait for him here.

BARTENDER:
What'll it be?

MAN 1:
Tequila.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING
AND PIANO CONTINUES PLAYING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING
AND PIANO CONTINUES PLAYING]

MAN 2:
Put your bets down, boys.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING
CONTINUES]

MAN 3:
Bartender, how about a drink
down here?

So you crumbed it.

Take him over to my place.

When he sees I'm not there,

I'll be ready for him
when he comes out.

Give me a quick one, Art,
I'm a hurry.

Come on.

Stay put.

When'd you come in?

How about Sandlin?

Look, he ain't here.

Like I said, we're gonna have
to roust him out.

Get on down to the other end
of the bar and stay there.

Sandlin!

[PIANO PLAYING
AND CHATTERING STOP]

SANDLIN:
Rye.

So you're Domino.

Glad you got here
without making any mistakes.

Mistakes can get a man
killed.

You're so right.

You made a big one
a couple of years ago.

I admit it.

I tried to stop those fellows,
that's why I broke with them.

Now I want
to right things with you,

like Dragger told you.

That's why I'm here.

Maybe I can help you
find Sam Beal.

I know where Beal is.

What about the fifth man?

Fifth man?

What's his name?

You're not being polite.

Maybe I should tell you
something.

You're in over your head.

Haimes and Trancas
were amateurs

alongside of Sam Beal.

I'll worry about him
when we meet.

Who's the fifth one?

He was the key man.

Murder's his middle name
and he's fast.

Where is he?

Could have gone back
to Kansas, I don't I know.

Or maybe he learned
what you've done,

could be he's looking for you
right now.

What's he look like?

You'll know
him if you see him,

when you see him.

Looks like our business
is about over.

That's too bad.

[GLASS TINKLES]

Well,

here's to your bad luck.

Let's leave it
the way it is.

[♪♪♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪♪♪]

[TINKLING]

[SPURS CONTINUE TINKLING]

[DOOR CREAKING]

[♪♪♪♪♪]

I wonder how many
of my cattle it took

to pay for this.

You any idea, Beal?

Who are you?
How'd you get in here?

You must have
over a dozen investors

in this layout, all like me.

I asked you who you are.

That's right, Beal.

Pradera, Double Six Ranch.

Remember?

Domino.

Oh, didn't you know?

And I thought you were smarter
than Ed Sandlin.

What about Sandlin?

You killed him too?

Leaves just you
and one more.

You've stretched your luck
too far this time, Domino.

You seem sure.
I am sure.

Even if you're lucky enough
to get me,

and I doubt that,

you would never
get off the ranch.

Let's try it.

Hmm.

Anxious, huh?

Let me tell you something,
Domino.

What I did during the war,
I'm not making excuses for

and I'm not sorry for.

While you squirts
from North and South

were blowing bugles
and carrying flags,

I was making money.

It's a good I did.

After the war,
there wasn't a farm left

you could grow
an ear of corn on.

But I got mine,

and nobody's gonna take it away
from me.

A real red-blooded American.

You finished?

No.

There were plenty of gangs
operating during that time.

I was just one man
in one gang.

That's the one that murdered
my father.

When you raid a ranch,
Domino,

you go after the beef,
not the people.

You try to stay away
from trouble.

If you can't stay away from it,
someone gets hurt.

Now you call that murder?

What do you call it?

Well, I guess
this is the jumping off place.

It looks that way.

[GUNSHOT]

[MEN INDISTINCTLY YELLING]

[INDISTINCT YELLING
CONTINUES]

[♪♪♪♪♪]

Well, it does do something
for me, Marie,

but I'd hate to name it.

MR. HARRINGTON:
If the model goes with it,
I'll buy it.

What's the matter with it?

She says it's too frilly.

And silly.

No, thanks.
I'll stick to my old sun bonnet.

Hmm, maybe you can do something
with her, Mr. Harrington.

Barbara's been running
this office so long,

doing a man's work,

thinking like a man,
acting like a man.

She's even beginning
to look like one.

Heh.
I wish she'd look at one.

BARBARA:
Like you, Wade?

MR. HARRINGTON:
You don't see any other man
around, do you?

At least not as handsome.Of course not.

And just what is it about me

that attracts a handsome man
like you, Mr. Harrington?

Oh, there are things
too numerous to mention.

I think at first
it was the eyes.

Tell me, where did you get
those great, big beautiful eyes?

They came with my head.

[BOTH LAUGH]

Now, that I've got you
in a mood,

what have you worked out?About what?

About what we've been arguing
the past two weeks.

Shipping costs on wheat.

Yours is the only company

that can freight it
out of here for me.

If and when
you do have wheat to carry,

the charges will be the same
as I told you before.

Don't you want me
to make any money?

That's one thing
my father taught me

when he was running
the station.

"Barbara Ellison," he said,

"don't ever make a business deal
unless you can make some money."

[MR. HARRINGTON CHUCKLES]

And I'll bet you're a better
businessman than he ever was.

With the chance
I'm offering you,

you could become
a shipping magnate.

Maybe someday
even buy out the company.

But I don't wanna buy out
the company.

I just want
a good steady job.

Do you realize

there are thousands of
undeveloped acres around here,

all going to waste

simply because the ranchers
don't have the capital?

All I'm doing
is lending them the money

for planting and equipment,

then I'll buy the wheat
and ship it east over the...

Littlefield Freighter Lines,
at company prices.

Heh. I pass.

I'm on my way now
to see some new sections.

Why don't you leave
this rat's nest for a while

and ride along with me?

Well, I...The stage will be in at 5:00.

You'll be back in plenty of time
to unhitch the horses.

And that's a thing
I can do too.

Lucky horses.Oh.

[♪♪♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪♪♪]

This ranch
brings back memories.

I used to play here a lot
when I was a little girl.

My family were friends
of the Garands.

Not the best soil in the world,
but I still think I'll buy it.

But this place
belongs to Domino.

I know.

If he'd come back
to work it after the war,

he might have had it
operating by now.

Instead, he had to set off

on that crazy vengeance
campaign.

He did what he thought
was right.

Do you approve
of what he's done?

No, but I know Domino.

And he'll never sell
the Double Six.

Well, I wasn't planning
on buying it from Domino.

What are you trying to say,
Wade?

Have you heard
from him recently?

He hasn't written
since he left last year.

I ran into Sheriff Travers
this morning.

Domino killed two more men
of that bunch,

then his luck ran out.

Oh, no.
I can't believe that.

Nobody could kill Domino.

He's human, isn't he?

But are you sure?

Reasonably so.

You see,
he was chased by some men.

They know they wounded him
rather badly.

They lost him in the hills
and nobody's seen him since.

But it isn't certain.

Even a healthy man
couldn't survive

in that kind of wild country,
and it's been weeks.

Barbara,

I know you were once
Domino's girl,

I've rather assumed or hoped,
for my own sake,

that it was over.

Since he took the road
he did.

Yes, it's over.

We would have been married,
but...

What's the good
of talking about it now?

When vengeance
consumes a man,

becomes the most important thing
in his life,

it's time he was forgotten.

I think I'll ride back
into town.

I was gonna stop
by the Owens' place

while I was out here.
You wanna ride along with me?

No, you go ahead.

I'll see you tonight
or tomorrow.

[PIANO PLAYING]

[MAN HUMMING]

Domino.

The last time
we sung that together,

you were wearing a calico
with a big bow on it.

Domino.

Now, the music woke me up.

For a minute,
I thought it was old times.

Everybody in the parlor
and you at the organ.

They told me you were dead,
Domino.

Now, I couldn't die without
seeing you first, could I?

They said you were shot.

Aw, it was nothing.

An old sheepherder found me
and looked after me

till I could travel.

Got here some time
this morning.

I was so beat, I fell in bed
with my clothes on.

Domino.

Huh?

It's finished, isn't it?

I mean,
what you set out to do.

It is finished, isn't it?
And that's why you're home?

We'll talk about it later.

No,
I wanna talk about it now.

It is finished, isn't it?

I've got one more to go.

I don't know what he looks like
or anything about him.

I came home to see
if I could pick up a clue.

I've got to finish it, Barbara.
I made that promise.

To whom? Your father?

He's dead, Domino.

Oh, let the law
take care of the rest of it.

I waited for the law once.
Remember?

I thought maybe
you'd come home to settle down.

I will, afterwards.

I'll settle down
and work the Double Six,

just like we planned.

Like we planned?

Oh, we never planned this,
Domino.

I've got to get
that last man.

We never planned
that you'd act and talk

like a killer.

That I'd always be waiting,

wondering if you were dead
or alive.

Oh, no, we never planned that,
Domino. Never.

I'm no criminal, Barbara.

You are to a lot of people.
I've heard the talk.

What talk?

That you've become
a professional gunslinger.

That you've killed
a lot more men

that nobody knows about.

That, really,
you're an outlaw,

and it's more than revenge
that drives you.

That killing has gotten
into your blood.

[CHUCKLES]

Oh, no, Barbara.

Folks here have known me
all my life.

They're my friends.

Friends don't turn on you
just like that.

Don't they?

Well, you walk down the street,
Domino.

You just walk down the street

and then come back and tell me
what they say.

[♪♪♪♪♪]

Barbara.

Hey, I won.

Hey, that's Domino Garand.

Pa says he killed 12 men.

MOTHER:
Aah! Come on, boys.
Get out of here.

Come on, come on.

BOY 1:
My marbles! My marbles!

It may seem a harsh wish,

but I'd just as soon
he never showed up.

Think you can get a better deal
on Domino's property

from the court?

[SCOFFS]

That's not it.

There are lives
he could upset.

You afraid of Domino
for some reason?

Why should I be afraid
of a man I've never met?

Oh, I didn't mean
anything physical.

You see, Domino always had a way
with women, and he...

Whatever your reason,
you can forget your wish.

MR. HARRINGTON:
What are you gonna do
about him?

SHERIFF:
No way I can stop him
if he wants to come home.

Hello, Cal, Mrs. Peyton.

Good to see you.

Why, how are you, Cort?

Back for a visit?

Oh, not exactly.
Plan to stick around a while.

How are the kids?Find, just fine.

Well, so long, Cort.

Well, hello...

Hello, Tom.

Why, it's Domino.

Say, you're looking real well,
son.

It seems to surprise
a lot of people.

Well, there's a lot of news

when a man gets as famous
as you.

But you had a job to do
and you did it.

Now you just put your shoulder
to the wheel, boy,

and make them all sit up
and take notice.

Thanks, Pop.

How about a little credit?
I need some supplies.

Go right in
and help yourself, boy.

And what you can't carry
on your horse,

I got a wagon out back.

[BOTH LAUGH]

[MEN INDISTINCTLY CHATTERING
AND GUITAR STRUMMING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING
AND GUITAR STRUMMING CONTINUE]

Domino!

How are you, Juan?

I smell that terrible cigar
and I know it is you.

Only you can smoke
such bad ones, amigo.

Sit down, have a drink.

Muchacha!

Bring a bottle.

Tequila, no?

Tequila, yes.

I hear the news
that you're back in town.

Are you going to ranch,
maybe.

Maybe.

Have you seen Rosita?

Not yet. Where is she?

Oh, she will be here
muy pronto.

Ay, amigo, we have thought
of you so many times.

And now,
now we shall play for you

what you always like
to hear.

I like that sad music
you were just playing?

Heh. No.

Uh, maybe I was thinking
too much of the malos hombres

who made us very unhappy.

Forget it.

The bad things I forget.

Ay, amigo, not how you
and your good father

give to Juan Cortez
a place to put his head

and work to make a man feel
he's good for something.

No, I do not forget
when you to go war

and Rosita,
she makes job for me.

Now I'm close
with two friends.

Salud.

To kindness.

Buenas tardes.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING
AND LAUGHING]

JUAN:
Hey, Rosita.

Look who's here.

Domino!

Oh, Domino! Ha-ha-ha.

How's Pradera's
prettiest girl?

Ah, my big Domino.

And such a big liar.

You hero.

Hero?
Ah, to me you are.

You killed those banditos,

and soon
they will all be dead.

I am proud of you.Thank you, Rosita.

Oh, uh...

Saw this down in Mexico.

Thought you might like it.

Oh, Domino, it's beautiful.

Gracias.

Oh, Juan, he never forgets.

That's for the comb.

I have a present for you.

Come, Juan.

[GUITAR PLAYING
MEXICAN DANCE MUSIC]

[ALL LAUGHING]

Kind of nice being home again,
eh, Domino?

Hello, sheriff.

Meant to drop in on you.

Well, since you didn't,
why, I came to see you.

Oh, will you join me?No.

How have you been?
Fine, fine.

[GUITAR CONTINUES PLAYING]

You quitting this chase
you've been on?

For a time,
till I find the fifth man.

You got a line on him yet?No.

No, and even if I did have,
I don't think I'd tell you.

You nearly lost your life
in that last shooting.

The odds against your survival
are getting shorter each time.

Why don't you quit
while you're ahead?

Are you trying to scare me,
sheriff?

No, no, no. Not you.

Just thought maybe
I could reason with you.

Help you a little.

Well, maybe you can.

I'd like to get
the Double Six started again.

I hear there's a man
named Harrington

financing ranchers.

Maybe you could put in
a good word for me.

Sure.

Just remember, Domino,

this last man is probably
gunning for you right now.

So be careful.

You know, there's no defense
against a bullet in the back,

especially when you don't know
who to watch for.

He doesn't know
what I look like either.

How can you be sure?

I'll see you.

[GUITAR CONTINUES PLAYING]

[ALL CHEERING]

I am pretty good,
you think, no?

Too good.

It's bad for a man's
blood pressure.

There is something wrong,
no?

No.

The sheriff maybe said
something?

No, it was nothing.

Juan, let's drink
a little toast to Rosita.

[JUAN SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

[IN ENGLISH]
She is beautiful.

I'll drink to that.

I drink to me too.

Señor!

Pepe, where have you been?

No place.

I bet he's hungry.Oh, of course he's hungry.

He is always hungry.

Didn't I tell you to stay here
and I would feed you?

Why do you run away?

Señor.
Yeah, boy?

Señor Domino,
do you need a hired hand?

Well, now I just might.

What can you do?

I can ride, I can shoot,
I can lasso.

I am all-around, number-one,
first-class vaquero.

You are all-around,
number-one full of lies.

Señorita Rosita wants me
to live here.

But this is no work
for a man.

I will work for you.

Sounds good.

You go to the kitchen
and tell Alonzo

to fix you some supper.

And after that,
you will work for me

when I can find you.

Where'd he come from?

I found him outside
a few days ago.

He looked scared,
like I did once.

Remember?

Yeah.

He has no family and he won't
tell us where he's from.

I could love him
like my own.

But to hold that one, ha!

He comes and goes
like the wind.

[GUNSHOTS]

[MEN INDISTINCTLY YELLING]

It's that crazy Mario again.

Every time he gets drunk,

he wants to shoot holes
in my ceiling.

Why, Domino,
what is the matter?

Nothing, just being careful.

I'll see you later.

[♪♪♪♪♪]

You're worried about Domino?

Sí. Remember when he used to be
so full of life?

Now he tries to act gay,
but his heart is not in it.

Is it not possible this life
he has fixed for himself,

it is no good?

Domino is a man
with a strong will.

Who can say he is wrong?

Oh, Juanito, I'm afraid
he will lose Señorita Barbara,

the only girl
he has ever loved.

And there is only one love
in the life of Juan.

For two years now I have waited
for the moment when...

Yes?

I talk too much.

The night is cold.

I think you'd better go in.

You are right.

Good night, Barbara.
See you tomorrow.

Good night, Wade.

Mr. Harrington in?

Busy. Sit down.

[CHUCKLES]

You know, that's the trouble
with you ranchers.

All you think about
is cattle.

But you know
that that bench land

between the Labados
and the escarpment

is a public land.

Public land?
That's right.

There'll be settlers
filing on that too.

I intend to finance them

through their first wheat crop
if necessary.

This check should see you
through your first year.

I want wheat, Mr. Davis.

Good wheat.

Thanks, Mr. Harrington.

The ranchers in this country
sure owe you

a heap of gratitude.

Good luck, Davis.
Thank you.

You're Cort Garand.

Or should I say Domino?

Come in.

If you've come about a loan
on your ranch,

I can't help you.

Just like that, huh?

Yep.

What's wrong
with the Double Six?

Nothing, as a cattle ranch.

No good for wheat.

That's all I'm interested in
around Pradera.

I'm sorry to hear that.

I wish I could help.

You just helped Ed Davis.

His ranch
is right below mine,

the land's the same.

Anything personal?

There are things about you
not to my liking,

but they haven't influenced
what I've just said.

Not even Barbara Ellison?

Since you've been seeing her,
you ought to know all about us.

I do.

And I gathered
it was a thing of the past.

I guess you'd like it
that way.

Now, just a minute.

You came in here
about a loan on your ranch.

I'll tell you what.

I'll buy you out
if you leave Pradera.

As for a loan,
I'm a businessman

and you're not a good
investment.

You're thinking I might
not be around to pay off, huh?

The answer is yes.

Even if you aren't shot,
a man who's lived like you

could never make a success
of that ranch.

Your presence could only bring
unhappiness to people

such as Barbara.

I don't think we have anything
further to talk about.

And I'm a busy man.

[♪♪♪♪♪]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[♪♪♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪♪♪]

What's all this?

We're sending some of this water
down to the East Meadows

for the wheat farmers.

Tell your men to turn
that stream back where it was.

You must be Domino.

Sorry, mister,
this is public land.

You got nothing more to say
about it than anybody else.

Who told you that?

Mr. Harrington.

He had a government survey
made.

He warned us
you'd be around making trouble.

Double Six has depended
on this water

ever since the ranch
was built.

So pack up and get out.

Now look, mister,
we're just hired hands.

No one of us
is a gunfighter.

Sure, you can make us bust down
that dam.

Mr. Harrington'll just have it
rebuilt.

So why don't you have it out
with him, huh?

Please, amigo, that is best.

Whoa.

BOOKKEEPER:
If you're looking
for Mr. Harrington,

you can't see him
because he isn't here.

Where is he?

If you want to wait...I said, where is he?

Well, I think he went over
at the freighter office.

Surely you can't still
be in love with Domino.

You said yourself once,
it was all over.

Wade, he hasn't a friend left
and nowhere to turn.

Well, isn't that
his own doing?

It's no good for you,
Barbara.

You've gotta forget him.

DOMINO:
Harrington!

So there's nothing personal
in turning me down

on the Double Six, huh?

BARBARA:
Domino, please.

What I got to tell you
is plenty personal.

Get that dam torn down
on my ranch

and get it down by tonight.

That dam cost money.
It's gonna stay there.

The water is gonna be used in
the lowlands for raising wheat.

I don't care
what it's gonna be used for.

If you don't like it,
you take your claim to the law.

You get that damn torn down
by tonight

or wear a gun.

What do you wanna do,
kill everybody?

Domino!

Domino!

Do as he wants, Wade,
or he'll kill you.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

Evening, Domino.

Evening, sheriff.

Coffee or a drink?

Well, make it coffee.

Coffee.

Knowing you, you can only
be here for one reason.

That's right.

There's nothing you can do
about it.

This is personal.

So were the last four.

Those men were criminals
and I was on your side then.

But I can't take
the same stand here.

Then tell him to get out.

He won't do that.

But you can.

No, I can't.

The way I understand it,

Harrington offered to buy out
if you left town.

That's right.

Let me ask you something.

What did I do wrong?

I eliminated the men
that killed my father.

The same men
the law was too lazy

and too comfortable
to go after.

Now all of a sudden,
I'm an outlaw.

No, sheriff,

if anybody leaves town,
it'll be Harrington.

And I don't care
if he walks out

or they carry him out.

I can go along
with everything you say, Domino.

All except Harrington.

If you kill this man,

you'll regret it
for the rest of your life.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING
CONTINUES]

There's nothing more we can do,
Barbara.

I've talked myself out.

Why don't you see Harrington
again?

Maybe for you
he'd change his mind.

Oh, it's no use.
I know his pride.

And as for Domino,
you just had his answer.

Well, I'm afraid
it's beyond us now.

It's up to the Almighty
to do as he sees fit.

You best stay inside there.

What are you going to do?

Something I haven't done
in years.

What's that?

Pray.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING
AND GUITAR STRUMMING]

[GUITAR STRUMMING CONTINUES]

You're in the wrong place,
aren't you?

No, you are, Domino.

Ever you've come home,

it seems as though
everything has gone wrong.

It seems that way.

But the important thing is,

when is it
gonna get right again?

Killing Wade Harrington
isn't going to help anything.

It's just going
to make it worse for you.

You know, it's too bad
Harrington doesn't see things

the way you do.

As a matter of fact,

he doesn't see them
my way either.

But Domino, think of all
the people he's helped

and the people
he can still help.

Think of the the progress
and the prosperity

he can bring here.

Is it fair for you
to stop it?

You're only one man, Domino.

I happen to be the one
he shoved.

You heard what he said
today.

He can't buy me out,

so he's going to make a dustbowl
out of what's left of my ranch.

If you kill him,
you can't turn back.

The whole country
will hate you

and you'll be forced
to live by the gun

for the rest of your life.

Maybe.

But I'll tell you this much.

We're gonna find out.

[GUITAR STRUMMING CONTINUES]

[SIGHS]

Domino.

You've been sitting
at this table all afternoon.

I'm waiting for Juan.

Where is he?

At the ranch.
I had a job for him.

I bet you haven't eaten
all day.

Domino, what is the matter?

Nothing, not a thing.

You have so much bitterness
in you,

Is it because
of Señorita Barbara?

I'll get you some coffee.

[WHIP SWISHES
THEN GLASSES TINKLE]

Puerco!

[GUFFAWS]

[ROSITA SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

[IN ENGLISH]
You know him?

I have never seen him
before.

What happened?

He got playful with Rosita.

Take him outside.

The creek was not opened,
amigo.

Instead, men with rifles
have come to guard it.

Mr. Harrington left me
no choice, huh?

[♪♪♪♪♪]

Hey, you! Get back there.

What do you want?Shut up and move.

That's the one
that dumped you, Lafe.

Me and Buck seen him.

Him? You sure?

BUCK:
That's right.

He dragged you here,
then walked away.

[CHUCKLES]

He sure is a skinny guy
to pack such a wallop.

It was a bad mistake, boy.

I'm gonna have to learn you
some manners.

But I...Take him back to the barn.

Tie him over there.

[CLOPPING AND FOOTSTEPS]

[♪♪♪♪♪]

[CHAIN CLANGING
AND CREAKING]

Buck, tie a handkerchief
around his mouth.

It gives me the jeebies
to hear a hurt man yell.

[JUAN GRUNTS]

[CHAIN CLANGING
AND CREAKING]

[THUDDING
AND WATER SPLASHING]

Boys.

You're about to see a man
cut off his feet.

What's this all about?

He slugged me
back in the cantina.

That was me.

He just pulled you out.

Now, get out of here, fast!

[♪♪♪♪♪]

BUCK:
Lafe, I got some news for you.

Yeah? What?

There's gonna be a shootout
this morning in Pradera.

And who do you suppose
one of the gunmen is?

Who?Fellow you're looking for.

His name is Domino.

The one that hit you.

You sure?

When's all this take place?

In less than an hour.

[GUITAR STRUMMING]

[HORSE NEIGHING]

[GUN WHIRRING]

Amigo, don't go looking
for Mr. Harrington.

Listen to me, amigo.

I know who the fifth man is.

You what?

You forget this fight
with Mr. Harrington,

I will tell you who he is.

We've known each other
a long time, Juan.

We practically
grew up together.

This is not the time
to play games.

Now who is it?

Only if you promise.

You're gonna tell me who it is?

All right.

All right, Juan.

Who is it?

It was the same man I dragged
out of here last night.

I told the sheriff
and he notified Fort Concho

to be on the lookout
for him.

Why didn't you tell me?

Because you have killed enough,
amigo.

You start by looking
for five men,

already you want to kill
six.

You're right.

Everybody's right.

I'm going home.

Hey, Domino, I'm up here!

Step away from that horse!

Do you hear me, Domino?

Step away from that horse!

Too far away
for that six-gun?

All right,
I'll move up closer.

[♪♪♪♪♪]

Close enough?

This is as far as I go.

[CLICKS]

MAN:
Domino,

I hear you're looking
for me.

I'm your fifth man.

[HORSE NEIGHS]

[GUNSHOT]

[GUNSHOT CONTINUES]

[GUN CLICKS]

[GUNSHOT]

[GUN CLICKS]

[GUNSHOT]

Domino was not gonna fight you,
Mister Harrington.

He was only going home.

He could have shot me
to ribbons when I called him.

He'll be all right as soon I
get all those holes plugged up.

Of course, he'll need
a lot of attention from here on.

MR. HARRINGTON:
Move him over to my house.

No. Take him to my place.

[♪♪♪♪♪]

I'll look after him.

[♪♪♪♪♪]