Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987) - full transcript

( Bird crying )

( Horse whinnying )

( Horse snorting )

♪ ♪

( wind whistling )

( Door opening )

Git.

Them papooses, I'd
keep them out if I was you.

If it ain't nailed down,
they'll steal it.

They live here.

Well, I guess a squaw is better
than no woman at all, huh?



You were given 15
years in Territorial Prison, Logan.

What are you doing out?

Looking for you.

Been a long look, Dillon.

But I promised myself
I'd pay you back.

Here I am.

Mister, you're not the first
gunny come looking for me.

There's two more
buried out in back there.

Now you better drop
the gun belt.

Why should I do that?

Because I got one aimed
right at your belly.

You've got to be desperate

running a bluff like that.

Drop the gun.



Now that hideout gun that's
holding up your backbone.

You don't leave a man
a lot, do you, Marshal?

Mister, you didn't bring
a whole lot with you.

LOGAN: A man's
got to be crazy living up in this country.

Last week, I was...

I was freezing to
death in a snowstorm.

Now I'm about to
melt from the heat.

Well, maybe you'll like it
better in Dodge, Logan.

Dodge?

Why?

The marshal's gonna
run you all the way back

to Territorial Prison
where you belong.

Move.

All right, get in there.

Now, boys, let's not
have any long faces here.

I'm not gonna be gone forever.

I'll pick you up at the
village on the way back.

Meantime, you take
turns riding the mare

and you look out for
your grandpa, all right?

♪ ♪

MAN: Look at them pelts.

Never mind the pelts.

Look at that rifle.

Yeah, they might be
carrying some rim fires.

Brother Farnum, I do
believe our luck has changed.

Yeah, but we got to get
them off the river first.

They got to make a portage
at the narrows, don't they?

There's pigeons coming.

Now get the horses
back in the trees. Move.

What's that I hear?

Oh, that's just a little
white water up ahead.

I can't swim.

You can walk, can't you?

Walk?

Yeah.
You get to make two trips.

First, you take these pelts
down around the rapids,

then you come back
and carry the canoe.

It's only a couple miles.

Carry the canoe.

The hell I will.

The hell you won't.

Pick 'em up.

Move.

( Grunting )

Farnum.

River's running
too fast, Digger.

There's nothing we can do.

At least we got this.

We got a lot more than that.

Look at these firs.

We got this six-gun, too.

We also got this.

What are you all
looking at me for?

Done you a favor.

Hell, if it wasn't for me,
this one here'd be dead.

He ain't gonna be
able to tell no tales.

I stuck him good.

You backstabbing trash.

Lord God Almighty.

That man can tussle.

You're right, Digger.

But I'd sure like
to see him under.

Yeah.

Them tough old bulls have a way
of coming back on you.

♪ ♪

Get up, mules.

Come on, you knob heads,
if you don't get me to Dodge

'fore the Long Branch closes,
l'm gonna sell you

to the nearest glue merchant

or my name ain't Oakum
Wilbercourt. Now git!

Come on. Hyah.

( Braying )

What in tarnation?

Oh, Lord, save us.

It's Mr. Dillon.

Hyah! Move it, come on.

Out of my way.

Oakum, what are you
trying to do, kill somebody?

It's Mr. Dillon, Newly.

Matthew?
He's hurt bad.

Real bad.

All right, some of you
men give me a hand.

NEWLY: Excuse me.
Let me through please.

Hannah, how's he doing?

Not so good, Newly.

Whoever drove that
knife into him, cut him up for fair.

I sure wish I knew what
happened out there.

Newly, I don't know
if it means anything,

but during the night,
he mumbled something

about somebody escaping
from Territorial Prison.

Territorial.

That's where they
send the worst of 'em.

( Whip cracking )

( Men shouting )

That's enough.

I said that's enough.
That's enough.

Come on, Warden,
I ain't hardly warmed up.

He's supposed to get two dozen.

He's done his time.

I want him able to ride
out of here in the morning.

MAN: Let him finish him off.

I cut your punishment
short, Mannon...

but I'm hoping you'll remember
the sting this place holds.

I'll remember.

WARDEN: Untie him, Jake.

Take him to the infirmary,
give him his goods.

I want him out of here

come dawn.

If it was up to
me, I'd let you rot.

Matt Dillon should have killed
you when he had the chance.

l've been meaning
to tell you, Flagg,

Dillon's going to get himself
another chance.

What are you talking about?

l got me in kind
of an agenda, Jake.

Matt Dillon's on the
top of the list.

I'll give him your
regards though.

Him and that fine-looking
redhead of his...

just before I put
the pennies on their eyes.

( Yelling )

Jake, what are you doing?

Jake. Jake!

Come on, Jake, let him go.

Jake, let go!

What got into him?

Got me.

My God he's strong.

Get him out of here.

You load that gun within
rifle range, Mannon,

and you're dead.

( Grunting )

Harry... Harry!

Fuller... Fuller!

Get in here!

Hurry, Harry!

Get in here!

Cut it out, Jake.

That's Mannon! He's leaving.

What is the matter with you?

I got to talk to the Warden.

You got to get him
in here right now.

Get him in here now.

Are you crazy?

It ain't even 5:00
in the morning.

The warden's probably sleeping.

Then wake him up!

Damn it, Harry, if you
don't get him in here,

I'll guarantee to eat you alive.

Now get him in here.

You are crazy.

I ought to have my
brains examined.

Mannon!

I'm warning you.

If Dillon don't
kill you, I will!

MAN: Do what?

Amos, you got to.

Mannon almost killed Matt once.

He won't miss this time.

If you don't let me out
of here, Dillon's dead.

And you'll have a hand in it.

Jake, I can't let
you out of here.

What the hell's the
matter with you?

But I'll come back.

I give you my word,

but somebody's
got to warn Dillon

before Mannon gets to him.

Jake, I'm sorry.

Harry...

I'm sorry, Amos, but
I got me no choice.

Jake, once we pass through
that gate,

it's too late.

I hate havin' to have
to do this, boys,

but if there's no trouble,

he comes back on this horse,

good as new in
less than an hour.

Now open them gates.

( Horse whinnying )

Hold up, hold up!

All right, Amos, I guess...

What'd you have to
go and try that for?

You could have broke
your dang fool neck.

How bad is it?

I think it's broken.

If they hear that shot, they're
going to come riding, Amos.

I got to get out of here.

Oh hell, you'll be all right
till they get here.

You should have let me go, Amos.

I told you I'd come back.

You're a good man, Amos,
and I'm sorry.

I'm sorry as hell.

I heard the shot, Warden.

You've just been given
your freedom, Mannon.

You'd be a fool.

You were last seen
riding out with Jake Flagg.

I just saw him
high-tailing it to the north.

When they find
you, they'll figure it was Jake.

Don't you think?

( Groaning )

MISS KITTY:
Welcome back, cowboy.

Kitty...

what are you doing here?

They didn't expect you to live.

This looks familiar.

It ought to.

You've been patched up in
here enough times.

Doc's office?

Dodge City, Kansas.

You came all the way up here
from New Orleans?

Old habits die hard.

How long have I been in here?

Almost three weeks.

Three weeks?

Somebody really
put a knife in you.

He was a gunslinger
named Logan.

He broke out of prison,
came looking for me.

And you felt it was your duty
to society to bring him in.

It was either that
or kill him, Kitty.

Glad you came here.

Looking great.

You cut that out.

What?

You listen to me, cowboy.

l've got you out
from underneath my fingernails

and you're going to stay out,
do you hear me?

Yes, ma'am.

Your fever broke
the night before last,

so I don't think you need
anybody baby-sitting you anymore.

I'm going to go get some sleep.

Kitty,

I understand the rules and all,

but it doesn't mean that
we can't still be friends, does it?

Friends?

Friends?

I'm staying at the Long Branch
while I'm in town,

so when and if you
feel up to it,

I might even buy you a beer.

( Voices calling )

Hey, hey, hey.

Oh!

Now, there's a greeting
a father can appreciate.

Let me look at you.

Let me look at you.

Lands sakes, girl.

You have growed.

How come there ain't
a whole passel

of bucks around here
chasing you?

Braves are hunting.

There's a buffalo herd near
the foot of the mountain.

But you are free.

You have come to stay with us?

I wished I could, honey.

Oh, how I wished I could.

But right now, it
ain't in the cards.

Got to talk to your mama.

Damn me, I've missed
you something terrible.

Are you someone that I know?

Don't you get smart
with me, woman.

We've got to talk.

We'll talk later.

Much later.

You always was one
to get right to the point.

Kitty, don't say it.

l'm not going to,
because it wouldn't do any good.

Look, seems to me,
I remember a lady telling me

she'd buy me a beer
when I felt better.

If you don't tell the doctor,
then you're on, cowboy.

Let's go.

It's the marshal!

( Cheering and applause )

Hold on a minute.

Don't forget, I'm not
the marshal here anymore.

You've got the best
man in the territory right here,

my friend, Newly O'Brian.

( Cheers )

Now, I'd like to buy
everybody a drink,

but some fellas up-river
relieved me of my goods, so...

No way you can buy a
drink in this bar, Matt Dillon.

All right, everybody,
drinks are on the house.

( Cheering )

Attention!

Sorry to intrude
on the celebration,

but I'm in a hurry.

Can somebody here tell me

where I can find the marshal
in this town?

I'm the marshal.
What can I do for you?

Lieutenant Brian
Dexter, Marshal.

I'm suppose to meet
my command here.

12 men equipped for hard duty
and ready to ride.

MARSHAL: Well, sir, your
command is not coming.

I got a wire from the fort.

Your men were
ordered back to the base.

Ordered back?
Yes, sir.

There's some trouble
with the Blackfoot,

but it says you're at
liberty to go on alone.

Indian trouble.

Well, that's unfortunate.

Then again, I never did feel

that an entire detachment
of cavalry was necessary

to hunt down one man.

Lieutenant...

Marshal, I've been sent here

to capture an escaped convict
by the name of Jake Flagg,

who not only escaped
from Black Fork Prison,

he shot to death the prison
warden in the process.

What's this about Jake Flagg?

And who are you?

My name's Dillon, Matt Dillon.

Dillon, I know you.

You were a lawman or something
like that, weren't you?

What do know about Jake Flagg?

You know Flagg?

You want to answer
my question, boy?

Uh... ( clearing throat )

It came down through
Army channels, sir.

Warden Amos Brown
was a retired Army officer

an-and I've been
sent to bring in the man

who killed him,

and, Marshal, I've been told

that if Flagg wasn't found here,

he could be found in the
Colorado high country.

Jake Flagg knows
the Colorado mountains

better than any man around.

Let me tell you
something, Lieutenant.

You try to follow him up there,
you're not going to find him,

and you might not
get back alive yourself.

Well, I do have a map
of the territory, Mr. Dillon,

and I also have information

that Flagg once owned a cabin

up on Greenhorn Creek.

I intend to find him.

Good day, gentlemen.

Dedicated, ain't he?

He may be dedicated,

but you could put
his brains in a teacup.

He's got to be stopped.

Morning, ma'am.

You'd be looking for the Judge.

Yes, ma'am.

They told
me I could find him here.

Not today.

Probably not all week,
if the mayflies are hatching.

Mayflies?

The trout eat 'em.

The Judge is a fisherman.

Ah, he'll be on the river, then.

Yeah.

But not around here.

He's
got his own special fishing hole.

He thinks it's a secret, 'cause it's
more than a day's ride upstream,

but most everyone around
here knows where it is, anyway.

Is it important you find him?

Matter of life and death.

( Indistinct voices )

As soon as I get to
Canada, I'll send for you.

I've got to find Matt first.

That may take some
time, if he's not at his cabin.

We want to go with you.

We don't want to lose you.

Honey, there ain't
nothing I'd like better

than to take you two with me,

but I can trail
faster if I'm alone.

I don't have to worry
none about your safety.

Lord, woman, just looking at
you has put fire in my blood.

You must go if men are coming.

You must not be here.

( Sighs )

I'll send for you both.

As God is my witness,
I'll send for you.

Louis says it, uh...

shoots a shade
high and to the right.

I'll remember.

He's having a horse
saddled for you,

and the rifle's in
the saddle boot.

Thanks, Kitty.

How do you know
you can even find him?

I don't, but Jake's no murderer,

and he's being hunted like one.

If there's a chance
I can find him,

I gotta try.

Guess you do.

Take care, Matt, will you?

I will.

You know, Kitty,

it's really been good
seeing you again.

Maybe when all this is over
and I, uh, I get back...

I'll be here.

( Door closes )

Aren't I always?

Now, which one of you
is Jake Flagg's woman?

Now, speak up.

I know she's here,

because Brother Farnum and
me have rendezvoused with Flagg.

We's old friends, you might say.

Little Doe's her name.
Many a-time...

Go to the cave quickly.

All of you, go, go.

If she don't speak
up, one of you better.

Or I'll kill this old
heathen, here.

And then I'll shoot
a couple more.

I'll go to them.

No.

I'll be all right.

You go get our young men.

Bring them back. Go!

...ain't got all day!

My trigger finger is
beginning to get itchy!

I might even have to
shoot six or seven...

or all of you.

I'm Jake Flagg's woman.

He been here?

Yes.

Where'd he go?

Now you lie, we'll
be coming back.

No need to lie.

He's in the mountains.

Why are you so eager to talk?

Because Jake Flagg
has great medicine.

You try to harm
him, he'll kill you, all of you.

Not if you're with us, he won't.

Why you try to find him?

Because there's a
$1000 reward on his head.

That's much money?

Woman, that there's a fortune.

( Screaming )

Come here!

( Grunting )

( Screaming )

I warned you.

You ride with us,
you ride by our rules.

I wasn't hurting
that squaw none.

Get out of here.

And take your scum-sucking
friends with you.

Move!

Get yourself a horse, woman!

We're pulling out.

Come on.

( Owl hooting )

( Sighs )

( Gun cocks )

DILLON: Get your
hand away from it.

Now, I could have been
a bushwhacker or a grizzly.

Either way, you
could have been dead.

Like I told you once before,
you don't belong out here.

Just what the hell do you
think you're doing, Mr. Dillon?

I'll tell you what I'm going
to do, Lieutenant.

I'm going to take your horse
about two miles up the trail

and turn him loose
in the meadow up there.

Toting that saddle,

it'll probably take you
most of the day to find him.

You're going to regret

this, Dillon.

Let me give you
a piece of advice.

When you find that horse,

get on him, and get back
where you came from.

I don't want your blood
on my conscience.

Damn you, Dillon!

I'm going to find your
friend, Jake Flagg.

And then I'm going to
find you and lock you up

in the highest security
prison west of the Mississippi!

Ow!

( Groans )

Damn!

( Fishing reel whirring )

Evening...

Your Honor.

Mannon, what are
you doing here?

I done my time, Judge.

Paid my debt to society
like they say.

Now I'm on a mission.

Mission?

Paying back them that sent me up

to that hellhole
they call Black Fork.

Now, you leave here, Mannon.

You leave here now,
or you'll go back there to hang.

You're really
my first stop, Judge.

You remember the trial,
don't you?

You kept calling me "a product
of the devil's loins."

( Body thuds to ground )

( Bird cawing )

A product of the devil's loins.

It's catchy.

HANNAH: Memories?

( Sighs )

An awful lot of men have
come through those doors.

One in particular, I'm guessing.

One in particular.

Well, lawman lives
from day to day.

I can understand why a woman
wouldn't want to marry one.

But when Matt
took off the badge,

he went one way,
and you went the other.

Why?

There was a reason.

Boss, they're robbing
the freight office.

Come on, come on.

Hold it.

God...

Hold on.

Pretty lucky.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Kitty, I know this has been
harder on you than anybody.

He's going to be all right.

I promise you.

What about next time, Doc?

What can you promise
me about that?

I was wondering if you were
going to come say good-bye.

I was wondering, too.

It isn't easy.

No, Kitty, it isn't.

Matt, I...

I don't want you
to think that...

Well, it isn't that it's...

Kitty, we've never needed
explanations, have we?

No.

Good-bye, Matt.

Good-bye, Kitty.

No woman ever loved a man
more than I loved Matt Dillon.

But I had to make a decision.

So, I...

l moved to New Orleans
and thought I was cured.

Until you heard he was stabbed.

( Stifled chuckle )

Yeah.

I should've known
he wouldn't die.

Whoo-hoo!

( Neighing )

Easy, easy, boy.

Oh!

Easy!

( Snorting )

You don't know how
glad I am to see you, boy.

Oh! Easy...

You're not done
with me yet, Dillon!

Yeah. Yes.

Attaboy, attaboy.

Jake?!

Where the hell are you, Jake?

It's Matt Dillon.

You don't look like Jake to me.

( Snorts )

( Snorting )

( Owl hooting )

( Neighing gently )

Stop, or I'll shoo...

I got him!

( Chuckling ): I got him.

Oh, my God.

You must come
from some place around here.

All right,
hold it right ther...

I-it's all right.

Me... me friend.

Me, no hurt.

You look hungry.

Hungry?

l wish I could
make you understand.

Don't go. Stay.

I got something for you.

Here we go.

Huh?

Mmm.

( Sniffs )

I'm gonna leave it right here.

You know her?

She yours?

Wait a minute. Wait.

Uh...

Yeah.

Don't go away.

Okay.

Home.

Home?

( Moans )

Oh.

You... no be afraid.

Me no hurt.

No hurt?

You shot me.

You speak English.

You... you almost killed me.

Well, you were
stealing my horse.

How was I to know
that you were a woman?

Do I look like a man?

Where are you taking us?

Your village...

I think.

You can trust me.

I'm not going to hurt you...

or the children.

Where are you going?

My mother's things!

( Screams )

( Screaming )

Okay, soldier boy.

Give me the gun.

Hand it over.

Hand it over or I'll kill her.

Come on!

Never did take you
blue bellies for smart,

but you've got to be the
dumbest soldier boy I ever did see.

Giving up your gun

for a lousy squaw.

You have what you want.

Now let her go.

Let her go?

Let her go, boy?

You gotta be fooling.

She ain't worth
risking your life for.

For having a little fun
after the moon goes down,

now that's a horse
of a different color.

Easy there.

So long, soldier boy.

( Gunshot )

Uncle Matt! Uncle Matt!

Bright Water.

Uncle Matt?

l told you to stay out
of these mountains, boy.

Bright Water, what's
happened here?

Men came with these others

and took my mother away.

They were looking for my father.

They said there's a
$1,000 reward to catch him.

Your father?
Jake Flagg is...?

Shut up a minute, boy.

I'm trying to make
some sense out of this.

Where's the rest of your people?

BRIGHT WATER: The braves
are hunting and the others

are gone away
'cause they're afraid.

You mean Jake was here?

Yes.

He's gone to your
cabin to find you.

Uncle Matt, he
broke out of prison

'cause he feared for your life.

I'll find him, girl.

Hold it right
where you are, Mr. Dillon.

You, sir, are under arrest

for interfering with an officer
of the United States government

in the performance of his duties

and while you are in custody,
sir, you will assist me

in the capture of the escaped
felon, Jake Flagg.

What did he say?

Easy girl.

He's just doing his duty.

l'll be taking
your weapon, sir.

All right.

Uh-uh...

Butt first, if you please.

I'm sorry, Lieutenant.

I just don't have
time to play games.

He was looking
for my father, too?

That's right.

Bright Water,
would you look after him?

The boy's as green as they come,

but he does have backbone.

One of these
days, he'll make a hell of an officer.

A blue belly?

A blue belly who near
got himself killed

looking out for you.

But he wants to take
my father back to prison.

That's right, Bright Water.

So you'll be doing your
father and me a big favor

if you can keep him right here.

( Dog barking )

MAN 1: l don't
care if he was Quantrill's killing arm,

or how many men
he's supposed to have shot.

This here is Dodge City,
not some backwater hick town,

and I say that Mannon
has got to be stopped

and if we stick together and
we act together, we can stop him.

MAN 2: He's right.

MAN 3: All
we gotta do is arm ourselves.

( Men all talking at once )

I hate to see gunplay.

( Conversation stops )

What's your name?

Name's Burke.

Burke, I could hear you all the
way across the street out there.

Well, then you know we mean...

No, I don't know.

Look at it like this.

I've done my living...

the doing,
the seeing, the tasting.

Anytime they
dig that old hole for me...

I'm ready.

What about you folks?

You suppose you're
really thinking clear?

I just asked you curious.

I just asked you
curious, 'cause...

sure as Satan knows heat,

lot of you people are gonna die

just as quick and easy

as your friend there
could've done if I was a-mind.

I just come here to tell
you that... I'm here to stay.

You want me to lock up, Hannah?

Yeah, I'll fix us a nightcap.

Oh, good.

Hello, Red.

I just wanted to say hello.

I missed you in New Orleans.

Now that I've
caught up with you...

I'll be seeing you around.

Will Mannon.

We gotta tell Newly.

No.

No.

Newly faced up
to him once before

right here in this room and...

and he almost died for it.

No.

No...

I am Will Mannon.

Well, Mr. Mannon,
until Festus identifies you,

there's nothing
I can do about that,

but there is something
l can do about this.

Well, now, there appears to
be one right here who isn't sure.

Well, come on.

It's as fine a way as any
to get the word around.

Just stand right there.

Did you say something, barkeep?

That whiskey
is two dollars a bottle.

I'll handle this, Sam.

Friend...

I'm gonna kill that barkeep

before he can
press that trigger,

and him with his finger on it,

and then I'm gonna kill you.

You'll pay up first.

Hold on now, both of you.

You figure you're
ready, barkeep?

Put the gun down, Sam.

Ma'am.

I was figuring to use these here
pilgrims as sort of an example.

Sam.

Newly.

Newly, please!

Sam.

( Horse neighing )

( Children playing )

lt will not help
for you not to eat.

Cut me loose and
give me back my horse.

So that you can go
and kill my father?

I'm not a killer.

I'm a soldier under orders

to bring your
father in to justice.

And you and Matt Dillon
are committing a felony

by interfering with me in
the pursuit of those duties.

What is a felony?

It's a very serious crime.

I have told them to let you go.

When?

Tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

Why not now?

Because I'm going north
to find my mother

and I don't want
you following me.

Why?

Because I don't trust you.

You say you will not
harm my father,

but you're blue belly stubborn.

Eat.

I wish that you were
not a blue belly.

You gave food to the babies

and you risked
your life to save me.

And in return you have only
a terrible bruise on your...

chin.

Bright Water, come back here.

Bright Water!

Again?

Like a nightmare.

Seeing him,

knowing he's here in this town,

it all keeps coming back.

It was... right here...

that he hit me.

He hit you?

He did more than that.

( Pounding on door )

( Glass breaking )

Go away. We're closed.

What do you want?

Whisky.

Pour.

I knew right off you were
a lady, Miss Kitty.

You're the only one in town
I haven't shrunk down to size.

What will it take, Mannon?

What are you offering, ma'am?

$7,000.

You keep that kind of money
laying around here?

Uh-uh. No,

but I can raise it on the Long
Branch in the morning.

He must be some man.

He is.

Join me, ma'am?

$7,000 is a whole lot of money.

You could buy almost
anything in the world for that.

Except Matt Dillon's life.

l wonder what I'll see
in your eyes after he's dead.

Miss Kitty.

♪ ♪

Now, Red, we're going to
find out who's the best man.

You mean, he left
you there on the floor?

Not quite.

The next day,
he brought me flowers.

Morning, Red.

Mannon.

I knew you'd make up your mind

once we'd come
to know each other.

Look what I brought you.

I've made up my mind.

Good.
That'll make it easier.

Me staying and all.

You're staying all right,

because it's here you're dying.

Oh?

That's right.

How'd you come by that?

I know men.

I know how they think,

and I know how they act
around their own kind...

aside from the way
they act around women.

Well, what's that got to do?

Matt Dillon's a man.

But he's dead.

Uh-uh.

You are.

You think he'd come
back after Matt?

Yeah.

To finish what he didn't
12 years ago.

Thank you.

( Horses whinnying )

We used to come up here

to get away from the settlers
and the missionaries.

There's nowhere left to hide.

I reckon we're lost, boy.

I guess you knew that
sometime back.

On the other hand, I figure
this is Greenhorn Creek.

That means that Flagg's cabin's
gotta be up here...

some place.

Just keep your eyes open, buddy.

Might as well be a swamp
running through here.

Haven't had a customer
all night.

I'm not surprised.

Mannon, why don't you ride on?

He's not coming back.

He's coming.

It's just that he's taking
his own sweet time.

I'm getting impatient.

You. Barkeep.

Go get that hotshot marshal,

and tell him I want to see him
outside the door there.

Move.

Do as he says, Hannah.

( Glass breaking )

MISS KITTY: Keep away!

Newly! Newly!

Newly, it's Mannon.

He's locked in the
Long Branch with Kitty.

MAN: What's going on?

Open up!

Open up!

I'm going to open up, Marshal.

But, if I see any guns,

Miss Kitty's going
to meet her maker

sooner then she thought.

Back off. Everybody!

Put it away, Oakum.

Put it down.

You bastard.

Find him.

Tell him I'm tired of waiting.

( Sighs )

Hyah! Hyah!

Jake! I'm gettin'
too damn old for this!

Matt? Is that you?

That's me!

When you gonna learn
to speak up?

Right now!

We gotta talk!

Come on up!

Meet me in the clearing.

Sorry about taking
them shots, Matt.

Some fellas been
dogging my trail.

I was just trying
to scare 'em off.

I know. I got their
trail this morning.

Jake, I heard you
were looking for me.

Mannon's loose.

We was at Black Fork together.

He's coming for you, Matt.

Guess it figures, huh?

Yeah, well, I told him

you wasn't in Dodge no more,

so it just might take him
a little time to find you.

But I'd keep an eye on
my back trail if'n I was you.

Appreciate it, Jake.

Speaking of back trails, Matt,

I... I thought you
put up your badge.

How come you're trailing me?

I wanted to get to
you before the law

or those fellas that
you mistook me for.

Jake, there's
$1,000 on your head.

$1,000?

For escaping from prison?

And the warden.

Amos?

Hell, all he did was break
a leg falling off his horse.

Jake, he's dead.

What?

Somebody shot him.

Oh, it weren't me, Matt.

How then?

I don't know.

Lord, I don't know.

But there's no way back
now, is there?

I broke prison to learn
you about Mannon.

Now I guess I got
to get up to Canada

a lot quicker than I thought.

Ain't gonna be that easy.

Those fellas been dogging you...

they got Little Doe.

Hold it! Damn it! Whoa!

Hold it! Hold it. Slow down!

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

DILLON: They're getting
ready to bed down, Jake.

Little Doe is all right.

She's one hell of a woman, Matt.

We got to get her out.

Matt, Bright Water.

I thought I told
that girl to stay put.

Damn, if she ain't gonna
try to cut her mama loose.

She...

I don't know whether

to be mad or proud.

Jake, if they spot
either her or me,

start shooting.

You can count on it.

( Owl hooting )

Bright Water.

Uncle Matt.

I thought you were going
to stay back at the village

and take care of
that young lieutenant.

Come on.

He wouldn't eat anything,

and he was very angry

'cause I wouldn't give him back

his horse and his gun.

Well, good.

We don't have to worry
about Mr. Dexter for a while.

Well, that ain't exactly true,
Matt. I...

Aw, hell! I thought

it was you coming back, Matt.

You will keep your hands away
from your gun, Mr. Dillon.

And you will get off
your horse slowly.

Get down, Bright Water.

l've informed Mr. Flagg that
he is under arrest for murder.

And you, Mr. Dillon, for
interfering with an officer

of the United
States government...

In the performance of his duty.
Lieutenant, I know.

Would it make
any difference to you

if I told you that Jake Flagg,
here,

had absolutely nothing
to do with the killing

of Warden Brown?

You're not to be trusted,
Mr. Dillon.

You'll do anything
to see Jake Flagg get free.

I represent the law,

and I intend to see
that the law is served.

No, no. You two
are going back with me.

What about my woman?

What kind of man are you?

My mother is down there
with those men.

Will you just leave her there?

Is that what your great sense
of duty does for you?

Well?
What about it, Lieutenant?

I have no reason to believe you

to be a man of honor,
Mr. Dillon,

but it seems to me
that I have no choice.

Now, we'll make camp
here tonight and...

and tomorrow, we'll go rescue
Bright Water's mother.

Damn!

It's him, all right.

Old Jake gettin' careless?

That's $1,000, boys.

On the hoof.

Jake!

Hang on, Little Doe! Hang on!

Get out of here, boy!

Damn!

They'll be coming soon.

Yeah.

Jake, with the lieutenant
shot up as bad as he is,

I don't think we can
move fast enough

to keep ahead of them.

It's a rock and a
hard place, Matt.

We stand and fight, the
women might get hurt.

Ah, ain't no help for it.

I got to give myself up.

Hold on a minute, Jake.

There ain't no other way, Matt.

Maybe there is.

If you can buy me enough time,

l can get the lieutenant
and the women down out of here.

It's going to be slow
moving with a wounded man.

You got to hold them off
as long as you can, Jake.

Then you head for Canada.

Hell, you're damn near there.

I'll bring 'em to you.

Lieutenant, do you
think you can ride?

I can ride.

Come on. I'll help you up.

Jake's going to buy us some time

while we sneak
down the back stairs.

Then he's going
to head for Canada.

Come on.

Come on, girl. Give me a kiss.

l'll see you
when the Lord permits.

Now, go on, go
on. All right, let's go.

We ain't got much time.

Go on. Go on.

There'll be another time.

Yeah.

Go on. Go on.

I'd like you to know, Mr. Flagg,

that you're officially released
from custody.

Obliged, Lieutenant.

Good luck to you.

Just keep coming, boys.

Somebody's gonna get hurt.

( Gunshot )

Farnum!

Let's go.

Damn it, they're flanking me.

We got him!

He's ours!

( Cackles )

Whoo!

Whoo-hoo!

( Grunts )

( Distant gunfire )

Over this ridge

is the wagon road.

It leads to the fort.

Is there a doctor there?

A good one.

You're going back.

Been a real experience
knowing you, son.

Me, too, sir.

( Gunfire continues )

Took your blasted time.

Well, I figured you'd have
them all under by now, Jake.

Who the hell was that?

Ain't you got eyes?

It's that big fella we tried
bushwhacking at the river.

I told you those old bulls have
a way of coming back on you.

DIGGER: Jake!

You up there, Jake?

I know that voice.

Digger?

Is that you, Digger?

It's me, Jake.

Winged you pretty
good, I guess, huh?

Aw, it ain't nothing, Digger!

You got that crazy
brother of yours with you?

I'm here, Jake.

We get that reward,
I'll drink to your health.

Who you got
up there with you?

Matt Dillon.

Dillon?

You mean, Marshal Dillon?

The same!

Jake, is that Digger McCloud?

In the flesh.

That raunchy old coot.

I didn't even know
he was still alive.

Isn't he the one they used
to call Little Big Man?

Ran naked through
a Blackfoot gauntlet,

fought a duel with Yellowknife?

That's the one.
I partnered with him

on a trapline once,
same as I done with you.

Damn, Jake.

You know, I got an idea.

Maybe we can get out of this
with some style.

You still there, Digger?

I'm here.

Is that you, Dillon?

Yeah. You know, Digger,
I heard a lot about you

in the camps back
in the old rendezvous days.

Had more guts than
brains, they used to say.

What are you gettin' at, Dillon?

I guess just that
I never thought

I'd see Digger McCloud
hiding in the grass.

Well, I ain't exactly
proud of myself, Dillon,

but the way it is, me and
Farnum, we need the money.

Jake's going to be our
ticket to the promised land.

Sure is a pity.

lf I got to go out,
I would sure like to go out

face-to-face with a man
that's got your reputation.

Keep it going, Matt.
I think you got him going.

You know, there's four of
you, Digger, and only two of us.

Poor old Jake,
here, he's all shot up.

What do you say?

What do you say, Farnum?

What the hell, Digger?

We ain't exactly been living
high off the hog

these last few years

and shining times is long gone.

Let's give it a go.

Are you two crazy?

You're really going
to step out and fight?

We're thinking on it.

Well, you can
think all you want.

I'm getting the
hell out of here,

'cause you're plum crazy.

Dang if you ain't done it, Matt!

One of them tagalongs
is running like a rabbit.

What about you, Potts?

Ain't you going, too?

Well, I don't know.

Supposing we was to win?

I'd be one of the biggest
men in the territory.

Took on Jake Flagg
and Matt Dillon,

face-to-face?

Nose-to-nose?

Mano a mano?

Danged if I won't
give her a whirl.

JAKE: Well, I guess it's
all over now, eh, boys?

Can't see you fighting like men,
now that you lost your edge.

Damn him.

( Roars )

Fill your hand, you old bastard.

Here we come.

It's been a pleasure, Matt.

Likewise, Jake.

Damn it, let's do 'er.

POTTS: They're
getting awful close.

No!

Farnum?

Afraid not, Digger.

Shining times, Dillon.

Weren't they?

( Chuckles )

( Chokes )

I calculate my time is short.

Hope you can stay
on to put me under.

I'll be here, Jake.

You came high again, Matt.

After 20 years
of keeping the lid on Dodge,

you came...
back to God's country.

Last stand for the likes
of you and me.

Mann...

There's still Mannon.

When you find him...

put one in him for me,
will you?

I mean to.

I don't suppose you know any...

fancy words.

You always was one to
get the jump on things, Jake.

We're going to
share it all again.

Crossing the high creek,
so cold it'd split a tree trunk.

Remember wintering
with the Indians?

The huntin' and
the fishin', Jake?

The taste of beaver tail...

buffalo hump...

And the quiet.

Whoever you are, come out
slow, with your hands in the air.

It's Mannon.

He's in Dodge.

He's got Miss Kitty.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Damn.

He said... you
was to come to him.

You can't.

I have to.

He's a madman.

He beat you up twice.
He could kill you.

( Clicks )

You sent for me.

Sent for you?

Why no, Miss Kitty.

It was just an invitation
so we could talk alone.

You warned everybody what would
happen if you were bushwhacked.

There always has to be a Judas.

You were mine once,

but I forgive you, Red.

Why don't you get out, Mannon?

Get out?

Matt beat you once
and he'll beat you again.

He never beat me.

I had the time in Black Fork
to figure that much out.

He'd have been dead
but for what you did.

What did I do?

Tell me, Mannon.

Don't play games with me, Red.

You know.

I could have walked over him

like a man walks
over short grass.

A man's got to pay attention
to his direction.

Got to pay close attention.

You made sure
I was distracted, Red.

You distracted me.
With purpose.

You still lost.

No, I didn't lose.

I downed Matt Dillon, for sure,

but that's not
what I'm talking about.

I'm talking about what you said.

What you said!

I've forgotten.

You forgot?

You forgot that?

Forgot that I was on my knees
to you bearing flowers?

Matt Dillon's a man.

But he's dead.

Uh-uh.

You are.

Red? It's been lots of years
and I've never lost.

You did with me.

Apologize.

For what, Mannon?

You seem to remember
everything so well.

Tell me what I said.

You know, Red.

( Horse whinnying )

He's here.

He's a better man than you are.

He'll beat you.

Not this time, Red.

Where is she, Hannah?

With him.

We tried to reason with her,
Matt, but she wouldn't listen.

She seemed to think there
was some way to stop him.

Where are they now?

Dodge House.

Upstairs.

Front room.

I'm going with you, Mr. Dillon.

Thank you, Oakum.

Not this time.

Spoil my fun?

Buckle me.

Do it.

( Dog barking )

♪ ♪

Go ahead.

It's been 12 years, Dillon.

Same town.

Same street.

Nothing changed.

I'm still the best.

You're nothing, Mannon.

All you're good for
is beating up on women.

Now draw.

( Gunshot )

( Gasps )

( Sighs )

♪ ♪