Posse (1975) - full transcript
A tough marshal with political ambitions leads an elite posse to capture a notorious criminal. He succeeds, but instead of cheering him, the public turns against him.
Is strawhorn there?
Yes, sir.
The money, too?
Yes, sir.
Fire! Fire!
Oh!
Where's strawhorn?
Aah!
The end of strawhorn's gang.
But if I don't get him,
I don't get elected.
He's dead, sir.
Vengeance is mine,
saith the lord.
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth,
hand for hand, foot for foot.
O lord, this good man died
in the faithful performance
of his duty
at the hands of Jack strawhorn.
His death shall be avenged.
Let us pray.
Hey, drinks for everybody!
Ha ha ha!
Where you been keeping yourself?
I want all of you to join me
in a toast to a great man...
Howard nightingale.
There he is. Our next senator!
Nightingale!
How about you, mister?
I want everybody
with a drink in his hand.
Be my pleasure
to buy you a drink.
What would be
your pleasure, sir?
Someone help him!
Back inside. Get back inside!
Get the gun.
Get back!
Mama!
Strawhorn, you're under arrest.
I got what I came for.
I ain't looking
for any dividends.
What's laying back there
ain't nothin' to nobody.
Now, all these people
can do is fire you.
For smart lawmen,
there's always better towns
and better jobs.
I ain't leaving town.
Neither are you.
The only help these people
will give you, son,
is with your coffin.
Pawn the gun.
Take the first train out.
Someday, we'll have a drink.
Strawhorn!
This isn't gonna make
nightingale very happy.
Get your hands off the train.
What's going on?
It's him! It's nightingale!
We sure need you,
Mr. Nightingale.
It was Jack strawhorn.
Killed them in cold blood.
The sheriff and a man
named pensteman.
Pensteman?
Yes, sir.
Mount up!
How long ago?
About two hours.
Rode off toward the hills.
Damn fool tried to arrest him.
Should have shot him on sight.
Nobody fights
faster than we will.
We couldn't tell
what was happening.
How do we protect ourselves?
That's my job.
Marshal nightingale?
Yes, sir?
Hellman, tesota sentinel.
What can I do for you?
You were commissioned
to capture strawhorn
and his gang.
His gang is dead.
Did strawhorn escape?
Temporarily.
If you fail to
capture strawhorn,
could this affect your
campaign for senator?
I'll leave that
to your impartial judgment.
I'll be back.
Come on.
Hyah! Hup!
Yay! Yay!
Go, senator!
Hooray!
Mr. Hellman?
Would you turn around, please?
Yeah, that's fine.
Just hold it right there.
Hold it right there.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Ha ha ha ha.
Pepe, don't be a bigger fool
than god made you!
Pretend you got a few
more brains than a rabbit.
How can I have brains?
You got them all.
What a place.
I could kill you 50 times.
Whoever comes
better come with god.
They ain't gonna
need god. We are.
What is the trouble this time?
Your message said nothing
about the others.
Dead.
Dead? Everyone?
You got it.
Que lastima!
They were the best.
No, second best.
You are about to see the best.
Well, what do you got?
Get that son of a bitch!
Hey, run, baby!
Ha ha ha ha!
Ahh ha ha!
Come on, get that ball in here!
Here!
Ow!
Ha ha ha!
Get that ball in here!
They're practicing.
Come on!
Look at them.
You want to kill a train?
Here are your matadores.
Jack strawhorn.
You say his name,
railroad cries!
Once a month,
a Santa fe flyer
comes through here,
carries a payroll, a big one.
Gold.
I take 50% of what we get,
and y'all split up the
rest among yourselves.
You're working for me,
so you just take orders from me.
You don't have to think.
I'll do the thinking.
Are you ready?
Yeah! Yeah!
We'll see about that
when the posse rides in.
In... but not out.
You,
you, and with the cigar.
Get the rest of the men
armed and yourselves,
and get up there to them shacks
just as quick as you can.
Hey, you really talk good, Jack.
Santa fe flyer, payroll in gold,
chingos!
You ignorant son of a bitch!
What are you trying to do to me?
I asked for men,
and you deliver me cucarachas.
Two weeks, we get them,
but you gave me two days.
What do you expect,
Joaquin morieta?
I must be stupid.
Well, then don't blame me!
Why do I work with you?
Why? Just give me one reason!
Ha.
You're stupid, too.
And I had to leave tracks
the blind could follow.
It's either me or them.
But with these pitiful people...
But you make men, Jack.
In 30 days...
I don't have 30 days!
I've got 30 minutes!
That posse's right on my tail.
How many?
Six.
You don't know those six
or who's leading them.
Come on!
Who? Tell me!
Nightingale.
Oh...
Now, get this straight.
We're going to let them ride in.
That's the sluice.
As soon as they're
this side of the sluice,
they're in range.
I want four of you in
that shack over there
and four in this shack
right here...
Two in each window.
From them positions,
we've got the entire
valley covered.
When they're in range,
you let fly with everything
that you got.
But not until they're in range.
Don't fire a shot
until they're
this side of the sluice.
Now, you got that?
Yeah.
We'll be up on
that hill... crossfire.
In you go.
Everybody take their positions.
This is going to be easy!
Let's go!
If money can make a miracle,
we can have a good day.
Every day above ground
is a good day.
Like shooting fish in a barrel!
They're here!
Now, remember, don't shoot
until they're this side
of the sluice!
You guys shoot from over there.
We'll shoot from over here.
Dismount.
Those shanties are out of range,
but let's give them a volley.
Eso es. Mas cercita.
Mas cercita.
Mas cercita.
Mas cerci...
Get ready.
Fire!
Hold your fire.
Let them have it!
Yee hoo!
Assholes!
Short. Stupid bastards.
Way short.
I figure seven, maybe eight.
Spread out and go get them.
Ha ha ha!
Let's go get them!
Get out of here!
Open up!
Someone help me!
Get back here,
you goddamn coward!
Matadores.
Don't shoot!
Don't shoot me... aah!
Cucarachas.
Come on. I've seen enough.
Don't leave me!
Don't shoot!
Don't shoot... aah!
Drop your gun. Drop it!
Hands behind your back.
As marshal of
the state of Texas,
I arrest you for train robbery
and murder.
They got him! They got him!
There he is!
How do you like it now,
you son of a bitch?
You're going to get it!
Good for you, nightingale!
You got him!
Great job, marshal.
You gutless bastard.
Now what's the headline?
"Nightingale
captures strawhorn."
Reset the type.
I'll get the story.
All this work for nothing.
You're not
so brave now, strawhorn.
Dirty murderer!
You goddamn coward!
He should be hanged.
String him up!
Please, please!
I know how you feel,
but I have a job to do.
Let me finish it.
Yay! Yay! Yay!
Marshal, I said you'd get him.
Take him in.
You've got that election now.
Lock him up.
No, marshal, please.
Just one picture.
I don't like being shot at,
even by a camera.
Mccanless,
get your ass out of there.
Come on, wiley. Make it quick.
Hey, mister,
can I have one of those?
Of course. Many as you want.
One's enough.
All right, now, how's this?
Stand still, please.
Let's hear it for nightingale!
Nightingale!
Nightingale! Nightingale!
Nightingale! Nightingale!
Boo!
What in hell happens to us
when he gets elected?
Krag goes with him,
Indian goes back to
the reservation.
We'll probably end up
buried by the railroad.
He'll take care of us.
Has he ever let us down?
Yeah... maybe he'll get us
a nice, soft sheriff's job
like the one in tesota here.
There's spots
like that all over Texas.
He'll take care of us.
I admire a man who's loyal,
but there's one
thing I admire more.
Excuse me, boys.
Ma'am, excuse me,
but my name's John Wesley.
I'm Katharine Cooper.
My husband and I own the cafe.
We were just talking
about your nice welcome.
No more than you deserve.
Have they arranged
for the fiesta yet?
Not yet, but I hope so.
May I?
Keep your eye on that coin,
and you can have it.
Blow.
There it is.
You must be the prettiest girls
in tesota.
Mr. Jones,
would you send
these wires off for me
to the governor,
the Attorney General,
the railroad president,
and the Austin herald express?
Yes, sir. Right away, sir.
Thank you.
Thank you, sir.
Gentlemen.
Marshal, is there anything
else you need, sir?
I could use a blacksmith.
Right away.
And a carpenter to board up
a jail cell on the train.
Send the smithy
and the carpenter
over to the train.
Anything else, marshal?
Oh, you haven't met Mrs. Ross.
May I present
marshal nightingale?
How do you do, marshal?
How do you do?
I'm so happy to meet
our next senator.
Oh, I'm happy you think so.
And it's my pleasure
to offer you
the hospitality of my hotel.
Thank you.
The best accommodations in town.
Absolutely.
For you and your men.
That's very kind of you
but my men are accustomed
to plain living, and so am I.
'Course, I do like to
indulge myself at times.
I'll try to see to it
that you're comfortable.
Mrs. Ross, I'm very grateful.
Grateful? We'rethe ones
who are grateful.
Yes, we're planning
a celebration for you tonight.
A tribute, sir,
to you and your men.
And you'll give a speech.
Now hold it.
I came here to do a job,
not campaign for office.
Marshal nightingale...
Your job is done.
Mr. Strawhorn.
Who are you?
Hellman, from
the tesota sentinel.
You mind?
Not allowed.
Well, sir,
I'll stand right here.
I just want to ask him
a few questions.
Gotta get permission
from the marshal.
I'd like to ask him
a question then.
You got a cigarette?
Sir, I must remind you
we're in the age of
new journalism.
Bless you, sir.
All right. Downstairs. Let's go.
Say, hellman.
Tell them the truth.
Tell them I'm innocent...
A victim of circumstance!
Mistaken identity.
Ha ha.
Could I have a light?
I don't have a match.
Eat it.
You're a nice man.
Marshal, you've got
this town sewed up.
The time to count votes
is after the election.
I see a lot of posters
of my opponent.
Take a look around tonight.
Hmm.
Newspaper's not backing me.
Newspapers don't vote.
After what you've
done for this town?
Don't worry about it.
He'll come around.
Marshal, your deputy,
acting on your orders,
refuses to let me
speak with strawhorn.
Now, why is that?
Sit down, Mr. Hellman.
Thank you, wiley.
Yeah. I'll have more later.
You do get around, don't you?
Marshal, what are you afraid of?
We've just captured
the most dangerous man in Texas.
I don't want to lose him.
I might knock out
the guard with my crutch
and run off with him?
I don't believe in leaving
anything to chance.
As a marshal, I have my duty.
I run a newspaper. I have mine.
Very good newspaper,
even if you're
against my campaign.
Why is that?
Nothing personal.
You're a credit to your uniform.
Thank you.
So was I.
Oh...
I didn't know
you were a military man.
My commanding officer
was a very ambitious man.
He became a general.
I became a civilian.
You're too ambitious, marshal.
You make it sound
like a dirty word.
Now, where would this country be
without ambition?
Where would your campaign be
without the backing
of the railroad...
That special car
they provide you with?
There's nothing against
public-spirited people
helping to maintain
law and order.
Where would this town be
without the railroad?
A pimple on the map of Texas.
How would you vote
if the railroad's interests
were not the same
as the people's?
Listen, Mr. Hellman.
The railroad
represents progress.
You can't favor progress
and oppose the railroad.
I can, and I do.
That's why I oppose you.
I hope you won't
persuade too many
to share your views.
Good afternoon.
Ice-cold punch for the ladies
and a little warmer
stuff for the gents.
Mrs. Cooper, some punch?
Wesley.
One, two.
Here you are, boss.
Whet your whistle.
There he is, coming
out of the hotel.
There he is!
Nightingale, our next senator!
Is he going to make a speech?
Marshal nightingale!
I'd like to shake
your hand, marshal.
Good job. Good job, nightingale.
Speech, speech.
Speech.
Yeah. Come on.
Speech, speech.
He won't let us down.
Yay! Yay! Yay!
Good job.
Nightingale!
We're with you! We're with you!
You've got my vote.
Ladies and gentlemen...
What a fine town.
Nice people.
I'm pleased to be here tonight.
Jack strawhorn
sends his regrets.
Every criminal
I've set out to capture
is in jail or in his grave.
Am I boasting?
No, my friends,
I'm not here to boast.
I'm not here to seek praise.
I'm here to sound a warning.
The job has just begun.
Yay! Yay! Yay!
Of course,
there are some politicians...
Men, I might add,
in very high office...
Who talk about
rehabilitation... reform.
How do you reform a rattlesnake?
By petting it?
By begging it not to bite?
No. You use a shotgun.
You know,
I've yet to meet a criminal
who didn't try to justify
his crime.
He was poor. He was hungry.
No one gave him a chance.
Who among us hasn't been hungry?
Who among us hasn't been poor?
Do we sit around
waiting for chances? No!
All politicians
are full of shit.
But what does the outlaw do?
He doesn't believe in work.
He says, "youwork. Yousave."
And then he
takes a gun and says,
"hand it over.
Hand it over."
Everything you've worked for,
everything you've saved.
And yet there are those
who make heroes
out of killers and looters.
When banks are robbed,
they rejoice.
When railroads that unite
the Atlantic and the pacific
oceans are plundered,
they cheer.
But where would tesota be
without railroads
and the money to maintain them?
♪ I've been working
for the railroad ♪
Call them adventurers,
highwaymen.
I call them what they are...
Snakes, marauding wolves.
And when you live with wolves,
you learn to howl.
My dear friends,
hold your cheers.
Tonight is not a tribute to me.
Tonight is not a tribute
to my men,
the finest posse in the world.
We wear a badge,
and we're paid
to wear that badge.
But tonight is a tribute
to someone else
who wore a badge...
One of your men...
Sheriff buwalda.
Join me in a moment of prayer.
Thank you.
But tonight is also
a celebration.
It's a celebration
of the sheriff's spirit
that pervades
all the people of this town...
A spirit I hope to bring
to Washington
to help me combat all the people
who are against law and order.
The fight must go on,
but it's up to you to decide
who will lead that fight.
I ask no reward
for me or for my men.
That you may walk freely tonight
is reward enough.
When he goes howling
back there to Washington...
If I am elected,
my battle cry...
Where does that leave you boys?
Wake up!
Out on the lone prairie?
Drop those keys.
I'll swap you.
A key for a match.
You'll swap them for a bullet.
You don't reason
with a killer who has no reason.
You strike him down.
Jack strawhorn,
the most notorious outlaw
in the state of Texas,
is behind bars.
That's not good enough...
Boss isn't going to like that.
I think he'd like me alive.
You make one more move,
he'll be miserable.
Thanks to your courage,
your faith, your support.
For that, I pay tribute to you.
Jack strawhorn...
Don't get nervous.
Stay behind bars,
or should he go...
Never again will he do violence
to another human being.
You see that?
You can be a nice man.
I do not seek high office
for the sake of high office.
I want to be your voice,
crying out that
this country is in danger.
Your lives and your liberties
are in danger
from criminals
who would destroy this land...
This land that we love.
Ha ha. That's my boy.
Your vote
is my solemn promise...
That I will not let this happen.
♪ For he's a jolly good fellow ♪
♪ For he's a jolly good fellow ♪
♪ For he's a jolly good fellow ♪
Jack strawhorn.
You got it.
I like you.
You threw me off my timetable,
but I forgive you.
Well, I appreciate
that, marshal.
I must tell you that
was a hell of a speech
you gave out there tonight.
Did I do you justice?
Justice?
The most notorious outlaw
in the entire state of Texas?
Hell, that ain't justice.
That's a goddamn embarrassment.
This is no time to be modest.
I got no complaints.
Could I trouble you for a match?
Sure.
No trouble at all.
After all, without you...
Election in two weeks...
That's it.
Can't break wind
on an empty stomach.
Shit.
Oh, here, here.
Come on, you little bastard.
Light up.
Ha ha.
Tell me something.
What's on your mind?
What can I do for you?
You've already done it.
This will get me elected.
Yeah.
That is the one, right there.
And I am
a handsome-looking
devil, ain't I?
Ha ha ha!
I'd even vote for you
myself, marshal.
We need every vote we can get.
I'll bet you do.
Tell me something.
After United States senator,
what's next on
the old timetable?
The big one?
Who knows?
Well...
I regret...
It just don't look too good
for my making the inauguration.
Well, I guess we all
have regrets, huh?
Yeah, I got a lot of them.
Like trusting
that double-dealing
bastard of mine
that you bought.
You picked him.
He was thinking too much,
and that's dangerous.
With my posse,
I do all the thinking.
They like it that way.
Thinking? You bought him
and burned up my $40,000.
Your$40,000?
And turned my men
into fried meat.
A good leader
takes care of his men.
You know, what I regret most...
Was killing that sheriff
out there in the street
because, mister,
that should have been you.
I don't usually attend hangings.
They make me sick to my stomach.
But in your case,
I might make an exception.
Krag?
What a night.
It has been fun. Hasn't it?
Be a long time
we see another one
like this one.
Gonna be our next senator.
Where are your two
beautiful daughters?
Oh, they're out having
a good time somewhere.
Hasn't everybody
had a good time?
Yeah.
I feel sorry for him.
God, I can't believe it.
Well, I guess we'd better
round up the girls.
Yeah.
Good night. Good night.
See them?
Hey, nightingale.
Good night, senator.
Oh, what an evening.
He's the people's man.
Back up just a little, please.
We're all gonna win.
Our next senator.
Give him a little
breathing room.
What an evening!
Marshal, I have a question.
Right this way, marshal.
Thank you, sir.
Thank you very much.
You're our next senator.
That was a great speech.
They won't leave
until you come down.
By the way, this is
what we call
our presidential suite.
Very lovely.
Very lovely, indeed,
compared to the plain living
I'm accustomed to.
Mmm, champagne in
the presidential suite, too?
Satisfactory?
Perfect.
But I neglected
to ask the price.
When I offer my hospitality,
it has no price.
You're generous, very generous.
Well, you don't mind
indulging yourself.
Neither do I,
with someone I admire very much.
Ha ha.
Forgive me for asking.
When a candidate
runs for office,
he has to be concerned
with such matters.
How's that?
Well, what has no price...
Even if you want it very much...
Sometimes costs more
than one can afford.
Well, if you can't afford
what you really want,
you have my sympathy.
Well, I don't need
your sympathy.
I need your vote.
Good night, Mr. Nightingale.
Thank you, Mrs. Ross.
The marshal's coming
out of the hotel!
Good luck!
Best of luck to you, marshal.
Thanks, marshal!
Watch out for them, marshal.
Hey! Hey!
Come back again soon, marshal.
You'll be a senator by then.
Thank you!
Yay!
Yay, nightingale!
You're our senator!
Ok, marshal!
Yay, marshal!
Good luck!
God bless you!
Hooray!
Nightingale! Nightingale!
Nightingale! Nightingale!
Bye!
Bye!
Yecch.
What are you feeding
these horses, molasses?
You want to hand me that, uh...
Hand me that broom
over there for a minute?
Sure.
Very funny.
A man with a broomstick
could really
tear this place apart,
couldn't he?
Great.
God damn it!
I got a piece of horse shit
down there
in the corner of my eye.
Think you could come over here
and get it out for me?
Well, sure.
Uh, toss it over here,
and I'll wash it off for you.
What a nice man.
A real nice...
Man.
"From the governor
to marshal nightingale...
"I have proposed
to the legislature
"that you be awarded
a medal of valor
"honoring your
distinguished service
"in the capture
of Jack strawhorn.
Signed, governor,
state of Texas."
From the attorney
general... "well done.
"Can't wait to
congratulate you in person.
"Signed, r. Colvin,
Attorney General,
state of Texas."
You know something, Wesley?
Ain't that your name... Wesley?
That's it.
It sure galls me
to take my last ride on a train.
Probably galls them even more.
Them train people,
they don't want
to give nothing away.
They give you nothing for free,
not even a ride
one last time to the cemetery.
Well, I don't figure the marshal
will charge you for this ride.
Well, we'll be
arriving at Austin
at about, uh...
12:00.
Oh, there'll be
a little celebration
given by my campaign
committee about 3:00.
I hope you'll all make it.
We'll be leaving this train
for the last time.
The only thing
I'll be taking
with me is this...
A very precious memento.
The greatest posse
any man ever had,
and I'm proud of you.
Trains. What's wrong with banks?
Never hear of you
hitting nothing
but trains.
Train whistle to me
is like a bee up a bull's nose.
Only thing is a bee
just stings once.
Train people never stop.
I just figured
that maybe I'd try
and even it up a little bit.
You know what I mean...
Tit for tat.
You sure are a character.
What's the problem?
Sir, there's something...
Sit down, krag, mccanless.
Now, what is it?
After the election...
After you leave for Washington...
'cause we're sure you're
gonna get elected...
Thank you, krag.
The men are asking what's
gonna happen to them.
Good question.
Here's a wire wiley
didn't read to you...
From the president
of the Texas
and Arizona railroad.
"Dear Howard,
"per your request,
"I agree to hire your men
"as railroad guards,
starting salary $100 per month."
Marshal, we make
more than that now.
You'll be working
for the railroad security force.
They don't hire Indians.
Well...
We'll get around that.
All in all, it's a...
Pretty good life.
If you can stand the pace
and all them women...
And your luck holds out.
40,000 big ones burned up
in the barn that night.
40,000?
Plus five men incinerated.
40,000.
Fire!
Get some water, for god's sake!
Put the fire out!
Come on! What, do you
want me to burn up in here?
Aah!
Aah!
Aah!
Aah! Oh!
Aah!
Oh, you son of a...
Aah!
Oh!
Aah, you jerk!
Oh!
Aah! Ah! Oh!
All I ask is when we split up,
you go on being
a credit to Texas,
yourselves, and to me.
Hey, gene, come over here!
Look at this!
Wish me luck, Wesley!
Kiss my ass.
Haven't got the time! Yah! Yah!
Here's looking at you, men.
Check the stall car!
Hey, what happened?
How did the fire start?
Get these horses out of here
quick! They'll burn up!
Where's strawhorn?
Ah!
Uncouple these cars!
Get that horse out
before he burns up!
Ah!
Come on.
I don't know
how the hell he did it.
I don't want
to hear it! Mount up!
He went under the trestle.
All right! Let's go get him!
How did he escape anyway?
The marshal will get him.
Now... you drop yourgun.
Well, we can't keep up
with a train.
What do we do now?
Just keep moving.
Hell, we ain't even
railroad guards yet.
Come on.
Now just sit down
and enjoy the ride!
Still chasing us?
Good boys.
I like you.
Delayed my hanging...
But, uh... I'll forgive you.
No! No, no!
You stay right there and rest.
I'll run the train.
No telegrams for tesota!
Good shot.
Yep.
Got to change
the whole front page.
Taking all this time.
Well, how's that, boss?
How's that?
Hope we got it right this time.
Good. Good. Yeah.
I'll have the story
for you in a minute.
Oh, my god!
Fire! Fire!
Hurry up! Hurry up!
Get the pumper!
The train's on fire!
Come on!
What happened to the posse?
Where are the horses?
Did they burn up?
My god! It's the train.
I was wrong about you.
I gave you credit
for more intelligence.
This way.
What happened?
Get the ladder
on top of the car.
What's going on?
Pump! Give me some pressure.
Check the other side!
Come on! Pump!
Give me some pressure.
Watch out for that timber.
It's the marshal.
Hey, isn't that...
I don't know.
Yes, it's him, and he's armed.
He has a gun,
two of them right there.
What are you standing there for?
Telegraph for help.
I tried, I tell you. It's dead.
The line is down.
Well, keep trying.
He's armed. He's got
two guns. I saw it.
What the hell's going on?
Oh, not again.
I'd like a room, my dear.
A room?
Up there,
overlooking the street.
Um, need any help
with your baggage?
No, thank you, my dear.
Something to eat?
Nothing but your best, my dear.
We don't want any complaints
from the marshal.
Eh. Have to change
the whole front page.
Taking all this time.
Marshal nightingale...
I knew he was full of shit.
Where's the goddamn posse?
How the hell do I know?
Maybe they're dead.
Wouldn't that be awful?
What do we do?
What I want to know is
what do we pay taxes for?
Deliverance from evil.
Glad to see you ain't
off your feed.
Campaign takes a lot out of you.
Got to keep my strength up.
Sorry I threw you
off your timetable.
No, thank you.
You know where he's supposed
to be now, my dear?
Austin... telling
all them good people
how he's earned their trust.
I don't mind
the delay a bit, Jack.
May I call you Jack?
Why not? Everyone else does.
Gives me the unexpected pleasure
of seeing you again.
Please. What kind of desserts
we got there, my dear?
We've got devil's food cake,
deep-dish apple pie...
Stop right there.
Deep-dish apple.
How about that, Jack?
I love it.
Two deep-dish...
And a little coffee.
Here. Allow me.
I'll be back in a minute.
Now, be a nice little lady
and don't come back
with nothing but pie.
Little trickster.
Aw, they put the fire out.
Posse ought to be
coming in soon.
That's right.
I guess they've never seen you
with bracelets on before,
have they?
They'll know what to do.
Yeah, I bet they will.
After all, you trained them,
didn't you?
That's right.
What do you want?
What do you got?
Well, it's amazing
what you can do
with a good lawyer.
I know some of the best.
The posse! The posse!
There!
There they are, right on time.
They shouldn't see me like this.
Listen, how about a horse,
24-hour head start?
Mexico's not far off.
This is true.
I got a better idea.
You son of a bitch.
You'd risk taking a bullet
rather than letting your men
see you this way.
Well, mister,
they are gonna see you.
Come on.
Strawhorn's got
the marshal up there.
You think you can
get away with this?
Get off the streets.
Gonna be gunfire.
Oh, no!
Now what?
Tell Wesley
to come up here unarmed.
Tell him.
Wesley!
Yeah?
Leave your weapons
and come up here!
Shit.
It's open.
Now listen to me.
I want my $40,000.
You're crazier than hell.
It was burned,
nothing left but ashes.
Hold it right there.
That's far enough.
Now, if he's not
back with the money
in 10 minutes,
you're a dead man.
Well, how?
Where the hell
am I gonna get it?
I don't care where you
get it. Just get it!
Banks, stores, I don't know.
Where does anybody get money?
But you'll get it.
Now you got 9 minutes
and 10 seconds.
Do what he says. Get it.
Get it!
When I get you to Austin,
you better plead insanity.
It's your only chance.
You're crazy.
Wrong.
What's going on?
Why aren't you
helping the marshal?
Get all the cash you got. What?
It's for the marshal.
Now hand it over.
Hey, what are you doing?
Consider it a loan.
I'll do nothing of the kind.
Get the goddamn money.
Yes, sir.
Come on!
Please don't hurt her.
Here. For god's sake, take it.
That's all there is.
I swear it. What's
the matter with you?
Stop it! Get out of here!
Stop it!
Two more minutes.
Worried?
Some men you can trust.
Some you can't.
Them five I trust.
You trained them.
It's open.
Close to 30,000.
10 short.
Well, shit,
we did the best we could.
How much money you think's
in this damn town?
30,000.
It's close enough.
Let's see.
5 goes into 306 times.
That's $6,000 apiece.
Keep it.
Return that money and stay put.
Divide it up among the men.
You hear me? Return that money.
Go on! Divide it up!
You can't buy honest men.
Honest men stay honest
only as long as it pays.
That's why I'm a thief
and you're a liar.
Climbing on my dead body
to get into the
United States senate...
That ain't honesty.
That's horse shit.
And, mister, they got enough
of that in Washington
without needing any more.
$6,000 apiece.
Jesus, that's more than
we'd make in three years.
Well, that's what
strawhorn said.
Hold it. What does
nightingale say?
Well, to hell with what he says.
What do wesay?
I say hold it. Marshal!
Marshal, can you hear me?
Marshal!
Marshal, we're waiting
for your orders!
Look out!
Aah!
My god. They shot Cooper.
Oh, honey! Oh!
Mount up.
Marshal! Marshal!
Where do you think you're going?
Do you hire Indians?
Dismount!
Return that money
and arrest that man!
You hear me?
Stop him!
He bought you,
and he'll sell you out.
Stop him! I gave you
an order! Do you hear me?
Dismount.
Dismount, damn you! Dismount!
You're my sworn deputies!
Obey!
Rains, mccanless, Wesley, reyno!
Stop them! Stop them!
Shoot them!
You spineless bastards!
Let's go.
You follow him, and
you'll be dead in a month!
Dead!
I'll get every
goddamn one of you
if it's the last thing I do!
I'll hunt you down!
I'll hunt you down!
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Yes, sir.
The money, too?
Yes, sir.
Fire! Fire!
Oh!
Where's strawhorn?
Aah!
The end of strawhorn's gang.
But if I don't get him,
I don't get elected.
He's dead, sir.
Vengeance is mine,
saith the lord.
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth,
hand for hand, foot for foot.
O lord, this good man died
in the faithful performance
of his duty
at the hands of Jack strawhorn.
His death shall be avenged.
Let us pray.
Hey, drinks for everybody!
Ha ha ha!
Where you been keeping yourself?
I want all of you to join me
in a toast to a great man...
Howard nightingale.
There he is. Our next senator!
Nightingale!
How about you, mister?
I want everybody
with a drink in his hand.
Be my pleasure
to buy you a drink.
What would be
your pleasure, sir?
Someone help him!
Back inside. Get back inside!
Get the gun.
Get back!
Mama!
Strawhorn, you're under arrest.
I got what I came for.
I ain't looking
for any dividends.
What's laying back there
ain't nothin' to nobody.
Now, all these people
can do is fire you.
For smart lawmen,
there's always better towns
and better jobs.
I ain't leaving town.
Neither are you.
The only help these people
will give you, son,
is with your coffin.
Pawn the gun.
Take the first train out.
Someday, we'll have a drink.
Strawhorn!
This isn't gonna make
nightingale very happy.
Get your hands off the train.
What's going on?
It's him! It's nightingale!
We sure need you,
Mr. Nightingale.
It was Jack strawhorn.
Killed them in cold blood.
The sheriff and a man
named pensteman.
Pensteman?
Yes, sir.
Mount up!
How long ago?
About two hours.
Rode off toward the hills.
Damn fool tried to arrest him.
Should have shot him on sight.
Nobody fights
faster than we will.
We couldn't tell
what was happening.
How do we protect ourselves?
That's my job.
Marshal nightingale?
Yes, sir?
Hellman, tesota sentinel.
What can I do for you?
You were commissioned
to capture strawhorn
and his gang.
His gang is dead.
Did strawhorn escape?
Temporarily.
If you fail to
capture strawhorn,
could this affect your
campaign for senator?
I'll leave that
to your impartial judgment.
I'll be back.
Come on.
Hyah! Hup!
Yay! Yay!
Go, senator!
Hooray!
Mr. Hellman?
Would you turn around, please?
Yeah, that's fine.
Just hold it right there.
Hold it right there.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Ha ha ha ha.
Pepe, don't be a bigger fool
than god made you!
Pretend you got a few
more brains than a rabbit.
How can I have brains?
You got them all.
What a place.
I could kill you 50 times.
Whoever comes
better come with god.
They ain't gonna
need god. We are.
What is the trouble this time?
Your message said nothing
about the others.
Dead.
Dead? Everyone?
You got it.
Que lastima!
They were the best.
No, second best.
You are about to see the best.
Well, what do you got?
Get that son of a bitch!
Hey, run, baby!
Ha ha ha ha!
Ahh ha ha!
Come on, get that ball in here!
Here!
Ow!
Ha ha ha!
Get that ball in here!
They're practicing.
Come on!
Look at them.
You want to kill a train?
Here are your matadores.
Jack strawhorn.
You say his name,
railroad cries!
Once a month,
a Santa fe flyer
comes through here,
carries a payroll, a big one.
Gold.
I take 50% of what we get,
and y'all split up the
rest among yourselves.
You're working for me,
so you just take orders from me.
You don't have to think.
I'll do the thinking.
Are you ready?
Yeah! Yeah!
We'll see about that
when the posse rides in.
In... but not out.
You,
you, and with the cigar.
Get the rest of the men
armed and yourselves,
and get up there to them shacks
just as quick as you can.
Hey, you really talk good, Jack.
Santa fe flyer, payroll in gold,
chingos!
You ignorant son of a bitch!
What are you trying to do to me?
I asked for men,
and you deliver me cucarachas.
Two weeks, we get them,
but you gave me two days.
What do you expect,
Joaquin morieta?
I must be stupid.
Well, then don't blame me!
Why do I work with you?
Why? Just give me one reason!
Ha.
You're stupid, too.
And I had to leave tracks
the blind could follow.
It's either me or them.
But with these pitiful people...
But you make men, Jack.
In 30 days...
I don't have 30 days!
I've got 30 minutes!
That posse's right on my tail.
How many?
Six.
You don't know those six
or who's leading them.
Come on!
Who? Tell me!
Nightingale.
Oh...
Now, get this straight.
We're going to let them ride in.
That's the sluice.
As soon as they're
this side of the sluice,
they're in range.
I want four of you in
that shack over there
and four in this shack
right here...
Two in each window.
From them positions,
we've got the entire
valley covered.
When they're in range,
you let fly with everything
that you got.
But not until they're in range.
Don't fire a shot
until they're
this side of the sluice.
Now, you got that?
Yeah.
We'll be up on
that hill... crossfire.
In you go.
Everybody take their positions.
This is going to be easy!
Let's go!
If money can make a miracle,
we can have a good day.
Every day above ground
is a good day.
Like shooting fish in a barrel!
They're here!
Now, remember, don't shoot
until they're this side
of the sluice!
You guys shoot from over there.
We'll shoot from over here.
Dismount.
Those shanties are out of range,
but let's give them a volley.
Eso es. Mas cercita.
Mas cercita.
Mas cercita.
Mas cerci...
Get ready.
Fire!
Hold your fire.
Let them have it!
Yee hoo!
Assholes!
Short. Stupid bastards.
Way short.
I figure seven, maybe eight.
Spread out and go get them.
Ha ha ha!
Let's go get them!
Get out of here!
Open up!
Someone help me!
Get back here,
you goddamn coward!
Matadores.
Don't shoot!
Don't shoot me... aah!
Cucarachas.
Come on. I've seen enough.
Don't leave me!
Don't shoot!
Don't shoot... aah!
Drop your gun. Drop it!
Hands behind your back.
As marshal of
the state of Texas,
I arrest you for train robbery
and murder.
They got him! They got him!
There he is!
How do you like it now,
you son of a bitch?
You're going to get it!
Good for you, nightingale!
You got him!
Great job, marshal.
You gutless bastard.
Now what's the headline?
"Nightingale
captures strawhorn."
Reset the type.
I'll get the story.
All this work for nothing.
You're not
so brave now, strawhorn.
Dirty murderer!
You goddamn coward!
He should be hanged.
String him up!
Please, please!
I know how you feel,
but I have a job to do.
Let me finish it.
Yay! Yay! Yay!
Marshal, I said you'd get him.
Take him in.
You've got that election now.
Lock him up.
No, marshal, please.
Just one picture.
I don't like being shot at,
even by a camera.
Mccanless,
get your ass out of there.
Come on, wiley. Make it quick.
Hey, mister,
can I have one of those?
Of course. Many as you want.
One's enough.
All right, now, how's this?
Stand still, please.
Let's hear it for nightingale!
Nightingale!
Nightingale! Nightingale!
Nightingale! Nightingale!
Boo!
What in hell happens to us
when he gets elected?
Krag goes with him,
Indian goes back to
the reservation.
We'll probably end up
buried by the railroad.
He'll take care of us.
Has he ever let us down?
Yeah... maybe he'll get us
a nice, soft sheriff's job
like the one in tesota here.
There's spots
like that all over Texas.
He'll take care of us.
I admire a man who's loyal,
but there's one
thing I admire more.
Excuse me, boys.
Ma'am, excuse me,
but my name's John Wesley.
I'm Katharine Cooper.
My husband and I own the cafe.
We were just talking
about your nice welcome.
No more than you deserve.
Have they arranged
for the fiesta yet?
Not yet, but I hope so.
May I?
Keep your eye on that coin,
and you can have it.
Blow.
There it is.
You must be the prettiest girls
in tesota.
Mr. Jones,
would you send
these wires off for me
to the governor,
the Attorney General,
the railroad president,
and the Austin herald express?
Yes, sir. Right away, sir.
Thank you.
Thank you, sir.
Gentlemen.
Marshal, is there anything
else you need, sir?
I could use a blacksmith.
Right away.
And a carpenter to board up
a jail cell on the train.
Send the smithy
and the carpenter
over to the train.
Anything else, marshal?
Oh, you haven't met Mrs. Ross.
May I present
marshal nightingale?
How do you do, marshal?
How do you do?
I'm so happy to meet
our next senator.
Oh, I'm happy you think so.
And it's my pleasure
to offer you
the hospitality of my hotel.
Thank you.
The best accommodations in town.
Absolutely.
For you and your men.
That's very kind of you
but my men are accustomed
to plain living, and so am I.
'Course, I do like to
indulge myself at times.
I'll try to see to it
that you're comfortable.
Mrs. Ross, I'm very grateful.
Grateful? We'rethe ones
who are grateful.
Yes, we're planning
a celebration for you tonight.
A tribute, sir,
to you and your men.
And you'll give a speech.
Now hold it.
I came here to do a job,
not campaign for office.
Marshal nightingale...
Your job is done.
Mr. Strawhorn.
Who are you?
Hellman, from
the tesota sentinel.
You mind?
Not allowed.
Well, sir,
I'll stand right here.
I just want to ask him
a few questions.
Gotta get permission
from the marshal.
I'd like to ask him
a question then.
You got a cigarette?
Sir, I must remind you
we're in the age of
new journalism.
Bless you, sir.
All right. Downstairs. Let's go.
Say, hellman.
Tell them the truth.
Tell them I'm innocent...
A victim of circumstance!
Mistaken identity.
Ha ha.
Could I have a light?
I don't have a match.
Eat it.
You're a nice man.
Marshal, you've got
this town sewed up.
The time to count votes
is after the election.
I see a lot of posters
of my opponent.
Take a look around tonight.
Hmm.
Newspaper's not backing me.
Newspapers don't vote.
After what you've
done for this town?
Don't worry about it.
He'll come around.
Marshal, your deputy,
acting on your orders,
refuses to let me
speak with strawhorn.
Now, why is that?
Sit down, Mr. Hellman.
Thank you, wiley.
Yeah. I'll have more later.
You do get around, don't you?
Marshal, what are you afraid of?
We've just captured
the most dangerous man in Texas.
I don't want to lose him.
I might knock out
the guard with my crutch
and run off with him?
I don't believe in leaving
anything to chance.
As a marshal, I have my duty.
I run a newspaper. I have mine.
Very good newspaper,
even if you're
against my campaign.
Why is that?
Nothing personal.
You're a credit to your uniform.
Thank you.
So was I.
Oh...
I didn't know
you were a military man.
My commanding officer
was a very ambitious man.
He became a general.
I became a civilian.
You're too ambitious, marshal.
You make it sound
like a dirty word.
Now, where would this country be
without ambition?
Where would your campaign be
without the backing
of the railroad...
That special car
they provide you with?
There's nothing against
public-spirited people
helping to maintain
law and order.
Where would this town be
without the railroad?
A pimple on the map of Texas.
How would you vote
if the railroad's interests
were not the same
as the people's?
Listen, Mr. Hellman.
The railroad
represents progress.
You can't favor progress
and oppose the railroad.
I can, and I do.
That's why I oppose you.
I hope you won't
persuade too many
to share your views.
Good afternoon.
Ice-cold punch for the ladies
and a little warmer
stuff for the gents.
Mrs. Cooper, some punch?
Wesley.
One, two.
Here you are, boss.
Whet your whistle.
There he is, coming
out of the hotel.
There he is!
Nightingale, our next senator!
Is he going to make a speech?
Marshal nightingale!
I'd like to shake
your hand, marshal.
Good job. Good job, nightingale.
Speech, speech.
Speech.
Yeah. Come on.
Speech, speech.
He won't let us down.
Yay! Yay! Yay!
Good job.
Nightingale!
We're with you! We're with you!
You've got my vote.
Ladies and gentlemen...
What a fine town.
Nice people.
I'm pleased to be here tonight.
Jack strawhorn
sends his regrets.
Every criminal
I've set out to capture
is in jail or in his grave.
Am I boasting?
No, my friends,
I'm not here to boast.
I'm not here to seek praise.
I'm here to sound a warning.
The job has just begun.
Yay! Yay! Yay!
Of course,
there are some politicians...
Men, I might add,
in very high office...
Who talk about
rehabilitation... reform.
How do you reform a rattlesnake?
By petting it?
By begging it not to bite?
No. You use a shotgun.
You know,
I've yet to meet a criminal
who didn't try to justify
his crime.
He was poor. He was hungry.
No one gave him a chance.
Who among us hasn't been hungry?
Who among us hasn't been poor?
Do we sit around
waiting for chances? No!
All politicians
are full of shit.
But what does the outlaw do?
He doesn't believe in work.
He says, "youwork. Yousave."
And then he
takes a gun and says,
"hand it over.
Hand it over."
Everything you've worked for,
everything you've saved.
And yet there are those
who make heroes
out of killers and looters.
When banks are robbed,
they rejoice.
When railroads that unite
the Atlantic and the pacific
oceans are plundered,
they cheer.
But where would tesota be
without railroads
and the money to maintain them?
♪ I've been working
for the railroad ♪
Call them adventurers,
highwaymen.
I call them what they are...
Snakes, marauding wolves.
And when you live with wolves,
you learn to howl.
My dear friends,
hold your cheers.
Tonight is not a tribute to me.
Tonight is not a tribute
to my men,
the finest posse in the world.
We wear a badge,
and we're paid
to wear that badge.
But tonight is a tribute
to someone else
who wore a badge...
One of your men...
Sheriff buwalda.
Join me in a moment of prayer.
Thank you.
But tonight is also
a celebration.
It's a celebration
of the sheriff's spirit
that pervades
all the people of this town...
A spirit I hope to bring
to Washington
to help me combat all the people
who are against law and order.
The fight must go on,
but it's up to you to decide
who will lead that fight.
I ask no reward
for me or for my men.
That you may walk freely tonight
is reward enough.
When he goes howling
back there to Washington...
If I am elected,
my battle cry...
Where does that leave you boys?
Wake up!
Out on the lone prairie?
Drop those keys.
I'll swap you.
A key for a match.
You'll swap them for a bullet.
You don't reason
with a killer who has no reason.
You strike him down.
Jack strawhorn,
the most notorious outlaw
in the state of Texas,
is behind bars.
That's not good enough...
Boss isn't going to like that.
I think he'd like me alive.
You make one more move,
he'll be miserable.
Thanks to your courage,
your faith, your support.
For that, I pay tribute to you.
Jack strawhorn...
Don't get nervous.
Stay behind bars,
or should he go...
Never again will he do violence
to another human being.
You see that?
You can be a nice man.
I do not seek high office
for the sake of high office.
I want to be your voice,
crying out that
this country is in danger.
Your lives and your liberties
are in danger
from criminals
who would destroy this land...
This land that we love.
Ha ha. That's my boy.
Your vote
is my solemn promise...
That I will not let this happen.
♪ For he's a jolly good fellow ♪
♪ For he's a jolly good fellow ♪
♪ For he's a jolly good fellow ♪
Jack strawhorn.
You got it.
I like you.
You threw me off my timetable,
but I forgive you.
Well, I appreciate
that, marshal.
I must tell you that
was a hell of a speech
you gave out there tonight.
Did I do you justice?
Justice?
The most notorious outlaw
in the entire state of Texas?
Hell, that ain't justice.
That's a goddamn embarrassment.
This is no time to be modest.
I got no complaints.
Could I trouble you for a match?
Sure.
No trouble at all.
After all, without you...
Election in two weeks...
That's it.
Can't break wind
on an empty stomach.
Shit.
Oh, here, here.
Come on, you little bastard.
Light up.
Ha ha.
Tell me something.
What's on your mind?
What can I do for you?
You've already done it.
This will get me elected.
Yeah.
That is the one, right there.
And I am
a handsome-looking
devil, ain't I?
Ha ha ha!
I'd even vote for you
myself, marshal.
We need every vote we can get.
I'll bet you do.
Tell me something.
After United States senator,
what's next on
the old timetable?
The big one?
Who knows?
Well...
I regret...
It just don't look too good
for my making the inauguration.
Well, I guess we all
have regrets, huh?
Yeah, I got a lot of them.
Like trusting
that double-dealing
bastard of mine
that you bought.
You picked him.
He was thinking too much,
and that's dangerous.
With my posse,
I do all the thinking.
They like it that way.
Thinking? You bought him
and burned up my $40,000.
Your$40,000?
And turned my men
into fried meat.
A good leader
takes care of his men.
You know, what I regret most...
Was killing that sheriff
out there in the street
because, mister,
that should have been you.
I don't usually attend hangings.
They make me sick to my stomach.
But in your case,
I might make an exception.
Krag?
What a night.
It has been fun. Hasn't it?
Be a long time
we see another one
like this one.
Gonna be our next senator.
Where are your two
beautiful daughters?
Oh, they're out having
a good time somewhere.
Hasn't everybody
had a good time?
Yeah.
I feel sorry for him.
God, I can't believe it.
Well, I guess we'd better
round up the girls.
Yeah.
Good night. Good night.
See them?
Hey, nightingale.
Good night, senator.
Oh, what an evening.
He's the people's man.
Back up just a little, please.
We're all gonna win.
Our next senator.
Give him a little
breathing room.
What an evening!
Marshal, I have a question.
Right this way, marshal.
Thank you, sir.
Thank you very much.
You're our next senator.
That was a great speech.
They won't leave
until you come down.
By the way, this is
what we call
our presidential suite.
Very lovely.
Very lovely, indeed,
compared to the plain living
I'm accustomed to.
Mmm, champagne in
the presidential suite, too?
Satisfactory?
Perfect.
But I neglected
to ask the price.
When I offer my hospitality,
it has no price.
You're generous, very generous.
Well, you don't mind
indulging yourself.
Neither do I,
with someone I admire very much.
Ha ha.
Forgive me for asking.
When a candidate
runs for office,
he has to be concerned
with such matters.
How's that?
Well, what has no price...
Even if you want it very much...
Sometimes costs more
than one can afford.
Well, if you can't afford
what you really want,
you have my sympathy.
Well, I don't need
your sympathy.
I need your vote.
Good night, Mr. Nightingale.
Thank you, Mrs. Ross.
The marshal's coming
out of the hotel!
Good luck!
Best of luck to you, marshal.
Thanks, marshal!
Watch out for them, marshal.
Hey! Hey!
Come back again soon, marshal.
You'll be a senator by then.
Thank you!
Yay!
Yay, nightingale!
You're our senator!
Ok, marshal!
Yay, marshal!
Good luck!
God bless you!
Hooray!
Nightingale! Nightingale!
Nightingale! Nightingale!
Bye!
Bye!
Yecch.
What are you feeding
these horses, molasses?
You want to hand me that, uh...
Hand me that broom
over there for a minute?
Sure.
Very funny.
A man with a broomstick
could really
tear this place apart,
couldn't he?
Great.
God damn it!
I got a piece of horse shit
down there
in the corner of my eye.
Think you could come over here
and get it out for me?
Well, sure.
Uh, toss it over here,
and I'll wash it off for you.
What a nice man.
A real nice...
Man.
"From the governor
to marshal nightingale...
"I have proposed
to the legislature
"that you be awarded
a medal of valor
"honoring your
distinguished service
"in the capture
of Jack strawhorn.
Signed, governor,
state of Texas."
From the attorney
general... "well done.
"Can't wait to
congratulate you in person.
"Signed, r. Colvin,
Attorney General,
state of Texas."
You know something, Wesley?
Ain't that your name... Wesley?
That's it.
It sure galls me
to take my last ride on a train.
Probably galls them even more.
Them train people,
they don't want
to give nothing away.
They give you nothing for free,
not even a ride
one last time to the cemetery.
Well, I don't figure the marshal
will charge you for this ride.
Well, we'll be
arriving at Austin
at about, uh...
12:00.
Oh, there'll be
a little celebration
given by my campaign
committee about 3:00.
I hope you'll all make it.
We'll be leaving this train
for the last time.
The only thing
I'll be taking
with me is this...
A very precious memento.
The greatest posse
any man ever had,
and I'm proud of you.
Trains. What's wrong with banks?
Never hear of you
hitting nothing
but trains.
Train whistle to me
is like a bee up a bull's nose.
Only thing is a bee
just stings once.
Train people never stop.
I just figured
that maybe I'd try
and even it up a little bit.
You know what I mean...
Tit for tat.
You sure are a character.
What's the problem?
Sir, there's something...
Sit down, krag, mccanless.
Now, what is it?
After the election...
After you leave for Washington...
'cause we're sure you're
gonna get elected...
Thank you, krag.
The men are asking what's
gonna happen to them.
Good question.
Here's a wire wiley
didn't read to you...
From the president
of the Texas
and Arizona railroad.
"Dear Howard,
"per your request,
"I agree to hire your men
"as railroad guards,
starting salary $100 per month."
Marshal, we make
more than that now.
You'll be working
for the railroad security force.
They don't hire Indians.
Well...
We'll get around that.
All in all, it's a...
Pretty good life.
If you can stand the pace
and all them women...
And your luck holds out.
40,000 big ones burned up
in the barn that night.
40,000?
Plus five men incinerated.
40,000.
Fire!
Get some water, for god's sake!
Put the fire out!
Come on! What, do you
want me to burn up in here?
Aah!
Aah!
Aah!
Aah! Oh!
Aah!
Oh, you son of a...
Aah!
Oh!
Aah, you jerk!
Oh!
Aah! Ah! Oh!
All I ask is when we split up,
you go on being
a credit to Texas,
yourselves, and to me.
Hey, gene, come over here!
Look at this!
Wish me luck, Wesley!
Kiss my ass.
Haven't got the time! Yah! Yah!
Here's looking at you, men.
Check the stall car!
Hey, what happened?
How did the fire start?
Get these horses out of here
quick! They'll burn up!
Where's strawhorn?
Ah!
Uncouple these cars!
Get that horse out
before he burns up!
Ah!
Come on.
I don't know
how the hell he did it.
I don't want
to hear it! Mount up!
He went under the trestle.
All right! Let's go get him!
How did he escape anyway?
The marshal will get him.
Now... you drop yourgun.
Well, we can't keep up
with a train.
What do we do now?
Just keep moving.
Hell, we ain't even
railroad guards yet.
Come on.
Now just sit down
and enjoy the ride!
Still chasing us?
Good boys.
I like you.
Delayed my hanging...
But, uh... I'll forgive you.
No! No, no!
You stay right there and rest.
I'll run the train.
No telegrams for tesota!
Good shot.
Yep.
Got to change
the whole front page.
Taking all this time.
Well, how's that, boss?
How's that?
Hope we got it right this time.
Good. Good. Yeah.
I'll have the story
for you in a minute.
Oh, my god!
Fire! Fire!
Hurry up! Hurry up!
Get the pumper!
The train's on fire!
Come on!
What happened to the posse?
Where are the horses?
Did they burn up?
My god! It's the train.
I was wrong about you.
I gave you credit
for more intelligence.
This way.
What happened?
Get the ladder
on top of the car.
What's going on?
Pump! Give me some pressure.
Check the other side!
Come on! Pump!
Give me some pressure.
Watch out for that timber.
It's the marshal.
Hey, isn't that...
I don't know.
Yes, it's him, and he's armed.
He has a gun,
two of them right there.
What are you standing there for?
Telegraph for help.
I tried, I tell you. It's dead.
The line is down.
Well, keep trying.
He's armed. He's got
two guns. I saw it.
What the hell's going on?
Oh, not again.
I'd like a room, my dear.
A room?
Up there,
overlooking the street.
Um, need any help
with your baggage?
No, thank you, my dear.
Something to eat?
Nothing but your best, my dear.
We don't want any complaints
from the marshal.
Eh. Have to change
the whole front page.
Taking all this time.
Marshal nightingale...
I knew he was full of shit.
Where's the goddamn posse?
How the hell do I know?
Maybe they're dead.
Wouldn't that be awful?
What do we do?
What I want to know is
what do we pay taxes for?
Deliverance from evil.
Glad to see you ain't
off your feed.
Campaign takes a lot out of you.
Got to keep my strength up.
Sorry I threw you
off your timetable.
No, thank you.
You know where he's supposed
to be now, my dear?
Austin... telling
all them good people
how he's earned their trust.
I don't mind
the delay a bit, Jack.
May I call you Jack?
Why not? Everyone else does.
Gives me the unexpected pleasure
of seeing you again.
Please. What kind of desserts
we got there, my dear?
We've got devil's food cake,
deep-dish apple pie...
Stop right there.
Deep-dish apple.
How about that, Jack?
I love it.
Two deep-dish...
And a little coffee.
Here. Allow me.
I'll be back in a minute.
Now, be a nice little lady
and don't come back
with nothing but pie.
Little trickster.
Aw, they put the fire out.
Posse ought to be
coming in soon.
That's right.
I guess they've never seen you
with bracelets on before,
have they?
They'll know what to do.
Yeah, I bet they will.
After all, you trained them,
didn't you?
That's right.
What do you want?
What do you got?
Well, it's amazing
what you can do
with a good lawyer.
I know some of the best.
The posse! The posse!
There!
There they are, right on time.
They shouldn't see me like this.
Listen, how about a horse,
24-hour head start?
Mexico's not far off.
This is true.
I got a better idea.
You son of a bitch.
You'd risk taking a bullet
rather than letting your men
see you this way.
Well, mister,
they are gonna see you.
Come on.
Strawhorn's got
the marshal up there.
You think you can
get away with this?
Get off the streets.
Gonna be gunfire.
Oh, no!
Now what?
Tell Wesley
to come up here unarmed.
Tell him.
Wesley!
Yeah?
Leave your weapons
and come up here!
Shit.
It's open.
Now listen to me.
I want my $40,000.
You're crazier than hell.
It was burned,
nothing left but ashes.
Hold it right there.
That's far enough.
Now, if he's not
back with the money
in 10 minutes,
you're a dead man.
Well, how?
Where the hell
am I gonna get it?
I don't care where you
get it. Just get it!
Banks, stores, I don't know.
Where does anybody get money?
But you'll get it.
Now you got 9 minutes
and 10 seconds.
Do what he says. Get it.
Get it!
When I get you to Austin,
you better plead insanity.
It's your only chance.
You're crazy.
Wrong.
What's going on?
Why aren't you
helping the marshal?
Get all the cash you got. What?
It's for the marshal.
Now hand it over.
Hey, what are you doing?
Consider it a loan.
I'll do nothing of the kind.
Get the goddamn money.
Yes, sir.
Come on!
Please don't hurt her.
Here. For god's sake, take it.
That's all there is.
I swear it. What's
the matter with you?
Stop it! Get out of here!
Stop it!
Two more minutes.
Worried?
Some men you can trust.
Some you can't.
Them five I trust.
You trained them.
It's open.
Close to 30,000.
10 short.
Well, shit,
we did the best we could.
How much money you think's
in this damn town?
30,000.
It's close enough.
Let's see.
5 goes into 306 times.
That's $6,000 apiece.
Keep it.
Return that money and stay put.
Divide it up among the men.
You hear me? Return that money.
Go on! Divide it up!
You can't buy honest men.
Honest men stay honest
only as long as it pays.
That's why I'm a thief
and you're a liar.
Climbing on my dead body
to get into the
United States senate...
That ain't honesty.
That's horse shit.
And, mister, they got enough
of that in Washington
without needing any more.
$6,000 apiece.
Jesus, that's more than
we'd make in three years.
Well, that's what
strawhorn said.
Hold it. What does
nightingale say?
Well, to hell with what he says.
What do wesay?
I say hold it. Marshal!
Marshal, can you hear me?
Marshal!
Marshal, we're waiting
for your orders!
Look out!
Aah!
My god. They shot Cooper.
Oh, honey! Oh!
Mount up.
Marshal! Marshal!
Where do you think you're going?
Do you hire Indians?
Dismount!
Return that money
and arrest that man!
You hear me?
Stop him!
He bought you,
and he'll sell you out.
Stop him! I gave you
an order! Do you hear me?
Dismount.
Dismount, damn you! Dismount!
You're my sworn deputies!
Obey!
Rains, mccanless, Wesley, reyno!
Stop them! Stop them!
Shoot them!
You spineless bastards!
Let's go.
You follow him, and
you'll be dead in a month!
Dead!
I'll get every
goddamn one of you
if it's the last thing I do!
I'll hunt you down!
I'll hunt you down!
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