Bonanza (1959–1973): Season 9, Episode 20 - Blood Tie - full transcript

Ben Cartwright finds himself in a fight for his life when he acts too late on his suspicion that there is more than meets the eye to an amiable, young drifter that Little Joe brought home to the Ponderosa.

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There you are.

[STRUMMING SOFT MELODY]

Howdy. One beer, cold and wet.

Well, it's wet most of the time.

Cold, the odds are eight to five,
the customer on the short end.

- I'll take the chance.
- [CHUCKLES]

- There you are.
- Thank you.

- I got lucky.
- [LAUGHS]

- Give me some whiskey.
- Sure, cowboy.

Hey! Watch who you're bumping!



I didn't bump you, mister.

What do you mean? You bumped
into me, you made me spill my drink.

Look, I just told you,
friend, I didn't bump you.

- I didn't even move.
- Are you calling me a liar?

I really don't think it's
worthwhile calling you anything.

MAN: What's that
supposed to mean?

Anything you want it to mean.

[GRUNTING]

Real friendly
place you got here.

You!

You ain't never gonna
call nobody else nothing!

You really think it's worth
getting a man killed for?

Yeah. Yeah, you go ahead
and beg me. I might listen.

And then again, I might not.



[GUN COCKS]

Much obliged.

Well, ain't much good in a fella

that'd interrupt a
beautiful music selection.

- How about a drink?
- I don't know, why not?

Beat it.

Nothing but trouble with
some of them saddle tramps.

A couple of drinks and they're
out to gun down the world.

You better watch out for
that cowboy. He looked mean.

I noticed that. How about
another one of those wet beers?

- I spilled most of the last one.
- Coming right up.

- What do you want?
- Wet beer sounds unusual.

- I think I'll try one.
- Make it two.

- By the way, my name's Joe Cartwright.
- Oh, Tracy Blaine. Pleased to meet you.

- Ah, good.
- These are on the house.

Well, thank you very much, sir.

I'm just passing through here. Are
you permanent in this part of the country?

Oh, anyplace I unroll my
blanket is my part of the country.

- You got any family?
- No. I ain't got none.

A man's always got friends, huh?

Oh, sure, I got friends all
over the place. [CHUCKLES]

Got 'em in five states
and two territories.

- What kind of work do you do?
- Cowhand mostly.

I do anything. Of course, I ain't never
been president of the United States.

Guess that's a
different kind of job.

But I don't think there's much
difference in being a cowhand

at the Circle Y around here, or a
cowhand at the BJ down Texas.

You worked at the Circle
Y? I just came from there.

Cartwright! You may be
one of the reasons I quit.

Yeah, they were gonna have me
baby that new herd you were bringing in.

They gonna have me working so hard
it would have interfered with my music.

I'm sorry. Had I known, I never
would have delivered the herd.

Oh, I was gonna move
on anyway. Doesn't matter.

That takes a big load off my mind.
Anybody can deliver a herd of cattle,

but I hate to think I interfered
with a guy playing a solo guitar.

- I mean, that's really something.
- It's nice to meet a true music lover.

You said you were moving
out. Where you heading?

Well, I been north, so that
leaves south, east and west.

I just get on my
horse and just go.

Listen, I'm riding southeast.
Why don't you come along?

There might even be a job
for you at the Ponderosa.

Well, I don't know. I got a
month's pay weighing me down.

I don't know what
I need a job for.

There's nothing wrong
with another month's salary.

Fill that other pocket. You
won't have to ride out of balance.

[LAUGHS] I don't know.

Seems like such a waste,
carrying all that money around

when you can travel
light, just drift, be free.

Well, suit yourself.

- Thanks again.
- Yeah.

Hey, look. I don't know
about the job, but...

- I'll travel down there with you.
- Good enough. Let's go.

You know, something's
the matter with me.

I was gonna sit here, I was
gonna drink and get drunk

and spend my money,
have a good time.

And a total stranger
talks me out of it.

Know what's the matter
with me? I got no character.

See you. Bye.

- How about a tune?
- Do I have a choice?

[PLAYS SOFT MELODY]

- Pretty good.
- Yeah, well, you know.

You finished?

What'll it be, cowboy?

My name is Fargo Taylor.
I'm looking for a man.

Well, if you don't see
him here, he ain't here.

I'll ask the questions,
you'll answer.

If I whistle, you'll dance.

If I tell you to lay
down and roll over...

I... I lay down and roll over.

Young, got a smart
mouth, about six feet tall.

- Has he got a name?
- A dozen.

Brown, Baker, Appley.

Uses a first name of Clint
or Tracy most of the time.

Plays a guitar.

A fella... A fella
like that was here.

Where is he now?

Well, he...

He rode out about...
two, three hours ago.

Where to?

- Well...
- Where to?

He said he was...

heading for the Ponderosa.

Thank you.

[PLAYING SOFT MELODY]

I can't tell you how grateful we
are to you, Tracy, for what you did.

Anything we can do for
you, you just let us know.

That's a might handsome offer, but
I can't think of anything I'm short of.

You know, I did tell Tracy
we'd have a job for him here.

- Well, of course, certainly.
- Well, thanks very much.

As long as I don't have
to say how long I'll stay,

- I might take off any minute.
- [LAUGHS] Well, that's fair enough.

Joe, did you get the cattle delivered
to the Circle Y in good shape?

You bet I did. Got 'em delivered,
checked out and receipt given.

- Ah, good.
- Thompson's gonna get that money

- he owes us from Wichita. He said...
- We'll talk about that later, Joe.

Uh, those horses need looking
after. Hoss, will you take care of that,

- and show Tracy to the bunkhouse?
- Yes, sir.

I'll see you. Hey, Pa, I wanna tell
you about the money. You said...

I told you we'll talk
about it in the house.

HOSS: Come on.

What was that all about?

- What do you know about Tracy?
- What do I have to know?

Probably nothing, which is
exactly what you do know.

- He saved your life and you like him.
- Sure, I like him. And I trust him.

- Don't you?
- Let's say I like him.

Certainly I like him
for what he did for you.

That doesn't mean
that I mistrust him,

except you don't have to start
telling him about all the money

- that's coming to this place.
- Ah, come on, Pa.

What you're saying is that he
has to prove himself innocent

- before you decide he's not guilty.
- No, I'm not saying that at all.

- Well, what are you saying then?
- [SIGHS]

I see a sheep dog, he wags
his tail, that marks him as friendly.

That doesn't mean I put my hand in
his mouth until I'm absolutely certain

- he's not part wolf and won't bite it.
- All right, listen, let's forget it.

- I don't wanna argue about it, Pa.
- Now, Joe, I know exactly how you feel.

He saved your life
and you're loyal to him.

That's the way it should be.

Now, what about the money?

The bank messenger from Wichita
will bring it right here to the house.

- Good.
- I'll go clean up.

Joe.

I think Tracy's gonna make a
good addition to the Ponderosa.

I'm glad you brought him.

[PLAYING SOFTLY MELODY]

♪ I'm happy and
contented as I can be

♪ 'Cause I got
Laurie in love with me

♪ Got no problem that I can see

Except Sally.

♪ Oh, Sally can
sew and she can spark

♪ The sparking we
do lights up the dark

♪ Should be happier than a lark

But there's Marcy.

♪ Marcy can't cook
and she can't plow

♪ She really don't
have to anyhow

♪ What she does
they shouldn't allow

Not often.

♪ I meet lots of
fillies as I ride by

♪ Might dis-remember
to say goodbye

♪ And oh they
sob ♪ And my, I cry

♪ Sometime till sundown ♪

You know, he sang that
thing all the way in from town?

Three calves came up,
started nuzzling up against.

- Thought it was their mother.
- [LAUGHTER]

I had a chance to let him
get shot, and I passed it up.

Joe, you shouldn't say Tracy's
singing sounds like a cow bawling.

I'd say it sounds
more like a sick coyote.

- [LAUGHTER]
- Another music lover.

Well, listen, I'm gonna go get some
sleep. You go right on with your singing.

- But just not too loud. I gotta sleep.
- I think I'm gonna join you, Joe.

- Good night, gentlemen.
- Good night.

[WHISTLES]

[WHISTLE RESPONDS]

- [WHISPERING] Clay?
- CLAY: Is it clear?

TRACY: Would I
be here if it wasn't?

The money's coming
in from Wichita,

just like I heard back
there at the Circle Y.

- Are you sure you're right?
- You just be ready on Thursday.

There'll be $10,000
waiting for us to pick up.

Right down there
on the Ponderosa.

Well, the Wells Fargo
men and the shotgun riders

- are back on their way to town.
- Good.

You know, funny thing, you
turn a herd of cattle into money,

you end up with something takes
up a lot less space, don't you?

- [CHUCKLING] Yeah.
- You can't get it to the bank today.

You figure on leaving
it in that tin box?

I'll have you understand, son,
that I paid $50 for that tin box.

Pa, I got news.
They saw you comin'.

Well, get all those
fences mended?

Yeah, we worked our
way down to Tawny Creek.

We'll finish the rest of
the south end tomorrow.

- Oh, good. He's a pretty good worker?
- Yeah, not bad. Not bad at all.

We may hire him to
mend all our fences.

- Wait a minute, I'm not that good.
- [LAUGHTER]

[HORSE APPROACHING]

Howdy. Anything
we can do for you?

Nobody moves, nobody gets hurt.

- What is this? What do you want?
- Stay out of this. It's him I want.

- What?
- Drop your gun belt.

I don't even know you!

Drop your gun belts or I
drop you. I don't care which.

- You the law?
- The gun in my hand is.

You get bull-headed,
you make my job easier.

You're wanted in
Tucson, dead or alive.

So you're a bounty hunter, huh?

I've had enough talk. Move out.

Tracy, are you wanted in Tucson?

- No, sir.
- I say you are. You comin' or not?

Look, mister, I don't know who you
are, but I know I'm not wanted anywhere.

Hey, what...?

- Pa! What happened?
- Bounty hunter rode in here

- and shot him.
- Get me into the house!

- Yeah.
- You manage all right?

- Yeah, sure.
- Okay, go get saddled.

- Careful!
- I'm being as careful as I can, Pa.

Doggone it, I wish I could
have gone with Joe and Tracy.

Yeah? What would I have
done without your tender care?

What are we stopping for?

We're not gonna be able to
catch up to him before dark.

Light or dark, what's
the difference?

You can't follow
tracks in the dark.

Well, if you can't
follow tracks in the dark,

why don't we camp here
and start in the morning, huh?

Don't you wanna get this guy?

That's a stupid thing to say,
isn't it? He shot my father.

He's not gonna get away.
We'll go back to the ranch,

get an early start in the morning. I
wanna see how my pa's getting along.

- Look now, why don't you go back alone.
- No.

Why? You afraid
I might take off?

You think that bounty hunter might
be telling the truth about me, huh?

I think a lot of other
people might see it that way.

Look, I'm no outlaw.

If I thought you were, would I
ride out here alone with you?

I sure as heck wouldn't
turn my back on you.

Wait.

Let's see how your
pa's getting along.

[SIGHS] Thanks.

[HOOFBEATS]

It's Joe and Tracy. Alone.

I'm glad they're back.

- You all right, Pa? How you feel?
- Oh, fine, fine.

- The bounty hunter got away, huh?
- Not for long.

I ain't gonna let him get away.

Nobody's gonna be
allowed to get away with that.

Shoot you, call me a wanted man, hit
me in the face! He's gonna pay for that.

- You'll see.
- We'll be on his trail in the morning,

- we'll stay on it.
- I'm goin' with you this time.

- BEN: No.
- Pa!

I'm not saying no to you, Hoss.

I'm saying no to anybody who'd go after
that man without the proper authority.

Tracy...

Now, there's something I
want to clear up in my mind.

- Now, you say you're not a wanted man.
- No, sir, I swear I'm not.

Well, see, that bounty hunter...

he had a good, long look at you.

He recognized you, or
seemed to. He knew you.

- How do you account for that?
- Well, I don't know.

I don't know how I account for
it, sir. I only know I'm not wanted.

I'm not wanted in Tucson,
I'm not wanted anywhere.

And I don't know what I can
do to make you believe that.

Hm.

Hoss, you ride
into Virginia City.

Tell Sheriff Coffee
what happened out here.

Have him send a
telegraph to Tucson,

you know, we can clear
everything up, put your mind at ease.

I hope you do that.

And, Tracy, nobody's going
after that bounty hunter,

unless he does it legally with
a properly authorized posse.

Well, here's one deputy
they're not gonna have to coax.

- Make that two.
- Three.

- Well, look who's here.
- Who was you expecting?

Well, I wasn't expecting
nobody, but I'm glad you come.

What's on your mind,
what brought you to town?

- Well, Roy, Pa got shot in the leg.
- He hurt bad?

No, nothing serious.
He's gonna be all right.

Well, I'm glad to hear
that. Tell me about it.

Yeah, well, I will. That... That
coffee sure does smell good.

Yeah. Well, help yourself.
You know where it is.

Well, anyhow, it all
started over in Smithville.

This drunk was
gonna shoot little Joe

and then this fella named Tracy
decided he'll deal himself a hand.

Ah, cut it out!

Well, what's the matter now?

You wouldn't bet $5,000 if we were
playing with real money, would you?

How do I know? I've
never had $5,000 in my life.

Well, let's just make believe
we're playing with real money.

If I bet a dollar, the best you do is
you'd see me and raise me a dollar.

- Right?
- All right, $1,000. How's that?

- That better?
- That's great.

You know, I just been thinking.

I've heard it said
that there's somebody

who looks exactly like somebody
else somewhere in the world.

- An exact double, you know?
- What is that supposed to mean?

I was just thinking, I
was trying to figure out

why that bounty hunter was so
positive that you were the man he wanted.

Like you said, there must be somebody
that looks exactly like me somewhere.

Well, I'll tell you, my friend,
if he bets exactly like you do,

I can see why he's
wanted by the law.

I have four queens.

All right, it's your
deal, money bags.

Hey, and make it honest.

I try.

- How about another cup of coffee?
- No, thank you, Roy, two's plenty.

Well, I'll get that telegraph
off tonight to Tucson,

and I'll go after that
bounty hunter tomorrow.

Good. Roy, how about
putting me up for the night?

Well, surest thing you know.

That cell one in there has got
the best mattress of the bunch.

Well, yeah, but there's a man in
there. But that cell two ain't bad.

The mattress is a little lumpy,
but you'll squish them out.

[HOSS LAUGHS]

Careful.

I'm doing the best I can, Pa.

Well, just try a little
harder, that's all.

Yes, sir. I still think it
would have been a lot better

if you had just stayed in bed.

I'm not the kind of man
that can stay in bed.

You ought to know that.

I think I know that better than anybody.
Here, let me put your leg up here.

- Easy.
- Yep.

I'll get you a pillow,
make it a little softer.

Joseph.

You're absolutely certain that you
never saw that fella who shot me before?

Pa, I... I already told you, I
never seen him before in my life.

I know dang well I
never saw him before.

Yeah. How about some
nice hot coffee, huh?

Why did he shoot me?

Well, he shot you because
he wanted to take Tracy

- and you wouldn't let him.
- I wasn't wearing a gun.

And yet he shoots me.
Shoots me in the leg.

- Why in the leg?
- Pa, I don't know why in the leg.

I'm glad he didn't
shoot you in the heart.

He probably just didn't
want to kill you, that's all.

And then he runs away.

Without taking Tracy with him.

Well, look, he saw Tracy and I
go for the guns and he panicked.

He didn't impress me
as being the kind of fella

who'd panic in any situation.

Pa, look, why don't you... Why
don't you relax, read a good book?

- Hm?
- [HORSE WHINNIES]

Hey. Must be Hoss.

It's about time. Where
you been all night?

Well, we had to wait for an
answer to that telegraph to Tucson.

Yeah, what'd it say?

Looks like this man,
Tracy, is not wanted.

I'll tell him the news.

Ben.

Hello, Roy.

- Forgive me for not getting up.
- I'm glad to see you sitting up.

Hey, Tracy, you up there?

Yeah.

- What's up?
- Hoss and the sheriff just rode in.

They got that telegraph from
Tucson. Says you're not wanted.

- Does that surprise you?
- No, didn't surprise me.

Come on. Let's get
that lying bounty hunter.

Don't worry, the posse's
not gonna leave without us.

I was counting on Hoss here
and Little Joe for my posse.

Well, you're gonna have
to do with just one of them.

I want the other one
to stay here with me.

Ben, from Hoss's description,
I know that bounty hunter.

A man named Fargo
Taylor. Oh, he's a mean one.

And I'm just gonna need every
good posse man that I can get.

Well, I'm gonna need
someone here with me.

- Pa, I'd sure like to go with him.
- I'd prefer you to stay.

- Are you Tracy?
- Yes, sir.

Did you ever hear of a
man named Fargo Taylor?

Not that I remember, no. Why?

He fits the description
of the bounty hunter.

Well, I don't know him,

but I'd sure like to have the
pleasure of meeting him again.

You got any idea
why he picked you?

Well, now that's just one of
the questions he's gonna answer

when I get to him.

When I get finished with him, he'll
answer anything you want to know.

And just how are you
gonna get your hands on him?

You got a posse, don't you?
You gonna go after him, right?

I am. But you're not.

- TRACY: Listen, I got a right.
- SHERIFF: Not in my posse.

I pick men I know.

And even when I know 'em, I don't
take a hot-head that's got an ax to grind.

SHERIFF: Now, this Fargo, he's
wanted for arrest, not for vulture bait.

- Well, then I'll get him myself.
- Come on now, Tracy.

- That's no good.
- Try and stop me.

Look, simmer down!

I know how you feel,
I know you want to go.

But we can get him without
you and that's all that counts.

Not to me, it don't.

Ben, I believe I got the answer.

You keep this hot-head
and Hoss goes with me.

JOE: That's not a bad idea.

You got me out of some trouble.
This'll keep you from getting into some.

How about it?

[SIGHS]

I guess I'll stay, if you
want me to, Mr. Cartwright.

I sure owe you that
for getting you shot.

SHERIFF: That
arrangement suit you, Ben?

[CLEARS THROAT]
Yeah. Should be fine.

All right, boys. Let's go see if
we can get us that bounty hunter.

- Pa, you take it easy.
- Yeah.

I'd sure like to be
going with them.

What'd you say?

Oh, I said I'd sure like
to be going with them.

This is where we
turned back, Roy.

Them tracks sure as
clear as a logging road.

Yeah, maybe too clear.

Why would a smart operator like
Fargo leave a trail anybody could follow?

Well, you and Tracy
were both after him.

Maybe he was in too big of
a hurry to stop and clear it.

It could be. He's a man hunter.

He knows about
trailing, hiding his tracks.

I don't think we're gonna find
the answer to that here. Let's go.

I don't care if you
are my brother,

you can get yourself killed
sneaking up on me like that.

I didn't sneak. You
just don't hear good.

You got the nitro?

I got enough in here
to blow three safes.

We may not need it.
Who's left in the house?

Old man Cartwright's in there
with that hole in his leg, and Tracy.

- The others?
- The hands rode out early this morning.

Oh, the sheriff came by and took
everybody else out chasing you,

just like you
figured they would.

Did you check the buildings to
make sure nobody hung back?

Yeah, there's nobody here.
Ain't nobody gonna bother us

- unless that posse turns around.
- Check the buildings. I'll cover you.

- There's nobody...
- Make sure, like I made sure

that posse has its hands full.

Go on.

[GUITAR PLAYS SOFT MELODY]

Anything bothering
you, Mr. Cartwright?

No.

[STRUMS GUITAR]

Anything I can get you?

Nothing I can think of.

[STRUMS GUITAR]

Joe, in case you were afraid
he was gonna make it too easy

for us to follow him,
take a look around.

It'll take a lot of doing finding
any tracks in this high ground.

I just don't understand why he
took the long way around to get here.

Well, if he's gonna try
to cross Devil's Furnace,

he'd have to stop and
get water, wouldn't he?

Yeah. More than
likely at Qualey's.

That still doesn't make sense.

He could have gotten into hard rock
country five miles back, but he didn't.

Well, maybe he just
didn't want to go that way.

Boys, we're gonna
split up and spread out.

Now, Hoss, you head for Qualey's.
Little Joe, for the dry river bed.

Timmy, you go up that
wash as far as you can.

And David, ride due north. And
I'll follow along the ridge here.

And the first man that sees a
sign, fire two shots. Is that clear?

- Right.
- Now, let's go.

Come on.

You sure something's not
bothering you, Mr. Cartwright?

No.

You sure?

Well, I was...

just trying to
figure out what...

two and two add up to.

Well, you shoulda asked
me. The answer's four.

[LAUGHS]

I... I was trying to figure...

why would an
experienced bounty hunter

mistake you for a
man wanted in Tucson?

Like you said, he mistook
me for somebody else.

I know I said that.

But that time I didn't have...

some pertinent information.

Like nobody answering to your
description is wanted in Tucson.

Now, a man can be
mistaken for somebody,

he can't be mistaken for nobody.

Well, what are you
driving at, Mr. Cartwright?

[CHUCKLES] You know, there
is something you can do for me.

Get me a cup of coffee.
There's some hot in the kitchen.

Oh, well, I... I don't think I
should leave you here alone.

'Cause if you move, your
leg might start to bleed again.

Oh, I... I wasn't
intending to move.

Oh, there's one other thing I'd
like you to do for me if you would.

Clean this gun for me, please.

It needs cleaning bad.

Sure, Mr. Cartwright. One clean gun,
one cup of coffee coming up. Yes, sir.

One cup of coffee and one clean
gun coming up for Mr. Cartwright.

CLAY: Something
in there you want?

Put it down and get over
there in that chair and sit down.

Go on, move!

Sit down!

[LAUGHS] I'll just
take care of this.

- Who are you?
- Oh, you know about me.

Well, I get drunk,
and then I get mean.

Oh, I get mean.

I came about that
close to killing your son.

[LAUGHS] Lucky for
him, old Tracy stopped me.

Just as you planned.

Well, see, that's
just the first part of it.

Mr. Cartwright.

There's $10,000 in that safe,
Mr. Cartwright. We're gonna take it.

Are you?

So if you'll just tell
us the combination,

everything will be okay.

Disappointed in you, Tracy.

I sure thought you
knew me better than that.

Well, you're a rich man.

Would you let yourself get
killed for that kind of money?

[DOOR OPENS]

Rich man or poor
man, that's not the point.

Principle and two bits'll buy you a
glass of whiskey at the nearest saloon.

- Did you get the combination?
- Not yet.

Stay stubborn
and you get killed.

What's to prevent you from killing
me if you get the combination?

Nothing.

But you got a chance I won't.

Maybe you got some
idea help will come.

No chance. It's been
worked out too careful.

That one bullet I put in your leg
took care of all the Cartwrights

and the sheriff. You
here where we need you,

them out chasing a trail that
goes far and ends nowhere.

When you leave here,
there'll be another trail.

No matter what happens to me,

it'll be followed and
you'll be at the end of it.

Mr. Cartwright, Fargo will
kill you if you don't tell him.

I know him, and he'll kill you.

If I have to kill you,
it'll cost me no sleep.

It'll be better for
me if I let you live.

That way when they come
after me, and they will come,

there'll be less hate eating
at their insides, driving them.

When the trail gets hard, it'll
be easier for them to turn back.

Fargo Taylor, bounty hunter,

killer, philosopher.

If I live, I'll come after you.

I'm giving you a choice.

You hand me that money,
or you'll never live to spend it.

Think on that,
Mr. Cartwright. Think on it.

But think fast.

- Hey!
- Roy!

- Any signs?
- Not a thing. You?

Not a thing. I finally run across
some soft ground, but no tracks.

- He didn't head for the Qualey's.
- Nor this way.

Haven't heard any gunshots,

so apparently the others
haven't run across his trail either.

Right now, don't
look like we are.

Well, we always take that chance.
I've been outsmarted before.

And no doubt it'll happen again.

Why don't we go back to the
place where the trail ended there.

Maybe we missed a sign, or
maybe he even backtracked a ways.

What about Joe and
the rest of the posse?

Well, if they find anything,
we'll hear their shots.

If they don't, they only got
one way to go and that's back.

Right, let's go.

Hey, Tracy, you got an itch
that keeps you moving like that?

Mr. Cartwright...

Fargo... he's telling the truth
when he says he ain't bluffing.

Fargo, I'm gonna stay alive...

whether I give you
the combination or not,

if it's to your advantage.

And if it isn't, you're
gonna shoot me

no matter what I tell you,
so you get nothing from me.

All right, blow the safe.

Hey. Instead of shooting him, why
don't we just tie him up next to the safe?

That way he'll have the same
amount of time to change his mind

about talking as it takes
for that fuse to burn up.

Get in the other
room out of the way.

You're proud of
what you've done?

Fargo, there ain't
no money in here!

It's got to be here
someplace. Where is it?

You're gonna wish you
were dead, Cartwright.

And you'll get your wish, slow.

You'll talk or you'll scream.

If I have to, I'll carve that money
out of your hide a dollar a time.

Where is it?!

It's... It's in my bedroom.

I'll show you where it is.

You stay. He'll get
it. Just tell him where.

It's in my... my bureau.

The secret compartment.

- I better show him where...
- If it's there, he'll find it.

He's got a nose for money.

There ain't no
compartment in here!

Fargo!

- You hear me, Fargo?
- Yeah, I hear you. Keep looking!

Still playing games,
huh, Cartwright?

- Where's that money?
- Mr. Cartwright.

You tell him where the
money is. It ain't worth dying for.

If he had the money
now, I'd be dead now.

I've had enough talk.

Wait a minute! Look!

I'll make a deal with you. If he
tells you where the money is,

I'll give you my
share of it, okay?

Only promise me
you won't kill him.

- I don't kill him, I get your share?
- That's right.

- You've got yourself a deal, boy.
- Good.

Hear that, Mr. Cartwright? You
just tell him where the money is.

Oh, please. I've done all I can.

[SIGHS]

All right, Tracy.

You get the money.

It's in that... in that
wooden box on the table.

Go get it.

- What about it?
- It's all here.

- Let me see.
- Let's get out of here!

Wait a minute.
We're not finished yet.

What do you mean?

You know what I mean,
don't you, Cartwright?

Wait a minute,
Fargo. You promised.

You gotta learn, boy.
Never trust a thief.

[GUNSHOT]

Give it to me.

Give it to me!

Like you said,
never trust a thief.

Ah!

[GRUNTING]

[GASPS] Oh, I'm
sorry, Mr. Cartwright.

I... I never had no family.

No... No blood tie.

[TRACY GASPS]

I was really
getting to like y'all.

[EXHALES]

Hey, Pa. How's
the leg feel today?

Oh, much better. Ought to
be good as new in a week.

Hey, I stopped by
Sheriff Coffee's office.

Told me that Fargo's gonna be
all right. He'll live to stand trial.

Good. That'll be one trial
I'll be very happy to testify at.

Hm. It's too bad about Tracy.

That boy had a
lot of good in him.

He just needed someone
to help him find himself.

Shame it happened too late.

Yeah.

Hey, you know what
I was wondering?

I never did ask you, where
did you hide the money?

Well...

I didn't.

What do you mean, you didn't?

Well, Hop Sing was
going into Carson City,

so I had him take it along
and put it in the bank.

Look, I don't get it. If you
knew the money wasn't here,

why didn't you
just tell Fargo that?

Well, if I told him, he probably
wouldn't have believed me.

And if he did believe me, he
probably would have killed me anyway.

I felt the only chance I had was to make
him believe the money was somewhere

in the house,
and stall for time.

Well, I must say, you
stalled pretty good.

- You couldn't have come much closer.
- No, it couldn't have.

I wanna thank you very much
for not following Roy's orders

to stay with the posse.

Well, it's like you've always said, Pa,
I'm not very good at following orders.

Yes, I believe I've said
that a number of times.

- How about some coffee, huh?
- Yes. Oh, Joe.

- Joe, I'd like you to do me a favor.
- Yes, sir.

Forget what I ever said
about following orders.

I think I like you
just the way you are.

I'll get the coffee.

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