Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963): Season 1, Episode 31 - Hey Boy's Revenge - full transcript

TRAVIS, YOU CHEATED HELPLESS AND
IGNORANT PEOPLE OF THEIR WAGES.

IT'S IRONIC THAT THEIR MONEY IS ALL
THAT'S PROTECTING YOU RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. PALADIN.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU
BACK. THANK YOU.

AND MY MAIL, PLEASE? YES, SIR.

OH, I'M SORRY, IT MUST
BE IN THE HOLD BOX.

I'LL HAVE IT SORTED OUT
AND SENT TO YOUR ROOM.

I'LL TAKE MY NEWSPAPERS NOW.

YES, SIR. THERE YOU ARE.
LATE AFTERNOON EDITION.

NO, NO.



MY NEWSPAPERS, THEY'RE
KEPT SEPARATE FOR ME.

I'M AFRAID I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THAT, MR. PALADIN.

HEY BOY DOES, WHERE'S HE?

HEY BOY IS NO LONGER
WITH US. HE WAS DISCHARGED.

WHY?

HE HASN'T COME TO
WORK IN ALMOST A WEEK.

CERTAINLY THE CARLTON CAN'T
TOLERATE THAT KIND OF THING.

DID IT EVERY OCCUR TO THE CARLTON
THAT HEY BOY MIGHT HAVE A GOOD REASON?

HE MIGHT BE ILL.

WELL, AFTER ALL, IT'S
NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY.

I ASSURE YOU, MR. PALADIN,
THE CARLTON WILL CONTINUE

TO GIVE YOU THE SAME
EXCELLENT SERVICE.

I'VE JUST HAD AN EXAMPLE
OF YOUR EXCELLENT SERVICE.

MAY I HAVE HEY BOY'S ADDRESS?



REALLY, MR. PALADIN,
IT ISN'T THAT IMPORTANT.

THESE PEOPLE ARE
VERY EASILY REPLACED.

MAY I HAVE HIS ADDRESS, OR IS YOUR
CLIENTELE EASILY REPLACED, TOO?

THANK YOU.

PUT THE BAG IN MY ROOM, PLEASE.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[BELL DINGS]

[INAUDIBLE]

[CHILDREN PLAY]

[SPEAKS CHINESE]

FOON YING, MR. PALADIN.

WELCOME TO THE MANDARIN.
THANK YOU, MR. CHUNG.

I TRUST THAT EACH DAWN HAS
BROUGHT A DAY OF SUCCESS.

IN EACH DUSK, AN
EVENING OF CONTENTMENT.

[DOOR BELLS DING]

YOUR VISIT IS MOST FORTUITOUS.

ONLY YESTERDAY, I RECEIVED
THESE FROM CANTUNG.

I'M SURE THEY WILL BE OF
GREAT INTEREST TO YOU.

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL WORKMANSHIP.

IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL.

BUT I'M AFRAID ALL I'M INTERESTED
IN TODAY IS SOME INFORMATION.

I HOPE THAT I MIGHT
BE OF SERVICE TO YOU?

I'M LOOKING FOR HEY BOY.
YOUR FRIEND, KIM CHAN.

I HAVE NOT SEEN KIM
CHAN IN SEVERAL DAYS.

EXCUSE ME.

THIS, I BELIEVE, IS KIM LEE,

KIM CHAN'S SISTER.

YOU MUST FORGIVE US, FOR
NOT ANSWERING THE DOOR.

BUT SHE WAS FRIGHTENED.

AND KIM CHAN HAS INSTRUCTED HER

NOT TO LET ANYONE
IN WHILE HE'S AWAY.

WHERE HAS HE GONE?

HE TOLD YOU, PERHAPS, OF
THEIR BROTHER, KIM SUNG?

THEY CAME TO THIS
COUNTRY RECENTLY?

SIX WEEKS AGO.

THERE'S A FAMINE IN CHINA.
THE KIM FAMILY IS VERY POOR.

VERY LITTLE FOOD,
MANY STOMACHS TO FILL.

WELL, NOT SO POOR THAT THEY
COULDN'T PAY FOR PASSAGE.

NO MONEY FOR THAT, TOO.

I BORROW MONEY ON THIS,

LOAN MONEY TO KIM
LEE FOR PASSAGE.

WHEN SHE MARRY WEALTHY
MERCHANT, SHE REPAY ME.

MY WISHES FOR A LONG
AND VERY HAPPY MARRIAGE.

NOT SO LONG. MAYBE
TEN, FIFTEEN YEARS.

WEALTHY MERCHANT VERY OLD.

WELL, DOES SHE HAVE
ANY FEELING FOR THIS MAN?

SHE NOT MEET HIM YET.

NEXT WEEK, I HAVE TO REPAY LOAN.

KIM LEE DO THIS AS
MATTER OF HONOR.

WHAT ABOUT HER BROTHER'S
PASSAGE, KIM SUNG?

KIM SUNG BROUGHT
OVER BY RAILROAD.

TO REPAY THEM, HE
SIGNED CONTRACT

TO WORK FOR RAILROAD
ON CONSTRUCTION CREW.

[WHISTLES]

MANY OF OUR PEOPLE
COME THIS WAY.

[SPEAKS CHINESE]

OH.

KIM CHAN RECEIVED
THESE LETTERS LAST WEEK.

THIS IS FROM HIS BROTHER.

"THE SUPERINTENDENT TRAVIS HAS
BEEN CHEATING US OF OUR WAGES,

"AND HAS BEEN GIVING US
LESS FOOD THAN IS OUR RIGHT.

"AND..."

[SPEAKS CHINESE]

"EVEN THAT IS SOMETIMES ROTTEN.

"BECAUSE WE ARE CHINESE,

"HE THINKS WE WILL
NOT DO ANYTHING.

"BUT LAST NIGHT, WHEN
I SPOKE IN PROTEST..."

[SPEAKS CHINESE]

"I WAS BEATEN."

"NOW I AM AFRAID TO STAY HERE.

"I AM AFRAID THAT
TRAVIS WILL KILL ME

"AS A LESSON TO THE OTHERS."

[SPEAKS CHINESE]

AH, "PLEASE, MY BROTHER,
YOU MUST HELP ME."

AND THE SECOND LETTER?

"MIDLAND WESTERN RAILROAD."

THIS IS ALL?

THEY DON'T EXPLAIN THE ACCIDENT?

THEY DON'T SAY WHERE
KIM SUNG IS BURIED?

UNDER THE
CIRCUMSTANCES, MR. PALADIN,

I'M SURPRISED THAT THE
LETTER INCLUDES REGRETS.

MAURY TRAVIS, SECTION
SUPERINTENDENT?

IS THIS THE MAN KIM
CHANG WENT AFTER?

WHEN IT IS HURT,

THE MOST GENTLE KITTEN
WILL HAVE THE FURY OF A TIGER.

BUT STILL OWNING THE
STRENGTH OF A KITTEN, MR. CHUNG.

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]

[TRAIN CHUGS]

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

COME ON, COME ON, KEEP
MOVING, WE AIN'T GOT ALL DAY.

AH, BRADY, WHAT'D YOU LOG TODAY?

LITTLE SHORT OF A MILE
AND A HALF, MR. TRAVIS.

WHAT WERE THEY DOING, SLEEPING?

BEAT 'EM AND PUT 'EM ON
THE NEXT SHIFT. YES SIR.

ALL RIGHT, STEP ON IT, YOU
WON'T GET TIME TO EAT AT ALL.

YOU, UH, LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY?

MR. TRAVIS. YOU FOUND HIM.

SO I GATHER.

WELL?

AFTER YOU, MR. TRAVIS.

"HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL.

"WIRE PALADIN.

"SAN FRANCISCO."

ALL RIGHT, MR...
PALADIN. I'LL PLAY ALONG.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

YOU'RE A TARGET, MR. TRAVIS.

SOMEONE'S TRYING TO KILL YOU.

AND I OFFER MY SERVICES
AS A BODY GUARD.

WHY WOULD ANYONE
WANT TO KILL ME?

WELL, EVEN A SAINT
HAS SOME ENEMIES,

AND I DOUBT YOU'RE A SAINT.

DID YOU WRITE THIS LETTER?

YES.

WELL, THIS LETTER SAYS
IT WASN'T AN ACCIDENT.

AND NOW THE DEAD MAN'S
BROTHER WANTS REVENGE.

HIS BROTHER.

AH, KIM CHANG, LITTLE FELLA.

AND YOU WANT ME TO HIRE A GUN
TO PROTECT ME AGAINST A COOLIE?

[LAUGHING:] NO SALE, PALADIN.

I'VE ALREADY MET UP
WITH THE LITTLE CHINA BOY.

AND SEE, I'M ALIVE AND KICKING.

AND THE CHINA BOY...

HE'S IN A CELL.

HE CAME AT ME WITH A KNIFE.

IF THE SHERIFF HADN'T
STUCK HIS NOSE IN,

HE'D BE IN A GRAVE.

WELL, AS LONG AS YOU SEEM TO BE
ABLE TO HANDLE THIS THING BY YOURSELF...

JUST A MINUTE. HOW'D YOU
GET THIS LETTER, ANYWAY?

AND WHO SAYS IT
WASN'T AN ACCIDENT?

MAN WHO WAS KILLED.

YOU'RE BLUFFING, PALADIN.

THIS COULD BE A LAUNDRY
TICKET FOR ALL I KNOW.

WAS KIM CHANG BLUFFING
WHEN HE TRIED TO KNIFE YOU?

KIM SUNG WAS
KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT.

A LOAD OF TIES
FELL OFF A FLAT CAR.

CHINA BOY DIDN'T
MOVE FAST ENOUGH.

I SAW THE WHOLE THING.

I'M VERY SORRY TO
HAVE BOTHERED YOU.

OH, HERE.

YOU, UH, FORGOT THIS.

YOU'D BETTER KEEP THAT, TRAVIS.

THESE CHINESE ARE SMALL BUT
THEIR MEMORIES ARE VERY LONG.

YOU FIGURE ON STARVING
YOURSELF TO DEATH, HUH?

SHERIFF, THAT'S VERY
CARELESS OF YOU.

LEAVING THAT DOOR
OPEN, NOBODY AROUND.

ANYBODY COULD WALK IN.

WAY I FIGURE, MISTER,
JAILS ARE LIKE CEMETERIES.

YOU LEAVE THE GATES WIDE
OPEN, NOBODY WANTS TO GET IN.

[LAUGHS]

I CAN'T ARGUE THAT WITH YOU.

MY NAME IS PALADIN. I UNDERSTAND
YOU'RE HOLDING A FRIEND OF MINE.

ONLY GOT ONE MAN
HERE. LITTLE CHINA BOY.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS
CHINESE GENTLEMAN.

FRIEND OF YOURS?
VERY GOOD FRIEND.

IT'S ALL THE SAME TO ME.

MR. PALADIN!

IT IS YOU!

YOU LOOK SO DIFFERENT.

WE'RE A LONG WAY FROM
SAN FRANCISCO, HEY BOY.

YEAH, MANY MILES OF SORROW.

I KNOW.

MR. CHUNG TOLD ME
ABOUT YOUR BROTHER.

WE WERE ALL TO
BE TOGETHER AGAIN.

AFTER SO MANY YEARS ALONE,

I WOULD HAVE MY FAMILY WITH ME.

AND NOW...

THERE'S STILL YOUR
SISTER. KIM LEE NEEDS YOU.

THE MAN WHO KILLED MY BROTHER
LIVES, AND GOES UNPUNISHED.

THIS IS NOT RIGHT, MR. PALADIN.

HEY BOY, YOU CAN'T BE
SURE IT WASN'T AN ACCIDENT.

I AM SURE. THIS MAN KILLED HIM WITH
A CLUB WHEN HE SPOKE IN PROTEST.

THEN HE MADE IT
APPEAR AN ACCIDENT.

TWO OF THE MEN WHO WORK
WITH KIM SUNG SAW IT HAPPEN.

WHY DON'T THEY
GO TO THE SHERIFF?

WITH TWO WITNESSES, TRAVIS
COULD BE BROUGHT TO TRIAL.

WHO WOULD LISTEN TO A
COOLIE AGAINST HIS BOSS?

HIS PUNISHMENT WILL
COME AT MY HANDS.

HEY BOY, THAT WON'T WORK.

EVEN IF HE DOESN'T KILL YOU,
IF YOU SUCCEED IN KILLING HIM,

YOU'LL BE ARRESTED FOR MURDER.

EITHER WAY...

EITHER WAY IT'S
SOMETHING I MUST DO.

WHY DON'T YOU TALK
OUTSIDE? HE'S FREE TO GO.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "FREE TO GO"?

TRAVIS WAS JUST HERE. HE'S
DROPPING THE ASSAULT CHARGES.

COME ON. HEY BOY,
I'LL GET YOUR HAT.

HERE YOU ARE. THANK
YOU, MR. PALADIN.

YOU'D BETTER LOOK
UNDER THE PILLOW.

WHERE'D THIS COME FROM?

HE STOLE IT FROM ME.

MR. PALADIN!

[SHOUTS IN CHINESE]

A FRIEND OF HIS, YOU SAID?

YES.

FUNNY WAY OF SHOWING IT.

TRAVIS DROPPED THE CHARGES BECAUSE
HE WANTS HEY BOY OUT IN THE OPEN.

I WANT HIM IN HERE
WHERE HE'S SAFE.

WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?

ACCORDING TO TRAVIS, YOU
TRIED TO SELL YOUR GUN TO HIM.

FASTEST WAY TO GET TO HEY BOY.

YOU'RE SURE TRAVIS
WANTS TO KILL HIM?

I DON'T WANT HEY BOY TO SUFFER
THE SAME ACCIDENT HIS BROTHER DID.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "ACCIDENT"?

HIS BROTHER WAS BURIED
UNDER A LOAD OF RAILROAD TIES.

WHAT DID YOU THINK,
SHERIFF? I DIDN'T.

IT WAS RAILROAD BUSINESS.

MURDER IS A SHERIFF'S BUSINESS.

YOU GOT TO SHOW
ME IT'S MURDER FIRST.

MR. PALADIN, I BEEN SHERIFF
OF COLDWATER FOR TEN YEARS.

IT'S A NICE, QUIET LITTLE TOWN.

UNTIL SOMEBODY LIKE YOU COMES
ALONG, WEARING AN IRON LOW.

OR TRAVIS AND HIS CREW RIDING
ROUGH-SHOD OVER EVERYBODY.

NONE OF YOU EVER STAY.

YOU EITHER MOVE ALONG
OR YOU'RE BURIED HERE.

AND I'M STILL SHERIFF.

IN OTHER WORDS, YOU
SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL.

IN OTHER WORDS, I INTEND TO
BE SHERIFF ANOTHER TEN YEARS.

EVEN IF IT COSTS THE
LIFE OF AN INNOCENT MAN.

JUST SHOW ME.

I'LL SHOW YOU.

LIKE I SAID, I'LL EITHER
WATCH YOU RIDE OUT OF TOWN,

OR FILL UP A HOLE.

[SPEAKS CHINESE]

I'M SURE YOU ALL
REMEMBER KIM SUNG.

TWO OF YOU KNOW WHAT
REALLY HAPPENED TO HIM.

TWO OF YOU KNOW HIS
DEATH WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT.

TWO OF YOU CAN HELP
PUT MAURY TRAVIS IN JAIL.

OH?

SO YOU LIKE TO EAT SLOP.

YOU LIKE TO LIVE LIKE SLAVES?

YOU'LL SEE ONE OF YOUR
OWN BROTHERS MURDERED,

AND THEN YOU'LL LICK THE
BOOTS OF THE MAN WHO KILLED HIM?

WELL.

ALL RIGHT, YOU LITTLE MONKEYS,
ON YOUR FEET, IT'S TIME TO...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

JUST LOOKING AROUND.

WELL, CLEAR OUT.

WHEN I'M READY.

NOW. AND DON'T GO FOR
THAT GUN. I HAVEN'T GOT ONE.

[GRUNTS]

MAY I HAVE THE GUN?

YOU PEOPLE GOT ANYTHING TO
SAY TO ME, YOU'LL FIND ME IN TOWN.

WHAT ARE UP TO, PALADIN?

THE NINE OF DIAMONDS.

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE DOING HERE.

NOW, LET'S HAVE IT
STRAIGHT. WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I TOLD YOU THIS
AFTERNOON, I WANT A JOB.

BUT YOU SEEM PREPARED
TO PROTECT YOURSELF,

SO I GUESS MY SERVICES
ARE UNNECESSARY.

YOUR SERVICES INCLUDE NOSING AROUND
IN SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T CONCERN YOU?

BAD ODORS OFFEND ME.

YOUR CARD SAYS, "WILL TRAVEL."

GET STARTED.

TRAVIS, DON'T LET THAT
GUN GO TO YOUR HEAD.

TRAVIS, I TOLD YOU A MAN COULD
HAVE FREEDOM OF THE TOWN

AS LONG AS HE DIDN'T
START ANY TROUBLE.

WHAT'RE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THAT CHINESE WORK CREW.

THEY JUST BROKE IN THE JAIL.
TOOK YOUR FRIEND WITH THEM.

COULDN'T YOU STOP 'EM?

A CRAZY MOB?

ARMORED WITH EVERYTHING
FROM SHOVELS TO CLUBS.

YOU BETTER TAKE HOLD, TRAVIS.

THEY'RE HEADING FOR YOUR CAMP.

SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE, TRAVIS.

WHO DO YOU SUPPOSE THAT IS?

CARL, PICK A COUPLE MEN.
REST OF YOU STAY HERE.

GET RIFLES AND GUNS
AND BRING 'EM HERE FAST.

[TRAVIS:] NOW, WHERE YOU GOING?!

WAIT A MINUTE, I SAID FOR
THE REST OF YOU TO STAY HERE.

WAIT A MINUTE! CARL! THOSE
MONKEYS OUT THERE MEAN TROUBLE!

LET GO OF MY ARM, TRAVIS. I DIDN'T
HIRE OUT HERE TO GET MYSELF KILLED.

COME BACK!

DIRTY YELLOW COYOTES. I'M
THROUGH WITH EVERY ONE OF THEM.

I DEMAND PROTECTION.
YOU'RE SHERIFF HERE.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

AS I SAID BEFORE, TRAVIS,

YOU'LL EITHER RIDE OUT
OF TOWN OR BE BURIED HERE.

AND I'LL STILL BE SHERIFF.

ALL RIGHT, PALADIN. YOU
GOT YOURSELF A DEAL.

THERE'S A SMALL
MATTER OF MY FEE.

HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT?
$50 AN HOUR, IN ADVANCE.

WHY, YOU... HARD
CASH, ON THE LINE, NOW.

WELL, NOW.

ANYONE FOR POKER?

I BELIEVE YOUR
HOUR'S UP, MR. TRAVIS.

WOULD YOU CARE TO
CONTINUE MY SERVICES?

YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF A PRETTY
GOOD DEAL HERE, HAVEN'T YOU?

ALMOST AS GOOD AS YOURS.

CHEATING HELPLESS, IGNORANT
PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR WAGES.

IT'S IRONIC THAT THEIR MONEY
SHOULD BE PROTECTING YOU NOW.

YOUR DEAL, I BELIEVE.

I'M THROUGH.

THOSE MONKEYS HAVEN'T COME
BY NOW, THEY'LL NEVER SHOW UP.

MR. TRAVIS.

YOU'RE ENTITLED TO
FIFTEEN MINUTES MORE.

USE 'EM YOURSELF,
AND START RIDING.

I'M GONNA GET MYSELF
SOME MEN WITH GUTS.

[SHOUTING OUTSIDE]

TAKE CARE OF THOSE
CHINA BOYS AND YOU, TOO.

PALADIN.

THEY'RE OUT THERE, ALL OF THEM.

[ALL SHOUTING IN CHINESE]

[SPEAKS CHINESE]

[ALL QUIET DOWN]

HEY BOY, TELL THESE MEN
TO GO BACK TO THE CAMP.

YOU GO BACK, MR. PALADIN.
STAY OUT OF WAY.

YOU'RE NOT TAKING TRAVIS.

HE KILLED MY BROTHER, HE CHEATED
THESE MEN, HE WILL BE PUNISHED.

NOT BY YOU.

YOU'RE IN THE UNITED STATES NOW.

WHILE YOU'RE HERE,
YOU LIVE UNDER OUR LAW.

THE LAW IS FOR THE
WHITES, NOT CHINESE.

OUR LAW'S MEANT FOR EVERYONE.

WHILE YOU'RE IN THIS
COUNTRY, YOU'LL OBEY THE LAW,

YOU'LL GET ITS
PROTECTION, AND ITS JUSTICE.

YOUR JUSTICE WILL NOT
BRING BACK KIM SUNG.

NEITHER WILL ANOTHER
MURDER. IF HE'S GUILTY,

I WANT TRAVIS PUNISHED
AS MUCH AS YOU DO.

BUT I PROMISE YOU, I'LL SHOOT THE
FIRST MAN THAT LAYS A HAND ON HIM.

WHAT'S HE DOING?

DON'T WORRY, YOU'RE
GETTING YOUR MONEY'S WORTH.

HOW WILL AMERICAN
JUSTICE HELP US?

TWO OF THESE MEN SAW
WHAT HAPPENED TO KIM SUNG.

YOU TELL THEM TO
STEP OUT AND SAY SO.

[SPEAKS CHINESE]

HIM, KILL KIM SUNG!

[MEN GRUMBLE]

THAT PROOF ENOUGH
FOR YOU, SHERIFF?

TRAVIS, I WOULDN'T.

I'D HATE TO CHEAT THE HANGMAN.

YOU TRICKED ME, PALADIN,
YOU TOOK MY MONEY AND...

AND GAVE YOU GOOD
SERVICE IF I SAY SO MYSELF.

YOU HIRED ME TO PROTECT
YOU, TO SAVE YOUR LIFE, I DID.

YOU'LL BE VERY SAFE IN JAIL.

[MEN CHATTER]

[SPEAKS CHINESE]

PALADIN.

GOOD MORNING, HEY BOY. 'MORNING.

YOU HAPPY TO BE
BACK IN SAN FRANCISCO?

I HAVE YOU TO THANK FOR...

NO THANKS ARE NECESSARY.

KIM LEE, THE DAY IS A JOY THAT
BEGINS WITH SOMETHING OF BEAUTY.

I... DON'T THINK I
CAN TRANSLATE THAT.

YOU'RE UNDERSTOOD.

WELL, NOW. WHAT'S THAT?

THIS WAS DELIVERED
TO KIM LEE THIS MORNING.

ENOUGH MONEY HERE TO
PAY DEBT FOR HER PASSAGE.

THAT'S WONDERFUL.

NOW SHE WON'T HAVE TO MARRY
THE ANCIENT MERCHANT, WILL SHE?

BUT, MR. PALADIN, YOU
ARE THE ONE, OF COURSE,

THE UNKNOWN PERSONAGE?

OH, HEY BOY, DON'T BE SILLY.

EXCUSE ME, BUT I KNOW YOU.

HEY BOY, YOUR SISTER'S
LIFE HAS A VALUE, TOO.

IT WOULD BE SINFUL TO WASTE IT
ON A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE.

LET HER FIND SOME MAN TO MARRY
WHOSE FACE SHE LOOKS ON WITH HAPPINESS.

SOME MAN WHOSE WORDS
ARE MAGIC IN HER EARS.

LET HER FIND LOVE, HEY
BOY. THAT'S A RARE THING.

MONEY IS CHEAP, COMMON,
AND RELATIVELY PLENTIFUL.

BESIDES, THIS IS A PRESENT FROM
TRAVIS. HE OWES YOU BOTH SOMETHING.

CANNOT ACCEPT.

YOU MUST.

DON'T DISHONOR OUR FRIENDSHIP.

[CHINESE]

HEY BOY, TAKE HER HOME.