Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963): Season 1, Episode 32 - The Five Books of Owen Deaver - full transcript

[GUN COCKING]

I'LL BE WANTING
YOUR APOLOGY, OWEN.

SINCE YOU'RE GOING TO NEED ME.

YOU'RE GOING TO NEED ME BADLY.

SIX CITIZENS ARRESTED
IN THREE WINDS.

SIX CITIZENS OF THREE
WINDS, WYOMING TERRITORY

WERE ARRESTED TODAY BY
THEIR NEWLY ELECTED SHERIFF,

OWEN DEAVER.

THEY HAD BEEN CELEBRATING
THE SHERIFF'S ELECTION VICTORY

BY FIRING THEIR
PISTOLS INTO THE AIR.

SHERIFF DEAVER HAS INSTITUTED
A SET OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES



PATTERNED AFTER
THOSE OF THE CITY OF...

PHILADELPHIA! [LAUGHING]

OWEN DEAVER'S THE
SON OF... BARRY DEAVER.

FORMER SHERIFF OF THREE WINDS,

WHO DIED OF
CONSUMPTION LAST FALL.

AHHH.

HEY BOY.

WILL YOU GO BACK TO
THE OPERA HOUSE PLEASE,

AND TELL THE LOVELY
LADY WITH THE RED HAIR

THAT I WON'T BE ABLE
TO SEE HER THIS EVENING.

I'VE BEEN CALLED OUT
OF TOWN ON BUSINESS.

BUT OPERA COMPANY
LEAVE TOMORROW.

YOU NOT SEE HER
AGAIN, MAYBE NEVER.

I KNOW, HEY BOY.



BUT I'VE JUST READ IN THIS PAPER

THAT AN OLD FRIEND
OF MINE DIED IN BED,

AND HIS SON IS APT
TO DIE ON HIS FEET,

UNLESS SOMEBODY DOES SOMETHING.

EXCUSE ME.

AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON.

I'LL TAKE THAT ONE
ON THE END, PLEASE.

SURE THING.

YOU BETTER STEP INTO
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE

NEXT DOOR AND CHECK
THAT GUN, MISTER.

NOBODY ALLOWED TO
CARRY ARMS IN THREE WINDS?

OR IN PHILADELPHIA EITHER.

SOUNDS LIKE A REASONABLE
LAW FOR PHILADELPHIA.

[LAUGHING] THE LAW'S THE LAW.

MISTER, YOU GONNA
CHECK YOUR GUN?

YOU GONNA CHECK
YOUR GUN, FRENCH?

I DON'T THINK SO.

PLEASE FELLAS, LIKE I ASKED YOU.

TURN 'EM IN. THE SHERIFF'LL

HOLD ME RESPONSIBLE,
BEING AS YOU'RE STRANGERS.

LET 'EM BE, CAL.

MAYBE THEY'RE GOOD
ENOUGH TO MAKE IT STICK.

AND LET OWEN GET SHOT UP?

AFTER ALL, HE IS
BARRY DEAVER'S SON.

I DON'T KNOW... OH,
YOU DON'T KNOW!

WHAT YOU WANT TO DO,
WAIT TWO MORE YEARS

FOR AN ELECTION FOR SHERIFF?

TWO MORE YEARS, WHY...
ANOTHER SIX MONTHS LIKE THIS

AND I'LL HAVE TO
CLOSE DOWN THE STORE.

DON'T TELL ME THERE'S
LAWS AGAINST SELLING.

MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES.

YEAH, WE GOT A SHERIFF
THAT CAN READ THE LAW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
NOW THAT THE RANCHERS

DON'T COME IN ANYMORE.
WHAT'S TO STOP THEM?

WHAT'S TO BRING 'EM?

SHERIFF WON'T
LET 'EM DO NOTHING.

I GOT 26 HANDS ON MY PLACE.

THEY SWEAT ALL
MONTH ON THE RANGE.

THEY LOOK FORWARD TO PAYDAY, COME
INTO TOWN AND LET OFF A LITTLE STEAM.

IT CAN GET PRETTY ROUGH.
NOBODY EVER GOT HURT.

A LITTLE SPLIT LIP OR TWO.

NOW THEY GOTTA RIDE
80 MILES INTO NORTHFORK.

I'M LIABLE TO LOSE THOSE HANDS!

THEY'LL GO SOMEPLACE WHERE
THE TOWN'S MORE HOSPITABLE.

DIDN'T HE TELL YOU
HE WAS GOING TO

INSTITUTE THESE REFORMS
BEFORE HE WAS ELECTED?

NO, HE MADE EVERYTHING
SOUND SO NICE.

ANYWAYS IT SEEMED
PERFECTLY NATURAL

FOR BARRY DEAVER'S
SON TO INHERIT HIS BADGE.

SIT DOWN, BOYS.

I'LL BUY YOU ANOTHER DRINK.

YOU HEARD THE MAN.

HAD FOUR. THAT'S THE LIMIT.

CITY ORDINANCE.

I DON'T COUNT SO
GOOD. FILL IT UP.

SORRY, I CAN'T.
DON'T ARGUE WITH ME.

THERE'S NO ARGUMENT.

THEY'VE HAD THEIR
QUARTER FOR THE DAY?

I TOLD 'EM, OWEN.
IT'S NOT MY FAULT.

YOU TELL HIM ABOUT
HIS GUN? HE TOLD ME.

BUT I DON'T FIGURE ON
GIVIN' 'EM UP, MR. SHERIFF.

SO?

AND YOU?

I'LL ABIDE BY YOUR LAW.

FIRST TIME, A STRANGER
GETS A WARNING.

[GUN CLICKING]

NEXT TIME YOU SHOW A
GUN YOU DON'T TURN IN...

IT'S LOCK-UP FOR ONE WEEK.

[SNAPPING FINGERS]

[TAPPING FINGER]

WELL DONE. VERY
NEAT, VERY ORDERLY.

THAT WAS YOUR ONE
WARNING, MISTER.

I JUST CAME BY
YOUR STORE, HARRY.

NO ONE'S TENDING
IT. DOOR'S OPEN.

I JUST STEPPED IN
HERE FOR A DRINK.

IF ANYONE WANTS ANYTHING,

THEY KNOW WHERE
THEY CAN FIND ME.

A PLACE OF MERCHANDISING

CANNOT BE LEFT
UNTENDED AND UNLOCKED.

IT INVITES THIEVES.

COME ON, FRENCH.

[GUNSHOT]

HE DROPPED HIS KNIFE, SHERIFF.

YOU'RE SITTING ON IT.

THIS ONE YOU CAN
ARREST, THIS TIME.

SHERIFF.

THANKS.

I'LL HAVE TO TAKE THAT ONE TOO.

WELL, SINCE YOU'VE CHALLENGED

EVERY GUNFIGHTER IN THE
WEST TO STEP INTO THIS TOWN,

DON'T YOU THINK YOU OUGHTA
ALLOW THE DECENT PEOPLE

TO KEEP ENOUGH ARMS
TO DEFEND THEMSELVES?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT YOU
DID WHEN YOU ADVERTISED THAT

THREE WINDS IS BEING RUN BY
THE LAWS OF AN EASTERN CITY?

YOU WAVED A RED FLAG
IN THE FACE OF EVERY MAN

IN THE WEST WHO THINKS
HE'S BIGGER THAN THE LAW.

NOW THIS ONE AND HIS FRIEND...

GET UP!

THEY'RE JUST THE FIRST TWO
TAKING YOU UP ON THE DARE.

AND YOU'RE ANOTHER?

PERHAPS.

YOU GET OUT OF THIS
TOWN, RIGHT NOW!

NO, I'LL STAY.

IF YOU DO, IT'S
GONNA BE IN MY JAIL.

I'LL ACCEPT THAT
AS AN INVITATION

NOT GRACIOUSLY TENDED
BUT GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED,

AND LATER ON I'LL
EXPECT YOUR APOLOGIES.

YOU'RE GONNA BE
NEEDING ME, SHERIFF.

SHERIFF, YOU'RE GONNA
BE NEEDING ME BADLY.

MA, TWO MORE TO FEED.

THE WAY YOU'RE GOING
EVERYONE IN THREE WINDS

WILL HAVE A PRISON
RECORD BEFORE LONG.

MA DEAVER, HOW 'BOUT
SOME OF THAT POTATO SOUP?

CHITLINS, BACON AND THE LOT.

PALADIN! WELL!

IT'S BEEN A LONG
TIME, HASN'T IT?

YOU KNOW HIM?

YOU'VE HEARD US
TALK OF MR. PALADIN.

HE WAS HERE WHILE
YOU WERE BACK EAST.

HIM AND YOUR PA TEAMED UP
TO GO AFTER THE WILD BUNCH.

YOUR FOLKS TOLD
ME ALL ABOUT YOU.

I HEARD ABOUT YOU TOO.

I READ ABOUT BARRY. I'M SORRY.

I KNOW. THANK YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WELL, RIGHT NOW
OWEN'S PUTTING ME IN JAIL.

NOW THAT'S TOO MUCH!
YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR.

HOLD ON, MA... WHO
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

YOU CAN'T ARREST A
MAN LIKE THIS. NOW MA...

YOU TURN PALADIN LOOSE.

YOU TURN HIM
LOOSE OR SO HELP ME!

I NEVER WHIPPED YOU
WHEN YOU WERE SMALL.

I'LL TAKE A BELT TO YOU NOW!

THE LAW IS THE LAW. THE LAW!

WILL YOU LISTEN TO HIM?

WE SENT HIM TO PHILADELPHIA
FOR ONE YEAR TO STUDY LAW.

AND THIS IS WHAT
HE BROUGHT BACK!

FIVE BOOKS. FIVE BOOKS!

"MUNICIPAL CODE
OF PHILADELPHIA."

BEEN BEATING THIS TOWN
OVER THE HEAD WITH THESE...

SINCE HIS ELECTION! MA, WHOA.

WHOA, WHOA! WHOA, MA! [SHOUTING]

NOBODY'S GONNA TELL
MY BOY WHAT TO DO BUT ME!

MA, LET ME HANDLE IT!

HUH? NOW GO ON,
IT'LL WORK ITSELF OUT.

SHE'S GOT QUITE A
TEMPER, HASN'T SHE?

YOU RESEMBLE HER
IN MANY WAYS, OWEN.

FOR THE RECORDS,
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

SMITH. JOHN SMITH.

WHAT DOES YOUR FRIEND CALL
YOU? THE ONE YOU CALL FRENCH.

YOU KNOW, SOMEONE
SOMEDAY'S GONNA LEARN YOU

TO MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

YOU'LL FIND A POSTER
ON THE FRENCH KID

WHO'S REPUTED TO BE
VERY HANDY WITH A KNIFE.

EVEN IN SAN FRANCISCO WE'VE
HEARD OF THE ENFIELD GANG.

YEAH, THE ENFIELD GANG.

WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE.

FRENCH KID'S ONE
OF 'EM, ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE THIS ONE. MASON ENFIELD.

AM I NOW?

FRENCH'LL UNDOUBTEDLY BRING
THE REST OF 'EM TO MEET YOU.

THERE'S AMOS ENFIELD,
THIS ONE'S BROTHER.

AND A PAIR OF INSANE KILLERS

NAMED JOHN ROGERS AND DOLEMITE.

YEAH, FRENCH AIN'T GONNA
SLEEP UNTIL HE GETS A KNIFE.

STICKS IT IN YOUR THROAT.

FOUR OF 'EM, OWEN.

ANY ONE OF THEM IS
PROBABLY A MATCH FOR YOU.

TOGETHER THEY'LL CHEW YOU
UP AND SWALLOW THE PIECES.

MAYBE NOT.

NO MAYBES ABOUT IT,
YOU'RE GONNA NEED HELP.

I'LL GET HELP.

A FEW DEPUTIES.

THEN LET THAT BUNCH COME.

WE'LL SEE WHO FEEDS ON WHO.

WHAT WILL WE DO WITH OWEN

AND HIS FOOLISHNESS
OF THESE BOOKS?

WELL, IT'S A PROBLEM. BUT
HE'S BARRY DEAVER'S SON,

HE MUST HAVE LEARNED SOMETHING.

HIS FATHER TAUGHT
HIM HOW TO FIGHT.

HAND, GUN, KNIFE.

OWEN CAN HOLD HIS OWN
WITH THE BEST OF THEM.

OR THE WORST, IF YOU WILL.

BUT HIS FATHER'S
SENSE HE NEVER HAD.

HE'S YOUNG, MA.

LIKE MOST MEN HIS AGE,

HE'S INTOLERANT OF THE
HUMAN FAILINGS OF OTHERS.

WE HAVE TO KEEP HIM
ALIVE UNTIL WISDOM SETS IN.

HE JUST WON'T LISTEN TO ANYONE.

UNLESS I MISS MY GUESS,
HE'S FINDING OUT RIGHT NOW.

THAT HE'S GONNA HAVE TO
COMPROMISE SOMEWHERE.

[DOOR]

IF I READ YOUR FACE CORRECTLY,

YOU FAILED TO
ENLIST ANY DEPUTIES.

INSIDE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, MA.
THE SOUP'S DELICIOUS.

HE'S UNDER ARREST.

DON'T EVER LET HIM
OUT OF THAT CELL AGAIN.

AND WHAT WILL YOU DO? ARREST ME?

YOU STAY ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THAT DOOR.

WHEN YOUR FATHER
RAN THIS OFFICE,

AND VERY WELL TOO,
HE WASN'T AFRAID

TO TAKE ADVICE FROM ANYBODY.

NOT EVEN A WOMAN!

I'M NOT LIKE PA. I
DON'T EVEN WANT TO BE.

YOU COULDN'T BE.

HE WAS RESPECTED, WELL-LIKED.

WHY SHOULDN'T HE BE? HE NEVER
STEPPED ON ANYBODY'S TOES.

HE DIDN'T NEED FIVE BOOKS
TO TELL HIM RIGHT AND WRONG.

JUST MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!

DON'T YOU EVER
SPEAK TO ME LIKE THAT!

SO YOU'RE JEALOUS OF
YOUR FATHER'S REPUTATION?

WHILE YOU WERE GONE I WAS
BROWSING THROUGH THOSE BOOKS.

WHAT MADE YOU PICK THE
PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES?

BECAUSE I THINK
THEY'RE GOOD ONES.

I'D LIKE TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY

GUIDED BY LAWS LIKE THESE.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR
FELLOW TOWNSFOLK?

THEY ALSO HAVE TO
LIVE IN YOUR UTOPIA.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH EVERYONE?

CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO HERE?

I DO UNDERSTAND. DO YOU?

DO YOU KNOW HOW A
TOWN LIKE THIS IS RUN?

THERE'S NO MAYOR,
NO TOWN COUNCIL.

ALL THEY'VE GOT
IS A SHERIFF AND...

A JUDGE THAT COMES
THROUGH ONCE A MONTH.

THERE'S NO WRITTEN LAW.
ONLY A LOOSE SET OF MORALS,

BASED MOSTLY ON
"THOU SHALT NOTS."

THOU SHALT NOT KILL A MAN,
UNLESS HE'S ARMED AND FACING YOU.

THOU SHALT NOT
STEAL A MAN'S HORSE.

THOU SHALT NOT ROB
AT A GUNPOINT. YEAH.

THAT'S JUST ABOUT
AS FAR AS IT GOES TOO.

IT'S MAINLY LEFT
UP TO THE SHERIFF,

TO DECIDE WHAT IS A
CRIME IN ANY GIVEN AREA.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

SHERRIF MIGHT GET
UP ON THE WRONG SIDE

OF THE BED ONE MORNING
AND EVERYTHING'S A CRIME.

MIGHT WAKE UP SMILING,
THEN NOTHING'S ILLEGAL.

NOBODY'S ARGUING WITH
WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.

BUT AREN'T YOU
RUSHING IT JUST A LITTLE?

NO. THERE'S NO REASON
WHY WE CAN'T HAVE

A LEGAL, WRITTEN CODE
IN THIS TOWN TODAY.

WHILE I WAS BROWSING
THROUGH THOSE BOOKS,

I CAME ACROSS SOME STATUTES
I MEANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT.

FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S
ONE THAT STATES

A MAN CAN BE ARRESTED FOR
SPITTING ON THE SIDEWALK.

WHAT ABOUT IT?

OWEN, THERE ARE NO
SIDEWALKS HERE IN THREE WINDS.

[DOG BARKING]

FRUSTRATING DAY, OWEN.

I GUESS NOBODY'LL HELP YOU.

NOBODY BUT ME.

YOU? THAT'S RIGHT,
I'LL BE YOUR DEPUTY.

YOU KNOW THAT'S OUT.

I CAN'T DEPUTIZE
AN ARRESTED MAN.

YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE,
THERE'S NOBODY ELSE.

SOMEBODY ELSE'LL COME
AROUND. WHY SHOULD THEY?

THIS TOWN WANTS
TO GET RID OF YOU.

YOU'RE THE ENEMY.
YOU'RE SMOTHERING THEM

WITH THOSE FIVE BOOKS.
THOSE FIVE BOOKS...

ARE THE BEST THINGS
TO EVER COME THEIR WAY.

THEY'LL SEE THAT YET.

WON'T BE ANY TOWN OF
THREE WINDS BY THEN.

THAT'S ENOUGH! IS IT?

YOU FOOL.

YOU BLIND, STUPID FOOL.

STOP IT. WHAT'LL YOU DO, HIT ME?

SHOOT ME?

YOU CAN'T MALTREAT A
PRISONER, IT'S AGAINST THE LAW.

[LAUGHING]

OH, YOU'RE A JOKE. YOU
AND THOSE FIVE BOOKS.

BE FUNNY IF IT WEREN'T TRAGIC.

YOU SAY NOBODY CAN
CARRY GUNS IN THIS TOWN.

SO THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE GUNS

ARE THE OUTLAW SCUM WHO WILL
CONTINUE TO COME THROUGH HERE.

YOU CAN'T PROTECT
THE PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN,

BUT YOU TAKE AWAY THE
ONLY MEANS THEY HAVE

OF DEFENDING THEMSELVES.

THE RANCH HANDS CAN'T COME
INTO TOWN ON PAYDAY AND DRINK.

WELL, WHAT CAN THEY DO?

THAT'LL COME. THREE
WINDS WILL GROW.

RIGHT NOW, THREE WINDS IS
STRUGGLING FOR EXISTENCE.

IT'S HARD ENOUGH WITHOUT
IMPOSING THE RESTRICTIONS

OF AN ORGANIZED, DEVELOPED
CITY LIKE PHILADELPHIA.

THE PEOPLE OF THIS TOWN
DON'T HAVE THE COMFORTS,

CONVENIENCES OR
ADVANTAGES OF PHILADELPHIA.

I'M GONNA STICK
TO WHAT I BELIEVE.

WELL, I'VE SAID IT
AND YOU PROVED IT.

YOU'RE A CHILDISH FOOL.
WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE

THE MAKING OF THIS WORLD TO MEN?

MEN LIKE YOUR FATHER.

YOU ANGRY, OWEN?
ARE YOU REALLY ANGRY?

ANGRY ENOUGH TO OPEN
THAT DOOR AND FIGHT ME?

GO AHEAD, OPEN THE DOOR.
OPEN THE DOOR, OWEN.

COME ON, FIGHT ME. THAT'S RIGHT.

I'M WAITING, OWEN.
COME ON, FIGHT ME!

IS THAT YOUR TRICK, PALADIN?

BAIT ME INTO A FIGHT.
YOU THINK YOU'LL WIN,

THEN STEP OUT AND TAKE OVER.

WHY NOT? THE PEOPLE OF THIS TOWN

WOULD BACK ME IF I WENT
OUT TO FIGHT THE ENFIELD GANG.

IT WON'T WORK!

CAREFUL OF THAT KNIFE, SHERIFF.

FRENCH KID'S GONNA
BE WANTING IT BACK.

[ENFIELD LAUGHING]

ARE YOU GOING OUT SO EARLY?

I NEED SOME BREAKFAST EGGS.

YOU DIDN'T SLEEP LAST
NIGHT, I HEARD YOU TOSSING.

IT WAS TOO HOT. I
NEEDED TWO BLANKETS.

ARE YOU SCARED, OWEN?

YEAH, A LITTLE BIT.

LET PALADIN HELP YOU WITH THIS.

EVEN YOUR PA WOULDN'T TAKE
ON A FIGHT LIKE THIS ALONE.

I'M NOT LIKE PA.

NOT THE LEAST BIT.

THEY'RE HERE.

WHERE? OUTSIDE.

THERE'S ONE IN FRONT
OF THE KITCHEN DOOR.

TWO IN THE STREET AT
EITHER END OF A WAGON.

THE FOURTH ONE IS
NEAR THE SALOON DOORS.

THEY'LL HIT YOU FROM FOUR ANGLES
THE MINUTE YOU STEP OUT THE DOOR.

GO OUT THERE AND TELL 'EM
THEY'RE BREAKING THE LAW.

IT'S YOUR LAST CHANCE.
LET ME GO WITH YOU.

IN TWO MINUTES,
MASON AND HIS FRIENDS

WILL OWN THREE WINDS
AND YOU'LL BE DEAD.

YOU THINK IT'S DYING
THAT I'M AFRAID OF?

OWEN, IT'S NOT YOUR
COURAGE THAT'S BEING TESTED,

IT'S JUST YOUR SENSE!

WHAT GOOD'LL IT DO
TO LEAVE ME HERE?

HOW WILL THAT HELP THREE WINDS?

I CAN'T BACK DOWN NOW.

I MADE A STAND TO ENFORCE
THE LAW IN THOSE FIVE BOOKS.

IF I BACK DOWN A LITTLE
BIT, I'VE GOTTA BACK DOWN

ALL THE WAY. ALL RIGHT.

MA, TAKE MY GUN AND GO WITH HIM.

YOU CAN PULL THE TRIGGER.
MAYBE YOU'LL HIT ONE OF THEM.

YOU WANT TO GET HER KILLED?

YOU STAY HERE. I WON'T STAND BY!

THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO.

I CAN DRAW THEIR FIRE,
GIVE YOU A CHANCE.

YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING! I CAN
WAIT 'TILL YOU STEP OUTSIDE.

THEY'LL KILL YOU.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

NOW STAY RIGHT
HERE. NOT THIS TIME!

I'M STUBBORN, YOU KNOW THAT!

THAT'S WHERE YOU GOT IT FROM.

ALL RIGHT, OWEN.
WHO'S GOING WITH YOU?

YOUR MOTHER?

OR ME?

THEY'RE WAITING FOR YOU, BUDDY.

THANKS, MA.

NOW YOU KEEP DOWN
AND STAY OUT OF THIS.

OWEN...

TAKE THE KITCHEN DOOR.
ON THE COUNT OF THREE,

I'LL GO THROUGH THIS ONE.

DRAW THEIR FIRE, ALL RIGHT?

MA...

KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED.

HA!

[GUNFIRE]

WHERE'S THE OTHER ONE?

IN THE SALOON.

I'D LIKELY MISS... HOLD IT!

LET ME HAVE THE SHOTGUN.

[GUNSHOT FROM INSIDE]

MUST BE BEHIND THE BAR.

YEAH.

[GUNSHOTS]

[BREAKING GLASS]

THERE.

KEEP IT OFF THE GROUND.

I'VE SEEN INJURED MEN BEFORE.

YOU OUGHT TO BE IN BED.

WELL, IT'S YOUR FAULT.

YOU TOLD ME WHERE I
GOT MY STUBBORN STREAK.

YES, BUT LOOK WHAT YOUR
STUBBORNESS DID FOR YOU.

YOU GOT YOUR LEG SHOT AND...

MR. PALADIN BROKE HIS HAT.

FORTUNES OF WAR, MA.

I GUESS I NEEDED
A NEW HAT ANYWAY.

I BROUGHT YOU SOME COMPANY.

I'M GLAD YOU CAME, HARRY.
I DIDN'T WANT TO COME.

HE PUSHED ME ALL
THE WAY UP THE STREET.

IT'S TIME THE LAW HAD
SOME BACKING IN THIS TOWN.

BACK HIM?

I'M SORRY YOU CAUGHT
A BULLET, OWEN.

BUT I'D WELCOME ANYTHING
THAT WOULD TAKE YOU

FROM BEHIND THAT
BADGE. WAIT A MINUTE.

OWEN, YOU BACKED
DOWN ONCE BEFORE,

WHEN YOU LET ME OUT
OF THAT CELL TO HELP YOU.

THAT DIDN'T HURT MUCH, DID IT?

IT WOULD'VE HURT A LOT
MORE IF I DIDN'T, I GUESS.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO BACK DOWN AGAIN.

THERE'S A BASIC UNWRITTEN
LAW OF JURISPRUDENCE.

YOU CAN'T ENFORCE A
LAW THAT GOES AGAINST

THE WILL OF THE MAJORITY.
FOR THOSE WHO TRY,

THERE'S A NAME.
THEY'RE CALLED TYRANTS.

BUT I...

I DIDN'T DO THIS
FOR MY OWN SAKE.

HE'S A STUBBORN
BOY. JUST AIN'T NO USE.

HARRY...

YOU SELL ALL KINDS OF
THINGS IN YOUR STORE.

YOU THINK YOU CAN FIND A
CUSTOMER FOR THESE BOOKS?

I'LL BUY THEM MYSELF. THEY'LL
BE ASHES IN FIVE MINUTES.

NOW WAIT A MINUTE,
HARRY. WAIT A MINUTE.

OWEN, WHY DON'T YOU PUT THESE

UP IN THE ATTIC FOR A FEW YEARS.

PERHAPS SOMEDAY THREE
WINDS MAY HAVE SIDEWALKS.

♪ HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL,
READS THE CARD OF A MAN ♪

♪ A KNIGHT WITHOUT
ARMOR IN A SAVAGE LAND ♪

♪ HIS FAST GUN FOR HIRE
HEEDS THE CALLING WIND ♪

♪ A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
IS THE MAN CALLED... ♪

♪ PALADIN ♪

♪ PALADIN, PALADIN,
WHERE DO YOU ROAM? ♪