Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963): Season 2, Episode 1 - The Manhunter - full transcript

KILLING THAT BOY
IS A THING I REGRET

HAVING HAD TO DO,
BUT IF YOU PUSH ME

ANY FURTHER EVER,
YOU OR YOUR BROTHERS,

I WON'T SHOOT ONE
OF YOU IN THE ARM

AND HOLD MY FIRE ON THE OTHER.

I WON'T CHANCE IT A SECOND TIME.

MR. PALADIN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, HEY BOY.

NOTHING INTERESTING?

GEE, THAT'S TOO BAD.

HEY BOY, ONLY AN IDLE MAN



DOES NOT KNOW WHAT
IT IS TO ENJOY REST.

AS FOR MYSELF, I CAN ENJOY IT

VERY MUCH INDEED.

[TAPPING PAPER]

HEY BOY, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING WITH THE NEWSPAPER?

ALMOST FORGET, COME FROM KANSAS.

KANSAS? UM HMMM.

DAWES ELUDES KANSAS JUSTICE.

THE SEARCH FOR JIMMY DAWES,
WANTED IN KANSAS FOR MURDER

ENDED TODAY WHEN SHERIFF LYONS

DISCLOSED THAT HE HAD
CALLED OFF HIS POSSE

AT THE STATE LINE WHERE DAWES
HAD CROSSED INTO COLORADO.

INTERSTATE LAW AT THIS TIME

DOES NOT PROVIDE
FOR FUGITIVE RETURN,



THEREFORE DAWES CANNOT
BE BROUGHT BACK TO JUSTICE

BY STATE AUTHORITIES
AS LONG AS HE REMAINS

OUTSIDE THE KANSAS BOUNDARIES.

YOU FIND SOMETHING, MR. PALADIN?

WELL...

HEY BOY, IN MY BUSINESS
IT'S ALWAYS A QUESTION

WHETHER I FIND SOMETHING...

OR IF SOMETHING FINDS ME.

OH, YEAH.

YOU FOLLOWED ME
A LONG WAY, MISTER.

HIS FAMILY MUST'VE
PAID YOU A LOT.

A THOUSAND DOLLARS,
BOY. AND I'VE EARNED IT.

YOU HAVEN'T EARNED
YOUR BOUNTY YET.

I'M NOT A BOUNTY HUNTER, SON.

I GET PAID WHETHER
YOU GO BACK, OR NOT.

YOU KILLED A MAN IN KANSAS.
SOME SAY IT WAS MURDER.

YOU HAVE TO GO
BACK AND STAND TRIAL.

IT WILL BE A FAIR TRIAL,
I PROMISE YOU THAT.

I'LL GET A QUICK HANGIN'
AND NOTHING MORE.

THIS IS MY COUNTRY,
AND I'M ALMOST HOME.

ONCE THERE, THERE AIN'T
NOBODY GONNA GET ME.

NOT FROM MY KIN.

DON'T!

YOU STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

DROP THAT RIFLE, BOY.

YOU BROUGHT HIM
TO THE WRONG PLACE.

YOU BROUGHT HIM HOME.

I THOUGHT HIS FAMILY
MIGHT WANT TO BURY HIM.

WHO HIRED YOU?

HAD YOU HEARD THAT
HE MURDERED A MAN?

WE HEARD HE KILLED A
MAN. HE PROBABLY HAD TO.

WE KNOW IT WAS A
LONG WAYS FROM HERE.

WHO HIRED YOU TO
KILL HIM, GUNFIGHTER?

YOU'RE SAM TRUITT? THAT'S RIGHT.

MR. TRUITT, I HEAR YOU'RE
AN HONEST PEACE OFFICER.

THIS IS A KANSAS WARRANT FOR
THE ARREST OF JAMES DAWES.

THE MURDERED MAN'S FAMILY
HIRED ME TO BRING HIM BACK.

HE MADE A FIGHT OF IT,
GOT OFF SEVERAL SHOTS.

I HAD TO KILL HIM.

MURDERED, GUNFIGHTER.

THAT'S THE WORD FOR IT, I THINK.

GET OFF YOUR HORSE.

GIVE ME YOUR GUN.

YOU WANT ME TO TAKE IT FROM YOU?

THAT MIGHT TAKE SOME
LITTLE DOING, MR. TRUITT.

AND I DON'T THINK IT'D
BE WORTH YOUR WHILE.

YOU'VE EARNED YOUR BLOOD MONEY.

JUST BE HERE TOMORROW
FOR THE INQUEST.

UNTIL THEN, YOU
KEEP AWAY FROM ME.

THE SIGHT OF YOU MAKES
ME SICK TO MY STOMACH.

THE HORSE IS HIS.

THE SADDLE'S MINE,

AND I WANT IT.

I'D LIKE A ROOM AND A BATH.

YOU THE ONE THAT
KILLED THE DAWES BOY?

I'D LIKE THE WATER HOT, PLEASE.

IF I GIVE YOU A
ROOM, MR. PALADIN...

PEOPLE ARE GONNA ASK ME WHY.

I WAS JUST WONDERING
IF YOU'RE WORTH

THAT KIND OF TROUBLE TO ME?

LANDLORD, I'M TIRED...

AND I'M ALMOST OUT OF PATIENCE.

YOU TELL PEOPLE I
GAVE YOU NO CHOICE

AND I'D LIKE MY KEY, PLEASE.

ON THE FIRST LANDING.

THANK YOU.

MR. PALADIN...

THESE ARE GOOD PEOPLE.

BUT I'D SLEEP LIGHTLY...

WERE I YOU.

WHO ARE YOU?

I SHOULD'VE USED BOTH BARRELS.

WHO ARE YOU?!

IT'S THE BOY'S BROTHER.

BEN. BEN DAWES.

THE KANSAS WARRANT IS IN ORDER.

THE DAWES BOY WAS A FUGITIVE.

ANY CITIZEN, OR
WHATEVER, HAS THE RIGHT

TO MAKE SUCH AN ARREST.

I SEE NO REASON TO
HOLD YOU, MR. PALADIN.

[MEN COMPLAINING]

[GAVEL THUMPING]

BOYS...

HAD THERE BEEN A
WITNESS TO THIS KILLING,

WE MIGHT HAD HEARD ANOTHER
ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED.

BUT UNDER THE
PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES,

I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT
TO FIND THAT JAMES DAWES

DIED A FUGITIVE WHILE
RESISTING CITIZEN ARREST.

AND THAT MR. PALADIN
IS LEGALLY ABSOLVED

OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY.

THE INQUEST IS
CLOSED, GENTLEMEN.

[LOUD COMPLAINING]

I'LL TAKE MY GUN
NOW, MR. TRUITT.

I'LL TELL YOU
SOMETHING, GUNFIGHTER.

I DON'T SUPPOSE
YOU REALIZE IT YET,

BUT YOU'RE A DEAD MAN.

I MET BEN DAWES.
HE'S NOT QUITE MY SIZE.

YOU'RE SMUG AND THAT'S GOOD.

WHEN THE TIME COMES AND
THEY FIND YOU, IT'LL MAKE IT EASY.

WHO'S THEY?

I WANT YOU OUT OF
THIS TOWN IN 15 MINUTES.

WHO ARE THE OTHERS?

THE BOY YOU MURDERED
HAS THREE BROTHERS.

THEIR BLOOD RUNS THICK.

YOU MET ONE LAST NIGHT,

BUT CHARLIE AND CLAY
ARE NOT SO YOUNG.

THEY WON'T STOP,
AND THEY WON'T MISS.

NOW I'M WARNING
YOU... WHERE ARE THEY?

ARE YOU SWEATING, GUNFIGHTER?

IT'S A HOT DAY.

I SWEAT LIKE ANYONE ELSE.

LIKE JIMMY DAWES DID?

MY GUN, MR. TRUITT.

SEE YOU SOON.

CHARLIE AND CLAY HAVE
BEEN AWAY BUYING HORSES.

THEY'RE DUE BACK BEFORE SUNDOWN.

THEY'VE HEARD BY NOW
AND WILL BE PUSHING.

I WANT YOU GONE
WHEN THEY GET HERE.

CHARLIE DAWES WILL
FIND YOU AND KILL YOU.

BUT I DON'T WANT IT TO BE HERE.

YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

I DON'T WANT TO HANG A GOOD
MAN FOR KILLING A THING LIKE YOU.

NOW YOU BUY YOURSELF A
HORSE, AND GET OUT OF THIS TOWN.

YOU'LL GET YOUR
GUN AS YOU LEAVE.

GIVE ME AN EXCUSE.

I REMEMBER THAT BOY, I
HAD A WARM FEELING FOR HIM.

THERE'S YOUR SADDLE.

IN CASE NO ONE'LL SELL
YOU A HORSE, MISTER...

THERE'S A STAGE AT THREE.

BUT I'D TRY NOT TO
WAIT, IF I WERE YOU.

I WILL TAKE MY GUN NOW.

PUT IT IN YOUR BLANKET,
AND THE DERRINGER TOO.

I THINK NOT.

NOW, WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE HERE.

NO GUNS WORN IN THE TOWN LIMITS.

NOW WE DON'T USUALLY ENFORCE IT,

BUT IF YOU STRAP THAT ON,

YOU'LL SPEND THE NEXT SEVEN
DAYS IN A CELL, I GIVE YOU MY WORD.

WHAT NOW, GUNFIGHTER?

ANOTHER KILLING?

YOU ABUSE YOUR BADGE, OLD MAN.

AND YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE
THE STRENGTH TO BACK IT UP.

BUT I HAVE A DEEP
RESPECT FOR THE LAW,

AND I'M NOT GONNA PUSH IT.

WHY'S THAT GUN BELT ON THERE?

I'M NOT WEARING
A GUN, MR. DAWES.

RIDE OUT, TOM.

THE GUNFIGHTER'S
NOT GOING WITH YOU.

I SAID RIDE OUT, TOM.

CHARLIE!

I TOLD YOU TO BUY
YOURSELF A HORSE, MISTER.

NOW YOU DO IT, AND
GET OUT OF MY TOWN.

PUT THAT GUN AWAY, CHARLIE.

I SAID, PUT THAT GUN AWAY.

NOT ON YOUR LIFE.

NOW SAM, BACK AWAY.

HE SAID HE WAS YOUR FRIEND.

WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL ARE YOU?

CLAY...

TAKE HIM OVER TO THE PUMP.

YOU HAVE UNTIL SUNDOWN TO LEAVE.

YOU WEAR YOUR GUN OR NOT,

IT'S NOT GONNA
MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.

NOW YOU GET OUT OF MY SIGHT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WAIT UNTIL SUNDOWN.

I CAN PUT MY GUN ON RIGHT NOW.

YOU SWEAT IT OUT FIRST, MISTER.

YOU THINK ABOUT
DYIN' FOR AWHILE...

LIKE MY BROTHER MUST'VE DONE.

THEN WE'LL COME FOR YOU.

AND WHEN WE COME FOR YOU,

YOU'RE GONNA DIE.

DAWES, IN THAT HOLSTER
IS A HAND-CRAFTED WEAPON.

I'M AN EXPERT IN ITS USE.

BUT I HAVE KILLED, ONLY I HOPE,

WHEN THERE WAS NO
OTHER CHOICE LEFT ME.

NO MAN HAS A RIGHT
TO DO MORE THAN THAT.

I AM NOT LEGALLY AT FAULT
FOR YOUR BROTHER'S DEATH.

NOR MORALLY AT FAULT EITHER.

NOW YOU THINK ON
THAT UNTIL SUNDOWN.

ALSO, THAT I MAY
NOT BE THE ONLY ONE

TO DIE ON THIS STREET
BEFORE NIGHTFALL.

YOU'LL BE NEEDING A DOCTOR, SAM.

COME ON, LET ME HELP YOU.

SAM...

TWO OR THREE
HOURS, IT'LL BE OVER.

NOW DON'T DO ANYTHING FOOLISH.

DON'T MAKE ME KILL YOU.

SAM...

COME IN.

IN OUR TRADES IT
ALWAYS COMES TO THAT,

DOESN'T IT, GUNFIGHTER?

TRUITT, I DON'T WANT YOUR HELP.

YOU'D JUST HINDER ME.

I DON'T PLAN TO SEE
THEM MURDER YOU.

NOT IN MY TOWN.

YOU'RE A FOOL, AND
I MEANT WHAT I SAID.

YOU'D GET YOURSELF
KILLED, AND ME WITH YOU.

NOW LISTEN TO ME...

I DON'T WANT YOU, OLD MAN!

NOT AT ALL!

BUT I CAN USE YOUR GUN.

IT'S GETTING TO BE
ABOUT THAT TIME, CHARLIE.

I GUESS SO.

PALADIN!

PALADIN!

PALADIN...

I COULD HELP YOU.

MR. PALADIN...

BEN THE BOY, HE'S OUT BACK.

HE'S GOT THE SHOTGUN.

YOU!

YOU LET IT DROP!

LET IT DROP!

NOW THE RIFLE.

I WON'T SAY IT AGAIN.

IF NOT NOW...

THEN SOMEDAY, GUNFIGHTER.

I WON'T FORGET,
AND I WON'T STOP.

I HAD NO CHOICE
ABOUT YOUR BROTHER.

SOMEDAY, THAT'S ONE THING
YOU GOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

DAWES...

I WON'T KEEP YOU WAITING.

THERE'D BE NO POINT.

AND BESIDES, I THINK
I OWE YOU SOMETHING

FOR SAM TRUITT.

GO AHEAD. I'M NOT GONNA
MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU.

YOU BETTER TEND TO HIM.

HE'S LOSING BLOOD.

PALADIN...!

IT'S NOT FINISHED.

NOW, I'M GONNA SAY
THIS TO YOU ONCE MORE.

I KILLED YOUR BROTHER, YES.

I HAD TO.

HE WAS A BOY.

HE WAS 18 YEARS OLD.

YOU THINK I'M
GONNA LET THAT LIE?

KILLING THAT BOY
IS A THING I REGRET,

BUT IF YOU PUSH ME ANY FURTHER,

YOU OR YOUR BROTHERS EVER,

I WON'T SHOOT ONE
OF YOU IN THE LEG,

AND HOLD MY FIRE
ON THE OTHER ONE.

I WON'T CHANCE IT A SECOND TIME.

CLAY!

LEAVE IT BE.

IT'S FINISHED.

MY APOLOGIES, MR. TRUITT.

BUT IT'S A THING I FELT I
COULD DO BEST ALONE.

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN NO
MAN COULD HAVE DONE TO ME

WHAT CHARLIE DAWES DID TODAY.

OR WHAT YOU DID EITHER.

THERE WAS A TIME, GUNFIGHTER...

I KNOW THAT, SIR.

I'M SURE OF IT.

♪ 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 ♪