Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963): Season 2, Episode 18 - Lady on the Stagecoach - full transcript

AN OLD APACHE LAW SAYS
NEVER ASK OF ANOTHER

THAT WHICH YOU ARE
NOT WILLING TO GIVE.

YOU'RE ASKING FOR A LIFE.

ARE YOU WILLING TO GIVE YOURS?

HANK. PALADIN.

I SWEAR I HAVEN'T SEEN
YOU SINCE LARAMIE.

AND THAT WAS A POKER
GAME I'LL NEVER FORGET.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
HERE IN THE TERRITORY?

I WAS WONDERING THAT MYSELF. THEY OFFERED
ME DOUBLE PAY TO RIDE SHOTGUN ON THIS TRIP.

OH, I SEE WHY THEY WANTED YOU.

HAD TO BE SOMETHING.



GIVE YOU A HAND UP. THANKS.

GOT ROOM FOR ONE MORE?

SURE DO.

GOOD.

I'LL THROW YOUR
SADDLE UP. THANKS, HANK.

I'LL NEED A ONE-WAY TICKET TO...

SAN FRANCISCO.

YES, SIR. ONE TO SAN FRANCISCO.

I'LL PUT THESE ON THE COACH.

WHY, YOU CLUMSY HEATHEN!

WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

LITTLE HORSE, STOP
IT! STOP IT, I SAY.

LITTLE HORSE, STOP IT!

THAT'S ENOUGH, THAT'S
ENOUGH. YOU MADE YOUR POINT!



[SPEAKS APACHE]

[APACHE]

IGNORANT SAVAGES,
GETTING SO MAD.

WHY DON'T YOU
FINISH YOUR BUSINESS?

I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

LITTLE HORSE USUALLY
DON'T CAUSE NO TROUBLE.

BUT HE WORKS FOR A FAMILY
HERE IN TOWN, THE GRAYSONS,

WHO AIN'T NOTED FOR THEIR
KIND TREATMENT OF REDSKIN...

UH, THEIR HELP.

LUCKY THERE WAS ROYALTY
SITTING BY TO COME TO THE RESCUE.

ROYALTY?

SHE'S THE DAUGHTER
OF CHIEF WHITE CLOUD.

WELL, AN APACHE
PRINCESS. ROYALTY, INDEED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PRINCESS.

I'M MOST GRATEFUL.

VERY INTELLIGENT YOUNG WOMAN.

JUST GRADUATED FROM A
LADIES' SEMINARY IN BOSTON.

IS THAT WHERE SHE'S COMING FROM?

TRAVELING STRAIGHT
THROUGH TO ARIZONA.

'MORNING, BEN. YOU
HAVE OUR TICKETS?

YES, MR. GRAYSON, AND
THE LUGGAGE IS RIGHT THERE.

VERY GOOD.

IS THAT WOMAN RIDING ON
THE SAME COACH WITH US?

YES, MA'AM, AND
SO'S THIS GENTLEMAN.

PALADIN.

UH, THIS IS MR. AND
MRS. GRAYSON.

HOW DO YOU DO? HOW DO YOU DO?

AND THIS IS MR. BARNES.

HE'S A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
BIGGEST FEED STORE IN ST. LOUIS.

CAN'T YOU ARRANGE TO HAVE HER
STAY OVER UNTIL THE NEXT COACH?

WHY?

THAT'S A FAIR QUESTION.

WELL, YOU SEE, IT'S
NOT THAT WE MIND,

BUT AFTER ALL, WE DO
HAVE A LADY RIDING WITH US.

I'M SURE YOU UNDERSTAND.

BUT, MR. BARNES, YOU PAID
FOR YOUR TICKETS YESTERDAY.

ARE WE JUST ABOUT READY TO ROLL?

RIGHT AWAY.

THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME.

MAY I ESCORT YOU TO THE COACH?

THANK YOU.

I LIKE TO BE OF
SERVICE TO A LADY.

THE PLEASURE IS ALWAYS MINE.

[COUGHING]

MIND IF I LOWER THAT CURTAIN?
IT'LL KEEP SOME OF THE DUST OUT.

OH, I BEG YOUR PARDON.

AWFULLY SORRY.
OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

THIS WAS FROM
PARIS, TOO, WASN'T IT?

YES, IT WAS.

'FRAID I SPILLED IT ALL.

THANK YOU.

WELL, PERFUME FROM PARIS,
AND CLOTHING FROM BOSTON.

I'D SAY THAT'S VERY
FITTING FOR A PRINCESS.

I'M TOLD YOU JUST GRADUATED FROM A
SCHOOL IN BOSTON. YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY HOME?

YES, I AM. FOR A SHORT STAY.

THEN SAN FRANCISCO.

WELL, THAT'S MY TOWN.

I'LL BE VERY GLAD TO SHOW IT TO
YOU. ARRANGE TICKETS FOR THE OPERA.

THANK YOU, BUT YOU'D
HAVE TO TAKE BOTH OF US.

AND I'M AFRAID YOU
WOULDN'T LIKE TO DO THAT.

BOTH OF YOU?

YES, I'M GETTING MARRIED.

HE WAS A CADET AT WEST POINT.

NOW HE'S A
LIEUTENANT IN THE ARMY.

WELL, YOU'LL MAKE
A LOVELY BRIDE.

THANK YOU.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

GONNA TAKE A LITTLE FIXIN'.
ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES OR SO.

WELL, MAY AS WELL STRETCH.

HARNESS NEEDS SOME REPAIRING.

WHOO.

I HAVE SOME SANDWICHES
AND ROAST CHICKEN.

SHALL WE SIT IN THE
SHADE AND EAT THEM?

THANK YOU, THAT'S
VERY THOUGHTFUL.

VERY THOUGHTFUL.

"YOU HAVE MANY ENEMIES WHO
KNOW NOT WHY THEY ARE SO,

"BUT LIKE THE VILLAGE CURS,
BARK WHEN THEIR FELLOWS DO."

"HENRY VIII," ISN'T
IT? THAT'S RIGHT.

"IF YOU HAVE NO ENEMIES, IT IS A
SIGN FORTUNE HAS FORGOTTEN YOU."

SO YOUR EDUCATION OF
SHAKESPEARE HAS NOT BEEN NEGLECTED.

NO, ONLY MY APPETITE.

OH, WHY THANK
YOU. HERE, DARLING.

WELL, PRINCESS, COME ALONG.

IT'S TIME FOR LUNCH.

WHAT'S THAT? A PIE. THERE.

NO, NO PIE. OH! THANK YOU.

[GARBLED TALKING]

EXCUSE ME, I THINK I
SHOULD WARN YOU PEOPLE

NOT TO WANDER TOO FAR
FROM THE STAGECOACH.

HM, WHY NOT? IS
THERE SOME DANGER?

DON'T YOU KNOW WE'RE CARRYING
A LARGE SHIPMENT OF GOLD?

OH, THAT'S WHY WE
HAVE A SHOTGUN GUARD?

THAT'S HANK SLADE. HE'S BEING PAID
DOUBLE TO RIDE THIS TRIP WITH US.

THIS COUNTRY IS
NOTORIOUS FOR ITS BANDITS.

COMPANY MUST BE
EXPECTING TROUBLE.

I'LL TAKE YOU BACK, PRINCESS.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

DO YOU MEAN TO SAY THERE MIGHT
BE SOME REAL DANGER FOR US HERE?

THAT DEPENDS ON THE
MOOD OF THE OUTLAWS.

I'VE SEEN STAGECOACH PASSENGERS
NOT ONLY HARMED, BUT MUTILATED.

I SAW ONE MAN WITH
HIS EARS CUT OFF.

WHY WOULD OUTLAWS
WANT TO DO THAT?

NOW, WHO CAN EXPLAIN THE
THINKING OF WANTON KILLERS?

PROBABLY JUST FOR AMUSEMENT.

HOWEVER, IN MOST CASES, THEY
SIMPLY KILL THE PASSENGERS.

LOOK, IF THE COMPANY
WAS EXPECTING TROUBLE,

WHY DIDN'T THEY TELL US? WE
DIDN'T HAVE TO TAKE THAT STAGE.

INDEED.

I DON'T THINK YOU'LL
BE IN ANY REAL DANGER,

UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

WE HAVE TO MAKE A STOP
AT A TRANSFER STATION

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S
RIGHT. I DON'T LIKE THIS.

IF YOU'RE REALLY WORRIED,
I OFFER YOU MY SERVICES.

I GUARANTEE SAFE DELIVERY AT
YOUR DESTINATION, FOR $100 APIECE,

PLUS A SMALL RETAINER.

LET ME SEE THAT.

WHY, THAT'S TERRIBLE.

YOU'RE JUST AS BAD
AS THOSE BANDITS.

VERY WELL. YOU HAVE IT YOUR WAY.

NO, WAIT, NOW,
WAIT. YOU'RE HIRED.

YOU GET US THERE
SAFELY, AND I'LL PAY.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL TAKE THAT SMALL
RETAINER I MENTIONED NOW. EXCUSE ME.

SMALL RETAINER IS
THIS BASKET OF FOOD,

AND I SUGGEST YOU THREE
GO BACK TO THE STAGECOACH.

PRINCESS.

SHALL WE DINE?

DO YOU SEE SOMETHING?

TRANSFER STATION
IS RIGHT UP AHEAD.

TELL US THE TRUTH, MR. PALADIN.

YOU DON'T REALLY EXPECT
ANY TROUBLE, DO YOU?

I DIDN'T.

BUT YOU'RE GOING TO
TAKE OUR MONEY ANYHOW.

YOU DIDN'T EXPECT...?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

LOOK, THERE'S NOBODY
AROUND. WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

WANT ME TO BARREL ON THROUGH?

I DON'T KNOW YET.

[FIRES] [WOMAN SCREAMS]

[FIRING CONTINUES]

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!

UP TOP WHERE I CAN DO SOME GOOD.

NO, STAY WITH US!
WE'LL ALL BE KILLED!

[GUNSHOT]

[FIRING CONTINUES]

H'YA!

[GROANS]

GET UP!

YOU DROPPED THESE LITTLE
THINGS WHEN YOU FELL.

GET MOVING.

WAIT A MINUTE. THERE'S A
WOUNDED MAN DOWN THAT ROAD.

HANK SLADE, HE'S A GOOD MAN.

I TOLD THE BOYS TO GET HIM RIGHT
AWAY SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE NO TROUBLES.

YOU'LL LET HIM DIE OUT THERE?

IF HE AIN'T DEAD, I'LL HAVE
HIM BRUNG IN. LET'S GO.

HURRY UP.

LIGHT THE OTHER LAMP.
IT'S GETTING DARK IN HERE.

SEE, THAT'S ALL THEY WANTED.

I'M GLAD I TOLD THEM WHERE IT
WAS. IT'S BOUGHT US ALL OUR LIVES.

IT'S BOUGHT US ALL A COMMON
GRAVE IF THIS MAN IS ED RANCE.

YOU KNOW ME?

I KNOW YOU.

BY REPUTATION.

WHERE YOU GOING?

UP TO THE MANTLE.

YOU WORRIED?

SO...

LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE WE'VE
GOT HERE BESIDES THE GOLD.

WHO'S THIS?

THAT'S DELLA WHITE CLOUD.

SHE'S THE DAUGHTER
OF AN APACHE CHIEF.

AND BAD TOTEM FOR YOU, RANCE.

WELL.

YOU'RE JUST ABOUT THE
PRETTIEST THING I EVER DID SEE.

PRETTIEST THING EVER.

NOW, MA'AM, YOU AIN'T GOT
NO CAUSE TO BE SCARED OF ME.

NONE AT ALL.

RANCE, DID YOU EVER SEE
WHAT HAPPENS TO A MAN

WHO TOUCHES AN APACHE
GIRL AGAINST HER WISHES?

IT TAKES HIM A WEEK TO DIE, AND
HIM PRAYING FOR DEATH EVERY MINUTE.

NONSENSE, SHE'S JUST AN INDIAN.

TAKE HER AND THE GOLD,
LET THE REST OF US GO!

YOU SIT DOWN.

AIN'T YOU EVER LEARNED
PROPER RESPECT FOR A LADY?

RED, HELP ME OUT WITH THE GOLD.

AH, RED, YOU BETTER STAY HERE
AND SEE THAT NOBODY DOES NOTHING.

GRADY, GIVE ME A HAND.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
BLOW THIS OPEN OUTSIDE.

WHY OUTSIDE?

I DON'T WANT TO
FRIGHTEN THE LADY.

[DOOR CREAKS]

IF YOU EVER LAY A HAND ON THAT
GIRL AGAIN, SO HELP ME, I'LL KILL YOU.

HANK, LET'S HAVE
A LOOK AT THE ARM.

PRINCESS.

EXCUSE US, PLEASE.

DRIVER, GET SOME OF
THE SHEETS OFF THAT BUNK.

[WOMAN GASPS]

PACK THE GOLD IN SIX BAGS

AND WEIGH THEM EVENLY
ACROSS THE SADDLES.

THAT'LL TAKE TIME.

I KNOW. I WANT A LITTLE TIME.

FOR WHAT?

FOR THE INDIAN GIRL.

NOW, LOOK, YOU KIDNAPPED
A WOMAN ONCE BEFORE.

YES, BUT THIS GIRL'S DIFFERENT. SHE'S
GOT SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME RESPECT HER.

HA! SHE DOES THAT, SHE
SURE AIN'T YOUR TYPE.

WHY NOT? WHAT AM I?

A FREAK?

SHE'S THE KIND OF GIRL,
THAT IF SHE GIVES HER WORD,

SHE KEEPS IT.

AN INDIAN ALWAYS
KEEPS A PROMISE.

WELL, JUST WHAT IS IT YOU
WANT HER TO PROMISE YOU?

YOU JUST KEEP YOUR FAT
MOUTH SHUT AND PACK THE GOLD.

TALK TO THEM.

YOU TALK THEIR LANGUAGE.

YOU TALK TO THEM, THEY
UNDERSTAND YOU BETTER.

[DOOR CREAKS OPEN]

THE GOLD'S BEING PACKED UP
SO IT WON'T BE MUCH LONGER NOW.

I SAID IT WON'T BE MUCH LONGER,

SO IF ANYBODY'D LIKE TO MAKE
A FEW CHOICE LAST WORDS,

NOW'S THE TIME.

LAST WORDS?

YOU'RE NOT SAYING
YOU INTEND TO...

OH, YES, EVERYBODY.

EXCEPT HER.

PERHAPS VERY FEW MEN HAVE THE
STOMACH FOR A FULL-SCALE MASSACRE.

DO YOU?

OR DO YOU HAVE
SOMETHING ELSE IN MIND?

YOU'RE REAL SMART.

THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY KILLING,
AND YOU DON'T REALLY WANT TO KILL US.

MAYBE I DO AND MAYBE I DON'T,

BUT IF THING DON'T WORK OUT THE
WAY I WANT THEM TO, I'M GOING TO.

WHAT THINGS?

MA'AM, THERE'S SOMETHING I
WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME.

STAY OUT OF THIS.

YOU WANT THE WHOLE
APACHE NATION AFTER YOU?

I AIN'T GONNA TELL YOU AGAIN
TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

MA'AM?

THINGS AIN'T AS
BAD AS THEY LOOK.

AND THEY AIN'T GONNA
BE AS BAD AS IT SOUNDS.

IT'S JUST THAT,

WHEN I SAW YOU TONIGHT,

WHEN I SAW YOUR
FACE, I KNEW THEN...

WHAT DID HE SAY YOUR NAME WAS?

IT'S DELLA.

YOU KNOW, YOU TALK REAL PRETTY.

IF YOU'RE JUST INTERESTED
IN TALKING TO A WOMAN,

THERE'S ANOTHER
ONE HERE. PALADIN!

I'M SURE MRS. GRAYSON
WILL BE VERY HAPPY

TO PASS THE TIME
OF DAY WITH YOU.

I'M TALKING TO MISS DELLA.

NOW, YOU ALL BETTER LISTEN REAL
CAREFUL TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.

BECAUSE MISS DELLA HERE'S GOING
TO HAVE TO DECIDE SOMETHING.

IT'S GONNA BE UP TO HER WHETHER
THE REST OF YOU PEOPLE LIVE OR DIE.

RANCE, WHAT ARE YOU PROPOSING?

MISS DELLA?

WE'RE GONNA BE OUT IN THE HILLS
HUNTING AND FISHING FOR 30 DAYS.

AFTER THAT TIME, IF YOU
DON'T LIKE ME, I'LL LET YOU GO.

I WON'T HURT YOU.
I'LL BE GOOD TO YOU.

SEE, MISS DELLA, I RESPECT YOU.

YOU ASK MY MAN GRADY
IF I DIDN'T TELL HIM THAT.

30 DAYS.

ALL I WANT IS YOUR WORD
THAT YOU WON'T RUN OUT ON ME.

RANCE, SHE'S NOT GOING WITH YOU.

IF SHE DON'T,

NOBODY'S GONNA
GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE.

EXCEPT RED, GRADY AND ME.

NOBODY.

IF YOU THINK I'M BLUFFIN',

I'M GONNA START RIGHT NOW. NO.

I'LL KILL THEM ALL,
SLOW AND EASY,

ONE BY ONE. YOU WANT
TO STAND HERE AND WATCH,

I'LL GIVE YOU A SHOW
LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN!

STARTING NOW WITH HIM.

PLEASE, GIVE ME TIME
TO THINK. A FEW MINUTES.

REMEMBER, MISS DELLA,
I'M NOT GONNA HURT YOU.

IT'S JUST THAT A MAN CAN GO CRAZY
HOLED UP IN A CANYON AT NIGHT.

STARS FLASHING IN THE
SKY AND NOBODY TO TALK TO.

IT'S JUST THAT A
MAN CAN GET LONELY.

ACHING LONELY.

THEY THINK I'M SOME KIND
OF AN ANIMAL, BUT I'M NOT.

PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE
TIME TO THINK IT OVER.

I GUESS IT'S ONLY FAIR.

RED, YOU KEEP YOUR EYE OUT.

I'LL GIVE GRADY A HAND.

PRINCESS.

ARE YOU COLD?

YES.

WELL, THIS SHOULD KEEP YOU WARM.

WHILE RANCE AND GRADY ARE FILLING
THEIR BOOTS WITH THIS SHARE OF THE GOLD,

GET THE GUN!

[DOOR CREAKS OPEN]

YOU TWO GET OUT OF HERE
AND GET THE HORSES READY.

ALL RIGHT, GET UP. [MOANS]

[DOOR CREAKS CLOSED]

BARNES, AS A MAN YOU
LEAVE A LITTLE TO BE DESIRED.

YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

MISS DELLA, I WANT
MY ANSWER NOW.

YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.
WE'LL ALL BE KILLED.

NOW, LISTEN, I WAS
WRONG. I KNOW THAT NOW.

WE'RE ALL EQUAL
IN THE EYES OF GOD.

YES, YES, GO WITH HIM.

IT WILL ONLY BE FOR A
LITTLE WHILE. HE SAID SO.

YOU CAN'T LET US ALL DIE!

I KNOW WHAT A
SACRIFICE IT IS, MY DEAR.

I DO KNOW, BUT
YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.

DELLA, BEFORE YOU
MAKE YOUR DECISION,

ONE LAST REMINDER OF
YOUR DAYS AT SCHOOL.

ONE QUOTATION FROM SHAKESPEARE.

WHAT IS THIS?

THAT'S NOT TOO MUCH TO ASK.

PLEASE? KEEP IT SHORT.

YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH
"ROMEO AND JULIET"?

THE FRIAR'S SPEECH
AT THE END OF THE PLAY.

WHERE THE FRIAR INSTRUCTS JULIET
ABOUT THE USE OF THE VIAL SHE DROPPED.

"THE ROSES IN THY LIPS AND
CHEEKS SHALL FADE TO PALY ASHES,

"THY EYES' WINDOWS FALL,

"LIKE DEATH."

I'VE MADE MY DECISION.

WHAT IS THAT?

YOU HAVE YOUR ANSWER,
RANCE. SHE'S DYING.

[GUN DROPS TO FLOOR]

RANCE, IT'S TOO BAD YOU'RE NOT
FAMILIAR WITH "ROMEO AND JULIET."

THE FRIAR INSTRUCTS
JULIET TO FEIGN DEATH,

AND BY PRETENDING TO REGAIN
EVERYTHING THAT SEEMED LOST.

NOW, GET UP.

I COULD'VE LET YOU FALL.

BUT I TRUSTED YOU AND
YOU PLAYED ME FOR A FOOL.

JUST TO SET THE RECORD
STRAIGHT, I PLAYED THE TRICK.

NOW, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CALL YOUR FRIENDS IN HERE?

I GUESS I HAVE NO CHOICE.

RED, GRADY, GET IN HERE.

GUNS ON THE FLOOR.
PUT 'EM OUT THERE!

I COULD'VE KILLED
EVERYBODY HERE.

BUT BECAUSE OF YOU, I DIDN'T.

BECAUSE I SAW
SOMETHING IN YOU THAT...

HE'S RIGHT, HE
COULD'VE KILLED US.

AND HE SAID ONE
THING THAT I BELIEVE.

HE SAID HE HAD RESPECT FOR ME.

THAT'S MORE THAN OTHERS HAD.

GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO RUN FOR IT.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY
I CAN THANK HIM.

RANCE.

THANK YOU, MISS DELLA. I'LL NEVER
FORGET YOU AS LONG AS I LIVE.

THERE IS THE SMALL MATTER
OF RELIEVING YOU OF THE GOLD.

95, 290, 300. EXACTLY RIGHT,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WELL, THE GOLD'S
INTACT, AND SO ARE WE.

SOMETHING SEEMS TO BE MISSING.

WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE IT COULD BE?

THERE WAS SOME
FOOD IN THE KITCHEN.

I MADE SANDWICHES.

THAT'S FINE, PRINCESS.

NO, THANK YOU, I'M NOT HUNGRY.

WHAT'S MISSING, HUH?

OH, YES.

THAT GLORIOUS VISION YOU
HAD. HOW DID IT GO AGAIN?

"WE'RE ALL EQUAL IN
THE EYES OF THE LORD."

HM? IT'S GONE.

SHALL WE DINE, MR. PALADIN?

PRINCESS, IT WOULD
BE A GREAT PLEASURE.

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

♪ A KNIGHT WITHOUT
ARMOR IN A SAVAGE LAND ♪

♪ THIS FAST GUN FOR HIRE
HEEDS THE CALLING WIND ♪

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

♪ PALADIN ♪

♪ PALADIN, PALADIN,
WHERE DO YOU ROAM? ♪♪