Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963): Season 2, Episode 20 - Juliet - full transcript

GENTLEMEN, IN THE
LAST FEW HOURS,

I'VE BEEN ABUSED, SHOT AT,
BEATEN, AND HAD MY HORSE STOLEN.

NOW, I'D LIKE A FEW ANSWERS,

IF YOU DON'T MIND.

[GUNSHOT] HOLD IT!

LET'S START WITH YOUR
NAME. WHAT YOU DOING?

MY NAME IS PALADIN.

I'M FROM SAN FRANCISCO
AND I'M JUST PASSING THROUGH.

OR MAYBE YOU'RE JUST
CALLING ON THE GIRL? JULIET?

OR YOU KNOW WHERE SHE IS?

WE JUST FINISHED BURYING
HER AUNT AND UNCLE.



NOW WE WANT HER.

YOU TWO DID THAT?

WHY SURE. THEY'RE
HARPERS AND WE'RE PIKES.

THE COLONEL'S COMING BACK.
MAYBE HE FOUND OUT SOMETHING.

WHO IS HE?

A STRANGER. KINDA ORNERY.

WELL, JUST LEAVE HIM BE.

I FOUND OUT WHERE THE GAL WENT.

NELSON, YOU GO
GET THE MAN'S HORSE.

ON FOOT AND WITHOUT A GUN,

HE AIN'T GONNA BE
NO TROUBLE TO US.

HYAH!

PULL 'EM UP! NOW!

NOW, GENTLEMEN, I USUALLY
BEGIN MORE POLITELY.



BUT IN THE LAST FEW HOURS,
I'VE BEEN BEATEN, ABUSED,

SHOT AT, I'VE LOST
MY HORSE AND MY GUN,

AND NOW I WANT SOME ANSWERS!

SINCE WHEN DO BUTTERFIELD
STAGES RUN DOWN FARES?

YOU SAW MY MONEY.

WE THOUGHT MAYBE YOU WAS
ONE OF JEREMIAH PIKE'S KIN.

COLONEL PIKE?
CONFEDERATE IRREGULARS?

THE SAME. WORSE THAN QUANTRILL.

DID YOU EVER HEAR WHAT HE DID
TO THOSE MARYLAND FARM PEOPLE?

I HEARD. BOTH SIDES, THE NORTH AND
THE SOUTH, HAD A PRICE ON HIS HEAD.

WE'RE CARRYING
SOMETHING HE WANTS, BAD.

WE FIGURED YOU WAS
ONE OF HIS TRICKS.

I'LL GET A HORSE AND A GUN IN THE
NEXT TOWN. SETTLE MY FARE THERE.

HYAH.

I'M JULIET HARPER.

MISS HARPER, I HAVE NO
INTENTION OF HARMING YOU.

WHY DON'T YOU
PUT THE KNIFE AWAY?

I HAVE SOME WATER
AND SOME LINEN HERE.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU NEED IT.

AH, THANK YOU.

MISS HARPER, THERE'S AN OLD
RULE AND A VERY GOOD ONE.

YOUNG LADIES SHOULD
NOT STARE AT STRANGERS.

PARTICULARLY VERY YOUNG LADIES.

IT CAUSES MISUNDERSTANDINGS.

I'M OLD ENOUGH TO TAKE
CARE OF MYSELF, THANK YOU.

I'M EIGHTEEN.

THAT MEANS YOU'RE ACTUALLY 17.

AT YOUR AGE, THE FEMALE OF
THE SPECIES ADDS ONE YEAR.

I'VE HEARD YOUR
NAME, MISS HARPER.

YOU WERE LIVING WITH
AN AUNT AND AN UNCLE.

AND YOU'RE TRYING TO FIND SOME
WAY TO TELL ME THEY'RE DEAD.

WELL, YOU GUESSED RIGHT.

THEY'RE DEAD.

OH, I'M AN EXPERT
ON THAT SUBJECT.

17. I'VE SEEN MORE DEATH
THAN MOST WOMEN AT 70.

YOU WANT TO HEAR
HOW MY FOLKS DIED?

JUST TRYING TO GET ENOUGH
MONEY TO GET US OUT OF THIS PLACE.

TO LET ME AND MY BROTHER
SEE HOW DECENT PEOPLE LIVED.

AND HAVE A DECENT EDUCATION.

AND A DECENT PLACE TO LIVE.

DECENT. THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
THAT WORD MEANS AT TONAPAW COUNTY.

AND THEY WON'T UNTIL EVERY LAST
PIKE AND HARPER IS DEAD AND BURIED.

NOW, DOES THAT
SOUND LIKE I'M 17?

DO YOU HAVE SOMEPLACE TO GO?

MY BROTHER GOT AWAY FIRST.

HE'S GOT SOME KIND OF
RANCH ON SANDWICH ISLANDS.

HAWAII, I THINK THEY CALL
IT NOW. AND HE SENT FOR ME.

I SPENT A YEAR IN HAWAII ONCE.

I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT THERE.

YOU MEAN IF I GET THERE.

THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS.

YOU KNOW HOW THEY
ROUND UP CATTLE THERE?

THEY DRIVE THEM INTO THE SURF.
THEY'RE SEA-GOING COWBOYS.

AFTERWARDS, THERE'S
MUSIC AND DANCING...

[GUNSHOTS] GET DOWN.

[SHOTS CONTINUE]

CAN'T REACH 'EM.

THEY'RE STAYING OUT
OF SHOTGUN RANGE.

WE'LL STILL TRY TO OUTRUN 'EM.

LISTEN, WE'RE
GONNA HAVE TO JUMP,

AROUND THE NEXT TURN.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO BREAK YOUR
ANKLES. LET'S TAKE THESE SHOES OFF.

[FIRING CONTINUES]

COME ON!

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES.

WHEN THEY STOP THAT STAGE,
THEY'LL KNOW WE JUMPED.

THEY WON'T KILL THE
SHOTGUN AND THE DRIVER,

BUT THEY'LL CERTAINLY
COME BACK FOR US.

GOTTA MOVE.

NOW, WE TAKE A
CHANCE ON THE SMOKE.

AND I'D BETTER BLOCK THE
LIGHT OUT OF THESE WINDOWS.

LET'S SEE, WE'RE ABOUT 14 MILES
NORTH OF THE STAGE LINE NOW.

YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHOSE
PLACE THIS MIGHT BE?

GOOD MORNING.

'MORNING.

THERE'S SOME FOOD ON THE TABLE.
IT'S COLD. I COULDN'T RISK A FIRE.

OH, THAT LOOKS GOOD.

AREN'T YOU HUNGRY?

I'VE ALREADY EATEN.

HOW LONG ARE WE GONNA STAY HERE?

WE CAN'T RISK TRAVELING
DURING THE DAY.

WE'LL STAY HERE TODAY AT LEAST.

OH, YOU SOUND CROSS.
DIDN'T YOU SLEEP WELL?

NO! THE FACT THAT THERE
ARE MEN OUT THERE HUNTING US

MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING
TO DO WITH THAT.

YOU WANNA CLEAN UP, THERE'S
A BUCKET AND WATER OUTSIDE.

I'M PLEASED YOU'VE NOTICED I'M
OLD ENOUGH TO CARRY A BUCKET.

MISS HARPER.

LET'S TRY AND
AGREE ON ONE THING.

THE FACT THAT YOU AND I
ARE HERE ALONE TOGETHER

DOES NOT MAKE THIS
A ROMANTIC INTERLUDE.

MY PRIMARY INTEREST
IS IN STAYING ALIVE.

YOU THINK YOU ARE SO SMART.

JUST A MINUTE.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THIS PLACE?

MAYBE IF YOU'D START
TREATING ME LIKE A WOMAN...

I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE
THAT POINT WITH YOU.

YOU AREN'T A WOMAN.

NOW, ABOUT THIS PLACE.

IT'S THE JOHNSON RANCH.

MY AUNT KNEW HER AND SHE
USED TO BRING ME UP HERE.

WAS MR. JOHNSON IN THE CAVALRY?

I THINK MY UNCLE SAID HE WAS
WITH CANNON OR SOMETHING.

CONFEDERATE ARTILLERY?

NO, UNION.

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE
ANYONE SAW THE JOHNSONS?

I GUESS AT LEAST A MONTH.

SOMEBODY IN TOWN THE
OTHER DAY WAS JUST...

[HORSES APPROACH]

NOW, MISS HARPER,

WE'VE GOT TO PUT THIS ROOM
BACK EXACTLY THE WAY WE FOUND IT.

NOW! COME ON!

WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THE JOHNSONS?

IF THEY'RE LUCKY THEY WERE PUSHED
OVER THE COUNTY LINE AT GUNPOINT.

THOSE SABERS UP ON THE FIREPLACE
ARE CONFEDERATE CAVALRY PIECES.

JEREMIAH PIKE! THAT'S
RIGHT, JEREMIAH PIKE.

WE PICKED THE
TIGER'S DEN TO HIDE IN.

[HORSES GET NEARER]

[HOOF BEATS OUTSIDE]

THE JACKET! I FORGOT THE JACKET.

AH, NELSON, YOU GET THE
BACON OUT OF THE SADDLE BAG?

YOU GOT TWO HANDS, AIN'T YA?

WHY I ALWAYS...?

GO ON, NOW, I'LL
FETCH SOME WATER.

DON'T THE COLONEL EVER GET
TIRED OF SNIFFING FOR TRAIL?

ACTS LIKE A BLAMED HUNTIN' DOG.

BETTER GET SOME FOOD ON.

HE'LL BE MIGHTY MEAN IF
YOU DON'T FIND THEIR PRINTS.

[SLAMMING SOUND]

[SLAMMING CONTINUES]

LOOK. THE JOHNSON KID
MUST'VE PLAYED UP HERE.

I USED TO MAKE
STRAW-FILLED DOLLS, TOO.

THAT WAS YEARS AGO, OF COURSE.

OF COURSE.

HAS JEREMIAH
SHOWN UP YET? NN-NN.

THE OTHER TWO ARE STILL IN
THE HOUSE. THEY GOT A FIRE GOING.

I HOPE HE DOESN'T.

I'M MORE AFRAID OF
HIM THAN ANYTHING.

THERE'S ONE THING ABOUT
BEING IN THE TIGER'S DEN.

IT'S THE LAST PLACE HE'D
EXPECT TO FIND HIS PREY.

WHY DON'T WE TALK
ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE?

I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOUR NAME.

IT'S PALADIN.

PALADIN?

MM-HMM.

SHALL I TELL YOU SOMETHING?

I'M NOT AFRAID.
NOT WITH YOU HERE.

DOES THAT SOUND REAL DUMB?

YES.

YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO MAKE
GOOD SENSE, DON'T YOU?

AS BEN JOHNSON SAID, "GOOD
JUDGMENT IS FORCED UPON US

"BY AGE AND EXPERIENCE."

YOU KEEP TRYING TO
SOUND SO BLAMED OLD.

ARE YOU TRYING TO IMPRESS
ME OR TO CONVINCE YOURSELF?

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING?

ARE YOU TRYING TO THINK
UP SOME LIE, MR. PALADIN?

SOMETHING TO SCARE ME WITH?

WELL, LET'S SEE.

YOU'RE USED TO RUNNING PEOPLE.

IF I'M SUCH A
CHILD, LIKE YOU SAY,

HOW COME YOU CAN'T RUN ME?

YOU MAKE A LOT OF MONEY.

AND YOU'VE LIVED WITH DANGER.

AND YOU'RE VERY EXPERIENCED
IN A LOT OF THINGS, I GUESS.

AND YOU'RE A GENTLEMAN.

AND YOU TRAVEL A LOT.

I TRAVEL, YES. YES.

I DO TRAVEL.

JUST SAY I HIRE OUT MY GUN.

I THINK YOU'RE LYING.

BUT EVEN IF YOU AREN'T,

MAYBE I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU ARE.

MISS HARPER,

LET ME TRY AND MAKE A POINT

THAT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER
IN YOUR FUTURE DEALINGS

WITH PEOPLE.

NOW, THE GUN I ORDINARILY
CARRY IN THIS HOLSTER

HAS A TWO OUNCE TRIGGER PULL.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?

TOUCH IT, BREATHE
ON IT, AND IT FIRES.

THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS IN LIFE

THAT ARE JUST AS DANGEROUS
AND JUST AS EASILY TRIGGERED

BY CARELESS, THOUGHTLESS PEOPLE.

YOU MEAN EMOTIONS? ARE THEY
SOMETHING I'M SUPPOSED TO BE AFRAID OF?

AT 17, YES.

YOU SAID YOU LEFT
TONAPAW TO FIND DECENCY.

JULIET, THAT'S WHAT DECENCY IS.

IT'S HOLDING ON TO THE
BELIEFS THAT KEEP US IN CHECK.

BUT SOMETIMES THOSE BELIEFS
CAN BE STRETCHED TERRIBLY THIN.

SO THAT A CARELESS ACT,

OR EVEN A CARELESS WORD
CAN BREAK THROUGH THEM.

THE TWO LOVELIEST
THINGS I KNOW...

A LOVELY GIRL,

AND A LOVELY WOMAN.

ONE HAS A FRESH INNOCENCE,

AND THE OTHER A KIND
OF RIPENED PERFECTION.

AND THERE'S A TIME
IN EVERY WOMAN'S LIFE,

WHEN SHE'S BOTH.

CHANGING BACK AND
FORTH LIKE QUICKSILVER.

THE RAREST AND LOVELIEST THING

IN ALL CREATION.

IF WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE,

THEN THE TIME COMES IN
HER LIFE WHEN SHE CHANGES,

AND SHE BECOMES ALL WOMAN,

AND THEN OUR RULES
CHANGE, DON'T THEY?

THE RULES CHANGE...

CONSIDERABLY.

AND NOW THAT, UH...

WE'VE GOTTEN YOUR MIND
OFF THOSE MEN DOWN THERE,

YOU FEEL BETTER?

IF WE'RE GONNA TRAVEL TONIGHT,
MAYBE WE BETTER GET SOME REST.

YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

THANK YOU.

[HORSE NEIGHS]

HEY, HEY!

JOHNSON!

COME ON OUT HERE.

WELL, I DON'T MAKE NO
MISTAKES ABOUT TRACKING.

STRANGER, HE COVERED
HIS TRACKS PRETTY GOOD.

BUT THE GIRL, SHE LEFT
ENOUGH TO MAKE IT EASY.

WELL, THEY SURE
AIN'T IN THE HOUSE.

WELL, I WONDER
WHERE THEY COULD BE.

THEY FOUND US.

NOW, JUST DON'T MOVE
AND DON'T MAKE A SOUND.

HEY, STRANGER!

WE KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!

WE KNOW THAT
YOU AIN'T GOT A GUN!

YOU'D HAVE SHOT BACK WHEN
MY NEPHEWS CHASED THAT STAGE

IF YOU'D HAD ANOTHER GUN!

NOW, IF YOU COME OUT NOW,

I PROMISE THAT NO
HARM WILL COME TO YOU.

YOU DON'T WANT TO GET KILLED
JUST BECAUSE OF THAT GAL!

NELSON, YOU TAKE THE FRONT.

TAD, THE BACK.

I'LL STAY HERE IN CASE
THEY MAKE A RUSH FOR IT.

WHEN YOU FIND 'EM, KILL 'EM.

[HAY RUSTLES]

COLONEL!

COLONEL!

GO IN THE HOUSE AND
GET SOME KEROSENE.

ALL YOU CAN FIND.
WE'LL BURN 'EM OUT!

DROP IT!

[FIGHTING SOUNDS]

[JULIET GRUNTING]

[JULIET SOBBING]

COME ON, NOW. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

[CONTINUES SOBBING]

WELL, AREN'T YOU LOVELY?

NOW, HERE IS YOUR TICKET.

I HAVE SENT YOUR
LUGGAGE TO THE SHIP,

AND ARRANGED WITH THE CAPTAIN FOR
YOU TO TAKE YOUR MEALS AT HIS TABLE.

I THINK YOU'LL FIND IT
A VERY PLEASANT TRIP.

I SAW THE WAY THOSE LADIES
LOOKED AT YOU THIS AFTERNOON.

YOU KNEW THEM, DIDN'T YOU?
THAT ONE WITH THE RED HAIR,

SHE COULDN'T BE MORE
THAN A YEAR OLDER THAN I AM.

AND YOU'RE TREATING ME LIKE
A DAUGHTER OR SOMETHING.

I KNOW THEY WERE LAUGHING AT ME.

THE ONE WITH THE RED
HAIR, THAT IS EILEEN ROTH,

AND SHE'S PRACTICALLY
ANCIENT. SHE'S 24.

WELL, I'LL BE 18 IN JULY.

WELL... JULIET.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

WOULD YOU COME TO HAWAII?

SOMEDAY, PLEASE.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I
PROMISED MYSELF THAT TRIP.

I WON'T LOOK AT ANOTHER MAN.

NOT EVEN SPEAK TO HIM. NO?

MISS HARPER?

I'M 3RD OFFICER JENKINS.

SINCE YOU'LL BE THE
ONLY WOMAN ON BOARD,

THE PURSER'S ASKED ME
TO ESCORT YOU TO THE SHIP.

AH, MR. JENKINS, I TRUST YOU'LL SEE
THAT MISS HARPER HAS A PLEASANT VOYAGE.

AH, WHAT... OH, YES, SIR.

I'LL SEE TO THAT, SIR.

I MEAN, YES, SIR.

OH, GOODBYE, PALADIN.

GOODBYE.

THE LADY WITH RED HAIR,
SHE WAITING IN DINING ROOM.

OH, YES, THE LADY WITH RED HAIR.

WELL, HEY BOY, SUPPER FOR TWO.

CHAMPAGNE AND NAPOLEON BRANDY.

YOU ALL RIGHT, MR. PALADIN?

WELL, MR. PALADIN WILL BE BETTER
BEFORE THIS EVENING IS OVER.

HE'LL FEEL LESS NOBLE,

BUT... MUCH BETTER.

[SPEAK CHINESE]

♪ "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? ♪♪