Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963): Season 2, Episode 26 - Death of a Gunfighter - full transcript

PALADIN.

THANK YOU, HEY BOY.

[LAUGHING]

HEY BOY, ALTHOUGH I CONSIDER
CURIOSITY TO BE ONE OF

THE PERMANENT AND CERTAIN
VIRTUES OF A VIGOROUS MIND,

THERE ARE THOSE THAT CONSIDER
CURIOSITY AFTER THE AFFAIRS OF ANOTHER

AS BEING MOTIVATED
BY ENVY, OR AN EVIL MIND.

OH. [SPEAKS CHINESE]

THAT'S ALL, HEY BOY.

"BLOOD FEUD RAGES IN NEW MEXICO.

"SANTOS, NEW MEXICO-VIOLENCE FLARED
AGAIN TODAY IN THE WREN-SEBREY FEUD



"WHEN JUAN CARLOS MORRITA
KILLED JAMES SEBREY IN A GUN FIGHT

"IN SANTOS, NEW MEXICO.

"MORRITA, A NOTORIOUS KILLER, HAD
HIRED HIS GUN TO THE WREN FACTION.

"IT IS BELIEVED THAT SOME
38 MEN HAVE ALREADY DIED."

RAISE 'EM.

I SAID RAISE 'EM.

CHARLIE.

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

MR. SEBREY!

IS IT MR. SEBREY?

NO, HE'S NOT MORRITA.

JOHN SEBREY? THAT'S RIGHT.

WHO'S THAT ON THE GROUND?

JUAN MORRITA'S BROTHER.



HOW LONG'S HE BEEN THERE?

WE HUNG HIM THIS MORNING.

AND HE'S SUPPOSED TO STAY
THERE UNTIL MORRITA COMES FOR HIM?

THAT'S IT, MISTER.

NOW, WHO ARE YOU?

PALADIN.

YOU'RE LATE.

LET'S GO INSIDE.

SEBREY!

I DON'T WANT THIS JOB.

YOU HEAR HIS REPUTATION,
MISTER? IT SCARE YOU?

IT DIDN'T SCARE ME.

I JUST DON'T WANT THIS JOB.

I SENT YOU $500 ON ACCOUNT.
I'LL HAVE THE MONEY BACK.

THERE'S ONLY $300
HERE. I'LL TAKE THE REST.

TRAVEL EXPENSES, MR. SEBREY.

A ROOM AT A HOTEL TONIGHT
AND MY TIME HAS VALUE.

MORRITA KILLED 9 HUMAN
BEINGS. HE'S AN ANIMAL.

YOU HUNT AN ANIMAL. A KILLER.

YOU DO WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO.

YOU GONNA LEAVE THAT
BOY THERE ON THE GROUND?

THAT'S RIGHT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT MORRITA'S
A COLD-BLOODED KILLER.

I KNOW HE KILLED YOUR SON IN A
GUNFIGHT THAT WAS NO CONTEST.

I CAME HERE TO TAKE HIM FOR YOU.

BUT I BURY THE DEAD, MR. SEBREY.

MY HORSE IS OUTSIDE.

I'LL TAKE HIM TO THE LIVERY.

THANK YOU.

YOU STAYING LONG, MISTER?

JUST THE NIGHT.

BATH?

WATER'S KIND OF SCARCE
AROUND HERE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

YOU GET A PITCHER FULL, YOU
CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT WITH IT.

IT'S, UH, REAL WARM.

I KNOW.

THAT'LL BE, UH, $3,
MR. PALADIN, WITH THE HORSE.

THERE YOU ARE.

THANK YOU.

IT THE SECOND DOOR ON THE RIGHT.

MR. PALADIN?

THEY STOP YOU?

THEY STOPPED ME.

YOU THE GUNFIGHTER?

I'M THE MAN SEBREY BROUGHT IN.

MORRITA KILLED 9 MEN.

SOME SAY MORE.

HE NEEDS DYING.

YOU KNOW HIM?

HE WAS BORN HERE.

TWO OF THE MEN OUTSIDE TALKED AS IF
THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT MORRITA LOOKED LIKE.

BUT YOU DO. HOW WELL?

HE'S A FRIEND OF MINE.

USED TO BE.

AND YOU WANT HIM DEAD?

I TOLD YOU, MR. PALADIN...

HE NEEDS DYING.

OH, I BROUGHT YOUR
HORSE AROUND, MR. PALADIN.

THE BOY'S PUTTING
THE SADDLE ON HIM.

THANK YOU.

GRACIAS, CHICO.

CHARLIE!

IS THIS YOUR FIGHT, MISTER?

NO, IT ISN'T MY FIGHT.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, MORRITA.

YOU DON'T KILL A MAN LIKE THAT.

THE GIRL.

WHO IS SHE?

THEY SAY SHE WAS
GONNA MARRY MORRITA.

THEY SAY SHE LOVES HIM.

YOU GOING AFTER
HIM ALONE? NOT GOOD.

DO YOU OWE THAT TO SEBREY?

I OWE IT TO HIM.

I OWE IT TO MYSELF.

MR. PALADIN?

DON'T STAND IN FRONT OF HIM.

THEY SAY HE CAN PULL A GUN
FASTER THAT THE EYE CAN FOLLOW.

IS THAT WHAT THEY SAY?

JUAN MORRITA.

YES, I KNOW HIM.

BY SIGHT?

HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN AFTER HIM, MISTER?

'BOUT THREE WEEKS. DO
YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS?

YES, I KNOW WHERE HE IS.

NOW, WHAT DID HE DO, SHERIFF?

HE PAY YOU, OR ARE
YOU JUST SCARED?

WHO DID HE KILL, MISTER?

YOUR BROTHER?

A FRIEND?

WHERE IS HE?

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE
YOU'VE READ A PAPER, MISTER?

"AMNESTY.

"THREE YEARS OF
VIOLENCE ENDED TODAY

"WHEN A GENERAL AMNESTY WAS DECLARED IN
THE BLOODY WREN/ SEBREY FEUD IN NEW MEXICO.

"THE AMNESTY WAS CALLED BY
MAJOR GENERAL THOMAS HARDY.

"THE INVOLVED PRINCIPALS
HAVE LAID DOWN THEIR ARMS

"AND TAKEN OATHS
TO KEEP THE PEACE.

"GENERAL HARDY SAID
ANYONE BREAKING THE AMNESTY

"WOULD BY SUMMARILY
COURT-MARTIALED AND EXECUTED.

"AMONG THOSE
TAKING THE OATH WAS...

"JUAN MORRITA."

YOU DON'T BREAK THE AMNESTY.

IT WOULD START THE
WHOLE THING OVER AGAIN.

WHERE IS HE?

ON HIS WAY HOME. BACK TO SANTOS.

THANK YOU.

MISTER.

YOU KILL HIM,

YOU'LL HANG.

YOU'VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND THERE'S
BEEN RIGHT AND WRONG ON BOTH SIDES.

IT HAD TO STOP SOMEWHERE.

LET IT LIE. IT'S DONE.

ALMOST. NOT QUITE, BUT ALMOST.

NOW, SEE HERE.

I KNOW MORRITA. I RESPECT HIM.

HE SAYS HE WANTS
TO HANG UP HIS GUN.

I BELIEVE HIM.

JOHN SEBREY, THAT DAY.

THAT DAY YOU SHOT A
WOUNDED MAN IN COLD BLOOD.

MY BROTHER WAS 18 YEARS OLD.

AND SEBREY PUT A ROPE
AROUND HIS NECK AND HUNG HIM.

YOUR GUN BELT, LET IT DROP.
ACT FOOLISH AND I'LL KILL YOU.

HOW MANY MEN DID
YOUR BROTHER KILL?

YOUR 18-YEAR-OLD BROTHER?

HOW MUCH DID HE SELL
HIS LIFE FOR, MORRITA?

NOW BACK AWAY.

HOW MANY MEN?

MISTER, I DON'T
WANT TO KILL YOU.

I DON'T KNOW YOU. I
HAVE NO HATE FOR YOU.

I DON'T WANT TO KILL AGAIN.

HOW MUCH ARE SEBREY'S
PEOPLE PAYING YOU?

JUST HOW MUCH AM I WORTH?

NO CHARGE.

I WANT YOU FOR MYSELF.

WHY?

I AM NOTHING TO YOU.

WHAT IS IT? TO
FIND HOW FAST I AM?

YOU SHOULD'VE MADE
YOUR FIRST SHOT DO.

IF YOU'D JUST KILLED SEBREY

I'D NEVER HAVE GIVEN
YOU SECOND THOUGHT.

YOU FOLLOW ME,
I'LL KILL YOUR HORSE.

DO NOT MAKE ME DO THAT, SEÑOR.

I LOOK INTO YOUR EYES, I ASK
MYSELF WHY YOU FOLLOW ME.

I PUT MY LIFE IN YOUR HANDS.

I WON'T KILL YOU.

I WON'T KILL AGAIN.

MISTER, I GIVE YOU $200.

ALL I HAVE.

TAKE ME HOME, ALIVE.

DO NOT LET ANYONE LAY A
GUN ON ME 'TIL I GET THERE.

TAKE ME HOME,

SO I CAN SEE MY PEOPLE.

A MAN SHOULD DIE
AMONG HIS PEOPLE.

AND I WILL NOT WEAR A GUN AGAIN.

FAST HANDS.

I WON'T LIVE A WEEK.

I WON'T WEAR A GUN, I SAID IT.

BUT I DON'T GIVE MYSELF A WEEK.

I DREAM OF THEM.

I PRAY FOR SLEEP.

I PRAY, AND THEN
I DREAM OF THEM.

TWELVE MEN.

I WAS AN ALTAR BOY, PALADIN.

I WAS THIS CLOSE TO
GOD WHEN I WAS A CHILD.

AND NOW I HAVE KILLED 12 MEN.

I SEE THEIR FACES.

I CANNOT FORGET THEM.

IF I CANNOT, PALADIN,

THEN THE OTHERS?

THEN WHY GO BACK?

TO TRY.

AND BESIDES...

MAYBE I AM WRONG.

MAYBE FAST HANDS CAN
BE GOOD HANDS, TOO.

MAYBE SO.

[SIGHS]

HOW MUCH LONGER DO YOU MAKE IT?

TWO MORE DAYS, WE'LL BE THERE.

YOU KNOW, A MAN SPEAKS OF
DEATH, BUT HE DOES NOT MEAN IT.

HE IS NOT SINCERE.
NO MAN WANTS TO DIE.

I WANT TO LIVE, PALADIN.

I WANT TO BY MARRIED.

DO YOU THINK I HAVE THAT RIGHT?

I THINK YOU HAVE
THE RIGHT TO TRY.

WITH MARIA, I COULD TRY.

SHE'S A LOVELY WOMAN
WITH A TENDER SPIRIT.

I WOULD GIVE MY EYES TO KNOW
I COULD GROW OLD WITH HER.

YOU WILL MEET HER, PALADIN.

YOU WILL SEE IF SHE IS
NOT A WOMAN TO BEHOLD.

[INAUDIBLE]

WHY IS THAT STILL UP?

FOR HIM.

FOR HIS KIND. AS A WARNING.

[♪♪]

AY, IS THIS NOT A FINE AFFAIR
FOR A HOMECOMING, HUH?

AND FOR ANNOUNCING A MARRIAGE.

HOW DO YOU LIKE HER, PALADIN?

OH, JUAN!

WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF MY MARIA, HUH?

I THINK WELL OF HER. AS YOU
SAID, JUAN, SHE'S A LOVELY WOMAN.

YES.

SHE IS!

MY MARIA IS BEAUTIFUL,
AND WE WILL BE MARRIED.

WE WILL BE MARRIED AND
WE WILL HAVE CHILDREN.

AND WE WILL LIVE
TOGETHER UNTIL WE ARE OLD,

AND, EH, I TALK TOO MUCH.

I'M DRUNK. ALMOST.

I LOVE YOU, MARIA.

I WANT VERY MUCH
FOR YOU TO BE MY WIFE.

[♪ MUSIC STARTS ♪]

PALADIN!

DANCE WITH MY LADY! DANCE!

MY PLEASURE, JUAN.

WOULD YOU MIND, MR. PALADIN?
I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU.

TONIGHT HE'S DRUNK.

TONIGHT HE REMEMBERS HOW
MUCH WE USED TO LOVE EACH OTHER.

DO YOU THINK HE'LL
REMEMBER TOMORROW, SEÑOR?

DO YOU THINK HE'LL REMEMBER
WHEN HE'S TIRED OR BORED OR ANGRY?

WHEN HE FEELS HE
MUST KILL SOMEONE?

PERHAPS YOU'D
BETTER ASK HIM, MARIA.

I DON'T SPEAK FOR HIM.

DO YOU LOVE HIM?

DO YOU LOVE A PANTHER?

YOU ADMIRE HIS
GRACE AND HIS BEAUTY.

MAN LIKE THAT, IF YOU'RE
A WOMAN, HE CAN STIR YOU.

I DON'T KNOW IF I LOVE HIM,

BUT I DON'T WANT TO MARRY HIM.

THEN TELL HIM.

HE'S JUAN MORRITA.

12 MEN, SEÑOR. DO YOU KNOW HOW SIMPLE
IT WOULD BE FOR HIM TO KILL ANOTHER?

WHO?

ANOTHER.

NO MORE, MARIA.

IT'S FINISHED. I BELIEVE HIM.

THEN YOU DON'T KNOW HIM.

I HOPE I DO.

I'M GOING TO MARRY
SOMEONE ELSE, SEÑOR.

HE'S NOT A GUNFIGHTER
AND I'M AFRAID FOR HIM.

WELL, TELL JUAN.

HE'LL UNDERSTAND.
HE WON'T KILL THIS MAN.

AND IF HE TRIES?

JUAN WILL NOT
STRAP ON A GUN AGAIN.

BUT IF HE TRIES?

IF HE TRIES, THEN I'LL STOP HIM.

WON'T LET WHO...?

JUAN.

DO WHAT, PALADIN?

I WON'T LET YOU STRAP
ON A GUN AGAIN, JUAN.

I GAVE YOU MY WORD.
WHY SHOULD I BREAK IT?

I DON'T THINK YOU WILL.

BUT MARIA DOES? IS THAT IT?

WHY, MARIA?

WHY?!

I DON'T WANT TO MARRY YOU, JUAN.

I LOVE YOU.

IT'S TOO LATE.

WHEN THE GANDER'S
AWAY, THE GOOSE WILL PLAY.

BUT WITH WHOM?

THERE'S ONLY THAT, I THINK.

I LOVE HIM, JUAN.

I BELIEVE YOU.

NOW, TELL ME HIS NAME.

DON'T KILL HIM.

HIS NAME!

YOU KNOW MY NAME, JUAN.

I KNOW YOUR NAME.

I CALLED YOU "FRIEND."

DO YOU HAVE A GUN, FRIEND?

I OWN ONE.

[WOMAN SCREAMS]

JUAN. JUAN, YOU
GAVE ME YOUR WORD.

IN THE MORNING.

DO NOT MAKE ME COME AFTER YOU.

DIE BIG, MISTER.

MAYBE SHE'LL CRY FOR YOU.

JUAN.

LET HIM ALONE.

NO.

I HAVEN'T WORN MY GUN. I
ASK YOU THIS AS A FAVOR. NO!

WHEN A MAN STEALS FROM YOU,
HE TAKES A PART OF YOUR LIFE.

HE TAKES WHAT YOU ARE.
HE'S A DEAD MAN, PALADIN.

FORGET HIM. I CAN'T DO THAT.

I TOLD YOU TO STAY IN THE HOTEL.

I WON'T HIDE FROM HIM.

WILL YOU GET BACK IN THERE.

YOU SHOULD'VE WORN YOUR
GUN IF YOU MEANT TO STOP THIS.

I THOUGHT I MIGHT BE ABLE
TO PREVENT A KILLING IF I DIDN'T.

GET OUT OF THE WAY!

LET'S GET INSIDE.

PALADIN!

STEP AWAY FROM HIM.
DO NOT MAKE ME KILL YOU.

MARIA, GET A DOCTOR FOR HIM.

JUAN.

I SAID IT ONCE, PALADIN.

SEEMS A LONG TIME AGO.

I DON'T WANT TO KILL YOU.

YOU COULD GIVE UP YOUR GUN.

YOU COULD LET THEM HANG YOU.

THAT'S WHAT THEY DO FOR
BREAKING THE AMNESTY, ISN'T IT?

JUAN.

♪ "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? ♪♪