Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963): Season 2, Episode 31 - The Man Who Lost - full transcript

I HATE YOU!

WELL, YOU SHOULDN'T.

OH PALADIN, I LOVED YOU.

I LOVED YOU SO. YOU
LIED TO ME TOO, WOMAN.

NOW GO BACK TO YOUR FIANCEE.

ARE YOU SURE?

I'M SURE.

HEY BOY...

MR. PALADIN, ALL IS FINISHED?

ALL IS FINISHED, HEY BOY.

BUT TO KNOW HER WAS
A LIBERAL EDUCATION.



THAT'S PARAPHRASED BUT
ATTRIBUTED TO LADY HASTINGS.

"COUPLE ASSAULTED,
HUSBAND MURDERED."

"JAMES BRYSON, A CATTLE RANCHER,

"WAS FOUND ROBBED
AND BRUTALLY MURDERED."

"HIS WIFE, ALSO A VICTIM OF
THE MURDERER, BENJAMIN COEY,

"IS RECOVERING FROM HER
TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE."

"LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAVE
BEEN UNABLE TO APPREHEND COEY,

"WHO HAS ALREADY
KILLED TWO OF THE POSSE."

"THE BROTHERS OF MRS. BRYSON,

JOSEPH AND WILLIAM
GAGE, ARE WITH THE POSSE."

WELL, HEY BOY... BENJAMIN COEY.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A
MAN I'D LIKE TO KNOW.

IT'S HARD TO TELL.

TO THE NORTH AND
ON TO THE MAIN SIDE.



CLOSE.

MR. PALADIN, ANOTHER DAY.

THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
IT'S BEEN A LONG DROUGHT.

I HIRED YOU FOR THE TRIP.

I THINK IT'S ALMOST OVER.
HE'S GOT TO SLEEP SOMETIME.

I GO BACK TO THE WAY STATION.

YOU KEEP THE MONEY,
I'LL KEEP MY LIFE.

JOHN...

I DIDN'T EARN IT.

YOU BROUGHT ME CLOSE ENOUGH.

IF YOU SEE HIM, KILL HIM.
DON'T TRY TO USE THOSE.

HE'S KILLED THREE MEN ALREADY.

I DON'T KNOW JOE GAGE.

BUT HE'S CONTRACTED TO
PAY ME $500 FOR MY SERVICES.

JUST TO TRY.

HE'LL PAY ME $1,000 IF
I BRING COEY IN ALIVE.

TAKE THE $500, PALADIN.

[HORSE NEIGHING]

JUST YOU TRY IT. I'LL
KILL YOU RIGHT THERE.

NOW, EASY BY THE
HANDLE. THROW IT OUT HERE.

TURN AROUND. COME ON!

ALL RIGHT.

I DIDN'T KILL BRYSON.

I WOULDN'T DO THAT TO HIS WIFE.

PUT YOUR HANDS UP ON THE SADDLE.

COME ON, GET 'EM UP THERE.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST
SHOOT ME NOW, MISTER?

JOE GAGE AND HIS BROTHER
WON'T WAIT TO SAY HELLO.

YOU CAN DEPEND ON THAT.

YOU'LL GET YOUR TRIAL, COEY.

I TRIED TO TELL YOU, YOU
SHOULD HAVE KILLED HIM.

IT WOULD HAVE SAVED
YOU A LOT OF TROUBLE.

HOW FAR IS THE COUNTY SEAT?

ABOUT 60 MILES.

A TRIAL'S A WASTE
OF TIME, PALADIN.

I'LL NEED HORSES, FOUR OF THEM.

ALL HE NEEDS IS A REST.

THIS WILL BE OVER IN A
COUPLE OF DAYS, WAIT.

WAIT FOR WHAT, FRIEND?

JOE GAGE AND HIS BROTHER?

YOU GET PAID WHETHER
HE GOES BACK PIG OR PORK.

GIVE HIM TO JOE GAGE.
HE HAS A RIGHT TO HIM.

I'LL PAY YOU WHATEVER
THE HORSES ARE WORTH.

WHATEVER YOU THINK'S FAIR.

NO.

I WON'T PUT MYSELF BEHIND
THE ROCK AND A HARD PLACE,

TO SAVE HIM FOR THE HANGMAN.

HE'S NOT WORTH MAKING
AN ENEMY OF JOE GAGE.

YEAH.

WHEN'S THE NEXT STAGE?

WHEN IT COMES. WHEN
THE STORM STOPS.

[WIND BLOWING OUTSIDE]

[SPEAKS SIOUX]

SHE WANTS TO
KNOW IF HE'S THE ONE.

[SPEAKS SIOUX]
YEAH, HE'S THE ONE.

THAT'S A LIE!

GET HIM OUT OF MY SIGHT.

I FOUND JAMES BRYSON'S
WIFE AFTER HE LEFT.

GET HIM OUT OF MY SIGHT! WHERE?

THAT ROOM.

WE'LL SCRUB IT DOWN
AFTER HE LEAVES.

PALADIN...

SOME OF MY SIOUX FRIENDS
SAW YOU BRING HIM IN.

JOE GAGE WILL COME.

DON'T FIGHT HIM.

ON THE BED.

YOU'RE GOING TO
CHAIN ME TO THAT?

I'M NOT AN ANIMAL.

I ASKED YOU BEFORE...

WHY DON'T YOU JUST KILL ME?

YOU GET YOUR TRIAL.

AND THEN THEY HANG ME.

THERE'S ONLY ONE
THING WRONG WITH THAT.

I DIDN'T KILL HIM.

I NEVER SAW THAT
WOMAN IN MY LIFE.

COEY...

THEY FOLLOWED
YOU FROM THE HOUSE.

THEY NEVER SAW
THE MAN WHO DID IT.

ONLY THE WOMAN SAW HIM.

SHE'LL SEE YOU.

AND SHE'LL SAY.

AND THEY'LL BELIEVE HER.

WANT SOME WATER?

AND SOME FOOD?

[HORSE NEIGHING]

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A RIDER.

PROBABLY ONE OF THE GAGES.

I'D GUESS IT'S THE
YOUNGER BROTHER.

WILL.

WILL DON'T MATTER AT ALL.

JOE'S THE ONE.

JOE'S THE ONE THAT'S
GOING TO KILL ME.

[SIGN CREAKING IN WIND]

COEY, WHAT DO YOU
WANT FOR BREAKFAST?

EGGS OR OATMEAL? EGGS.

SOME BACON, IF
THAT INDIAN HAS ANY.

ALL RIGHT. PALADIN?

LET ME EAT OUTSIDE. I
CAN'T BREATHE IN HERE.

I'D STAY AS FAR AWAY FROM THAT
INDIAN AS POSSIBLE, WERE I YOU.

AND THERE ALSO IS WILL GAGE.

JUST TAKE THIS THING OFF.

LET ME GET UP
AND EAT AT A TABLE.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON.

[WINDOW BREAKING]

[WIND BLOWING]

JOHN... STAY OUT OF IT.

I DON'T WANT HIM DEAD.
WHERE'S WILL GAGE?

WILL... I DIDN'T DO IT.

I SWEAR TO YOU, I DIDN'T DO IT.

YOU KNOW I WOULDN'T DO
NOTHING... [COCKING GUN]

WILL! FOR GOD'S SAKE, WILL!

[COEY GASPING]

[COEY:] DON'T!

[COEY SOBBING]

WILL!

[COEY GASPING]

COEY, GET UP OUT OF THERE.

GET UP!

NOW YOU COME ON.

JUST MOVE EASY.

ALL RIGHT, YOU
HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.

YOU WILL GAGE?

YOU DRAW DOWN ON THIS MAN AGAIN,

AND I'LL KILL YOU.

ALL RIGHT, COEY. GO AHEAD.

I'M AN INNOCENT MAN.

YOU WANT SOMETHING TO READ?

I CAN'T READ.

YOU READ MUCH?

NO, I USED TO.

NOW MOSTLY NEWSPAPERS.

EVEN THAT.

IT'S LIKE A KIND OF MAGIC.

SIT ON YOUR BRITCHES AND
TRAVEL THE WHOLE WORLD.

READING MAKETH A FULL
MAN, OR SO THEY SAY.

I'VE KNOWN JOE GAGE A LONG TIME.

HE WON'T STOP HALFWAY.

I THINK YOU KNOW NOW
THAT I WON'T STOP EITHER.

YOU'LL GET YOUR DAY IN COURT.

YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, PALADIN.

BUT I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

IT'S YOUR PRIVILEGE.

YOU'LL RUN. YOU'LL BACK AWAY.

IT WON'T MAKE SENSE NOT TO.

YOU'LL ASK YOURSELF WHY.

WHY DIE BECAUSE
OF A MAN LIKE ME?

AND IT JUST WON'T BE
WORTH THE TROUBLE.

CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?

WHISKEY?

I'LL GET YOUR WHISKEY
FOR YOU, COEY.

YOU GIVE HIM THE GUN?

I GAVE IT TO HIM.
IT'S A MISTAKE.

COULD COST HIM HIS LIFE.

[JOHN:] HERE, HAVE SOME COFFEE.
MY WIFE MAKES GOOD COFFEE.

[SPEAKS SIOUX]

[SIOUX]

I COULDN'T FOLLOW THAT.

SHE SAYS YOU LOOK LIKE A
GOOD MAN, A BRAVE WARRIOR.

SHE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU'RE GOING TO DIE

FOR A MAN LIKE COEY.

YOU FEEL THAT WAY TOO?

HE'LL DIE.

WHAT DIFFERENCE COULD
IT MAKE HERE OR THERE?

HE COULD BE INNOCENT.

GIVE ME FIVE MINUTES
WITH HIM. YOU'LL KNOW.

HE WANTS SOME WHISKEY.

WILL YOU SELL ME A
BOTTLE? I'M SHORT.

IF HE WANTS IT, I DON'T
WANT TO GIVE IT TO HIM.

STILL TORTURING THE WHITE MAN.

PALADIN...

LET HIM DIE FOR WHAT
HE DID TO THOSE PEOPLE.

I LIKE TO UNDERSTAND
A MAN ALWAYS.

WHY?

COEY GETS HIS DAY IN COURT.

IT'S A THING I BELIEVE.
ENOUGH TO DIE FOR?

"THRICE ARMED IS HE THAT
HATH HIS QUARREL JUST,

"AND FOUR TIMES HE THAT
GETS HIS FIST IN FUST."

THAT'S AN OLD ENGLISH PROVERB.

TELL MR. GAGE IF YOU CAN...

THE ONLY WAY HE'LL
SEE BEN COEY DIE,

IS TO WATCH HIM HANG.

I WON'T GIVE HIM AWAY.

THREE DAYS, PALADIN.

THREE DAYS.

I'M TIRED OF SITTING HERE
AND WAITING FOR JOE GAGE

TO COME AND KILL ME.

AND I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!
GET ME OUT OF HERE!

EASY, COEY. IT'S MY
NECK, NOT YOURS!

IF I UNDERSTAND
JOE GAGE CORRECTLY,

IT'S MY NECK AS WELL AS YOURS.

IF YOU'RE NOT GUILTY,

YOU HAVE NOTHING
TO BE AFRAID OF.

WELL, COEY...

YOUR WAITING'S OVER.

THAT'S MY BROTHER. THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU SIT STILL AND
LET ME TALK TO HIM.

SURE, IF YOU WANT
ME AT YOUR BACK.

PUT HIM AWAY FOR
ME, WILL YOU JOHN?

YOU THE GUNFIGHTER?

I'M THE MAN WHO TOOK
BEN COEY FOR YOU.

NEVER DID LIKE YOUR KIND,

BUT I THANK YOU FOR TAKING HIM.

I THANK YOU FOR
TAKING HIM ALIVE.

HERE'S YOUR $1,000.

NOW JUST SHOW ME WHERE HE IS.

HE'S NOT FOR SALE.

OUR DEAL WAS $1,000.
YOU WANT MORE, MISTER?

I TOLD YOU HE'S NOT FOR SALE.

PICK IT UP AND LIVE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
MAKES YOU TICK,

BUT PICK IT UP AND LIVE.

THIS THING EXPLODES,
YOUR BROTHER DIES FIRST.

YOU COUNT ON THAT, MR. GAGE.

HE CAN'T KILL US BOTH, JOE.

WHAT'S THAT MAN TO YOU?

I'LL PICK UP THE MONEY
IN THE COUNTY SEAT.

AFTER I'VE EARNED IT.

MY SISTER'S BEING BROUGHT HERE.

WE'LL WAIT 'TIL THEN.

IF SHE SAYS HE'S THE ONE,

I AIN'T GONNA RISK A
GUNFIGHT WITH YOU.

I'LL USE A SHOTGUN.

WON'T BE ENOUGH
OF YOU LEFT TO BURY.

BACK HERE. LET'S HAVE THE WRIST.

COEY, GUILTY OR NOT,
YOU'LL GET YOUR TRIAL IF I LIVE.

DID YOU DO IT?

I TOLD YOU.

I'M GOING TO ASK YOU AGAIN.

MIGHT MAKE MY JOB EASIER.

YOU CAN'T BEAT THE
BOTH OF THEM, PALADIN.

I'LL GIVE YOU MY BENEDICTION.

PASS IT UP.

JUST SAY I DID IT.

THIS IS THE MAN THAT TOOK HIM.

MR. GAGE, I WANT YOUR GUN.

YOU ALONE.

AND THE WOMAN.

HELLO, BEAUTY.

[WOMAN SOBBING] MR. GAGE...

THE STORM IS JUST ABOUT OVER.

I WILL BE TAKING HIM IN NOW.

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

COME IN.

I SADDLED YOUR
MOUNTS. THANK YOU.

I DO NEED TWO MORE. I
WON'T SELL THEM TO YOU.

DID YOU GIVE HIM THE SHOTGUN?

HE ASKED FOR IT,
I GAVE IT TO HIM.

PALADIN, YOU ARE A FOOL.

JOE GAGE HAS A RIGHT TO HIM.

JOHN...

YOUR PARTY OR YOU
JUST GOING TO WATCH?

JUST WATCH, MISTER. THAT'S ALL.

IT'S NOT MY PARTY.

ALL RIGHT, COEY. COME ON.

[SPEAKS SIOUX]

I'LL GO OUT FIRST.

YOU TRY TO RUN...

YOU BREATHE HEAVY,
AND I WILL KILL YOU.

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE
GOING TO LIVE THAT LONG.

COME ON.

YOU STAND BY THE HORSES.

THAT'S FAR ENOUGH.

HE AIN'T HARDLY WORTH THE
TROUBLE, ANY WAY YOU CUT IT.

IN A WEEK, YOU CAN SEE HIM HANG.

LET IT BE THAT WAY.

WITH MY OWN HANDS, GUNFIGHTER.

IF I LIVE.

$1,000 MORE, IT'S ALL I GOT.

I'M GIVING IT TO YOU.
NOW WALK AWAY FROM HIM.

YOU'RE A FOOL!
WALK AWAY FROM HIM.

I TOLD YOU HE'S NOT FOR SALE.

I HOPE YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DYING FOR.

THAT'S A BLESSING FEW OF US GET.

THAT'S ALL THE FARTHER
YOU'LL GO, MR. GAGE.

THEN HERE.

RIGHT HERE!

THIS THING YOU TALK
ABOUT. THIS JUSTICE.

YOU THINK IT WAS WORTH
IT? WORTH ALL THIS?

IF I DIDN'T,

I WOULDN'T HAVE DONE 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? ♪