Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963): Season 2, Episode 35 - Homecoming - full transcript
Paladin is hired to escort a recently released, wrongfully convicted man back to the town of Hammond to make reparations. The man who hires him now is the same who hired him to arrest this man two years ago.
HEY BOY!
HI, PALADIN.
YOU HAVE THE TICKETS?
OH, YES.
THANK YOU, AND THE
FLOWERS, PLEASE, HEY BOY.
FLOWERS.
THAT'S FINE, THANK YOU.
AND TELEGRAM.
TELEGRAM?
"NEED YOU, LIFE IN DANGER,
COME AT ONCE. STANHOPE."
OH.
WELL, HEY BOY,
SEND ROSES AND REGRETS
TO MISS MCCORMICK.
AND, UH, HEY BOY,
DO YOU LIKE OPERA?
NO. OH.
UH, I HAVE FRIEND, LIKE OPERA.
OH, WELL, BY ALL MEANS. GIVE
THESE TICKETS TO YOUR FRIEND,
AND TELL HIM TO
HAVE A GOOD TIME.
HEY BOY, YOUR GIRL,
DOES SHE LIKE FLOWERS?
NO, NO, THEY MAKE HER SNEEZE.
OH.
OH.
GOOD EVENING.
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
I KNOW, WE HAVEN'T
BEEN INTRODUCED.
I HOPE YOU WON'T THINK
I'M RUDE OR PRESUMPTUOUS.
BUT THESE ARE LOVELY FLOWERS
AND THEY WERE MEANT TO BE WORN
ON A FESTIVE, JOYOUS OCCASION,
WHICH, UNFORTUNATELY,
WILL NEVER COME TO PASS.
WILL YOU WEAR THEM FOR ME?
PLEASE?
THANK YOU. GOODNIGHT.
AH, SOMETHING WET.
PRETTY DUSTY RIDING.
EVEN DUSTIER WALKING.
OOH!
MY HORSE FOUNDERED
ABOUT THREE MILES BACK.
YOU DON'T HAPPEN TO HAVE
A SPARE MOUNT, DO YOU?
NO, AND THE RELAY
TEAM'S FOR THE STAGE.
EAST-BOUND STAGE WILL TAKE YOU TO
HAMMOND. YOU CAN GET A HORSE THERE.
THANKS, BUT HAMMOND'S
WHERE I'M GOING.
YOU FINISHED WITH THE PAPER?
SURE, GO AHEAD.
BUT IT'S LAST WEEK'S AND
JUST SMALL TOWN STUFF.
"DEATHBED CONFESSION
CLEARS ED STACY.
"DYING OF GUN SHOT WOUNDS SUFFERED IN A
FUTILE ATTEMPT TO ROB THE OVERLAND STAGE,
"JOE BARNES, A FORMER DRIVER, CONFESSED
TO ANOTHER HOLD-UP TWO YEARS AGO,
"AND EXONERATED ED STACY, WHO
HAD BEEN CONVICTED OF THE CRIME
"AND SENTENCED TO A
LONG TERM IN PRISON.
"WILL STANHOPE, PRESIDENT
OF THE OVERLAND LINE,
"ANNOUNCED HE WOULD PERSONALLY
ARRANGE FOR STACY'S RELEASE,
"AND EXPRESSED PROFOUND REGRET
AT THE MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE."
ED STACY BEEN RELEASED?
WHO?
ED STACY, IS HE OUT OF PRISON?
YEAH, YEAH, I THINK SO.
IS HE COMING BACK TO HAMMOND?
I, UH, I WOULDN'T KNOW.
NOW, WHAT DO YOU CARE ABOUT ED?
OH, JUST READING
ABOUT HIM IN THE PAPER.
WHAT'S THAT TO YOU?
WHY DO YOU CARE
IF HE COMES BACK?
I HAVE MY REASONS.
WELL, IF THEY HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO WITH ED,
THEY'RE MY BUSINESS,
TOO! NOW, TALK!
IF I DO, I'M GONNA MAKE
A REAL LOUD NOISE.
AND A BIG HOLE, MORE THAN
ONE IF NECESSARY, GENTLEMEN.
NOW, YOU'D LIKE TO
CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION?
[HORSES APPROACH]
IT'S THE EAST-BOUND STAGE.
LET IT DROP, MEN.
THERE'S NO TIME NOW.
WE'LL TALK, ALRIGHT, MISTER.
SOON.
I WOULDN'T STOP IN HAMMOND IF I
WERE YOU. I'D JUST RIDE ON THROUGH.
[HORSES GET NEARER]
SORRY, MISTER, I DIDN'T
GET A CHANCE TO WARN YOU.
THAT WAS BEN
STACY, ED'S BROTHER.
OH-HO.
[DRIVER:] WHOA, WHOA!
[LAUGHING]
AND THERE'S ED STACY.
I FIGURED AS MUCH THE WAY
BEN HAS BEEN HANGING AROUND.
WHO ARE THE OTHER TWO?
THEY CAME WITH BEN WHEN HE
TOOK OVER ED'S RANCH LAST YEAR.
THANKS.
HELLO, ED.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
JUST PASSING THROUGH. BUSINESS.
IT'S NOT WITH ME, I'M CLEAR.
SO I HEARD.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THAT THING MAKE YOU
FEEL FULLY DRESSED AGAIN?
PRETTY RUSTY, HUH? I'LL IMPROVE.
WELL, "HEAT NOT A FURNACE FOR YOUR
FOE SO HOT THAT IT DO SINGE YOURSELF."
ONE OF THOSE FANCY
WRITERS OF YOURS AGAIN?
SHAKESPEARE. IT'S
GOOD ADVICE, ED.
YEAH. WELL, AFTER TWO
YEARS IN PRISON FOR NOTHING,
THAT FURNACE IS BOILING
UP A FULL HEAD OF STEAM.
WELL, THAT STRETCH SURE
DIDN'T TONE HIM DOWN ANY.
HE'S JUST AS FEISTY AS EVER.
SAY, HOW COME YOU KNOW HIM?
I BROUGHT HIM BACK FOR TRIAL.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY STACY LEFT
THE STAGE AT THE RELAY STATION, PALADIN?
OR WHERE HE WAS GOING?
NOT THE SLIGHTEST.
HE PROBABLY WENT STRAIGHT HOME.
HIS RANCH IS ALMOST AS CLOSE
TO THREE FORKS AS IT IS HERE.
PALADIN SAW HIM PUT ON A GUN!
HE ARMED HIMSELF TO GO
HOME? FACE FACTS, SHERIFF.
COME ON, MR. STANHOPE, YOU'RE
MAKING A BIG FUSS ABOUT NOTHING.
NOTHING?!
ED'S GOT A RIGHT TO BE SORE
CONSIDERING EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED.
BUT IF WE TRY TO MAKE IT UP TO
HIM, SHOW HIM WE'RE GLAD HE'S BACK,
I THINK HE'LL COOL OFF.
LET'S WAIT AND SEE, HUH?
WAIT FOR HIM TO
KILL ME, I SUPPOSE.
ALL I KNOW IS, I CAN'T ARREST
A MAN FOR WHAT HE'S THINKING.
IDIOT!
NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHY I SENT THAT WIRE, PALADIN?
I NEED SOMEONE TO PROTECT ME.
WHY ARE YOU SO SURE ED
STACY WANTS TO GUN YOU?
YOU SENT ME THAT WIRE BEFORE
YOU KNEW HE WAS COMING HERE.
I WROTE TO HIM.
OFFERED TO DO EVERYTHING I
COULD TO HELP HIM GET STARTED AGAIN.
HE SENT THE LETTER BACK.
HE HATES ME, I TELL YOU.
HE'S GONNA KILL ME.
WELL, I CAN SEE HIM AS
WILD, IMPETUOUS, IMMATURE,
BUT A KILLER?
DON'T YOU BELIEVE ME, EITHER?
MR. STANHOPE, JUST WHAT
IS IT YOU WANT ME TO DO?
I TOLD YOU, PROTECT ME!
I'M NOT A BODYGUARD. YOU CAN HIRE A
COUPLE MEN FOR HALF MY FEE, IF THAT'S ALL.
WELL, NOT EXACTLY.
I WAS THINKING, ALL THIS
COULD BE SETTLED QUITE SIMPLY
IF ED STACY COULD BE
PERSUADED TO LEAVE HAMMOND.
FOR GOOD!
HOW WOULD YOU ACCOMPLISH THAT?
HOW WOULD YOU?
OH. NN-NN.
I'M SORRY. NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
THERE'S $3,000 IN THIS ENVELOPE.
STACY SHOULD BE INTERESTED.
WELL, THAT'S A
LOT OF PERSUASION.
USE WHATEVER YOU WANT
TO AND KEEP THE REST.
I WOULDN'T EVEN
CARE IF YOU KEPT IT ALL
SO LONG AS I NEVER HAD TO
WORRY ABOUT STACY AGAIN.
NOW, THAT KIND OF A DEAL IS OUT.
OH, I JUST MEAN, UH...
YOU CAN DO WHATEVER
YOU WANT TO. PLEASE.
I NEED YOU, PALADIN.
THERE'S NO ONE ELSE.
ALL RIGHT, MR. STANHOPE.
I'LL TALK TO ED STACY.
MAYBE IF YOU SAW HIM TONIGHT?
NO, I GUARANTEE YOU I'LL BE A LOT
MORE PERSUASIVE AFTER A NIGHT'S SLEEP.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
AH!
YEAH, COME IN.
I WANNA HAVE THAT TALK NOW.
YOU AND STANHOPE
RAILROADED MY BROTHER.
[STRUGGLING]
I'M JUST PAYING YOU BACK
FOR YOUR TIME AND TROUBLE.
BEN!
BEN, LET HIM UP, WILL YOU?
WILL YOU LET HIM UP?!
COME ON! WILL YOU...?
WHAT'RE YOU TRYING
TO DO? KILL HIM?
I SAW HIM WITH STANHOPE. THEY'RE
TRYING TO RAILROAD YOU AGAIN.
I TOLD YOU BEFORE, LET
ME WORRY ABOUT STANHOPE.
SURE, ED, I WAS JUST
TRYING TO HELP YOU. I KNOW.
YOU CAN HELP ME BY
STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE.
GO ON, ROUND UP DAN AND
FLOYD. WE'RE GOING HOME.
WELL, GO ON! GO ON!
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
HOW ABOUT SOME OF THOSE
FANCY WORDS NOW, PALADIN?
[SIGHING:] BELIEVE
ME, I'M SPEECHLESS.
YEAH, ONCE BEN GETS IT IN HIS
HEAD SOMEBODY'S OUT TO HARM ME,
IT'S KIND OF HARD TO
SHAKE THE IDEA OUT OF HIM.
WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST LET HIM FINISH
THE JOB? SAVED YOU SOME TROUBLE.
I DON'T SEE THERE'S ANY
TROUBLE BETWEEN US, PALADIN.
THERE WILL BE, IF YOU
DON'T LET UP ON STANHOPE.
ME LET UP ON STANHOPE?!
HE'S ON MY BACK, AND HARD!
[DOOR OPENS]
ED!
ED?
WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU SAY STANHOPE'S ON YOUR
BACK? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
ALL RIGHT, YOU REALLY CARE?
YUP.
I COULD USE A COUPLE
OF NEW BRIDLES.
WATCH THIS.
[BELL DINGS ON DOOR]
IT'S BEEN THAT
WAY ALL OVER TOWN.
IF THEY CAN'T GET THE
DOOR CLOSED FAST ENOUGH,
THEY JUST SAY THEY'RE SORRY,
BUT THEY CAN'T GIVE ME ANY CREDIT.
THE MERCHANTS DEPEND ON
STANHOPE TO SHIP IN THEIR SUPPLIES.
OVERLAND, IN TURN,
BUYS FROM THEIR STORES.
SO, YOU CAN SEE STANHOPE SWINGS
A LOT OF INFLUENCE IN THIS TOWN.
JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
NOW, HERE'S $3,000.
FROM STANHOPE TO YOU.
WHY?
I DON'T KNOW.
I GUESS YOU'RE HIS CONSCIENCE,
OR MAYBE HE'S AFRAID OF YOU.
HIS CONSCIENCE
COMES PRETTY HIGH.
THERE'S A CONDITION, ED.
YOU'D HAVE TO LEAVE HAMMOND.
SEE, STANHOPE IS CERTAIN
YOU'RE GOING TO KILL HIM.
I WANTED TO, PALADIN.
THAT FIRST YEAR IN PRISON,
IT WAS ALL I COULD THINK OF.
THEN, WHEN THEY LET
ME OUT, IT ALL CAME BACK.
I WAS GONNA MAKE HIM PAY
FOR EVERY ROTTEN SECOND.
AND NOW?
AND NOW YOU CAN RELAX.
I WOULDN'T EVEN TOUCH HIM.
HE ISN'T WORTH ANOTHER
STRETCH IN PRISON.
BESIDES, YOU GAVE
ME A BETTER IDEA.
HIS CONSCIENCE IS GONNA STICK
AROUND AND BOTHER HIM FOR A LONG TIME.
ED! YOU GOTTA STOP BEN!
HE'S TEARING UP OVERLAND
STAGE ALMOST TO BITS!
[RUMBLING INSIDE]
ED, I'M GONNA HAVE
TO LOCK HIM UP.
COUPLE OF YOU
MEN, GIVE ME A HAND!
TAKE HIM TO JAIL!
WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT
COULD'VE CAUSED A THING LIKE THIS?
WELL, THIS MIGHT'VE HAD
SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.
DELINQUENT TAX NOTICE.
TAX NOTICE?
SORRY, ED, I GAVE IT TO BEN.
NOTHING PERSONAL,
IT'S JUST PART OF MY JOB.
IT'S BEEN MORE THAN TWO
YEARS AND NOTHING'S BEEN PAID.
TWO YEARS, AND YOU COULDN'T
WAIT A COUPLE DAYS MORE, HM?
THIS IS REGULAR TOWN
BUSINESS, I'LL HANDLE IT MY WAY.
YOU'LL HANDLE IT HIS WAY!
EVERYBODY IN TOWN'S HANDLING
THINGS HIS WAY, AND I'M UP TO HERE WITH IT.
SHERIFF! EASY, BOY!
WHEN I CAME BACK, I MADE UP MY
MIND TO FORGET WHAT HAPPENED.
TO FORGET THAT YOU AND THIS TOWN
COST ME TWO YEARS OUT OF MY LIFE.
I DON'T EXPECT ANY FAVORS, I JUST
WANTED TO START FROM SCRATCH.
BUT YOU WON'T LET ME, WILL YOU?
PUSHING ME AROUND AGAIN. TREATING
ME LIKE I REALLY WAS A CRIMINAL.
OKAY, WE'LL PLAY IT
YOUR WAY FROM NOW ON.
SINCE I'VE ALREADY PUT IN
TWO YEARS FOR NOTHING,
I'VE GOT SOMETHING
REAL BIG COMING.
RIGHT OUT OF YOUR HIDE.
EH, YOU HEARD HIM YOURSELF,
SHERIFF, HE THREATENED ME!
I DEMAND PROTECTION.
AND YOU'LL GET IT, TOO,
WHEN I SEE YOU NEED IT.
AFTER HE TAKES THE FIRST SHOT.
ALL RIGHT, PALADIN,
IT'S UP TO YOU.
I THINK I'LL WAIT FOR
THE SECOND SHOT.
WHAT?!
I DON'T LIKE BEING USED.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOU'RE TRYING
TO RUN ED STACY OUT OF THIS TOWN.
CUTTING HIS CREDIT OFF,
FORCING THE SHERIFF TO SERVE
HIM THAT DELINQUENT TAX NOTICE
WHEN YOU KNEW HE COULDN'T PAY
FOR IT AFTER TWO YEARS IN PRISON?
I GAVE YOU THIS $3,000 FOR HIM.
SURE, AFTER YOU RIGGED IT SO HE'D
HAVE TO TAKE IT OR LOSE EVERYTHING.
EITHER WAY, YOU WIN.
I HAD TO DO IT, PALADIN!
HE WOULD'VE KILLED ME.
HE DIDN'T WANT ANY PART OF YOU.
WHATEVER HAPPENS FROM NOW
ON, YOU CAN THANK YOURSELF.
[GUNFIRE OUTSIDE]
WHAT ARE YOU MEN
STANDING THERE FOR?
GRAB YOUR HORSES!
COME ON, LET'S GET 'EM!
DAN AND FLOYD
BUSTED BEN OUT OF JAIL.
I BELIEVE THIS SIMPLIFIES
MATTERS. THEY'RE STACY'S MEN.
THE SHERIFF WON'T HAVE
ANY CHOICE NOW, WILL HE?
NOT THAT I OBJECT
TO YOUR COMPANY,
BUT SINCE WHEN DOES THE
SHOTGUN RIDE INSIDE THE COACH?
MR. STANHOPE'S ORDERS.
OH?
AND IT'S A TRAP.
FIGURES ED AND BEN STACY WILL HIT
ONE OF THE STAGES SOONER OR LATER.
WANTS IT TO LOOK EASY FOR THEM.
OH, MR. STANHOPE HAS
A TALENT FOR CONNIVING?
MM-HMM, HE WANTS
TO GET THEM REAL BAD.
EVEN OFFERED A REWARD.
BEFORE THEY'VE DONE ANYTHING?
WELL, IT SAYS "FOR
CAPTURING OR KILLING ANYBODY
"WHO ATTEMPTS TO HOLD
UP AN OVERLAND STAGE."
WE KNOW WHAT
MR. STANHOPE REALLY MEANS.
SURE HOPE THEY TRY
IT ON ONE OF MY RUNS.
I COULD USE THAT $3,000.
$3,000?
THAT SEEMS TO BE
HIS FAVORITE NUMBER.
WELL, WE CHANGE TEAMS HERE.
YOU GOT ABOUT TEN MINUTES.
FINE.
JUST A SHORT ONE?
DID YOU HEAR ME?
WELL, NOW.
YOU'RE REALLY USING UP YOUR
TWO YEARS IN A HURRY, AREN'T YA?
DIDN'T FIGURE THEM AS
ANY MORE THAN A DEPOSIT.
YOU GONNA WASTE 'EM ON ME?
NOT YOU, PALADIN, THE STAGE.
DAN AND FLOYD ARE OUT
THERE NOW TAKING CARE OF IT.
I'M MAKING SURE
NOBODY BOTHERS 'EM.
PRETTY SMART, HUH?
YOU DIDN'T EXPECT
US TO HIT 'EM HERE.
STANHOPE EXPECTED IT.
I GUESS HE HAD YOU PEGGED.
YEAH, HE PEGGED
ME, TWO YEARS AGO.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOUR
FANCY WRITERS EVER SAID IT, BUT...
"IF YOU'VE GOT THE NAME,
MIGHT AS WELL PLAY THE GAME."
YOU DON'T HAVE THE NAME YET.
YEAH, WELL IT WON'T BE LONG NOW.
SO, YOU'RE GOING TO LET
STANHOPE PUSH YOU AROUND?
DOES THIS LOOK LIKE
HE'S PUSHING ME AROUND?
I THINK SO.
WHEN YOU'VE ROBBED THAT
STAGE, YOU'LL BE A WANTED MAN.
THERE'LL BE NO QUESTION
ABOUT IT THIS TIME.
NO SCREAMING ABOUT
BEING RAILROADED.
NO ONE TO CONFESS AND GET YOU
OFF. YOU'LL SERVE A FULL SENTENCE.
YEAH, IF THEY GET ME.
WITH EVERY SHERIFF IN
THE STATE LOOKING FOR YOU,
THEY'LL GET YOU SOONER OR LATER.
NOT BEFORE I MAKE
STANHOPE SWEAT.
MR. STANHOPE WILL BE SITTING IN
HIS OFFICE, SAFE AND COMFORTABLE.
I DOUBT HE'LL SWEAT VERY MUCH.
HE'S GOT A BIG MOUTH.
ED, YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW LUCKY YOU ARE,
HAVING SOMEONE LIKE THIS.
SOMEONE WHO LOVES
YOU WITHOUT QUESTION,
WHO'LL FIGHT FOR
YOU WITHOUT REASON,
DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
WHY NOT?
HE'S MY BROTHER.
OH, I UNDERSTAND.
I ALSO UNDERSTAND HE GAVE
UP HIS OWN LIFE, HIS OWN PLACE
AND CAME HERE TO RUN YOUR
PLACE WHILE YOU WERE GONE.
KEPT IT RUNNING FOR YOU BECAUSE
HE ALWAYS BELIEVED YOU'D COME BACK.
AND YOU.
YOU'RE REPAYING HIM
WITH LOVE AND KINDNESS,
BY PULLING HIM
DOWN TO YOUR LEVEL.
BY MAKING HIM A
FUGITIVE, LIKE YOU.
WHEN THE SHERIFF'S
POSSE COMES AFTER YOU,
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT HIM TO DO?
STOP A SLUG OF LEAD FOR YOU?
HE'S RIGHT. YOU
HAVE GOT A BIG MOUTH.
AND YOU'VE GOT A SMALL BRAIN.
YOU'RE GONNA RISK HIM,
AND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE,
FOR SOME IDEA OF REVENGE.
REVENGE ON A MAN WHO WASN'T
WORTH IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
ALL RIGHT, ED.
WE TIED UP THE DEPUTY
AND THE STAGE DRIVER.
AND WE GOT WHAT
WAS IN THE STRONG BOX.
IT'S ONLY $1,000, BUT IT'S BETTER THAN
NOTHING. LET'S RIDE OUT OF HERE NOW.
A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
NOW, THAT'S WHAT I CALL
REALLY MAKING STANHOPE PAY.
TEN YEARS OF YOUR LIFE,
IN EXCHANGE FOR $1,000.
WE PUT IT BACK.
WHAT?
YOU HEARD ME, I
SAID, WE PUT IT BACK.
YOU GONE LOCO, TOO?
TO GO THROUGH THIS
WHOLE THING FOR NOTHING?
FOR THE LAST TIME,
I SAID, PUT IT BACK.
WE'RE RIDING OUT OF
HERE NOW. YOU'RE LEAVING.
WE'LL RIDE OUT.
BUT WE'RE TAKING
THE MONEY WITH US.
'LESS'N YOU WANT TO STOP US.
ED.
HE'S GOT A BIG MOUTH,
BUT HE KIND OF MAKES SENSE.
ACCORDING TO THIS DEPOSITION,
WITNESSED BY MR. PALADIN HERE,
THOSE MEN TRIED
TO ROB THE STAGE,
AND BEN AND ED
STACY STOPPED 'EM.
IS THAT THE TRUTH?
YES, SIR.
YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
NICE WORK, ED.
JUST A MINUTE, SHERIFF.
THESE MEN ARE STILL
LIABLE TO ARREST.
BEN WRECKED MY OFFICE.
THEIR MEN BROKE HIM OUT OF JAIL.
HM, THAT'S RIGHT.
FINE THE BOTH OF YOU $25
FOR DISTURBING THE PEACE.
FINE?!
I'M THE SHERIFF
HERE, MR. STANHOPE.
I HAND OUT THE SENTENCES.
WHAT ABOUT THE
DAMAGE TO MY OFFICE?
IT'LL COST AT LEAST
$200 TO REPAIR IT.
I'LL SUGGEST YOU DEDUCT
THAT FROM THE REWARD.
THE REWARD? THAT'S RIGHT.
"THE DEATH OR ARREST OF ANYONE ATTEMPTING
TO ROB ONE OF THE OVERLAND STAGES."
THAT'S THE WAY
IT READ, WASN'T IT?
THAT'S RIGHT. YOUR VERY
WORDS, MR. STANHOPE.
YES, BUT...!
YOU CAN PICK UP THE
MONEY IN THE MORNING.
"NOW CONSCIENCE WAKES
DESPAIR THAT SLUMBERED,
"IT WAKES THE BITTER
MEMORY OF WHAT HE WAS,
"WHAT IS, AND WHAT MUST BE."
AND THAT'S ANOTHER
ONE OF MY FANCY WRITERS.
JOHN MILTON.
♪ 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? ♪♪
HI, PALADIN.
YOU HAVE THE TICKETS?
OH, YES.
THANK YOU, AND THE
FLOWERS, PLEASE, HEY BOY.
FLOWERS.
THAT'S FINE, THANK YOU.
AND TELEGRAM.
TELEGRAM?
"NEED YOU, LIFE IN DANGER,
COME AT ONCE. STANHOPE."
OH.
WELL, HEY BOY,
SEND ROSES AND REGRETS
TO MISS MCCORMICK.
AND, UH, HEY BOY,
DO YOU LIKE OPERA?
NO. OH.
UH, I HAVE FRIEND, LIKE OPERA.
OH, WELL, BY ALL MEANS. GIVE
THESE TICKETS TO YOUR FRIEND,
AND TELL HIM TO
HAVE A GOOD TIME.
HEY BOY, YOUR GIRL,
DOES SHE LIKE FLOWERS?
NO, NO, THEY MAKE HER SNEEZE.
OH.
OH.
GOOD EVENING.
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
I KNOW, WE HAVEN'T
BEEN INTRODUCED.
I HOPE YOU WON'T THINK
I'M RUDE OR PRESUMPTUOUS.
BUT THESE ARE LOVELY FLOWERS
AND THEY WERE MEANT TO BE WORN
ON A FESTIVE, JOYOUS OCCASION,
WHICH, UNFORTUNATELY,
WILL NEVER COME TO PASS.
WILL YOU WEAR THEM FOR ME?
PLEASE?
THANK YOU. GOODNIGHT.
AH, SOMETHING WET.
PRETTY DUSTY RIDING.
EVEN DUSTIER WALKING.
OOH!
MY HORSE FOUNDERED
ABOUT THREE MILES BACK.
YOU DON'T HAPPEN TO HAVE
A SPARE MOUNT, DO YOU?
NO, AND THE RELAY
TEAM'S FOR THE STAGE.
EAST-BOUND STAGE WILL TAKE YOU TO
HAMMOND. YOU CAN GET A HORSE THERE.
THANKS, BUT HAMMOND'S
WHERE I'M GOING.
YOU FINISHED WITH THE PAPER?
SURE, GO AHEAD.
BUT IT'S LAST WEEK'S AND
JUST SMALL TOWN STUFF.
"DEATHBED CONFESSION
CLEARS ED STACY.
"DYING OF GUN SHOT WOUNDS SUFFERED IN A
FUTILE ATTEMPT TO ROB THE OVERLAND STAGE,
"JOE BARNES, A FORMER DRIVER, CONFESSED
TO ANOTHER HOLD-UP TWO YEARS AGO,
"AND EXONERATED ED STACY, WHO
HAD BEEN CONVICTED OF THE CRIME
"AND SENTENCED TO A
LONG TERM IN PRISON.
"WILL STANHOPE, PRESIDENT
OF THE OVERLAND LINE,
"ANNOUNCED HE WOULD PERSONALLY
ARRANGE FOR STACY'S RELEASE,
"AND EXPRESSED PROFOUND REGRET
AT THE MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE."
ED STACY BEEN RELEASED?
WHO?
ED STACY, IS HE OUT OF PRISON?
YEAH, YEAH, I THINK SO.
IS HE COMING BACK TO HAMMOND?
I, UH, I WOULDN'T KNOW.
NOW, WHAT DO YOU CARE ABOUT ED?
OH, JUST READING
ABOUT HIM IN THE PAPER.
WHAT'S THAT TO YOU?
WHY DO YOU CARE
IF HE COMES BACK?
I HAVE MY REASONS.
WELL, IF THEY HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO WITH ED,
THEY'RE MY BUSINESS,
TOO! NOW, TALK!
IF I DO, I'M GONNA MAKE
A REAL LOUD NOISE.
AND A BIG HOLE, MORE THAN
ONE IF NECESSARY, GENTLEMEN.
NOW, YOU'D LIKE TO
CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION?
[HORSES APPROACH]
IT'S THE EAST-BOUND STAGE.
LET IT DROP, MEN.
THERE'S NO TIME NOW.
WE'LL TALK, ALRIGHT, MISTER.
SOON.
I WOULDN'T STOP IN HAMMOND IF I
WERE YOU. I'D JUST RIDE ON THROUGH.
[HORSES GET NEARER]
SORRY, MISTER, I DIDN'T
GET A CHANCE TO WARN YOU.
THAT WAS BEN
STACY, ED'S BROTHER.
OH-HO.
[DRIVER:] WHOA, WHOA!
[LAUGHING]
AND THERE'S ED STACY.
I FIGURED AS MUCH THE WAY
BEN HAS BEEN HANGING AROUND.
WHO ARE THE OTHER TWO?
THEY CAME WITH BEN WHEN HE
TOOK OVER ED'S RANCH LAST YEAR.
THANKS.
HELLO, ED.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
JUST PASSING THROUGH. BUSINESS.
IT'S NOT WITH ME, I'M CLEAR.
SO I HEARD.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THAT THING MAKE YOU
FEEL FULLY DRESSED AGAIN?
PRETTY RUSTY, HUH? I'LL IMPROVE.
WELL, "HEAT NOT A FURNACE FOR YOUR
FOE SO HOT THAT IT DO SINGE YOURSELF."
ONE OF THOSE FANCY
WRITERS OF YOURS AGAIN?
SHAKESPEARE. IT'S
GOOD ADVICE, ED.
YEAH. WELL, AFTER TWO
YEARS IN PRISON FOR NOTHING,
THAT FURNACE IS BOILING
UP A FULL HEAD OF STEAM.
WELL, THAT STRETCH SURE
DIDN'T TONE HIM DOWN ANY.
HE'S JUST AS FEISTY AS EVER.
SAY, HOW COME YOU KNOW HIM?
I BROUGHT HIM BACK FOR TRIAL.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY STACY LEFT
THE STAGE AT THE RELAY STATION, PALADIN?
OR WHERE HE WAS GOING?
NOT THE SLIGHTEST.
HE PROBABLY WENT STRAIGHT HOME.
HIS RANCH IS ALMOST AS CLOSE
TO THREE FORKS AS IT IS HERE.
PALADIN SAW HIM PUT ON A GUN!
HE ARMED HIMSELF TO GO
HOME? FACE FACTS, SHERIFF.
COME ON, MR. STANHOPE, YOU'RE
MAKING A BIG FUSS ABOUT NOTHING.
NOTHING?!
ED'S GOT A RIGHT TO BE SORE
CONSIDERING EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED.
BUT IF WE TRY TO MAKE IT UP TO
HIM, SHOW HIM WE'RE GLAD HE'S BACK,
I THINK HE'LL COOL OFF.
LET'S WAIT AND SEE, HUH?
WAIT FOR HIM TO
KILL ME, I SUPPOSE.
ALL I KNOW IS, I CAN'T ARREST
A MAN FOR WHAT HE'S THINKING.
IDIOT!
NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHY I SENT THAT WIRE, PALADIN?
I NEED SOMEONE TO PROTECT ME.
WHY ARE YOU SO SURE ED
STACY WANTS TO GUN YOU?
YOU SENT ME THAT WIRE BEFORE
YOU KNEW HE WAS COMING HERE.
I WROTE TO HIM.
OFFERED TO DO EVERYTHING I
COULD TO HELP HIM GET STARTED AGAIN.
HE SENT THE LETTER BACK.
HE HATES ME, I TELL YOU.
HE'S GONNA KILL ME.
WELL, I CAN SEE HIM AS
WILD, IMPETUOUS, IMMATURE,
BUT A KILLER?
DON'T YOU BELIEVE ME, EITHER?
MR. STANHOPE, JUST WHAT
IS IT YOU WANT ME TO DO?
I TOLD YOU, PROTECT ME!
I'M NOT A BODYGUARD. YOU CAN HIRE A
COUPLE MEN FOR HALF MY FEE, IF THAT'S ALL.
WELL, NOT EXACTLY.
I WAS THINKING, ALL THIS
COULD BE SETTLED QUITE SIMPLY
IF ED STACY COULD BE
PERSUADED TO LEAVE HAMMOND.
FOR GOOD!
HOW WOULD YOU ACCOMPLISH THAT?
HOW WOULD YOU?
OH. NN-NN.
I'M SORRY. NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
THERE'S $3,000 IN THIS ENVELOPE.
STACY SHOULD BE INTERESTED.
WELL, THAT'S A
LOT OF PERSUASION.
USE WHATEVER YOU WANT
TO AND KEEP THE REST.
I WOULDN'T EVEN
CARE IF YOU KEPT IT ALL
SO LONG AS I NEVER HAD TO
WORRY ABOUT STACY AGAIN.
NOW, THAT KIND OF A DEAL IS OUT.
OH, I JUST MEAN, UH...
YOU CAN DO WHATEVER
YOU WANT TO. PLEASE.
I NEED YOU, PALADIN.
THERE'S NO ONE ELSE.
ALL RIGHT, MR. STANHOPE.
I'LL TALK TO ED STACY.
MAYBE IF YOU SAW HIM TONIGHT?
NO, I GUARANTEE YOU I'LL BE A LOT
MORE PERSUASIVE AFTER A NIGHT'S SLEEP.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
AH!
YEAH, COME IN.
I WANNA HAVE THAT TALK NOW.
YOU AND STANHOPE
RAILROADED MY BROTHER.
[STRUGGLING]
I'M JUST PAYING YOU BACK
FOR YOUR TIME AND TROUBLE.
BEN!
BEN, LET HIM UP, WILL YOU?
WILL YOU LET HIM UP?!
COME ON! WILL YOU...?
WHAT'RE YOU TRYING
TO DO? KILL HIM?
I SAW HIM WITH STANHOPE. THEY'RE
TRYING TO RAILROAD YOU AGAIN.
I TOLD YOU BEFORE, LET
ME WORRY ABOUT STANHOPE.
SURE, ED, I WAS JUST
TRYING TO HELP YOU. I KNOW.
YOU CAN HELP ME BY
STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE.
GO ON, ROUND UP DAN AND
FLOYD. WE'RE GOING HOME.
WELL, GO ON! GO ON!
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
HOW ABOUT SOME OF THOSE
FANCY WORDS NOW, PALADIN?
[SIGHING:] BELIEVE
ME, I'M SPEECHLESS.
YEAH, ONCE BEN GETS IT IN HIS
HEAD SOMEBODY'S OUT TO HARM ME,
IT'S KIND OF HARD TO
SHAKE THE IDEA OUT OF HIM.
WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST LET HIM FINISH
THE JOB? SAVED YOU SOME TROUBLE.
I DON'T SEE THERE'S ANY
TROUBLE BETWEEN US, PALADIN.
THERE WILL BE, IF YOU
DON'T LET UP ON STANHOPE.
ME LET UP ON STANHOPE?!
HE'S ON MY BACK, AND HARD!
[DOOR OPENS]
ED!
ED?
WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU SAY STANHOPE'S ON YOUR
BACK? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
ALL RIGHT, YOU REALLY CARE?
YUP.
I COULD USE A COUPLE
OF NEW BRIDLES.
WATCH THIS.
[BELL DINGS ON DOOR]
IT'S BEEN THAT
WAY ALL OVER TOWN.
IF THEY CAN'T GET THE
DOOR CLOSED FAST ENOUGH,
THEY JUST SAY THEY'RE SORRY,
BUT THEY CAN'T GIVE ME ANY CREDIT.
THE MERCHANTS DEPEND ON
STANHOPE TO SHIP IN THEIR SUPPLIES.
OVERLAND, IN TURN,
BUYS FROM THEIR STORES.
SO, YOU CAN SEE STANHOPE SWINGS
A LOT OF INFLUENCE IN THIS TOWN.
JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
NOW, HERE'S $3,000.
FROM STANHOPE TO YOU.
WHY?
I DON'T KNOW.
I GUESS YOU'RE HIS CONSCIENCE,
OR MAYBE HE'S AFRAID OF YOU.
HIS CONSCIENCE
COMES PRETTY HIGH.
THERE'S A CONDITION, ED.
YOU'D HAVE TO LEAVE HAMMOND.
SEE, STANHOPE IS CERTAIN
YOU'RE GOING TO KILL HIM.
I WANTED TO, PALADIN.
THAT FIRST YEAR IN PRISON,
IT WAS ALL I COULD THINK OF.
THEN, WHEN THEY LET
ME OUT, IT ALL CAME BACK.
I WAS GONNA MAKE HIM PAY
FOR EVERY ROTTEN SECOND.
AND NOW?
AND NOW YOU CAN RELAX.
I WOULDN'T EVEN TOUCH HIM.
HE ISN'T WORTH ANOTHER
STRETCH IN PRISON.
BESIDES, YOU GAVE
ME A BETTER IDEA.
HIS CONSCIENCE IS GONNA STICK
AROUND AND BOTHER HIM FOR A LONG TIME.
ED! YOU GOTTA STOP BEN!
HE'S TEARING UP OVERLAND
STAGE ALMOST TO BITS!
[RUMBLING INSIDE]
ED, I'M GONNA HAVE
TO LOCK HIM UP.
COUPLE OF YOU
MEN, GIVE ME A HAND!
TAKE HIM TO JAIL!
WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT
COULD'VE CAUSED A THING LIKE THIS?
WELL, THIS MIGHT'VE HAD
SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.
DELINQUENT TAX NOTICE.
TAX NOTICE?
SORRY, ED, I GAVE IT TO BEN.
NOTHING PERSONAL,
IT'S JUST PART OF MY JOB.
IT'S BEEN MORE THAN TWO
YEARS AND NOTHING'S BEEN PAID.
TWO YEARS, AND YOU COULDN'T
WAIT A COUPLE DAYS MORE, HM?
THIS IS REGULAR TOWN
BUSINESS, I'LL HANDLE IT MY WAY.
YOU'LL HANDLE IT HIS WAY!
EVERYBODY IN TOWN'S HANDLING
THINGS HIS WAY, AND I'M UP TO HERE WITH IT.
SHERIFF! EASY, BOY!
WHEN I CAME BACK, I MADE UP MY
MIND TO FORGET WHAT HAPPENED.
TO FORGET THAT YOU AND THIS TOWN
COST ME TWO YEARS OUT OF MY LIFE.
I DON'T EXPECT ANY FAVORS, I JUST
WANTED TO START FROM SCRATCH.
BUT YOU WON'T LET ME, WILL YOU?
PUSHING ME AROUND AGAIN. TREATING
ME LIKE I REALLY WAS A CRIMINAL.
OKAY, WE'LL PLAY IT
YOUR WAY FROM NOW ON.
SINCE I'VE ALREADY PUT IN
TWO YEARS FOR NOTHING,
I'VE GOT SOMETHING
REAL BIG COMING.
RIGHT OUT OF YOUR HIDE.
EH, YOU HEARD HIM YOURSELF,
SHERIFF, HE THREATENED ME!
I DEMAND PROTECTION.
AND YOU'LL GET IT, TOO,
WHEN I SEE YOU NEED IT.
AFTER HE TAKES THE FIRST SHOT.
ALL RIGHT, PALADIN,
IT'S UP TO YOU.
I THINK I'LL WAIT FOR
THE SECOND SHOT.
WHAT?!
I DON'T LIKE BEING USED.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOU'RE TRYING
TO RUN ED STACY OUT OF THIS TOWN.
CUTTING HIS CREDIT OFF,
FORCING THE SHERIFF TO SERVE
HIM THAT DELINQUENT TAX NOTICE
WHEN YOU KNEW HE COULDN'T PAY
FOR IT AFTER TWO YEARS IN PRISON?
I GAVE YOU THIS $3,000 FOR HIM.
SURE, AFTER YOU RIGGED IT SO HE'D
HAVE TO TAKE IT OR LOSE EVERYTHING.
EITHER WAY, YOU WIN.
I HAD TO DO IT, PALADIN!
HE WOULD'VE KILLED ME.
HE DIDN'T WANT ANY PART OF YOU.
WHATEVER HAPPENS FROM NOW
ON, YOU CAN THANK YOURSELF.
[GUNFIRE OUTSIDE]
WHAT ARE YOU MEN
STANDING THERE FOR?
GRAB YOUR HORSES!
COME ON, LET'S GET 'EM!
DAN AND FLOYD
BUSTED BEN OUT OF JAIL.
I BELIEVE THIS SIMPLIFIES
MATTERS. THEY'RE STACY'S MEN.
THE SHERIFF WON'T HAVE
ANY CHOICE NOW, WILL HE?
NOT THAT I OBJECT
TO YOUR COMPANY,
BUT SINCE WHEN DOES THE
SHOTGUN RIDE INSIDE THE COACH?
MR. STANHOPE'S ORDERS.
OH?
AND IT'S A TRAP.
FIGURES ED AND BEN STACY WILL HIT
ONE OF THE STAGES SOONER OR LATER.
WANTS IT TO LOOK EASY FOR THEM.
OH, MR. STANHOPE HAS
A TALENT FOR CONNIVING?
MM-HMM, HE WANTS
TO GET THEM REAL BAD.
EVEN OFFERED A REWARD.
BEFORE THEY'VE DONE ANYTHING?
WELL, IT SAYS "FOR
CAPTURING OR KILLING ANYBODY
"WHO ATTEMPTS TO HOLD
UP AN OVERLAND STAGE."
WE KNOW WHAT
MR. STANHOPE REALLY MEANS.
SURE HOPE THEY TRY
IT ON ONE OF MY RUNS.
I COULD USE THAT $3,000.
$3,000?
THAT SEEMS TO BE
HIS FAVORITE NUMBER.
WELL, WE CHANGE TEAMS HERE.
YOU GOT ABOUT TEN MINUTES.
FINE.
JUST A SHORT ONE?
DID YOU HEAR ME?
WELL, NOW.
YOU'RE REALLY USING UP YOUR
TWO YEARS IN A HURRY, AREN'T YA?
DIDN'T FIGURE THEM AS
ANY MORE THAN A DEPOSIT.
YOU GONNA WASTE 'EM ON ME?
NOT YOU, PALADIN, THE STAGE.
DAN AND FLOYD ARE OUT
THERE NOW TAKING CARE OF IT.
I'M MAKING SURE
NOBODY BOTHERS 'EM.
PRETTY SMART, HUH?
YOU DIDN'T EXPECT
US TO HIT 'EM HERE.
STANHOPE EXPECTED IT.
I GUESS HE HAD YOU PEGGED.
YEAH, HE PEGGED
ME, TWO YEARS AGO.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOUR
FANCY WRITERS EVER SAID IT, BUT...
"IF YOU'VE GOT THE NAME,
MIGHT AS WELL PLAY THE GAME."
YOU DON'T HAVE THE NAME YET.
YEAH, WELL IT WON'T BE LONG NOW.
SO, YOU'RE GOING TO LET
STANHOPE PUSH YOU AROUND?
DOES THIS LOOK LIKE
HE'S PUSHING ME AROUND?
I THINK SO.
WHEN YOU'VE ROBBED THAT
STAGE, YOU'LL BE A WANTED MAN.
THERE'LL BE NO QUESTION
ABOUT IT THIS TIME.
NO SCREAMING ABOUT
BEING RAILROADED.
NO ONE TO CONFESS AND GET YOU
OFF. YOU'LL SERVE A FULL SENTENCE.
YEAH, IF THEY GET ME.
WITH EVERY SHERIFF IN
THE STATE LOOKING FOR YOU,
THEY'LL GET YOU SOONER OR LATER.
NOT BEFORE I MAKE
STANHOPE SWEAT.
MR. STANHOPE WILL BE SITTING IN
HIS OFFICE, SAFE AND COMFORTABLE.
I DOUBT HE'LL SWEAT VERY MUCH.
HE'S GOT A BIG MOUTH.
ED, YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW LUCKY YOU ARE,
HAVING SOMEONE LIKE THIS.
SOMEONE WHO LOVES
YOU WITHOUT QUESTION,
WHO'LL FIGHT FOR
YOU WITHOUT REASON,
DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
WHY NOT?
HE'S MY BROTHER.
OH, I UNDERSTAND.
I ALSO UNDERSTAND HE GAVE
UP HIS OWN LIFE, HIS OWN PLACE
AND CAME HERE TO RUN YOUR
PLACE WHILE YOU WERE GONE.
KEPT IT RUNNING FOR YOU BECAUSE
HE ALWAYS BELIEVED YOU'D COME BACK.
AND YOU.
YOU'RE REPAYING HIM
WITH LOVE AND KINDNESS,
BY PULLING HIM
DOWN TO YOUR LEVEL.
BY MAKING HIM A
FUGITIVE, LIKE YOU.
WHEN THE SHERIFF'S
POSSE COMES AFTER YOU,
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT HIM TO DO?
STOP A SLUG OF LEAD FOR YOU?
HE'S RIGHT. YOU
HAVE GOT A BIG MOUTH.
AND YOU'VE GOT A SMALL BRAIN.
YOU'RE GONNA RISK HIM,
AND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE,
FOR SOME IDEA OF REVENGE.
REVENGE ON A MAN WHO WASN'T
WORTH IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
ALL RIGHT, ED.
WE TIED UP THE DEPUTY
AND THE STAGE DRIVER.
AND WE GOT WHAT
WAS IN THE STRONG BOX.
IT'S ONLY $1,000, BUT IT'S BETTER THAN
NOTHING. LET'S RIDE OUT OF HERE NOW.
A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
NOW, THAT'S WHAT I CALL
REALLY MAKING STANHOPE PAY.
TEN YEARS OF YOUR LIFE,
IN EXCHANGE FOR $1,000.
WE PUT IT BACK.
WHAT?
YOU HEARD ME, I
SAID, WE PUT IT BACK.
YOU GONE LOCO, TOO?
TO GO THROUGH THIS
WHOLE THING FOR NOTHING?
FOR THE LAST TIME,
I SAID, PUT IT BACK.
WE'RE RIDING OUT OF
HERE NOW. YOU'RE LEAVING.
WE'LL RIDE OUT.
BUT WE'RE TAKING
THE MONEY WITH US.
'LESS'N YOU WANT TO STOP US.
ED.
HE'S GOT A BIG MOUTH,
BUT HE KIND OF MAKES SENSE.
ACCORDING TO THIS DEPOSITION,
WITNESSED BY MR. PALADIN HERE,
THOSE MEN TRIED
TO ROB THE STAGE,
AND BEN AND ED
STACY STOPPED 'EM.
IS THAT THE TRUTH?
YES, SIR.
YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
NICE WORK, ED.
JUST A MINUTE, SHERIFF.
THESE MEN ARE STILL
LIABLE TO ARREST.
BEN WRECKED MY OFFICE.
THEIR MEN BROKE HIM OUT OF JAIL.
HM, THAT'S RIGHT.
FINE THE BOTH OF YOU $25
FOR DISTURBING THE PEACE.
FINE?!
I'M THE SHERIFF
HERE, MR. STANHOPE.
I HAND OUT THE SENTENCES.
WHAT ABOUT THE
DAMAGE TO MY OFFICE?
IT'LL COST AT LEAST
$200 TO REPAIR IT.
I'LL SUGGEST YOU DEDUCT
THAT FROM THE REWARD.
THE REWARD? THAT'S RIGHT.
"THE DEATH OR ARREST OF ANYONE ATTEMPTING
TO ROB ONE OF THE OVERLAND STAGES."
THAT'S THE WAY
IT READ, WASN'T IT?
THAT'S RIGHT. YOUR VERY
WORDS, MR. STANHOPE.
YES, BUT...!
YOU CAN PICK UP THE
MONEY IN THE MORNING.
"NOW CONSCIENCE WAKES
DESPAIR THAT SLUMBERED,
"IT WAKES THE BITTER
MEMORY OF WHAT HE WAS,
"WHAT IS, AND WHAT MUST BE."
AND THAT'S ANOTHER
ONE OF MY FANCY WRITERS.
JOHN MILTON.
♪ 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? ♪♪