Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963): Season 2, Episode 6 - The Protégé - full transcript

KURT, I'M GOING TO THE
STREET AND WAIT FOR YOU.

WHEN YOU COME OUT,
YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES.

WEAR NO GUN AND
WALK OVER TO THE JAIL.

OR WEAR YOUR GUN
AND TRY IT ON ME.

"TEACH ME TO QUICK
DRAW AND SHOOT.

"INSTRUCTION DESPERATELY NEEDED.

"WILL PAY $1,000. ONLY
EXPERTS NEED APPLY.

"SEE KURT SPRAGUE,

DIXON ROAD, RAPID CITY, CA."

I'M LOOKING FOR
SPRAGUE, KURT SPRAGUE.

I'M SPRAGUE.



MY NAME IS PALADIN.

I WROTE TO YOU ABOUT
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT.

YOU'RE LATE. JOB'S FILLED.

THAT SO?

WELL, I DID SORT OF
PROMISE THIS MAN.

THE ADVERTISEMENT SAID
ONLY EXPERTS NEED APPLY.

SERVED AS PEACE OFFICER
IN NEVADA AND OKLAHOMA.

ALSO SERVED AS
DEPUTY TO MATT DILLON

IN AUSTIN, FOR FIVE YEARS.

THAT MAKE ME EXPERT ENOUGH?

NO, THAT MAKES YOU A FRAUD.
DILLON NEVER HELD OFFICE IN AUSTIN.

WHAT IS THIS, ANYWAY?

YOU SAW ME DRAW.

YES, HE DID DRAW.



AND IT DID SEEM FAST.

BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO LOAD THAT GUN?

WHY, WHAT FOR? JUST DO IT.

GIVE THE BULLETS TO SPRAGUE.

NOW WHAT?

YOU SHOULD HAVE 12
BULLETS. SIX FROM EACH OF US.

I DO.

NOW, MR. SPRAGUE'LL
COUNT TO THREE.

SUPPOSE THAT GUN WERE LOADED?

WONDER HOW FAST YOU'D
BE THEN? LET'S FIND OUT.

PUT A BULLET IN IT.

ONE.

ALL RIGHT, MR. SPRAGUE. ANYTIME.

ONE.

TWO.

THREE.

MIGHTY PLEASED TO
MEET YOU, MR. PALADIN.

VERY HAPPY TO KNOW YOU.

YOU GOT THE JOB.

NOW THAT DEPENDS. ON WHAT?

ON YOUR REASON
FOR PLACING THAT AD.

WHY WERE YOU SO ANXIOUS
TO LEARN HOW TO USE A GUN?

IF I DON'T, I CAN'T
GO BACK HOME.

NO? MY HOME'S IN NEW MEXICO.

A LITTLE TOWN
CALLED RIGHT ANGLE.

I WAS BORN THERE, GREW UP THERE,

EXPECTED TO LIVE THERE
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

SOMETHING CHANGE YOUR MIND?

A MAN NAMED RED HARPER.
DID YOU EVER HEAR OF HIM?

NO.

HE'S MADE HIMSELF
QUITE A REPUTATION.

A REAL BAD ONE.

KILLED FOUR OR FIVE
MEN IN GUNFIGHTS.

I USED TO SEE HIM, BUT I NEVER
HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS
WHOLE THING SO CRAZY.

HOW'D YOU GET MIXED UP WITH HIM?

A MONTH AGO, MY FATHER
AND I WERE GOING TO CHURCH,

AND WE PASSED THE
SALOON AS HARPER CAME OUT.

UGLY AND DRUNK.
BUMPED INTO MY FATHER,

ON PURPOSE, THEN
STARTED INSULTING HIM.

YOU CALLED HIM ON IT,

AND HE TOLD YOU
TO GO FOR YOUR GUN.

THAT'S RIGHT. I
DIDN'T HAVE A GUN.

HE SAID I BETTER GET
ONE OR LEAVE TOWN.

I THOUGHT HE WAS DRUNK
AND THAT'D BE THE END OF IT.

A MAN LIKE THAT,
IT'S JUST THE START.

FROM THAT DAY ON,
HE MADE IT A POINT

TO INSULT ME IN FRONT
OF THE WHOLE TOWN.

IF I ANSWERED BACK,
HE'D SAY, "PUT ON A GUN."

I AIN'T EVER HANDLED
A GUN IN MY LIFE.

NOT LIKE THAT.

WHEN I COULDN'T
TAKE IT NO MORE, I LEFT.

YOU CAN'T GO BACK TO RIGHT ANGLE

UNTIL YOU'RE GOOD ENOUGH WITH
THE GUN TO STAND UP TO RED HARPER.

THAT'S RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE A GUN?

BOUGHT ONE
YESTERDAY IN RAPID CITY.

GET IT.

YOU'LL TAKE THE JOB?

I'LL TRY.

YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND...

HANDLING A GUN IS A
VERY SPECIAL TALENT,

WITH VERY SPECIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES.

THAT'LL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF.

YOU JUST TEACH ME HOW TO SHOOT.

THERE'S ONE THING IN YOUR FAVOR.

WHAT'S THAT?

YOU WANT TO DO
YOUR OWN FIGHTING.

WELL, THREE OUT OF SIX.

THAT'S NO GOOD.

YOU'VE ONLY BEEN
AT IT A FEW DAYS.

NOW THIS ONE AND THIS ONE

ARE NO GOOD. WHY? THEY'RE HITS.

THEY WOULDN'T STOP A MAN.

THIS IS WHERE
THEY ALL SHOULD GO.

THEY WILL BEFORE WE'RE FINISHED.

YOU WANT TO CALL IT OFF? NO!

MAN'S GOT A RIGHT
TO DEFEND HIMSELF.

[GUNSHOTS]

HOW'S THAT?

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH. NO.

YOU ARE A MIGHTY
FUSSY MAN, PALADIN.

ALL GUNFIGHTERS THIS PARTICULAR

ABOUT CARING FOR THEIR WEAPONS?

ONLY THE LIVE ONES.

HOW'S THAT NOW?

THAT'S GOOD.

WE'VE BEEN AT IT 12 DAYS NOW.

THAT'S RIGHT AND TOMORROW
WE START ON THE DRAW.

WELL, HALLELUJAH!

THAT'LL BE A RELIEF
FROM DOING NOTHING

BUT SHOOT, SHOOT, SHOOT.

NO USE LEARNING HOW TO
DRAW A GUN UNLESS YOU KNOW

WHAT TO DO WITH
IT. I'M TURNING IN.

WHAT TIME DO WE
BEGIN IN THE MORNING?

7:00. WHY NOT 6:00?

YOU'RE AN EAGER STUDENT.
I WANT TO GO HOME.

GOOD NIGHT. LISTEN, PALADIN.

THIS THING IS JAMMED.

REALLY THINK I'LL BE GOOD ENOUGH

TO GO UP AGAINST HARPER?
YOU'LL BE GOOD ENOUGH.

MATTER OF FACT,
YOU TAKE TO THIS GUN

LIKE YOU WERE BORN FOR IT.

GOOD NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT.

HAND AWAY FROM IT... NOW!

OH! ONCE MORE.

AND...

GET YOUR HAND AWAY FROM IT.

NOW. OHHH!

NOW. THAT'S BETTER, ONCE MORE.

AND...

NOW! THAT'S BETTER.

LET'S TRY THIS WITH
LIVE AMMUNITION.

COME ON.

YOU READY? I'M READY.

NOW!

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK IT'S TIME
FOR YOU TO GO HOME.

YOU REALLY BELIEVE I'M READY?

IF I DIDN'T BELIEVE
IT, I WOULDN'T SAY IT.

THING IS, YOU'VE NEVER SEEN
HOW FAST HARPER DRAWS.

I'VE SEEN MANY FAST MEN DRAW.

YOU'RE THE EQUAL
OF MOST OF THEM. I AM?

YOU ARE.

BUT YOU MAY FIND IT DIFFERENT
WHEN YOU FACE A MAN WITH A GUN.

YOU MAY FORGET
EVERYTHING YOU'VE LEARNED.

YOU MIGHT FIND
YOU CAN'T KILL A MAN.

I'VE THOUGHT OF THAT.

CAN YOU GO BACK WITH ME?

MY JOB WAS TO TEACH
YOU. THAT'S FINISHED NOW.

HARPER TRAVELS WITH
TWO OR THREE FRIENDS.

IF I WALK IN ALONE,
YOUR TEACHING

WON'T EVEN THOSE ODDS.

WOULDN'T WANT THAT
TO HAPPEN. YOU'LL COME?

ALL RIGHT. THANKS, PALADIN.

NOW THAT IT'S
GETTING DOWN TO IT,

I REALLY FEEL EDGY.

SUPPOSE WE TRY AND
GET YOUR MIND OFF THINGS.

ONE OF HARPER'S FRIENDS.

LET'S SEE HOW MUCH
YOU'VE LEARNED.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE EXPECTED.

HE'LL BE AT THE
SALOON, HE ALWAYS IS.

SOME DEEP BREATHS
MIGHT RELAX YOU.

YOU DID COME BACK. I
TOLD YOU I WOULD, PA.

HARPER KNOWS YOU'RE
HERE. I FIGURED THAT.

YOU'RE WEARING A GUN.

DIDN'T THINK I'D COME
BACK WITHOUT ONE, DID YOU?

CAN YOU USE IT? YES.

HARPER'S NOT ALONE. TOBY
AND CLARK ARE WITH HIM.

I'M NOT ALONE EITHER.
THIS IS MR. PALADIN.

IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM, I
WOULDN'T BE BACK HERE.

HE TAUGHT ME HOW TO USE THIS.

I GUESS WE BETTER
GET ON WITH IT.

GOOD LUCK, KURT.
GOD BE WITH YOU.

FROM HERE ON, IT'S YOUR SHOW.

HARPER!

HARPER!

HARPER!

WASN'T NO NEED TO
REPEAT YOURSELF.

BAD LUCK FOR YOU I
HEARD YOU THE FIRST TIME.

SO YOU COME BACK?

BUT I DON'T SEE MUCH
DIFFERENT ABOUT YOU.

SAME YELLOW-BELLY.

SAME CHICKEN HEART.

OH, WELL...

I SEE NOW. YOU'RE WEARING A GUN.

JUST LIKE A GROWED-UP MAN.

AND YOU BROUGHT A FRIEND.

HARPER, GET RID OF THOSE TWO.

OR I HELP SPRAGUE.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S DON'T GET ALL EXCITED.

BETTER GET TO ONE SIDE, BOYS.

SPRAGUE'S LIABLE
TO GET OFF A SHOT.

AND LORD KNOWS WHERE IT'LL LAND.

YOU THROUGH TALKIN'? JUST ABOUT.

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.

GOT ANY LAST WORDS?

FILL YOUR HAND.

YOU FIRST, SONNY.

WELL...

NOW DON'T TELL ME
YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND.

WHILE WE'RE WAITING,

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT YOUR MA.

I HEARD SHE WAS...

[GUNSHOT]

I DID IT!

AND IT WAS JUST
LIKE YOU SAID IT'D BE.

I FELT LIKE I WAS BORN TO IT.

YOU'VE CERTAINLY EARNED
YOUR FEE ON THIS JOB.

AS AGREED. THANK YOU.

I WISH THERE WAS
SOMETHING ELSE I COULD DO,

BESIDES MONEY.

I MEAN, AS A FRIEND.

THERE IS. NAME IT.

AS A FRIEND...

TAKE THAT GUN OFF. PUT IT AWAY.

AND FORGET ABOUT IT. WHAT?

HARPER'S DEAD.
YOU'RE HOME TO STAY

AND YOU DON'T NEED
THAT GUN ANYMORE.

I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.

I KNOW I'M RIGHT. TAKE IT OFF.

THERE, MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER?

MUCH BETTER.

HERE'S TO A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE.

GOODBYE, KURT. GOOD LUCK.

GOODBYE. PALADIN?

YOU'VE BEEN A GOOD FRIEND.

OH, MR. PALADIN?
YOU TAUGHT HIM WELL.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU.

FOR NOTHING.

GOODBYE, SIR.

GOODBYE.

YOUR FRIEND JUST LEFT.

MR. PALADIN. A
GENTLEMAN TO SEE YOU.

OH?

WILL YOU WAIT FOR ME?

EXCUSE ME.

OH, MR. PALADIN.

YOU PROBABLY DON'T REMEMBER ME.

WE MET BRIEFLY THREE
MONTHS AGO IN RIGHT ANGLE.

I'M SORRY, SIR.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, I REMEMBER
YOU. YOU'RE MR. SPRAGUE.

THAT'S RIGHT. HOW'S KURT?

KURT? KURT'S WHY I'M HERE.

WHAT'S WRONG? HERE.

THESE'LL EXPLAIN
THINGS BETTER THAN I CAN.

THEY'RE ALL FROM THE
RIGHT ANGLE NEWSPAPER.

I MADE HIM TAKE THAT GUN OFF.

HE PROMISED ME HE'D
PUT IT AWAY AND FORGET IT.

HE NEVER TOOK IT OFF.

I'M AFRAID HE CAN'T
FORGET ABOUT IT NOW.

HOW DID THESE THINGS HAPPEN?

ALL HIS DOING.

HE SINGLES OUT A MAN,
THEN KEEPS PROVOKING HIM.

UNTIL THE FELLA HAS NO
CHOICE EXCEPT TO FIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT HARPER
DID. THAT'S RIGHT.

MR. PALADIN...

KURT WAS ONE OF THE
NICEST BOYS IN TOWN.

EVERYBODY LIKED HIM.

NOW IN THREE MONTHS,

I'VE WATCHED HIM
CHANGE INTO A KILLER.

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

WHEN KURT WAS IN TROUBLE
BEFORE, YOU HELPED HIM.

NOW HE'S IN MUCH WORSE TROUBLE.

AND I'M ASKING YOU
TO HELP HIM AGAIN.

IT'S A LITTLE LATE
FOR THAT, ISN'T IT?

I HOPE NOT. HE LIKES YOU.

HE'D LISTEN TO YOU
IF YOU TALKED TO HIM.

IF YOU COULD MAKE HIM QUIT NOW,

HE COULD STILL BE SAVED.

WELL, I GUESS I DO
OWE KURT THAT MUCH.

WHO DIED?

SHERIFF HAYES. SHOT DOWN.

BY WHO? KURT.

I'M SORRY, MR. SPRAGUE.

WHERE'S KURT NOW?

SALOON, I GUESS.
WHY ISN'T HE IN JAIL?

NOBODY HERE WANTS TO
GO UP AGAINST HIS GUN.

PALADIN.

I'LL GO SEE HIM.

WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

GUESS THEY'RE
DOWN AT THE FUNERAL.

YOU SAID THIS WAS A NEW DECK.
THEY'RE GREASY, GET ME ANOTHER ONE.

THEY WERE NEW. I OPENED THEM...

YOU CALLIN' ME A
LIAR? HELLO, KURT.

PALADIN, YOU OLD SON OF A GUN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WELL?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I GUESS YOU'RE THE MATTER.

YOU'VE BEEN TALKING
TO MY FATHER,

ABOUT ALL THE MEN I KILLED.

NO SENSE YOU FRETTING
YOURSELF ABOUT IT.

FACT IS YOU SHOULD BE PROUD.

YOU TAUGHT ME HOW.

I TAUGHT YOU HOW
TO DEFEND YOURSELF,

NOT HOW TO BE A
PUBLIC EXECUTIONER.

WHEN DID YOU START
NOTCHING THAT GUN?

KURT, YOU PUT THE
GUN BACK ON... WHY?

BECAUSE IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD.

LIKE I'M SOMEBODY.

BUT I DON'T HAVE TO
EXPLAIN IT TO ANYONE.

NOT EVEN YOU, PALADIN.

SCHOOL'S OUT.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

MEANS I'M GOING OUT
IN THE STREET AND WAIT.

WHEN YOU COME
THROUGH THOSE DOORS,

EITHER YOU WEAR NO
GUN AND WALK TO THE JAIL,

OR YOU WEAR THAT
GUN AND TRY IT ON ME.

[BREAKING GLASS]

YOU SURE YOU WANT TO
GO THROUGH WITH THIS?

THAT'S UP TO YOU.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT OF
YOU AS MY ONE FRIEND.

I SHOULD'VE KNOWN
IT'D COME TO THIS.

COME TO WHAT? YOU KNOW,

PUPIL GETS TOO GOOD, SO THE TEACHER
FIGURES HE BETTER USE A YARDSTICK.

ONLY YOU AIN'T THE
TEACHER NO MORE.

CALL IT OFF. NOT A CHANCE!

YOU FORCED THIS PLAY, NOW
YOU'RE GONNA BACK IT UP.

I DON'T WANT TO KILL YOU.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, PALADIN.

YOU AIN'T GOT A CHANCE.

YOU JUST DON'T
KNOW HOW GOOD I AM.

ALL RIGHT, KURT.

THEN YOU SHOW ME.

I'M SORRY. SO AM I.

I DID EVERYTHING YOU TAUGHT ME.

EVERYTHING, EXCEPT REMEMBER

THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING I EVER SAID TO YOU.

I TOLD YOU TO TAKE THAT GUN OFF,

AND FORGET IT.

NO...

I COULDN'T DO THAT.

I WANTED VERY MUCH
TO BE HIS FRIEND.

YOU WERE HIS FRIEND.

YOU WERE THE BEST
FRIEND HE EVER HAD.

♪ 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? ♪