Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963): Season 2, Episode 7 - The Road to Wickenberg - full transcript

Paladin flees a corrupt town, run by the violent Goodfellows, with a saloon girl whose penchant for literary quotation may match his own.

GENTLEMEN, THE SYMBOL ON
MY HOLSTER IS A CHESS KNIGHT.

AN ATTACK PIECE, THE MOST
VERSATILE ON THE BOARD.

IT CAN MOVE EIGHT
WAYS OVER BARRIERS,

ALWAYS UNEXPECTED.

[GASPS]

MY FLOOR'S A BIT
DIRTY FOR WRESTLIN'.

NOW YOU'LL PROBABLY
ASK ME SOMETHING STUPID,

LIKE, "WHERE AM I?"

THE QUESTION HAD OCCURRED TO ME.

DON'T YOU REMEMBER
RIDING INTO TOWN?

GOING TO THE SALOON?



HE SLIPPED ENOUGH
DRUGS IN YOUR DRINK

TO KILL A HORSE.

GOSH.

YOU FLASHING THAT THICK
ROLL OF BILLS AROUND.

THAT WAS STUPID. THANK YOU.

WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR?

OLD...

[GROANS]

WHAT DID YOU DO IT FOR?

NO EXCUSES. JUST
CARELESS, I GUESS.

MEN, THEY'RE ALWAYS
MAKING EXCUSES.

THEY THINK THEY'RE SO
HANDSOME AND SO CLEVER.

THEY'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE.
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

BREAK A HUNDRED HEARTS
AND THEY STILL HAVE



THE SAME HIGH
OPINION OF THEMSELVES.

DID YOU KNOW HE TRIED TO
FINISH YOU OFF WITH HIS BOOT?

OH?

I'D...

I'D VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE
NAME OF THE MAN WHO DID THIS.

SAUL GOODFELLOW.

OH?

THANK YOU.

UH, YOU'LL NEED THIS.

I FOUND IT HIDDEN
UNDER YOUR BELT.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

AND, UH...

I THINK SAUL MISSED SOMETHING MORE
IMPORTANT WHEN HE SEARCHED YOU.

"HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL."

I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT.

WILL YOU KILL HIM?

HE TOOK $1,000 FROM MY POCKET.

BUT WILL YOU KILL
HIM? WOULD YOU CARE?

I'VE FELT SAUL'S BOOT, TOO.

JUST TAKE A LOOK AROUND HERE.

I'VE GOT A LOT TO
THANK HIM FOR, HAVEN'T I?

HEY.

TAKE ME WITH YOU, WILL YOU?

I MEAN, IT'S THE ONLY WAY I
CAN GET OUT OF THIS TOWN.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU PACK YOUR THINGS AND I'LL
TAKE YOU AS FAR AS WICKENBURG.

THE NEXT TOWN IS
THAT WAY. 32 MILES.

MAYBE YOU'D BETTER
START WALKIN'.

I CAME INTO THIS
TOWN THIS MORNING.

I HAD $1,000, A HORSE AND A GUN.

I INTEND TO LEAVE
BLUE-BELLE THE SAME WAY.

SOMEONE STOLE
YOUR MONEY, YOU SAY?

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

SAUL GOODFELLOW.

YEAH? I JUST CAN'T BUY THAT.

DON'T BUY IT, SHERIFF.
JUST TELL ME WHERE HE IS.

THAT SHOULDN'T
BE TOO HARD TO DO.

YOU JUST CALLED
MY BROTHER A THIEF.

I'M JACK GOODFELLOW.

NEXT THING YOU'LL BE SAYING IS THAT
COUSIN JIM THERE DOCTORED YOUR DRINK.

THAT UNCLE ED HAS YOUR HORSE.

OR BROTHER TOM
GOT YOUR SADDLEBAGS.

THIS SEEMS TO BE YOUR TOWN.

SORT OF A FAMILY AFFAIR.

WE ALL GOT A BUSINESS.

SAUL!

SAUL?

YEAH?

THERE'S A FELLOW HERE
MAKIN' A CLAIM AGAINST YOU.

IS THAT RIGHT?

IT'S A NICE GUN YOU HAD, FELLA.

GOT ABOUT THE BEST
BALANCE I'VE EVER FELT.

I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN
THAT HOLSTER, TOO.

YOU'VE GOT A SILVER
HORSE ON IT, HAVEN'T YOU?

DOES THAT HORSE MEAN ANYTHING?

IT'S A SYMBOL OF A CHESS KNIGHT.

IT'S AN ATTACK PIECE.

MOST VERSATILE ON THE BOARD.

CAN MOVE EIGHT DIFFERENT WAYS.

OVER BARRIERS AND
ALWAYS UNEXPECTED.

BUT YOU'RE JUST
GOING ONE WAY, MISTER.

AND THAT'S OUT OF
TOWN, RIGHT NOW.

I'LL TROUBLE YOU FOR
MY MONEY AND THE GUN.

SAY, THAT WAS CLOSE.

FIRST THING YOU KNOW, YOU'LL
HAVE TO HOP OUT OF TOWN ON ONE LEG.

[LAUGHING]

THIS GUN'S A
SHOOTIN' FOOL, AIN'T IT?

THAT'S THREE GONE, MISTER.

THERE'S THREE MORE TO GO.

SAUL HERE IS GETTING
BETTER THAN ME.

I WOULDN'T WAIT FOR
SHOT NUMBER SIX, MISTER.

THAT'S NICE. THAT'S
REAL NICE, JACK.

I REALLY LIKE THAT HORSE'S HEAD.

NOW LET'S HAVE
THAT HOLSTER, MISTER.

YOU ALREADY HAVE A HORSE'S HEAD.

IT'S ON YOUR SHOULDERS.

WELL, YOU'VE WAITED
TOO LONG NOW!

JACK!

IT HOLDS TWO SHOTS, GENTLEMEN.

WHO WANTS THE OTHER ONE?

TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS?

EACH OF YOU TOOK A SHARE, EH?

WE GOT THE REST. WHY
DON'T YOU COME TAKE IT?

DROP YOUR GUN BELTS.

HOLD IT! HE'S TOO CLOSE.

HE WON'T MISS.

THERE'S ONLY FOUR GUNS HERE.
HE'S ONLY GOT ONE SHOT LEFT.

ONE SHOT IS BETTER THAN NONE.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

BULLETS AND HORSES HAVE
A GREAT DEAL IN COMMON.

WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUT?

FOR EXAMPLE, GENTLEMEN,
AT THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN,

THE FOOT SOLDIER ATTACKED
THE ENEMY USING HIS FIREPOWER.

THIS ENABLED THE CAVALRY
TO CIRCLE AROUND BEHIND

AND ATTACK THE
ENEMY FROM THE REAR.

THAT'S ENOUGH!

WHEN I SAY "THREE," WE ALL DRAW.

ONE!

YAH!

LOOK OUT!

[GUNSHOTS]

HA! HA!

YAH!

TAKE 'EM DOWNSTREAM
AND HIDE 'EM IN THE WILLOWS.

[HORSES WHINNY]

COME ON. WE GOT HIM NOW.

YAH!

HA!

CAMP HERE.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT.

I CAN TAKE CARE OF MY HALF.

SO I NOTICED.

BY THE TIME THEY
BACKTRACK IT'LL BE DARK.

YOU MIGHT THINK
THIS IS A BIT FOOLISH,

BUT COULD I SEE YOUR DERRINGER?

I'M GONNA GO TAKE A BATH.

I GOT ABOUT THREE YEARS OF
BLUE-BELLE TO WASH OUT OF MY SKIN.

AND IF YOU SO MUCH AS
LOOK MY WAY, I'LL KILL YOU.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

YOU THINK YOU'RE
DIFFERENT FROM OTHER MEN?

NO. YOU PULL THAT TRIGGER
AND YOU'LL SHOW FOUR RIFLES

WHERE OUR HIDING PLACE IS.

THERE'S AN OLD SAYING,

"TRUST NO ONE WITH YOUR LIFE

"THAT YOU CANNOT
TRUST WITH YOUR VIRTUE."

"THAT YOU COULD NOT TRUST
WITH YOUR VIRTUE AS WELL."

MONTAIGNE'S ESSAY
WRITTEN IN 1572.

YOU AIN'T THE ONLY ONE
AROUND HERE WHO'S READ A BOOK.

WELL, I'LL TRY AND
FIND SOME SUPPER.

[WHISTLES]

[WHISTLES]

ALL RIGHT. YOU COME ON BACK NOW.

AREN'T YOU AFRAID
OF SHOWING SMOKE?

NO, THIS DRY
MESQUITE WON'T SMOKE.

I WOULD HELP YOU, ONLY I JUST
WASHED MY CLOTHES. THEY'RE DRYING.

I SEE. I THINK I UNDERSTAND.

SO I PUT THIS BLANKET AROUND
ME WHILE I LET MY CLOTHES DRY.

OH, THAT'S FINE.

YOU CAN CLEAN THE
RABBIT WHILE I WASH UP.

YOU THINK YOU'RE
SO BLASTED SMART!

AND CUT SOME GREEN
TWIGS FOR A ROOF.

OHH!

THAT'S A VERY NICE
SEWING BOX YOU HAVE.

I KEEP IT TO REMIND ME OF HOME.

MY MOTHER GAVE IT TO ME
WHEN I LEFT PHILADELPHIA.

AND YOU CAME WEST
AS A SCHOOLTEACHER.

YEAH.

AIN'T THAT A LAUGH.

"ISN'T IT," OR "IS IT NOT."

YOU KNOW CORRECT
ENGLISH, WHY DON'T YOU USE IT?

GRAMMAR'S THE SAME AS PRIDE. YOU
CAN HAVE THEM BOTH BEAT OUT OF YOU.

THE STORY GOES: THERE WAS
A FELLOW IN PRESCOTT. MEN.

TREACHEROUS BREED. OH, YES.

I DON'T KNOW, THOUGH
COME TO THINK OF IT,

WHAT'S HAPPENED TO ME
MIGHT BE HALF MY FAULT.

WE ALL HAVE OUR WEAKNESSES.

HERE YOU ARE.

THANK YOU.

[GIGGLES] NO. NO?

YOU'RE DOING IT ALL WRONG.

WHERE DID YOU GO
AFTER WICKENBURG?

SAN FRANCISCO.

DO YOU HAVE A WIFE OR ANYTHING?

IT'S KIND OF A SILLY WAY
OF PUTTING IT, I GUESS.

THAT'S A BROAD
WAY OF PHRASING IT.

PALADIN.

DO YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE
FOR A PERSON TO CHANGE?

IT'S POSSIBLE.

TAKE ME WITH YOU.

LET ME HAVE MY SAY FIRST.

I'M PRETTY, AREN'T I?

WHEN I'M DRESSED UP, NO
MAN WOULD BE ASHAMED OF ME.

AND I'M STRONG AND I'M HEALTHY.

I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE
LILY-HANDED LADIES

WHO EXPECTS MORE
THAN SHE'S WILLING TO GIVE.

AND THERE'S SOMETHING
MORE IMPORTANT.

I'VE SEEN THE WORST THERE IS...

AND I'M NO LONGER ASKING
FOR THE CENTER-CUT OF LIFE.

YOU CAN GO AS YOU PLEASE
AND DO AS YOU PLEASE.

JUST BE NICE TO
ME ONCE IN A WHILE.

THAT'S ALL I'D ASK.

WILL YOU THINK ABOUT IT?

WHEN WE GET TO WICKENBURG?

I MEAN, IF WE GET TO WICKENBURG?

WE'LL TALK ABOUT
IT IN WICKENBURG.

GOOD NIGHT, SUE.

THEY MUST BE HEADING
FOR HIGHER GROUND.

IF THEY'RE ON THE MOUNTAIN
ROAD TO WICKENBURG,

THAT BUCKBOARD
WILL NEVER MAKE IT.

WE'D BETTER WATER
OUR HORSES FIRST.

HIYA!

HA!

HOW ABOUT A RIDE TO WICKENBURG?

I'VE BEEN RUSTLED, OR
WHATEVER YOU CALL IT.

JUST BECAUSE ONE OF
THEIR HORSES LOST A SHOE

THEY TOOK BOTH MY ANIMALS.

FOUR MEN?

WHY, YES!

I NEED A GUN. DO YOU HAVE ONE?

THAT'S ONE ON
YOUR HIP, ISN'T IT?

THIS GUN IS EMPTY. I NEED A GUN
OR AMMUNITION. DO YOU HAVE ONE?

WHAT'S GOING ON? THOSE
FOUR ASKED THE SAME QUESTION.

DO YOU HAVE A GUN?

WHY?

THEY'RE AFTER US, THAT'S WHY!

JUST A MINUTE... [GUNSHOT]

WHAT'S GOING ON?
IS HE YOUR HUSBAND?

NO.

FIANCE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

YOU ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

WHO ARE YOU?

PETER KEYSTONE, HIDE
AND TALLOW BUYER. OH.

[GUNSHOTS]

I'M JUST ON THE
ROAD TEMPORARILY.

FOR EXPERIENCE. MY
FATHER OWNS THE PLANT.

IT HAPPENS TO BE THE
LARGEST IN NEW YORK.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A
FASCINATING BUSINESS.

HE MUST MEAN SOMETHING TO YOU.

HE'S JUST A GUNFIGHTER.

I DON'T KNOW, HE HAS SOME
QUARREL WITH THOSE MEN.

HE DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

HE'S PRACTICALLY A STRANGER.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID
THIS WAS GONNA BE EASY.

SHUT UP!

HE FIGHTS LIKE AN INDIAN!

I SAID SHUT UP!

YOU LET HIM AND THE
GIRL GET AWAY WITH THIS,

THE IDEA'S LIABLE TO
SPREAD ALL OVER TOWN.

THERE GOES THE GIRL!

LET'S GO HOME, JACK.

THERE'S NO REASON.

THIS WAY THERE'S JUST MORE
TOWN TO DIVIDE BETWEEN US.

I'M GOING HOME, JACK.

WAIT A MINUTE!

WAIT FOR WHAT?

YOU'RE SUCH A CRACK SHOT. YOU
HAVEN'T EVEN FIRED YOUR GUN YET.

DID I EVER NEED ANY
MORE THAN ONE SHOT?

HE'LL RUN OUT OF
COVER PRETTY SOON.

NICE SHOOTIN'.

HE'S 50 FEET THE OTHER WAY.

I'M GOING HOME.

YOU WIN.

HERE'S THE REST OF YOUR MONEY.

WHAT'S LEFT OF IT.

THEY'RE ALL DEAD EXCEPT ME.

JUST TO PROVE TO YOU
THAT I GOT GOOD INTENTIONS..

OH, SWEETIE. YOU ARE WONDERFUL!

MISTER, I DIDN'T MEAN TO RUN.

I WAS THINKING OF
SUE HERE. OF COURSE.

GENTLEMEN ALWAYS
THINK OF THE LADY FIRST.

I'M GLAD YOU GOT OUT ALL RIGHT.

WELL WHAT ARE YOU STARING AT?

I AIN'T DONE NOTHING WRONG.

OF COURSE NOT, BUT
THIS IS WICKENBURG

AND I PROMISED YOU AN
ANSWER TO SOMETHING, DEAR.

IF YOU WANNA GO AROUND
SPREADING LIES ABOUT ME

JUST GO RIGHT AHEAD.
MEN ARE ALWAYS LYING.

MOST OF THEM.

MISS EVANS, ALL I HAVE FOR YOU

IS A MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE.

FOR THE FIFTH AND LAST TIME
IN OUR CASUAL RELATIONSHIP,

THANK YOU.

AND MR. KEYSTONE, THANK YOU.

HE PRETENDS TO BE
SUCH A GENTLEMAN.

I COULD SEE RIGHT
THROUGH HIM ALL THE TIME.

THAT'S ODD.

I HAD THE FEELING HE WAS
LOOKING RIGHT THROUGH YOU.

♪ 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 ♪