Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963): Season 3, Episode 28 - Love of a Bad Woman - full transcript
Paladin drops his current seduction, to instead kill a husband and marry the rich widow. That's his cover for the assignment from husband Haskel, who reads a chilling message between the lines in his drop-dead wife's personals ad: she's had it with being a trophy. She wants Haskel's head over the mantle now. When Paladin arrives at the couple's ranch, there's a long line of willing applicants already.
I'VE GOT YOU NOW, PALADIN.
IT'S CHECKMATE IN TWO MOVES.
IN TWO MOVES FOR
YOU. ONE MOVE FOR ME.
MATE.
THOSE COMPLICATED DEFENSES
DO HAVE THEIR PITFALLS.
DON'T THEY,
PROFESSOR? EXCUSE ME.
MR. PALADIN.
THANK YOU.
YOU WISH TO SEE ME?
PALADIN? THAT'S CORRECT.
SIT DOWN.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WANT YOU TO READ THAT.
I'VE ALREADY READ
THE PAPER, MR...
SOMMERS. HASKELL SOMMERS.
MR. SOMMERS, DID YOU WANT
TO DISCUSS CURRENT EVENTS?
NO. JUST READ THIS ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE PERSONALS COLUMN.
"YOUNG, ATTRACTIVE
WIDOW OF MEANS.
"LONELY, DESIRES COMPANY OF
YOUNG, ATTRACTIVE GENTLEMAN.
"OBJECT: MATRIMONY.
PLEASE APPLY IN PERSON.
DIAMOND S RANCH,
YERBA VERDE, CALIFORNIA."
I'D SAY THAT YOUNG LADY COULD'VE
BEEN A LITTLE MORE SELECTIVE.
SHE'S LIABLE TO HAVE
A STAMPEDE OUT THERE.
YOU ANSWER THAT AD, PALADIN.
NO. MY OBJECT IS NOT MATRIMONY.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO MARRY
HER. JUST ANSWER THE AD.
THE YOUNG LADY SAYS SHE'S
LOOKING FOR A HUSBAND.
SHE'S ALREADY GOT A HUSBAND.
SHE SAYS SHE'S A WIDOW.
PALADIN, THE
DIAMOND S IS MY RANCH.
THE YOUNG LADY'S MY WIFE.
WHAT MIGHT BE
YOUR BUSINESS, SIR?
WELL, MY BUSINESS MIGHT
BE ANSWERING AN AD.
WELL, JOIN THE CLUB.
ALL OF YOU? MM-HMM.
WELL, DON'T WORRY.
WE'LL NARROW DOWN
THE FIELD BEFORE LONG.
WELL, WOULDN'T THAT BE
THE LADY'S PREROGATIVE?
IT MIGHT BE.
THEN, ON THE OTHER HAND,
SHE MIGHT NEED SOME HELP.
WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOIN'?
I OUGHTA GET MY
NAME ON THE LIST.
YOU TAKE YOUR PLACE IN
LINE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
UH, YOU'RE NOT LEAVIN', ARE YA?
JUST AS FAST AS I CAN.
SEÑOR, POR FAVOR.
WELL, MEN, THERE
GOES ANOTHER BOY.
LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST
GONNA BE THE FIVE OF US.
SEÑOR, POR FAVOR.
GRACIAS.
ESPERE AQUÍ. MUCHO GUSTO.
[WOMAN] DO YOU LIKE HER?
VERY MUCH.
THE VENUS.
OH, YES. THE VENUS. HMM.
VENUS DE MILO.
3rd OR 4th CENTURY, B.C.
GOLDEN AGE OF GREECE.
IT'S A VERY DECENT COPY.
I'VE SEEN THE
ORIGINAL IN THE LOUVRE.
A PRESENT FROM LOUIS
XVIII TO THE PEOPLE.
YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE THE SORT OF
MAN WHO'D BE INTERESTED IN ART.
AND YOU DON'T LOOK
LIKE THE KIND OF WOMAN
WHO WOULD BE
ADVERTISING FOR A HUSBAND.
THAT GIVES US A GREAT
DEAL IN COMMON, DOESN'T IT?
NEITHER OF US IS WHAT
THE OTHER EXPECTED.
MR... PALADIN.
YOUR HUSBAND IS
QUITE A COLLECTOR.
HE WAS.
HE COLLECTED MONEY, LAND,
CATTLE, ART, AND PEOPLE.
HE COLLECTED PEOPLE?
HMM.
I WAS ONE OF THE PRIZE
OBJECTS OF HIS COLLECTION.
WELL, YOU WOULD
BE A PRIZE OBJECT
IN ANY COLLECTION.
VERY NICELY TURNED, MR. PALADIN.
THANK YOU.
ONLY I DON'T WANT TO BE AN
OBJECT IN ANYONE'S COLLECTION.
I'M MORE ATTRACTIVE
THAN MONEY...
AND WARMER THAN ART.
AND A COLLECTOR
LIKE YOUR HUSBAND.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WELL, YOU'RE
COLLECTING HUSBANDS.
I'VE BEEN KEPT
HERE LIKE A STATUE
FOR A LONG TIME, MR. PALADIN.
I'VE NEVER KNOWN ANY OTHER MEN.
MY HUSBAND'S NEVER
ALLOWED ME TO.
AND I'M AFRAID OF HIM.
BUT I NEED TO BE WANTED,
PALADIN. I AM NOT A STATUE.
AND I'VE LEARNED ONE
THING FROM MY HUSBAND.
WHAT I WANT... I CAN BUY.
HOW WILL YOU MAKE
YOUR SELECTION?
LET'S JUST SAY A
PROCESS OF ELIMINATION.
THAT'S NOT VERY
FLATTERING TO A MAN
TO BE INVOLVED IN A
CONTEST LIKE THAT.
EVEN IF THE PRIZE IS WORTH IT?
WHEN DID YOUR HUSBAND DIE?
OH, HE DIDN'T. NOT YET.
WELL, DON'T YOU THINK ALL THIS
IS JUST A LITTLE BIT PREMATURE?
OH, I BELIEVE IN BEING PREPARED.
FOR YOUR HUSBAND'S DEATH?
LET'S SAY FOR MY NEW LIFE.
WELL, WHAT IF YOUR HUSBAND
DOESN'T COMPLY WITH YOUR WISHES?
OH, HE'S AN OLD
MAN, MR. PALADIN.
LOOK. THERE'S HIS PICTURE.
HE'S IN SAN FRANCISCO NOW,
BUT HE'LL BE BACK NEXT WEEK.
IT'S A LONG, HARD ROAD
BACK FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
YOUNGER MEN THAN MY
HUSBAND HAVE DIED ON THAT TRAIL.
WELL, IF YOU WANT
YOUR HUSBAND KILLED,
WHY DON'T YOU JUST KILL HIM?
I'M AFRAID OF HIM.
HE'S TOUGH.
HE'S TOUGH AND CUNNING...
AND VERY DANGEROUS.
WELL, YOU'VE PICKED FIVE MEN.
SIX.
WHEN YOUR HUSBAND IS DEAD,
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO
WHEN ALL SIX OF US SHOW UP?
I DON'T EXPECT ALL
OF YOU TO SHOW UP.
WELL, DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE?
NOW, WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU
THINK THAT I'D HAVE ANY PREFERENCE?
MY WIFE WANTS ME DEAD.
DOESN'T COUNT FOR MUCH, DOES IT?
AFFECTION. POSITION.
I'VE BEEN SOMETHING OF A
DISAPPOINTMENT TO MY WIFE.
I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO HAVE
TO DISAPPOINT HER AGAIN.
WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO?
I'M GOING BACK TO YERBA VERDE,
AND I'M GOING TO TEACH
THAT YOUNG LADY A LESSON
THAT SHE WON'T FORGET.
JUST HOW DO YOU PLAN ON
GETTING BACK TO YERBA VERDE ALIVE?
RIDE BACK. BY WHAT ROUTE?
SAME ROUTE I ALWAYS TAKE.
THE SHORTEST, STRAIGHTEST,
FASTEST WAY TO GET THERE.
UNFORTUNATELY, IN THIS
CASE, THAT IS NOT TRUE.
THERE'LL BE FIVE MEN
WAITING ALONG THAT TRAIL.
WAITING TO SHOOT YOU DOWN
THE FIRST SIGHT THEY CATCH OF YOU.
I'LL HAVE PROTECTION.
NOW, THOSE ODDS ARE 5-1.
I HOPE YOU'RE NOT
OVERESTIMATING YOURSELF.
I WON'T BE ALONE.
OH? WHO'S GOING WITH YOU?
YOU ARE, MR. PALADIN.
WELL, YOU'RE VERY SURE
OF YOURSELF, AREN'T YOU?
IT'S AN ACQUIRED HABIT.
NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE
GIVEN ME REASON NOT TO BE.
WELL, THERE IS A FIRST TIME.
I SUPPOSE THERE'S A
THOUSAND DOLLARS THERE.
YOU OUGHT TO TAKE
THAT. THAT'S YOURS.
THERE'LL BE ANOTHER
THOUSAND DOLLARS
WHEN YOU DELIVER
ME BACK TO MY RANCH.
AN ACQUIRED HABIT.
POSSIBLY.
AT ANY RATE, I DON'T
LIKE THE 5-1 ODDS.
WELL, YOU'RE THE
GREAT EQUALIZER.
THERE'S ONE THING, MR. SOMMERS.
IF I RIDE WITH YOU, WE'LL
GO BY THE ROUTE I CHOOSE.
YOU MAY NOT BE CONCERNED ABOUT
MY COLLECTING THAT OTHER THOUSAND,
BUT I AM.
WE'LL GO BY THE ROUTE I CHOOSE.
YOU WANNA DIE THAT BADLY?
I'M NOT GONNA BE SAFE,
PALADIN, UNTIL THOSE FIVE MEN...
MY WIFE'S HIRED ASSASSINS...
ARE OUT OF THE WAY FOR GOOD.
WE'RE NOT THE HUNTED, PALADIN.
WE'RE THE HUNTERS.
ONE MORE THING.
THE OTHER REASON I
WANT YOU ALONG WITH ME.
YOU'VE SEEN MY RANCH,
AND YOU'VE SEEN MY WIFE.
SHE MADE, WHAT I GATHER,
IS A FAIRLY ATTRACTIVE OFFER
IN THAT ADVERTISEMENT.
I WANT YOU WHERE I
CAN KEEP AN EYE ON YOU.
[CLINK] TO YOUR HEALTH.
WHAT IS IT?
[GUNSHOTS]
THERE'S TWO OF 'EM.
WHERE ARE THEY?
THEY'RE UP THERE SOMEPLACE.
WATCH IT.
[MAN] HOLD IT RIGHT
THERE, PALADIN.
THAT SOMMERS?
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT QUESTION
WAS IN ORDER A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.
ARE YOU WORKIN' FOR HIM?
I WAS.
I DON'T THINK HIS
WIDOW'S GONNA LIKE THAT.
WELL, WHAT'S THE
MATTER WITH YOU?
I'M JUST WONDERING...
ABOUT WHAT?
WELL, WHAT DO YOU NEED WITH ME?
STILL GOT THREE MORE TO GET.
YOU TOOK A TERRIBLE CHANCE
PULLING A STUNT LIKE THAT.
WHEN YOU'RE A YOUNG MAN, YOU
CAN AFFORD TO TAKE CHANCES.
YOU GET TO BE MY AGE,
YOU GOTTA TAKE 'EM.
THEY COULD'VE SHOT YOU A COUPLE
MORE TIMES JUST TO MAKE SURE.
THEY DIDN'T.
EVEN HAD YOU PRETTY
WELL FOOLED, DIDN'T I?
YOU DID.
AND YOU ALMOST
SPOILED EVERYTHING
TRYING TO DRAG ME
BEHIND THAT ROCK.
I WAS TRYING TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.
WELL, MAYBE.
MAYBE YOU DID AT THAT.
YOU'RE WELCOME, MR. SOMMERS.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING? LIGHTIN' A FIRE.
YOU MIGHT AS WELL
PUT UP A BIG SIGN.
I INTEND TO. WELL, I DON'T.
GIVE ME YOUR GUN, PALADIN.
NOW, WHAT IS
THIS? GIVE IT TO ME.
[SIGHS]
NOW, GO SIT ON
THAT LOG OVER THERE.
GO ON. MR. SOMMERS...
YOU'RE GONNA BE MY SIGN.
WELL, I'M ALSO GONNA
BE A VERY GOOD TARGET.
AW, THEY AIN'T GONNA KILL YOU.
[CHUCKLES] NOT TILL
AFTER I'M DEAD ANYWAYS.
THEY THINK YOU'RE ONE OF THEM.
THEY GONNA SEE THIS FIRE,
COME IN TO INVESTIGATE IT,
FIND OUT IT'S ONLY JUST YOU,
AND SIT DOWN TO TALK A SPELL.
ME? I'M GONNA BE
OUT THERE IN THE DARK.
[RUSTLING]
[RUSTLING]
PALADIN?
IS THAT YOU?
IT'S ME. WE THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT BE SOMMERS.
SOMMERS, HMM? SOMMERS. YEAH.
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?
SOMMERS IS OUT THERE SOMEPLACE.
I RECKON THAT'D BE JUST
ABOUT ENOUGH FOR TONIGHT.
WELL, YOU CERTAINLY
DON'T BELIEVE
IN GIVING A MAN MUCH
OF A CHANCE, DO YOU?
ABOUT THE SAME CHANCE
THEY'D HAVE GIVE ME.
NOW, PALADIN, YOUR DAY'S
WORK'S NOT QUITE ENDED.
SOON AS YOU DISPOSE
OF THESE, UH, GENTLEMEN...
SINCE YOU WERE
HIRED TO PROTECT ME...
YOU CAN GIVE ME SOME
PROTECTION WHILST I SLEEP.
I'M BEGINNING TO SEE WHAT
YOUR WIFE MEANT ABOUT YOU.
FORGET ABOUT MY WIFE.
MR. SOMMERS, YOUR WIFE IS NOT
A VERY EASY WOMAN TO FORGET.
I WORKED HARD ALL MY LIFE TO
SURROUND MYSELF WITH BEAUTY.
YOU BEIN' AN
ATTRACTIVE MAN, PALADIN,
I DON'T EXPECT YOU
TO APPRECIATE THAT.
WITH ME, IT'S A DIFFERENT CASE.
I CAN APPRECIATE BEAUTY
AND HAD A WEALTH
OF BEAUTY IN MY HOME.
FURNITURE, PAINTINGS, STATUES.
AND YOUR WIFE.
AND MY WIFE.
I DON'T LOOK TO
PART WITH ANY OF IT.
FAR AS I GO.
IT'S FOUR DOWN, ONE TO GO.
I WANT THAT FIFTH
MAN DEAD, PALADIN.
ALL RIGHT. HOLD IT, RIGHT THERE.
AND I GOT BUSINESS
WITH YOU, TOO.
ALL RIGHT, SOMMERS,
YOU CAN GET UP NOW.
I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT
WOULDN'T HAVE WORKED THIS TIME.
PUT THE GUN AWAY,
SOMMERS. THEY'RE ALL DEAD.
ALL BUT ONE, PALADIN.
GIVE ME YOUR GUN.
HOW POETIC.
YOU GONNA KILL ME
WITH MY OWN GUN. NO.
I'M GONNA KILL YOU WHERE
MY WIFE CAN WATCH IT HAPPEN.
IT'S PART OF THE LITTLE
LESSON I'M GONNA TEACH HER.
GIVE IT HERE.
I WAS RIGHT ABOUT YOU, PALADIN.
I WAS RIGHT ABOUT
YOU ALL ALONG, WASN'T I?
YOU...
[DOOR OPENING]
PALADIN?
I WANT $1,000.
I'VE COME FOR MY FEE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
YOUR HUSBAND HIRED ME TO
BRING HIM BACK HERE TO THIS RANCH.
HE'S OUTSIDE,
AND I EXPECT HIS ESTATE
TO MAKE GOOD ON HIS DEBTS.
DON'T YOU EXPECT ME
TO MAKE GOOD ON MINE?
YOU DON'T OWE ME...
ANYTHING.
YOU KILLED HIM, DIDN'T YOU?
THERE'S A LOT MORE TO
HIS ESTATE THAN $1,000.
ASIDE FROM MY FEE...
I DON'T WANT ANYTHING THAT
BELONGS TO HASKELL SOMMERS.
I'LL GET YOU THE MONEY.
[EXHALES]
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE A FOOL, PALADIN.
PROBABLY.
AT ANY RATE, THAT WILL GIVE
ME SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
ON MY WAY BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO.
♪ "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 ♪
IT'S CHECKMATE IN TWO MOVES.
IN TWO MOVES FOR
YOU. ONE MOVE FOR ME.
MATE.
THOSE COMPLICATED DEFENSES
DO HAVE THEIR PITFALLS.
DON'T THEY,
PROFESSOR? EXCUSE ME.
MR. PALADIN.
THANK YOU.
YOU WISH TO SEE ME?
PALADIN? THAT'S CORRECT.
SIT DOWN.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WANT YOU TO READ THAT.
I'VE ALREADY READ
THE PAPER, MR...
SOMMERS. HASKELL SOMMERS.
MR. SOMMERS, DID YOU WANT
TO DISCUSS CURRENT EVENTS?
NO. JUST READ THIS ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE PERSONALS COLUMN.
"YOUNG, ATTRACTIVE
WIDOW OF MEANS.
"LONELY, DESIRES COMPANY OF
YOUNG, ATTRACTIVE GENTLEMAN.
"OBJECT: MATRIMONY.
PLEASE APPLY IN PERSON.
DIAMOND S RANCH,
YERBA VERDE, CALIFORNIA."
I'D SAY THAT YOUNG LADY COULD'VE
BEEN A LITTLE MORE SELECTIVE.
SHE'S LIABLE TO HAVE
A STAMPEDE OUT THERE.
YOU ANSWER THAT AD, PALADIN.
NO. MY OBJECT IS NOT MATRIMONY.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO MARRY
HER. JUST ANSWER THE AD.
THE YOUNG LADY SAYS SHE'S
LOOKING FOR A HUSBAND.
SHE'S ALREADY GOT A HUSBAND.
SHE SAYS SHE'S A WIDOW.
PALADIN, THE
DIAMOND S IS MY RANCH.
THE YOUNG LADY'S MY WIFE.
WHAT MIGHT BE
YOUR BUSINESS, SIR?
WELL, MY BUSINESS MIGHT
BE ANSWERING AN AD.
WELL, JOIN THE CLUB.
ALL OF YOU? MM-HMM.
WELL, DON'T WORRY.
WE'LL NARROW DOWN
THE FIELD BEFORE LONG.
WELL, WOULDN'T THAT BE
THE LADY'S PREROGATIVE?
IT MIGHT BE.
THEN, ON THE OTHER HAND,
SHE MIGHT NEED SOME HELP.
WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOIN'?
I OUGHTA GET MY
NAME ON THE LIST.
YOU TAKE YOUR PLACE IN
LINE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
UH, YOU'RE NOT LEAVIN', ARE YA?
JUST AS FAST AS I CAN.
SEÑOR, POR FAVOR.
WELL, MEN, THERE
GOES ANOTHER BOY.
LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST
GONNA BE THE FIVE OF US.
SEÑOR, POR FAVOR.
GRACIAS.
ESPERE AQUÍ. MUCHO GUSTO.
[WOMAN] DO YOU LIKE HER?
VERY MUCH.
THE VENUS.
OH, YES. THE VENUS. HMM.
VENUS DE MILO.
3rd OR 4th CENTURY, B.C.
GOLDEN AGE OF GREECE.
IT'S A VERY DECENT COPY.
I'VE SEEN THE
ORIGINAL IN THE LOUVRE.
A PRESENT FROM LOUIS
XVIII TO THE PEOPLE.
YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE THE SORT OF
MAN WHO'D BE INTERESTED IN ART.
AND YOU DON'T LOOK
LIKE THE KIND OF WOMAN
WHO WOULD BE
ADVERTISING FOR A HUSBAND.
THAT GIVES US A GREAT
DEAL IN COMMON, DOESN'T IT?
NEITHER OF US IS WHAT
THE OTHER EXPECTED.
MR... PALADIN.
YOUR HUSBAND IS
QUITE A COLLECTOR.
HE WAS.
HE COLLECTED MONEY, LAND,
CATTLE, ART, AND PEOPLE.
HE COLLECTED PEOPLE?
HMM.
I WAS ONE OF THE PRIZE
OBJECTS OF HIS COLLECTION.
WELL, YOU WOULD
BE A PRIZE OBJECT
IN ANY COLLECTION.
VERY NICELY TURNED, MR. PALADIN.
THANK YOU.
ONLY I DON'T WANT TO BE AN
OBJECT IN ANYONE'S COLLECTION.
I'M MORE ATTRACTIVE
THAN MONEY...
AND WARMER THAN ART.
AND A COLLECTOR
LIKE YOUR HUSBAND.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WELL, YOU'RE
COLLECTING HUSBANDS.
I'VE BEEN KEPT
HERE LIKE A STATUE
FOR A LONG TIME, MR. PALADIN.
I'VE NEVER KNOWN ANY OTHER MEN.
MY HUSBAND'S NEVER
ALLOWED ME TO.
AND I'M AFRAID OF HIM.
BUT I NEED TO BE WANTED,
PALADIN. I AM NOT A STATUE.
AND I'VE LEARNED ONE
THING FROM MY HUSBAND.
WHAT I WANT... I CAN BUY.
HOW WILL YOU MAKE
YOUR SELECTION?
LET'S JUST SAY A
PROCESS OF ELIMINATION.
THAT'S NOT VERY
FLATTERING TO A MAN
TO BE INVOLVED IN A
CONTEST LIKE THAT.
EVEN IF THE PRIZE IS WORTH IT?
WHEN DID YOUR HUSBAND DIE?
OH, HE DIDN'T. NOT YET.
WELL, DON'T YOU THINK ALL THIS
IS JUST A LITTLE BIT PREMATURE?
OH, I BELIEVE IN BEING PREPARED.
FOR YOUR HUSBAND'S DEATH?
LET'S SAY FOR MY NEW LIFE.
WELL, WHAT IF YOUR HUSBAND
DOESN'T COMPLY WITH YOUR WISHES?
OH, HE'S AN OLD
MAN, MR. PALADIN.
LOOK. THERE'S HIS PICTURE.
HE'S IN SAN FRANCISCO NOW,
BUT HE'LL BE BACK NEXT WEEK.
IT'S A LONG, HARD ROAD
BACK FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
YOUNGER MEN THAN MY
HUSBAND HAVE DIED ON THAT TRAIL.
WELL, IF YOU WANT
YOUR HUSBAND KILLED,
WHY DON'T YOU JUST KILL HIM?
I'M AFRAID OF HIM.
HE'S TOUGH.
HE'S TOUGH AND CUNNING...
AND VERY DANGEROUS.
WELL, YOU'VE PICKED FIVE MEN.
SIX.
WHEN YOUR HUSBAND IS DEAD,
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO
WHEN ALL SIX OF US SHOW UP?
I DON'T EXPECT ALL
OF YOU TO SHOW UP.
WELL, DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE?
NOW, WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU
THINK THAT I'D HAVE ANY PREFERENCE?
MY WIFE WANTS ME DEAD.
DOESN'T COUNT FOR MUCH, DOES IT?
AFFECTION. POSITION.
I'VE BEEN SOMETHING OF A
DISAPPOINTMENT TO MY WIFE.
I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO HAVE
TO DISAPPOINT HER AGAIN.
WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO?
I'M GOING BACK TO YERBA VERDE,
AND I'M GOING TO TEACH
THAT YOUNG LADY A LESSON
THAT SHE WON'T FORGET.
JUST HOW DO YOU PLAN ON
GETTING BACK TO YERBA VERDE ALIVE?
RIDE BACK. BY WHAT ROUTE?
SAME ROUTE I ALWAYS TAKE.
THE SHORTEST, STRAIGHTEST,
FASTEST WAY TO GET THERE.
UNFORTUNATELY, IN THIS
CASE, THAT IS NOT TRUE.
THERE'LL BE FIVE MEN
WAITING ALONG THAT TRAIL.
WAITING TO SHOOT YOU DOWN
THE FIRST SIGHT THEY CATCH OF YOU.
I'LL HAVE PROTECTION.
NOW, THOSE ODDS ARE 5-1.
I HOPE YOU'RE NOT
OVERESTIMATING YOURSELF.
I WON'T BE ALONE.
OH? WHO'S GOING WITH YOU?
YOU ARE, MR. PALADIN.
WELL, YOU'RE VERY SURE
OF YOURSELF, AREN'T YOU?
IT'S AN ACQUIRED HABIT.
NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE
GIVEN ME REASON NOT TO BE.
WELL, THERE IS A FIRST TIME.
I SUPPOSE THERE'S A
THOUSAND DOLLARS THERE.
YOU OUGHT TO TAKE
THAT. THAT'S YOURS.
THERE'LL BE ANOTHER
THOUSAND DOLLARS
WHEN YOU DELIVER
ME BACK TO MY RANCH.
AN ACQUIRED HABIT.
POSSIBLY.
AT ANY RATE, I DON'T
LIKE THE 5-1 ODDS.
WELL, YOU'RE THE
GREAT EQUALIZER.
THERE'S ONE THING, MR. SOMMERS.
IF I RIDE WITH YOU, WE'LL
GO BY THE ROUTE I CHOOSE.
YOU MAY NOT BE CONCERNED ABOUT
MY COLLECTING THAT OTHER THOUSAND,
BUT I AM.
WE'LL GO BY THE ROUTE I CHOOSE.
YOU WANNA DIE THAT BADLY?
I'M NOT GONNA BE SAFE,
PALADIN, UNTIL THOSE FIVE MEN...
MY WIFE'S HIRED ASSASSINS...
ARE OUT OF THE WAY FOR GOOD.
WE'RE NOT THE HUNTED, PALADIN.
WE'RE THE HUNTERS.
ONE MORE THING.
THE OTHER REASON I
WANT YOU ALONG WITH ME.
YOU'VE SEEN MY RANCH,
AND YOU'VE SEEN MY WIFE.
SHE MADE, WHAT I GATHER,
IS A FAIRLY ATTRACTIVE OFFER
IN THAT ADVERTISEMENT.
I WANT YOU WHERE I
CAN KEEP AN EYE ON YOU.
[CLINK] TO YOUR HEALTH.
WHAT IS IT?
[GUNSHOTS]
THERE'S TWO OF 'EM.
WHERE ARE THEY?
THEY'RE UP THERE SOMEPLACE.
WATCH IT.
[MAN] HOLD IT RIGHT
THERE, PALADIN.
THAT SOMMERS?
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT QUESTION
WAS IN ORDER A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.
ARE YOU WORKIN' FOR HIM?
I WAS.
I DON'T THINK HIS
WIDOW'S GONNA LIKE THAT.
WELL, WHAT'S THE
MATTER WITH YOU?
I'M JUST WONDERING...
ABOUT WHAT?
WELL, WHAT DO YOU NEED WITH ME?
STILL GOT THREE MORE TO GET.
YOU TOOK A TERRIBLE CHANCE
PULLING A STUNT LIKE THAT.
WHEN YOU'RE A YOUNG MAN, YOU
CAN AFFORD TO TAKE CHANCES.
YOU GET TO BE MY AGE,
YOU GOTTA TAKE 'EM.
THEY COULD'VE SHOT YOU A COUPLE
MORE TIMES JUST TO MAKE SURE.
THEY DIDN'T.
EVEN HAD YOU PRETTY
WELL FOOLED, DIDN'T I?
YOU DID.
AND YOU ALMOST
SPOILED EVERYTHING
TRYING TO DRAG ME
BEHIND THAT ROCK.
I WAS TRYING TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.
WELL, MAYBE.
MAYBE YOU DID AT THAT.
YOU'RE WELCOME, MR. SOMMERS.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING? LIGHTIN' A FIRE.
YOU MIGHT AS WELL
PUT UP A BIG SIGN.
I INTEND TO. WELL, I DON'T.
GIVE ME YOUR GUN, PALADIN.
NOW, WHAT IS
THIS? GIVE IT TO ME.
[SIGHS]
NOW, GO SIT ON
THAT LOG OVER THERE.
GO ON. MR. SOMMERS...
YOU'RE GONNA BE MY SIGN.
WELL, I'M ALSO GONNA
BE A VERY GOOD TARGET.
AW, THEY AIN'T GONNA KILL YOU.
[CHUCKLES] NOT TILL
AFTER I'M DEAD ANYWAYS.
THEY THINK YOU'RE ONE OF THEM.
THEY GONNA SEE THIS FIRE,
COME IN TO INVESTIGATE IT,
FIND OUT IT'S ONLY JUST YOU,
AND SIT DOWN TO TALK A SPELL.
ME? I'M GONNA BE
OUT THERE IN THE DARK.
[RUSTLING]
[RUSTLING]
PALADIN?
IS THAT YOU?
IT'S ME. WE THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT BE SOMMERS.
SOMMERS, HMM? SOMMERS. YEAH.
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?
SOMMERS IS OUT THERE SOMEPLACE.
I RECKON THAT'D BE JUST
ABOUT ENOUGH FOR TONIGHT.
WELL, YOU CERTAINLY
DON'T BELIEVE
IN GIVING A MAN MUCH
OF A CHANCE, DO YOU?
ABOUT THE SAME CHANCE
THEY'D HAVE GIVE ME.
NOW, PALADIN, YOUR DAY'S
WORK'S NOT QUITE ENDED.
SOON AS YOU DISPOSE
OF THESE, UH, GENTLEMEN...
SINCE YOU WERE
HIRED TO PROTECT ME...
YOU CAN GIVE ME SOME
PROTECTION WHILST I SLEEP.
I'M BEGINNING TO SEE WHAT
YOUR WIFE MEANT ABOUT YOU.
FORGET ABOUT MY WIFE.
MR. SOMMERS, YOUR WIFE IS NOT
A VERY EASY WOMAN TO FORGET.
I WORKED HARD ALL MY LIFE TO
SURROUND MYSELF WITH BEAUTY.
YOU BEIN' AN
ATTRACTIVE MAN, PALADIN,
I DON'T EXPECT YOU
TO APPRECIATE THAT.
WITH ME, IT'S A DIFFERENT CASE.
I CAN APPRECIATE BEAUTY
AND HAD A WEALTH
OF BEAUTY IN MY HOME.
FURNITURE, PAINTINGS, STATUES.
AND YOUR WIFE.
AND MY WIFE.
I DON'T LOOK TO
PART WITH ANY OF IT.
FAR AS I GO.
IT'S FOUR DOWN, ONE TO GO.
I WANT THAT FIFTH
MAN DEAD, PALADIN.
ALL RIGHT. HOLD IT, RIGHT THERE.
AND I GOT BUSINESS
WITH YOU, TOO.
ALL RIGHT, SOMMERS,
YOU CAN GET UP NOW.
I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT
WOULDN'T HAVE WORKED THIS TIME.
PUT THE GUN AWAY,
SOMMERS. THEY'RE ALL DEAD.
ALL BUT ONE, PALADIN.
GIVE ME YOUR GUN.
HOW POETIC.
YOU GONNA KILL ME
WITH MY OWN GUN. NO.
I'M GONNA KILL YOU WHERE
MY WIFE CAN WATCH IT HAPPEN.
IT'S PART OF THE LITTLE
LESSON I'M GONNA TEACH HER.
GIVE IT HERE.
I WAS RIGHT ABOUT YOU, PALADIN.
I WAS RIGHT ABOUT
YOU ALL ALONG, WASN'T I?
YOU...
[DOOR OPENING]
PALADIN?
I WANT $1,000.
I'VE COME FOR MY FEE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
YOUR HUSBAND HIRED ME TO
BRING HIM BACK HERE TO THIS RANCH.
HE'S OUTSIDE,
AND I EXPECT HIS ESTATE
TO MAKE GOOD ON HIS DEBTS.
DON'T YOU EXPECT ME
TO MAKE GOOD ON MINE?
YOU DON'T OWE ME...
ANYTHING.
YOU KILLED HIM, DIDN'T YOU?
THERE'S A LOT MORE TO
HIS ESTATE THAN $1,000.
ASIDE FROM MY FEE...
I DON'T WANT ANYTHING THAT
BELONGS TO HASKELL SOMMERS.
I'LL GET YOU THE MONEY.
[EXHALES]
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE A FOOL, PALADIN.
PROBABLY.
AT ANY RATE, THAT WILL GIVE
ME SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
ON MY WAY BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO.
♪ "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 ♪