Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963): Season 3, Episode 32 - Ambush - full transcript
Several travelers are held by gunpoint at a ferry crossing, including Paladin and his prisoner. What fate awaits them soon appears in the form of a blind father seeking vengeance for his son's killer which he believes to be one of them.
BLANDINGS.
BLANDINGS.
COFFEE.
I WAS DREAMING.
COME ON. IT'S GETTING COLD.
IT'S STILL DARK.
ARE YOU REALLY IN SUCH A
RUSH FOR MR. HANLEY'S REWARD?
IT'LL BE DAWN, AND I WANNA GET
ACROSS THE STRADA BEFORE NOON.
STRADA? THE RIVER.
IN ST. LOUIS, BEFORE
YOU CAUGHT UP WITH ME,
I USED TO SLEEP
EVERY DAY TILL NOON.
AND THEN TWO SERVANT
GIRLS WOULD COME IN
WITH SILVER BREAKFAST TRAYS.
THE PLAZA.
A FRESH SHIRT.
MUSIC.
SHADE.
COOL DRINK.
AND THEN THE NIGHTS.
BUT YOU WANT YOUR MONEY,
AND HANLEY AND COMPANY
WANTS ITS POUND OF FLESH.
BUT FOR A LITTLE WHILE, I LIVED
WHERE AN EMPEROR ONCE SLEPT.
I'M SURE YOU DID, BLANDINGS.
ROLL UP THIS GEAR.
HELLO!
PASSENGERS FOR THE FERRY!
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE
GONNA HAVE A WAIT.
OW.
I HAVEN'T GOT ANY
MONEY LEFT. ASK HIM.
IF IT WAS MONEY HE WAS AFTER,
HE'D HAVE KILLED US BEFORE THIS,
QUIETLY AND EFFICIENTLY
LIKE THE BOATMAN.
THE LITTLE GUN, PLEASE.
LOOK, IT'S ALL GONE.
OW! DON'T!
DON'T.
I'M A VERY NERVOUS MAN.
YOU BETTER TELL HIM NOT TO
MAKE ANY SUDDEN MOVES LIKE THAT,
OR HE WON'T BE ALIVE WHEN THE
MAN WHO HIRED ME GETS HERE.
GET ME BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO!
I'M YOUR PRISONER!
YOU'VE GOT TO!
IT'S YOUR DUTY! SHUT UP!
WHAT HE SAY IS TRUE?
YOU ARE A LAWMAN, HUH?
A GUNMAN, HUH?
THAT'S BETTER.
PALADIN, HUH?
MY NAME IS DEVEREAUX.
IT'S NOT TINSLY.
OVER THERE.
IS HE... IS HE OUTSIDE?
WHO?
MY HUSBAND.
HE'S ABOUT MY HEIGHT.
HE'S MORE LIKE THIS.
HE'S GOT A SCAR ON HIS
CHEEK AND DARK EYEBROWS.
AND HE'S GOT A
SEA CAPTAIN'S CAP.
HE'S OUT THERE, ALL RIGHT.
HE'S TRYING TO MAKE US SWEAT.
AND HE'S GONNA WATCH
WHILE YOU DO HIS DIRTY WORK.
JUST KEEP BACK OVER THERE.
WE GOT A RIGHT TO
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
REMEMBER THE BOATMAN?
CARL, HE'S GONNA
PULL THE TRIGGER.
HE'LL PULL THE TRIGGER.
HE MEANS BUSINESS.
SURE. YOU REMEMBER THE BOATMAN.
WE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN
PASSAGE ON THAT BOAT.
HE'D HAVE NEVER CAUGHT US.
IT'S TOO LATE FOR
THAT NOW, CARL.
HOW LONG YOU BEEN
HERE? SINCE MORNING.
HE KILLED THAT MAN AT THE FERRY.
HE PUT US HERE WITHOUT
TELLING US ANYTHING
EXCEPT WE WAS TO WAIT
UNTIL SOMEBODY WAS TO COME.
THEN HE COME. AND THEN YOU.
AMBUSH YOU HERE
AT THE FERRY, TOO?
THAT MEANS THEY'VE
TRAPPED EVERYBODY
THAT CAME UP THE TRAIL
TRYING TO CROSS THE STRADA.
WHAT'D HE TELL YOU?
DEVEREAUX?
JUST THAT HE'S BEING PAID TO
HOLD US HERE FOR SOMEBODY.
YOUR HUSBAND WAS A SEA CAPTAIN?
A SEA CAPTAIN? [CHUCKLES]
HE HAULED GARBAGE FROM
GALVESTON TO THE BREAKWATER
AND HE'D COME HOME SMELLIN'.
WHERE WERE YOU GOING?
WE WAS GOING TO ST. LOUIS.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THERE?
CARL TOLD ME ALL ABOUT IT.
HE SAID THERE WAS A
THEATER WITH GOLD PILLARS
AND SEATS COVERED IN VELVET.
AND THE WOMEN CAME
TO THE THEATER AT NIGHT,
AND THEY WORE LACE SHAWLS
AND LONG TAFFETA DRESSES
AND SUEDE BOOTS WITH
LITTLE PEARL BUTTONS ON THEM.
THAT'S THE FIRST THING I WAS
GONNA GET WAS A LACE SHAWL
WITH TAGGING ON IT
AND LILLIES MAYBE...
OR ROSES.
AH.
DO YOU KNOW
HOW OLD I AM? I'M 28.
TWELVE YEARS LIKE A
STONE HE COULD KICK
IF HIS MEAL WASN'T HOT ENOUGH
OR HIS BED WASN'T MADE
OR THERE WAS A TEN-CENT PIECE
MISSING I COULDN'T ACCOUNT FOR.
BUT HE COULD COME HOME DRUNK.
HE COULD GAMBLE OUR FOOD AWAY.
HE COULD FALL DOWN ON
THE PORCH AND GET SICK
ALL OVER HIS FANCY GOLD BRAID.
SARAH...
I'M NEVER GOING BACK TO
HIM. I DON'T CARE IF HE KILLS ME.
DON'T SAY THAT, HONEY.
YOU CAN TELL HIM THAT...
TELL HIM WHAT?
TELL HIM IT WAS A MISTAKE. CARL.
OH, CARL.
WHY DOESN'T HE COME
AND GET IT OVER WITH?
HE WILL.
BUT YOU DON'T REALLY
KNOW WHO IT IS THAT'S COMING.
THEY DON'T, BUT I DO.
BLACKFOOT.
AN INDIAN?
NO. HE'S A WHITE MAN. BUT
HE LIVED WITH THE BLACKFEET.
HE THINKS LIKE THEY DO
AND HE KILLS LIKE 'EM, TOO.
WHAT'S HE WANT WITH YOU?
JUST A CRAZY SAVAGE, THAT'S ALL.
LOOK AT HIM.
WATCH HIM HOW HE GRINS.
LOOK AT THE WAY HIS FINGER
KEEPS TAPPING ON THAT GUN.
HE AIN'T KILLED US YET 'CAUSE
BLACKFOOT TOLD HIM NOT TO.
THAT'S HOW I KNOW WHO'S COMING.
THEN YOU KNOW MORE
THAN I DO, SOLDIER.
YOU DON'T KNOW?
I DON'T CARE! I
GET PAID. I DO A JOB.
IF YOU THINK I'M GONNA WAIT
HERE, YOU'RE NOT VERY BRIGHT.
REMEMBER THE FINGER
AND DON'T PUSH
YOUR LUCK, TROOPER.
OH, IF I'D GOT
ACROSS THE STRADA,
I'D BEEN HALFWAY
TO DENVER BY NOW.
FIRST HITCH, I HAD ME AN OLD
COLONEL I USED TO DOG ROB FOR.
USED TO GET HIMSELF A SUITE
DOWN AT THE BROWN PALACE
AND JUST LIVE LIKE PURE ROYALTY.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS FIGURING ON.
WHOO-EE!
I'D HAVE HAD ME A SNORTIN' TIME.
YOU THINK BLACKFOOT'S
GONNA PAY YOU?
THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD
YOU, SURE, BUT HE AIN'T.
'CAUSE HE AIN'T GOT
NOTHING TO PAY YOU WITH.
I'M TELLIN' YOU THE TRUTH.
$140 TRAPPING
MONEY IS ALL HE HAD.
YOU LET ME GO AND
I'LL TAKE YOU TO IT.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
WHETHER I PAY YOU OR HE DOES?
IT DON'T MATTER NONE TO YOU.
THE MONEY'S IN SANTA FE. I
MAILED IT AHEAD OF ME THERE.
BLACKFOOT TOLD YOU I MESSED
WITH HIS SQUAW, DIDN'T HE?
WELL, IT AIN'T TRUE.
I NEVER LAID A HAND ON HER.
SHE CAME IN ON ME WHILE
I WAS GETTING THE MONEY.
I HAD TO KILL HER.
THERE WASN'T NOTHING
ELSE I COULD DO.
IT WAS HER FAULT.
YOU SEE THAT.
YOU NEVER SEEN THE WAY
THE BLACKFEET KILL A MAN.
A MAN'S DEAD, HE'S DEAD.
SEE HIM ITCHIN'?
HE'S GONNA KILL EVERY ONE OF US.
WELL, THERE'S ONE
OF HIM AND FIVE OF US.
YOU SAID YOU WERE A GAMBLER.
THOSE ARE GOOD ENOUGH
ODDS, AREN'T THEY?
NOW, HOLD IT!
YOU EVER SEE THE PATTERN
A GUN LIKE THAT MAKES?
HE'S GOT TWO SHOTS IN THERE.
HE'D CUT YOU ALL THREE DOWN
BEFORE ANY OF YOU
TOOK ANOTHER STEP.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO, NOTHING?
THAT'S RIGHT. NOTHING.
I KNOW YOUR SORT, PALADIN.
AND I GUESS MAYBE YOU KNOW MINE.
THEY'VE ALL GOT
SOMETHING TO BE SCARED OF.
THEY'RE ALL
RUNNING. BUT NOT YOU.
YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE YOUR TIME.
YOU'RE GOING TO PICK
THE SOFT SPOT IN ME
AND THEN MAKE YOUR MOVE, HUH?
LET'S SETTLE IT NOW.
YEAH. YEAH, GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD.
NO STOMACH FOR IT, HUH?
WELL, NOW, DEVEREAUX,
I HAVE FOUND YOUR
SOFT SPOT, HAVEN'T I?
IT HAS TO PLAY OFF
YOUR WAY, DOESN'T IT?
BUT YOU WON'T TURN THE
WHEEL UNLESS IT'S FIXED.
HOW MANY ALLEYS YOU
WAITED IN, DEVEREAUX?
HOW MANY MEN YOU
SHOT IN THE BACK?
THIS TIME YOU MAY
BE MISCALCULATING.
I NEVER MISS.
THAT'S WHY I'M ALIVE.
OH, YOU WON'T MISS
THIS TIME. YOU'LL HIT ME.
BUT I'M FAST, DEVEREAUX.
I'M VERY FAST,
AND THERE'S JUST A CHANCE
MY FINGER MIGHT CLOSE OVER
THAT TRIGGER WHILE I'M FALLING.
MAYBE, JUST MAYBE...
A SHOT WILL HIT HOME.
ODDS ARE ALL ON YOUR
SIDE, BUT IT ISN'T FOOLPROOF.
NOT LIKE CLUBBING
A MAN TO DEATH.
NOT LIKE PUTTING YOUR
GUN TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.
[HOOFBEATS]
HE'S HERE!
[HORSE WHINNIES]
[FOOTSTEPS]
YOU... YOU GET BEHIND ME. NO!
HE'LL KILL ME, BUT YOU CAN
TELL HIM I MADE YOU COME ALONG.
OH, CARL, YOU WANTED ME.
OH, I THOUGHT IT WAS
JUST... AT LEAST I'M A WOMAN.
YOU'RE MY WOMAN. WHAT LIFE
DO YOU THINK I'D HAVE BY MYSELF?
TOGETHER MAYBE WE GOT
A CHANCE. GET BEHIND ME.
WHERE?
OVER THERE. FIVE OF THEM.
THAT'S ALL THAT CAME THROUGH.
TURN ME.
BRING ME THE ONE.
PA, I'M NOT SURE.
YOU SAY YOU SEE HIM.
YOU SAY HE TAKES
TRAIL TO STRADA.
WHICH ONE?
MAYBE THEY MISSED HIM,
PA. MAYBE HE GOT PAST HIM.
NOBODY GOT PAST ME.
WE CAN'T JUST KILL A MAN, PA.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT WILLIE
NEVER STARTED IT HIMSELF?
MAYBE THERE WAS A
WOMAN, PA. YOU KNOW WHAT...
YOU DON'T TALK WOMAN TO ME.
SON WHO MARRY FROM THE TOWN.
FROM A DUNG HEAP.
DON'T SAY THINGS AGAINST SOPHIE.
SLOP FROM THE
GUTTER IS NOT A WIFE.
WILLIE KEPT MY WAYS.
HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHAT HE WAS DOIN'?
YOU COULDN'T SEE HIM.
I SEE...
WHAT I NEED.
WHICH ONE?
[SARAH SOBBING]
THAT ONE.
HE LOOKED A LITTLE LIKE HIM.
NO!
[PALADIN] WHOEVER THE
MAN IS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR,
IT ISN'T BLANDINGS.
BUT YOU KNOW THAT, DON'T YOU?
BRING ME THE ONE.
YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT ME,
WHATEVER IT IS YOU THINK.
WHAT ARE YOU?
BLANDINGS. MY NAME IS BLANDINGS.
GUNDER. YOU HEAR THAT NAME?
GUNDER!
PA... SHUT UP!
WHAT ARE YOU?
I ASK,
WHAT ARE YOU?
HE'S A THIEF.
HE'S TELLING YOU THE
TRUTH. I'M A THIEF. THAT'S ALL.
I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ELSE.
I HAVE PAPERS.
HERE.
DANIEL,
PUT THE GUN IN MY HANDS.
I KNOW WHAT IT IS. I KNOW NOW.
SOME OF THE STORIES I MAKE UP.
BUT THEY'RE ALL LIES.
NO! PLEASE!
BUT I'M SURE NOW,
PA. HE AIN'T THE ONE.
GET THE RIFLE.
IT WAS ALL LIES!
LIES!
[GUNSHOT]
[SARAH SOBBING]
IT'S ALL DONE, PA.
HE'S THE ONE KILLED
WILLIE. I CAN SEE THAT NOW.
WHY?
'CAUSE HIS FACE IS
SMEARED WITH BLOOD?
BECAUSE HE'S DEAD?
YOU WANNA GET YOURSELF
KILLED, TOO, MISTER?
THAT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO?
YOU LIE TO ME, I TEAR
THE TRUTH OUT OF YOU.
AIN'T THERE ENOUGH
DEATH YET, PA?
YOU GOTTA... YOU GOTTA
SOAK YOURSELF IN BLOOD.
YOU THINK THAT'S
GONNA BRING WILLIE BACK?
I'LL TELL YOU
SOMETHING STRAIGHT OUT.
HE AIN'T WORTH TAKING
ANY MAN'S LIFE FOR.
WILLIE, HE KEEPS OUR WAYS.
BUT YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT ELSE HE WAS DOIN'.
YOU NO TALK LIES NO MORE.
YOU POINT GUN AT WHICH ONE NOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHICH
ONE. NONE OF THEM!
THERE'S A WAY OF MAKING SURE.
KILL ALL OF US.
THAT'S WHAT HE MEANS.
WHY DON'T YOU DRAW LOTS, HUH?
I'LL DRAW FOR IT.
YOU THINK THAT'D SATISFY
EITHER ONE OF THEM?
NO, BUT IT'D SATISFY
YOU, WOULDN'T IT?
YOU COULD JUST CRAWL AWAY
AND WIPE IT ALL RIGHT
OUT OF YOUR MIND.
BLANDINGS. ME. ANY ONE OF US.
JUST A BODY. JUST ENOUGH BLOOD
TO WIPE AWAY ALL THE TRACES.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL
HIM I KILLED WILLIE?
THAT'D SATISFY YOU, WOULDN'T IT?
WELL, BLANDINGS DIDN'T DO IT.
NOW, WHAT ABOUT ME?
NO, PLEASE.
THIS IS THE ONE.
YA! YA!
TELL HIM!
POINT THE GUN.
PA.
YOU'RE GONNA PULL THAT TRIGGER,
NOT HIM.
AND YOU'RE GONNA
LOOK ME RIGHT IN THE EYE
WHEN YOU DO IT.
[GUNDER] POINT THE GUN!
NO, PA.
I KILLED HIM.
YOU UNDERSTAND
IT? I KILLED WILLIE.
WILLIE. ALWAYS WILLIE.
NO MATTER IF HE...
IF HE TAKES THE CROP MONEY
AND THROWS IT AWAY IN SALOONS.
NO MATTER IF HE WANTS
MY WIFE, IT'S ALWAYS WILLIE.
BECAUSE YOU'RE A...
A BLIND, SELFISH, OLD MAN.
AND THE ONLY THING
YOU CARE ABOUT
IS PEOPLE LYING TO YOU AND
TELLING YOU HOW RIGHT YOU ARE.
I'M DONE WITH LYING.
I KILLED HIM!
YOU.
BILL!
[GUNSHOT]
DANIEL. DANIEL.
MY... SON.
YOUR SON'S ALL RIGHT, OLD MAN.
COME ON.
THERE'S A FORD ON
WEST NEAR DANVILLE.
NO. I'M AFRAID TO TRY IT NOW.
AFRAID?
I'M AFRAID THERE REALLY
ISN'T ANY OTHER SIDE.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND, CARL?
IF IT HADN'T BEEN THE STRADA,
IF IT HADN'T BEEN THIS RIVER,
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ANOTHER ONE.
WELL...
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
NO RIVER IS SHALLOW
TO A MAN WHO CAN'T SWIM.
♪ "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 ♪
BLANDINGS.
COFFEE.
I WAS DREAMING.
COME ON. IT'S GETTING COLD.
IT'S STILL DARK.
ARE YOU REALLY IN SUCH A
RUSH FOR MR. HANLEY'S REWARD?
IT'LL BE DAWN, AND I WANNA GET
ACROSS THE STRADA BEFORE NOON.
STRADA? THE RIVER.
IN ST. LOUIS, BEFORE
YOU CAUGHT UP WITH ME,
I USED TO SLEEP
EVERY DAY TILL NOON.
AND THEN TWO SERVANT
GIRLS WOULD COME IN
WITH SILVER BREAKFAST TRAYS.
THE PLAZA.
A FRESH SHIRT.
MUSIC.
SHADE.
COOL DRINK.
AND THEN THE NIGHTS.
BUT YOU WANT YOUR MONEY,
AND HANLEY AND COMPANY
WANTS ITS POUND OF FLESH.
BUT FOR A LITTLE WHILE, I LIVED
WHERE AN EMPEROR ONCE SLEPT.
I'M SURE YOU DID, BLANDINGS.
ROLL UP THIS GEAR.
HELLO!
PASSENGERS FOR THE FERRY!
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE
GONNA HAVE A WAIT.
OW.
I HAVEN'T GOT ANY
MONEY LEFT. ASK HIM.
IF IT WAS MONEY HE WAS AFTER,
HE'D HAVE KILLED US BEFORE THIS,
QUIETLY AND EFFICIENTLY
LIKE THE BOATMAN.
THE LITTLE GUN, PLEASE.
LOOK, IT'S ALL GONE.
OW! DON'T!
DON'T.
I'M A VERY NERVOUS MAN.
YOU BETTER TELL HIM NOT TO
MAKE ANY SUDDEN MOVES LIKE THAT,
OR HE WON'T BE ALIVE WHEN THE
MAN WHO HIRED ME GETS HERE.
GET ME BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO!
I'M YOUR PRISONER!
YOU'VE GOT TO!
IT'S YOUR DUTY! SHUT UP!
WHAT HE SAY IS TRUE?
YOU ARE A LAWMAN, HUH?
A GUNMAN, HUH?
THAT'S BETTER.
PALADIN, HUH?
MY NAME IS DEVEREAUX.
IT'S NOT TINSLY.
OVER THERE.
IS HE... IS HE OUTSIDE?
WHO?
MY HUSBAND.
HE'S ABOUT MY HEIGHT.
HE'S MORE LIKE THIS.
HE'S GOT A SCAR ON HIS
CHEEK AND DARK EYEBROWS.
AND HE'S GOT A
SEA CAPTAIN'S CAP.
HE'S OUT THERE, ALL RIGHT.
HE'S TRYING TO MAKE US SWEAT.
AND HE'S GONNA WATCH
WHILE YOU DO HIS DIRTY WORK.
JUST KEEP BACK OVER THERE.
WE GOT A RIGHT TO
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
REMEMBER THE BOATMAN?
CARL, HE'S GONNA
PULL THE TRIGGER.
HE'LL PULL THE TRIGGER.
HE MEANS BUSINESS.
SURE. YOU REMEMBER THE BOATMAN.
WE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN
PASSAGE ON THAT BOAT.
HE'D HAVE NEVER CAUGHT US.
IT'S TOO LATE FOR
THAT NOW, CARL.
HOW LONG YOU BEEN
HERE? SINCE MORNING.
HE KILLED THAT MAN AT THE FERRY.
HE PUT US HERE WITHOUT
TELLING US ANYTHING
EXCEPT WE WAS TO WAIT
UNTIL SOMEBODY WAS TO COME.
THEN HE COME. AND THEN YOU.
AMBUSH YOU HERE
AT THE FERRY, TOO?
THAT MEANS THEY'VE
TRAPPED EVERYBODY
THAT CAME UP THE TRAIL
TRYING TO CROSS THE STRADA.
WHAT'D HE TELL YOU?
DEVEREAUX?
JUST THAT HE'S BEING PAID TO
HOLD US HERE FOR SOMEBODY.
YOUR HUSBAND WAS A SEA CAPTAIN?
A SEA CAPTAIN? [CHUCKLES]
HE HAULED GARBAGE FROM
GALVESTON TO THE BREAKWATER
AND HE'D COME HOME SMELLIN'.
WHERE WERE YOU GOING?
WE WAS GOING TO ST. LOUIS.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THERE?
CARL TOLD ME ALL ABOUT IT.
HE SAID THERE WAS A
THEATER WITH GOLD PILLARS
AND SEATS COVERED IN VELVET.
AND THE WOMEN CAME
TO THE THEATER AT NIGHT,
AND THEY WORE LACE SHAWLS
AND LONG TAFFETA DRESSES
AND SUEDE BOOTS WITH
LITTLE PEARL BUTTONS ON THEM.
THAT'S THE FIRST THING I WAS
GONNA GET WAS A LACE SHAWL
WITH TAGGING ON IT
AND LILLIES MAYBE...
OR ROSES.
AH.
DO YOU KNOW
HOW OLD I AM? I'M 28.
TWELVE YEARS LIKE A
STONE HE COULD KICK
IF HIS MEAL WASN'T HOT ENOUGH
OR HIS BED WASN'T MADE
OR THERE WAS A TEN-CENT PIECE
MISSING I COULDN'T ACCOUNT FOR.
BUT HE COULD COME HOME DRUNK.
HE COULD GAMBLE OUR FOOD AWAY.
HE COULD FALL DOWN ON
THE PORCH AND GET SICK
ALL OVER HIS FANCY GOLD BRAID.
SARAH...
I'M NEVER GOING BACK TO
HIM. I DON'T CARE IF HE KILLS ME.
DON'T SAY THAT, HONEY.
YOU CAN TELL HIM THAT...
TELL HIM WHAT?
TELL HIM IT WAS A MISTAKE. CARL.
OH, CARL.
WHY DOESN'T HE COME
AND GET IT OVER WITH?
HE WILL.
BUT YOU DON'T REALLY
KNOW WHO IT IS THAT'S COMING.
THEY DON'T, BUT I DO.
BLACKFOOT.
AN INDIAN?
NO. HE'S A WHITE MAN. BUT
HE LIVED WITH THE BLACKFEET.
HE THINKS LIKE THEY DO
AND HE KILLS LIKE 'EM, TOO.
WHAT'S HE WANT WITH YOU?
JUST A CRAZY SAVAGE, THAT'S ALL.
LOOK AT HIM.
WATCH HIM HOW HE GRINS.
LOOK AT THE WAY HIS FINGER
KEEPS TAPPING ON THAT GUN.
HE AIN'T KILLED US YET 'CAUSE
BLACKFOOT TOLD HIM NOT TO.
THAT'S HOW I KNOW WHO'S COMING.
THEN YOU KNOW MORE
THAN I DO, SOLDIER.
YOU DON'T KNOW?
I DON'T CARE! I
GET PAID. I DO A JOB.
IF YOU THINK I'M GONNA WAIT
HERE, YOU'RE NOT VERY BRIGHT.
REMEMBER THE FINGER
AND DON'T PUSH
YOUR LUCK, TROOPER.
OH, IF I'D GOT
ACROSS THE STRADA,
I'D BEEN HALFWAY
TO DENVER BY NOW.
FIRST HITCH, I HAD ME AN OLD
COLONEL I USED TO DOG ROB FOR.
USED TO GET HIMSELF A SUITE
DOWN AT THE BROWN PALACE
AND JUST LIVE LIKE PURE ROYALTY.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS FIGURING ON.
WHOO-EE!
I'D HAVE HAD ME A SNORTIN' TIME.
YOU THINK BLACKFOOT'S
GONNA PAY YOU?
THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD
YOU, SURE, BUT HE AIN'T.
'CAUSE HE AIN'T GOT
NOTHING TO PAY YOU WITH.
I'M TELLIN' YOU THE TRUTH.
$140 TRAPPING
MONEY IS ALL HE HAD.
YOU LET ME GO AND
I'LL TAKE YOU TO IT.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
WHETHER I PAY YOU OR HE DOES?
IT DON'T MATTER NONE TO YOU.
THE MONEY'S IN SANTA FE. I
MAILED IT AHEAD OF ME THERE.
BLACKFOOT TOLD YOU I MESSED
WITH HIS SQUAW, DIDN'T HE?
WELL, IT AIN'T TRUE.
I NEVER LAID A HAND ON HER.
SHE CAME IN ON ME WHILE
I WAS GETTING THE MONEY.
I HAD TO KILL HER.
THERE WASN'T NOTHING
ELSE I COULD DO.
IT WAS HER FAULT.
YOU SEE THAT.
YOU NEVER SEEN THE WAY
THE BLACKFEET KILL A MAN.
A MAN'S DEAD, HE'S DEAD.
SEE HIM ITCHIN'?
HE'S GONNA KILL EVERY ONE OF US.
WELL, THERE'S ONE
OF HIM AND FIVE OF US.
YOU SAID YOU WERE A GAMBLER.
THOSE ARE GOOD ENOUGH
ODDS, AREN'T THEY?
NOW, HOLD IT!
YOU EVER SEE THE PATTERN
A GUN LIKE THAT MAKES?
HE'S GOT TWO SHOTS IN THERE.
HE'D CUT YOU ALL THREE DOWN
BEFORE ANY OF YOU
TOOK ANOTHER STEP.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO, NOTHING?
THAT'S RIGHT. NOTHING.
I KNOW YOUR SORT, PALADIN.
AND I GUESS MAYBE YOU KNOW MINE.
THEY'VE ALL GOT
SOMETHING TO BE SCARED OF.
THEY'RE ALL
RUNNING. BUT NOT YOU.
YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE YOUR TIME.
YOU'RE GOING TO PICK
THE SOFT SPOT IN ME
AND THEN MAKE YOUR MOVE, HUH?
LET'S SETTLE IT NOW.
YEAH. YEAH, GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD.
NO STOMACH FOR IT, HUH?
WELL, NOW, DEVEREAUX,
I HAVE FOUND YOUR
SOFT SPOT, HAVEN'T I?
IT HAS TO PLAY OFF
YOUR WAY, DOESN'T IT?
BUT YOU WON'T TURN THE
WHEEL UNLESS IT'S FIXED.
HOW MANY ALLEYS YOU
WAITED IN, DEVEREAUX?
HOW MANY MEN YOU
SHOT IN THE BACK?
THIS TIME YOU MAY
BE MISCALCULATING.
I NEVER MISS.
THAT'S WHY I'M ALIVE.
OH, YOU WON'T MISS
THIS TIME. YOU'LL HIT ME.
BUT I'M FAST, DEVEREAUX.
I'M VERY FAST,
AND THERE'S JUST A CHANCE
MY FINGER MIGHT CLOSE OVER
THAT TRIGGER WHILE I'M FALLING.
MAYBE, JUST MAYBE...
A SHOT WILL HIT HOME.
ODDS ARE ALL ON YOUR
SIDE, BUT IT ISN'T FOOLPROOF.
NOT LIKE CLUBBING
A MAN TO DEATH.
NOT LIKE PUTTING YOUR
GUN TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.
[HOOFBEATS]
HE'S HERE!
[HORSE WHINNIES]
[FOOTSTEPS]
YOU... YOU GET BEHIND ME. NO!
HE'LL KILL ME, BUT YOU CAN
TELL HIM I MADE YOU COME ALONG.
OH, CARL, YOU WANTED ME.
OH, I THOUGHT IT WAS
JUST... AT LEAST I'M A WOMAN.
YOU'RE MY WOMAN. WHAT LIFE
DO YOU THINK I'D HAVE BY MYSELF?
TOGETHER MAYBE WE GOT
A CHANCE. GET BEHIND ME.
WHERE?
OVER THERE. FIVE OF THEM.
THAT'S ALL THAT CAME THROUGH.
TURN ME.
BRING ME THE ONE.
PA, I'M NOT SURE.
YOU SAY YOU SEE HIM.
YOU SAY HE TAKES
TRAIL TO STRADA.
WHICH ONE?
MAYBE THEY MISSED HIM,
PA. MAYBE HE GOT PAST HIM.
NOBODY GOT PAST ME.
WE CAN'T JUST KILL A MAN, PA.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT WILLIE
NEVER STARTED IT HIMSELF?
MAYBE THERE WAS A
WOMAN, PA. YOU KNOW WHAT...
YOU DON'T TALK WOMAN TO ME.
SON WHO MARRY FROM THE TOWN.
FROM A DUNG HEAP.
DON'T SAY THINGS AGAINST SOPHIE.
SLOP FROM THE
GUTTER IS NOT A WIFE.
WILLIE KEPT MY WAYS.
HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHAT HE WAS DOIN'?
YOU COULDN'T SEE HIM.
I SEE...
WHAT I NEED.
WHICH ONE?
[SARAH SOBBING]
THAT ONE.
HE LOOKED A LITTLE LIKE HIM.
NO!
[PALADIN] WHOEVER THE
MAN IS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR,
IT ISN'T BLANDINGS.
BUT YOU KNOW THAT, DON'T YOU?
BRING ME THE ONE.
YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT ME,
WHATEVER IT IS YOU THINK.
WHAT ARE YOU?
BLANDINGS. MY NAME IS BLANDINGS.
GUNDER. YOU HEAR THAT NAME?
GUNDER!
PA... SHUT UP!
WHAT ARE YOU?
I ASK,
WHAT ARE YOU?
HE'S A THIEF.
HE'S TELLING YOU THE
TRUTH. I'M A THIEF. THAT'S ALL.
I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ELSE.
I HAVE PAPERS.
HERE.
DANIEL,
PUT THE GUN IN MY HANDS.
I KNOW WHAT IT IS. I KNOW NOW.
SOME OF THE STORIES I MAKE UP.
BUT THEY'RE ALL LIES.
NO! PLEASE!
BUT I'M SURE NOW,
PA. HE AIN'T THE ONE.
GET THE RIFLE.
IT WAS ALL LIES!
LIES!
[GUNSHOT]
[SARAH SOBBING]
IT'S ALL DONE, PA.
HE'S THE ONE KILLED
WILLIE. I CAN SEE THAT NOW.
WHY?
'CAUSE HIS FACE IS
SMEARED WITH BLOOD?
BECAUSE HE'S DEAD?
YOU WANNA GET YOURSELF
KILLED, TOO, MISTER?
THAT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO?
YOU LIE TO ME, I TEAR
THE TRUTH OUT OF YOU.
AIN'T THERE ENOUGH
DEATH YET, PA?
YOU GOTTA... YOU GOTTA
SOAK YOURSELF IN BLOOD.
YOU THINK THAT'S
GONNA BRING WILLIE BACK?
I'LL TELL YOU
SOMETHING STRAIGHT OUT.
HE AIN'T WORTH TAKING
ANY MAN'S LIFE FOR.
WILLIE, HE KEEPS OUR WAYS.
BUT YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT ELSE HE WAS DOIN'.
YOU NO TALK LIES NO MORE.
YOU POINT GUN AT WHICH ONE NOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHICH
ONE. NONE OF THEM!
THERE'S A WAY OF MAKING SURE.
KILL ALL OF US.
THAT'S WHAT HE MEANS.
WHY DON'T YOU DRAW LOTS, HUH?
I'LL DRAW FOR IT.
YOU THINK THAT'D SATISFY
EITHER ONE OF THEM?
NO, BUT IT'D SATISFY
YOU, WOULDN'T IT?
YOU COULD JUST CRAWL AWAY
AND WIPE IT ALL RIGHT
OUT OF YOUR MIND.
BLANDINGS. ME. ANY ONE OF US.
JUST A BODY. JUST ENOUGH BLOOD
TO WIPE AWAY ALL THE TRACES.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL
HIM I KILLED WILLIE?
THAT'D SATISFY YOU, WOULDN'T IT?
WELL, BLANDINGS DIDN'T DO IT.
NOW, WHAT ABOUT ME?
NO, PLEASE.
THIS IS THE ONE.
YA! YA!
TELL HIM!
POINT THE GUN.
PA.
YOU'RE GONNA PULL THAT TRIGGER,
NOT HIM.
AND YOU'RE GONNA
LOOK ME RIGHT IN THE EYE
WHEN YOU DO IT.
[GUNDER] POINT THE GUN!
NO, PA.
I KILLED HIM.
YOU UNDERSTAND
IT? I KILLED WILLIE.
WILLIE. ALWAYS WILLIE.
NO MATTER IF HE...
IF HE TAKES THE CROP MONEY
AND THROWS IT AWAY IN SALOONS.
NO MATTER IF HE WANTS
MY WIFE, IT'S ALWAYS WILLIE.
BECAUSE YOU'RE A...
A BLIND, SELFISH, OLD MAN.
AND THE ONLY THING
YOU CARE ABOUT
IS PEOPLE LYING TO YOU AND
TELLING YOU HOW RIGHT YOU ARE.
I'M DONE WITH LYING.
I KILLED HIM!
YOU.
BILL!
[GUNSHOT]
DANIEL. DANIEL.
MY... SON.
YOUR SON'S ALL RIGHT, OLD MAN.
COME ON.
THERE'S A FORD ON
WEST NEAR DANVILLE.
NO. I'M AFRAID TO TRY IT NOW.
AFRAID?
I'M AFRAID THERE REALLY
ISN'T ANY OTHER SIDE.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND, CARL?
IF IT HADN'T BEEN THE STRADA,
IF IT HADN'T BEEN THIS RIVER,
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ANOTHER ONE.
WELL...
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
NO RIVER IS SHALLOW
TO A MAN WHO CAN'T SWIM.
♪ "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 ♪