Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963): Season 3, Episode 33 - Black Sheep - full transcript
Paladin is hired to bring back from Mexico an heir to a sizable fortune. One catch -- the heir may have to spend several years in jail for crimes he committed. But is it jail Paladin is leading him to or something else?
CHITA, YOU CAN MAKE HIM KILL ME
SO HE'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO WALK
HIS COUNTRY LIKE A FREE MAN.
YOU THINK HE'LL
THANK YOU FOR THAT?
[CHUCKLES]
CLEAR EVIDENCE OF
A MISSPENT YOUTH.
YOU CARE FOR A GAME, SIR?
NO LEISURE.
WELL, WHAT MAKES
YOUR TIME SO VALUABLE?
I'M TRYING TO GET RID
OF FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.
NOW, IF I CAN BE OF ANY
ASSISTANCE TO YOU...
I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THAT I
COULD DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
MY DEAR, WILL YOU
COME IN, PLEASE?
MR. PALADIN,
MAY I PRESENT MRS. DUVOISIN?
MRS. DUVOISIN.
HOW DO YOU DO?
I'M MAJOR McNAB.
MAJOR.
BEFORE COLONEL DUVOISIN'S DEATH,
HE WANTED TO MAKE UP FOR A
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF NEGLECT TO HIS...
OH, LET US CALL HIM HIS STEPSON.
[DUVOISIN] WHY BEAT
AROUND THE BUSH?
BEN WAS HIS SON, THE ONLY
NATURAL CHILD HE'S EVER KNOWN.
AND MR. DUVOISIN...
COLONEL DUVOISIN.
NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED HIS SON.
COLONEL DUVOISIN
WAS A GENTLEMAN.
WELL, THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING.
HE LEFT HIM HIS ESTATE,
CLOSE TO $5 MILLION.
BUT MORE IMPORTANT THAN
THAT, HE LEFT HIM A HOME, A NAME,
A POSITION IN VIRGINIA SOCIETY.
NONE OF THIS IS ANY COMPENSATION
FOR THE WAY THE BOY'S BEEN WRONGED,
BUT I THOUGHT PERHAPS
THAT IF I COULD PERSUADE HIM
TO ACCEPT ME,
TO BE THE SON THAT I NEVER HAD,
I MIGHT MAKE IT UP TO HIM.
WHERE'S THE BOY NOW?
WE BELIEVE HE'S JUST
ACROSS THE BORDER IN MEXICO.
BELOW EL CAMINO.
I BELIEVE THAT'LL EXPLAIN WHY.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
HE KILLED THAT MAN DEFENDING
HIS MOTHER'S GOOD NAME.
I DON'T KNOW AS YOU OR I
WOULD'VE DONE ANY DIFFERENTLY.
HE HAS TO STAND TRIAL BEFORE
HE CAN COME INTO THE INHERITANCE.
OF COURSE. OF COURSE.
SUPPOSE HE'S NOT INTERESTED?
HE'S NOT WANTED FOR MURDER.
NOT YET, AT ANY RATE.
THE STATE'S ATTORNEY IN
WACO IS NOT A VINDICTIVE MAN.
WE MIGHT GET THE BOY OFF WITH,
SAY, TWO OR THREE YEARS.
AND IF HE STILL
PREFERS TO BE FREE?
WELL, IN THAT CASE...
THERE IS A PAPER IN
THERE FOR HIM TO SIGN.
WE WANT YOU TO CARRY A COPY OF
THE WILL AND THE PAPER TO THE BOY
AND EXPLAIN THE
SITUATION IF NECESSARY.
IF THE BOY REFUSES
HIS INHERITANCE,
HE IS TO SIGN THE PAPER.
AND THE MONEY WILL THEN
GO TO THE COLONEL'S WIDOW.
WE'LL MEET YOU IN EL CAMINO.
YOU'LL GET $5,000
WHEN YOU DELIVER BEN.
OR HIS SIGNATURE.
MRS. DUVOISIN,
WHICH WOULD YOU PREFER?
MR. PALADIN, I'VE HAD
MONEY ALL MY LIFE.
I'VE NEVER HAD A SON.
MAYBE YOU COME TO
THE WRONG PLACE, EH?
NOT IF YOU KNOW
THE VIRGINIA KID.
NO HABLO INGLES.
OH?
PERHAPS YOU'D POUR ME A DRINK
UNTIL SOMEBODY SHOWS
UP WHO DOES... HABLO INGLES.
SÁLGASE.
WHO ARE YOU?
THAT CONCERN YOU?
SENOR, YOU ARE IN THE
WRONG PLACE, NOT ME.
POUR A DRINK FOR
MY FRIENDS HERE, TOO.
HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND
ENGLISH, BUT HE READS LIPS.
AND WHY DO YOU
WANNA SEE THE KID?
"PA-LA-DIN.
WIRE SAN FRANCISCO."
IT IS NOT HARD. I READ
IN TWO LANGUAGES.
I HAVE A DOCUMENT FOR
THE KID FROM HIS FATHER.
THE KID HAS NO FATHER.
HIS FATHER DENIED
HIM, BUT BEFORE HE DIED,
HE LEFT A WILL LEAVING THE
KID CONSIDERABLE MONEY.
BUT TO COLLECT THE MONEY,
HE HAS TO CROSS THE BORDER.
MAYBE THE LAW IS WAITING
RIGHT HERE WITH A ROPE.
NOT A ROPE. A TRIAL.
WHY? IF HE'S RICH,
HE'S NO MORE OUTLAW.
HIS FATHER WANTED TO BUY A SON,
NOT GIVE HIS MONEY
TO A HUNTED MAN.
WILL YOU TAKE ME TO HIM?
WHAT FOR? HE DOES
NOT WANT MONEY.
WELL, I DO.
AND I WON'T BE PAID
UNTIL I DELIVER THIS
DOCUMENT TO THE KID.
MAYBE YOU HAVE BEEN HIRED TO
PUT A ROPE AROUND THE KID'S NECK.
THE KID WILL DECIDE.
BUT IF HE MAKES A MISTAKE,
I SWEAR TO YOU
THIS ONE WILL NOT.
[MAN] WHO'S THIS WALKING
AROUND IN MY DRINKING WATER?
THAT'S THE KID.
ESTÁ TAN GRANDE, PRECIOSO.
WHO'S THAT?
AH, HE HAS A PAPER.
MR. DUVOISIN.
AROUND HERE A MAN
LEARNS TO BE CAREFUL.
SO IT WAS TRUE, AFTER ALL.
I WOULDN'T BELIEVE HER
WHEN SHE TRIED TO TELL ME.
I JUST GO SHAGGING BACK WITH
YOU AND I COLLECT ALL THAT?
IF YOU'D HAVE SAID YES, I'D
HAVE SHOT YOU FOR A LIAR.
I HAVE TO STAND
TRIAL FIRST, DON'T I?
THAT'S RIGHT. WHERE?
"WANTED" POSTERS SAY WACO.
WACO?
RECKON I'D GET A DECENT
ENOUGH TRIAL IN WACO.
MIGHT EVEN GET OUT OF
JAIL STILL YOUNG ENOUGH
TO ENJOY SOME OF
THE OLD RASCAL'S LOOT.
HOW DO I KNOW THIS IS STRAIGHT?
THAT SECOND PAPER'S A
WAIVER FOR YOU TO SIGN
IN CASE YOU DON'T
WANT THE INHERITANCE.
I DIDN'T SAY I
DON'T WANT IT, DID I?
SHALL WE GET STARTED?
DON'T CROWD ME.
I AIN'T SAID I WAS
GOING YET EITHER.
GOING?
SIT AWHILE IN A JAILHOUSE,
THEN WALK OUT A FREE MAN.
WITH $5 MILLION U.S.
DOLLARS IN MY POCKET.
THE OLD SCOUNDREL HAD ME
ON HIS CONSCIENCE AFTER ALL.
A FAIR BARGAIN, AIN'T IT?
FOR GROWING UP WITHOUT A NAME.
AND WITH A MOTHER WHO NEVER
GOT OVER IT EXCEPT BY DYING.
VALUE OF A NAME'S
IN WHAT YOU MAKE IT.
MISTER, I'M A MITE TOO
OLD FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL.
ARE YOU?
HE'S GOING TO TAKE YOU TO JAIL.
THEY'LL CHAIN YOU UP LIKE A DOG.
HONEY, I AIN'T WANTED
FOR NO HANGING CRIMES.
ARE YOU WILLING TO GO
TO PRISON FOR YEARS?
I'M STILL TRYING TO THINK ABOUT
IT IF YOU'D KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.
KNOW OTHER WAYS I CAN LIVE
LIKE A DECENT HUMAN BEING AGAIN?
AND YOU DID NOT
FEEL DECENT WITH ME?
HONEY.
WE'LL LIVE IN STYLE.
IN A BIG HOUSE WITH
TWO DOZEN SERVANTS
JUMPING WITH SILK RAGS
EVERY TIME YOU SNEEZE.
MR. BEN DUVOISIN.
WE'LL BREAK OUR
NECKS ON THE TRAIL NOW.
MIGHT AS WELL WAIT FOR DAYBREAK.
YOU MADE UP YOUR MIND.
FOR SURE.
THIS HERE JUNGLE'S
CHOKING THE LIFE OUT OF ME.
CUT DOWN ONE VINE AND
TEN MORE COME SHOOTIN' UP.
HMM.
I'LL GET MY BEDROLL.
BUT I UNDERSTAND YOU.
YOU'RE TIRED OF ME.
AND TO ESCAPE THAT,
YOU'LL PUT YOUR
LIFE INTO THE HANDS
OF THE MAN WITH THE EVIL FACE.
DON'T PRETEND TO BE
ASLEEP! YOU ARE NOT ASLEEP.
YOU'LL BE RIGHT AS RAIN, HONEY,
IF YOU JUST STAY
HERE UNTIL I GET BACK
AND LET YOUR BROTHER
LOOK AFTER YOU.
OH.
YOU ARE NO MORE COMING BACK.
THEY WILL HANG YOU AND I
WILL SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE.
NOW, WHAT ARE YOU
REALLY WORRIED ABOUT?
THAT I WON'T COME BACK TO YOU?
I LOVE YOU. BUT CAN'T YOU SEE?
THIS HERE AIN'T NO LIFE FOR
A BORN VIRGINIA GENTLEMAN.
ALWAYS ON THE JUMP FOR
SNAKES AND SCORPIONS,
GILA MONSTERS AND FEDERALES.
LIVING ON WILD RABBIT AND CORN.
WHEN RIGHT YONDER
ACROSS THE BORDER,
WE COULD BOTH BE
EATIN' HIGH ON THE HOG.
WELL, IT WAS GOOD
ENOUGH FOR YOU UNTIL NOW.
UNTIL I READ THIS HERE THING, I
DIDN'T KNOW I WAS A GENTLEMAN.
I WISH I HAD THE
COURAGE TO KILL YOU.
MAYBE THEN YOU WOULD
BELONG TO ME FOREVER.
WE'RE RIDING OUT AT
DAYBREAK. COME HERE.
NO!
NO!
TURN IT LOOSE. TURN IT LOOSE!
NO!
KID!
IS THIS HOW YOU FIGURE ON
HOLDING ON TO YOUR MAN?
NO WOMAN'S GONNA
TIE ME TO HER THAT WAY.
YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOO
QUICK WITH THAT KNIFE TO SUIT ME.
I WARNED YOU BEFORE ABOUT THAT.
I WARNED YOU, DIDN'T I?
[PALADIN] AH!
MISTER, YOU MIGHT JUST WISH
I HAD BEAT THE
DAYLIGHT OUT OF HER.
I'LL HAVE TO TAKE
MY CHANCES ON THAT.
THIS AIN'T ONE OF YOUR
YANKEE MILKSOP WOMEN.
THIS IS ONE WHO'LL FIGHT
AND KILL TO HOLD HER MAN.
AND I'M STILL HER MAN.
JUST DON'T YOU FORGET THAT.
COME DAWN ABOUT A HALF HOUR.
LET'S GET STARTED BEFORE
SHE GETS IT IN HER FOOL HEAD
TO COME TAGGING ALONG.
[MAN] MARSHAL, LISTEN TO ME!
I WANNA GO HOME. I'M
RIGHT OVER HERE, MARSHAL.
RIGHT HERE. ALL RIGHT.
IT'S PRETTY COLD IN HERE.
DON'T LET ME FIND YOU
DRUNK IN THE STREET NO MORE.
WHERE'S MY JUG?
SIT DOWN OVER
HERE. I'LL GET McNAB.
I'M LOOKING FOR MAJOR McNAB.
ROOM 15.
THANK YOU.
[KNOCKING]
MR. PALADIN.
MAJOR.
MRS. DUVOISIN.
WELL, SIR?
HE'S WAITING DOWNSTAIRS.
YOU LEFT HIM UNGUARDED?
HE CAME OF HIS OWN FREE WILL.
YES, OF COURSE.
MY DEAR, I THINK IT'S
BEST IF YOU STAY HERE.
WOULDN'T YOU AT
LEAST LIKE TO SEE HIM?
YOU THINK SHE COULD BEAR THE
THOUGHT OF THE BOY GOING TO JAIL
ONCE SHE HAD SEEN HIM?
IT'S BEST THIS WAY.
SHALL WE GO, MR. PALADIN?
KID?
I'M MAJOR McNAB, BOY.
I'LL BE THE DEFENSE
LAWYER AT YOUR TRIAL.
THAT IS, IF YOU WANT ME.
I RECKON WITH $5 MILLION, I COULD
PROBABLY JUST ABOUT AFFORD YOU.
I'M AFRAID YOU OVERESTIMATE ME.
MAY I HAVE YOUR GUN, PLEASE?
WHAT FOR?
YOU'RE IN HIS CUSTODY NOW.
I SUPPOSE THAT MEANS
HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU.
THERE IS NO STAGE TO
WACO UNTIL THE MORNING.
WE'RE GONNA KEEP
YOU IN JAIL TILL THEN.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE HOTEL?
NOW, LISTEN TO ME, BOY.
I AM NOT UNACQUAINTED
WITH YOUR PAST.
SOME WILD BLOOD WENT
INTO THE MAKING OF YOU.
ONE NIGHT ALONE IN THIS TOWN AFTER
ALL THOSE MONTHS IN THE WILDERNESS,
YOU'D MOST LIKELY BE DEAD DRUNK.
PROBABLY GET INTO A FIGHT,
MOST LIKELY KILL SOMEONE.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO
FACE A JURY, BOY.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO MAKE
THE BEST IMPRESSION YOU CAN.
MAY I HAVE YOUR GUN, PLEASE?
WHO'S THAT?
THAT'S THE MARSHAL.
I ASKED HIM TO BE
HERE, JUST IN CASE.
MISTER, THERE'D BETTER BE $5
MILLION AT THE END OF THIS TRAIL.
THAT OUGHT TO HOLD IT.
AREN'T YOU BEING JUST
A LITTLE PREMATURE?
ALL RIGHT, BEAT IT, BUB.
NOT YET, SHERIFF.
PALADIN, HOW MUCH
DID YOU SELL ME FOR?
I WANNA FIND OUT IF THERE
IS ANY LAW IN THIS TOWN.
WE DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE,
MY DEAR, A HUNDRED TIMES.
THIS IS NO TIME FOR YOU
TO HAVE FOOLISH
PANGS ABOUT THE BOY.
[KNOCKING]
COME IN.
MR. PALADIN.
$5,000.
FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
HOW SOON DO YOU
EXPECT HIM TO BE HUNG?
A DAY OR TWO.
THERE IS OBVIOUSLY NO
MORNING STAGE TO WACO.
AND YOU AND MRS. DUVOISIN
ARE REGISTERED
HERE AS MAN AND WIFE.
ALL QUITE LEGAL, I
ASSURE YOU, MR. PALADIN.
WE WERE MARRIED
OVER A MONTH AGO.
THAT BOY WAS TO BE
TRIED IN WACO, NOT HERE.
NOW, THAT'S WHAT WE LAWYERS
CALL "CHANGE OF VENUE."
THE LOCAL JUDGE HERE
IS MUCH MORE RELIABLE.
THE BOY MIGHT'VE GOT OFF WITH
TWO OR THREE YEARS IN WACO
AND THEN COME INTO FULL
CONTROL OF HIS FATHER'S ESTATE.
CAN YOU IMAGINE
LEAVING ALL THAT MONEY
TO THAT MURDEROUS OUTLAW?
AND AT THE EXPENSE OF THIS WOMAN
WHO LOYALLY AND SELFLESSLY
SPENT ALL OF HER ADULT YEARS
WITH HIS FATHER.
YOU TWO USED ME TO
LURE THAT BOY INTO A TRAP.
OH, NO. RATHER LET US SAY
WE USED YOU TO
CORRECT THE POSSIBILITY
OF A GRAVE INJUSTICE.
THAT SHOULD BE SETTLED IN A
COURT, BUT NOT IN THIS TOWN.
YOU SHOULD LEAVE
NOW, MR. PALADIN,
BEFORE THE MARSHAL
IS PREVAILED UPON
TO ARREST YOU AS AN ACCOMPLICE.
FELLOW DOWN AT QUITO ONE YEAR
TOLD ME THE KNOT WAS TOO TIGHT.
GIVE HIM A HEADACHE.
"WELL," SAYS I, I GOT
THE CURE FOR THAT."
"YES," I SAYS,
"THIS'LL SURE CURE THAT."
OPEN IT UP. COME ON.
ALL RIGHT.
[INDISTINCT]
MUERTO. ¡VÁMANOS!
BEN.
WHERE'S CHITA MARTINEZ
AND HER BROTHER?
BEN.
[SCREAMING]
¡BASTA!
YOU THINK I'M GONNA GO BACK
TO WACO TO THAT CROOKED TRIAL?
GET OUTTA HERE. WHERE'S CHITA?
I THOUGHT YOU MADE UP YOUR MIND.
MADE UP MY MIND?
I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER
TO KILL YOU OR McNAB FIRST
TILL YOU BUSTED
ME OUT OF THAT JAIL.
GET OUT OF HERE
BEFORE I KILL YOU ANYWAY.
IF THAT'S McNAB AND THE MARSHAL,
YOU JUST THREW AWAY YOUR
LIFE ALONG WITH THE $5 MILLION.
HOW MUCH DID YOU SELL
HIM FOR? THE WILL IS GENUINE.
AND WHAT ABOUT GRINGO JUSTICE?
THEY COME FOR YOU.
I CAN STILL GET YOU TO WACO.
I'VE CHANGED MY MIND BACK. WHAT
I HAD BEFORE WAS GOOD ENOUGH.
NOW, MISTER, GET OUT. BEN.
KILL HIM NOW.
HE BUSTED ME OUT WHEN HE
LEARNED WHAT THEY AIMED TO DO.
TOO LATE.
BEN.
MUCHACHO, YOU KILL HIM
NOW OR I DO IT FOR YOU.
YOU CAN CAUSE HIM TO KILL ME.
YOU CAN FIX IT SO HE'LL
NEVER BE ABLE TO GO HOME.
HE'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO WALK
THAT LAND LIKE A FREE MAN AGAIN.
AND THERE WON'T BE ANY HOUSE
OR ANY MONEY OR ANY SERVANTS.
AND NO WOMAN!
CHITA.
YOU WANT THE MONEY.
ONE DAY AGO, I PRAYED FOR
THE COURAGE TO KILL YOU.
I HAVE IT NOW!
QUIT.
I'M GOING BACK.
THEY'LL HANG YOU.
NOT WITHOUT A TRIAL.
NO? THEY'LL HANG YOU
FOR THE SHERIFF BACK THERE
WITH A KNIFE IN HIM.
THEY WON'T WAIT FOR A TRIAL.
YOU'RE GETTING A LITTLE
TOO RICH FOR MY BLOOD.
I'M GOING BACK.
NO!
NO! [GUNSHOT]
♪ "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 ♪
SO HE'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO WALK
HIS COUNTRY LIKE A FREE MAN.
YOU THINK HE'LL
THANK YOU FOR THAT?
[CHUCKLES]
CLEAR EVIDENCE OF
A MISSPENT YOUTH.
YOU CARE FOR A GAME, SIR?
NO LEISURE.
WELL, WHAT MAKES
YOUR TIME SO VALUABLE?
I'M TRYING TO GET RID
OF FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.
NOW, IF I CAN BE OF ANY
ASSISTANCE TO YOU...
I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THAT I
COULD DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
MY DEAR, WILL YOU
COME IN, PLEASE?
MR. PALADIN,
MAY I PRESENT MRS. DUVOISIN?
MRS. DUVOISIN.
HOW DO YOU DO?
I'M MAJOR McNAB.
MAJOR.
BEFORE COLONEL DUVOISIN'S DEATH,
HE WANTED TO MAKE UP FOR A
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF NEGLECT TO HIS...
OH, LET US CALL HIM HIS STEPSON.
[DUVOISIN] WHY BEAT
AROUND THE BUSH?
BEN WAS HIS SON, THE ONLY
NATURAL CHILD HE'S EVER KNOWN.
AND MR. DUVOISIN...
COLONEL DUVOISIN.
NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED HIS SON.
COLONEL DUVOISIN
WAS A GENTLEMAN.
WELL, THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING.
HE LEFT HIM HIS ESTATE,
CLOSE TO $5 MILLION.
BUT MORE IMPORTANT THAN
THAT, HE LEFT HIM A HOME, A NAME,
A POSITION IN VIRGINIA SOCIETY.
NONE OF THIS IS ANY COMPENSATION
FOR THE WAY THE BOY'S BEEN WRONGED,
BUT I THOUGHT PERHAPS
THAT IF I COULD PERSUADE HIM
TO ACCEPT ME,
TO BE THE SON THAT I NEVER HAD,
I MIGHT MAKE IT UP TO HIM.
WHERE'S THE BOY NOW?
WE BELIEVE HE'S JUST
ACROSS THE BORDER IN MEXICO.
BELOW EL CAMINO.
I BELIEVE THAT'LL EXPLAIN WHY.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
HE KILLED THAT MAN DEFENDING
HIS MOTHER'S GOOD NAME.
I DON'T KNOW AS YOU OR I
WOULD'VE DONE ANY DIFFERENTLY.
HE HAS TO STAND TRIAL BEFORE
HE CAN COME INTO THE INHERITANCE.
OF COURSE. OF COURSE.
SUPPOSE HE'S NOT INTERESTED?
HE'S NOT WANTED FOR MURDER.
NOT YET, AT ANY RATE.
THE STATE'S ATTORNEY IN
WACO IS NOT A VINDICTIVE MAN.
WE MIGHT GET THE BOY OFF WITH,
SAY, TWO OR THREE YEARS.
AND IF HE STILL
PREFERS TO BE FREE?
WELL, IN THAT CASE...
THERE IS A PAPER IN
THERE FOR HIM TO SIGN.
WE WANT YOU TO CARRY A COPY OF
THE WILL AND THE PAPER TO THE BOY
AND EXPLAIN THE
SITUATION IF NECESSARY.
IF THE BOY REFUSES
HIS INHERITANCE,
HE IS TO SIGN THE PAPER.
AND THE MONEY WILL THEN
GO TO THE COLONEL'S WIDOW.
WE'LL MEET YOU IN EL CAMINO.
YOU'LL GET $5,000
WHEN YOU DELIVER BEN.
OR HIS SIGNATURE.
MRS. DUVOISIN,
WHICH WOULD YOU PREFER?
MR. PALADIN, I'VE HAD
MONEY ALL MY LIFE.
I'VE NEVER HAD A SON.
MAYBE YOU COME TO
THE WRONG PLACE, EH?
NOT IF YOU KNOW
THE VIRGINIA KID.
NO HABLO INGLES.
OH?
PERHAPS YOU'D POUR ME A DRINK
UNTIL SOMEBODY SHOWS
UP WHO DOES... HABLO INGLES.
SÁLGASE.
WHO ARE YOU?
THAT CONCERN YOU?
SENOR, YOU ARE IN THE
WRONG PLACE, NOT ME.
POUR A DRINK FOR
MY FRIENDS HERE, TOO.
HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND
ENGLISH, BUT HE READS LIPS.
AND WHY DO YOU
WANNA SEE THE KID?
"PA-LA-DIN.
WIRE SAN FRANCISCO."
IT IS NOT HARD. I READ
IN TWO LANGUAGES.
I HAVE A DOCUMENT FOR
THE KID FROM HIS FATHER.
THE KID HAS NO FATHER.
HIS FATHER DENIED
HIM, BUT BEFORE HE DIED,
HE LEFT A WILL LEAVING THE
KID CONSIDERABLE MONEY.
BUT TO COLLECT THE MONEY,
HE HAS TO CROSS THE BORDER.
MAYBE THE LAW IS WAITING
RIGHT HERE WITH A ROPE.
NOT A ROPE. A TRIAL.
WHY? IF HE'S RICH,
HE'S NO MORE OUTLAW.
HIS FATHER WANTED TO BUY A SON,
NOT GIVE HIS MONEY
TO A HUNTED MAN.
WILL YOU TAKE ME TO HIM?
WHAT FOR? HE DOES
NOT WANT MONEY.
WELL, I DO.
AND I WON'T BE PAID
UNTIL I DELIVER THIS
DOCUMENT TO THE KID.
MAYBE YOU HAVE BEEN HIRED TO
PUT A ROPE AROUND THE KID'S NECK.
THE KID WILL DECIDE.
BUT IF HE MAKES A MISTAKE,
I SWEAR TO YOU
THIS ONE WILL NOT.
[MAN] WHO'S THIS WALKING
AROUND IN MY DRINKING WATER?
THAT'S THE KID.
ESTÁ TAN GRANDE, PRECIOSO.
WHO'S THAT?
AH, HE HAS A PAPER.
MR. DUVOISIN.
AROUND HERE A MAN
LEARNS TO BE CAREFUL.
SO IT WAS TRUE, AFTER ALL.
I WOULDN'T BELIEVE HER
WHEN SHE TRIED TO TELL ME.
I JUST GO SHAGGING BACK WITH
YOU AND I COLLECT ALL THAT?
IF YOU'D HAVE SAID YES, I'D
HAVE SHOT YOU FOR A LIAR.
I HAVE TO STAND
TRIAL FIRST, DON'T I?
THAT'S RIGHT. WHERE?
"WANTED" POSTERS SAY WACO.
WACO?
RECKON I'D GET A DECENT
ENOUGH TRIAL IN WACO.
MIGHT EVEN GET OUT OF
JAIL STILL YOUNG ENOUGH
TO ENJOY SOME OF
THE OLD RASCAL'S LOOT.
HOW DO I KNOW THIS IS STRAIGHT?
THAT SECOND PAPER'S A
WAIVER FOR YOU TO SIGN
IN CASE YOU DON'T
WANT THE INHERITANCE.
I DIDN'T SAY I
DON'T WANT IT, DID I?
SHALL WE GET STARTED?
DON'T CROWD ME.
I AIN'T SAID I WAS
GOING YET EITHER.
GOING?
SIT AWHILE IN A JAILHOUSE,
THEN WALK OUT A FREE MAN.
WITH $5 MILLION U.S.
DOLLARS IN MY POCKET.
THE OLD SCOUNDREL HAD ME
ON HIS CONSCIENCE AFTER ALL.
A FAIR BARGAIN, AIN'T IT?
FOR GROWING UP WITHOUT A NAME.
AND WITH A MOTHER WHO NEVER
GOT OVER IT EXCEPT BY DYING.
VALUE OF A NAME'S
IN WHAT YOU MAKE IT.
MISTER, I'M A MITE TOO
OLD FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL.
ARE YOU?
HE'S GOING TO TAKE YOU TO JAIL.
THEY'LL CHAIN YOU UP LIKE A DOG.
HONEY, I AIN'T WANTED
FOR NO HANGING CRIMES.
ARE YOU WILLING TO GO
TO PRISON FOR YEARS?
I'M STILL TRYING TO THINK ABOUT
IT IF YOU'D KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.
KNOW OTHER WAYS I CAN LIVE
LIKE A DECENT HUMAN BEING AGAIN?
AND YOU DID NOT
FEEL DECENT WITH ME?
HONEY.
WE'LL LIVE IN STYLE.
IN A BIG HOUSE WITH
TWO DOZEN SERVANTS
JUMPING WITH SILK RAGS
EVERY TIME YOU SNEEZE.
MR. BEN DUVOISIN.
WE'LL BREAK OUR
NECKS ON THE TRAIL NOW.
MIGHT AS WELL WAIT FOR DAYBREAK.
YOU MADE UP YOUR MIND.
FOR SURE.
THIS HERE JUNGLE'S
CHOKING THE LIFE OUT OF ME.
CUT DOWN ONE VINE AND
TEN MORE COME SHOOTIN' UP.
HMM.
I'LL GET MY BEDROLL.
BUT I UNDERSTAND YOU.
YOU'RE TIRED OF ME.
AND TO ESCAPE THAT,
YOU'LL PUT YOUR
LIFE INTO THE HANDS
OF THE MAN WITH THE EVIL FACE.
DON'T PRETEND TO BE
ASLEEP! YOU ARE NOT ASLEEP.
YOU'LL BE RIGHT AS RAIN, HONEY,
IF YOU JUST STAY
HERE UNTIL I GET BACK
AND LET YOUR BROTHER
LOOK AFTER YOU.
OH.
YOU ARE NO MORE COMING BACK.
THEY WILL HANG YOU AND I
WILL SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE.
NOW, WHAT ARE YOU
REALLY WORRIED ABOUT?
THAT I WON'T COME BACK TO YOU?
I LOVE YOU. BUT CAN'T YOU SEE?
THIS HERE AIN'T NO LIFE FOR
A BORN VIRGINIA GENTLEMAN.
ALWAYS ON THE JUMP FOR
SNAKES AND SCORPIONS,
GILA MONSTERS AND FEDERALES.
LIVING ON WILD RABBIT AND CORN.
WHEN RIGHT YONDER
ACROSS THE BORDER,
WE COULD BOTH BE
EATIN' HIGH ON THE HOG.
WELL, IT WAS GOOD
ENOUGH FOR YOU UNTIL NOW.
UNTIL I READ THIS HERE THING, I
DIDN'T KNOW I WAS A GENTLEMAN.
I WISH I HAD THE
COURAGE TO KILL YOU.
MAYBE THEN YOU WOULD
BELONG TO ME FOREVER.
WE'RE RIDING OUT AT
DAYBREAK. COME HERE.
NO!
NO!
TURN IT LOOSE. TURN IT LOOSE!
NO!
KID!
IS THIS HOW YOU FIGURE ON
HOLDING ON TO YOUR MAN?
NO WOMAN'S GONNA
TIE ME TO HER THAT WAY.
YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOO
QUICK WITH THAT KNIFE TO SUIT ME.
I WARNED YOU BEFORE ABOUT THAT.
I WARNED YOU, DIDN'T I?
[PALADIN] AH!
MISTER, YOU MIGHT JUST WISH
I HAD BEAT THE
DAYLIGHT OUT OF HER.
I'LL HAVE TO TAKE
MY CHANCES ON THAT.
THIS AIN'T ONE OF YOUR
YANKEE MILKSOP WOMEN.
THIS IS ONE WHO'LL FIGHT
AND KILL TO HOLD HER MAN.
AND I'M STILL HER MAN.
JUST DON'T YOU FORGET THAT.
COME DAWN ABOUT A HALF HOUR.
LET'S GET STARTED BEFORE
SHE GETS IT IN HER FOOL HEAD
TO COME TAGGING ALONG.
[MAN] MARSHAL, LISTEN TO ME!
I WANNA GO HOME. I'M
RIGHT OVER HERE, MARSHAL.
RIGHT HERE. ALL RIGHT.
IT'S PRETTY COLD IN HERE.
DON'T LET ME FIND YOU
DRUNK IN THE STREET NO MORE.
WHERE'S MY JUG?
SIT DOWN OVER
HERE. I'LL GET McNAB.
I'M LOOKING FOR MAJOR McNAB.
ROOM 15.
THANK YOU.
[KNOCKING]
MR. PALADIN.
MAJOR.
MRS. DUVOISIN.
WELL, SIR?
HE'S WAITING DOWNSTAIRS.
YOU LEFT HIM UNGUARDED?
HE CAME OF HIS OWN FREE WILL.
YES, OF COURSE.
MY DEAR, I THINK IT'S
BEST IF YOU STAY HERE.
WOULDN'T YOU AT
LEAST LIKE TO SEE HIM?
YOU THINK SHE COULD BEAR THE
THOUGHT OF THE BOY GOING TO JAIL
ONCE SHE HAD SEEN HIM?
IT'S BEST THIS WAY.
SHALL WE GO, MR. PALADIN?
KID?
I'M MAJOR McNAB, BOY.
I'LL BE THE DEFENSE
LAWYER AT YOUR TRIAL.
THAT IS, IF YOU WANT ME.
I RECKON WITH $5 MILLION, I COULD
PROBABLY JUST ABOUT AFFORD YOU.
I'M AFRAID YOU OVERESTIMATE ME.
MAY I HAVE YOUR GUN, PLEASE?
WHAT FOR?
YOU'RE IN HIS CUSTODY NOW.
I SUPPOSE THAT MEANS
HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU.
THERE IS NO STAGE TO
WACO UNTIL THE MORNING.
WE'RE GONNA KEEP
YOU IN JAIL TILL THEN.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE HOTEL?
NOW, LISTEN TO ME, BOY.
I AM NOT UNACQUAINTED
WITH YOUR PAST.
SOME WILD BLOOD WENT
INTO THE MAKING OF YOU.
ONE NIGHT ALONE IN THIS TOWN AFTER
ALL THOSE MONTHS IN THE WILDERNESS,
YOU'D MOST LIKELY BE DEAD DRUNK.
PROBABLY GET INTO A FIGHT,
MOST LIKELY KILL SOMEONE.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO
FACE A JURY, BOY.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO MAKE
THE BEST IMPRESSION YOU CAN.
MAY I HAVE YOUR GUN, PLEASE?
WHO'S THAT?
THAT'S THE MARSHAL.
I ASKED HIM TO BE
HERE, JUST IN CASE.
MISTER, THERE'D BETTER BE $5
MILLION AT THE END OF THIS TRAIL.
THAT OUGHT TO HOLD IT.
AREN'T YOU BEING JUST
A LITTLE PREMATURE?
ALL RIGHT, BEAT IT, BUB.
NOT YET, SHERIFF.
PALADIN, HOW MUCH
DID YOU SELL ME FOR?
I WANNA FIND OUT IF THERE
IS ANY LAW IN THIS TOWN.
WE DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE,
MY DEAR, A HUNDRED TIMES.
THIS IS NO TIME FOR YOU
TO HAVE FOOLISH
PANGS ABOUT THE BOY.
[KNOCKING]
COME IN.
MR. PALADIN.
$5,000.
FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
HOW SOON DO YOU
EXPECT HIM TO BE HUNG?
A DAY OR TWO.
THERE IS OBVIOUSLY NO
MORNING STAGE TO WACO.
AND YOU AND MRS. DUVOISIN
ARE REGISTERED
HERE AS MAN AND WIFE.
ALL QUITE LEGAL, I
ASSURE YOU, MR. PALADIN.
WE WERE MARRIED
OVER A MONTH AGO.
THAT BOY WAS TO BE
TRIED IN WACO, NOT HERE.
NOW, THAT'S WHAT WE LAWYERS
CALL "CHANGE OF VENUE."
THE LOCAL JUDGE HERE
IS MUCH MORE RELIABLE.
THE BOY MIGHT'VE GOT OFF WITH
TWO OR THREE YEARS IN WACO
AND THEN COME INTO FULL
CONTROL OF HIS FATHER'S ESTATE.
CAN YOU IMAGINE
LEAVING ALL THAT MONEY
TO THAT MURDEROUS OUTLAW?
AND AT THE EXPENSE OF THIS WOMAN
WHO LOYALLY AND SELFLESSLY
SPENT ALL OF HER ADULT YEARS
WITH HIS FATHER.
YOU TWO USED ME TO
LURE THAT BOY INTO A TRAP.
OH, NO. RATHER LET US SAY
WE USED YOU TO
CORRECT THE POSSIBILITY
OF A GRAVE INJUSTICE.
THAT SHOULD BE SETTLED IN A
COURT, BUT NOT IN THIS TOWN.
YOU SHOULD LEAVE
NOW, MR. PALADIN,
BEFORE THE MARSHAL
IS PREVAILED UPON
TO ARREST YOU AS AN ACCOMPLICE.
FELLOW DOWN AT QUITO ONE YEAR
TOLD ME THE KNOT WAS TOO TIGHT.
GIVE HIM A HEADACHE.
"WELL," SAYS I, I GOT
THE CURE FOR THAT."
"YES," I SAYS,
"THIS'LL SURE CURE THAT."
OPEN IT UP. COME ON.
ALL RIGHT.
[INDISTINCT]
MUERTO. ¡VÁMANOS!
BEN.
WHERE'S CHITA MARTINEZ
AND HER BROTHER?
BEN.
[SCREAMING]
¡BASTA!
YOU THINK I'M GONNA GO BACK
TO WACO TO THAT CROOKED TRIAL?
GET OUTTA HERE. WHERE'S CHITA?
I THOUGHT YOU MADE UP YOUR MIND.
MADE UP MY MIND?
I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER
TO KILL YOU OR McNAB FIRST
TILL YOU BUSTED
ME OUT OF THAT JAIL.
GET OUT OF HERE
BEFORE I KILL YOU ANYWAY.
IF THAT'S McNAB AND THE MARSHAL,
YOU JUST THREW AWAY YOUR
LIFE ALONG WITH THE $5 MILLION.
HOW MUCH DID YOU SELL
HIM FOR? THE WILL IS GENUINE.
AND WHAT ABOUT GRINGO JUSTICE?
THEY COME FOR YOU.
I CAN STILL GET YOU TO WACO.
I'VE CHANGED MY MIND BACK. WHAT
I HAD BEFORE WAS GOOD ENOUGH.
NOW, MISTER, GET OUT. BEN.
KILL HIM NOW.
HE BUSTED ME OUT WHEN HE
LEARNED WHAT THEY AIMED TO DO.
TOO LATE.
BEN.
MUCHACHO, YOU KILL HIM
NOW OR I DO IT FOR YOU.
YOU CAN CAUSE HIM TO KILL ME.
YOU CAN FIX IT SO HE'LL
NEVER BE ABLE TO GO HOME.
HE'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO WALK
THAT LAND LIKE A FREE MAN AGAIN.
AND THERE WON'T BE ANY HOUSE
OR ANY MONEY OR ANY SERVANTS.
AND NO WOMAN!
CHITA.
YOU WANT THE MONEY.
ONE DAY AGO, I PRAYED FOR
THE COURAGE TO KILL YOU.
I HAVE IT NOW!
QUIT.
I'M GOING BACK.
THEY'LL HANG YOU.
NOT WITHOUT A TRIAL.
NO? THEY'LL HANG YOU
FOR THE SHERIFF BACK THERE
WITH A KNIFE IN HIM.
THEY WON'T WAIT FOR A TRIAL.
YOU'RE GETTING A LITTLE
TOO RICH FOR MY BLOOD.
I'M GOING BACK.
NO!
NO! [GUNSHOT]
♪ "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 ♪