Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963): Season 3, Episode 39 - The Search - full transcript

OH, MR. PALADIN.

[MAN] OH, MR. PALADIN.

I KNOW IT'S A BAD MOMENT,

BUT MR. KILMER SAYS
IT'S AN EMERGENCY.

THEY'RE IN ROOM 319,
ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL.

WELL, WILL YOU CALL MY
CARRIAGE FOR THE LADY?

YES, SIR.

OH, MR. PALADIN.

WAIT HERE, PLEASE.

SHE'S FEELING A LITTLE
BETTER, MR. PALADIN,

BUT YOU CAN'T STAY LONG.



MISS KILMER, MY NAME IS PALADIN.

I RECEIVED YOUR
NOTE AND MY CARD.

JUDGE STONEWAY GAVE
MOTHER YOUR CARD, MR. PALADIN.

MY SON MARTIN...

MOTHER'S MADE THE ACQUAINTANCE
OF QUITE A FEW DETECTIVES

IN THE PAST 20 YEARS SHE'S BEEN
SEARCHING FOR MY BROTHER MARTIN.

20 YEARS?

A LONG TIME, ISN'T IT?

MR. EDWARDS...

MR. EDWARDS, ANOTHER DETECTIVE.

THERE HAVE BEEN SOME LEADS,
BUT NOTHING EVER CONCLUSIVE.

MR. EDWARDS'S LETTER.

HE SEEMED TO THINK THAT
HE'D FOUND SOME CLUE.

WELL, EDWARDS SAYS HERE
THAT HE FOUND YOUR SON.



NOW, SURELY THAT'S
MORE THAN A CLUE.

IS IT?

EDWARDS DISAPPEARED
WITH MY MOTHER'S MONEY.

HE WAS NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN.

HOW DID YOUR SON DISAPPEAR?

[MR. KILMER] WE HAD A KID'S
ARGUMENT OVER A HUNTING GUN.

THE GUN WENT OFF
ACCIDENTALLY AND I WAS HURT.

MARTIN MUST HAVE
THOUGHT HE KILLED ME.

HE RAN OFF.

THAT WAS MOTHER'S
SECOND TRAGEDY.

MY YOUNGEST BROTHER WAS
KILLED IN A HUNTING ACCIDENT

THE YEAR BEFORE THAT.

PLEASE FIND MY SON MARTIN.

MOTHER.

MRS. KILMER, WHY ALL
THE HASTE AFTER 20 YEARS?

MR. PALADIN,

I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

I'M GOING TO TRY
AND FIND YOUR SON.

WHERE? WHERE CAN
YOU EVEN BEGIN TO TRY?

WHERE EDWARDS LEFT OFF.

[MAN] COME ON, BOY.
THAT'S A DOG. HURRY UP.

THAT'S IT, BOY.
COME ON. STAND UP.

OH, WHAT A GOOD DOG.

HELLO. SOMETHING I
CAN DO TO HELP YOU?

WELL, I'M NOT SURE YET.

WELL, WHAT'S THIS? PALADIN?

I'M LOOKING FOR MARTIN KILMER.

WELL, WHO'S HE?

[PALADIN] OR TOM
EDWARDS, A DETECTIVE.

OH, EDWARDS, HE DIED.

OH, YEAH. IT WAS AN AWFUL BRAWL.

THERE WAS SIX OR SEVEN OF 'EM.

AND WHEN THEY STOOD BACK,
WELL, THERE WAS EDWARDS, DEAD.

HOW'D YOU HANDLE THAT?

I COULDN'T HARDLY TELL

WHICH ONE GIVE HIM
THE LICK THAT KILLED HIM.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF
'EM HIT HIM AFTER HE WAS DEAD.

YEAH, YEAH. WELL, YOU SEE,

I DIDN'T RIGHTLY KNOW
WHICH ONE OF 'EM WAS GUILTY,

AND HARPER TOLD ME THAT I
COULDN'T ARREST AN INNOCENT MAN.

WELL, I FELT THE
SAME WAY ABOUT IT.

HARPER?

YES. IT WAS ALL HARPER'S
MEN IN THIS BRAWL.

NOW THAT YOU'VE
TOLD ME ALL ABOUT IT,

GO TELL MR. HARPER THAT I WAS
INQUIRING ABOUT MR. EDWARDS.

I WAS JUST ON MY WAY TO DO THAT.

ALSO TELL HIM THAT I WAS
INQUIRING ABOUT MARTIN KILMER.

YEAH, SURE.

WELL, THAT'S THAT.

THAT'S WHAT?

EDWARDS WAS KILLED
IN A BARROOM BRAWL.

WHAT A WASTE.

EDWARDS WAS A GOOD
PROFESSIONAL DETECTIVE.

HE WOULDN'T DRINK ON A JOB

AND HE'D NEVER GET HIMSELF
KILLED IN A BARROOM BRAWL.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO NOW?

I'M GONNA FIND A HOTEL
ROOM WITH A BATH.

[MAN] COME IN.

HEY, A COUPLE OF FELLAS

ARE LOOKING FOR KILMER
AND EDWARDS, MR. HARPER.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN.

ONE OF 'EM'S A GUNSLINGER

AND THE OTHER ONE'S
JUST ONLY A GENTLEMAN.

WHAT'D YOU TELL 'EM?

OH, NOTHIN', NOTHIN'.

I KEPT MY MOUTH TIGHT SHUT.

YEAH?

THANK YOU.

ANOTHER ONE, JACK.

THEY KEEP COMING.

THIS ONE'LL BE TOUGHER.

THEY CAN'T LIVE FOREVER.

[JACK] THEY KEEP PROVING THAT.

I'M GONNA TAKE A LOOK
AT THIS ONE MYSELF.

I DON'T SEE WHY WE CAN'T
GO HOME TOMORROW MORNING.

NOPE.

I WANT YOU TO QUIT, PALADIN.
I'M ORDERING YOU TO QUIT.

I'M WORKING FOR YOUR MOTHER.

SHE THINKS WE'RE LOOKING.
THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I
DO WE'LL NEVER FIND MARTIN.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR
$1,000. WHY NOT...

HELLO.

COME RIGHT IN IF YOU'RE SURE
YOU'VE GOT THE RIGHT ROOM.

I THINK IT IS.

MY NAME'S HARPER.

IDIOT. IT WOULD SERVE YOU
RIGHT IF HE BEAT YOUR BRAINS OUT.

HARPER, YOU KILLED THE LAST MAN

THAT CAME HERE LOOKING
FOR MARTIN KILMER.

I LIKE MY ENEMIES
OUT IN THE OPEN

WHERE I CAN FIGHT THEM
WITH NO FALSE COURTESY.

I WAS GONNA RUN YOU
OUT OF TOWN, MISTER.

BUT STAY. YOU STAY.

AND KEEP YOUR PUSSYCAT WITH YOU.

DON'T DO THAT, PALADIN.

DON'T DO IT.

MIGHT AS WELL HAVE HIRED
A PLATOON OF WILD APES.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

BEEN HERE LESS THAN AN HOUR.

WE'VE ALREADY FLUSHED
HARPER OUT. WE'RE DOING FINE.

WHY ARE YOU LOOKING
AT ME LIKE THAT?

JUST WONDERING WHY
YOU AND THE OTHERS

DON'T WANT ME TO
FIND MARTIN KILMER.

I RESENT THAT. I SHOULD
THINK YOU WOULD.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO NOW?

WELL, I'M GONNA FIND
OUT WHERE EDWARDS WENT

AND WHO HE TALKED TO

AND, IF POSSIBLE,

WHERE HE MADE HIS MISTAKE.

YOUR NAME SHORTY?

SHORTY? I UNDERSTAND YOU RENTED
A HORSE TO A MAN NAMED EDWARDS.

THAT RIGHT?

I'M SURE I RENTED HIM A
HORSE. EDWARDS... EDWARDS...

THAT WERE THE FELLER THAT
GOT HISSELF KILLED. THAT RIGHT?

THAT'S RIGHT. I'M INTERESTED IN
KNOWING HOW HE ARRANGED IT.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW AS I
OUGHT TO GET MIXED UP IN THIS.

WELL, I'M JUST INTERESTED IN
KNOWING WHO HE MIGHT HAVE SEEN,

WHO HE TALKED TO, ANY
TRIPS HE MIGHT HAVE MADE

THAT HE'D HAVE TO
RENT A HORSE OR RIG FOR.

RECKON THEY PAY YOU
FOR THIS. AM I RIGHT?

HMM.

WELL, NOW, HIS MISTAKE
WAS MAKING UP TO MOSELY.

IF THERE'S A MAN HARPER
CAN'T ABIDE, IT'S FRED MOSELY.

AND EDWARDS WENT TO SEE MOSELY.

SURE HE DID.

YOU KNOW WHY?

NOPE.

WELL, WILL YOU THROW IN ANOTHER
ANSWER FOR THE SAME RATE?

DO YOU KNOW WHERE
I CAN FIND MOSELY?

WELL, YOU WON'T FIND HIM TODAY,

BUT TOMORROW'S SUNDAY,
AND HE'LL BE HERE PREACHING.

YOU'LL HEAR HIM.

THANK YOU, SHORTY.

MR. HARPER?

WHAT IS IT?

THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW

ABOUT THE BLACK-DRESSED
MAN ASKING ABOUT YOU.

MM-HMM.

HE WAS WILD TO
TALK TO FRED MOSELY.

I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT
PUT THAT IN HIS MIND.

YOU CAN'T IMAGINE, HUH?

SHORTY, YOU NEVER HAD
MORE THAN ONE SILVER DOLLAR

AT A TIME IN YOUR LIFE.

[MAN] IT'S SUNDAY!
IT'S THE LORD'S DAY!

YOU DON'T SLEEP
ON THE LORD'S DAY,

NOT WHEN THERE'S THE
LORD'S WORK TO BE DONE!

COME HEAR THE JOYOUS
AWAKENING OF THE WORLD

AND THE BLESSED WORD
OF THE LORD JESUS!

[ORGAN PLAYING
"BRINGING IN THE SHEAVES"]

"GOD, GIVE ME THE STRENGTH
OF SAMPSON, OF TEN SAMPSONS."

AND OTHER MEN WERE BEAT DOWN
LIKE WILLOWS UNDER A HAILSTORM

BY THIS STRENGTH OF MINE.

I USED THIS STRENGTH
THAT GOD GAVE.

RAISED UP IN MY OWN ANGER
AND NEAR KILLED A MAN.

STOPPED ONLY IN TIME BY THE
BLESSED HAND OF THE LORD.

[ALL] AMEN.

MAN REARED BACK TO BUST
HIS BROTHER IN THE CHOPS.

WHAT CAN HIS BROTHER DO?

BUST HIM A GOOD ONE FIRST.

CAIN AND ABEL. ABEL AND CAIN.

WHO CAN SAY CAIN WEREN'T
HITTIN' IN SELF-DEFENSE?

CAIN SAYS, "WAIT AROUND. LITTLE
OLD ABEL GONNA BUST ME ONE."

HE GETS A FEAR AND
HE SAYS, "WHY WAIT?

HIT HIM FIRST."

HE SAYS, "SAVE MY LIFE."

BUT THE LORD SPEAKETH
AND SAYS, "CAIN,

"I CURSE YOU AND MAKE YOU
WALK THE FACE OF THE LAND..."

PALADIN'S THERE.

AND CAIN SAID UNTO THE LORD,

"LORD, MY PUNISHMENT
IS TOO GREAT."

DON'T WORRY.

LET THE MAN EXPEND HIS RAGE
AND FURY USELESS ON THE AIR.

THAT'S ENOUGH.

WE'D BETTER END OUR MEETING
LEST WE BE TEMPTED INTO RAGE.

COME ON, FRED. YOU'RE A BIG MAN.

YOU COULD PROBABLY
PINCH ME TO DEATH.

I LOVE YOU LIKE A BROTHER.

I WOULDN'T TEMPT YOU
TO SIN BY HURTING ME.

MR. MOSELY.

STAY OUT OF THIS,
FRIEND. MEETING'S OVER.

I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOU
FINISH IF YOU'D LIKE TO.

PLEASE, MISTER,
STAY OUT OF THIS.

THEN I'D LIKE TO TALK TO
YOU ABOUT MARTIN KILMER.

KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT, MOSELY.

PLEASE, I WANT NO HELP.
NO FIGHTING OVER ME.

PLEASE, MISTER, MIND
YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

NO! STOP!

STAY OUT OF THE WAY, MOSELY.

NO.

YOU CAN'T GO ON
THIS WAY, HARPER.

COME ON, MOSELY.
LOSE THAT TEMPER.

THE LORD GAVE IT TO
YOU TO LOSE, DIDN'T HE?

I'VE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME.

I'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR ALMOST TEN YEARS.

WE'D BETTER CLEAN THESE OUT.

MOSELY.

YOU SOUND LIKE A FROG
UNDER A HAYSTACK. DON'T TALK.

MOSELY, WHY DOES
HARPER HATE YOU?

WHY DO MEN CLIMB MOUNTAINS?

SOME MEN IT'S GAMBLING.

OTHERS IT'S DRINKING.

WITH ME IT'S TALKIN'
THE WORD OF THE LORD.

THAT'S WHAT STARTED IT.

HARPER KNOWS HE
CAN'T STAND UP TO THAT.

SO HE HIT ME. HE
TRIED TO FRIGHTEN ME.

BUT YOU HIT A MAN
AND HE DON'T HIT BACK,

AND IT GETS TO BE A CHALLENGE.

HE TRIED TO KILL YOU, MOSELY.

KILL ME?

WOULD A MOUNTAIN CLIMBER
TEAR DOWN HIS OWN MOUNTAIN?

FRED?

HE FOUND ME OUT, JEAN.

I'M NO BETTER THAN HE IS.

PLEASE, FRED, DON'T.

IT'S NO USE, JEAN.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
MY LIFE, I HATE A MAN.

LET THIS MAN HELP YOU.

NO. NO, IT'S NOT HIS BATTLE.

IT'S BETWEEN HARPER AND ME.

WHERE'S MR. MOSELY?

HE'S GONE TO KILL MR. HARPER.

WHEN?

IT MUST BE ALL OVER NOW.

YOU'VE BEEN ASLEEP HOURS.

OH.

POOR FRED. HIS TEMPER GOT AWAY.

YOU CAN PUSH A MAN JUST SO FAR

AND THEN SOMETHING GIVES.

ISN'T IT STRANGE?

THE LORD MAKES
TEMPTATION SO STRONG

AND MEN SO WEAK.

POOR FRED'LL NEVER
FORGIVE HIMSELF.

OH, PLEASE.

PLEASE.

[DOG WHIMPERING]

[KILMER] PALADIN!

PALADIN, A TERRIBLE
THING HAS HAPPENED.

I CAN SEE THERE'S BEEN A
TERRIBLE THING. WAS IT HARPER?

MOSELY CAME DOWN
THE STREET WITH A RIFLE.

HE KILLED HIM RIGHT THERE.

WHERE WERE YOU?

IN THE HOTEL.

I MEAN...

ARE YOU THROUGH?

NEVER THOUGHT THEY'D
DO THAT... THAT WHIP.

BUT YOU STAYED IN THE HOTEL.

[GUNSHOT]

YOU KEPT YOUR WORD, PALADIN.

YOU FOUND MARTIN KILMER.

BUT I GOT TO HIM FIRST.

HARPER.

MARTIN KILMER.

MY BROTHER.

IT WAS NO ACCIDENT HE SHOT ME.

HE WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR
MY YOUNGEST BROTHER'S ACCIDENT.

TRIED TO COVER BY KILLING ME.

WHEN THAT FAILED, HE RAN AWAY,

CHANGED HIS NAME.

AND MOSELY KNEW HIS NAME.

SOMEHOW MOSELY FOUND OUT.

HE WAS ALWAYS AFRAID
THAT MOSELY WAS GONNA TALK.

DIDN'T REALIZE IT PROTECTED HIM.

THE TRUTH WILL KILL MY MOTHER.

WHAT DO WE TELL YOUR MOTHER NOW?

THE MEMORY OF
THE JUST IS BLESSED.

THE MEMORY OF THE JUST...

WHY COULDN'T THAT HAVE
BEEN MARTIN'S EPITAPH?

WHY NOT?

A MAN CALLED HARPER
KILLED YOUR BROTHER

AS SURELY AS HE KILLED MOSELY.

WHICH ONE WAS YOUR BROTHER?

MOSELY.

I CAN TELL MOTHER MOSELY.

THIS IS THE WAY.

WALK YE IN IT.

I'D BETTER GO AND
SEE MRS. MOSELY.

♪♪ [ORGAN]

♪ "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 ♪