Rawhide (1959–1965): Season 6, Episode 25 - Incident of the Banker - full transcript

Hyah!

Lightning's about to
stampede the whole herd.

Rowdy, Scarlet,
everybody out to the herd.

Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!

Swing them! Swing them
in! Swing them that way!

Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!

Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!

Get them into that
draw! Into the draw!

Look, Mr. Wishbone, there's
nothing but paste in here.

Mushy, will you stop
playing around in there

and see if there's
anything worth saving.



Well, there ain't nothing
in here that ain't wet.

Well, it's all gotta
come out anyway.

What was you doing down
here getting washed away?

Why didn't you get up on the
plateau when that cloud opened up?

Well, the horses shied,
what with the weather and all.

You can't handle the
team of horses by now?

Maybe you'd better start
taking some lessons, huh?

And you, why didn't you get
up on the plateau anyways?

Well, you always said,
Mr. Favor, to follow Mr. Wishbone.

Ugh.

Well, is anything savable?

Well, I can scrape up
enough for about two meals.

Then we're gonna have to
resupply right from scratch.

They split out for about two days,
but at least we've got them stopped.



I got some boys down by the
river pulling them out of the mud.

Well, you come to the wrong
place for your little gold star.

You got a nerve even
showing up back here

after turning them into
the river instead of the hills.

Uh...

- They headed me.
- I believe it.

You ain't even got the
brains to outthink a dumb cow.

Señor Favor.

We're in very bad
trouble with the horses.

I'll pretend you
didn't even say that.

Oh, it's true, señor.

Four lost, half a
dozen crippled.

What happened? Didn't you cut
them loose when the storm hit?

- Oh, a tree fell.
- Tree?

You had them tied to a
tree when that storm hit?

- Well, I thought...
- You thought! You thought!

What is the use?

Tie them up.

You know, there are times
when I'm sick to death of this job.

What in the world possess a man

to put up with this kind
of foolishness, huh?

Give me a reason. Just
one good reason, huh?

The good life?

Beef and beans
three times a day.

Lucky to get two night's sleep in a
row and surrounded by a bunch of idiots.

Well, maybe it's the glory.

Sure, it must be the glory.

It sure ain't the money. At
least, why, I ain't seen any of it.

Boy, I swear one of these days,
I am really gonna up and quit.

Hey, that's a real good
idea. Why don't you quit?

Well, before you make up
your mind anything definite,

would you mind picking me
up a new canvas for the wagon

and a load of supplies, maybe
a couple of spare wheels?

And a new coffee pot.

All right. All right.
I said I give up.

Ashton Corners is pretty close.

I'll ride in in the morning
and see what I can do.

Oh, there is just
one more thing, boss.

As long as we're near
this Ashton Corners outfit,

the men sure could
stand a night off.

There's 24 hours of
round-up work out there,

he's thinking of a
night off. Heh, heh.

Man just got to be an absolute
ultimate idiot. Heh, heh.

What did I say now?

Well, when he's feeling like
this, you don't say anything at all.

Here, Miss Sarah.

No. No, now don't
you worry about a thing.

Mr. Ashton Warner says you're
to have another year's extension.

He'll be sorry not to see
you, but he's terribly busy.

Oh, my goodness. You tell him I
said God bless him, Miss Sarah.

Goodbye.

Oh, that's wonderful.

- Good luck, young man.
- Ma'am.

Oh, uh, is Al in?

Al?

Oh, Mr. Ashton Warner.

My name's Favor. Gil Favor.
I need a bank draft cashed.

Oh, yes, you're the cow driver.

I've heard Mr. Ashton
Warner speak of you,

but he's left instructions
not to be disturbed.

- Could you return later?
- Nope.

I couldn't move another step,
lady. I'll just camp right here. Thanks.

I'm going to post the
office. I'll be right back.

Yes, ma'am.

Good morning, boys.

Good morning,
Mrs. Ashton Warner.

- All there.
- Thank you.

Must be a friend of Albert's.

Boys, I know it's
difficult to remember,

but a bank is a respectable institution
and we must try to keep our dignity.

- Yes, Mrs. Ashton Warner.
- Yes, Mrs. Ashton Warner.

Unh! Hey! Watch it, you dumb...

Well, Maribelle Du Bois.

- Gil Favor, heh.
- Hey, good to see you again, honey.

My, must be good living.
You've put on a couple of pounds

since the last
time I was through.

How's things down
at the Red Diamond?

I don't work there anymore.

- Is that right?
- I got married.

- Hey, congratulations.
- I'm Mrs. Ashton Warner now.

You? Albert?

Well, congratulations anyways.

How long have I been asleep?

- Is Albert still in?
- Well, suppose we find out.

Hmm.

Albert.

Oh, honey, this is a surprise.

- I didn't expect you today.
- Well, I never would have guessed it.

- Gil!
- Reach, partner!

Albert.

Now please take
off that silly thing.

You're a respectable banker.

What if someone came in here
and saw you playing cowboy like that?

Did you ever see
anything like this?

A pillar of the community, the
town's most respected citizen

and he spends his time
reading lurid magazines

and daydreaming his life away.

Well, I don't really
see anything wrong.

Albert, will you please be
home in time to dress for dinner?

All right. Sure, I
won't be late, honey.

Gil, it was nice
to see you again.

"Frailty, thy name is woman."

The man who wrote that
must have been a hermit.

Ah, W.

Oh, you think you got troubles?

You should've been
with the herd last night.

That thunderstorm just about
washed us out of business altogether.

Maribelle didn't
really mean that.

It's just that I sort of
disappoint her somehow.

I don't seem to be able to
do anything right anymore.

I don't know about that.

That's a pretty smart draw
you're working up there, fellow.

You mean it?

Well, I've seen a lot worse.

No, Maribelle's right. I'm
just dreaming my life away.

Oh, come on. A man's
got to dream a little bit.

You know, Gil, you
may be right at that.

When I get to thinking
of the open trail,

sleeping under the stars,

beef and beans, singing
around the campfire.

Whoa, whoa, wait a minute.

It ain't quite exactly
like that, Al. Honest.

Well, there ain't a drover alive

who wouldn't change
places for what you got here.

Yeah, but it isn't the same thing
and this would prove it to her.

That I'm a real
man's man, I mean.

Gil,

you've gotta take
me on as a drover.

That would show
her I'm no dreamer.

I've read all about it. I
can do it. I know I can.

Well, look, it really isn't
all it's cracked up to be, Al.

But you said yourself I
was pretty handy with a gun.

And I know all about cattle.

If you get caught in a stampede

you just roll up in a ball and
they'll go right past you, right?

Where did you find that?

- Well, it's...
- Oh, I believe you. I believe you.

Never mind.

How about it, Gil?

Please.

It would make things right
between Maribelle and me.

Well, look, in the first place, it
wouldn't be fair to the other men

taking on an inexperienced man.

I know. You think I can't do it.

You and Maribelle.

Probably the rest
of the town too.

See, Al, I'm really sorry. I'd
like to help you out, honest.

This bank draft, I need to cash.

Oh, sure.

Oh, well.

See you next year, I guess.

Good luck.

I'm sure gonna need it.

I'm scraping the bottom
of the barrel as it is.

Just be enough to get
the herd moving again.

Here. Put him right
down in this chair here.

Right there.

It's all right.

There it is.

That's got him.

Thanks very much, fellows.
Thank you. That was great.

Thank you, fellows.

Here. Here, Gil.

Have a drink of this.

- What happened?
- I don't know.

Oh, yeah, there was
a moaning in the alley.

My money. My money, it's gone.

Are you sure?

Did you find it?

It's gone, all right.

- You better get the law over here.
- The law?

Oh, you mean Sheriff
Billings. I'm afraid I...

Afraid I can't, Gil. He left town to
round up some strays yesterday.

He won't be back
for a week or more.

A week. I can't wait that
long. I won't have any herd left.

Sure am sorry, Gil.

Not gonna be as
sorry as this town is

after I take it apart
board by board.

Oh, now, Gil, you know
there's no sense in that.

Whoever robbed you
is probably long gone.

Yeah.

I'll be long gone too if I
don't get that herd moving.

There's nothing for it, but
you have to give me a loan, Al.

Well, I'm sorry, Gil, I sure
wish I could help you out,

but you know I can't go
around giving out loose loans.

I got a board of
directors to think of.

You know I'm good for it. We're
only a month from the railhead.

Yeah, I know but,
uh, you understand.

It's like you not being able
to take me on as a drover.

Same problem, so to speak.

I'll tell you what though,
I'll make you a deal.

All right. All right.

I'll take you on as a
drover. Give me the loan.

Well, not quite that.

I'll take the herd to
market as trail boss.

- As what?
- Now I'm making you a good deal.

A good deal, Gil, if
you'll just listen to me.

Now, you'll get your share
at the end of the drive.

I'm not interested in the
money. And on top of that,

you'll run the bank while I'm gone.
Four hundred dollars for the month.

A nice, luxurious office.

You said yourself any drover would
be happy to change places with me.

Oh, what am I thinking of?
No, no. It wouldn't work out.

The men wouldn't
go along with it.

You don't know anything
about bossing a herd.

I'll just have to get the
money someplace else.

The telegraph wires are down
if you are thinking of wiring.

Hm?

Well, I'll just have to find how
good my credit is in this town.

Mr. Brockston's
been a very nasty man

since his wife ran
off with that cowhand.

And I wouldn't bother Red.

Business has been bad at the
Diamond since Maribelle left the place.

Ran off with the cowhand.

Well, that about does
it. Last nail in the coffin.

Hit by a thunderstorm,
herd stampeded,

I get hit in the head
and robbed and no credit.

Of course, on
the other hand, uh,

you do have a way out.

Those coffee
grains dried out yet?

Oh, is any coffee ready yet?

In this, no, there isn't
any coffee ready yet.

Pretty good, Mr. Wishbone.

Well, straighten this
thing out, put them in there,

get some more wood on
the fire and put the coffee on.

Am I glad to see you.

Hey, you didn't happen to
bring any coffee, did you?

What we've got I'm
even ashamed to serve.

No, didn't bring a thing.

As a matter of fact, I just came
to pick up what's left of my gear.

- What do you mean?
- Just that.

Oh, got them all rounded up, boss.
All except about a hundred head.

Hey, good day's work.
Well, I guess that does it.

Hmm?

Oh, uh, by the way, you'll have
a new trail boss come morning.

- What do you mean, new trail boss?
- What?

Wait a minute, you didn't...

You didn't take me serious when
I said that thing about quitting.

You wanna know?

I think it's the first really
sensible thing you've said.

Well, nothing more to
be said about it. It's done.

Anybody doesn't
wanna go along with it,

now it's your share
you'll be giving up.

- Just like that?
- That's it.

His name is, uh, Ashton
Warner. Albert Ashton Warner.

What's he doing with two names?

He'll be here in the morning.

What does this Warner Ashton
fella do? Where is he from?

Ashton Warner.
He's the local banker.

Banker? What's that...? What's
he know about trail herding?

- No worry, he's read all about it.
- Read all...?

That must make him really swell.

What kind of a deal
you got with him?

Pretty good. I'm gonna
look after the bank.

I almost forgot.

Compliments of Mr. Warner.

- What's that?
- What's that?

- Money that's what it is.
- Hey, look at that.

- Twenty dollar gold pieces.
- Great.

Enough there for everybody.

Yeah.

I didn't think you'd
holler quite so loud

when you saw
20-dollar gold pieces.

Boss, what's wrong?

Not a thing.

I just guess I made myself
a pretty good deal after all.

Here's wood, Mr. Wishbone.
You want me to hot up the fire?

Yeah, you do that.

Hot up the fire and
then sit in it, will you?

Yes, sir.

- Did you say 3000 cows?
- Give or take a few.

And you're gonna
take over the drive?

No problem. Not for a
man of my experience.

I was dogging steers
before I took my first step.

- Hi, Gil. How'd it go?
- Oh, they'll go along with you, all right.

Gold seems to be
something they understand.

Money talks, sure does.

Wait till you get in the
bank. You'll see what I mean.

Oh, uh, Tony, this is Mr. Favor.

He's the one who's
gonna be running the bank.

Oh. Take any chair in the house.

Oh, Gil, when we get through
here, I'll take you over to my tailor.

He'll fix you up from head to foot. A
part of the business, you might say.

Oh, and there's a
directors meeting tomorrow.

Every Tuesday.

But don't worry, they'll help you
and let you know what's going on.

Nothing much can
go wrong in a month.

Albert Ashton Warner,
what is this I hear?

A trail boss. You? You don't
even know which way is north!

- I do so. It's that way.
- You can't be serious.

You'll be the laughing
stock of the whole town.

- What about the bank?
- Gil's taking care of the bank.

Gil?

You have lost your mind.
And I won't stand for it.

Either you come to your senses
and give up this foolishness or...

Honey, I'll be only
be gone a month.

Well, if you wanna make a
fool of yourself, you go ahead.

This time you'll really do it.

But don't expect me to be
here when you come back.

And I suppose you think
you know how to run a bank.

We'll be bankrupt
before you're through.

Boy, when she says
something, it stays said.

Looks like our
deal fell through.

I guess you'll have to think about
giving me a loan again, old buddy, huh?

No, no, no. Everything's
gonna be fine now.

I know Maribelle.

Everything's gonna be fine, hmm?

Whatever you say, Al.

Coffee ready yet?

Every time I turn around, you're
bellyaching about the coffee.

Mushy, will you see our
friend gets a cup here?

It sure don't seem right to me
that a man should have two names

like this Ashton Warner.

Maybe he had two fathers.

No, you stupid.

One of them is probably
his mother's name.

Well, I got a mother too,
but I sure don't use her name.

- Well, maybe you ought to.
- What?

This man, what kind
of trail boss will he be?

Who cares? As long as he keeps
handing out these here gold pieces.

Well, how bad can he be?

Rowdy can sure pull us through,

but Mr. Favor, well, he acts
like this storm was our fault.

Yes, he has never been so bad.

Now, don't you go
running Mr. Favor down.

I've never known him yet
to not have a good reason

for anything he does.

Well, he's probably in
some real serious trouble.

Hello, men.

I'm Albert Ashton Warner.

Mr. Favor told you
about me last night.

I'm your trail boss.

Yeah, well, I'm
Rowdy Yates, ramrod.

I'm very pleased
to meet you, sir.

This here is Wishbone, the cook.

Very important man on a drive,
the cook. How do you do, sir?

And this is my louse, Mushy.

Ah, Mr. Mushy.

Well, did you hear that?
He called me mister.

- And this here is Toothless over here.
- Mr. Toothless, how do you do, sir?

- Quince, Scarlet.
- Mr. Quince.

- Hey Soos. AL:
Mr. Scarlet. Mr. Hey Soos.

Oh, uh...

If I could have my
horse taken care of.

- Oh, I'll take care of him, señor.
- Thank you.

Well, men, shall we get started?

We have a lot to settle
at our first meeting.

I always say the only
proper way to run a business,

is through
parliamentary procedure.

Mr. Yates, if you'd
prepare a suitable set-up,

perhaps some wooden
boxes for seating.

Some of the men will help you.

Yeah.

Who has the best penmanship?

Well, who can write?

You, Mr. Toothless?

Me? Me? No, no,
I can't even read.

Well, if I do say so myself,
I got a pretty good hand.

Fine, fine. Mr. Wishbone
will act as secretary.

You'll need some paper and a pencil
to take the minutes of the meeting.

I'll explain the procedure
as we go along.

Just regular parliamentary
procedure, you know?

Well, come on,
men. Let's get started.

Well, then, to recap,

Mr. Wishbone will lead one
of the special committees

to determine the
necessary supplies.

Mr. Hey Soos, you
better confer with him

on the needs of the remuda.

Mr. Yates, of
course, being ramrod,

will lead the standing
committee until we reach market.

- Yeah, well, don't forget about the...
- The floor recognizes Mr. Yates.

Uh...

Uh, don't forget about the
strays we gotta round up.

Oh, yes. Mr. Yates will also head
a committee to round up the strays.

All the drovers will report to him
at the termination of this meeting.

Now, uh,

I'd like to hear a
motion to adjourn.

Uh, Mr. Mushy, perhaps you
would like to make that motion.

Sure, what would I say?

Just say, "I make a
motion to adjourn."

- Oh. "I make a motion to adjourn."
- Fine. Fine.

Anyone second the motion?

- Mr. Quince?
- Yeah.

Just say, "I second the motion."

Oh, yeah, well, I
don't mind. I second it.

Aye, everybody.

Aye.

Opposed?

Adjourned.

My office will be set up over by
that tree if anyone needs to see me.

I thought it was gonna be
bad, but this is ridiculous.

You know, I wonder why
Mr. Favor done this to us.

Something gotta be
done. That's for sure.

He's gotta be in
terrible trouble.

And so if we can assure
the school committee

that a long-term loan
is available to them,

it will facilitate their
work considerably.

Whoa, whoa, back up, back up.

As I get it, the town hasn't
even voted on this issue yet.

Would the chairman care
to rise to a point of order?

Just wanna stop some
of this foolishness.

Now, if the town hasn't voted
on the school bond issue,

I don't see the point
of all this nonsense.

After the town's voted, well,
then we can do something about it.

Until then, well, we just
seem to be wasting lot of time

with a lot of hot air, huh?

Well,

I refuse to be insulted
in such a manner.

I make a motion that
this meeting be adjourned.

I second the motion.

- Aye.
- Aye.

Good day.

What in the world get into them?

Is that some people out there
waiting to see me, Ms. Goodley?

Yes, sir.

They wanna know if
anything's going to change,

now that Mr. Ashton Warner's
gone. Their mortgages and loans.

Yeah, well, send
them in, send them in.

Yes, sir.

- Hi.
- Oh...

What did you say to
those board members?

You have alienated
every one of them.

Do you think you're running
a bunch of cows around here?

This is a respectable bank.
Oh, I knew this would happen.

Look, Favor, you get out there

and you tell Albert Ashton Warner
that he's to get back here immediately!

You know, you ain't done nothing
but holler for the last two days.

Now, until you
learn some manners

why don't you get out and if you
want a message delivered to Albert,

I suggest you
deliver it yourself.

- Well, hello, ma'am.
- Get out of my way!

You just had the pleasure of
meeting Mrs. Ashton Warner.

Oh, heh.

Do all bankers,
uh, dress like this?

Well, this one does, fella.

Well, I wanna talk to you.

Well, what can I do for you?

Um, Business is rather
pressing, you know?

Well, it's about this
Ashton Warner fella, boss.

- I'm not your boss anymore.
- All right, all right.

But, you know, he isn't
gonna make a trail boss.

Well, this morning, first
thing, he calls a meeting.

Imagine that we had a
stampede or something.

We would all gather around
and sit on boxes and talk about it.

Yeah, Albert is
pretty big on meetings.

Yeah, well, anyway,
the boys and I,

we thought that if
there's some trouble,

you know, if something's wrong,
maybe we could all help out.

Look, I keep telling you
there's nothing wrong.

I just decided to pick
up a new business

and ain't nothing
wrong with banking at all.

Yeah, but you're
an outdoors man.

You couldn't be cooped
up in a place like this.

Look, I've gotta
get back to work.

Don't you care about the herd?

We'll all end up in
Alaska somewhere.

Well, I suggest instead of
standing around here bellyaching

and wasting your time, that
you try training him for the job.

You might be surprised to
find what a tough little guy he is.

Training him? He
can't even ride a horse.

Well, everybody had
to learn sometime.

Everybody...

Well, I never thought
I'd see the day

when you'd sell the
herd down the river,

but I guess I was wrong.

Heh, all right, I'll train him.

I'll make him the best little
trail boss you ever saw, hmm.

Now, Mr. Ashton Warner,
say you, to mount a horse,

you take the reins in your left
hand, grab the mane right here.

Grab the horse's mane.

Put your right hand up
here, right by the horn.

Your left foot in the stirrup
and just swing right up.

- Yeah.
- See that?

Sure. Sure. Here, let me try.

You take the left reins... I
mean, the reins in your left hand,

and your right... You don't do
anything with your right hand.

You grab the... Grab the
horn and you put your...

- Yeah, but it's...
- What now?

- But it's the...
- Put your foot into the stirrup.

See, I didn't... - And then up.

Now are you gonna
listen to reason?

You're never gonna make
a trail boss out of that fella,

- no matter what you do.
- Yeah, I know it.

Mr. Favor won't change his mind.

We're just gonna have to
make him change his mind.

Now, look, if we get rid of this fella
and we don't have any trail boss at all,

Mr. Favor will be
back in a minute.

What suggestion you got to make?

Do just exactly what
Mr. Favor said, train him.

Only we'll train
him in such a way,

he'll never wanna
see a trail drive again.

- Give him the old business, huh?
- Yeah.

Yeah, I can show him the Red
Dog trick. That ought to get him.

- Yeah.
- And I'll let Mushy do the cooking.

Oh, that's perfect, Mushy.

If that don't poison
him, nothing will.

- How's it going?
- Ask him.

That was a wonderful,
men. Just wonderful.

Another day or two and I'll be a
seasoned Galahad of the prairies.

Oh-ho! What this?

Slumgullion, I bet, the
pride of the plains, heh.

Ugh, superb, truly
a gourmet's delight.

I've never tasted
anything so good.

A double portion, if
you please. Mr. Mushy.

Well, yes, sir.

Well, Mr. Ashton Warner, all you have
to do is brace yourself just like this.

- All right.
- Now go ahead take him.

I got him. I got him. I got him!

Now this here is
a branding iron.

Now, you take that there thing
and you slap it right here, you got it?

- Right there.
- Right there.

I knew something like this would
happen but you wouldn't listen.

No, you and Albert had
to have your silly games.

Can you do fractions
and percentages?

- Of course I can. What?
- Can you count?

This is serious.

I've never been more
serious in my life.

If you can't count, get out.
I've got enough trouble as it is.

You don't know what
trouble is, you blockhead.

There's going to be
a run on the bank.

- A what?
- A run on the bank.

Now do you see the mess
you've made of things around here?

We'll be bankrupt.

Well, don't just sit there!

Go lock the doors. And
get Albert back here.

Get Albert back?
Get Albert back.

Now, what in the
world do you think

drove him out of
here in the first place?

You nagged and you scolded and
you pushed him until he had to leave.

- Me?!
- That's right.

And don't try to
outshout me, lady.

You took one of the
nicest little guys in the world

and you tried to change him
until he didn't know what he was.

Now, you just let me
say something to you.

His daydreams of being a
cowboy wasn't hurting nobody

until you push him too
far and now he's out there

trying to prove he's a man all
over again and just for your sake.

You don't understand one thing.

He'll probably get
himself killed trying to do it.

Are you worried about him?

No. You're worried about
your precious little bank.

And what people are gonna think.

- Mr. Favor.
- I know, Sarah.

- But I...
- I know. I'll be out in a minute.

So don't come bellyaching and
crying to me because it is much too late.

Hey! All right. All right.
Take it easy. Take it easy.

The bank ain't gonna go closed.

Then why did you call
in all the mortgages?

And why are the
loans suddenly due?

Because the loans and the
mortgages were way overdue.

I was just tidying things up. There
were dates on every one of them.

Mr. Ashton Warner
didn't do business like that.

He knew our problems
and he went along with us.

Now, what's the good of us
having our money in a bank

if we ain't allowed to use it?
- That's right.

- It's our money.
- Get it out of here.

All right. All right. I'll
tell you what I'll do, um.

I'll give you extensions
just like Albert did, huh?

But we don't wanna do
business with you Mr. Favor.

We want Mr. Ashton
Warner back here!

Yeah!

Now, he's a fine gentleman.

He's a man we could respect,
a man to trust our money to.

Now, we want him
back here in the morning

or else we're gonna
start a bank of our own.

- Yeah.
- That's right.

All right. All right. Take it easy.
I'll tell you what I'm gonna do.

I'll go talk to
Albert, all right?

Remember, Mr. Favor, if he's
not back here in the morning

we're drawing our money out.
- Yeah.

- Do you think he'll come back?
- I wouldn't know.

Oh, you woman, you.

I'll say one thing
about that son of a gun.

He lasted a lot longer
than I figured he would.

Well, you can say that again.

We're never gonna get
rid of that little son of a gun.

Yeah, even liked
Mushy's cooking.

Well, what's wrong with that?

Well, this is a
happy little group.

Where's Albert?

What happened to you, Jimbo?

Oh, I was showing our new
boss here, the Red Dog trick.

Red Dogging? How come?

You said to train him.

That's kind of heavy
training, ain't it?

We thought we'd rough him up

and he'd wanna leave
and you'd come back.

- How did it go?
- It didn't.

How'd it go with you?

Me. Oh, fine. Absolutely
fine. Where is Albert?

Oh, he's in his office,
over there under that tree.

Gil. Good to see you.

Gil, it's just like I
thought it was going to be.

I can't wait until
we get started.

I'm afraid I got a
little bad news for you.

- Nothing wrong with Maribelle?
- No, no, no, it's the bank.

- The bank?
- I'm afraid, well, I just didn't do so hot.

Townspeople insist if you're
not back by tomorrow morning

they're gonna run on the
bank and close it down.

Oh, gee, Gil, I can't do that.

I'm pulling out first
thing in the morning.

- But, look, you could do me a favor.
- But the bank will go broke.

The bank's got plenty of
money to pay them back.

- What about Maribelle?
- This is what I want you to do.

Oh, forget about Maribelle.
I've got a trust fund set up for her.

It's about tomorrow, Gil.

I'm gonna start off real early

and I wanna make sure that
Maribelle's there watching me

lead the herd out and
I want you to be sure

to get Maribelle out there
real early too to watch me.

I'm gonna take them across
the river in front of the whole town.

Al, don't you understand?

The town likes and needs...

- Across the river?
- Yeah.

You can't take them
across the river here.

That's one big bog
down there right now.

You gotta go around
by the foothills.

- I crossed it myself this afternoon.
- Well, that's different.

Sure one rider might get
throwing back on a dry strip

but the whole herd spread out
and bunched up, they'd go under.

- You've gotta go the other way.
- Don't worry, Gil.

- I got it all figured out.
- You'll lose half the herd.

- You gotta go the other way.
- Now, Gil,

you said yourself, "The
trail boss has the final word."

Well, I think I'll turn
in. It's been a hard day.

What? No, no, no, you can't
go. Um, Not on your last night.

Haven't you ever
read about that?

Oh, yeah, sure
it's expected of you.

You and the men to have
a final night on the town.

- Oh, no.
- Well, what kind of respect

would a man have for
trail boss who didn't have

a little Red Eye and look
over the girls on his last night?

Well, they're getting ready
back there right now, expecting it.

They've been telling me how
good you've been doing up till now.

They have?

Well, you wouldn't wanna
let them down, would you?

- No. I sure...
- Good! See you at the Red Diamond.

Oh.

All right, everybody, up.
Getting ready to go into town.

- What? WISHBONE:
What you talking about?

That's an order.

You get into the Red Diamond and
you make sure that Albert's with you.

Does that mean you're gonna
be our boss again, Mr. Favor?

Well, we'll see.

Who is it? FAVOR: Gil Favor.

Something terrible's
happened to Albert.

- Now...
- Yes, I know it.

Take it easy, Belle.

Tell me something. Do
you really want Albert back?

Well, yes. Oh, yes.

I've... I've been sitting here all evening
thinking about how awful I've been.

All I cared about was
what other people thought.

I don't care anymore.
I just want him back.

I don't know what happened
to me, Gil. I got scared, I guess.

I didn't know how the
people would take it,

Albert marrying me and all.

And so if Albert had lots of respect,
some of it might rub off on you, huh?

Look, Belle, all you
gotta do is be your old self.

People are gonna like
you more than enough.

They like Albert too. They
showed you that this afternoon.

Oh, I know that now,
but it's too late now.

Maybe not.

Will you do anything
to get him back?

- Anything.
- All right.

Oh, waiter.

Get us some of that good Red-Eye
and fill up my friend's glass again.

No, no, thanks, Gil. I
don't want any more.

Hey, now, it'll make
getting up at 5 in the morning

that much easier.

Honest Injun. Come on. Here,
let's drink to, uh, heading them up

and moving them
out in the morning.

That is great stuff,
isn't it? Waiter!

- No. No.
- Oh, come on.

- Come on, it will keep you awake.
- No.

Drink up.

Hey, pretty good show, huh?

I said, uh, good show, huh?

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

Bonsoir, bonsoir
I'm Maribelle Du Bois

Chéri, chéri Your
Maribelle Du Bois

It's Maribelle.

Bonsoir, bonsoir
Don't ask me pourquoi

I went to France
To learn this dance

Oops Pardon my faux pas

Fine figure of a woman.

Of course, uh, if
it was my woman,

I don't know I'd like it too
much her being in here like this.

I never thought
she'd come back here.

Oh, well, I guess she
figured you was gonna leave.

She gets plenty of money.
Why does she wanna do this?

It's your woman.

Chéri, chéri Why
don't you say mais oui

Now that we've met why don't
you set The date for you and me

Bonsoir, bonsoir I
must say au revoir

I hate to go, I love you so

But I must say au revoir

Maribelle, you're coming
home with me right now.

- But...
- I said right now!

Oh, Albert.

Albert, I've been all wrong.

You can play cowboy
all you want to.

- A man's got to have his dreams.
- Really?

Well, I've got a
contract with Mr. Favor.

Oh, don't give it another thought.
It's just a little old piece of paper.

- Please, Albert.
- Well...

Yeah, we'll sure miss you, boss.

Yeah, we sure will.

Well, the bank
needs my attention,

and as much as I'd love to go
with you fellas, my duty comes first.

Oh, Albert.

Well, here is the
contract, Mr. Favor.

Gil, we found the thief, the
fella who took that money.

Yeah, he was awfully sorry.

He's learned his lesson
though. He won't do it anymore.

Oh, don't give it
another thought.

Head them up!

Move them out!

Hyah!