The Fall Guy (1981–1986): Season 1, Episode 17 - Guess Who's Coming to Town? - full transcript

♪ WELL, I'M NOT THE
KIND TO KISS AND TELL ♪

♪ BUT I'VE BEEN
SEEN WITH FARRAH ♪

♪ I'VE NEVER BEEN
WITH ANYTHING LESS ♪

♪ THAN A NINE SO FINE ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN ON FIRE
WITH SALLY FIELD ♪

♪ GONE FAST WITH
A GIRL NAMED BO ♪

♪ BUT SOMEHOW THEY
JUST DON'T END UP AS MINE ♪

♪ IT'S A DEATH-DEFYIN'
LIFE I LEAD ♪

♪ I TAKE MY CHANCES ♪

♪ I DIE FOR A LIVIN' IN
THE MOVIES AND TV ♪

[Siren Wailing]



♪ BUT THE HARDEST
THING I EVER DO ♪

♪ IS WATCH MY LEADING LADIES ♪

♪ KISS SOME OTHER GUY
WHILE I'M BANDAGIN' MY KNEE ♪

♪ I MIGHT FALL FROM
A TALL BUILDIN' ♪

♪ I MIGHT ROLL A BRAND-NEW CAR ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I'M THE
UNKNOWN STUNTMAN ♪

♪ THAT MADE
REDFORD SUCH A STAR ♪

♪♪ [Women Vocalizing]

♪ I'VE NEVER SPENT
MUCH TIME IN SCHOOL ♪

♪ BUT I'VE TAUGHT
LADIES PLENTY ♪

♪ IT'S TRUE I HIRE MY
BODY OUT FOR PAY ♪

♪ HEY, HEY ♪

♪ I'VE GOTTEN BURNED
OVER CHERYL TIEGS ♪

♪ BLOWN UP FOR RAQUEL WELCH ♪



♪ BUT WHEN I WIND UP IN
THE HAY, IT'S ONLY HAY ♪

♪ HEY, HEY ♪

♪ I MIGHT JUMP AN
OPEN DRAWBRIDGE ♪

♪ OR TARZAN FROM A VINE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I'M THE
UNKNOWN STUNTMAN ♪

♪ THAT MAKES EASTWOOD
LOOK SO FINE ♪♪

[Colt Narrating] THIS IS THE STORY OF
ONE OF AMERICA'S GREAT UNSUNG HEROES.

I MEAN, YOU'VE SEEN HIM, BUT
YOU NEVER KNEW WHO HE WAS.

YOU'VE CHEERED FOR
HIM AND CRIED FOR HIM,

WOMEN HAVE WANTED
TO DIE FOR HIM.

BUT DID HE EVER GET ANY
CREDIT? OR THE GIRL? NO.

HE WAS WHAT WE CALL A STUNTMAN.

AND THE REASON I'M TALKIN'
SO FONDLY ABOUT HIM IS...

WELL, BECAUSE IT'S
ME, COLT SEAVERS.

ANYWAY, PICTURE WORK ISN'T
WALL-TO-WALL EMPLOYMENT.

SO MAYBE YOU WONDER HOW A
GUY KEEPS HIS HEAD TOGETHER.

WELL, ONE WAY IS TO
WAIT BY THE PHONE...

AND WAIT... AND WAIT.

THE OTHER IS TO TAKE AN OCCASIONAL
JOB FOR THE COURT SYSTEM...

OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

WHERE A MAN IS CONSIDERED
INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.

UNFORTUNATELY, SOMETIMES
A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE...

GET OUT OF JAIL ON
WHAT WE CALL BAIL.

AND THEY RUN LIKE HELL.

THAT'S WHERE I COME IN. I
SOMETIMES PICK UP RENT MONEY...

TRYIN' TO FIND THEM AND
BRING THEM BACK TO JUSTICE.

BUT TODAY I'M DOING A STUNT THAT'S
GONNA PUT ME AT THE END OF MY ROPE.

FASTER, JODY, FASTER! PUT
THE PEDAL TO THE METAL!

YOU KNOW THIS ISN'T
EXACTLY A FERRARI!

[Colt] SLOW HER DOWN,
KID. IT'S GOING TOO FAST!

- I'M AFRAID WE'LL STALL, COLT.
- THROTTLE HER DOWN.

OKAY, YOU'RE THE BOSS.

OKAY, A LITTLE MORE.

THAT'S BETTER. COME ON!
COME ON! I CAN ALMOST REACH IT.

- HURRY UP, COLT.
- SLOW IT DOWN, KID!

I'M GOING AS SLOW AS I CAN!

- COLT!
- NOT NOW, JODY! I'VE ALMOST GOT IT.

I GOT IT! I GOT IT!

TAKE IT UP, KID!

- ALL IN GOOD TIME, COLT.
- TAKE IT UP!

[Howie] WHOA! DON'T WORRY,
COLT. WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT!

KID!

OH, HE'S GONNA KILL ME.

COLT, PLEASE, YOU
GOTTA PROMISE ME...

YOU WON'T TELL A
SOUL ABOUT THIS.

IT'S SO HUMILIATING. LET'S
NOT FORGET PAINFUL AS HELL.

OH, I KNOW IT. BUT I SWEAR,
I'LL MAKE THIS UP TO YOU.

FIND ME A WAY TO MAKE A LIVING FOR THE NEXT
MONTH AND A HALF, AND I'LL BE SATISFIED.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
BIG JACK CALLED AND SHE

SAID SHE'S GOT A JOB
THAT'S A PIECE OF CAKE.

I'M WORRIED.

NO. THIS TIME HOWIE'S
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

IT'S A SIMPLE PAPERHANGER CASE.

PAPERHANGER?
THAT'S A CHECK FORGER.

SOME YOUNG GUY RAN
BACK TO HIS HOMETOWN...

A SMALL PLACE
CALLED LUCKY, NEVADA.

HIS NAME IS JOHN C. RYDER, AND HE
WAS SEEN NEAR TOWN YESTERDAY.

ALL JODY AND HOWIE HAVE TO DO IS GO
UP THERE, GET HIM AND BRING HIM BACK.

HE IS DEFINITELY A
NONVIOLENT TYPE.

I DON'T KNOW. THEY ALL
START OUT EASY ENOUGH.

COLT, LOOK, I ONLY HAVE THREE DAYS
LEFT ON THIS BOND, THEN I FORFEIT BAIL.

I COULD EVEN LOSE MY
INSURANCE COVERAGE.

I REALLY NEED THEIR HELP.

I DON'T KNOW.

COLT, YOU CAN'T PUNISH ME JUST
BECAUSE YOU HAD SOME STUPID ACCIDENT.

NO, I CAN'T PUNISH YOU
FOR MY STUPID ACCIDENT.

ALL RIGHT, KID, YOU GO, BUT YOU
CALL ME IF YOU GET IN ANY TROUBLE.

- WHAT COULD YOU DO WITH...
- YOU HEARD ME.

I'LL CALL YOU. I'LL CARRY A
QUARTER EVERY PLACE I GO.

PUT YOUR THINGS TOGETHER.
THE KID'S RUNNING THE SHOW.

LOVE YOU, COLT. AND DON'T
WORRY. I'LL KEEP HIM OUT OF TROUBLE.

IRONIC, ISN'T IT, HOW YOUR CLUMSY
ACCIDENT TURNED INTO A "BREAK" FOR HOWIE?

YOU DO A GOOD JOB, HOWIE. SO
YOU KEEP IN TOUCH, ALL RIGHT?

AND YOU, HANDSOME, TAKE CARE OF THAT
LEG. I'LL CALL YOU IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

BYE-BYE.

- COLT...
- GO.

[Door Closes] I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO SAY THIS, BUT I...

GO!

- I HOPE YOUR FOOT FEELS BETTER.
- YOU GET!

[Door Closes]

KAREN.

NOT IN, HUH? THANK YOU.

LET'S SEE. [Muttering] DONNA.

[Howie] THAT'S THE GUY WE'RE
LOOKING FOR. HIS NAME'S JOHN C. RYDER.

NOPE.

NOPE WHAT? ISN'T THAT HIS NAME?

OH, THAT'S HIS NAME ALL RIGHT, BUT
HE HASN'T BEEN AROUND FOR MONTHS.

WELL, ARE YOU SURE?
WE HAD A REPORT THAT...

- I MEAN, ISN'T THERE A CHANCE HE, UH...
- NO.

- I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO NOSE
AROUND A LITTLE ON OUR OWN.
- NO, YOU WON'T.

SHERIFF, THIS IS A WARRANT.

AND THIS IS A TOURIST TOWN.
WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED.

WE DON'T HAVE A CRIMINAL ELEMENT
HERE. WE DON'T WANT ANYONE SAYING WE DO.

SHERIFF, I THINK IT'S ONLY
FAIR THAT I WARN YOU THAT...

WELL, HOW'S THAT
GONNA WORK, COLT?

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING YOU SAY.

I UNDERSTAND YOU
DECIDED TO LEAVE TOWN.

YEAH, I THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO
KNOW WE'VE BEEN PULLED OFF THE CASE.

- WELL, GOOD.
- THEY'RE SENDING
THE BIG GUY OUT. I'M SORRY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE SORRY?

I GUESS I SHOULDN'T
SAY ANYTHING.

MAYBE I'M PREJUDICED,
BUT I HATE VIOLENCE.

WAIT A MINUTE. I THINK YOU OUGHT
TO SAY A LOT MORE RIGHT NOW.

YOU'RE GONNA FIND OUT ANYWAY.

COLT SEAVERS IS COMING TO TOWN.

[Scoffs] WHO THE HELL
IS COLT SEAVERS?

YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW.

IF HE'S COMING TO MY TOWN I WANT TO
KNOW, AND I WANT TO KNOW RIGHT NOW.

COLT SEAVERS IS THE MOST RUTHLESS
BOUNTY HUNTER IN THE COUNTRY.

HE'S RIGHT. YOU SEE, THE
ORGANIZATION WE WORK FOR...

ONLY SENDS HIM OUT WHEN
THEY WANNA PUSH THE BUTTON.

PUSH THE BUTTON? YEAH,
I'M AFRAID THIS KID RYDER...

HE'S GONE.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT SOMEBODY COMING INTO
MY TOWN, TAKING THE LAW IN HIS OWN HANDS?

'CAUSE IF YOU ARE, HE'D BETTER BE
READY FOR A LONG JAIL SENTENCE.

ABSOLUTELY. W-WE'RE ON YOUR SIDE.
THIS GUY SEAVERS SCARES US TO DEATH.

I SAW HIM GO INTO A TOWN AND LEAVE AN
ENTIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN SHAMBLES.

AND HE DOES IT LEGALLY.

THAT'S THE CRIME OF
IT. HE KILLS BY THE LAW.

HE KILLS?

WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

HEY, THAT WASN'T SO TOUGH.
WEREN'T WE LAYING IT ON A LITTLE THICK?

THAT'S WHAT COLT
SAID TO DO. WHY?

I DON'T KNOW.

ARE YOU SURE IT'S HIS LEG
HE BROKE AND NOT HIS HEAD?

WE GOT TROUBLE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT? WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE?

COLT SEAVERS IS COMING
TO TOWN. ♪♪ [Country, Indistinct]

- WHO?
- SOME KIND OF A HARDCASE,
BIG-TIME BOUNTY HUNTER.

ALL OVER A LITTLE JOHN
RYDER? I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

WELL, I DON'T EITHER. BUT THERE'S
MORE HERE THAN MEETS THE EYE.

MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.
WHAT DO WE DO?

YOU LET ME KNOW THE
MINUTE HE SHOWS UP.

♪♪ [Continues]

♪ TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT ♪

♪ HONEY, I'M LEAVING ♪

♪ TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT ♪

♪ I'M MOVIN' ON ♪

♪ I'M NOT THE SORT
FOR SAD GOOD-BYES ♪

♪ AND DREAMIN' ♪

♪ TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT ♪

♪ HONEY, I'M GONE ♪

OH, COLT, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

NO.

NOW, THEN, LET'S GET DOWN TO
BUSINESS. COLT, WE CAN'T MAKE A MOVE.

EVEN IF YOUR LEG WAS ALL RIGHT, THE
SHERIFF'S WATCHING EVERYTHING WE DO.

WELL, I DON'T INTEND
TO MAKE A MOVE. WHAT?

I INTEND TO HAVE YOU
TWO MAKE ALL THE MOVES.

COLT, THE SHERIFF'S DOGGING
US LIKE A PAIR OF CRIMINALS.

GOOD. THEN WE GOT HIS ATTENTION.
THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING.

UH, HOW DOES THAT WORK AGAIN?

WELL, IT'S AN OLD RULE
OF THUMB FOR TRACKING.

LOCALS DON'T OFTEN SIDE WITH
STRANGERS WHEN THEIR OWN ARE IN TROUBLE.

SO WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
IT'S THE WHOLE TOWN AGAINST US.

WELL, WE TRY TO GET JOHN
C. RYDER TO COME TO US.

WELL, HOW ARE WE GONNA DO THAT?
MAKING THE LOCAL PEOPLE THINK WE'RE MEAN.

MEAN AS IN TOUGH? NO. MEAN
AS IN OFF-THE-WALL RUTHLESS.

WHISKEY. I DON'T
THINK I UNDERSTAND.

WELL, IT WORKS THIS WAY...

JOHN RYDER IS WANTED
FOR CHECK FORGERY, WHICH

MEANS HE'S BASICALLY
A NONVIOLENT TYPE...

WHO'LL GET ANYTHING FROM A YEAR
TO PROBATION, EVEN IF HE'S CONVICTED.

WE WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR
TO EVERYONE WE'RE PREPARED...

TO BLAST HIM OUT OF HIS
SOCKS IF HE DECIDES TO RUN.

ISN'T THAT A LITTLE
CRUEL? THANK YOU.

NO. WE DON'T MEAN IT.

LIKE I SAY, GET THE
FOLKS' ATTENTION.

LET 'EM THINK THEY'RE
DOING JOHN A FAVOR BY

TURNING HIM IN OR BY HIM
COMING FORWARD HIMSELF.

- YOU KNOW SOMETHING? THAT'S VERY CLEVER.
- YEAH. YOU BETTER GET MOVIN'.

THE TRICK IS TO KEEP THINGS STIRRED UP.
MOVE AROUND TOWN, ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

SOONER OR LATER,
SOMEBODY'LL TIP OFF SOMETHIN'.

OKAY, WE'RE GONE.

♪ SO TO SAVE US BOTH SOME TIME ♪

♪ GONNA BRING IT
OUT ON THE LINE ♪

♪ COME RIGHT TO IT AND
TELL YOU WHAT I MEAN ♪

♪ TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT ♪

♪ HONEY, I'M LEAVING ♪

♪ TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT ♪

♪ I'M MOVIN' ON ♪

♪♪ [Continues, Indistinct]

- CAN I HELP YOU, FELLA?
- NO, THANKS.

WELL, YOU'LL HAVE TO COME OUT
OF HERE. THIS IS A PRIVATE ROOM.

- I'LL PAY FOR IT.
- NOW, LOOK, BUDDY.

IS THERE A PROBLEM, NORRIS?

THIS, UH, GENTLEMAN
WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? UH, WAIT.

BEFORE HE GOES,
UH, I MIGHT OUGHTA...

CHECK THIS IN, SO AS
NOT TO ALARM ANYBODY.

IT'S LOADED, MR. MANNING.
OF COURSE IT'S LOADED.

CAN'T SHOOT ANYBODY
WITH AN EMPTY GUN.

NOW, JUST WHO ARE YOU, MISTER?

NOW THAT'S A FAIR QUESTION. UH,
SEAVERS IS THE NAME. COLT SEAVERS.

WORK FOR THE COURTS,
LOS ANGELES COUNTY.

WHAT BRINGS YOU
TO LUCKY, NEVADA?

THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME TO DO
MY WORK. RIGHT NOW I WAS HOPING...

TO GET INTO A NICE,
HIGH-STAKES GAME OF POKER.

UH-HUH.

WELL, YOU'RE A DAY EARLY FOR
OUR USUAL HIGH-STAKE GAME,

BUT I SUPPOSE I COULD
MAKE A FEW PHONE CALLS.

NOTHING LIKE FRESH
MONEY TO MAKE A CROWD.

WELL, THANK YOU. I,
UH, APPRECIATE THAT.

AND, UH, I PROBABLY WON'T
BE USING THAT GUN TONIGHT,

UNLESS I GET, UH, REAL LUCKY.

NORRIS, I WANT YOU TO
GET THE SHERIFF. YES, SIR.

YOU'RE ON, JODY.

NOW THAT'S HARASSMENT,
PLAIN AND SIMPLE. LET'S BUST 'EM.

[Man] I DON'T KNOW. THE OLD BOY
SEEMS TO BE KIND OF ENJOYING IT.

WOULDN'T MIND
TALKING TO HER MYSELF.

RED JACK ON BLACK QUEEN.

WELL, UH, DARNED IF YOU AREN'T
RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I LIKE TO PLAY THE GAME MYSELF.

MY WIFE, MOSTLY
SHE LIKES TELEVISION.

MM-HMM. HMM.

SHERIFF BAKER'S THE NAME.

OH, NICE TO MEET YOU, SHERIFF.
UH, SEAVERS. COLT SEAVERS.

I KNOW. YOU HAVEN'T
BEEN HERE AN HOUR,

AND YOU'RE THE TALK
OF THE WHOLE TOWN.

SORRY TO HEAR THAT. KIND
OF MAKES MY JOB A LOT HARDER.

OH? AND WHAT IS YOUR JOB?

PRETTY MUCH LIKE YOURS, SHERIFF. I
HELP BRING PEOPLE BACK TO JUSTICE.

WELL, SINCE THIS IS MY
TOWN, I'D SURE APPRECIATE

KNOWING WHO YOU'RE
BRINGING TO JUSTICE.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

"JOHN RYDER, CHECK FORGERY."

- YOU KNOW HIM?
- TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I DO.

HE'S THE SON OF A
VERY IMPORTANT PERSON.

I HEARD THAT HE JUST
MIGHT BE BACK IN THIS AREA.

IF HE WAS, I'D KNOW IT. AND THAT'S
WHAT I TOLD A COUPLE OF YOUNG FOLK...

THAT WERE IN TOWN AHEAD
OF YOU LOOKING FOR JOHN.

HE'S NOT IN TOWN. I'D
APPRECIATE IT IF YOU MOVED ON.

I'M SORRY, SHERIFF.
I CAN'T DO THAT.

AND IF ANYBODY STOPS ME,
I CALL IN THE STATE POLICE.

OH, MY, MY, MY.

YOU DO DRAW THE
BATTLE LINES, DON'T YOU?

- IT CAN ALL BE AVOIDED, OR, UH...
- OR WHAT?

OR IT'S SHOOT FIRST AND ASK QUESTIONS
LATER WHEN I DO FIND JOHN RYDER.

A WORD OF WARNING, MR. SEAVERS.

SOMEBODY HERE'S LIABLE TO
GET SHOT, BUT IT ISN'T JOHN RYDER.

[Woman On Intercom] GEORGE
MANNING ON LINE ONE.

PUT HIM ON. HELLO, GEORGE.

IT'S HAPPENED.

GEORGE, IF I WEREN'T
UP TO MY NECK IN

BOOKKEEPING, I'D BE AT
HOME WITH A TALL MARTINI.

- I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR RIDDLES.
- FINE. YOU WANT TO SEE
EVERYTHING GO DOWN THE DRAIN?

YOU JUST SIT THERE AND
WORRY ABOUT YOUR BOOKS.

- WHAT THE HELL ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT?
- COLT SEAVERS IS IN TOWN.

- WHO?
- A BIG-TIME BOUNTY HUNTER.

SO? SO HE'S LOOKING
FOR YOUR SON.

GEORGE, MY SON'S PERFECTLY SAFE.

YOUR SON IS A TIME BOMB.

LOOK, I DON'T LIKE THE
TONE OF THIS CONVERSATION.

MY SON HASN'T DONE ANYTHING TO
JUSTIFY A BIG-TIME BOUNTY HUNTER.

SO STOP WORRYING.
SOMEONE'S PLAYING GAMES.

EXACTLY. THEY'RE NOT
LOOKIN' FOR YOUR SON AT ALL.

WE ALL KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR,

AND YOUR SON
PROBABLY TIPPED 'EM OFF.

LISTEN, GEORGE, I'M GOING
TO PRETEND I DIDN'T HEAR THAT.

NOW YOU BETTER GET HOLD OF
YOURSELF. IN LESS THAN TWO DAYS,

THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IS
GONNA RUN OUT ON THE WHOLE THING.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA BE IN
GREEN FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES.

WALTER, I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

BUT YOU GOT TO ADMIT, THIS
GUY SHOWING UP HERE NOW...

AFTER ALL THESE YEARS IS
A PRETTY BIG COINCIDENCE.

ALL RIGHT, GEORGE. THERE'S
NO POINT IN TAKING ANY CHANCES.

WHY DON'T YOU GET THE SHERIFF
AND COME RIGHT OVER HERE?

♪♪ [Country]

UH, THAT'LL BE 22.80.

YOU WOULDN'T KNOW A FRIEND A MINE,
WOULD YOU? A FELLOW NAMED JOHN RYDER?

- JOHN'S A FRIEND OF YOURS?
- WELL, LET'S SAY HE WAS,
BACK UP IN L.A.

- I THOUGHT I'D LOOK HIM UP.
- AFRAID YOU CAME A LONG WAY
FOR NOTHIN'.

DOES THAT MEAN YOU
DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS?

WELL, I KNOW WHERE HE
IS, BUT YOU CAN'T GET THERE.

WHY IS THAT?

THAT'S 90, 23, 24, 25.

NOBODY GETS IN OR OUT
OF THE GORDON ESTATE.

- WELL, HOW COME?
- WELL, I REALLY DON'T KNOW,
AND I KNOW BETTER THAN TO ASK.

BE SEEIN' YOU NOW.

WHAT ELSE DID HE SAY? [Gas Station
Attendant] JUST THAT HE WANTED TO FIND YOU.

- DID YOU GET A LICENSE NUMBER?
- OH, YOU BET YOU, JOHN.

HE WAS DRIVIN' A JIMMY TRUCK WITH
CALIFORNIA PLATES THAT SAID "FALL GUY."

"FALL GUY"? WHAT'S
THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

HELL IF I KNOW. LOOK,
JOHN, IF YOU NEED ANY HELP...

NO. LISTEN, YOU
STAY OUT OF THIS.

YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T GET MIXED UP WITH MY
OLD MAN AND HIS FRIENDS... NOT AND SURVIVE.

I KNOW IT, JOHN, BUT I JUST CAN'T
STAND TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENIN' TO YOU.

YOU'RE LIKE A PRISONER
OUT THERE ON THAT RANCH.

- I CAN HANDLE IT.
- ANY CHANCE WE CAN GET TOGETHER
FOR A BEER TONIGHT?

THERE'S SOMEBODY WHO'D
SURE LIKE TO SEE YOU.

NO. I CAN'T SEE HER YET, DEKE...

NOT UNTIL I CAN FIGURE
OUT WHAT TO DO... FIGURE

OUT SOME WAY TO GET
HER OUT OF HERE FOR GOOD.

HEY, DEKE? YEAH, JOHN.

THANKS.

YOU'RE ONE OF THE FEW
DECENT ONES LEFT AROUND HERE.

I WON'T FORGET YOU.

TAKE CARE, EH?

[Rhythmic Beeping]
[Respirator Pumping]

YOU'VE RUINED THEM...
EVERY ONE OF 'EM.

THERE ISN'T ONE OF 'EM WORTH SAVING
ANYMORE, AND YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE.

[Respirator Stops]

I SHOULD HAVE DONE
THIS SIX YEARS AGO.

HOLD IT, MR. RYDER!

INTERESTED IN BEATING THE ODDS?

WHY DON'T YOU TRY SOME
BLACKJACK? I'M COMING ON.

[Coughs]

YOU'RE HOT. THANKS TO YOU.

A MAN BRINGS HIS OWN LUCK.

HELPS WHEN SOMEONE
IS DEALING SECONDS.

♪♪ [Country, Indistinct]
MR. SEAVERS, GET OUT OF TOWN.

THAT MAY BE THE SEXIEST
THREAT I'VE EVER HEARD.

MAKE THAT THE SINCEREST THREAT.

YOU, UH, REALLY THAT WORRIED ABOUT
ME THIS EARLY IN OUR RELATIONSHIP?

YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

CAN YOU GIVE ME A HINT OF WHAT IT
WAS ABOUT ME THAT GOT YOU THIS UPSET?

THE FACT THAT YOU WANT TO KILL THE
NICEST PERSON ON THE FACE OF THIS EARTH.

JOHN RYDER.

LOOK, MR. SEAVERS, PLEASE
LEAVE. I'LL LET YOU WIN ALL YOU WANT.

HMM, THAT'S A FIRING OFFENSE.

THEY CAN'T FIRE ME. MY
FATHER'S ONE OF THEM.

ONE OF WHAT?

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD
OF THE GORDON ESTATE?

NO. SHOULD I HAVE?

WELL, MR. GORDON OWNS THIS
TOWN, ALONG WITH MY FATHER,

THE OWNER OF THIS
CASINO, THE SHERIFF...

- [Door Closes]
- [Footsteps Approaching]

WELL, MR. SEAVERS,
YOU'RE IN LUCK.

THIS IS WALTER FARR, OUR
TOWN'S LEADING BANKER.

JUST ABOUT AS FINE A POKER
PLAYER AS THERE IS, NEXT TO ME.

AND THIS IS WENDLE TURLOCK,
OUR TOWN'S BEST DOCTOR.

THE ONLY DOCTOR. DR. TURLOCK.

HOW YOU DOING, HONEY?

WELL, LET'S PLAY POKER.

UH, WE COULD USE ONE MORE.

WHAT ABOUT THIS GORDON
FELLOW THAT I KEEP HEARING ABOUT?

WELL, MR. GORDON ISN'T
VERY MUCH OF A GAMBLER.

BUT DON'T WORRY. YOU'LL HAVE
YOURSELF ONE HELL OF A GAME, MR. SEAVERS.

NORRIS, CASH HIM OUT.

OH, HOWIE, LOOK.

[Howie] NO WONDER THERE'S NOTHING ELSE
OUT HERE. IT TAKES UP THE WHOLE VALLEY.

WELL, ONE THING'S FOR SURE. WE'RE NOT
GONNA FIND HIM GOING IN THE FRONT DOOR.

WE'D BETTER FIND SOME OTHER WAY.

HOWIE, LOOK OUT!

[Howie] WE'RE DEFINITELY ON
GORDON'S PROPERTY NOW. HANG ON!

- HOWIE, WE'RE TRAPPED!
- YOU UNDERESTIMATE ME.

[Tires Squealing]

WATCH THIS, KID.

HEY!

- LOOK OUT!
- [Tires Squealing]

WE GOTTA HELP 'EM.

JODY? JODY, ARE YOU OKAY?

[Groans]

WELL, AT LEAST
WE'RE IN ONE PIECE.

YEAH. I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE QUESTION IS, WHY IS EVERYBODY
GETTING SO WORKED UP OVER A CHECK FORGER?

YOU PLAY A PRETTY MEAN
GAME OF POKER, MR. SEAVERS.

YOU EVER CONSIDER PROFESSIONAL
GAMBLING OVER BOUNTY HUNTING?

NO. I LIKE TO KILL TOO MUCH.

YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS?

WELL, IF HE IS, I
DON'T FIND IT AMUSING.

NEITHER DO I, MR. MANNING.
I LOVE THE LAW.

I SEE PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE, I
JUST WANNA GUN 'EM DOWN LIKE DOGS.

WELL, MR. SEAVERS, THE LAW
IS SUBJECT TO INTERPRETATION.

ONE MAN'S JUSTICE IS OFTEN
ANOTHER MAN'S INJUSTICE.

- ARE YOU A COMMIE?
- [Laughs] OH.

- IS HE A COMMIE?
- UH, SEE HERE, SEAVERS.

I THINK YOU'RE TAKING
THINGS A LITTLE TOO FAR.

GENTLEMEN, GENTLEMEN.
THIS IS GETTING US NOWHERE.

WE WERE PLAYING POKER.

DEAL, AND ANTE UP.

WHAT DO YOU MAKE FROM A
CASE SUCH AS THIS, MR. SEAVERS?

OH, $5,000 BRINGING JOHN RYDER
BACK TO LOS ANGELES, DEAD OR ALIVE.

WHAT IF YOU WERE TO EARN AT
LEAST THAT MUCH IN A POKER GAME?

WOULDN'T IT BE NICE TO AVOID THE
HASSLE OF TRYING TO TRACK DOWN...

A MERE BOY WHO MADE A MISTAKE?

YOU SURE MAKE A GOOD POINT.

- YOUR BET, SHERIFF.
- [Chips Hit Table]

[Rhythmic Beeping]
[Respirator Pumping]

THERE'S RAZOR
WIRE ON THIS FENCE.

WHAT COULD BE GOING ON AT A RANCH WAY OUT
HERE THAT'D DESERVE THIS KIND OF SECURITY?

I DON'T KNOW. BUT IF
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT

THE RAZOR WIRE, I GOT
MORE BAD NEWS FOR YOU.

WHAT IS IT? I THINK
IT'S ELECTRIFIED.

IT'S NOT ELECTRIFIED.
IF IT WERE ELECTRIFIED,

IT WOULD HAVE
THOSE LITTLE WHITE...

THEY DON'T USE THOSE ANYMORE. HOW
DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ELECTRIC FENCES?

YOU FORGET I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
COLT A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN YOU.

YEAH, WELL, THE NEXT TIME, FEEL FREE
TO PULL RANK A LITTLE SOONER, OKAY?

YEAH. HOW ARE WE GONNA
GET INTO THIS PLACE?

WELL, WE BETTER GO BACK TO
THE TRUCK AND GET THE ROPES.

IT'S A TWO-MILE HIKE
BACK TO THE TRUCK.

YEAH, AND IT'S A LOT OF
VOLTAGE WE GOTTA CLIMB OVER.

OH, MAN, THERE'S
GOTTA BE AN EASIER WAY.

COME ON. THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A GOOD
HIKE TO BUILD CHARACTER. CHARACTER?

I'M GONNA BE ABRAHAM
LINCOLN BEFORE THIS DAY'S OUT.

I CALL.

FULL HOUSE. ACES AND NINES.

BEATS MY FLUSH. ME TOO.

I'M TAPPED OUT. SORRY, GENTLEMEN.
FOUR BEAUTIFUL LITTLE LADIES.

BOY. [Chuckles] THAT'S
AN AMAZING RUN OF LUCK.

- IT APPEARS THAT YOU HAVE
$12,000 IN FRONT OF YOU.
- [Chuckles]

YOU'VE MADE AS MUCH AS YOU WOULD HAVE
MADE HUNTING FOR THAT NO-ACCOUNT KID.

NOW I GUESS YOU'LL
BE HEADING OUT NOW.

WELL, IT WAS NICE
MEETING YOU, MR. SEAVERS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GIVE HIM HIS GUN BACK, NORRIS.

WELL, THANK YOU.
THAT'LL BE ALL, NORRIS.

GOOD-BYE, MR. SEAVERS.

[Chuckles] I DON'T SEE
ME GOING ANYPLACE.

FORGET ABOUT JOHN RYDER. HE ISN'T WORTH
THE AGGRAVATION THAT WE CAN GIVE YOU.

YOU LEAVE PEACEFULLY, OR I'M
GONNA RUN YOU OUT OF TOWN.

- IS THERE A THREAT
IN THERE SOMEWHERE?
- YOU BET THERE'S A...

I'VE PLAYED A LOT OF
POKER. THIS IS THE FIRST

TIME I'VE EVER SEEN
A WINNER PULL A GUN.

YEAH, WELL, IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT
I'VE EVER SEEN ANYBODY CHEAT TO LOSE.

NOW, WHY IS IT YOU FELLAS ARE
LETTIN' ME WIN ALL THIS MONEY, HUH?

WHAT DO YOU THINK,
JODY? LOOKS SECURE TO ME.

YOU BETTER LET ME GO FIRST,
SEE IF IT'LL TEST MY WEIGHT.

FORGET IT. I CAN'T
LET YOU DO THAT.

OKAY.

- HOWIE, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
- [Groans] I'M FINE. OH!

- WHAT'D YOU SAY?
- I SAID GET READY.

- THE ROPE'S COMING UP.
- OH, OKAY.

[Groans]

WELL, THAT WAS EASY
ENOUGH. NOW WHAT?

NOW WE MOVE OUT AND FIND JOHN.

MR. SEAVERS,

THE FOUR OF US AND MOST
OF THE FOLKS IN THIS TOWN...

HAVE WORKED HARD FOR SIX YEARS TO RESTORE
THE BEAUTY AND ELEGANCE OF LUCKY, NEVADA.

I'D SAY YOU'VE DONE
A HELL OF A JOB.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THE POINT IS...

THAT WE'RE STILL A LONG WAY FROM THE
TOURIST ATTRACTION WE HAVE YET TO BECOME.

WE HAVE THE HEALTHIEST
CLIMATE, THE FINEST WATER...

AND THE FINEST HOSPITALITY
OF ANY CITY IN NEVADA.

IT'S JUST THAT WHAT WE DON'T
NEED IS A BAD REPUTATION.

VERY WELL COULD EARN IF A BOUNTY
HUNTER LIKE YOU CAME INTO TOWN...

AND SUDDENLY STARTS SHOOTING
THINGS UP BECAUSE OF A... A CHECK FORGER.

WELL, WHY IS IT ALL YOU BIG COWBOYS
ARE TAKING SUCH AN INTEREST...

IN THIS LITTLE BITTY FELLA THAT
ALL I WANT TO SEE IS STAND TRIAL?

WELL,

THIS LITTLE FELLA JUST
HAPPENS TO BE MY STEPSON.

[Howie] I ONLY SEE ONE GUARD.

YEAH. GUARDING WHAT?
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

JOHN HARDLY SEEMS
WORTH ALL THIS EFFORT.

OKAY, WISE GUY, ON YOUR
FEET. COME ON. COME ON.

- [Groaning]
- HOWIE, IT'S JOHN RYDER.

LISTEN, I'VE GOT A
PLAN, KID. OH, NO.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE YOU
TO GET THAT CAR STARTED?

FROM THE TIME I GET MY HANDS ON
THE IGNITION WIRES OR FROM NOW?

FROM NOW. OH, 60 SECONDS.

OKAY, GET GOING. HOWIE.

LISTEN, COLT CAN'T HOLD OFF THE
WHOLE TOWN ALL DAY. COME ON.

[Groans] ALL RIGHT.

[Man] HE'S PRETTY LIVELY FOR SOMEONE THAT'S
JUST BEEN SHOT WITH A TRANQUILIZER DART.

HEY, KID, THE NEXT ONE WILL BE A BULLET
INSTEAD OF A TRANQUILIZER. NOW MOVE IT!

- [Engine Starts]
- WHAT THE...

WILL! WILL!

JOHN! JOHN, COME BACK HERE!

[Tires Squealing]

COME ON! COME ON! GET
IN! IT'S FOR YOUR OWN GOOD!

WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU.

LET'S GO. [Tires Squealing]

- IT'S THAT WAY.
- I THOUGHT THE GATE
WAS BACK THAT WAY.

JODY, I TOOK CELESTIAL
NAVIGATION AT PRINCETON. JUST GO.

[Howie] GET DOWN! THOSE
GUYS ARE ARMED TO THE TEETH.

HANG ON.

HEY, YOU MIND IF I
ASK YOU A QUESTION?

WHO ARE YOU GUYS?

NICE WORK, JODY.
WE GOT AWAY CLEAN.

[Gunshot] WILL YOU
QUIT SAYING THAT?

WE'RE FINISHED. WE'LL
NEVER GET AWAY, ANY OF US.

WHO ARE THOSE GUYS?
AND IF THEY'RE PROTECTING

YOU, WHY ARE THEY
SHOOTING AT YOU AND US?

THEY'RE NOT PROTECTING
ME... I'M THEIR PRISONER.

HE'S DRUNK. NO, JUST A LITTLE
DRUGGED MAYBE FOR TRYING TO KILL HIM.

HE DESERVES IT. WHO?
WHO DESERVES IT?

NO, I CAN'T TELL YOU. IF YOU FIND
OUT, YOU'LL BE AS DEAD AS I AM.

LOOK, JUST... JUST GET OUT OF HERE
AND LEAVE ME. THEY WON'T BOTHER YOU.

BUT IT'S YOU WE WANT.

[Howie] LOSE THOSE GUYS. LOOK,
JUST UP AHEAD THERE'S A HAIRPIN TURN.

[Tires Squealing]

- NOW!
- [Tires Squealing]

[Screams]

[Horn Honking]

BET THOSE GUYS ARE GONNA HAVE A HEADACHE
IN THE MORNING. LET'S GET OUTTA HERE.

MR. MANNING, SIR.

HEY, HOLD IT, NORRIS. SECRETS
AREN'T POLITE, YOU KNOW.

IT'S PRIVATE.

NO, NOW WAIT A MINUTE, FELLAS. WE
DON'T HAVE ANY MORE SECRETS, DO WE?

HE'S RIGHT. GO ON, NORRIS. WELL,
THE SECURITY CHIEF JUST CALLED...

AND SOMEBODY BROKE
IN AND BROKE OUT JOHN.

HOW THE HELL DID THEY GET IN THERE, LET
ALONE BREAK OUT PAST ALL THOSE GUARDS?

IT ISN'T CLEAR, BUT
THE GUARDS IN PURSUIT,

THEY'LL CATCH HIM.
THEY'LL GET HIM FOR SURE.

WAIT A MINUTE, FELLAS.
I'M STILL HERE. WHAT PLACE

ARE WE TALKIN' ABOUT,
AND WHO'S CHASIN' WHO?

WHOEVER BROKE IN IS NEVER
GONNA GET AWAY ALIVE. BELIEVE ME.

MAYBE I DO.

YOU DON'T LOOK SO
COCKY NOW, SEAVERS.

IF THOSE TWO WERE YOUR LITTLE
FRIENDS, THEY'RE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.

- HOW MANY ARE CHASING 'EM,
NORRIS?
- TWO.

BUT IT'S DETLAF AND NAYLON.

AND THEY'RE ANIMALS, SEAVERS.

I THINK WE OUGHT TO
START TALKING A DEAL IF

YOU EVER WANT TO SEE
YOUR FRIENDS ALIVE AGAIN.

LISTEN TO HIM, MR. SEAVERS,
PLEASE. HE'S NOT BLUFFING.

WHAT KIND OF DEAL?

WE'LL GIVE YOU $100,000 IF YOU BACK OFF AND
FORGET YOU EVER HEARD OF LUCKY, NEVADA.

ARE YOU CRAZY?
$100,000 TO THIS...

SHUT UP, BAKER. MR. SEAVERS
IS A MAN OF PRINCIPLE.

HE'S NOT GONNA SELL
OUT FOR ANY PRICE.

OKAY, NOW YOU'RE TALKIN'.

FIRST THING YOU DO, YOU GET ON
THE HORN AND CALL OFF YOUR DOGS.

ARRANGE FOR MY PEOPLE TO MEET
US SOMEPLACE... SOMEPLACE NEUTRAL.

THE GORDON ESTATE.

- THE GORDON ESTATE?
- YEAH.

YES, HE'S ONE OF THE TOWN'S
WEALTHIEST AND MOST UPSTANDING CITIZENS.

HE'LL DO YOU NO HARM.

LET'S GO.

[Manning] UH, MR. SEAVERS, YOU
CAN PUT AWAY YOUR GUN NOW.

WE'RE ALL QUITE WILLING
TO COMPROMISE WITH YOU.

NO, THANKS. I LIKE
IT RIGHT WHERE IT IS.

- HOW FAR IS IT
TO THIS GORDON ESTATE?
- JUST ABOUT 20 MINUTES.

STEP ON IT.

YES, SIR, MR. SEAVERS.
ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT.

[Engine Accelerates]

HOWIE, IF EVERYONE IN
TOWN IS IN ON WHATEVER

THIS IS ALL ABOUT,
WHERE ARE WE GONNA GO?

WE'RE GONNA GRAB
COLT AND BE ON OUR WAY.

WAIT. YOU CAN'T JUST
LET 'EM GET AWAY WITH IT.

- WITH WHAT?
- I KEEP TRYING TO TELL YOU.

IF YOU FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING
ON, YOU'RE AS GOOD AS DEAD.

HOW DO YOU EXPECT US TO BELIEVE
YOU WHEN YOU WON'T TELL US ANYTHING?

I'M TRYING TO PROTECT YOU.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

WHO'S THE PRISONER HERE
ANYWAY? OH, WAIT A MINUTE. LOOK OUT.

HOWIE, THAT WAS A POLICE CAR BACK
THERE. MAYBE WE SHOULD'VE FLAGGED IT DOWN.

FORGET IT. THAT WAS SHERIFF BAKER.
HE'S AS MUCH OF A CROOK AS MY OLD MAN.

YEAH, HE'S RIGHT. WE'RE
NOT STOPPING UNTIL

WE GET TO THE O.K.
SALOON AND GAMING PALACE.

SAY, WASN'T THAT A
CAR FROM THE ESTATE?

MAYBE THEY COULD HAVE FILLED
US ALL IN ON WHAT HAPPENED.

- HOW MUCH FURTHER?
- JUST ANOTHER 10 MILES.

WELL, THEN WE'LL KNOW
SOON ENOUGH, WON'T WE?

♪♪ [Country]

JOHN, YOU GET DOWN ON THE FLOOR. I'M
GONNA GO IN AND SEE IF I CAN GET COLT.

♪♪ [Continues]

YOU'VE GOTTA HELP ME. IT'S
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH.

LADY, I'VE GOT A STORY
THAT'LL BREAK YOUR HEART.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR FRIEND,
HE'S NOT THERE. THEY TRICKED HIM.

THEY'VE TAKEN HIM OUT TO THE GORDON
ESTATE, AND HE'LL NEVER COME BACK.

WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM.
TAKE ME WITH YOU.

JOHN. OH.

WELL, LET'S MOVE IT.

DON'T SLOW DOWN
FOR THOSE GUARDS.

IF I DON'T, THEY'RE GONNA SHOOT.

TAKE YOUR PICK.

THERE'S SO MANY GUARDS AROUND
THE ESTATE WE'LL NEVER GET IN.

HEY, JACKIE, NEVER SAY
NEVER TO A STUNTMAN.

IS THERE ANY PLACE HIGH ENOUGH FOR
US TO JUMP THIS CAR INTO THE COMPOUND?

HOW HIGH DO YOU NEED? IF IT'S AN EIGHT-FOOT
FENCE, WE'LL NEED A THREE-FOOT RISE.

AND ENOUGH ROOM TO GET UP TO 65.

THERE'S A FIRE TRAIL
BEHIND THE HOUSE.

IF YOU MAKE IT, WE'LL... WE'LL GAIN FIVE
MINUTES ON THEM AND BYPASS THE GUARDS.

AND IF WE MISS,
WE'LL NEVER KNOW IT.

I KNOW. YOU WISH COLT WERE HERE.

[Rhythmic Beeping]
[Respirator Pumping]

HE CAME TO US IN A NIGHTMARE
MORE THAN SIX YEARS AGO.

LITERALLY, A MAN OUT OF THE SKY.

- [Manning] BEARING GIFTS.
- A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS.

THE HIJACKER THEY NEVER FOUND.

FELL INTO MY BACKYARD.

AND SO BEGAN THE SEDUCTION OF A
VERITABLE GHOST TOWN CALLED LUCKY, NEVADA.

[Through Mechanical Larynx] I
PRESUME THIS IS MR. SEAVERS.

MR. SEAVERS CAME
TO GET MY STEPSON.

YOU KNOW WHY WE COULDN'T LET
HIM BE TAKEN BACK TO LOS ANGELES.

YOUR STEPSON WAS
FOOLISH ENOUGH...

TO TRY TO KILL ME BY TERMINATING
MY LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEM.

HOW DID A MAN IN HIS CONDITION
GET CONTROL OF ALL YOU PEOPLE?

WELL, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN
ALL AT ONCE, SEAVERS.

FARR CAME TO ME AND TOLD ME HE FOUND
THE MAN THE WHOLE COUNTRY WAS LOOKING FOR.

THE MAN MADE AN
IRRESISTIBLE OFFER.

[Turlock] WE WERE TO GET ALL THE
MONEY HE'D HIJACKED FOR SUPPLYING HIM...

WITH A LIFE-SUPPORT
SYSTEM WITHIN THIS FORTRESS.

DOC TURLOCK CAME IN AND AGREED
TO HELP PATCH UP MR. GORDON.

WHEN HE SAW HIM, HE
COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

HE SAID JUST ABOUT EVERY BONE
WAS BROKEN IN THAT MAN'S BODY.

THE TOP OF THE POINT A MILE AHEAD
WILL PUT YOU RIGHT INTO THE COMPOUND.

BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT,
OTHERWISE YOU'LL END UP IN THE HOUSE.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
THINKING, AND DON'T THINK IT.

- HEY, WHAT WOULD COLT DO?
- HE'D THINK OF A BETTER WAY.

AND IF HE COULDN'T
THINK OF A BETTER WAY?

IF YOU'RE GONNA MAKE A DEAL WITH THE
DEVIL, WHY'D YOU BOTHER KEEPING HIM ALIVE?

WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST TAKE
THE MONEY AND LET HIM DIE?

IN THE FIRST PLACE, MR. SEAVERS,

WHILE WE MAY HAVE BEEN VULNERABLE TO
THE TEMPTATION OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS...

TO BE HAD FOR THE ASKING, WE
WERE NOT AND ARE NOT KILLERS.

OH, WE MAY HAVE SOLD OUR
SOULS, BUT WE GOT WHAT WE WANTED.

WE'RE ALL RICH, AND HE'S SAFE,

AND HE'S COMPLETELY SECURE AND INSULATED
FROM THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY OUTSIDE ATTACK.

HOW WAS IT THAT WE WERE
ABLE TO WALK RIGHT IN?

I WANTED TO NEGOTIATE WITH
YOU PERSONALLY, MR. SEAVERS.

SO ALL I HAVE TO DO IS TELL YOU
MY PRICE, AND I CAN BE ON MY WAY?

NO. FIRST, YOU'LL DELIVER
JOHN RYDER TO ME.

[Chuckles, Clears Throat] WELL, I'M AFRAID
THAT ONE'S GONNA BE A LITTLE HARD.

- I DON'T HAVE HIM.
- BUT YOUR ASSOCIATES DO.

OKAY, LET'S SAY I CAN GET
MY CREW TO BRING HIM IN.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO TO HIM?

NOTHING. WE'RE NOT
KILLERS, MR. SEAVERS.

WE SIMPLY CANNOT ALLOW HIM TO LEAVE THIS
COMPOUND AND TELL THE WORLD WHAT HE KNOWS.

SO, UH, HE WOULD LIVE HERE
FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE?

OR UNTIL MINE EXPIRES.

THAT SEEMS FAIR
ENOUGH TO ME, BUT, UH...

WHY DON'T WE PAY ME MY
MONEY AND LET ME BE ON MY WAY?

NO. I'M AFRAID YOU'RE
MY HOSTAGE, MR. SEAVERS,

TO ASSURE YOUR FRIENDS
COMING BACK FOR YOU WITH JOHN.

I WAS AFRAID YOU
WERE GONNA SAY THAT.

[Gun Cocks] I'M
NOBODY'S HOSTAGE.

YOU BETTER DROP
THE GUN, MR. SEAVERS.

I THINK YOU SPOKE
A LITTLE TOO SOON.

NOW WHAT HAPPENS?

NOW WE WAIT FOR YOUR
FRIENDS TO TRY TO RESCUE YOU.

EXACTLY WHERE DOES HE CONTROL EVERYTHING
FROM, JOHN? THE CENTER OF THE HOUSE.

BUT LIKE I TOLD YOU,
WE CAN'T GET TO IT...

UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT SOME
WAY TO OVERPOWER THE GUARDS.

HOW FAR IS THE HOUSE
FROM THE JUMP-OFF POINT?

FIFTY FEET. OH,
YOU'LL NEVER MAKE IT.

WE MIGHT IF WE
REDLINE IT. [Sighs]

OH, I WISH COLT COULD SEE THIS.

WITH A LITTLE LUCK, HE WILL.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T LIKE TO
TELL YOU FOLKS YOUR BUSINESS,

BUT MY FRIENDS ARE
ON THE YOUNG SIDE...

KIND OF WILD, IF YOU
KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

- WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST,
MR. SEAVERS?
- JUST WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND...

THAT WE DO A LOT OF
CRAZY THINGS IN THE MOVIES.

MY FORTRESS IS IMPENETRABLE.

HANG ON.

NOW DON'T FEEL BAD,
MR. GORDON. NO PLAN IS PERFECT.

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE DEALING
WITH SOMEBODY AS CRAZY AS A STUNTMAN.

IF JOHN RYDER WAS SO DARN
HONEST THAT HE COULDN'T FACE...

WHAT EVERYONE WAS
DOING UP IN LUCKY,

THEN HOW COULD HE JUSTIFY
RUNNING AWAY USING FORGED CHECKS?

JOHN RYDER NEVER
FORGED A CHECK IN HIS LIFE.

REMEMBER, THE CHECKS WERE
DRAWN ON HIS STEPFATHER'S OWN BANK.

[Howie] MEANING THE OLD MAN USED
JOHN'S TRAIL OF CHECKS TO LOCATE HIM.

THEN HE REPORTED THEM AS FORGERIES TO
THE AUTHORITIES SO THAT THEY'D HOLD HIM...

UNTIL HE COULD SEND
SOMEBODY OUT TO BRING HIM BACK.

THEN WHY DIDN'T HE SIMPLY TELL
THE AUTHORITIES WHAT HAD HAPPENED?

WELL, HE COULDN'T... NOT WITHOUT
TELLING THE WHOLE STORY...

AND SENDING PEOPLE TO JAIL THAT HE CARED
ABOUT, INCLUDING HIS GIRLFRIEND'S FATHER.

HER FATHER? WELL, HOW
DID HE FIGURE IN THIS?

THAT WAS THE DOCTOR THAT
PUT GORDON BACK TOGETHER.

SHOULDN'T THERE BE SOME REWARD MONEY
WE CAN GET OUR HANDS ON? NOT NECESSARILY.

ALL THE MONEY HAS BEEN SPENT.
UNLESS, OF COURSE, YOU'D LIKE TO INVEST...

IN A SMALL PIECE OF PROPERTY
IN LUCKY, NEVADA. [Colt] TOO LATE.

I GAVE WHATEVER INTEREST WE MIGHT
HAVE IN THAT DEAL TO JOHN AND JACKIE.

YOU GAVE OUR INTEREST AWAY?
MAY I REMIND YOU ALL I'M THE ONE...

WHO DROVE THE CAR THROUGH
THE HOUSE, WHICH MADE

IT POSSIBLE TO PUT THAT
MAN OUT OF BUSINESS?

WELL, MAY I REMIND YOU WHO IT WAS THAT PUT
ME OUT OF BUSINESS A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO?

I THOUGHT YOU HAD AN
ACCIDENT, COLT. HE DID.

HOWIE, WHAT HAPPENED?

YOU HAVE TO EXPECT A FEW
ACCIDENTS IN OUR BUSINESS. HOWIE.

YOU WOULDN'T WANT ME TO GO
BACK ON A CONFIDENCE WITH COLT?

UH-HUH. COLT.

OKAY, KID, I'LL TAKE YOU
OFF THE HOOK. THANKS, COLT.

GO AHEAD AND TELL
HER WHAT HAPPENED.