All language subtitles for Blood on the Moon (1948).eng

Who's there?

Put a light on yourself.

With what?

Man, man, I didn't know
anyone was here.

Well, I had a fire.

Couldn't have stopped 'em
if I'd seen it.

I don't think I've seen you
around here before, have [?

Nope.

Did you come over
the peaks?

Yeah. With an outfit.

What are you doing here?

Waiting for you
to clear out of my camp.

And I'm gonna turn in
if I can find my blanket.

Our camp's just below.
Maybe you'd better come along.

We can make it double that far.

I guess I could do
with a cup of coffee.

Hey, it's me, Bart!

- Who is he?
-I don't know.

I was bringing my gather
down the creek

when they
cleaned out his camp.

So I brought him along.

- You come over the peaks?
- That's right.

Why didn't you come
through the pass?

There's no law that says a man
has to stay on a wagon road, is there?

My men caught your horse.
It's branded Lazy J.

I don't know it.

Don't you?

Wait a minute, Cap.

You make a fellow feel
right at home, don't you?

All right, my name's Lufton.
John Lufton.

This is Cap Willis,
my foreman.

A month ago, nobody would've
asked you any questions.

It's different now.
Who are you?

Jim Garry.
Lazy J's a Texas brand.

- Headin' for Sundust?
- That's right.

You know anybody there?

Nope.

All right. I apologize
for my steers.

We'll replace your outfit.
Make yourself comfortable.

Get him something to eat, Joe.

- Rotten night.
- Yeah.

Sorry, we had to be so rough on you,
Garry, but you're a loose rider.

We gotta watch them
these days.

A little argument
over grazing land.

Oh?

Yeah, for five years now,
I've been supplying the beef

to feed the Indians
here on the reservation.

This year, they got a new agent.
A fellow named Pindalest.

He's rejected my beef and
he's kicking me off the reservation grass.

That doesn't explain
about the loose riders.

No, but I haven't got any graze
to move to except

what I used to claim in the
basin across the river.

And there seems to be a little difference
of opinion now as to who owns that.

Me or the homesteaders
that've been driftin' in.

I'm moving back.

- They'll fight.
- Yeah, I reckon they will.

Newcomer moved in this summer.
He's got 'em organized.

Name's Riling.

Still doesn't explain
about the loose riders.

He's bringin' in gunmen.

Nobody can blame him
for being careful.

I'm afraid you don't get it.

- Get what?
- This.

It's work for me
or keep on riding.

And if I don't?

I'll give you a day in Sundust
and then you better drift.

Sleep on it, Garry.

Much obliged
for the outfit.

Working for me, Garry?

No, I guess
I'll be adrift.

Well, it's your choice.

You mind dropping a note
at Blockhouse with my womenfolk?

That's my place over in
the basin. It's on your way.

Glad to.

Thanks.
Good luck.

Hold it! I'm riding through.

Come on out and talk.

You don't care
who you kill, do you?

Maybe that'll cool you off.

- Got a note from John Lufton.
- I'm Carol Lufton.

- You're working for us now?
-No.

Did Dad say when he was coming
down from the reservation?

- No, ma'am.
- Thank you.

Stop right there.

You're the man that
shot at me by the river.

Yeah, I guess I am.

Well, I'm gonna show you how it feels.

Put that gun down, Amy.

Amy, stop it. Stop it, stop it.

Stop it, you hear?

- Have you gone crazy?
- What's going on here?

Ask him.

I was giving back
a little of what he gave me.

- What about it?
- She's right.

Why has Dad had a guard
at the river for a week

if it isn't to keep riders
from crossing?

- Why're you here?
- He brought a note from Dad.

Well, I tried to tell her,
only she wouldn't give me the chance.

All right, you've delivered
the note. Now get out.

Well, for once, you've bit off
more than you can chew.

- That him?
- Yeah,

- What do you think?
- Hm. Maybe.

Maybe my foot,.
You gotta get hit in the head with it?

Lufton threatened
to get one, didn't he?

Hey, you ain't sure it's him.

I caught his sign going into
Lufton's ranch this morning

and I caught it going out.

He's a stranger, ain't he?

John Lufton has the right to hire a range
detective if he wants to, Milo.

Uh-uh. Not to watch us
he ain't.

Well, let Riling handle it.
And no shooting.

Take the third stall.
The boy will bring you some hay.

Settlemeir...any idea
who that fellow is?

Lazy J is the brand
but I don't know it.

He say anything?

He asked where he could
find Tate Riling.

-Riling?
- Yeah.

Yeah.

- I'll take it at the table, Barney.
- Sure.

- I'm raising.
- I'll stay.

Lufton's watcher
just drifted in.

- Cattle detective?
- What else?

He asked for Riling.

-Riling?
- Yeah.

If he's Lufton's watcher,

what do you figure
he wants with Riling?

Let's find out.

Yeah, why not?

But how?
Riling ain't here.

-Sure he is.
- Where?

Right here, eh, Nels?

Well, let's wait
till Riling gets here.

We don't wanna make
no mistake.

All right, Nels.

Maybe you want the law to come in here
and find out what we're planning to do.

So he can tell Lufton.

All right, Milo, all right.

I'd tell Barney.

You know where I can find
Tate Riling?

Back table.

Ace, Queen,.

Tate Riling?

Riling?

That's me.

- Like to talk to you.
- Go ahead.

These are my friends.

I'm looking for a riding job.

Who said I was hiring riders?

I heard it.

Hear what I'm hiring 'em for?

Yeah, I heard that, too.

Why, yes.

Dumb play, boy.

Back alley!

He's headed for the street.

It's Riling. Lufton's watcher's
in town asking for you.

And he wanted a riding job
with us, Tate.

- Well, then go get him.
- There he is.

- Jim Garry!
- Hello, Tate.

Why, this is Jim Garry,
the man I sent for.

He's no range detective.

What went wrong, Jim?
What happened? Who started this?

Ask these jokers here, Tate.

If this is Garry, what's
he doing up at Lufton's?

Lufton's? Were you
up at Lufton's place?

Yeah, he was.
I've seen him.

That's right. I delivered a note
to his womenfolk. What about it?

Well, it's Lufton's outfit that's trying
to run us out of the country, Jim.

Am I supposed to know that?

Why, no, I forgot.

I never wrote Jim about
our fight with Lufton.

I told him I needed him
and asked him to come on up.

Now, stop chewing leather.
Go get yourself a drink.

Same old Jim.

When lightning strikes,
you're there.

- It wasn't a fair test.
- Come on, let's get you a room.

It's good to see
you again, Jim.

- I wasn't sure you'd come.
-I'm here.

Yeah, I heard things hadn't been
breaking too good lately.

Well, it's a bootless job,
trail driving.

I told you that when we split up
two years ago.

Yeah.

I understand you finally
got your own herd.

Yeah, and two weeks later,
I saw 'em strung out

along the bottom land,
dead of a fever.

Well, forget it.
There's money in this deal.

Big money.

Barney, how about a room
for my friend here?

Sure. I wouldn't wish one on him if
he was a friend of mine, though.

Oh, uh, this has got
your name on it.

Somebody fired it through the
back window during the ruckus.

We're going out tonight, fellas.
I know where Lufton's crossing.

- How do you know?
- Never mind. I know.

Be ready to leave
in a half hour.

Drink up, Jim.

Hey, wait here.
I'll be right back.

I suppose you'd like to know
what this is all about.

I have been kinda
wondering, yeah.

Well, I'm not gonna tell you, Jim.
I'm gonna show you.

Come in.

Jim, this is Mr. Pindalest,

United States agent for the Ute Indians
over at the reservation.

This is Jim Garry,
my partner.

How do you do?

You didn't tell me before
about a partner.

Well, I'm telling you now.

Before we go any further,
I want it understood

how he figures in this.

You mean money?

Don't worry, Pindalest.
I'll share with Jim.

Hm.

Well, here's the, uh, item we were
talking about the other day.

Think you'll find
it satisfactory.

United States dollars
are usually satisfactory, aren't they?

Now look, I told you that Garry's
my partner, Pindalest.

What I know, he knows.
So relax and sit down.

- No, I won't stay.
- Scared?

Scared?
Just cautious, Riling.

Well, that's our partner,
Jim. Cautious.

And this is our working capital.

Courtesy United States
Government.

There's enough there to buy me
2500 head of Lufton's beef

at four dollars a head.

- That's cheap enough, isn't it?
- It's too cheap.

- Where's the catch?
- There isn't any.

You met Lufton,
you say?

Yeah, I camped
with him last night.

Did he tell you that Pindalest had
ordered his cattle off the reservation?

Yeah, said they'd refused
his beef.

And did he tell you that
the Army from Fort Liggett

has orders to seize
the cattle

if they're not off the reservation
by the first of November?

No, he didn't tell me that.

Well, that's the layout, Jim.

I've organized these two-bit
ranches to fight every move

Lufton makes to push his herd
across the river

into the basin here.

Now, the ranchers will fight

because they figure they're fighting
for their own range.

But the truth is
they'll be fighting for me.

Now, without any graze
to move to...

Lufton will be caught on the reservation
and his herd seized.

So what does he do?

- Sell?
-To me.

Cheap, because he'd rather get
a little money than lose everything.

Sounds like you got him over a barrel.

I have. I buy 'em cheap and sell
'em back to the government

through Pindalest
for full contract price.

Your cut will be $10,000.

What do I have to do to earn it?

Lufton's tough
and my ranchers aren't.

- You make up the difference.
- see.

I've been mixed up
in a lot of things, Tate.

But up to now, I've never been
hired for my gun.

Can you afford to be particular?

- No, I guess I can't.
- Now, you're talking, Jim.

I'll meet you down
in the lobby in ten minutes.

C'mon, slowpoke. Don't you wanna
know if Dad got across?

Of course.

What's the matter? I get you
out of bed too early?

I'm worried about Dad.

I hope he didn't have trouble
crossing last night.

They'll only be trouble
if Riling found out about it.

Nobody's crossed here.

You're looking
for someone, Ms. Lufton?

So you're one of them.

I guess Dad wasn't so wrong
about you, after all.

Wrong?

He must have spotted you
for Riling's gunmen

the minute he saw you.

Funny isn't it, Riling?
But not to you.

By now, Dad's probably got his herd
across the river somewhere else

while you wait here
at Rockyford to throw him back.

- Is that why we're here?
- Isn't it?

Simply because Dad was smart enough
to give this saddle tramp

a note he was sure to read.

He knew he'd tell you
and decoy you over here.

How you like it now, Kris?
You and your son.

Why, you aren't even being
led by a smart crook.

We're only fighting for
what belongs to us, Ms. Amy.

You didn't fight for it before
Riling gave you the idea.

Why didn't you go to Dad, Kris?
Talk to him?

You used to work for him.
You know he's not unreasonable.

Not unreasonable
to kick us of our land?

I don't believe I've seen you
around here before.

You fighting for your
own graze, too?

- No, ma'am.
- And you?

I thought you're all old-timers, fighting
for the land you settled on, Kris.

At least it's
in the open now.

Paid gunmen against
working riders.

You did read
that note, didn't you?

- No.
- You're a poor liar.

Yes.

Well, Lufton's across the Masakree.

- John Lufton is no fool, mister.
- Garry didn't read that note.

- Where did you get the tip?
- None of your business, Milo.

I got a wrong tip
and I won't get another.

Now, if you don't like it,
Milo, just ride on out.

Lufton is across
the river with that herd.

Yeah, sure, but steers have got legs.
They could be driven back.

Now, thing to do is find 'em before
Lufton can get 'em scattered.

After that we can move.

Did you ever notice how them
four always stick together?

Why not?

Reardon and Shotten
work for Riling, and...

Garry's a friend
who just came in to help.

I can buy me that kind
of a friend for $75 a month

and no questions asked.

You know, Lufton's smart.

Yeah, he's smart enough
to spot me.

He spotted Shotten
and Reardon in town

before I even knew
they were there.

They're a couple
of beauties, who are they?

Doesn't matter
who they are, Jim.

The thing that matters is
that they don't scare easy.

Well, it's pretty crude.

Not so crude.

I made everybody swallow it but
Lufton, and I'll make him do it too.

Shotten, Reardon, and me.
Hired gunmen.

Shotten and Reardon
get paid in gold eagles.

- You get paid in thousands.
- Yeah,

Only difference between us
is the price.

All right, boys, cut for town.
I'll get in touch with you.

Tate, I didn't know it was a
trick of Dad's, swear I didn't.

- Until I heard Amy say it.
- Of course, you didn't, darling.

Forget it. It's done
and now we've gotta fix it.

But I'm glad in a way.

I couldn't bear it
this morning

when I thought maybe you and Dad
were fighting.

It isn't easy
for you, Carol.

But I've to do what I'm doing.
You see that, don't you?

- Yes, Tate.
- You see, I'm a poor man, darling.

Money's come hard to me.

Nothing for me to do but join up
with men like myself

and fight for what
little I've got.

I tried to make Dad
see both sides of it.

He's just as sure he's right
as you homesteaders are.

We've got to fight.

But he's across now,
what're you gonna do?

I'm--I'm not gonna ask you to risk
your Dad's life, darling.

But I am going to ask
you to help.

Find out where he's holding
the herd that he crossed

and get word back to me
as soon as you can.

You won't let any harm come
to Dad, will you?

You know you can
trust me, darling.

Would have been a lot easier
if one went through the gap.

- We ought to make it by noon.
- Yeah,

We'll scatter 'em in the scrub pinion
west of Avery's patch

Mm-hm.

Amy, what the devil
are you doing here?

You didn't think I'd stay home
when you were this close.

Well, this is no place for you.

Told Bart tell you
girls I'd be home by noon.

I told "em, but it didn't do no good.
She was bent on comin' along.

Couldn't wait.

All right, Cap,
get him started.

Bart says you crossed
without any trouble.

Yeah.

We were primed for it,
but didn't come.

I think I know why.

A rider name of Garry drift into
the ranch yesterday with a note?

You mean that hired gunman
of Riling's?

So I had him pegged right.

Too bad. He was a
nice seeming fellow.

Too nice to read that note.

But he did.

Yeah.

Do you think this Garry's a killer?

Joined up with Riling,
didn't he?

Get outta here, Amy.

Get 'em away from the river!

I'll make Riling
remember this.

They'll tun till
they're wore out.

Four days to the deadline.

Take us a week
to round 'em up

and get 'em off
the reservation again.

Whoa, baby.

Hold now, hold.

It's young Barden.

I had hoped it wouldn't
come to this.

Just a month ago, me and him
went to a shindig together.

Yeah, he was
a nice boy.

Well...what
do you want?

It's about your son, Barden.

He was killed in the raid.

Figured maybe
that's what happened when he...

when he didn't come home.

I was with him when he...
when he got hit.

Nothing I could do.

It's a big price to pay for
a little bit of graze.

Too bad you had to get mixed up
in this fight, Barden.

I joined up with
the other small ranches

'cause I figured
their fight was my fight.

We ain't being paid
to fight, mister.

I'm sorry about your son,
Mr. Barden.

You can believe that
if you want to.

Oh, sure, sure.

Lived here more than
half my life...

my wife and my son.

She died about four years ago, and...

now...

now, he's gone.

Go on into the hotel, Amy.

I told you to
ride on through.

So you did.

Your time's up.
Get started.

- Get outta here, Amy.
- No.

- Go on in the hotel.
- No.

Don't move, Lufton.

You drift, Shotten.

Get that girl out of there.

I said drift!

What are we waiting for?

But this is what Riling wants.

He said so.

That's your horse, Reardon.
Get moving.

I ain't taking
orders from you.

All right, Reardon.
Anytime you want.

Make up your mind.

I won't wait!

You won't be this lucky
next time, Lufton.

I don't get it, Garry.
I just don't get it.

You're riding on,
aren't you?

I'm glad. Not for us
but for you.

I want to thank you
for this.

I want to apologize too
for what I said to you.

Don't let a man's
whim fool you.

I haven't.

- What do you want, amigo?
- Whiskey.

Would you be
looking for me?

I ain't looking
for nobody, mister.

Is that you, Kris?

Say, I heard about Fred.
I'm sorry, Kris.

I'll make Lufton
pay for that.

What good will that do?
Fred's...Fred's dead.

Ah, it'll make me
feel better.

Did you come all the way
over here to tell me that?

No. I missed you this morning.
I didn't know you'd be here.

Why are you?

I'm leaving the country.

What? Kris, the fight's
almost won.

Why, Lufton's herd has stampeded
half way up the Three Braves.

Who cares?

Hey, Jim, where you been?
I searched the country for you.

How'd you find me?

Well, Settlemeir said
you took the Commissary Road,

50 I took a chance.
What's up?

Well, let's have a drink.
I've got news.

Oye.

Gimme a glass and a handful
of cigars and then get out.

On the level, Jim,
what are you doing here?

Running out.

- Any reason?
- Two.

Shotten and Reardon.

I never heard of you running
from a pair like that.

- No, you never did.
- Then why?

They were gonna kill Lufton in
cold blood till I stepped in.

Well, I'm glad you did.

Are you?

Jim, what's eating you?

Well, we've got more at stake
here than a bag of marbles.

- You mean you have.
- Jim!

Lufton isn't dead.
He isn't even hurt.

And after that stampede,
he hasn't got a chance.

- Then why bother about me?
- Because I need you.

You don't think Lufton would
do business with me, do you?

No.

No, he'd rather
lose his herd.

Exactly! But today you
stepped in and saved his life.

He won't forget that.

So, when you ride up
with an offer

he'll take it
because he has to.

No dice.

Why not?

That's something you
wouldn't understand.

Try me.

It starts with your
double cross of a bunch of

poor, jug-headed homesteaders
and the hiring of gun-hands.

It goes on to your making love
to a man's daughter

to get her to turn
against her own father

and your try
for Lufton today.

It goes past that, to the death
of Kris Barden's son

and that winds up right here
with Reardon waiting outside

to see if I go with you
or if he shoots me in the back.

I've seen dogs who wouldn't
claim you for a son, Tate.

All right, get off him.

I said get off him.

Hold it.
Give him time.

You'll make it
to your horse?

Yeah.

Get out.

Why did you do it?

I always wanted to
shoot one of you

and he was
the handiest.

Get out.

- What are you doing here?
- I wanna see Lufton.

Why, you dirty saddle stiff,
get outta here quick.

Lufton'll have to
run me out.

I don't need orders from him
to cut down on you. Get out.

- What is it?
-I'm looking for your father.

- Well, he's gone--
- Careful, Miss Amy.

It don't matter to him
where your father is.

It's all right, Ted.

That's a bad cut.
Come inside, I'll fix it.

Sit down.

- Tate Riling?
- Mm-hm.

-Is he dead?
- No.

I keep thinking of what you said
yesterday in Sundust.

Was this a whim too,
this business with Riling?

It was a pleasure.

- What brings you back?
- Gall, for one thing, John.

Got into a little jangle with Riling
down at Commissary last night.

- I'm all through with him.
-Yeah?

You may not
believe me, Lufton.

I just wanna let you know
what you're up against.

Then it's up to you.

I already know
what I'm up against.

You don't know Pindalest
aimed to buy your herd, do you?

He rejected it.

He won't reject it when
Riling offers it to him.

Sure, Riling and Pindalest
planned it together.

Pindalest's part was to order
you off the reservation.

Riling was to prime the homesteaders
to keep you out of the basin.

You figure you can
round up your stuff

and cross it before
the deadline?

No.

And rather than let the Army take it

you'd sell it and take the loss,
wouldn't ya?

Not to Riling.

But to a stranger like me
with cash in his pockets.

Well, that's the deal.

I was supposed to make
the offer with Riling's money.

I don't believe it.

Well, he's right, Cap.

I'd be a fool
not to sell.

Well, I'll drift.

Just thought
I'd let you know.

Jim, wait a minute.

You don't tell
a dead man he's dead.

You came here for
something else, didn't you?

Well, I did have kind of an idea.

It might not be what you'd like.

Let's hear it.

Suppose the deadline
was put off for a week.

That'd give you time
to round up your herd.

Deadline hasn't been put off.

- Can be.
- How?

Pindalest would laugh at me
if I ask him to.

He wouldn't
laugh at me.

No, I'm not hiring a gunman to
save my herd or anything else.

Jim! Jim!

Jim, please
wait a minute.

He didn't understand
what you were saying.

Please don't go
until he does.

He understood, all right.
Now, step back.

I'm going to follow you
till you turn back.

You got a long ride.
I'm heading for Texas.

All right.

You better quit this.

You'll come back with me and
give Dad a chance to apologize?

No. But you better go.
They'll be looking for you.

I won't go unless
you go with me.

Well, I'm gonna turn in.

I'm not leaving.

Well, you're not
staying here.

- Will you go back with me?
-No.

Then I won't go.

I'll give you
one more chance.

No.

You'll go now,
unless you want more of that.

I don't want
more of it, Jim.

But I won't go.

You really meant it,
didn't you?

That much.

Jim, I know you better
than you think.

You've been in
hard luck

and you've
made mistakes.

You hated
those mistakes.

But you never admitted them
except to yourself.

Like this mess with Riling.
You never liked it.

That's why you
walked out on it.

Today, you tried to do something
to make up for it

and Dad threw it back
in your face.

He thought you meant
to kill Pindalest.

I didn't think so.

I know why you did it.

You thought it would
help wipe out the past.

You're a proud man, Jim.

But this is the wrong
kind of pride.

If you ride on back
to Texas, you're lost.

Cap's gone on ahead
to get the drive started.

Only hope Riling doesn't get
wind of what Garry's up to

or there'll be
the devil to pay.

He knows what kind of man
he's dealing with, Dad.

Yeah, I reckon
he does.

At any rate,
it's our only chance.

So you're gonna let
Dad risk everything

just because Garry sold you
a wild lying scheme.

Lying? You don't believe
what Jim told me?

No, why should I? He's nothing
but a cheap gunman, a killer.

- That's not so. Jim, wouldn't--
-Jim?

Yes, Jim. What's the matter
with calling him Jim?

He's no more a gunman
than [ am.

- Amy, what is this?
- He's trying to help us.

And I'll stick up for him
to you or--or anyone else.

Sounds a little stronger
than sticking up for him.

Maybe it is.

But a gunman, Amy?

A man that will go up
against hired killers.

How did he get so expert?
Have you thought of that?

More than you know.

Nothing made him
come back and help us.

Except wanting to get
even with Riling.

No, it's not that.
He's really decent, he's--

Does he love you?

I don't know.

You're a fool, Amy.
He'll break your heart.

Come in, come in.

- Who is it?
- Jim Garry.

Oh, oh, fine.
Sit down, I'll be right with you.

Been riding all day,
was just taking a little nap.

- Drink?
-Don't mind if I do.

Well, how are...things?

Fine, Mr. Pindalest,
just fine.

1, uh, brought that news
you've been waiting to hear.

Everything went off
without a hitch, huh?

Well, maybe one little
hitch you might say.

What's that?

Lufton wants more money.

- How much more?
- Three thousand dollars.

Riling said his selling price
to you still held.

- This was just a loan.
- Oh.

Well, if that's all
that's holding us up

there's nothing
to worry about, huh?

Success.

You know, this is liable
to cause a little trouble.

After all, I don't keep that
much cash here at the agency.

Lufton wants cash.

Means I'll have to ride
over to Sundust

with you and draw it
outta the bank.

Riling figured
you likely would.

How is the pass? Clear?

A little snow,
it'll probably hold off.

Well, I'll throw
some stuff together

and we'll get outta here.

Oh, I came close to forgetting.

Riling says
call off the Army.

Lufton will likely
run over the deadline

rounding up some beef
we stampeded for him.

Riling says he doesn't wanna
explain to the Army about that.

Good idea. I'll get
a man off to Fort Liggett

with a message
right away.

- Tate, what happened to you?
- A fight.

- Where have you been?
- I couldn't get out.

I know who you fought with.

It was Jim Garry.

- How do you know?
- He's been at the ranch.

Tate, I wanna talk
to you about something.

That's why I came
here tonight.

Well...

what is it?

Garry told us something
very interesting.

He said that you and Pindalest
had cooked up

this fight with Dad to
crowd him off the range.

So he'd sell his cattle
to you cheap.

Is that true?

So Garry told you
that, did he?

-Is it true?
- What else did he tell you?

This sounds good.

That you wanted him to
make the offer to Dad.

Did he tell
your father that?

Yes.

Tate, you haven't
answered me, is it true?

Yes, of course.

You mean you've been making
those poor homesteaders think

it's their right
you're fighting for?

I wanted money for us.
This was the way to get it, lot of it.

Money your dad could spare.

Tate, look at me.

Do you love me?

Have you ever loved me?

What do you want me to say?

Sure.

Don't lie to me. You've
used me to beat Dad.

I betrayed him for you,
that's all you ever wanted.

That's all you
ever counted on, isn't it?

I didn't say that.

Will you go in town
with me this minute

and marry me
like you promised?

Not until I get money enough
to support you.

oh.

What's funny?

I was thinking of something
I told Amy this morning.

- Wasn't that Lufton's girl?
- Yeah.

- What's she doing here?
- None of your business.

What are you doing here?

I thought you said
Garry quit.

Well?

What's he doing
at the reservation?

- The reservation?
- Yeah, yeah.

Nels saw him there this morning,
heading for the agency.

Feel kinda stiff,
don't you?

When we get to Sundust,
I'll sleep for a week.

Oh, we won't be getting to
Sundust for quite a while.

We're gonna stay right here.

What do you mean?

You've been taken in,
Mr. Pindalest.

Riling never sent me
to see you.

I came to take you and hide you out
till after the deadline.

And Lufton did not
agree to sell?

And also he's rounding up
those cattle right now

with no Army to bother him.

But you're a Riling man.

Was. I'm with Lufton now.

You can't get away
with it, Garry.

Riling's no fool. He'll be
on our trail in 24 hours.

Let him.

When he does find out
what's happened

he'll pull his men off
to hunt you.

That'll make it
all easier for Lufton.

I'd take it easy with that
if I were you, Pindalest.

Might not last out the week.

Don't move.

Maybe I won't have to nurse this
quite as long as you figured.

If you're plannin'
on moving out...

you're going alone.

I'm giving you a chance
to change your mind.

I'm staying here.

Now look, I can lick you,
and you know it.

You keep this up, you'll end up
with a sore head and that's all.

You can suit yourself.

All right.

You win.

Untie me.

Come on.

Come on. Cheer up, Pindalest.

Now we can start looking for
a place to make camp.

Where are you?

Over here, Riling.

Riling, over here.

Send the Indian
to Fort Liggett

with a message to
bring the Army on.

- Hey, Milo.
- Yeah.

Get back to the basin.

See that the boys
hold Lufton on the reservation

until the troops get there.

- What about Garry?
- We'll take care of him.

Carol.

Carol.

You've got to stop this.

I know.

I'll make some coffee.

If I could have seen Dad
and told him,

You must stop
thinking about it.

If only we knew where he is,
what's happening to him.

You just got to believe that
what Jim's doing will work.

It has a good chance.

- Do you really think so?
- Of course, I do.

Why don't you go lie down for a while.
I'll bring you some coffee.

Why, Kris, I thought
you'd left the basin.

Yeah, I did, Miss Amy, but uh,

well, I guess I've lived
around here a little too long.

Get kinda lonesome.

I knew you couldn't
leave us for good.

Well, I'm back to stay and
I come over to ask for your help.

Now maybe I ain't got no right asking,
considering who it's for, but...

You remember that
young fella you combed out

over at Rockyford
the other day?

- He's been hurt.
- Jim Garry?

Come home this morning,
found him lying on the floor of my shack.

- He got a knife stuck in him.
-I'll go get dressed.

It's me, Jim.

Lie still.

You've gotta get outta here.

No, Jim.

Kris. Kris, tell her
to get outta here.

I'm going to fix this up.

He's asleep.

Good.

So him and your dad were
in this together, huh?

Yes.

Young lady,
you're goin' on a ride.

Riling is on his trail.

He'll probably land up
here sometime today.

That's why Garry wanted
to get you outta here.

Oh.

We gotta get help.
You know where your dad is?

No, I don't.

Oh, Kris, I don't. We haven't
heard from Dad in days.

Well, you better
find him.

What about Jim?

Oh, if they show up, I can
stand 'em off till your dad gets here.

Don't let that worry you.

Where you gonna
look for him?

I don't know.
Somewhere south.

I'll try and pick up the trail
of the herd and follow him.

Good.

What are you doing here?

I might ask you that.

- Barden home?
- Yes.

- Who else is in there?
- Nobody.

You're a lovely
little liar.

All right, fellas.
Let's take a look.

Bolt that door.

Here, take this.

- Riling?
- Yes, and Pindalest and Shotten.

Look here, Kris,
before this goes any further,

tell Riling I'll go with him.

These walls is good and thick,
they can't burn us out.

We got plenty
of cartridges.

He won't quit until he's got me,
and he'll kill you both to do it.

So we let him shoot you
just to save our necks?

Then tell him
she's comin' out.

- They'll let her through.
- No, I won't go.

Make her go.

Why do you think she risked
her neck to get back in here

if it wasn't
on account of you?

Why do you think |
want to get her out?

Same reason, I reckon.

He's right, Amy.

But it wouldn't work, not even if
you'd have me. Now will you go?

No.

Look, I've been fiddle-footed
and no good all my life.

I--I'm not asking any
woman to take that.

I knew that
when I came here.

That's what I am, Amy.
That's me.

Don't you see how
useless talk is?

I'm here and
I'm staying.

- Jim.
- Yeah?

Jim, what are
you doing up?

I'm going out there to try
and get a crack at 'em.

- Oh--
- No, let me talk.

We can probably hold out
for a few more hours, but...

You ain't going out there
just to save our necks.

I'll try and save
my own too.

We may as well face it.

They're not gonna give up.

Nobody's likely to
come along and help us.

Then, I'll go.

I got a score to settle
with Riling myself.

No, Kris.
It's me Riling's after.

I'd like to finish
this my own way.

You gonna let
him go, Miss Amy?

Yes, she is.

- Where are they exactly?
- They are all scattered out.

Riling's over to
the left in them trees

and the other two's
closer to the corral.

I can just make it to the corner
of the corral,

I can circle around
and get behind them.

But they'll see you.

As soon as I get out,
you open up on 'em.

That'll draw a return fire.

The powder flash'll
blind 'em for a couple seconds.

That's all I need.

Ready?

Hold it, Miss Amy. Hold it.

I think
he made it.

Twigs snap)

Twigs snap)

Them last shots came
from another direction.

- Do you wanna get hit?
- But I've got to know.

Hey, Shotten.

Pindalest!

All right, Riling,
it's just you and me now.

It's a pleasure, Jim.

For me, Tate.

Same old Jim.

When lightning strikes,
you're there.

You and me together
coulda licked 'em.

But you..

You always had
a conscience

b-breathing down your neck.

Jim.

Riling's dead.
Shotten too.

And Pindalest?

No. I don't think so.
He's over there.

- Dad.
- Carol told me you were here.

She was afraid
there'd be trouble.

- Where's Riling?
- He's dead.

Well, Lufton...

Don't look like you're gonna get
Riling to do much talking.

I'm going to have you
arrested for murder.

It was a fair fight, John.

And I'll tell that to the sheriff or
anybody else that wants to know.

Lufton was telling us
about a little deal

that you and Riling had cooked up
to swindle him out of his cattle.

- What about it?
- I had no deal with Riling.

Don't forget
I was in on it too.

Well, boys, that's the man
you've been fighting for.

Get your horse.

Me and you are gonna have
a little talk with the marshal.

Guess we've been
a pack of fools, Lufton.

Uh, say, fellas.

I got a jug I've been saving for
a special occasion, this looks like it.

What do you say, if we...

Garry, I guess I was wrong
about quite a few things.

Yeah, I was wrong about
a few things myself.

We've been
plenty stubborn.

That's gonna make
two stubborn men in the family.

Well, guess Kris was right.

This is a special occasion.
Come on.