All language subtitles for Comes a Horseman Eng.

Why don't you
sniff the wind while you're at it?

Come on.

I guess I'm just itchin' to get.

Okay.

Let's go, my man.

Goin' to Montana
to stroll the land

ready. Fire!

Ready. Fire!

Half left face!

Present arms!

We was the lucky ones, frank.

I thought we was
gonna come back that way.

Order arms!

We're sure sorry about your boy.

Left face!

He gave his life
for his country, Jacob.

Forward march!

Mr. ewing.

Well, we need us a new fence.

Gotta get a gate.

Be all right.

Cabin ain't much, you know.

Well, imagine,

weren't even supposed to be a cabin.

There ain't.

Come on. Ho!

Hyah, cattle!

Go on, y'all!

Sure right about this place, frank.

I ain't never seen such a pretty place.

Door was open.

Helped myself.

Always did have
the best water in the basin.

Saw the old clock was gone.

Suppose you sold it

like you did that land
to them soldier boys.

Ain't ya done enough to spite me?

Down to the two of us now.

Just us.

You should've married me.

We'd have had a child.

Be heir to it all.

The whole basin.

Ain't too late.

I gotta hand it to you.

You hung on longer than anybody else.

You put up a hell of a fight.

But it don't take no genius to see

it's your last year.

I don't wanna have to ruin you, Ella.

Jacob, you mind some company?

I've got a call in to Claire.

Did you see this?

I think the Russians
are gonna beat us into Berlin.

Neil, by fall,
I'll have the Connors place.

Do you really think
Ella's gonna go under?

You can bet on it.

Why don't you come back
east with me for a couple of weeks?

We'll go down to the place in Virginia
and do some fishing.

I wish your father had lived to see
this basin back together again.

I could never
have rebuilt it without his help.

Well, my father

was a very generous man.

Cattle will cover this basin

the way buffalo did
in my grandfather's time.

Sounds like that might
take a good deal of capital.

This is not a very good time
to talk about it,

but sometime soon,
I'd like to sit down with you

and talk about
the mineral rights to this valley.

Oil and cattle are not incompatible.

This is heartland, cattle country.

And that's the way it's going to stay.

That's probably Claire. I'll get it.

Hello? Yes, I did.

Hi, Claire.

I know it's late in New York.

I'm sorry to wake you,

but I wanted you
to know where things stand.

Who's that benefiting?

Oh, well,
if it's the Belgian red cross, yes.

Bill's wife died in a barroom fight

now she keeps singin' mornin' till night

ride around kinda easy

ride around kinda slow

- did you ever try a...
- Huh?

I wish we had a piano or something.

Yeah.

Ride around kinda slow

put a fire in the stokie rarin' to go

think we got us a rooster, dude.

Hey, you chickenshit g.L.!

Old bill Jones
had two daughters in this song

one went to Denver
the other went wrong

bill's wife died...

Hey, you chickenshit g.L.!

Just 'cause you kill a couple nips

don't mean you
can come in here and take over!

Do you hear what I said?

Hey, you wanna come on down here,
we can talk about it!

Why don't you come up here?

Chickenshit!

Hey, Billy.
Billy, pay no attention to him.

He ain't gonna do nothin'.

They're weird folks around here.

Come on, forget it. Have a drink.

Do anything
but pick up that harmonica again.

It's that soldier boy.

Looks like he took a bullet
right in the chest.

Put him in the shed.

His partner's stone dead.

Emil kroegh is lying up there

with a six-inch knife right in his belly.

Emil kroegh could do anything for ewing.

They feed in the gullies

and they water in the draw

their tails are all matted
their backs are all raw

bill Jones had a daughter
bill Jones had a son

one went to Denver
the other went wrong

his wife, she died in a poolroom fight

still, he keeps singin'
from mornin' till night

ride around, dogies
ride around and slow

firey and Snuffy are rarin' to go

now when I die

take my saddle from the wall

put it on my pony
and lead him from the stall

then tie us to his back
and a-head us to the west

we'll ride the range
the land we love best

ride around, little dogies
ride around and slow

firey and Snuffy are rarin' to go

oh... god!

Let go!

Where's Billy? Where's Billy?

He's dead.

Oh, no.

Billy, my partner. Billy...

Billy...

I never should've sold you that land.

I had no choice.

Please...

Please, tell me who did this.

Name's ewing.

You sit up, you can have that food.

I ain't gonna help you.

More it hurts,

quicker you're gonna get well
and get outta here.

I ain't set up to be no hospital.

I left you some food
in that box over there.

It's mostly cans and dried stuff,
but you'll get by.

As soon as you're fit,
you're gonna be movin' on.

You ought to know, old man.

This season's gonna
hold the worst work we ever done.

It's gonna be worse than last year.

You're free to pack it in
anytime you want.

Baby sister,
each year I get a little less primed.

I can still do my work.

You ought to know that.

They're sayin' it's my last year, dodger.

They're sayin'
I'm gonna go under before fall.

They said that before.
If I remember right.

It's different.

The bank isn't gonna
let me just pay on the interest this year.

We're gonna need
beeves comin' to over $12,000 by August.

Hell, we didn't do $4,000 last year.

Well, we come close.

With all them broken bones of yours?

Well, there was a few accidents.

You had some, too.

You're a year older. You're brittler.

And your cows is older and tougher.

Hell, you got cattle
ain't never seen flat land.

You might as well
be ranchin' a bunch of mountain goats.

Hell, that'll ride him.

You know, that deep water don't hurt,

but that idea of bein'
drug off the cliff will kind of get ya.

You can say no.

Hell no. I made my choice.

Well, we got us one old man

and a banshee woman boss.

Feel like a fart in a windstorm.

Giddyup!

God damn!

Well, we lost 'em.

Flushin' cows out of this timber

is like tryin' to teach an elephant
to use a typewriter.

Howdy.

Hear a terrible thing happened to you.

I think I got
the man who did the shootin'.

Oh, you did. He's dead.

Did you get the man that sent him?

You better get
that son of a bitch before I do.

His name is ewing.

Then tell him that.

He's the law.

The man you killed worked for me.

I'm ewing.

Sorry your pard's dead.

Sorry all this had to happen,

but sometimes,
things just work out that way.

Now, we are disposed
to give you the benefit of the doubt

when it comes to murder.

You take that

and head someplace
where you got a chance.

Ooh...

Oh, now, baby.

There. Oh...

There you go.

Oh, yeah.

What's the matter with her?

Her mama's dead.

She get to nurse any?

I don't know.

I don't think so.

If it didn't, uh,

I don't imagine
you're gonna do her any good.

Nobody asked you.

Yeah. That a girl.

You gonna be all right.

Yeah.

Please don't watch me.

There you go.

Yeah.

I'll do it.

Since you're full able to get around

and fix a meal and all,

figure you might as well just get goin'.

Here, I'll do it.

Told you I wasn't runnin' no hospital.

This ain't a hotel either.

Just thought I'd give you a little hand.

I don't need a maid, don't need a cook.

You can get that kind of work in town.

I gotta go in tomorrow anyway.
I'll give you a lift.

Here.

Made ya these.

I don't need no chaps.

Hell, lady,
they sure as hell ain't gonna fit me.

It's a wonder you
got any flesh on them legs at all

with them skunk skins
you been wearing.

Uh...

I need, uh... I need me a horse.

Think I could buy one?

It'll cost you.

Yes, ma'am. I did say I'd buy one.

I don't think there's nothin'
i want from you for nothin'.

Here you go.

You should've chose a gentler horse.

You're too stove up for Parsons.

He'll break you just taking you to town.

Don't want you
to fall off here and sue me.

I'll take the risk.

I meant what I said
about taking you to town.

Thank you. I ain't going to town.

You ain't goin' back
to that toilet you call a cabin, are you?

Yes, ma'am.

Excuse me.

It seems to me
a person in your situation

might use an able-bodied man.

Thank you.

I guess I could use a hired hand.

Sorry, I ain't no hired hand.

I'll work with you,
but I sure as hell can't work for you.

You do owe me.

You owe me for the care and the time
you spent at my place.

- Excuse me?
- I said, you do owe me.

You know, lady,
you got balls the size of grapefruits.

All right.

I'll work for you a season.

You pay me
any way you can at the end.

Except some of it's gotta be in stock.

Of course, any of mine we find,
you help me trap 'em.

It's a deal.

Whoa. Hey. Hey.

Why don't you come on in?

Thought you might
want something to eat.

Thank you very much.

There's no need to thank me.

Guess I lost my head.

Excuse me, uh...

Could I use your sink here?

Help yourself.

You're working too hard.

You're gonna get yourself tore up.

You're not gonna be fit to work.

Few more days ain't gonna hurt me,

but you get yourself stove up,

you might as well pack it in.

Get yourself another boss,
'cause I don't need no cripple.

The towel's under your hat.

I aim to get this drive done.

It's gonna be a long hard pull.

You're gonna have to be fit.

Yep. Imagine I can handle it.

I don't count on miracles.

Don't mind me. I'm...
I always eat this way.

Uh, do you mind
if I do the same thing?

Suit yourself.

Excuse me.

Tragedies of Shakespeare.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I didn't know.

I'm sorry.

It's my bills.

That's where I keep my bills.

Appropriate, ain't it?

That paint horse is gonna...

He's gonna make a nice calf horse.

Nice house.

Inoflced, uh,
the edge of your clean splot...

Uh, clean spot on that wall over there.

Mmm.

Used to be a clock.

My great-granddad
gave it to my mom and dad

for their wedding.

Like him, it was a noisy old thing.

Couldn't get a moment's peace.

Well, it sure is peaceful now.

Come on! Hyah!

I got the rest of them
corralled up near the high mesa.

And them broncs of yours
is the smartest I ever seen.

Took me three days,
but I got 'em all gathered.

Hello, buck.

You got some damn fine horses
for this madness of yours, Ella.

Got enough?

I wouldn't be here if we didn't.

Enough if he works with us?

You think you're up to this?

The way he talks, he better be.

Well, you look all right.

L just hope you don't go bad on us

when we need you the most.

I try not to make a habit
of going bad on folks, 0l' fella.

My name's dodger, if you don't mind.

You got a place of your own.

Why'd you want to throw in with us?

How'd you get so old
being so damn nosy?

Ah. Luck and brains, I guess.

You gonna answer the question?

You gonna give me a chew?

Well, you sure picked a Lulu.

Thank you.

Just don't take it all.

I think I got you figured.

Let's get the gear.

All right.

- Hyah!
- Hey!

My pal is an honest
young puncher

honest and upright and true

but he turned to a hard-shootin' gunman

on account of a gal named Lou

he mixed in with evil...

I've had this thing in hock so much,

the pawnbroker plays it
better than I do.

I wish that son of a bitch was here.

You ever been married, buck?

I don't imagine
i ever been that drunk. You?

Dodger'. No.

I went with an old gal
for quite a while.

We's layin' in bed one morning,

and suddenly she sprung it on me.

She said, "dodger.

"Don't you think
it's about time we was gettin' hitched?"

And I says, uh,

"well, do you suppose
anybody'd have us?"

They'll stay by a man while he's winning

and laugh in his face at his fall

ewing's moving
his cattle on your land.

He's gonna try to cross.

I believe you're on my land.

Take them around the long way,

we lose maybe
two to four pounds apiece.

This is the best way.

Don't mean a damn to me.

I'll pay passage fees.

Imagine you will.

You let him cross here,
he's gonna walk all over you.

This is a legal challenge.

I know what I'm talking about.

He tried to do this to my dad.

You let me tend to my business.

How many head you bringing?

Thousand.

He's pissing on you, athearn.

Look like you're halfway through now.

Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!

Athearn!

Thanks.

Appreciate your helping out back there.

Think about working with me, frank,
not against me.

The only thing
i want you to appreciate

is I never want to see
you or your cattle on my land again.

Do you understand that?

Do you understand it?

Dodgeri hello, buck.

I'll be back for my things.

Well, what happened?

He was letting ewing
run his cattle across his land.

Yeah?

I stampeded ewing's cattle.

J.W. Couldn't have
split you two up any more

if he'd have used a broadax on you.

Can't trust athearn.

Yeah, he's kinda sneaky, all right.

Always talking up like he does
and having common sense.

It's real bad business.

Sure did gather
them cows in a hurry, didn't you?

Oh, yeah. We're...

We're just hell on wheels,
as you probably know.

You still looking for that dog to kick?

Damn. You know, you're the one

to jump in when you don't know
the right direction.

But, you know,
you gotta go back quite a ways to

make this all fit in.

Guess I'm gonna have to hear this.

Well, just the important part.

That's all that matters.

So, well, j.W. Ewing and tom Connors,

they was raised like brothers
instead of cousins.

Tom never would give in to j.W.

He wouldn't budge
one inch on the land,

and he raised Ella as a fighter.

He tried to make her
the son that he needed,

but he never did have.

She was weaned on war.

She never knew nothin' else.

They got a word down in Texas.
Stargazer.

That's an ol' horse
that's had his bit jerked on real hard

whenever he'd slow up
or look down at the ground.

So, to get away from that,
he'd hold his head up

and always kinda lookin' at the sky.

And that's Ella.

Somethin' I can do for you?

This here is Ralph Cole.

Ewing has him around the place
to keep them windmills a-going

with that hot air of his, I think.

I'd sure like to know
why he's on the prowl.

- Emil kroegh was my buddy.
- Ah.

You know, I understand
why they keep this 0l' windbag around.

The only thing he's good for
is mending fences or sugar tootin'.

But I heard you were a real cowman.

Shit, you ain't nothin' but a paper bat
who couldn't lick his upper lip.

Well, any horse's ass
that'd work for a woman,

he don't deserve nothin'
better than road-apple pie.

I guess we know how
Ella's paying you off.

Yeah.

On!

Drink your beer, dodger.

I'm so sorry, fellas.

He'll cover it.

I say you oughtn't have done that!

Look.

You tell your boss to stay clear of me.

Go on!

God!

Didn't want you sneaking back
for your damn cattle.

Well, I'm obliged.

Where'd you find 'em?

It ain't so hard
if you know where to look.

How you doin'?

Fine.

Fine.

Can offer you a little water if you like.

We hid your cattle on you.

Figured it'd stretch
more work outta you.

Doesn't much matter.

Yes, it does.

Ain't never cheated a man in my life.

Even had you stayed,

we would have given
them back to you.

It's all right,
and how about the water?

No.

I'm not gonna consider it a debt

if you take a mouthful of water,
you understand?

Woman, what in the hell
is the matter with you?

Well, what the hell's
that supposed to mean?

It means what in the hell's
the matter with you?

Why don't you just come and say
what you got to say

instead of that nonsense
about these cattle?

You and the old man
can't make it alone.

So you need me.

Well, I figure I need you, too.

Imagine I could
make this work here for a year,

but then I'd have to pack it in,
and I figure...

Figure you do, too.

Sure like to figure, don't you?

Yes, ma'am.
It, uh... it helps.

Look, I don't want to
take over your ranch, you understand,

but I, uh...

I'm not coming back
as a hired hand.

I ain't never had no partner.

Well, it's not real hard
to figure out why.

For the season.

I guess I'll see you in the morning.

There's, uh, one more little thing.

I sure hate the way
you say my name "athearn."

I hate it. "Athearn."

Sounds like you're sneezing.

So, uh, I thought maybe we could
call each other by our first names.

Frank and Ella. How's that sound?

- All right.
- Ma'am?

- All right.
- All right, what?

All right, frank.

- Jesus.
- There you go.

See you in the morning.

Hyah! Hyah!

This what this is for?

No, by god.

Mornin', Ella.
Can you spare a minute?

Come in.

This here's virge hoverton,
the banker, frank.

Guess you know about frank athearn.

Good morning, miss Connors, athearn.

Pleasure to meet you, Mr. athearn.

This is Neil Atkinson.

I'm sure you've heard of atko oil.

And this is George bascomb, his geologist.

Heard you've been doin' pretty good.

Still got a ways to go though, huh?

I don't guess you come up here
to talk about that.

You got somethin' to say,
why don't you just say it?

You know, miss Connors,

the characteristics of this valley

are almost identical to what we found

in other parts of this state

where there are already
substantial oil fields in production.

Why, there could be
a lot of wealth in here.

Unfortunately, we can't really pinpoint

the exact location of that structure

without a more complete seismic record.

What he means, Ella, is

they want to test for oil.

I'm not stupid, virge.

I also ain't interested.
You ought to know that by now.

Well, I understand that.

But have you given
any thought to what this means?

Hell.

Hell, I imagine it means
you gonna tear the earth apart.

You know, Ella,

I admire you.

I've watched you and your father give

everything you had to this piece of land.

Now is your chance to make it pay.

I seen places where they drill for oil.

You better include
my partner over there in these dealings.

He's got a mind of his own.

It's not just a question
of a piece of land or an oil company.

The war is going to be over soon,
and we're going to have

a lot of building to do.

We're going to need more energy than
we've ever needed before.

When it comes to the land
over the needs of the people,

I think I'd have
to take people anytime.

Boy, it sounds to me
like a bunch of speeches I heard

when they was tryin'
to get me to re-enlist in the army.

They sure don't seem to have done
a hell of a lot of good, do they?

I'm with the lady.

You got your answer, virge.

You know, Ella,

you could lose this place overnight.

Miss Connors,
i think I know how you feel.

I've dealt with a lot of ranchers
who feel the same way

you both do about the land.

Think it over.

And good luck with your roundup.

Be seein' you, virge.

Fran ki hyah! Hyah!

You know, I've been thinkin'.

Imagine there could be somethin' to
what that Atkinson said, you know?

What are you talkin' about?

Well, I mean, if you was to agree,

and they was to find oil,

you'd have enough money,
you'd be set for life.

Then you'd be shed
of ewing's and me.

All them things
that bother you so much.

Now, see, you don't
always look at both sides of things.

Ain't about to start now.

Guess you're not.

But I thought with all that oil money,

hell, you could buy you
a nice house in the city.

Be a real fine lady.

Real fine lady.

Drink champagne,

and eat that there caviar.

Drink tea, you know,
with your pinky up in the air.

Wear them nice little, uh, silk dresses
with them flowers all over it.

Ain't that a pretty picture?

Ah, yes, ma'am, think it is.

I knew she'd never
let you oil people piss on that land,

even if it meant losin' it to me.

I don't think she's going to
lose it to you, Jacob.

Virgil tells me she and athearn

are rounding up enough cattle
to see them through another year.

Ella and that young cowboy
make quite a team.

I admire you, Jacob.

My father always said you were one
of the last of the great empire builders.

Your father understood.

My father was a rich man's son
who played with money.

But I'm not him.

Of all the money my father lent you,

you've never paid back a cent.

I'm not asking you
for the money you owe my family,

but I want to test for oil
on this land.

And when my people
have had a chance to study the findings,

we'll talk again.

And what if I don't go along with you?

I know how much
this ranch means to you, Jacob.

I'd hate to see you lose it.

Let me get my air.

Frank!

I just gotta get my air.

Get the truck.

Damned air.

Doc says your limbs
are gonna be fine, old man.

Gonna have to stay put for a while.

Hell, I ain't that sick.

Besides, we still got a hell
of a lot of work to do.

Why don't we get us a bunch.

Man's tryin' to tell you he's, uh,

straight as a Skeeter's Peter
in the middle of matin' season.

I been watchin' you
pretty close, buck.

And I can tell
you was taught by old Joe voss.

He's as good a cowboy as I ever met.

I figure you could
cut his trail any old day.

I never had his seam squirrels.

Always figured
that's what made him so fast.

He was the most cootie-laden critter
god ever put hair on.

But he was a cowboy.

I imagine.

Are you gonna give me a chew, buck?

Hell, you bet.

All I got here is this Copenhagen.

Well, that's... that's good enough.

Yeah, I thought it might be.

You save me a pinch now.

Yeah.

I'm gonna go tend to the horses.

Ella?

You ought to know better than anyone,

I won't allow no lyin' under my roof.

Except some of my old tall tales.

But I know and you know,

my ropin' and ridin' days is over.

Who's top dog, baby sister?

The one that bites the hardest.

No matter what you think,

your dad would be damn proud of you.

Whoa, son.

Whoa.

My garden's dyin'.

Oh, just needs a little water.

Windmill broke.

It's just an old machine.

God damn you, ewing!

God damn your soul!

I imagine, uh, we got us
a big enough herd right now.

No sense gettin' hoggish about the...

About the whole thing here,

especially with
the weather gettin' as bad as it is.

It kind of spooks me.

We, uh...

Turned out them good bulls.

And some nice heifers.
You have you a nice start for next year.

I guess what I'm sayin' is, uh,
we could, uh...

Just go with what we got, you know?

What do you think?

I slept with ewing.

I slept with ewing when I was a girl.

He was always watchin' me.

I was forbid to go near him,
but he was

always watchin' me, and...

I'd come home from school,
or I'd be out workin' the herd,

out by myself somewhere.

He'd be there just lookin' at me
and waitin'.

Never said nothin', just...

Just watchin' me and waitin'.

Then he had me.

My dad won a law case against him
over the land.

One night, me and dodger and my dad
were eatin' supper,

and he rode up
yellin' for my dad to come outside.

I stood right next to my dad
on the porch.

Ewing told him
every damn thing we did.

My dad looked at me
to tell him it wasn't true,

and I couldn't do it.

It just broke him.

Just broke him.

I hate him.

I hate him.

You know, it's gonna be, uh,

nearly impossible for the two of us

to drive that herd down the hill.

So I was thinkin'...

Well, we ought to hire us some...

Some hands to help us
get them from here down to the ranch

and then from,

you know, from the ranch to

wherever the hell it is
we're gonna sell them.

I was just thinkin'
i ought to go in town

and hire us on someone to help.

Thought maybe I'd go tomorrow.

What do you think?

Hmm?

Yeah.

Yeah.

How was your trip?

A little rough. There was some
turbulence in the mountains.

Mr. ewing,
these are all records

of the seismic shooting
we've done on your ranch.

We've completely covered your land

all the way to Ella Connors' property line.

The only place
where it would be economically feasible

for us to drill a test

would be somewhere in here.

Now, that's right on the Connors' ranch,

and she's not going to let us drill there.

But there's another possibility.

We could drill diagonally
under her land,

from the edge of the creek

at this point on your property.

Now, we wouldn't have
to put any hardware at all on her land.

It would probably be easy
to get her permission.

Thank you, George.

You can leave the reports here.

Thank you.

Now what are you gonna do?

Wait her out.

And hope, like you do,
that she'll go under.

But that could take quite a while.

Yeah, it could.

In the meantime,

what do I do to protect
my interests from you?

If you could stop me, you would.

The only way to protect myself

is to have the ewing ranch in my name.

I've gone over the whole situation.

With whom?

With hoverton, with the bank.

You talked to hoverton
about taking over my ranch?

Well, you don't own the bank, Jacob.

There was a time.

I'll make it as easy as I can for you.

We'll behave as if
you were still the owner of the ranch.

If you were in my position,

and you thought
there was a chance for oil in this valley,

wouldn't you protect yourself
by taking it over?

If you were me, what would you do?

I'd squeeze so hard
your nuts would fall off.

Hey, Neil, you don't have to leave.

Might as well make yourself at home.

Hell, the house is
as good as yours now.

Tell me, Neil,

when you retire me,

you gonna give me a gold watch?

J.W.

Sit down, boys.

I understand Ella and that soldier boy

have rounded up enough cattle

to hang on for another year.

You hadn't ought
to worry about that, j.W.

Just because they've got them pinned,

sure don't mean
that they're gonna stay pinned.

They could be stopped.

Real easy.

Ever since there's been ewings,

there's been blockers
and coles at their side.

Through everything.

Nesters, rustlers, all our enemies.

When I was a boy,

I saw a bulldog take a bull by the nose

and wrestle him to the ground.

The dog bit too hard,

and the bull stomped that dog to death.

Well, boys,

we got a whole pack
of dogs to deal with.

Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!

Slide, then go home

ease, stamp, and right

imagine you'd like
to try one of them?

You think you might like
to take your jacket off?

Man". Now let's do the Texas star.

Bow to your partner

then bow to your corner

now swing your partner
to the left, whirl

then spin

I think I better get started.

I want to get over those hills
before it gets dark.

Julie, uh, pack up some chow
for Mr. Atkinson.

It's all taken care of, j.W.

Good.

Julie,

I think you ought to know

we'll both be workin'
for Mr. Atkinson from now on.

Is that a fact?

I surely do appreciate
your not sayin' anythin' to anyone

about takin' over, Neil.

You'll see, Jacob.
Everything is gonna work out just fine.

Into the center
let's hear you yell

yo!

Now break inside your partner's arms

ah, and left, your partner

now right...

Good stock,

but a bit old,

I suspect a mite on the tough side.

Won't find better beef,
and you know it.

You should've sold them a long time ago.

We talkin' "should have's"
and "what if's," or we talkin' cattle?

I don't imagine you'll need
a pencil to give us a price or nothin'.

Like to make things official.

You call that a price?

I do.

You only have about 40 good head
in that whole herd.

Most of those cow's heads are sore

from hem' fled to the trees.

Army ain't buyin' anymore.

Everybody knows the war
is comin' to an end.

I think five cents is a good price.

Well, I think, uh...

There will be other buyers.

How about five and a half cents?

How about...

Us thanking you for your time?

I know it's been a long trip.
We appreciate it.

We'll just say goodbye.

Six cents, and we do business.

I'm only doin' that now
because I've known Ella so long.

That include delivery,
or we gotta bring them in?

No. You deliver.

No...

Uh, we deliver...

I imagine we'd need another penny.

We're doin' the work and all
and, uh, weight loss.

Got to get another penny.

She was tough in the old days.

But the two of you's just plumb awful.

Okay, seven cents.

And that's as high as I'm gonna go, now.

Is that a deal?

Deal.

All right.

Congratulations.

You're sure gettin'
this place back on its feet again.

Yeah.

I'll see you in town with them, then,

and don't be waterin' them
just before you get to town

to add a little extra weight.

So long, Ellie.

So long, cliff.

Sit down, Virgil.

Thanks, j.W.

That was sad about Neil.

Yes, it is.

I understand, uh...

You're goin' over to Ella's later on,

to pick up payment on her note.

Well, yes, lam.

Gonna celebrate?

Like you and Neil did
when you talked about takin' me over?

Oh, now, j.W.

Wasn't anything like that at all.

I had no choice in the matter.

Oh, I figure you did, Virgil.

J.W., I have to tell you

I have Neil's instructions
regarding the ranch.

Oh?

Neil left instructions.

To you?

Well, yes.

I have to put
the takeover in the works,

but you don't have to worry, j.W.

He left specific instructions

that you were to still run the ranch
at a good salary.

The ranch will still
bear the ewing name.

You're going to be
well taken care of, j.W.

I hate to be the one to do this.

But you have to look at it
from my position, j.W.

You see, my first responsibility
is to the bank.

You talkin' to me about the bank?

My grandpa built that bank.

Well, I know that, j.W.

Well, you might,

since you was the one
who come whinin' to us for money

when the bank was failin' in '29.

We never failed you, Virgil.

Trusted you.

You sold us out.

Guess I gotta rank you
with a dog, Virgil.

Sit down.

Big day for you, ain't it?

Cattle to market, debts about to be paid.

New man in your life.

You best get out of here, j.W.

I never wanted it to happen this way,

but you left me no choice.

I'm gonna give you one more chance.

You don't give nothin'.

You want my land,
you're gonna have to kill me.

That's the way it's always been for you.

One of us had to kill the other.

No.

L just wanted to be left in peace
to work my land.

Whatever happens now,
you brought it on yourself.

You're not gonna get away with it,
you know that.

Hoverton's on his way out here.

Hey.

Cut the rope on my hands.