Original subtitles

BAT, V/O: There's a reason they called it the Wild West.

BASS: Whoa. - Throw down your guns, Marshal.

[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]

ALICE REEVES: Tell me what is goin' on?

BENJAMIN: I think Cassie is cheatin' on me.

ALICE: What are you talkin' about!?

- I'm armed, and I'm comin' in!

- You can't arrest your own blood.

♪ ♪

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING]

BAT, V/O: I was just a young man when I first headed west.

In the years that followed, I became a cowboy, a gunslinger,

and even served as sheriff of Dodge City,

one of the most lawless towns in the country.

My name is Bat Masterson.

Now I'm a reporter. And I've come West again

to chronicle the world that I know best.

These are the incredible true tales of the Wild West.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

ALICE: Mr. Masterson,

I'm not real willing

to talk about that time.

Miss Reeves,

I've always had the utmost respect for your father.

ALICE: I know.

I used to read your columns to him.

But I thought you were here to write his obituary,

not dredge up a difficult time for our family.

- There will be plenty of folks

writing obituaries about Marshal Reeves,

but I think that the story of how your

father arrested his own son will

say more about Bass Reeves than any obituary ever could.

- I'm sorry, but my answer is no.

♪ ♪

- Is there any way I can change your mind?

- There is one way. - Which is?

ALICE: Help with my brother's petition to reduce his sentence

due to the circumstances.

- I would have to hear the story first.

♪ ♪

- All right, Mr. Masterson.

- Good.

- When Bennie married Cassie,

it was a high point for our family.

My father was so proud.

PARSON: I now pronounce you

man and wife!

[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]

♪ ♪

[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]

MAN: Congratulations!

♪ [FIDDLE] ♪

♪ [FIDDLE] ♪

- I'm so happy, Baby.

- Me too.

I'm the happiest man alive.

And I want you to know,

I'm gonna work real hard

to give you everything you need.

- I don't need much, Baby.

Just come home to me at the end of the day.

That's enough.

♪ ♪

- To Bennie and Cassie. BASS: To Bennie and Cassie.

Now, when am I walking you down the aisle?

♪ ♪

ALICE: I'm so happy for you, Bennie.

BASS: There he is. BENJAMIN: Appreciate you.

BASS: Congratulations, Son.

I'm proud of you.

♪ ♪

- Thanks, Pop.

- How's business?

BENJAMIN: Well,

I know that you had your doubts,

but turns out a traveling barber

can do quite well for himself.

BASS: That's good, son, that's good and fine.

Soon, you'll have a family,

and that's what it's all about.

I just wish your mother was still here with us today.

♪ ♪

What is it, Son?

- That guy, Sam,

he's been staring at Cassie all day.

- Now, Son, it's your day.

Everyone is staring at y'all.

You're the center of attention!

BENJAMIN: Yeah.

Yeah, you're right.

- Now go on out there and have some fun.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

ALICE: How long will it be this time?

BASS: A few weeks, I expect.

- When's the last time you spoke to your son?

BASS: Benjamin?

What's wrong with him?

- Daddy, you may be able to track a white rabbit in the snow,

but you are just blind to when it comes to your own family.

- Now, what is this all about?

- You're never home for more than a week

before you saddle up again.

BASS: Alice,

your mother understood that

I need to provide for this house.

When are you going to understand that?

[DOOR SQUEAKS, THEN CLOSES]

ALICE: My father knew family was important.

But, he never missed an opportunity to go after bad men.

It was like he was still trying to prove himself to-

To everyone.

- I understand.

His work was important but dangerous.

He had to hunt outlaws in the Indian Territory.

It's a no-man's land where

lawmen were ambushed and killed. - Hm hmm.

- Outlaws used to leave cards on the trails,

threatening the marshals.

♪ ♪

My father paid them no mind.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

He knew how to protect himself.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

SECOND OUTLAW: Nah, don't shoot.

It's just some old man.

BENJAMIN: I need to talk to Pops now! ALICE: He ain't here.

Come on, sit down. Tell me what's wrong.

- I can't sit down.

- Bennie, tell me what is going on.

- I think Cassie is cheatin' on me when I leave town.

♪ ♪

- Wh- what, what gave you that idea?

- I don't know exactly,

but everything is telling me that she is.

Have you noticed anything unusual?

- Maybe you shouldn't travel so much.

- I'm saving up my money

to open my own barbershop in town.

ALICE: Well then my advice is

as long as you are traveling for work,

you devote all your time to her when you're home.

- Maybe you're right.

- You want some lemonade? - Of course.

♪ ♪

Cassie, I'm home.

♪ ♪

Cassie?

♪ ♪

[DOOR SQUEAKS]

[LOUD THUMPING]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

I'm armed and coming in!

[CASSIE GASPS] [WIND BLOWING IN]

Where is he!? - Who?

- Tell me, and I'll kick his hide out of town!

- You're the one who's always going out of town!

- I'm working and providing for us!

- I need you here. Now,

put the gun down.

You ain't gonna shoot anyone,

not with your pa as marshal.

- Don't bring my family into this.

Don't you love me?

- You're such a child.

BENJAMIN: Say you're sorry

and that you'll never cheat on me again.

CASSIE: What are you talkin' about?

What should I say sorry? BENJAMIN: Tell me who he is!

CASSIE: Just, please! BENJAMIN: Tell me who he is!

CASSIE: Stop! [GUNSHOT]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[ALICE GASPS]

BENJAMIN: Sorry to scare you, Alice.

I came to say goodbye.

I have to leave now and

go far away.

ALICE: What are you talking about?

BENJAMIN: Wait, wait! No light!

Please.

- What, what are you saying?

Why do you have to leave?

♪ ♪

- I shot Cassie.

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

- No.

- She's dead.

- No! Benjamin, how could you?! - I don't know.

I don't know. I don't know what came over me.

How I could do such an awful thing.

But I know I have to leave now.

I love you.

I love all my brothers and sisters, and

I love Pop.

... Pop.

♪ ♪

You tell Pop, I'm sorry.

- Okay.

♪ ♪

[DOOR OPENS] [RAIN FALLING]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[THUNDER CRASHES]

- I can't believe it. - It's just tragic.

- She was murdered.

- I heard he shot her

in their bedroom.

[DOOR OPENS]

BASS: Where's Ben at?

♪ ♪

Can somebody tell me what's going on?

♪ ♪

- Go to Benjamin's house, Bass.

Bennett's there writing a report.

BASS: I don't understand.

- Bennett will tell you everything.

♪ ♪

[DOOR OPENS]

- Marshal.

BASS: Where's Benjamin? Is he okay?

♪ ♪

- He's in a lot of trouble.

- What kind of trouble?

Alice?

- He shot Cassie. He killed her.

He told me last night that he was going away

and never coming back.

♪ ♪

BASS: Benjamin.

- What are you gonna do, Daddy?

♪ ♪

- Bass respected the law

above all.

For someone so close to him to commit the ultimate crime,

that must have been hard to bear.

- He did the only thing he knew how.

♪ ♪

BASS: Bennett,

I want my son's warrant.

BENNETT: Bass,

you can't arrest your own blood.

- Now listen, you have a half a dozen marshals around here doing nothing.

If they had wanted it, they'd a claimed it.

- You want that dang warrant?

Take it.

Cause I ain't handin' it to you.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

BASS: Whoa.

- Throw your guns down guns, Marshal.

Nice and slow.

- You walked right into this one, Bass.

- I'll tell you what you walked into, Marshal.

See, we spent years in jail

'cause of one of you.

It's payback time,

like a...

sort of trophy. [CHUCKLING]

Now get down.

♪ ♪

SECOND OUTLAW: It's time for payback.

[GUNSHOT] [COCKS GUN]

BLUE EAGLE: Drop your guns and start running

and don't stop until your shadows are long.

Or I'll be the one taking trophies today.

[GUNSHOT]

[GROANS]

[GROANS] [FALLS TO GROUND]

BASS: Thank you.

Blue Eagle.

BAT: I take it this was a member of one of the Five Tribes.

- When my father escaped slavery, he had to hide out in the Indian Territory.

That's why he knew it better than any other marshal,

and he made some friends.

BAT: This was an old acquaintance.

- You could say that.

♪ ♪

BASS: Thank you

for saving my life back there.

You know, you taught me so much,

especially how to use this.

♪ ♪

- Bass...

what bad medicine brings you here?

Your brow is heavy.

Why?

- It's my son, Benjamin.

I don't even know how to say this, but

he killed his wife in a jealous rage.

- And he came out to this land to hide.

- I don't know what I'm going to do when I find him.

I can't even stay on his trail.

It's like I can't even think straight.

- Did you ever bring him here?

BASS: Once...

long ago.

We went hunting up there in Cedar Canyon.

It was a much happier time.

BLUE EAGLE: And there is much beauty up there.

- Do you think he would go there?

BLUE EAGLE: He faces great sorrow.

He seeks a place of comfort,

and maybe he wants you to find him.

- We did stay at an old friend's hunting cabin.

Maybe I'll find him there.

BLUE EAGLE: When you do find your son,

help him atone for his crimes.

- How?

- He has to pay for his crimes by your world's laws,

but you must stand with him through that ordeal.

- I'm not sure I can do that.

BLUE EAGLE: Bass,

he is still your son.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[HORSE BLUSTERS]

[WIND BLOWING]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[LIGHT TAPPING ON DOOR]

BASS: Ben are you in there?

It's Pop. I'm coming in.

♪ ♪

What happened, Benjamin?

- I'm in trouble,

aren't I?

- What happened to your wife?

- I found her in the arms of yet another lowlife, Pop.

- Then you shot Cassie?

- I made a mess of things.

I made a mess of everything, Pop.

I should just end everything.

BASS: Bennie. - No. Save you the trouble.

BASS: Bennie, please,

don't do that. - Then let me go, Pop.

You don't have to see me again.

- You know I can't do that, Son.

You can't run from this.

Give me that gun and I'll make sure you're treated fair.

♪ ♪

C'mon.

♪ ♪

C'mon.

♪ ♪

[BEN SNIFFS]

- Pop.

[BEN CRIES]

- C'mon.

Turn around.

♪ ♪

BAT: It must have been hard for Bass to watch

his own son be tried for murder.

- He bore it well

and he went to trial every day.

My father's support gave Benjamin the fortitude to survive in prison.

- Fort Leavenworth?

That is a tough place to do time.

- It is,

but Benjamin found purpose.

He's the prison barber.

They say he's a model prisoner, but

our father's death has been a big blow.

- Thank you for your time, Alice.

Tell you what,

I'll talk with Benjamin myself.

Decide if there's anything I can do to help.

- Thank you, Mr. Masterson.

That's all I can ask for.

The rest...

is hope and prayer.

♪ ♪

BAT, V/O: When Oklahoma became a state in 1907,

Bass Reeves left the US Marshals and became

one of the first police officers in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

He died in 1910.

Benjamin Reeves served 11 years

at Fort Leavenworth as a model prisoner.

In November, 1914, his sentence was commuted,

and he lived the rest of his life peacefully.

♪ ♪

[DOOR SQUEAKING]

♪ ♪

BASS: Marshal Bennett,

my son Benjamin is here to turn himself in.

And I'm here to stand by my son,

not as a lawman,

but as his father,

to make sure he gets a fair trial.