Original subtitles

ADA AND GRIMES: I will support and defend

the Constitution of the United States

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

ADA: I hereby serve you on account of

the U.S. Marshal's office.

BLACKWELL: You what--?

GRIMES: This is arresting two bad men.

ADA: I use only the tools God gave me.

I intend to bring them in alive.

Why you uppity little-- I swear!

♪ ♪

[TRAIN WHISTLE]

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.

[LOUD CLAMORING]

[KNOCKING]

- Who is it? - BAT: Bat Masterson.

REPORTERS: Governor, are you stepping down?

Is it true you and Governor Jenkins took bribes?

[ALL CLAMORING]

Guess I caught you at a bad time, Governor Grimes.

Acting governor, please.

I haven't been in office a week.

You've inherited quite a mess

from your old boss, Jenkins.

Shady government contracts with the Oklahoma Sanitarium,

deplorable conditions for the patients.

Look, I can't speak to that.

Are you saying you didn't know?

GRIMES: Masterson, I have the utmost respect for you

from one old marshal to another.

But if you're here to hound me like

the rest of those jackals...

BAT: I don't think you're getting a fair shake, Governor.

You don't?

I think people forget what Oklahoma used to be like.

When you were appointed marshal, the Territory

was a lawless place.

It was anarchy.

There was no records, no system of law.

It was my job to build it.

BAT: And assemble a small army of deputies?

GRIMES: Some good boys, too.

Heck Thomas...

BAT: Bill Tilghman.

My readers know those names.

How about this one: Ada Curnutt.

Ada.

She was tough as hard tack.

First lady deputy in Oklahoma.

BAT: Women deputies were scarce as hens' teeth.

But you saw something in her didn't ya.

Well this must've been ten years back.

Ada was a clerk at the Norman courthouse.

Young, inexperienced, but she was determined to prove

she could be a deputy marshal.

♪ ♪

Sharp!

Yes, yes sir?

I asked someone to serve this summons

to Jerry Blackwell.

Oh uh well, the deputy on duty hasn't

gotten around to it, sir.

What's stopping you?

Me?

Oh well, I, I'm not a, I'm not---

I'll do it.

Miss Curnutt, I don't think you understand

what this entails.

I understand perfectly well, Marshal.

Ada--!

GRIMES: You think you can handle a bootlegger?

You were about to ask poor Henry to do it.

Why not me?

Marshal, I learned how to handle myself on the plains.

Jerry Blackwell doesn't frighten me.

♪ ♪

I'm a Methodist, sir.

I use only the tools God gave me.

♪ ♪

ADA: Beg pardon, sir.

I'm looking for a Jerry Blackwell.

Blackwell, lady here for ya.

♪ ♪

BLACKWELL: How can I help you?

ADA: Well, I was hoping to purchase a barrel.

Only I need help moving it.

Normally I'd charge extra for something like that.

But for a gal as pretty as you.

Give me one.

So. Are you a single gal, or...?

This is for you.

I hereby serve you by authority of the U.S. Marshal's office.

You what--?

For running whisky without a license.

Why you uppity little, I swear!

[SCREAMS]

Oh, beg pardon, beg pardon.

♪ ♪

♪ [TENSE] ♪

Now, you wouldn't want to run further afoul of the law.

♪ ♪

[HIT, GRUNT]

I, I served him.

GRIMES: Nearly got yourself killed, is all you did.

Men like this will eat you alive.

You make sure they can't get the drop on you and never get

caught with your back to a wall.

[GRUNTING]

♪ ♪

BAT: A little unorthodox.

GRIMES: Ada's daddy was a minister.

He taught her those who live by the sword die by the sword.

In that case, did you think she had the makings

of a proper deputy?

Who was I to stand in the way of progress?

Especially when progress wouldn't take no for an answer.

The kind of integrity we'd all like

to see from our public servants.

Well, as you said,

I was the first to see her potential.

When did that potential payoff?

Pair of counterfeiters.

Reagan and Dolezel.

Killers, both.

DOLEZEL: I'm all in.

♪ ♪

I'll call.

Five straight.

Three queens!

What the heck is this?

This counterfeit bills?

You tryin' to cheat me?!

REAGAN: Just what were you planning on doing, friend?

Huh?!

The way I see it, you've won yourself a mighty big pot.

Now unless you wanna lose sump'n much more valuable than

money, I suggest you sit down and enjoy your winnings.

♪ ♪

Thanks for helping to arbitrate, Mr. Reagan.

REAGAN: No problem, Mr. Dolezel.

No problem at all.

♪ ♪

Those two look nasty.

GRIMES: They are.

Used to be guns for hire.

They've moved on to a counterfeiting racket.

More lucrative.

Last spotted in Oklahoma City.

Why doesn't someone bring them in?

I only have a handful of deputies, Miss Curnutt.

They're spread thin.

Then let me do it.

This ain't handing papers to a bootlegger.

This is arresting two bad men.

Henry will come with me.

I'm sorry.

What?

ADA: Deputize us, Marshal.

Give us a chance.

Even if I say no, you're just keep asking, won't you?

You'll need wits, and you'll need strength.

ADA: No, sir.

I intend to bring them in alive.

GRIMES: They don't care what you intend.

They'll shoot you without a thought.

Now take this, or stay put.

Henry, take the gun.

Raise your right hand and repeat after me.

I do solemnly swear...

ADA & HENRY: I do solemnly swear...

GRIMES: ...that I will support and defend

the Constitution of the United States...

ADA & HENRY: ... that I will support and defend

the Constitution of the United States...

GRIMES: ... against all enemies foreign and domestic...

ADA & HENRY: ... against all enemies foreign and domestic...

So, you sent a woman off in pursuit of two killers.

A lawman makes do with what he has.

You remember what it was like.

None of my deputies refused to wear a gun.

Did you really expect Ada to come back alive?

I expect the same thing from every deputy, man or woman.

Fulfill your duty whatever the cost.

Within the confines of the law of course.

Of course.

What happened when they reached Oklahoma City?

♪ ♪

HENRY: Sir, have you seen these men?

TOWNSFOLK: They're in there.

- In the saloon? - Yeah.

Thank you, thank you sir.

He says Reagan and Dolezel are in the saloon.

Well, let's go take a look.

What-, wait hey hey hey!

DOLEZEL: Another round, barkeep!

We got a problem?

That's them, all right.

Maybe we should let 'em drink a little while longer.

Nonsense!

Henry, we have to draw them out, separate them.

HENRY: No, no not a chance.

ADA: Henry...

Well, should I get a local boy to help me?

HENRY: Why are you always like this?

Why do you gotta be so stubborn?

Standing up for one's principles, Henry,

and being stubborn are not the same thing.

Most folks just think they are.

Alright, alright, alright.

There's that Oklahoma grit!

♪ ♪

HENRY: Uh, sir?

What you want, skinny?

I, uh...

My my my my sister--

Your sister what?

My sister is waiting just outside here

and she is real anxious to meet ya.

She thinks you're, um, handsome.

Well, send her in.

I'd be happy to oblige.

HENRY: She's a virtuous girl, sir.

She would prefer to not meet a gentleman in a place like this.

You hear that?

She's a real lady.

DOLEZEL: Yeah, that or she's blind.

[LAUGHING]

Watch and learn dummy.

Ma'am.

I hear that you're too nervous to come inside and say hello.

Well, it's dangerous in there.

I thought I saw a tall, handsome fella,

but I wasn't sure if he'd be interested in little old me.

Well...

If I were you, I wouldn't jump to

any conclusions about this handsome stranger.

Maybe I can show you his sweet side.

Well, I need a commitment.

Are you sure you're really ready to chain yourself to

a little ol' filly like me?

I'd give anything to try once.

I suppose.

♪ ♪

ADA: Now then, my turn.

REAGAN: Alright.

♪ ♪

ADA: You are under arrest by authority of

the U.S. Marshals office.

You're gonna regret this.

Dolezel!

Get out here now!

♪ ♪

Uncuff him, girl.

I'm afraid I can't do that.

♪ ♪

Uncuff him, girl.

I'm afraid I can't do that.

I believe that the people of Oklahoma City are

willing to stand up for what is right.

And if I have to deputize every man and woman

here in this street, I will do just that.

Dolezel, put her down.

HENRY: You're under arrest.

Do you know how to use that, boy?

Stand tall, Henry.

You ever squeeze that trigger?

Feel that spark of fire?

Watch the light leave another man's eyes?

I have.

ADA: Help us, please!

DOLEZEL: Ya'll made a mistake coming here.

♪ ♪

I'd say you made the mistake coming here.

Cuff him, Henry.

♪ ♪

Tough as hard tack all right.

GRIMES: Got 'em without firing a shot.

That type of courage has a way of spreading.

Did you see much of that kind of courage

after you entered politics?

GRIMES: I thought we were discussing my tenure as marshal.

We are.

Just curious.

But when you climb that ladder, it can get slippery,

fraught with compromise.

Those reporters, they consider

themselves my judge and jury.

Maybe you ought to join 'em.

Not here to judge.

Just looking for a good story.

How did Ada get her prisoners back to Norman?

Well, that was a tough one.

She had to get 'em on a train.

♪ ♪

ADA: Train to Norman leaves at four.

Go telegram Grimes, tell him we have

the counterfeiters in custody.

You sure you wanna be alone with them?

I'll be fine.

[TRAIN WHISTLES]

♪ [SUSPENSE] ♪

♪ ♪

[CUFFS UNLOCKING]

[CUFFS UNLOCKING]

[LOCKS DROP]

♪ ♪

[GASP]

♪ [TENSE] ♪

[CHUCKLING]

DOLEZEL: Hey!

You get back here and uncuff me!

♪ ♪

REAGAN: You can't hide from me, little lady.

♪ ♪

You thought you'd play marshal, did ya?

♪ [SUSPENSE] ♪

Ada?

♪ [TENSE] ♪

[GRUNT]

♪ ♪

♪ [SUSPENSE] ♪

[FIGHTING]

Playtime's over.

[YELLS]

♪ ♪

[DRESSER CREAKING]

[FALLS]

Ah!

Get off of me!

[GRUNTING]

[FIGHTING]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Marshal, sir, we fulfilled the assignment.

And, all six rounds accounted for.

Good job, Deputy.

Nice work.

BAT, V/O: Ada Curnutt continued to serve

as Deputy Marshal in Oklahoma,

refusing to carry a gun until the day she retired.

Despite his stellar record as Marshal, William Grimes

served only ten days as Acting Governor.

It nearly cost her everything,

but Ada stuck to her principles.

I like to think she learned from my example.

Is that why the "jackals" are at your door?

Why you're fighting for your political life because

you stuck to your principles?

GRIMES: Look,

this witch hunt shouldn't taint my legacy.

Governor, everything you told me about Ada,

You learn anything from her?

Yeah, we can't all afford to be so principled.

We can try.

[REPORTERS CLAMORING]

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