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Your boots, sir?

If you'd like to clean them on the scraper, I'd be glad to brush them for

Sure thing, sir.

Right up here, sir.

The carpet.

Miss Megan likes to own the cleanest hotel west of Mississippi.

Well, it's muddy out today. If you'd like to clean them on the scraper, I'd

glad to. Nonsense.

Well, it'll only take a minute, sir, and I'd be glad to do it.

Excuse me. What do you want?

Why don't you let him clean your boots? You don't want the boy to lose his job,

do you?

Anyway, think of the carpets in there.

Who are you?

Well, I like to think of myself as a gentleman who wouldn't track mud into a

hotel lobby.

I want your black to clean my boots.

uh uh

Old maid day today Room 21 head

of the stairs take a left blood

Don't

you find that position a little uncomfortable yes, ma 'am But I sort of

view.

You staying here at the hotel?

Yes.

You can change that room arrangement. Let's make it week to week.

Yes, Mr. Randall.

Well, you're Josh Randall, huh?

If it's going to help our relationship, Penny, I sure am.

I'm Megan Francis. Jesse's told me a lot about you.

He didn't tell me anything about you. I would have been here a long time ago.

Howard, will you please take Mr. Randall's luggage to his room?

I think Jesse's waiting for you in the office.

Glad.

Megan, would you mind leaving us alone?

Of course not.

You own all this, Jesse?

Megan owns it. I run it.

Who owns Megan?

Oh, well, I like to think I do.

Well, it stands to reason a girl like that wouldn't walk around very long

unclaimed. I suppose you're wondering why I sent for you.

You said you had a job and you could use my help.

That's why I'm here.

You haven't changed much since the last time I saw you.

There's a lot of money in it, Josh, if we get the job done.

Well, I didn't come just because of the money, Jesse.

I know that.

Well, what's the problem?

When Megan moved the outrider here from Wichita, she had to borrow money.

Got it from a man named Peter Kovac. In return, she gave him the gambling

concession for a year.

Now that year is almost up.

Kovac's a greedy man.

He wants it permanently, along with a hotel.

I want to get rid of him.

Sorry, Jesse.

No bounty hunter.

Not an assassin.

I don't want him killed.

I want him destroyed.

There's a difference.

Where do I fit in?

Sit down.

Now, Megan's always run an honest game.

Kovac's been sending in a bunch of card mechanics.

You're a gambler, Josh.

I need a pit boss who can spot a crooked dealer.

If I catch enough of them, I can have Kovac run out of town.

Oh, wouldn't it be a lot easier just to have him shot?

Well, Megan doesn't like violence.

She doesn't like violence in this business.

You want the job?

You ever hear of an old -fashioned custom called knocking?

Hello, Jesse.

This is Mr. Kovac.

Josh Randall.

We've met.

Never did get those boots clean, did you?

Friend of yours?

Business associate.

What business?

I'll write it.

I hear you're selling out.

You've been talking to the wrong people.

I've made my last offer, Jesse.

I'm trying to be fair.

Take it or take nothing.

Because if you don't, I'll see to it this place is closed so tight you

get inside with a crowbar.

Excuse me.

What good would that do?

As mayor of this town, I could then open it up on my own terms.

Talks big, doesn't he?

I don't talk any bigger than I am.

The office is still open, Jesse.

I'm waiting for your answer.

Why wait?

Get out of here, Pete.

Suit yourself.

And don't come back.

You didn't tell me he was a man, Jesse.

He's not.

Illegally, anyway.

What other kind is it? You just met one.

It's a trailer town, Josh.

It's never had any formal law.

Kovac's a smart man. He had some cards printed up proclaiming himself mayor.

So far, nobody's bothered to dispute it.

What about the margin?

Kovac owns it.

Well, if you lose a cold deck, Jesse, why don't you get out?

It's not me. It's Megan.

Outriders part of her life.

She started at Wichita.

Reformers moved in to clean up the city.

Business left.

She tore the hotel down, board by board, shipped it here on flat cars, put it

back together again.

Now, if she wants to keep this place open, I intend on seeing that it stays

way.

You, uh, love her, don't you, Jesse?

You blame me?

Oh, no, I can't say as I do.

I'm going upstairs and show you.

Stay out of it.

What's the matter with you? Look what you're doing. I said stay out of it.

I'm going to do you.

There's no charge, Mr. Randall. You're Miss Megan's guest.

She asked if you'd stop by the office.

She lied.

Come in.

Good evening.

Good evening, Josh.

Jesse wanted me to give this to you.

What's this for?

Your salary.

I haven't done anything here.

It's not your fault there was no job. It should be paid for your time.

I came here because Jesse said he needed help.

And he does.

But not the kind I can give him.

I'm sorry about what happened to your place this afternoon.

I was expecting it.

Please, keep the money.

All right.

Where's Jesse?

He went across the street with Dr. Pete Kovac.

I thought you'd gone.

Well, somebody paid me for a job I didn't do. I thought I'd hang around and

the money.

I'll stay out of a charge.

See what Kovac and his playmates did to me.

Yeah.

Well, just because you don't have any sense doesn't mean I don't. I'm not

to brace Kovac in that outfit by myself.

You won't get any help in this town.

I found this notebook in your coat pocket.

Johnny Ringo.

Clay Allison, Luke Short, John Wesley Harden, Tom Horn.

You know, I always figured I was pretty handy with a gun, but I don't see

anybody here I'd care to go up against.

Fifty -three names.

An old friend of yours.

Well, I... I've been able to throw a few jobs their way from time to time.

Figured if they knew you were in trouble, they'd come a -running.

I've known a time when you wouldn't back out of a situation like this, Jesse.

You've changed a lot and I figure I know why but that's your business I'm going

after Kovac, but I'm gonna have a little help.

You see I've Hired some of these fellas Who's footing the bill Kovac

I'll see you later

Will you come in here a minute, please?

I'll come right to the point.

I heard you and Jesse talking a little while ago. I heard what you proposed

doing. I won't permit it.

I'm not asking your permission.

It's my hotel.

I'd rather close it than see any bloodshed.

There's already been some of that.

I'll see to it there's no more of it.

I'll sell out to Kovac if I have to.

Well, that's up to you, but I still plan to skin Kovac.

Why? Because Jesse's a friend of mine.

Well, I guess there's no object in talking any further, huh?

I understand the way you feel about violence.

I don't think much of it myself.

But if anything's worth having...

It's worth fighting for here.

Josh, I was married once.

Very happily.

To a man who felt just the same way you do.

He was killed in a gunfight.

I'm sorry.

Now maybe you can understand why I feel the way I do.

Listen to me.

If you want a man to do a job, don't take away his tools.

You wouldn't be in a situation if Jesse had his way.

But he's working under a handicap. He's in love with you. And that's why he's in

that bed right now beating half to death.

Well, I've got the advantage over Jesse.

I'm not handicapped at all.

You see, Mr. Kovac.

What about him?

Well, let's just say it's something personal, hmm?

Then let's just say I don't think Mr. Kovac wants to see you.

Look, mister, don't cause me any trouble.

All right, go ahead and do what I told you.

Who will I say wants to see him?

Just tell him the man came by to find out if he cleaned his boots yet.

He'll know what you mean.

You've got business somewhere else.

Let's go.

Mr. Kovac will see you now.

Stay put right there.

You're a fool.

And I'm inclined to believe you're the latter. Now, what do you want?

Take a quick look.

What's this supposed to mean?

It means we talk business or some of those fellows are going to be in town

looking for you in Jesse's behalf.

Why tell me this?

I don't want to see this town turned into a shooting gallery.

And unfortunately, you're the only one who can stop it.

What am I supposed to do?

Sign here for one thing.

Agreement to give up my gambling interests in the Outrider.

What's the other one?

The live story to make sure you don't back out of the first agreement.

You step out of line a little bit, and it goes to the U .S. Marshal's office.

You don't really expect me to sign these, do you?

Yes, I do.

This is my town, Randall. I run it the way I like. And right now, I don't like

you around. Now, I'm going to give you 30 minutes to get out of town.

I'll give you just 10 seconds to sign these.

Your ten seconds are up.

What about it?

Hold out for a long time, will you? After what you had done to Jesse, I'm

to enjoy every minute of this.

in the sleep again.

Well, that's good for you. I brought you some soup.

Waitresses are getting prettier around here every day.

They're getting more expensive, too.

Well, maybe I'd save money if I married one.

Maybe you would.

The offer's been over for a long time now.

I don't like to make snap judgments.

Well,

I can always ask again tomorrow.

I'd be rather disappointed if you didn't.

Say, what's wrong with you? You feeling sorry for me or something?

Among other things.

Here, have some soup.

I'd rather have a drink.

Well, maybe we can reach a compromise.

I'll get you a drink and you can use the soup for a chaser, all right?

Sounds fair enough.

Hey, where's Josh?

I don't know. He stopped by the office about an hour ago.

Did they say where he was going?

No.

May I again?

Look, Josh is a big boy. He doesn't need your help right now.

Not with all the gun money he's bringing into town.

No.

It takes some of those men a couple of weeks to get here.

Josh can't go against Kovac alone. He'll get chewed to pieces.

Get me my boots.

You're not going anywhere. Now lie down.

Here,

eat your soup. Now what about the drink?

All right, I'll get it.

And don't worry about Josh. He'll be all right.

What do you expect to get out of it?

Satisfaction, for one.

Well, you enjoy it because that's all you're going to get.

I'm no fool, Randall.

I got several men waiting for you outside that door. You're never going to

out of here alive.

Yeah, well, they're not going to get in here alive either.

So maybe we'll just sort of sit here, watch each other starve.

Yes?

Is there something I can do for you, ma 'am?

No, thank you. I want to see Mr. Kovac.

It's about the sale of the Outrider.

Mr. Kovac?

This is Megan Francis.

You tell her to come in, but don't say anything else.

If you do, I don't know if this thing right where it's going to hurt you the

most. Do you hear me?

Mr. Kovac.

Come in.

There's three.

I think they're waiting for you.

You take these.

What are they?

A bill of sale and a confession of Mr. Kovac's sins.

Why are you giving them to me?

Listen, I want you to find somebody you can trust. Have him give these to the U

.S. Marshal.

Now, if those men try to stop you or hurt you... You just yell real loud. You

understand?

Josh, what about you?

Don't worry about me. You just do what I tell you, hear?

Thank you, Mr. Kovac.

I'll have my attorney call on you tomorrow.

I don't think you ought to leave right now, ma 'am. Not until Mr. Kovac says

it's all right.

Get out of my way.

You ain't going anywhere, lady.

Get out of my way.

You take your hands off me.

You shouldn't be here.

Where's Josh?

He's in there.

Go back.

In there, too.

Get out of here.

Jesse. I can't argue with you.

All right, you can leave.

One of two ways. I'll let you decide.

Thank you.

Well, I'd like to stay for the wedding, Jesse, but I got the poor pigeons all

staked out in the poker game in Arizona, and I want to get back before they're

all cleaned out. What wedding?

Well, I thought you two were... Well, I've thought about it from time to time

myself, but nothing ever seems to come of it.

Thank you, Josh, for more things than you know.

Will you answer one question for me?

It isn't personal.

What would you have done if Jesse hadn't shown up?

Well, I'm getting sort of hungry right about now.

I'll see you now, here.

So long, John.