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Longhorn City, folks.

How long, driver?

Long enough to drop the mail and stretch a bit.

My apologies, sir.

Yes, sir.

Do you have a Miss Ryan, a Miss Tracy Ryan registered here?

Yeah, she's here.

The Missouri Queen, huh?

Sounds like a riverboat.

A room number, please.

Nothing like a riverboat.

You know, the last time I was on a riverboat, I saw... If you don't mind,

stage leaves in just a moment. Oh, sorry.

Miss Ryan's at number 207.

Thank you.

Just a minute.

You're welcome.

Hello, Tracy.

Why don't you take over the deck? I seem to have more luck when you're dealing.

I've got to see you.

Now? Please.

I've been watching the way she looks at you, mister.

Thanks.

Cubit with a red nose and a pot belly.

I need help, Josh.

I need to have something awful.

Well, now I can see that.

I'm willing to pay for it.

$300.

$600. Anything.

Well, you got trouble with the law.

I can't go to the marshal. Not now.

Later, maybe, but not now.

Tell me you'll help me, please.

Well, I can't seem to make a living at Faro.

It isn't a very flattering picture.

Stacey Torrance.

Tracy Ryan.

I hope that's your twin sister from Europe.

You want me for the murder of my husband, Leo Torrance.

Sorry, I'd rather lose it, Farrell.

But I don't think he's dead.

I think Leo's alive.

You think?

I'm not sure.

I mean, I was sure, but I'm not anymore.

Well, when you decide, you let me know now, here.

Josh, wait.

Trying to make up a woman's mind is riskier than a shootout in the dark,

Josh.

Hey.

What's the matter? What happened to her? She's lovesick. Now I'll take her to a

doctor.

Mr. Randall. Relax.

He's my mother.

help, remember?

You're working for me or the reward?

Both. If I don't like your story, I might be tempted to turn you in.

Don't play games with me, Josh.

I'm afraid I'm you, Stacy.

Well...

Another bounty man wouldn't give me this chance.

Maybe I'm winning a little, huh? You might be at that.

All right, let's hear about it.

Leo and I were married about a year ago.

He was an actor on the riverboats along the Missouri.

Actor, drunkard, gambler, drifter.

I picked myself a good one, I did.

And what was it?

Love, sympathy, or just plain bad judgment?

All of them.

Oh, I had big plans for us.

Our marriage was going to give Leo the strength that he needed.

Give him the purpose, direction.

Blah, blah, blah.

What pretty thoughts.

And he put the spurs to them, huh?

We bought a riverboat of our own.

The Missouri Queen.

Bought it with my money.

And Leo taught me all the tricks.

How to harm a deck and spike a drink.

How to lie, cheat, steal.

All the rules for success.

And then, when things looked good,

he told me to get out.

He wanted full ownership of the boat.

We had an argument.

A fight.

And he threatened me with a knife.

He said I'd do things his way or he'd carve his initials in my face.

Face looks all right to me. He tried.

He really did.

I fought him off and...

And then he slipped.

He slipped.

And he fell on the knife.

Is that it?

I was scared.

I was so scared I didn't know what to do.

I dragged the body onto the deck and I let it fall into the river.

Now, that was a fool thing to do.

I know.

I know, but I had the panics.

I shouldn't have run away either, but I did.

I've been running ever since.

How long ago did this happen?

Three or four months ago.

Oh, Josh.

If we can just find Leo and prove that he's still alive, I'll turn myself in

stand trial for attempted murder.

That's wish talk, honey.

And all the wishing and dreaming in the world isn't going to make that man

undead.

Leo was here this morning.

What? He was right here in this town.

He left on that stage just a little while ago.

It was Leo who put that poster under my door.

Oh, now, wait a minute. Oh, Josh, you've got to believe me.

Why? I mean, you tell me why.

Because that's Leo's way.

That's his kind of revenge.

Revenge? If you want revenge, all he had to do was point you out to a marshal.

He's trying to break me, to twist me apart.

That's why I got the poster instead of the marshal.

Sure. And he twists the wings off of butterflies.

Here.

Look at this.

Is that some kind of lie?

I'm sorry, Stacy.

I'm just sorry.

I'm going to keep you locked in this room until I get back.

What are you going to do?

I don't know. I never paced a ghost before.

Mr. Reynolds, management... When did this stage leave here?

About 20 minutes ago. Now, about that lady. Oh, yes, my mother. Well, now,

very old and she's very tired. If anyone disturbs her, anyone at all, I'll have

your job.

Hold it, Waddy. Now, all I want is one of your passengers.

What for?

That's personal reasons.

You better get rid of that gun belt before you start doing any visiting.

Where is he?

Who?

The riverboat captain.

Left him back in Longhorn City.

You mean he didn't ride out here with you?

Nope.

Do you have any idea where he went?

This business ain't none of my business.

I don't figure it's none of yours either.

You in a riverboat, Captain, in here today?

We're a long ways from in the river, Josh.

Very funny.

Come here.

Listen, I can't tell a man how to treat a friendly woman like Tracy.

But you've got a murderer on your hands, my friend. That so?

Take a look at this.

Where did you get this?

A couple of bounty hunters rode in with it.

Where did they come from?

I don't know.

Listen, they know she works here.

That's why they came to me asking. You know, I'm supposed to get half of the

reward money.

All I got to do is tell them where to find her.

I'd be real content to share my half with you. All you got to do is just tell

where I...

Later.

All right, where is she?

What? Where is she? What did you do with her?

Your mother?

Never mind the joke. What did you do with the girl?

I don't know. You're lying. You're the only one that's got a key to that room.

You're the only one that could have opened the door and then locked it

You better start making mouth movement, mister.

Tell me.

Well, there were these two men.

They came from Summit Pass.

Bounty men. They wanted her.

They had long, sharp fingernails, didn't they? Long, sharp, and scratchy.

Well, Mr.

Randall... The truth.

I've already told you the truth. These two men, they asked about Miss Ryan.

Or Torrance. That was the name that was on the poster.

I kept her safe, Mr. Randall. I didn't let him get near her. Show me.

I was just keeping her safe, Mr. Randall, until the marshal got back in

Those bounty men, they could have shot her down or... Show me where she is,

She's right in that closet there.

Here, this is the key.

Use it.

Just keeping her safe, huh?

Miss Ryan, I only did it to... You make me sick.

Hey, wait.

Check out time.

Mike.

Can you get a horse?

No.

Where are we going?

Well, somebody's handing out your posters over at Summit Pet.

He must be related by marriage. Who?

Looks like a ghost town.

The place to find a dead man is undead.

You're beginning to believe me, aren't you?

About Leo, I mean.

Josh!

He's been here all right.

Take the horse down and put him in that barn.

Keep out of sight.

It might be a good place for you to rest up, Dizzy.

You've been acting like you need it.

He made himself a nest up there. He could show up any minute.

When he does?

Well, that depends.

Now go on, shoo.

Find yourself a shadow to hide in.

I have to know what you're going to do.

Well, I would appreciate an opportunity to be able to handle this in my own way.

You see, I need the experience.

You could kill him, Josh.

I suppose so.

He's dead.

Officially dead.

You could gun him down and it wouldn't matter a bit.

Pretty ugly words coming from such a pretty girl.

Sounds strange coming from you, Stacy.

Look what he's done to me, Josh.

As long as he's alive, you stand a good chance in court.

That's what we want, isn't it?

I suppose so.

Let's find you a new home.

Keep you out of the way.

Now, I want you to wait in here until I call you.

All right.

Josh, I'm sorry.

Good afternoon.

I hope you don't mind my seeking shelter in your barn.

Oh, I helped myself to some drinking water, too. Of course, I intend to pay

it.

That's all right, Torrance.

Torrance? Leo Torrance.

Actor, gambler, riverboat captain, and part -time corpse.

You must be a friend of Stacy's.

That's right.

That explains the gun.

You're not a killer, too, are you?

How many killers do you know, Torrance?

Just Stacy.

Murdered the only man who ever loved her.

You look alive enough to me.

What must we have that gun, sir? It seems you Westerners can't carry on a

conversation without hardware.

Hands behind your neck.

I beg your pardon?

Put your hands behind your neck.

Can we be friendly now?

Not just yet, Torrance.

Leo Torrance is dead, sir.

His clothes fit you pretty well.

His clothes?

Oh, this uniform.

I took over the Missouri Queen after Leo was killed.

Why aren't you on it?

Because she's in dry dock for a couple of weeks. The weather in the east is

miserable this time of the year.

Yeah, well, the weather here hasn't been so good either. Those posters.

Ah, yes, the posters.

I sincerely hope they've done some good.

Yeah, just fine.

In fact, we've driven Stacy out of her mind.

She stabbed poor Leo and dropped him into the river to die.

I don't know what she told you, but Leo Torrance is dead.

I am merely the instrument of his justice.

You tell Stacy that?

Is she here?

Yes, sir.

You're very thorough, sir.

I suppose this is to be my truth test.

Remember, you said it.

Not me, Tony.

That way.

Hello, Leo.

He answers to his name, doesn't he, Josh?

You startled me, Stacy.

I intended to.

Now, surely this isn't your truth test.

Nope. Taking you both to the marshal.

Let him figure out this whole thing.

You seem to forget Stacy's wanted for murder.

You're murder, Leo.

And you're still alive.

That was fun while it lasted.

Fun.

That's enough, Stacy.

Feel better now?

No.

That's enough.

You won't shoot me, mister.

Don't bet on it.

You need me alive to keep Stacy from hanging.

All right.

Why, Stacy?

Why?

You can take me in, Josh.

Now the poster is right.