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Good morning.

Busy?

Busy? Oh, you see, a man's got a bad condition, needs all the rest he can

You two want a room?

No, we're just here for a collection.

Oh, I... Right here.

Jake Lorenz.

I ain't seen this poster around town.

Well, you will as soon as the mail comes in from Arizona.

We're about a day ahead of the stage.

It says here he's wanted in Arizona territory.

The law can't touch him in Texas, you know.

No, but we can.

Oh, a bounty man, huh?

Well, he's been riding for three days to get out of federal territory. He's in

town here somewhere. Have you seen him? Haven't you seen him?

Well, I'll tell you on one condition.

Okay. That there'd be no shooting here in this hotel.

Lenny is here. Well, he might have gone out while I was dozing in the wood room.

No shooting.

There won't be any shooting.

Yes, he signed in as Larry Jackson, room two. That's his usual address.

And mind you, don't go shooting up the place now.

You hear?

Mr.

Jackson?

Mr. Jackson? Mr. Lorenz isn't in, gentlemen.

I'm waiting for him, too.

Shall we wait together?

Well, I don't suppose we got a choice here.

I'm afraid not.

Yes, ma 'am.

Girl, as pretty as you are, I don't need a gun to get along, ma 'am.

I do, and I'm dealing with bounty hunters.

It's the only language you know.

Oh? Well, you're quite sure what we do for a living, huh?

Well, you're not lawmen, and nobody else in town knows that Jake Lorenz has won

it.

Say, tell me something.

Are you protecting him, or are you keeping him for yourself, hmm?

Both, I guess.

I'm his wife.

I went to Amarillo to visit my folks for a few days.

When I got back to Tucson, my husband was gone.

Just a picture on a bounty poster.

I understand you killed a man. That isn't true.

Well, Marshall told me that your husband was in partnership with a man named

Watkins in a gold mine.

And when they struck it rich, your husband shot him. Jake isn't capable of

killing anyone. I know he isn't.

Hope we can say the same for you, ma 'am.

Oh, now, please.

Don't make me use this.

All I want is a chance to talk to my husband and to find out the truth from

Why, if I let you see him first, there's no telling what he might... Nobody's

going to kill your husband, lady.

I know how you operate.

The price is the same whether he's alive or dead.

And he's easier to handle when he's dead.

Now, there's almost $700 here.

Please take it.

Take it and go away. Let Jake alone.

Please, this is all the money I have.

Don't make me bargain for my husband's life.

Now, you listen to me.

When the mail comes into town, they start unloading these posters.

People are going to be pinning them up all over town.

There'll be more than one man going for your husband, you hear me?

He's right, lady.

If your husband's innocent, he'll be a lot safer in jail.

Now, the way I figured...

I don't mean no harm, mister. I just come up looking for you to tell you

something. Go ahead.

The day clerk just come on duty. Said he seen that Mr.

Jackson or Lorenz or whatever he calls himself.

Did he say where?

Yeah, he's down at the blacksmith shop getting his horse shod.

The blacksmith shop is just down the far end of town.

Was he sure it was Lorenz?

That's what he said.

Much obliged.

You won't bring him back here, will you? Because we don't want any trouble in

the hotel.

Everything's going to be all right.

Sorry.

Listen, Jase, I've got to go. I want you to keep an eye on him. You're going to

need some help.

Wait, please take me with you. The last thing I want is a shootout with your

husband. You don't seem to understand. My husband is desperate, frightened.

There's going to be shooting. He may get killed.

Maybe. I'll try not to let that happen.

You want to?

Sorry, ma 'am.

You're not going. Stop.

I thought that love made women tender, gentle, and sweet.

Well, I guess maybe it does at that.

Hey, how'd you like some breakfast?

I'll buy you some, and then we'll both feel better.

Come on, go over there.

Tell me something, that horse over there, that bloke with a man named

Suppose that's the fellow's name.

You have any idea where he is?

He said something about going over to get his saddle mended.

You mind if I stay around and wait?

Yeah.

Make yourself at home.

Drink your coffee, Mrs. Lorenz. It'll make you feel a lot better.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm just so upset.

Well, you know, Josh Randall didn't like a lot of bounty hunters you heard

about. And Jake Lorenz isn't like the men you hunt for.

He isn't a killer.

He's not used to being tracked down like some animal.

Well, he's been making some pretty good tracks for a man that hadn't had much

practice. Oh, he's running because he's afraid.

When he sees Mr. Randall, there's no telling what he'll do.

Josh will know how to take care of the situation.

Please drink your coffee.

If you just let me see him first, and to explain to him that Mr. Randall doesn't

mean any harm, then I'm sure that he will... Oh, what a stupid, clumsy thing

me to do. Don't you worry. I'll take care of that.

I got to get over and get the doctor's house for sure.

I'll see your friend. I can give him a message.

No, no, I better give it to him personally.

See, you don't mind if I hang around here, do you?

See what you said.

Easy.

Happy gun, Bill.

You got the wrong man, mister.

My name's Jackson.

Uh -huh.

Ring a bell?

That man Lorenzo's wanted in Arizona.

We're in Texas.

Exactly where you're going, friend, Arizona.

This poster's got here a lot faster than I thought. Only because I brought it

with me.

Look, I didn't kill anybody.

No matter what that poster says, I swear it.

Well, then you've got nothing to worry about.

Look, you tell this to the law, but not to me.

I think you'd worry plenty if your whole future was on the end of a rope.

Or are you planning to save the court the trouble?

Now, look, friend.

I'm just making the delivery.

Understand? Now, kick over your gun barrel.

Don't do it, mister.

Because I'll kill you.

I don't want to have to do that. I was talking to your wife like I did.

My wife?

Yeah, and she's worried sick about you.

You mean she's here in town?

Yep. Right down at the hotel.

Well, don't take me back over there. I don't want to see her.

Come on, let's go.

Jake!

Jake! Jake, honey!

Oh, Jake! Get out of the way!

What's all the ruckus about?

Oh, a little misunderstanding. I'm afraid he got the worst of it.

Never seen it to fail.

Take two men, put one pretty woman between them, there you are.

Which one did the insulting?

Oh, he did.

When's the other fella coming back?

His horse is all ready to go.

Oh, I'll tell him.

Thank you, ma 'am.

Never seen it to fail.

trouble, young fella. You're sure gonna find it.

A little better now, you'll be all right.

Yeah, I reckon I will.

That's a blast.

Where's that pistol?

Good.

Which one of them picked up the pistol? The man right there on the ground.

How should I know?

This is your party, not mine.

The girl got away.

Don't worry about it, Jason.

I lost Lorenz, too.

You in walking condition?

Yeah, just about.

He's not gonna get far on foot. There's his horse right here.

What about Mrs. Lawrence? You go with him?

I don't know. I had my hands full at the time.

I'll tell you something funny, though.

When Lorenz saw his wife coming, he was more scared than happy.

She's a real wildcat. Boy, they must grow them tough in Texas.

You the two bounty men I heard about?

Uh, straight so.

Just what are you after?

A fellow named Lorenz.

One for murder in Arizona.

Oh, new poster, huh? You bring it in?

Yeah.

Well, are you sure this Lorenz is in Saddle Falls?

And he wasn't until just a few minutes ago. We had a little bit of a tussle

uh... He won.

Went running out through those bushes.

And I think he's got a gun.

Arizona law don't apply here.

I don't like having a killer prowl around either.

We could organize a search party.

I'll post some men around town.

I don't think that's going to work. He's not going to come into town on broad

daylight.

What about out there?

That would be a pretty good place to hide.

Maybe we could squeeze him out before dark.

Why don't you two meet me in my office?

Fair enough.

Yeah, listen, I'm much obliged to you. And that fella come back after his

you can send a message over to the hotel, huh?

See you later, then.

From what I hear, this Lorenz does his best shooting when your back's turned.

That's what I hear, George.

When we get to the woods, we'll separate and come in from different directions.

Let's go.

You take it from here, Randall.

We'll come in from the other side.

Fair enough.

Friends I can hear you in there

You're going around in circles.

And there's two other fellas out here looking for you. If they get to you

you might not be so lucky. You hear me?

Yes, I hear you.

All right, I'm coming out.

But don't shoot. I'm not armed.

Put your hands behind your neck.

Put your hands behind your belt.

Let's go.

Poor enough.

Look, we're going to have to ride double going back.

Josh?

Yeah, go on.

You put up a fight, Randall?

Not much.

He didn't have a gun.

To tell you the truth, I don't think he wants to fight at all.

Where are you taking me?

Back to town. Why?

My wife's still there. I don't want her to see me.

Yeah, well, that's too bad.

What are you scared of, Jake?

Just keep her away from me. That's all I ask.

He's better off dead.

He's worth a thousand dollars reward to me, dead or alive.

The poster didn't say who could claim it.

Don't look so high and mighty.

You caught him and I killed him.

I'm willing to split the reward with you.

No.

Will you keep it all?

You deserve that.

I'll wire the Arizona marshal, ma 'am.

Money will be ready when you get there, and I hope you're leaving soon.

Don't worry. I'll be on the first stage out of here.

I don't understand.

Just don't understand it at all.

Would you mind taking these out to the stage for me, please?

I got a condition. I can't do that kind of work.

That it?

That's it.

Now, Sheriff?

Yeah?

How are you? Hope the posters are in there. Hope you get the key.

$1 ,000 reward for the capture dead or alive of Jake Lorenz.

Well, I can use these to brighten up the fire. Wait a minute, Sheriff.

There's something else here.

$200 for the capture of Mrs. Jake Lorenz, wanted by the Office of the U

Marshal, Arizona Territory, for questioning concerning the murder of

Watkins.

Jake's partner, the one he killed.

Take it easy, old -timer.

There's no holdup. We just want your passenger.

You pull that trigger again, and I'm just liable to pull this one.

Jason?

You okay?

Yeah, I'm all right.

She missed, but not by much.

You hand me that Derringer real easy like butt first, hmm?

You're quite a girl, aren't you?

There's a poster out on you for $200.

Jake's been trying to convince me that he's innocent, and I believe him, so I'm

taking you in.

Innocence. He helped me set it up, and I got cold feet.

I had a perfect alibi. I was supposed to be an Amarillo.

I used Jake's gun.

Jake's dead now.

He was the only one who knew. How did they find out?

Well, uh, they didn't.

You just told me.

Let's go. We'll turn around a first chance we get and head back towards

Got

a

telegram from the Arizona Marshall that the Lorenz woman.

Yeah

There were two reasons he wanted to talk to her. First off, she bought a ticket

for Amarillo. Never turned it in.

Well, that kind of shot her alibi.

That's right.

And there was a motive.

Seems with the partner out of the way and Lorenz wanted for murder, she could

claim full ownership of the mine.

But what about the bounty?

Oh, yeah. He says you two are eligible. Split the reward.

Was it worth it?

Tell you the truth, it wasn't.

At least not for Jake.