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Oh, what can I do for you?

Uh, my name's Randall. You Mr. Lawton?

Well, I'm very happy to see you, Mr. Randall. Thank you for coming.

Won't you sit down?

Uh, no, no. I've been sitting on horseback for about six hours.

That, uh, telegram said $500.

Yeah, that's why I'm here.

I want you to stay here till this matter's settled.

Robinson escaped from the territorial prison in Asheville three days ago.

I want you to stay in Victory City till he's recaptured.

Doing what?

My wife won't be safe until he's behind bars again.

I want you to protect her.

Mm -hmm.

Your wife, huh?

Well, yeah, none of my business, but, uh... Why don't you do it? The reason I

don't do it is precisely your business, Mr. Randall.

You see...

I'm a coward.

Well, as I said before, Mr. Randall, my weakness is your business.

This is no time for niceties.

You know, when I was six, I ran out of a schoolyard where I'd been challenged to

a fight.

Well, I've been running ever since.

The only arena I'm not afraid to enter is a courtroom.

But everybody gets freed down there.

Not to this extent.

You've got a heart on yourself, haven't you?

Well, now, haven't I just hired another man to protect my wife?

But this Robinson fellow, how'd all this come about?

We happened to be passing the bank the night Robinson broke in.

My wife made the positive identification and sent him to prison.

Robinson swore he'd get even.

Yeah, that's ordinary kind of hard talk. You've heard that before, haven't you?

Now, Robinson isn't exactly an ordinary man.

Nor is Sarah an ordinary woman.

When the sheriff asked her to testify, I begged her not to, but she insisted.

When Robinson broke out of jail, I begged her to get out of town. She

budge.

I suppose I could have tried to protect her, but... Have you ever seen a man who

wasn't a preacher, but didn't wear a gun?

For a long time, I told the town it was against my principles.

For a long time, I thought they believed me.

Well, there you are.

Cash in advance.

I wasn't going to run anywhere.

I know what you mean.

That's not what I meant.

Yeah.

I'll tell Sarah you're an old friend.

Yeah, that's good.

Come on.

My ranch is a couple of miles out of town.

Oh, I'm sorry. You shouldn't have done that, lawyer. Anybody can say I'm sorry.

Look, I didn't mean to hit you.

Excuse me.

Well, I won't excuse you.

Well, you'd sue me, huh?

What? You know, go to court.

You'll be a lawyer.

But that doesn't make sense.

Neither do you, pal.

Mister, I don't even know you. So?

Who is he, Lawton?

Would you be nice to him for me to go you were mad at him? Who says so?

You did.

Mister, I'm warning you.

Don't hit me. I'll get my lawyer and sue you for every cent you got, pal.

You know, you're crazy.

I do something like that.

When was the last time you went swimming?

Last summer. When was the first time?

When I was seven years old.

How'd you learn?

I didn't learn. I just jumped in with the rest of the kids and started

Right.

Sarah's a fine cook, isn't she, Josh?

Yes, she sure is.

Thank you.

Whiskey?

Yeah.

Thank

you.

Here's to you, ma 'am.

Sorry.

Please sit down, Mr. Randall.

I'm sorry with you, ma 'am. I can't stand up.

I can't remember my husband ever mentioning your name as among his old

Yeah, it's been a long time.

Oh, come on, Sarah.

You wouldn't remember his name if I mentioned it every day for ten years.

know your memory.

Am I giving away family secrets?

I didn't know we had any secrets.

Now, what's a house without a skeleton in the closet?

A happy house, perhaps.

Why don't you sit down, James?

You see, Josh, my wife believes in an orderly house.

In the dining room and in the living room.

If you don't mind, Sarah, I think I'll have another drink.

Why should I mind?

It seems to give you what you need.

I don't need it. I like it.

Different men like different things.

Well, that is what makes the world go round.

I once thought it was love.

Everyone's entitled to his opinion.

You don't seem to be convinced that my husband is right, Mr. Randall.

Don't I?

Are we making you uncomfortable?

You're ringing a bell.

Then why do you stay?

Sarah, that's no way to treat a guest.

Tell me, Mr. Randall, just where and when did you meet James?

That isn't really fair of me.

After all, you're only doing a job.

Job?

Come on, Sarah.

Josh is an old friend visiting.

At how much a day?

You see, Mr. Randall, I know about you.

I know how you earn your living.

I also know that you came here because Clem Robinson is at large.

That's it?

Well, there's no harm in being practical.

You didn't have to lie to me.

I didn't want you to worry unnecessarily.

You're the one that's worried unnecessarily.

I only spilled whisky.

I'll clean it up.

Yeah, well, I'd better go.

Get my horse, put him in a barn before it starts frosting out there.

By the way, that was awful nice whiskey.

You hate me, Sarah.

It would be easier if I did.

I'm only thinking of you.

Why can't you understand?

You must think more of yourself.

I am what I am.

Because of fear?

Don't you mean cowardice?

What makes that word so enjoyable to you?

Oh, you don't know what you're talking about.

More than you do.

Every time the chips are down, I fail you.

You fail yourself.

Well, now, do you really expect me to handle Clem Robinson all by myself?

I didn't ask you to.

But there's more to be afraid of than Clem Robinson.

Wouldn't it be funny if Robinson didn't show up here at all?

For all we know, he's 100 miles away.

Chances are I'm wasting my money.

Well, after all, it's only... money.

I'm going to bed.

I don't blame you. I'm not the most brilliant company.

Good night, Mr. Randall.

Good night, ma 'am.

Some coffee warmly on the stove, if you like.

Somebody hooping it in here on horseback.

I, uh... I think he's a town sheriff.

I'll see what he wants.

Evenin', Sheriff.

Just checking, Lawton.

Everything's fine.

Don't want to worry you, but... Nothing to worry about.

Randall's in the house.

Besides, chances are Robinson won't even show up here.

Don't know.

What's that supposed to mean?

It's captured over at Center City a couple hours ago.

Well, if he was captured, that settles it.

Nope. Got away.

Have to kill him and the deputy.

Four barrels.

You work pretty good.

You hired gun?

Yeah. Oh.

I shot low.

Yeah, you did.

Get up now.

Now just keep your hands behind you.

Like I'll bust it.

Didn't hit the bone.

And now you just stand there, nice and easy, so I can watch you.

You understand that, don't you?

Understand you.

All right.

Relax your hands now.

Too bad about his leg, isn't it?

Isn't it?

What do you think about that, ma 'am?

I say you're an animal.

That's your trouble, lady. You always say the wrong thing at the wrong time.

That's why I'm here.

You know that, don't you?

Randall, we live by the guns, but you're on one side and I'm on the other, so

don't make me kill you.

Yeah.

What's the matter, lawyer?

You're shaking.

You nervous or something?

No,

you're not nervous.

I know you're trouble.

I know all about you.

You're just plain yellow.

What's the matter? Don't you feel good?

How would it feel for you to have a slug in your head about right now?

But we'll wait a little later.

I said, I'm going to have a little fun here first.

Now, I got to wait some time here until about sunup.

I'm going to meet another one of my guns then.

You wouldn't mind having me as a house guest now, would you, Mr. Lawton?

What do you say about that, lawyer?

Thank you.

It's right friendly of you.

Come here.

I got something for you.

You got quite a reputation, lawyer.

I don't mean for practicing law.

I gonna give you something.

Here.

Don't take it.

Be careful, lawyer.

It might go off.

Well, you want to use it on me, don't you?

Well, sure you do. Go ahead.

Go ahead.

Here, I'll help you.

It's got four shells in it, lawyer.

Any one of them will do the trick in the right place.

In the right place here.

I'll bet the lady would like to have this opportunity.

How about you, Randall?

Oh, no. I'm saving this for my lawyer friend here.

What, you think you're taking advantage of me?

You think it's unfair play?

Well, I'll try to help you.

Well, I'm hungry.

Hungry. Lawyer, you go get me some food, will you? Give me a cup of coffee.

No, you give me a whole pot of coffee.

It's my kitchen. He... He doesn't know where anything is.

Yes, you do, huh?

Including the back door.

You listen to me, lawyer.

Just in case you decide to become a man.

You step one foot out that back door and I'll shoot her on the spot.

You understand that?

You think I'm crazy? Give him a loaded gun?

Well, sit down, Mrs. Lawton.

I wouldn't want you to get the impression I have bad manners.

Sit down.

Sarah, please.

You sit down, too, lawyer.

Love seat, ain't it?

I said no love seat once.

Yeah.

I bet you did.

You gonna make your move now, Randall?

No, don't think so.

I sure do admire you, Mrs. Lawton.

Don't bother.

I don't believe you're afraid of anything.

You ain't like that husband of yours.

Too bad you didn't meet a man like me sooner.

A man with some nerve.

You'll pay for your kind of nerve.

Well, that's where I think you're wrong.

You won't get away.

I got this for her, didn't I?

I'll be down in Mexico in the morning when I...

Probably you don't know, Mr. Lawton.

I'm a reader.

Read a lot of books.

History's my favorite subject.

Learned a lot about people reading in the history books.

Thing I learned most was that without a strong person, a strong leader,

people are nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

Pigs, cows, cattle, so forth.

The trouble is, we're on a different side of the fence.

I'll tell you something else.

There ain't no brave men on the muscle end of this.

Ain't that right, Randall?

Yeah.

Yeah, I reckon.

You see?

No history books.

Kitchen knives ain't going to do you no good, Randolph.

I'm going to have to kill you.

I never want to come back close again.

How you feeling?

A little less scared.

Well, you ain't looking a brave man.

You're looking a scared man.