All language subtitles for Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado (1956)

Here, folks.

Oxhorn Relay Station.

Eat, drink, and be sorry.

Better get with it, Miss Webster.

Can't think strange people when I look
afraid.

I wouldn't fret about that, none.

You ain't back east now, you know.

This here's Oxhorn, New Mexico
territory.

I told you, get out!

No half -breed's gonna drink in the same
bar with me.

Move, you!

A

man

your age should know guns are dangerous.

Pick it up.

Now holster it.

¿Qué tal, amigo?

Fine, Prigo. I see you are still fast
with your hand.

Come, I buy you a drink and we talk.

If you're still thirsty, mister, you can
have a drink with both of us.

Amigos!

You saw what happened.

I saw it.

I also saw a man handle a gun like that
in Texas.

You got pretty good eyesight.

His name was Ketchum.

Friends of his and called him Black
Jack.

No offense.

You're in the clear.

Nobody's going to blame you.

Except his brother, of course.

And who's that?

Jared Tetlow.

Owner of the 4T brand.

Largest cattle spread on the Carrizoza.

Jared won't rest till he sees your hide
nailed to his fence.

I wasn't looking for trouble. I've had
enough of it.

You better clear out for some quiet
country. It's already shaken down to law

order. You can find law and order in a
town, all right.

It's a little harder to find it than the
people.

Trail is clear, Black Jack.

No one followed.

Not yet.

Another score to settle.

It'll come.

It does not need to be, amigo.

Across the desert, over the mountains,
beyond the Ruidoso, there is a valley. A

green and peaceful valley.

Anything peaceful sounds good to me.

There are old friends who sent me to
bring you.

Senor Reardon and Nita.

You would not disappoint them, would
you?

How's she look, Regan?

She is still very young, senor, and
beautiful, the way you remember her.

And she is like your valet, waiting for
a good owner for his casa.

Brig of the New Casa del Rancho is
nearly finished.

Si. Senor Ketchum has worked hard and
long.

He's a very stubborn man.

Chiquita, I wish you would not do this.

He's been here for over a year.

How long does a man have to wait to be
sure his past isn't going to catch up

with him?

But, Nita...

Almost finished?

Mm -hmm. What's next?

Stock my range with cattle, nail my
brand over the gate.

You've forgotten two important things.

Curtains at the windows, smoke coming
out the kitchen chimney.

You still want to put them there? When
do I start?

Are we going to tangle on that again?

Look, Nita, my guns were around for a
long time.

It'll take more than a year for a lot of
people to forget it. Now, you weren't a

murderer, not a hired gun.

Yeah, but I made enemies. Sooner or
later, there'll be trouble. Nothing we

couldn't handle.

If I could give you that guarantee, you
could start putting those curtains up

tomorrow.

Tom, nobody ever gets that kind of a
guarantee.

I'm not asking for it. No woman asks for
it.

Then maybe women should have more sense.

A woman ties onto a man for life.

She shouldn't have to feel every time
the sun comes up she might be a widow.

All right.

Couldn't put it any plainer.

Give it time, Nita.

For the sake of both of us.

All right, Tom.

As long as you don't put your brand on
some other hide.

Mr. Jared Tetlow comes into a town. He
sure wants everybody to know it.

Jared Tetlow?

You know him?

Handled some law cases for him.

Not every man in the territory knew
Jared.

Glad to introduce you.

Do me a favor, Bob. Don't. That's the
way you want it.

Mr. Tom Ketchum.

What brings you to our fair city?

Business, Mike.

Well... Any spatial business? You know,
you show yourself so rarely. It's an

item from my newspaper any time you come
to Horseshoe.

I'm here to buy up some cattle for my
new range. Might be in town for several

days. Fine, fine. We'll spread the word
and get you some offers. You know, our

circulation covers Horseshoe Valley
100%. Thanks, Nick.

Morning, Mr. Kitchen.

Are things up your way? All going fine,
thanks, Sheriff. That's all I wanted to

know. I say curse the Horseshoe Valley.

I curse the very day that I came into
it.

Dr. Blaine's leaving us tomorrow.

And tomorrow never comes.

I haven't had a patient in two weeks.

The last one I had was dead on arrival.

He fell off his horse in front of a
stampede, and it took the hooves of a

thousand steers to kill him. Now, what
can a doctor do in a country like the

Horseshoe? There's a curse on the place,
I tell you. A curse on our clear water,

our good soil, a curse on our good
health. Yeah, too bad about us, Doc.

Yes, sir, too bad.

And on top of all that, another piece of
hard luck is coming your way.

The curse of added prosperity.

A big monthly payroll is going to be
spent in your town.

And besides those cowboy dollars, you're
going to have the business of a big

cattle outfit.

The necessary buying in of supplies and
services for the 4T.

Yes, sir, there's better times coming to
every one of you.

And you'll thank Jared Tetlow, that's
me, for putting more jingle in your

pockets. And what do you want, Mr.
Tetlow?

Only my rightful use of some of your
open range.

I'm traveling ahead of a large herd.

Mostly feeders and young stuff. How
many?

5 ,000 head, and three more herds like
it on the way. Right now, the

stocked with all the cattle it can
reasonably carry.

Put 20 ,000 more on it, that's calling
for 100 ,000 acres of grass that isn't

there. Gentlemen, it's open range.

Not all of it anymore.

Most of the quarter sections with good
water have been homesteaded. So you'd

have a water problem, Mr. Tetlow, as
well as a grazing problem. But it is

range. I'm within my legal rights, huh,
Sheriff?

But overgrazing will ruin that open
range and the herds on it, including

Why don't you go further east and try
the Carrizozo country?

We just came from there. The water
played out.

I can't turn my herd back now.

Horseshoe Valley is the end of the line.

Here I am.

Here I stay.

Welcome to Horseshoe House, Mr. Tetlow.
I'm Happy Harrell, the proprietor. It's

your service. I want a room for my
brothers, one for myself, and a sitting

to do business in.

I'm awfully sorry, sir, but the
commercial suite is occupied right now

regular customer. Put him out.

Now, Mr.

Tetlow... Shut up. When my brother gives
an order, it goes.

Of course, the gentleman should be paid
for the trouble of vacating his rooms.

Give him what he wants and charge it to
our account.

Yes, sir, I'll do that. I'll butter him
up.

All right, Ben.

If you don't want to play the game my
way, I'll...

Try it your way.

Mind if I join you, gentlemen?

I'll order later.

You know, I hadn't finished speaking my
piece to you folks out there.

I was going to add I'm perfectly willing
to buy my way onto the horseshoe range.

Your friend here have a ranch?

Yes, but his place is pretty far out.

Good water on it?

Sure. How many head will it graze?

Only a couple of thousand.

What do you want for it?

It's not for sale.

Name your price, then we'll dick her.

I told you, it's not for sale.

Well, if I can't buy one place, I'll buy
others. I'm perfectly willing to pay

cash for two, three homesteads.

Spread the word for me, Mr. Early.

Be back in just a moment, gentlemen.

Hello, Laurie. I didn't expect to see
you here.

Would you like to have some lunch with
us? Oh, thanks, Uncle Bob, but I've

eaten.

The man in black.

Do you know him?

Very well.

I'd like to meet him.

Mr. Early, may I see you a moment?

Of course.

Excuse me, Laurie.

Good afternoon.

I'm sorry to be at a disadvantage.

But of course you are. You know me, but
not my name. I'm Laurie Webster. I

arrived a few days ago from Santa Fe.

I'm going to live with my uncle, Mr. Bob
Early.

How do you do, Miss Webster?

This is Mr. Jared Tetlow. How do you do?
How do you do, Mr. Tetlow? I hope

you'll forgive me for interrupting, but
remember we met once before.

Well, it's quite possible, Miss Webster.

I hope your trip from Santa Fe wasn't
too hard.

It was a year ago, in front of the relay
station at Oxhorn, on the Carrizozo.

Now do you remember?

Well, if I caused you any embarrassment
then, I apologize, and I hope you'll

consider the matter closed.

Laurie. But I'm the one who should
apologize. Can you ever forgive me to

happen right before my eyes? That was
awful.

But now I do understand, and I don't
blame you.

Thank you, Miss Webster. Shall we just
forget it? Very sage advice, Laurie.

Of course. But you see, I just arrived
from the East, and, well, I didn't know

about such things. All I knew was I'd
been forced to see a man shot down and

killed.

Know what you mean, Miss Webster. It's
never pleasant to see a man shot down.

Especially when he doesn't deserve it.
Oh, but this one did.

That's why I had to apologize to Mr...
Ketchum.

Tom Ketchum.

I wanted no trouble that way.

But a man can't always choose the way
things go.

Excuse me.

I've changed my mind about lunch.

Interesting to meet you, Miss Webster.

And... Mr. Ketchum?

Yes. You'll hear from me later.

Sorry, Tom.

Did I do something wrong?

It was bound to come out sooner or
later.

We'll have that lunch another day, Bob.

Sit down, Lorraine.

You're angry.

You just pointed out Tom Ketchum to
Jared Tetlow.

It's the man who killed Tetlow's
brother.

Oh, Uncle Bob.

Mr. Ketchum, I'm terribly sorry. My
uncle just told me what an awful thing

done. I'm not used to having people
worry about me.

Thanks for that.

You're very kind for putting it like
that.

Will you forgive me?

Just forget it.

Tell your uncle I'll be seeing him soon.

Who is that?

Laura Webster, Bob Early's niece.

She was at Oxhorn last year when I had
to shoot Burl Tetlow.

Now his brother's here.

You better stay away from him.

Too late.

Girl talks too much.

She just identified me to Jared Tetlow
as the man who killed his brother.

He's got his other two brothers with him
and a small army of hired guns on their

way here with his cattle.

He means to buy or bull his way under
the horseshoe range.

But I'm staying put.

Is this the kind of trouble you were
talking about?

I'll leave that up to Tetlow.

Blackjack.

Nobody in this town's called me anything
but Tom.

How long have you known? All alone, but
it doesn't change things.

Thanks. Telegram just came to the noon
state.

Says the first Tetlow heard just crossed
our county line.

Good morning, sir. I can report the herd
on time in good code and condition.

Where's D. Havlick?

He's coming.

Howdy, boss.

What's the news from town?

Pretty important to you and me. I nailed
down the man that killed Burl.

Who? Black Jack Ketchum. Where do I find
him?

He'll keep.

Practically promised he would.

Right now, our first concern is where to
spot the herd.

You were going to locate some grass and
water. Well, there's no grass problem

yet, but there is water.

I tried to get water rights the easy
way. Now I'll have to do it the hard

Now, Jared, listen to me. Ben, I've
tried your methods. They don't work.

Granted. But don't start a range war on
a snap decision.

Now, hear me out. All right, Ben.

We'll all listen to you.

Now, I know we've been all over this
before.

There have been a few things that
haven't been said yet. Such as?

The importance of friends.

The little men we're going to buck have
already made their friends.

But being strangers, we'll have none of
our own.

With all the men we've got and the
biggest payroll in the territory, we

need friends.

What we need is action.

And it's being forced on us. Look
yonder.

There's our problem.

What are we going to do with them? And
where are we going to put them?

And what are we going to do for water?
About a mile from here, there's a lake.

Pretty good size and deep enough for dry
spells.

The homestead is a man named Carson.

We'll make him an offer.

Maybe he's tired of batching it alone.

And what if he isn't? We'll try to
persuade him. And we'll take Dee Havlick

along in case this carton goes in the
prod. And you, Andy, and you too, Ben.

It's time you got over Mom's notions and
learned how men get things done.

We'll go see this nest, sir.

Howdy, gents.

Light and neat.

Porphy's on the stove.

I got beefsteaks to burn.

That is, if you like them that way.

Carson, how much do you want for this
place?

This here?

I don't aim to sell.

First real home I ever had.

Well, ain't much to look at, but we've
been happy here, me and my wife.

Why, she... You're wasting time.

How much?

Come on, speak up. Name your price.

Mister, I can't sell my place.

My money can't buy it.

I'll give you $1 ,000 cash and a horse
to ride down the valley.

You'll give me nothing.

I ain't taking orders from you nor any
man.

Who do you think you are? Come riding
from the front yard here and trampling

down my wife's flowers?

Now get off the place.

You get one more chance.

$1 ,000 and a horse to get out of the
country.

Will you get off peaceable or do I have
to throw you off?

Hold it, Carson.

You're looking for a fighter, aren't
you, man?

You're too big for your britches.

Speaking of britches, yours are coming
down.

Well,

y 'all seen him.

Seen him reach.

Thank you, boss.

Found money.

Don't try to add it to your 30 -year
savings.

I want that money spent in horseshoe
tomorrow.

And not just for liquor.

Sweeten up the merchants in the town in
general.

And while you're doing that, I don't
mind if you have a little trouble with

local cowboys and ranchers.

Learn them there's new boss moving in
this range.

Learn them.

Proper.

Sheriff Macy.

One minute, gentlemen.

I'm Jared Tetlow.

Met you at the hotel.

I own the 4T outfit.

We are law -abiding. We do things
legally.

We brought in a man named Carson.

Yeah.

Rather poor condition, I'd say.

How come?

My foreman, Mr. D. Havlick, was forced
to shoot this man in self -defense.

Any witnesses?

Myself and my two brothers, and they
will so swear, and that should end the

regrettable incident.

Andy, raise your right hand. The sheriff
will swear you in as a witness.

Tedlow, if you're so legal, you ought to
know I can't clear your man heavily.

Only a coroner's jury can do that at an
official inquest. Well, under the

circumstances, that seems like an
unnecessary formality. Yeah, and I ain't

wasting my time listening to some jury
tell me a lot of stuff I already know.

Besides, Carson got no more lead than he
asked for.

Did I hear you refused to appear before
the coroner's jury?

Well, you ain't deaf, are you? No, Mr.
Hamillick.

And you are now under arrest.

Arrest?

Arrest me?

Why, in the first place, you're not man
enough to arrest me.

And in the second place, no four -tee
hand ever done a day in jail.

And in the third?

My outfit would pull this who's God down
around your ears.

That's hard treatment for a man who's
only trying to do his sworn duty.

See that gate?

I'll give you one minute to walk through
it, lay your guns on my desk, and enter

this town.

Times are changing, Mr. Hamill.

You hired gunmen are on short notice
now.

You can no longer kill as you please and
get away with it.

Now, that's real interesting to hear.

But I'd admire to see you back that up
with a little action.

Morning, sir.

Your minute is up, Mr. Havlick.

Okay, D.

It's your own fault.

If you want to find out what the sheriff
was made of, well, you learn.

I'll have a coroner's jury impaneled by
3 p .m. The inquest will be held in the

largest room in town, the Palace Bar.

I'll take your word to be there.

I believe that concludes our business,
gentlemen.

For the moment.

Mr. Tadlock.

Where's D?

The sheriff's got him locked up. Waiting
in for us by a coroner's jury.

Fourteen men in jail? We ought to go in
and talk things over with that sheriff.

Learn him the error of his ways.

You'll do nothing of the sort.

I want D Havlick freed by that coroner's
jury, fair and square.

How fair and how square?

I don't mean a packed jury or a bought
jury. What I mean is a jury of towners.

Without no cattlemen on it? No ranchers?

That's the idea.

The local common have become prejudiced
against the 4T and should be kept off

the jury in the best interest of
justice.

You mean you're going to give them a
free reign? The 4T brand represents

progress and power.

Ordinary people are afraid of power, and
these townspeople are just ordinary.

I want them scared.

Not shot, no guns, but scared.

I suggest you give the town an example
of 4T power, just in case their idea of

justice is misguided.

Sure, boss.

The biggest outfit is entitled to the
biggest justice.

They're scattered.

Guess you won't need me anymore.

You can do me another favor. Go out and
round up a coroner's jury.

That's your job, Sheriff.

Anybody special you'd like to see on the
jury?

No. I wouldn't stack that jury for this
man or against him. Take him as they

come.

I'll do that.

Exactly that.

One thing I would ask, whether you get
him off the range or behind a store

counter, a clean -shaved, sober,
respectable jury.

We owe him that much.

They wrote him down. They did it on
purpose.

I'd say they did it under orders.

They're trying to scare any jury we get
before it reaches the inquest.

Where are those rough riders? I told you
he was a tough one.

It'd take more than that to kill you,
Matt.

Where'd they go?

Where'd they look? Don't tell him.

Don't tell him. Get him out of town. Get
him home.

Rigo will take that home. I'm safe for
the inquest.

I want to see if Mr. Tetlow can get away
with murder.

I've seen scared faces in a lot of
towns.

This town's got its share.

What are we going to do about it, Tom?

Let's see if we can't give this town
some of the backbone it needs.

Hiya, partner.

Impossible, Jenny.

Forty -hand gives him a friendly salute,
and he... He don't even return the

courtesy. We ought to teach him some
manners.

Turn around, mister.

I said turn around.

I'll see if he can handle two men the
same way, Red. Yeah.

What goes on here?

You know what goes on here, Tetlow.

You sent your hoodlums in here to scare
us out of giving Dee Havlick what he

deserves.

I just want you to know that all of us
can't be scared.

And I want you to tell that to Dee
Havlick if he goes free today.

Well, Mr. Tetlow, called your hand.

What are you going to do about it?

I came to this town in a peaceful way,
Ketchum.

I didn't come here for shooting.

And I'm not going to draw on a
professional killer.

It didn't stop you from hiring one like
Havlick.

All right, Tetlow.

Your outfit knows what kind of a man
they work for now.

A man who can order killing, but who
hasn't got guts enough to face up to it

himself.

If I'd made a movie that killed you,
quick as he killed Burl. Get every

man we've got here before the inquest. I
want him in the street outside the

palace loom.

We'll find out how scared a town can
get.

The only time there's any law and order
is when there's more of it than anything

else. This time there was more of Jared
Tetlow.

Like Mr. Tetlow said, gentlemen, he's
brought us prosperity.

My takes double since he come to
Horseshoe.

Towns make money.

You don't seem to realize that your town
floats on a sea of grass.

When that grass is ruined by crowding
too many cattle on it, this town will

into bankruptcy.

Sure, grass is important to a rancher.
So is my life important to me.

So why should I risk it by fighting
another man's war?

So you'd stand by and see men murdered.

Are you saying I'm yellow?

Let's not fight among ourselves,
gentlemen.

Well, I'm not in favor of cutting my own
throat.

So if you're fixing to lock horns with
Mr. Tetlow and his four T -Riders, well,

you can just leave me out of it.

I'd suggest that anyone who agrees with
Mr. Harrow should use that door he left

open.

That should tell us where we stand.

Those of us still left, we've got to
stick together.

But we can't do anything until we
organize.

You're the man to start it off, Sheriff.

My hands are tied.

I'm sworn to enforce the law without
favor to any faction.

If you're right, I'll help you. But I
can't organize you.

There's only one other man among us with
any fighting experience.

I suggest we put ourselves under the
orders of Mr. Ketchum.

Tetler called me a professional killer.

You sure you want to ride behind that
kind of reputation?

Your guns have never been for hire. If
they were, the law would have known it.

These men could do a lot worse than back
you up.

I'd like to hear them say it.

I've already said it.

I'll even say it in print.

Doc? As a doctor, some people have even
called me a professional killer.

Tom, you have me for whatever I'm worth.

Thanks.

Good afternoon, gentlemen.

I've come to see you about taking over
the Carson homestead. Sort of in a

aren't you? No, my stock needs water.

I'll contract to buy the place and put
up a cash bond for the full price.

Well, sir, I'd have to look up the law
about a deal like that.

I can advise the sheriff regarding the
law.

If Jerry Carson left a will, it'll have
to be probated.

If he didn't, an administrator must be
appointed by the court.

And a diligent search made for the
heirs, if any.

Oh.

Well, I didn't especially want that
particular property anyway.

The sudden death of an owner can keep
his real estate off the market for a

long time.

Remember that in the future, Mr. Tetlow.

It won't be important to me.

Who's on this location?

The double R.

I didn't ask for the name of the brand.

Who are the owners?

Number 42, Mr. Matthew Reardon. Number
43, his daughter, Miss Nita Reardon.

They're not interested in selling out.

I'll take their word for it when I see
them.

Now, sir, I think you've got something
that belongs to one of my men.

Hello, blackjack.

It's a long memory you've got.

Glad you appreciate it.

Yeah, I didn't know how good I was
myself till I heard you telling the boys

the inquest how many men I'd killed.

It's a fine reputation you give me.
Eleven men?

That's quite a record.

Hard to top it.

But I'd like to make it an even dozen
next time I meet up with you.

All right, Howard.

That's my spread.

That's where I'll be.

But don't count on making any easy
money.

I'm not.

This one's for Burl Tetlow, my buddy.

This one's on me.

The infernal arrogance.

Tetlow has an army of men.

How can we possibly stop them?

Except for the few of us here, the rest
of the town is Buffalo, right?

Unfortunately.

Terrorized by only seven men.

Seven? Most of Tetlow's riders are just
regular cowpunches. I counted only six

top gun hands, with Dee Havlick the top
hand of them.

Those seven are our main worry.

And you plan to take on all seven?

Not in any way they expect, no.

All we can expect to do is to cut down
on the odds. If that happens, then we've

got a chance to organize.

What do we do in the meanwhile?

Protect the Reardons and the Double R
from Tetlo.

I may have to be away from town for a
while.

Don't worry about the Reardons.

Matt and Nita won't be alone.

If and when I come back, that's where
we'll meet the Double R.

If he gets back...

That's what he said.

Maybe that's the difference between an
amateur and a professional.

A professional knows he can make only
one mistake.

He's coming.

Ted Love? Si.

With his brothers and six riders.

Nine in all.

All right, Ben.

We'll try it your way one more time.

Afternoon, Mr. Reardon.

Afternoon, Mr. Tedlow.

In case you're interested, the double R
is not for sale.

But I haven't even made you an offer
yet.

Won't do you no good, son.

Look, Mr. Reardon, I know you don't like
it.

I wouldn't like any offer to put me on a
cane either.

But we're sorry about that accident.

We were here to offer you compensation.

How much?

$10 ,000.

With a double R brand and the soldings
thrown in.

Nothing doing.

$15 ,000?

Same answer.

But, Mr. Reardon, you're not selling
out.

You can tell your friends you had a part
with a double R to get compensation for

your injuries.

So you name your own figure.

Up to $20 ,000.

The double R is not for sale. And
neither are the owners.

Before you make up your mind, Reardon,
I'm going to talk to you like one cowman

to another.

All right. Speak your piece.

When a herd of cattle get dry and
thirsty, you can't keep them away from

Meaning you won't keep your herds away
from my water.

Also, rain stock has a habit of bunching
up where they find good forage for

grazing. Now I'll tell you something.

Try the open range all you please.

But keep your cattle under control.

And keep them off the private property
of the double R.

That's an order from the owners.

Mr. Redden, stay where you are.

I'm not through with you.

I'd say you were through, Mr. Tetlow.

I'll give you one minute to start
riding.

Come on, Miss Reardon. I don't want any
trouble with a woman.

And you better not make the mistake of
forcing it on me.

Jaron!

Reardon, I'll give you time to think
over my offer.

You better take it.

How's your leg? Not bad.

I was just thinking we needed a lawyer,
especially one with some gun hands.

Blackjack's the one who organized this
mutual aid society.

Figured we could give Teplow an argument
any place he wanted to start one.

You come looking for trouble, too, Miss
Webster?

I insisted on coming.

Yeah. Said it wasn't fair to you to dump
these men on you without somebody to

help you feed them and do for them.
Well, seems like I owe you an apology.

Come on in.

Just one thing. Why didn't Tom come with
you?

Oh, he's gone away for a few days.
That's what Uncle Bob told me. And no

Come on, Doc. It's too early.

Rego will take the team.

Been hardly no grub. But I don't intend
to go without water.

You want to argue it?

Do any of you want to argue it?

He doubled back on his own trail. The
oldest trick in the book.

I learned my trick that ain't in the
book.

He didn't realize this gulch leads right
straight back up to his hideout.

And it's deep enough to give us some
cover for some good shooting.

Bade, you stay here. Keep him pinned
down.

The rest of you come with me. Help me
get him. Come on!

Now drop your gun belt.

Pull your hat up and come on down.

I'm grateful it cost me two months' pay.

That's too bad.

What do you aim to do with me?

I'm going to show you what kind of a man
you're riding for.

You and the rest of your crowd, you're
going to learn something about Dee

Havilland.

You wanted a manhunt, didn't you?

He's gone.

John!

No! No!

What happened to you?

You should have left me a man to guard
the rear.

Don't blame me. What are you, a baby?

What do you want us to do, bottle nurse
you from our canteens?

No gun, no horse.

What good are you?

Go on back to the 4T, Spade, and get
going now. On foot?

With no water, I'd be dead before
sundown.

You don't mean that, D. The man wouldn't
have a chance.

You want to make something of it?

Want to leave your canteen here and go
with them?

You want to go for your gun?

You know you're faster on the draw than
I am.

All right, then shut your trap and obey
orders.

Spade, get moving.

All right, D.

I'll go.

And I hope I get through.

For just one reason.

I want to be there when Black Jack
Ketchum blows your guts out.

Thanks. I didn't want it the long, slow
way.

I asked for it.

You asked for it, too.

Catch him, he'll nail you.

He's faster than you.

Let's move on.

Yeah.

Ready to sleep no everything's quiet

Where's my canteen

Come on and get me. I'm over here.

About time I thanked you, I guess.

You had a chance to run out, but you
stayed.

Well, maybe I had to prove a few things
to myself, too.

Such as?

Well, it's one thing to say you'd like
to stay in this kind of country, but

another thing to be able to.

Think you'll make it?

I don't know. I'm hoping I will.

Well, that's half of it.

Where are you going?

Looking around.

Alone at night?

I know my own range.

Oh, but there may be Tedlow men riding
it.

All cats look gray in the dark. I'll
just be another rider.

Well, at least take Brie going with you.
He's busy.

Look, don't worry.

I've been over this land a hundred times
at night.

You'll be doing things like that, too,
if you stay.

Keep an eye on Brie.

Let's check in on the cattle. You know
what I was going to tell you.

Jared, that herd is crowded.

It's hungry, it's thirsty, and spooky.
Shoot me right down the ground. Speaking

of ground, they're on top of a natural
chute. By once they stampede, we'll

control them. We won't even try.

That chute leads straight down the
double R.

Jared, for the last time. I know what
you're going to say. I know.

I'm telling you this. If anybody gets
hurt so much, the better.

It'll be legal.

Now check your riders.

Make sure every man's out of the chute.

Thank you.

Let's do it about last night, Ben. We're
in the clear.

Cattle stampeding. No man can control
them.

Reardon won't sell out now. Not for any
amount of money. Of course not.

The other ranchers will take the hint
and we'll get all the water rights we

need. In the meantime, Matt Reardon will
sue you for every cent you've got.

Let him.

Mr. Tedlow.

The other day, your men rode my father
down in the street.

And last night you finished the job. You
murdered him. I didn't know there'd

been an accident. There was no accident.
You started that stampede deliberately.

That's pretty strong talk. You think I
can't prove it? I'm sure you can't. I

suspected something when you didn't want
your men to quiet the herd. When you

wanted your cattle nervous and spooky.
No, I didn't. I heard the orders you

your men.

I heard your own voice, your own words.

If anybody gets hurt so much, the
better. Now, wait a minute. I might have

a little riled. You horseshoe folks made
a lot of trouble for me.

But even if I said anything like that,
the boys will tell you I didn't mean it.

Now, come on.

Let's reason this thing out.

You killed my father. You're just as
guilty of murder as if you'd shot him in

the back.

And I'm going to make you pay for it.

That's my story.

I couldn't help it. You must not take
the law into your own hands.

The law? That's it, Rico.

We will get the advice of Signorelli. I
don't want advice. I want action.

You can't fight one man only.

You've got to fight his friends and his
women, folk. And their friends and their

women. If you haven't got the guts for
it, Ben, get out.

No, Jared, no.

Now you're my brother and this is my
outfit.

Right or wrong?

You figure I'm wrong, don't you?

Just the same, I'm sticking.

You know, Jared, that's the trouble.

You do command loyalty.

But when you go down, you're going to
take a lot of men with you.

And some of them mighty good men.

What's the matter? Can't you talk?

My tongue swelled.

You failed.

I told you I had to have Ketchum's hide.

He knew the country. We didn't. There
were six men. You could have put a ring

around him.

There were only two.

What happened to the other four?

Still out there.

You mean to say you lost four of my best
hands? It's just about the same. You're

a brainless fool! Who do you think you
had to kill? My own men? Jared!

I reckon it was my fault.

I thought I was hiring the best gun hand
in the country.

I got second best.

Where did I find Jared Tutlow?

Commercial suite upstairs.

Thanks, Harold.

What did you expect him to do, stay out
there and burn to death? Catch him,

Hadwater. Why didn't you take it away
from him? Because I don't give you any

excuses or explanations.

All I want is your gun should be of some
use to me.

Who is it?

Morning, gentlemen.

Lieutenant, will I have a warrant for
your arrest?

My arrest?

Charges are criminal conspiracy,
malicious destruction of property, and

murder of Matthew Reardon.

That's ridiculous.

It's a pack of lies from a crazy,
spiteful girl.

You're forgetting I know Miss Reardon
and her character pretty well myself.

And you're forgetting if I submit to
arrest.

Those people in this town will think
there's something to those charges.

You want to consider the matter closed?

I want you, sir.

Sheriff, Mr. Tetler made you a
suggestion.

I'm advising you to take it and back
down.

And I'm advising you not to interfere
with an officer doing his duty.

Back down or reach.

You're an idiot.

He was reaching.

He forced my hand.

He'd only have covered you and I could
have talked us out of it. But no, you

to kill the law. What are you beefing
about? If you don't know, I'll explain

to you.

The law was our protection against the
people we trumped on.

As long as we had the law, the worst
they could do to us was serve a paper.

Where's Anita?

At Uncle Bob's house. She's staying with
us.

I just came from the double R. How is
she?

Oh, she wasn't hurt.

She's calmed down quite a bit. She's not
taking the loss of her father quite so

hard.

Matt Reardon's dead.

He was caught in a stampede.

A stampede started by Tetlow.

Mr. Reardon had gone out to the windmill
for water.

Never had a chance.

There's more.

Sheriff Macy was just killed by D.
Havlick.

Macy?

Where was your uncle? Where were the
rest of the men?

Where are they now?

They're at the Palace Bar trying to form
a committee.

First it was, Senor Carson.

Then my boss, my good Senor Rearland.
And now I'll share it. All good men.

All killed by these four teeth devils.
Who will be next?

Who will come with me? Who will face
Senor Tedlow and his brothers and help

shoot them down?

Ah,

Senor Ketchum.

You will come with us?

No, Prigo, and you're not going
anywhere. Do not try to stop me, Senor.

If you wanted to shoot Jared Tetlow, you
got to get to him first.

You'd all be riddled by the time you got
halfway up the stairs.

You're right.

Drink?

Water.

I don't think I'll ever get enough again
as long as I live.

You're not the only one who got dried
out.

I hear Havillick came back to town with
only two of his men left.

Yeah.

Odds are more even now.

You're just in time to take over again.

What's this I hear about a committee
you're getting on?

We're getting up.

Plenty of men willing to fight. Tetlow
put a stop to that.

He bought all the guns and ammunition in
town.

We got the men.

He's got the firepower.

So, as long as... Action!

You left four men down in the desert.

One of them was my friend.

The best hand that ever rode for Jared
Tetlow.

You never killed him there.

You sold his water.

It was a yellow trick, Ketchum.

Didn't you hear me? I said you were
yellow.

You're deaf too, blackjack.

Caramba. You never took such words
before.

He just got out of town.

Maybe he knows something.

Who's there?

What?

All right.

What do you want?

Your boss brought up all the guns and
ammunition in town. Where'd he take

I don't know. I say you do.

Where at?

The truck camp.

That's not good enough.

In the spring wagon.

Box.

Thanks.

It won't do you any good.

They're under guard.

Let's go.

Where do you take it? What do you care?

Keep him.

Keep him in there until morning.

Quiet.

Well, he can warn the 4T where we're
going to hit him.

What about the gun, the ammunition?

We don't need any more than we have.

We'll all meet back here at 1 o 'clock
this morning.

And if anybody asks you where we're
riding or for what, you can honestly say

don't know.

Any questions?

Well, I've got one.

Where can I hole up and get some rest
between now and midnight?

There's a couch in my office.

Thanks.

I'll be on it as soon as I get through
with the barbers.

How long have you been sitting here?

About two hours.

Why?

What's so important?

A couple of people.

Oh, me too.

There's no time to talk. Tomorrow we
could all be dead.

Like my father.

I'm sorry about Matt.

He was a good man.

Dad always said, if you want a thing bad
enough, try and get it any way you can.

As long as you don't hurt anyone.

Good advice, maybe it's good advice for
both of us.

I didn't think so much of you. I'd say
you were right Men

are

getting ready to leave

Well? Did my best, but I couldn't find
out a thing.

Like it's not their plan to haze my
cattle off the double R.

They wouldn't be up to anything worse.
They've still got the law and order

habit. There's only one real ombre in
the crowd.

Catch him?

Hadn't been for him, I'd have bulled my
way onto this range by now.

Biggest word in the language.

If.

Jared, suppose I were to ride after him.

Make him a peace offer. No.

I'm not buffaloed by anything he can do
to me.

He tries to rouse my herd, the boys will
be ready for him.

And you'll take care of him.

You wouldn't, Ben.

I reckon I'll hit the sack.

Spread your blanket under the spring
wagon.

Don't sleep too tight.

Don't worry. Anybody gets near those
guns, I'll know it. You gonna turn in?

Not yet. There's something in the air
and it bothers me.

Cat'll feel it, too.

I think I'll take one more check on my
Nighthawks.

Don't let them get spooky.

If a critter tries to leave the bunch,
let him go.

Don't try and chouse him back. You might
start something.

Drop your

gun, senor.

Senor Tedlow, now we take you for a
walk, huh?

Walk? You crazy?

Who are you?

Who am I?

I am the man who's going to stop you
from warning your brothers that their

cattle is going to stampede.

Now we have been introduced, so we take
a walk.

Hey, come back, you loco. The cattle is
going to run any minute.

I haven't got away.

Yeah.

It's probably breaking the bad news to
Tetlow.

Find me a box of .45s, will you, Mac?

Yeah.

Here you are.

Thanks.

Bob, we're going to need these guns and
cartridges.

Better reload the wagon and bring it
when you follow me back into town.

Follow you.

When Tetlow hears about this, he'll be
back here so his men can protect him. We

don't want that.

I'll go on ahead and pin him down in his
hotel room. Then the rest of you can

move in and finish the job.

Good luck.

Well, it's like I told you.

They stampeded right through our camp.

Scattered them all over the valley.
Turned my own weapon against me.

Anybody hurt?

Yeah, Andy.

How bad?

About a thousand head tromped over him.
He was caught right out in the open,

right in the middle of the stampede. How
come?

Andy could ride. Always had the best
horse. Not when he wasn't riding. Not

he had no horse under him.

Another thing, we couldn't find his gun.

Andy would have gone down shooting if
he'd had his gun.

That foot.

Out in the open.

It's the way Matt Reardon went down.
That doesn't justify killing Andy.

If you'd have gotten to catch him, this
wouldn't have happened.

If you didn't set off that stampede,
just see the cattle run. His crowd will

back.

If I hear we're outnumbered and
outgunned, And if we don't fight, Early

slap that warrant on me and hold you for
the inquest over the sheriff.

We're in plenty deep, haven't we?

I'll shoot my way out.

Think of something.

Ben, it's going to be a hard day.

You go down to the dining room and tell
Happy Hare I'll fix some breakfast.

Yeah, but... You heard me.

There's something you have to do.

Mr. Harrell!

Oh, what's the chance for some
breakfast, huh?

Well, the coffee's ready.

Where's the cook?

He quit like everybody else.

Maybe you noticed lately, nobody eats or
drinks here except a few travelers and

the Tetlo outfit.

Your brother sure put a crimp in my
business.

Sit down. I want to talk to you.

What's on your mind, Mr. Tetlow? You.

What kind of a hotel keeper are you to
let a girl come to your barn and search

your best customer?

You ought to make allowances, Mr.
Tetlow. Of course, she was all worth it.

heard what Nita Rudin said to me? Yeah.

You did?

Well, not all of it. I wasn't really
listening. I wouldn't remember too much

what she was saying.

Just a minute. One more question.

Who's the U .S. Marshal for this federal
district?

Colonel Monroe.

He's the United States Marshal. Colonel
Jay.

L. Monroe.

You'll have to excuse me. I'm sure to
help. I've got a lot of things to do.

Help!

He was going for the federal marshal.

Did you have to kill him to keep the
marshal from coming to horseshoe? That's

about the size of it.

But why, Jarrett?

Because you're afraid to stand trial in
the federal district court?

Or were you afraid that neither Rurden's
testimony would convict you of murder?

She'll never tell it.

Did you send Havillac to kill their
Rurden girl?

Did you?

Tylo!

Stick that gun in your belt and be quick
about it.

Now step into the bar. Please have it.
Don't argue.

Well, you left me looking for me,
weren't you?

D. Havlick.

With a gun in your hand?

He's got to be stopped before he meets
up with Nita Reardon.

for the moon.

Is she?

How are we?

Staked out. He's got copper.

Any of your boys in town?

Maybe a dozen.

Keep him off me.

Give me a free hand.

Boys, now keep out of it!

Glory!

Put your hands up.

It's okay, Blackjack. We've got him.

Put your hands up.

Best killer money could buy.

I'd like to have a talk with you two
gentlemen, if you can spread the time.

Come into my office.

Come on, Tetlow.

I have to lock you up until the U .S.
Marshal takes charge of you.

Miss Reardon, Miss Webster, this is Ben
Tatlow.

Miss Reardon, I want you especially to
hear what I have to say.

My brother's given me complete charge of
everything.

I want to call off this cattle war.

I never wanted it in the first place.

How about the damage your outfit has
done?

Our cattle ought to compensate to some
extent.

You leave us the four -tee herd?

Well, we can't drive them back over the
dry Carrizozos.

I'm sorry to leave you with a crowded
range, but it can't be helped.

My range will handle 2 ,000 head of
them.

I'm warning you. They're in pretty sorry
condition.

I've seen them.

They're worth at least $5 a head.

I'll give you $10 ,000 for them if
you'll parcel it out to the others who

hurt by the 4T.

It's a deal.

Bank's open. I'll be back in 10 minutes.

See you later. I want to talk to you.
I've got some man talk to take care of

first. Now?

Now.

Too bad you weren't the oldest, Tetlow.

It would have made a difference.

A woman shouldn't chase a man who
doesn't look respectable.

Never stopped you before.

You expecting any more old enemies to
pop up?

Nobody we couldn't handle.

What kind of curtains would you like?

Never mind.