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♪ [ trumpet ]

John Slaughter was the first sheriff

to bring law to Tombstone,

the most lawless town in the Arizona Territory.

This was in 1886,

when gunmen thought Tombstone was wide open,

a shortcut to riches.

Slaughter was then 50 years old,

and he suffered from an arthritic right hand.

To balance the odds, his deputy was Billy Stiles,

a fast man with a gun.

But Billy was a young man in a hurry,

and his mistake was in taking...

Hold it right there.

What'’s eating you, Deputy?

You'’re under arrest.

For what?

For armed robbery and murder.

I'’m getting on that wagon and riding out of here...

and you ain'’t going to stop me, boy.

I said hold it.

MAN: What you got, Billy?

The Geronimo Kid, Sheriff.

Get his gun.

All right, Billy.

I can handle this, Mr. Slaughter.

He'’s got a lot to tell me.

All right, Billy.

Lock him up.

You didn'’t have to get that rough out there.

He had it coming.

Maybe. Wasn'’t up to you to give it to him.

Couple more minutes and I could have beat

a confession out of him.

Will you slow down and listen?

Your job is to enforce the laws, not make them.

He stole $50,000.

Now, he'’s not carrying the money on him,

and he isn'’t just about to tell us where it'’s hid.

Poster says he was working

with a fella by the name of Sikes

and another one called Wortman.

If we can pick up the other two,

one of them will talk, you'’ll see.

Why go to all the trouble when he can tell us everything?

You'’re just wasting time.

Yeah, we are, by arguing.

You stay out of trouble.

I need you.

You'’re my gunhand.

Without you, I can'’t do this job.

Well, can I have my gun back?

That trigger is filed so fine, a feather would touch it off.

It gives me an edge.

Your edge is being on the side of the law.

A hair-triggered gun isn'’t for a lawman.

Now get rid of it.Yes, sir.

What about him?

Nah, he'’ll keep.

You better get moving. You'’re going to be late for your lessons.

Uh, Mr. Slaughter--Go on. Go on.

And don'’t forget your books.

Where abouts are you going to?

Do a little checking on Sikes and Wortman.

They might have come to town with him.

That'’s the--

What'’s the matter, Billy?

John Slaughter.

Fed up with him treating me like a kid.

So that'’s it?

Yeah.

That'’s it. Again.

Billy, he just doesn'’t want you to get hurt.

You'’re like a son to him.

"Take it easy, Billy. Slow down, Billy."

I can'’t, Jenny.

I was a saddle tramp when I hired on,

and I got a lot of catching up to do.

And you'’ve come a long way already.

I know that, and I got a long way to go.

You'’ll make it. Just be patient.

Be patient?

Now you sound like him.

He'’s in no hurry, he'’s got everything,

he'’s got a house like this, a family, a ranch,

everything I ain'’t never had.

But he'’s older than you, Billy.

He'’s earned it.

You will too, someday.

Will I?

If you listen to him.

He knows that you have to make something

out of life to be happy and secure.

A wife wants security.

Is that what you want?

I'’m no different.

Yes, you are.

You'’re a lot different.

What did you find out?

Nothing on Sikes and Wortman.

I checked the Kid'’s horses. They haven'’t been driven far.

He was holed up close to town.

They weren'’t with him?

No, he only had enough supplies on the wagon for himself.

Maybe they split the 50,000 and went separate directions.

Well, if they did, he wouldn'’t be here.

He'’d be in a spending place like Virginia City.

There must be some reason for him hiding out here.

Well, it'’s not because they took his part of the money.

If they had, he'’d be after them.

You talking from experience?

A little.

Try thinking about it the other way around.

Changes everything, don'’t it?

You mean he took their share

and was laying low until they stopped looking for him, huh?

And he better pray we find that money before they find him.

Well, stick around for a while. I gotta go see Doc Whiler.

Hey, Deputy, come here.

You hear me?

What do you want?

I want to talk.

About what?

You'’re a real smart boy, Deputy.

You got style.

My kind of style, right, huh?

I don'’t know how you figure.

We'’re on different sides of the bars.

With you making $10 a week?

Eight? Six maybe, huh?

[ laughing ]

Shut up.

Now you got a future, boy.

You'’re wasting time here.

I seen your style with a gun.

I said shut up.

Look, I help you, and you help me, huh?

Now listen, listen to me, will you?

Yeah, you figured it right.

I got $50,000 hid out in the desert.

You get me out of here...

and half of it'’s yours.

I ought to kill you.

But you won'’t

'’cause you're listening...

thinking...

and that means you ain'’t no better than me.

I can drop him now, Sikes.

You can'’t kill him with half the town watching.

That ain'’t gonna get us The Kid.

You got a better idea?

He ain'’t much of a threat with that gun hand.

It'’s his deputy we got to get,

one way or another.

What did the doctor say?

He seems to think this hand

will get worse before it gets better.

He'’s been saying that ever since you'’ve been going to him.

I know. This time I'’m going to listen to him.

I'’m stepping down as sheriff.

Mr. Slaughter, nobody can run this office like you.

You can.

Me?

SLAUGHTER: You'’re ready to step up, Billy.

Jenny says you'’ve got the learning,

I know you'’ve got the ability.

Me? Sheriff of Cochise County?

No need for a shortcut.

This job is your future.

Naturally, I'’ll have to check with the mayor,

so I'’ll be around for a while to look over your shoulder.

I guess this means I can get married now.

Yeah, that'’s what you need, getting married.

Who'’s the lady?

Miss Jenny Bartlet.

Have you asked her?

No, sir, I never had anything to offer...

but I do now.

[ door opening, closing ]

Oh, Billy!

Congratulations.

I'’m so proud of you.

I guess you know what this means, don'’t you, Jenny?Of course.

It means no more doubts about where you'’re going.

You'’re going to have everything you want.

Yeah, that'’s true...

but will you have me?

Have you?

I can give you everything you want now, Jenny.

A home, security.

Jenny, will you marry me?

Oh, Billy.

I'’m so sorry.

You'’ve misunderstood.

I'’m going back East next month...

to be married.

Well, congratulations to you, too

for making a fool out of me.

Oh, I didn'’t mean to do that.

I guess I should have known.

Billy, I like you. I like you very much, but I--

But you got something better back East than a saddle tramp.

No. No, you'’re not that.

You'’re a fine man.

But not good enough.

Well, I'’m sorry, ma'am, real sorry.

I guess I just didn'’t know my place.

[ door opening ]

Sorry, Billy.

There was a rumor that Sikes and Wortman

were seen in Jawbone Canyon.

I'’m taking a posse to check it out.

They come here, I'’ll kill 'em.

You'’re at a crossroads, son.

Don'’t let that girl get you down.

He bit. He'’s taking them out to the canyon.

Let'’s go.

Hold it.

A nick.

That takes practice.

Now put that gun away so as we can talk money.

First.

You mean you didn'’t come after The Kid?

Came after you first.

We done some checking.

You been playing deputy, but out there,

folks say you'’re more like one of us.

Go on.

The Kid'’s a little greedy.

We want him.

He'’s got $50,000 hid somewheres, and all of it ain'’t his.

How much of it is mine?

$10,000...

when he takes us to where he'’s hid it.

That'’s more than you'll ever make playing deputy.

All right, but we'’re going to do it my way.

He doesn'’t leave now.

You call it.

I don'’t want Slaughter to know I let him escape.

Slaughter gets in the way, we kill him.

Now you look here. Nothing happens to John Slaughter.

Is that clear?

We do it your way.

When do we get him?

You get him today.

Wait south of Tombstone.

He'’ll show up sooner or later.

Anything you say.

We'’ll be waiting.

Come on, Wort.

I don'’t trust him.

Neither do I,

but he'’ll go through with it.

What'’s to keep him from taking it all?

Us. He ain'’t gonna take it all '’cause we are.

Uh-uh.

I ain'’t breaking out.

You'’re going to do as I tell you,

or you'’re going to face them alone.

I'’m alone either way.

They'’ll kill me when they get the money.

You'’re not going to be alone,

and they'’re not getting the money.

Two-way split?

Well, it beats 10,000, don'’t it?

Like I said, boy, you got style.

Billy?

What happened?

Sikes, Wortman, they jumped me.

It'’s my fault, I'm sorry.

Don'’t blame yourself. These things happen,

even to the best of us.

We'’ll take the men and go after them. They can'’t get far.

Mr. Slaughter, let me go alone?

Why do that?

'’Cause I got something to prove.

This town thinks I'’m no better than they are,

and you know that.

I don'’t care what they think.

You'’ve proved yourself to me.

Yes, sir, but not to them.

Not to a lot of people.

I think they'’re headed for the border.

If I can bring them back by myself,

there won'’t be any question in anybody'’s mind.

All right, Billy, I'’ll take a look north of here.

Thank you, sir.

One thing bothers me, though.

What'’s that?

How come a couple of second-rate gunslingers

got the drop on Billy Stiles?

Maybe Billy Stiles isn'’t so first-rate himself.

Slaughter,

did Billy tell you?

Yeah, he did.

Every man'’s entitled to one lost love, Jenny.

Billy'’s not used to losing. He was very angry.

He thought he wasn'’t good enough.

That simply isn'’t true.

I wish he knew that.

Will he-- Will he do anything foolish, Mr. Slaughter?

No. Nothing foolish.

You better go on home, Jenny.

I hit it.Keep digging.

$50,000,

nice and neat.

Thanks.

You were real helpful.

Do I get my share now?

You get it right now.

Billy!

You double-crossed me!

[ gunshot ]

Put it down, Billy.

I said put it down.

It'’s mine, Mr. Slaughter.

Stay out of this.

Tell '’em you never found me.

I wish I could say that.

It'’s too late now.

You'’re coming back with me.

No, I'’m not.

That town'’s got nothing for me.

Billy, look, I'’m your friend.

I'’m giving you a chance to go back on your own.

I'’m not taking it.

I'’m not going back.

When you turn around,

your gun better be drawn.

Don'’t make me kill you, Mr. Slaughter.

Please don'’t make me kill you!

That'’s your choice, boy.

When I say turn,

I start firing.

Please. Please!

Turn!

I told you to get rid of this hair-triggered gun.

You said it wasn'’t any good for a lawman.

Well, I ain'’t one.

I might have had to take on all three of them,

I needed an edge.

You'’ve had an edge ever since you came to Tombstone, Billy,

Problem was you didn'’t know it.

Our story didn'’t end out in that gully.

Billy paid his debt, and when he was free again,

John was there to help him start a new life.

Billy Stiles was never again in trouble with the law.