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(bright music)

(bright music)

♪ In the sunset ♪

♪ Down Dakota Way ♪

(bus engine whirring)

(bus honking)

- Hey, I see they've built a new sign

since I was here last.

12 miles, that's about right.

Hey, boy, our ranch used to be right over the hill there.

I used to ride by here on my way to school.

(bus engine whirring)

(bus honking)

- What happened, your horse throw a shoe?

(suspenseful music)

- [Steve] Open it up.

I'll have you turn and look out the window.

- [Bus Driver] You better do as he says, folks.

(suspenseful music)

- [Steve] Keep it.

Open it up.

- I have no money in there.

- [Steve] I said open it up.

(zipper hissing)

Alright, come on with me, Doc.

Get going.

(suspenseful music)

(paper crunching)

- I don't understand this, I can only think of one reason.

- [Steve] You're not supposed to think.

(suspenseful music)

(gun firing)

(horses galloping)

- Sit down, folks.

Take it easy.

We're gonna have these tires fixed in just a jiffy.

(upbeat music)

(horse galloping)

(passengers chattering)

There's been a holdup, there were two of 'em.

They took one of my passengers off the bus.

Al, Johnny, help him fix those two tires.

One of you head for the sheriff.

Meet me at the edge of town at the little red schoolhouse.

You can't miss it.

(suspenseful music)

(horses galloping)

(suspenseful music)

(suspenseful music)

(horses galloping)

(suspenseful music)

- Listen, Steve, I don't know what you're going to do to me,

but the papers that you took

are more important than you think.

There's a letter there that has to go through.

- I know.

(gun firing)

(suspenseful music)

(horse galloping)

(horse neighing)

(gun firing)

(horse galloping)

(suspenseful music)

(gun firing)

(gun firing)

(suspenseful music)

(horse galloping)

(cows mooing)

- [Saunders] What's the matter?

- Somebody's following me.

Where's McKenzie?

- Be a long in a minute, you get in the chuck wagon.

(suspenseful music)

(horse galloping)

Get back.

(cows mooing)

(suspenseful music)

(horse galloping)

- Hey, did you see anybody come by here

a couple of minutes ago?

- No, I didn't get outta here, you're on private property.

- They were riding a horse, looks just like that one.

As a matter of fact, it looks like

he's been ridden pretty hard.

- Well, he's mine, I've been doing a little roping.

Now, clear outta here.

- I'm gonna have a look in that chuck wagon.

(suspenseful music)

(cows mooing)

(suspenseful music)

(cows mooing)

- Break it up, son, what's the matter with you?

Cut it out, stop it.

Now, what's this...

Rogers, well, let him go.

- Hiya, McKenzie.

- What's this all about?

- He was snooping around here looking for somebody,

even wanted to search the chuck wagon.

- The bus was held up

and one of the passengers was kidnapped.

- Well, why didn't you let him search the wagon?

- Your orders to me were to keep strangers outta here.

- Yes, that's right.

I'm sorry about this, Rogers,

but we've been having a lot of trouble

losing our cattle lately.

I hope you'll accept my apologies.

Incidentally, where is the wagon?

- I'm afraid we scared off the team.

I'll go pick 'em up.

- Nevermind about that, we can take care of it.

- Anytime you wanna cross my property,

just let me know and you won't have any trouble.

- I'm sure sorry about this, fella,

but orders are orders, you know?

- See by the papers you're heading

for the Wild West Show in Cheyenne.

- That's right.

I thought I stop by the old hometown on my way.

So far, I really had a fine reception.

- Nice seeing you.

- So long?

(cows mooing)

(horse galloping)

- Where's Steve?

- He was in the wagon.

- Well, listen, you dummy, let's go find him.

(cows mooing)

- Dummy, huh?

(horse galloping)

(suspenseful music)

(Steve whistling)

- Where's the wagon?

- It's on down the road.

- Go get it.

(suspenseful music)

Something go wrong?

- Yeah, but I did just like you told me.

- [McKenzie] Where's Luke?

- They grabbed him.

- Well, that's great.

What if he talks?

- Luke won't talk.

I took care of him just like I did the Doc.

- [McKenzie] Good, you're a smart boy, Steve.

I like the way you do things.

Now, how about that report?

- You don't think I'm dumb enough

to bring it with me, do you?

I did a job for you today, McKenzie.

It was a rough job, but I did it good.

My price is still 10,000.

- You'll get your money, I told you that before.

But it's gonna take us several days

to round up the whole herd and drive it across the valley.

I don't get a dime until I make delivery.

I've gotta work fast.

10 head have died on us already.

I had to bury them this morning.

- That's your problem, my proposition still stands.

I get the 10 grand, you get the report.

- Get on behind, pick up your horse.

(tense music)

(horses galloping)

(dog barking)

- Help, help, anybody help.

Quiet dogs, quiet, shut up.

Don't act like pound dogs, you're pedigree.

Help.

(dog barking)

Roy.

- Well, hi, sparrow.

- Hey, there's killers on the loose.

Get, get, get away, get away.

What's matter with you?

Get your guns.

Jump on something.

- Oh, come on down, I want to talk to you.

- Are you kidding?

- Say, what kind of a vest is that you have on?

- That's genuine buffalo hide.

- Looks like a genuine coon hide to me.

- Coonskin.

- [Roy] Go on, throw it down.

(dog barking)

- You know I can't understand about those dogs, Roy.

I just got 'em yesterday

and they're guaranteed to track down criminals.

(dogs barking)

(dogs whining)

- See there?

I told you it was coonskin.

You can't fool an old hound dog.

- Well, anyway, Roy, it sure is good to see you.

- Same here.

- I sort of figured on dropping down to Cheyenne

a little later on and taking in the show.

- Why did you get those-

- Bloodhounds?

- Yeah.

- I'm practicing to be a detective.

Come here, I wanna show you something.

There's a fortune in the job, Roy.

There's $5,000 reward, dead or alive.

There's one for 10 in mail robbery

and there's another one for three.

That's $18,000 worth of business right there.

Well, that's more money than I make

in the grocery business in 10 years.

And incidentally, the grocery business isn't too good.

- Speaking of this, did you hear about the bus holdup?

- No.

- Man got shot.

- No.

You see, there is a future in this.

- Well, I'm supposed to meet the sages

at the old schoolhouse.

How about coming along?

- Well, good.

I might as well, I haven't made a dime here all day.

(dogs growling and whining)

- [Darol] Roy isn't here yet.

- There doesn't seem to be anybody around.

- [Darol] Maybe they don't use this for school anymore.

- It's Saturday.

- Hey, fellas, it's open.

- Oh, sure a lot of trusting souls around here.

Not like the place I went to school.

- You're not kidding, as I remember,

your school had bars on the windows.

(xylophone music)

- Say, Darol, this must be the teacher.

- Yeah.

(xylophone music)

♪ As I look around ♪

♪ It brings back memories ♪ ♪ It brings back memories ♪

♪ Of days days gone by ♪ ♪ Of days days gone by ♪

♪ It was in this very room we'd sit and play ♪

♪ And this is what the teacher ♪ ♪ And this is what the teacher ♪

♪ Would say ♪ ♪ Would say ♪

♪ A, B, C, D, F, G ♪ ♪ A, B, C, D, F, G ♪

♪ H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P ♪ ♪ H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P ♪

♪ L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T ♪ ♪ L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T ♪

♪ U, V, W, X, Y, Z ♪ ♪ U, V, W, X, Y, Z ♪

(bright music)

♪ Now, you must know your lessons well ♪

♪ Or you'll wear a dunce cap like a fool ♪

♪ If you are a dunce ♪ ♪ If you are a dunce ♪

♪ Don't mind the bell ♪ ♪ Don't mind the bell ♪

♪ The teacher ♪ ♪ The teacher ♪

♪ Will keep you after school ♪ ♪ Will keep you after school ♪

♪ Till you learn A, B, C ♪ ♪ Till you learn A, B, C ♪

♪ D, E, F, G ♪ ♪ D, E, F, G ♪

♪ H ♪

♪ I ♪

♪ J ♪

♪ K ♪

♪ L, M, N, O, P ♪ ♪ L, M, N, O, P ♪

♪ L, M, N, O, P ♪ ♪ L, M, N, O, P ♪

♪ Q, R, S, T ♪ ♪ Q, R, S, T ♪

♪ U, V, W, X, Y, Z ♪ ♪ U, V, W, X, Y, Z ♪

♪ Little Don Gomez ♪

♪ He didn't do so well ♪

♪ Though he was so smart ♪

♪ He knew how to read and he knew how to spell ♪

♪ But it broke his heart ♪

♪ When the teacher said recite the alphabet ♪

♪ Just how he'd sound I'll never forget ♪

♪ A, B, C, D, E, F, G ♪

♪ H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O ♪

(Roy singing in foreign language)

♪ If you're a dunce ♪ ♪ If you're a dunce ♪

♪ Don't mind the bell ♪ ♪ Don't mind the bell ♪

♪ The teacher ♪ ♪ The teacher ♪

♪ Will keep you after school ♪ ♪ Will keep you after school ♪

♪ Till you learn A, B, C ♪ ♪ Till you learn A, B, C ♪

♪ D, E, F, G ♪ ♪ D, E, F, G ♪

♪ H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P ♪ ♪ H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P ♪

♪ L, M, N, O, P ♪ ♪ L, M, N, O, P ♪

♪ Q, R, S, T ♪ ♪ Q, R, S, T ♪

♪ U, V, W, X, Y, Z ♪ ♪ U, V, W, X, Y, Z ♪

♪ Was in the fourth grade 13 years ♪

♪ To get ahead, I'd never bother ♪

♪ To get promoted ♪ ♪ To get promoted ♪

♪ He had fears ♪ ♪ He had fears ♪

♪ I'd only catch up with my poor father ♪

♪ So learn your A, B, C ♪ ♪ So learn your A, B, C ♪

♪ D, E, F, G ♪ ♪ D, E, F, G ♪

♪ H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P ♪ ♪ H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P ♪

♪ L, M, N, O, P ♪ ♪ L, M, N, O, P ♪

♪ Q, R, S, T ♪ ♪ Q, R, S, T ♪

♪ U, V, W, X, Y, Z ♪ ♪ U, V, W, X, Y, Z ♪

(glass shattering)

- Oh-oh.

- I ought to call the sheriff.

- Hey, fellas, hey, fellas.

Here, oh.

You better get outta here.

Go on, get it.

(dogs barking)

(playful music)

- As I was saying, I should have you all arrested.

Illegal entry, disturbing the peace,

damage to public property.

The window that is.

Sparrow Biffle, I'm ashamed of you.

Who belongs to those two big hounds

that just left here?

Well?

- They're mine.

I'm sorry.

- Hey, Ruth, I'm not doing anything this afternoon.

If you'd like me to, I'll stay after school with ya.

- Are you kidding?

(drum banging)

- Oh, Ruth, we were just having fun.

- Me and Roy Rogers used to go to school here.

- Yeah, we were just passing through on our way to Cheyenne

and I wanted to stop by and say howdy to the teacher.

- [Ruth] Howdy.

- Come on, fellas, we better clean up this mess.

- [Roy] What happened to Miss Paxton?

- Oh, she was dismissed from duty three years ago.

- Dismissed?

Well, she was the best teacher a boy ever had.

She taught us how to shoot, all about plants and animals.

- Yes, I know, but when one of her own

didn't turn out so well, the board was forced to let her go.

They said if she couldn't raise her own stepson decently,

she was a poor teacher.

- What'd the boy do?

- Oh, he got into wrong company.

Always into some kind of trouble.

Here's their picture together.

- It must have been rough on her.

- It was.

She devoted her entire life to this school

then to have it all taken away from her and disgraced,

just about broke her heart.

- Where is she now?

- Oh, she's still out in the same little place on the range.

She doesn't wanna see anyone, won't talk to anyone.

Her whole life's wrapped up in that boy.

She still believes in him.

- What do you believe?

- Well, I believe in Miss Paxton.

- Sure would like to see her.

- Well, that's possible.

Look, why don't you stick around this afternoon?

She comes over here very often on Saturdays

to help me correct examination papers.

I think she likes to believe she's back teaching school.

(people screaming)

(horses galloping)

(birds chirping)

- Well, howdy, Miss Ruth

- Hello, Sheriff.

- Glad to see you, Roy.

- Same here, Sheriff.

- The boys told me you were in town

when they reported this bus holdup.

Say, Miss Ruth, I'm looking for Dolly Paxton.

She's generally here on Saturdays.

- Yes, I expect her later this afternoon.

- [Sheriff Holbrook] Well, later is too late.

- What seems to be the trouble?

- That son of hers was seen headed for their place?

I thought if I could get Dolly Paxton,

she might be able to save us shooting him down.

- Shooting him down, what'd he do?

- He's pretty well known here, Roy,

and the passengers on that bus identified him

as being in the holdup.

They shot and killed Dr. Fredricks.

- Dr. Fredricks?

- Say, Roy, you and your boys better come along

and help me smoke 'em out.

I'll need every man I can get.

- Alright, Sheriff,

- Maybe you'd better wait here for Miss Paxton.

- She won't come here if she's heard about this.

(drawer knocking)

- Hello, Steve.

I thought I heard someone in here.

I was out weeding the garden.

- I'm in a hurry, Ma.

Anybody ask, you didn't see me.

- Steve, tell me, is something the matter?

Are you in trouble again?

- I sure am, this time they framed me good.

They're out to get me, Ma, it's about a holdup.

(upbeat music)

(gun firing)

- Don't take any chances, men.

He's a dead shot and a killer.

All right, Steve, come on out.

There's a dozen men here ready to come and get you

and more on the way.

- Come, son.

- What you gonna do, Ma.

- Come on, through the cellar, down the ravine.

Don't try to take your horse with you or they'll see you.

I'll keep 'em busy.

- You don't think I'll bail outta here

and leave you to cover me?

- You've got to leave, Steve, now.

- Wait a minute, Ma.

- There's only a dozen men out there.

If you wait, there'll be every deputy in the county

and it'll be too late.

Now, get out.

- I won't leave you here alone.

You'll be shot.

- I won't be shot, Steve.

I promise you, as long as they think you're with me,

I can keep 'em busy.

Now, Go on.

- Come on out, Steve.

We're gonna have to smoke him out.

Maybe you and your boys better circle the hill.

(tense music)

- Wait a minute, somebody's coming out.

(tense music)

Don't shoot, fellas, it's Miss Paxton.

(gun firing)

- One shot up in the air, what does she mean?

(tense music)

(gun firing)

- That, Chuck, means she's going to stand by Steve.

- Wait a minute, Sheriff, you can't shoot Dolly.

She hasn't done anything.

- I'm going down there.

- Roy, you can't, that boy of hers is a killer.

He'll shoot you armed or not.

- Roy, she's right, you don't know that kid.

- I know it, but I do know Dolly Paxton.

- Well, I'm going with you.

- You stay with the Sheriff.

- Roy.

Dolly, Miss Paxton, don't shoot, he isn't armed.

- Don't come any closer.

I don't want to shoot, but I will and I have to.

- I don't think you will.

And I don't think you'd let Steve

shoot an unarmed man either.

(gun firing)

Don't you remember me?

I used to go to your school, Roy Rogers.

(gun firing)

Hey, is that any way to treat one of your old students?

(gun firing)

I remember what a good shot you always were, Miss Paxton.

But I'm still coming in to talk to you.

Hi, Miss Paxton, where is he?

- I don't know what you mean.

I don't know you.

I never saw you before, get out.

- That's no way to talk to a kid

you taught how to read and write.

(gentle music)

- Where's Steve?

- I'll take care of her, Roy.

- Search the place.

- [Sheriff Holbrook] Where is he, Dolly?

- You're mistaken, I'm all alone here.

I only tried to defend myself when you are brave men

started firing on my home from the hill.

- Come on now, Dolly.

Steve was here and you covered for him, didn't you?

- I did, sir, very well.

He's beyond your reach.

- Why did you do it?

- Can't you guess?

- You knew we wanted him, didn't you?

- Did I?

- Well, harboring a fugitive and aiding his escape,

now that's pretty serious.

I'm afraid I'll have to place you under arrest.

- Very well, sir, if the law considers what I did was wrong,

I'm ready to pay for it.

(calming music)

- I wonder whose horse that is.

- It's mine.

- I thought I told you to lay low for a while.

What do you want now?

- Some help.

- The sheriff put me in the corner,

but Ma covered for me while I lambed out.

They picked her up, they've got her in jail.

- I'm sorry, but what can I do about it?

- Well, that's easy.

They'll set bail tomorrow.

Send one of your boys over to pick her up.

- You slightly outta your mind.

Everybody in town knows who works for me.

And if I send one of my boys in to bail Dolly out,

it looks like you'll work for me too.

- Don't I?

- Not while the whole countryside is looking for you.

- Think I can make you change your mind, Mac?

- Yeah?

- This is Fredrick's report, it's loaded with dynamite.

I'll read it to you.

Gentlemen, confidential report from Dr. George Fredricks,

county veterinarian to the US Department of Agriculture.

Subject, evidence of hoof and mouth disease

existing at McKenzie Ranch in Sun Rock County.

As county veterinarian, I must recommend

that government authorities at once destroy and bury

all infected McKenzie cattle in order to prevent spread

of this disease to other herds.

- We know all that.

If he had reported it, there wouldn't have been any sense

in holding up the bus.

- As you know, if this discovery should leak out,

panic would be caused among the ranchers of this county.

Some of them might try to quickly

and secretly move their stock to market.

And if diseased cattle are moved,

they infect any area they cross, spreading the disease.

- What are you driving at?

- Suppose this report gets to the sheriff's office.

He's going to say to himself, McKenzie figures

to drive those sick doggies to some small packer

who will maybe can the stuff and ship it overseas

and he's gonna be right Mack.

Tell that stooge of yours, if he draws that gun,

he'll never live through it.

- Lay off, Saunders.

Don't you think you're getting a little upset about nothing?

You know that when Dolly comes to trial,

there won't be a jury in the town that'll convict her.

- I know that she's the only one that ever believed in me.

I'm not gonna let her break her heart

in that rotten jail if I can help.

- So the old Dame spends a couple of days in jail,

it won't hurt her.

- Stop it you two.

I don't like that kind of talk about Dolly.

Steve, I admire your loyalty.

As I've told you before, I'm a little short of cash

and will be until I get rid of the cattle.

But if you come over to the ranch later,

I'll advance a part of the money.

- Okay.

- Or if you like, I'll give it to her.

- I'll give it to Ma myself.

There's something I wanna tell her,

but I need some help from you.

- Anything you say.

- Tomorrow, Sunday, Ma will be in church.

She hasn't missed it in years.

I want two of your men to cover for me while I talk to her.

- All right, I'll have a couple my boys meet you

in Mountain Lane at 10 in the morning.

- I'll be there.

- Dolly, I think it's terrible you have to go to jail

on an account of something Steve did.

- It was my own choice.

- I suppose it was your own choice

they took the school away from you too.

- The school, that couldn't be helped, and you know it.

- I know it could be helped.

If you just admit Steve isn't the boy you think he is.

- Ruth, I'm going to tell you something

that nobody in this town knows.

Steve's father was a gambler.

Years ago, he killed a man in self-defense.

They sent him to the penitentiary where he died.

Steve's mother passed away when he was very young.

So I took the boy and raised him as my own.

Unfortunately, everybody in the town knew who his father was

and they never let him forget it.

The poor kid never had a chance.

- I can understand your sacrifice, Dolly,

but the damage is done now,

why should you ruin your life too?

- What they didn't know

was that Steve's father was my brother.

Before he died, he made me promise to care for the boy

and protect him.

- Well, you've kept that promise, Dolly.

You've done everything anyone could do for a boy.

Now, you've got to go a step further.

You've got to help the authorities find Steve Dolly.

If he's innocent, he'll have a chance to prove it.

- It's too late.

He's crossed the border where no one will ever find him.

And anyway, whether he's right or wrong-

- I know, Dolly.

(church bell ringing)

Whoa.

Whoa, boy.

Sheriff, would you please take Dolly in?

We're a little late and I have to go in the back way.

- [Sheriff Holbrook] Sure, Ruth.

♪ They say there will be ♪ ♪ They say there will be ♪

♪ A great round up ♪ ♪ A great round up ♪

♪ And cowboys ♪ ♪ And cowboys ♪

♪ Like dogies will stand ♪ ♪ Like dogies will stand ♪

♪ To be marked by the riders ♪ ♪ To be marked by the riders ♪

♪ Of judgement ♪ ♪ Of judgement ♪

♪ Who are posted ♪ ♪ Who are posted ♪

♪ And know every branch ♪ ♪ And know every branch ♪

♪ Roll on ♪ ♪ Roll on ♪

♪ Roll on ♪ ♪ Roll on ♪

♪ Roll on little dogie ♪ ♪ Roll on little dogie ♪

♪ Roll on ♪ ♪ Roll on ♪

♪ Roll on ♪ ♪ Roll on ♪

♪ Roll on ♪ ♪ Roll on ♪

♪ Roll on ♪ ♪ Roll on ♪

- Stand over there, Sheriff, and you won't get hurt.

- Steve, you're out of your mind.

Why did you do it, Steve?

- I had to talk to you, Ma.

(guns firing)

(congregation chattering)

(upbeat music)

(horses galloping)

- Where are they?

(Roy whistling)

(suspenseful music)

(gun firing)

(horses galloping)

- Here, Ma, help me out.

(suspenseful music)

(gun firing)

Easy, boy, easy.

(horses galloping)

(suspenseful music)

- Here's the money, Ma.

This will take care of your bail and then some.

- Where'd you get this, son?

- Never mind.

I got plenty more coming too.

Don't look at me like that, Ma.

I know what you're thinking, forget it.

You just saw what happened.

- I saw you're getting very handy with a gun.

- But Ma, they tried to kill me.

- Yes, I know.

- There's only one thing I can do, clear out of the country.

If I stay around here, they'll get me sure.

(suspenseful music)

(horses galloping)

Here, Ma, you take the buggy,

get back into town and pay off the sheriff.

Meet me two weeks from today in Juarez, the Seminole Hotel.

And remember the Seminole Hotel?

(suspenseful music)

It's Rogers.

- Yeah, you take the team, I'll be all right.

- Goodbye, Ma.

Remember, two weeks.

- Goodbye, Steve.

(suspenseful music)

(horse galloping)

- Gee, Dolly, I thought-

- That I was leaving?

- Where's Steve?

- The Steve I knew has gone, he'll never come back.

You take this, Roy.

Steve gave it to me.

I'm afraid of it, I don't want that kind of money.

- I'm sorry things turned out this way.

Wait here, Dolly, the boys will pick you up.

(suspenseful music)

(horses galloping)

(horse galloping)

(horses galloping)

- [Sheriff Holbrook] Where is he?

- Well, he can't be far from here.

Did you see Dolly?

- Ruth to her back to town.

She was pretty badly broken up.

- [Sheriff Holbrook] We better fan out

and search the valley.

We've only got a couple hours before sundown.

- I'm gonna stay with you, Roy.

- Good.

We'll head over to the HT ranch.

On the way, I wanna check all the water holes and draws.

Steve may be injured.

(horses galloping)

(dog barking)

- [Sparrow] Roy, that looks like a grave.

- Yeah, it sure does.

- Oh, don't uncover it.

It might be somebody we know.

- Get back, fellas.

Get back.

- Hey.

Hey, what's that, salt?

(Sparrow sneezing)

- Quicklime.

- What would quicklime be doing out here?

I don't know, but it's usually used to destroy something.

Look a cow's hoof.

- Well, I wonder where the rest of the cow is.

I imagine it's attached to the hoof.

- Oh, well, at least it's no one we know.

Why would anybody wanna give a dead cow

a funeral way out here?

I don't get it.

- Neither do I, right now.

(dog barking)

- Well, golly, Roy, look at there.

- He looks kind of sick.

Better tie up the dogs, they might scare him.

- [Sparrow] Come on, Frank.

Come on.

Come on, Alice.

- This little fella seems to have a high fever.

- Well, if that's his mulberry there,

he's probably starved to death now.

There isn't any other place around here

he can find a meal like he wants.

- Seems to be weak in the legs.

Can't hardly stand up.

By the looks of that fresh grave, if it is his mother,

he wouldn't have time to be weak from starvation.

But we better take him back with us

and see if we can fix him up.

- Yeah, might as well.

Be a waste of time looking for anybody around here.

Besides, it'll be getting dark pretty quick.

I'll go get the horses.

Roy.

You don't take a hint very well, do you, Rogers?

See you're back on McKenzie property.

Hope you got permission.

- Sorry, but we didn't have time.

We're on a manhunt.

- Looks to me like you're on a calf hunt.

I'd say you're doing a little rustling.

- Do you mean to insinuate by any chance

that we're cattle thieves.

- That's what it looks like to me,

now, get outta here.

(dog barking)

Get out.

- Now, just a minute.

Nobody's gonna hit my-

- Ah, shut up.

I'm taking you to the sheriff.

- That's all right with me.

You better take that calf along to the vet.

He's pretty sick.

- Looks all right to me.

Besides, what difference does it make to you?

It ain't yours.

- He's got a pretty high fever and weak legs.

- He has.

In that case, we better put him out of his misery.

(gun firing)

(suspenseful music)

(gun firing)

(water splashing)

(dog barking)

(suspenseful music)

- Sparrow.

(Sparrow spitting)

Hold him here, trigger.

- Did you find him?

- No, we didn't.

- We gave up when it got dark.

- Hey, what happened to you?

- Well, we ran into a little trouble.

- What took you so long?

- Picked up a sick calf.

Couldn't travel very fast with him.

He's outside there.

Hello, Molly.

Gimme the vet at Harnyville.

She's ringing it.

- Yeah.

Oh.

Oh, alright.

Yep.

Sure.

Look, look, I'm in a hurry now.

Yeah.

Okay, Molly.

Yeah, sure.

I'll, I'll see you Saturday night.

Molly says the doc's out on a call

and they don't know when he'll be back.

- Well, I guess we better do something for him ourselves.

He's a pretty sick little fella.

- Roy, why don't you get in touch with Dolly?

She knows more about animals than anyone in this county.

- But she's in jail.

Hey, you use this for Dolly's bail

and get her here as fast as you can.

She'll understand.

- Say where'd you get all that?

It's a secret, but don't worry, it doesn't belong to me.

You boys go with Ruth and after you get Dolly outta jail,

you might as well turn in.

There isn't anything else you can do this evening.

And hurry up.

Roy, I got a key for Dr. Fredrick's place.

He has all the medicine and stuff,

so why not take the calf over there?

- [Roy] Well, Ruth.

- [Ruth] Yeah.

- Bring Dolly to Dr. Fredrick's place.

- Sure, Roy.

- Well, I wanna get outta these muddy clothes.

Let's go.

(Roy whistling)

This little fella's really sick.

Look, Sparrow, his temperature's almost tying up

to bust the thermometer.

- Hello, Roy.

- Hello, Miss Paxton.

- Thanks for bailing me out.

I don't mind taking that money for this sort of thing.

Hello, fellow, what's the matter?

- Look.

- Ooh, you know quite a lot about this sort of thing, Roy.

What do you think?

- It's got me stumped.

There seems to be something wrong with his legs.

- Sounds like a lot of lung congestion.

Might be pneumonia.

- Pneumonia?

- Quite possible.

I'm afraid I'm a little rusty.

Better check up on this.

Ruth, would you hand me that veterinary manual please?

- Certainly.

- I had a run in with that guy Rogers.

He's got one of the sick calves

and he's taking it into town.

- From the looks of you,

you didn't stop him either, did you?

- Well, there was two of them.

- Well, there's only one thing left to do now.

Get every head we can together and begin moving tonight.

That'll give us a chance

to start through the valley by dawn.

- There's still a lot of strays out there.

- Forget 'em, there's too much risk.

We gotta work against time.

The minute Roger discovers what's wrong with that calf,

we're out of business.

- Wouldn't worry about that if I were you, McKenzie.

- Steve, I thought you-

- After all the only horse doctor in town is dead, remember.

Hoof and mouth disease isn't easily diagnosed.

Where's Bob and Ed?

- Well, I, I don't know, I-

- I'll tell you where they are.

They're lying out there in the road, dead.

- There must be some mistake, I didn't tell 'em to-

- You made the only mistake, McKenzie.

Now, I want that money.

All of it, and I want it right now.

- Okay, Steve, you win.

I'll get it, it's in my coat.

(gun firing)

- Well, what's next, Steve?

- As long as McKenzie seems to be out of the deal,

I'll settle for his share.

- Okay, by me, we need all the help we can get anyway.

- How do things stand?

- There won't be much sleep for us tonight.

We gotta get that herd moving.

- Okay, let's go.

- Pneumonia, symptoms all check, high fever,

lung congestion, eyes, legs.

Ruth, see if you can find some penicillin.

- Okay, Dolly.

- Well, in pneumonia cases,

penicillin generally brings the fever down

but what are we gonna do about these legs?

- Well, here's another disease

with symptoms like this with the leg...

Oh, Roy, Aphthous fever.

- Aphthous fever, hoof and mouth disease.

- Hoof and-

- Mouth disease.

Oh no.

But I don't see anything wrong with his mouth.

- Sometimes all the symptoms may not appear

for 18 days or longer.

- That cow we found buried in quicklime today,

this could be her calf.

- Buried in quicklime.

That's what they do with cows

that die with hoof and mouth disease.

That keeps it from spreading.

I read in the newspapers

that they recently had to destroy thousands in Mexico.

- Or in this case, it could be

to keep anyone from knowing about it.

That cow we found belonged to McKenzie

and McKenzie's starting to move his cattle.

Doesn't that strike you as being kind of funny

this time of year?

Suppose he discovered hoof and mouth disease in his herd.

Suppose he kills and buries all the infected cattle

in quicklime, then ships the rest to market

hoping to collect before the disease is discovered.

- Why that'd be terrible, Roy,

that might start an epidemic

that had ruin every rancher in the county.

- That's why his foreman tried to run us off of the place.

And when he couldn't do that, he tried to kill his calf.

- Roy, they gotta drive that herd clear across Sunset Valley

to get to the loading pens.

- Cattle with hoof and mouth disease,

infect every area they cross.

If McKenzie drives those animals to the railroad,

that means that every hardworking rancher

and sheeper in the valley stands to be wiped out.

The whole county will be quarantined

unless we can stop the herd and get them inoculated.

- Ruth, get in touch with the sheriff

and have him round up a posse and meet us in Sunset Valley.

Sparrow, you and I'll head on out that way

and try to hold 'em back until the sheriff arrives.

I think we can make it by daylight.

We'll see you later, Dolly.

- How's it going?

- Okay.

Got 'em all together now.

We ought to reach the north end of the valley about dawn,

cross over the railroad by noon, right on schedule.

Okay, guys, get 'em moving.

(gentle music)

(cows mooing)

- This one can't walk.

- Well, leave her.

We ain't got time to bother with the sick ones, let's go.

(gentle music)

(cows mooing)

(suspenseful music)

(horses galloping)

(dogs barking)

(horses galloping)

(cows mooing)

(cowboys whistling and shouting)

- [Steve] Nice gate, hey, Saunders?

- Yeah, nothing ahead of us now,

but the valley and the railroad.

(Steve shouting and whistling)

(cows mooing)

(cowboys shouting)

(horses galloping)

(tense music)

(cows mooing)

(Sparrow whistling)

There's a lot of 'em.

(tense music)

(cows mooing)

Yes, and we have to stop 'em.

- Every one of McKenzie's men are with 'em.

(cows mooing)

- Hey, Steve, there's only two of 'em.

(cows mooing)

(gun firing)

- There's no use trying to talk to 'em.

(guns firing)

(tense music)

(guns firing)

(dogs barking)

(suspenseful music)

(horses galloping)

(guns firing)

- Hey, Roy, I'm outta shells, you got any.

(guns firing)

(tense music)

- Listen, we gotta wind this up fast

so we get those cattle moving again.

Gimme a couple seconds to get behind 'em

and then you and the boys draw his fire.

- [Steve] Go ahead.

(dogs barking)

(tense music)

(guns firing)

- Hey, Sparrow, this doesn't look so good for us.

You better go get the sheriff and posse.

They're probably over those hills.

I'll try to hold these fellas off.

- I can't, Roy.

I can't.

- You can't, why not?

(gentle music)

Is it broke?

- I don't think so, I'm sure bleeding.

(dogs barking)

(upbeat music)

(guns firing)

- That's all, huh, Roy?

I haven't got any either.

Go on, get outta here.

- Are you kidding?

Lemme see if I can stop the bleeding.

- All right, fellas, let's go.

(dogs barking)

(upbeat music)

(guns firing)

(dogs barking)

(horse neighing)

(guns firing)

(upbeat music)

(horses galloping)

(guns firing)

- Take it easy, Sparrow.

(horse neighing)

(upbeat music)

(guns firing)

(suspenseful music)

(guns firing)

(suspenseful music)

(cows mooing)

- Watch him, Sparrow.

- I sure will.

(horses galloping)

- Head off those cattle, let him into the valley.

(cows mooing)

(tense music)

- Roy, it's Steve.

- Ruth, come here and look after Sparrow.

I think I know where Steve's going.

(suspenseful music)

(cows mooing)

(horse galloping)

(cows mooing)

(cowboys shouting)

(gentle music)

- Sparrow, what are you doing?

- I'm trying to bring him to.

I got an old debt to pay.

One time this guy hit me on-

- Hey, hey, hey.

- Oh, oh, oh.

No, let me.

- Gimme.

- Oh, let me.

Oh, let me have that.

I gotta do it all over again.

(tense music)

(horse galloping)

(birds chirping)

(door slamming)

(tense music)

- Hello, Roy, come in.

You won't need that gun.

I've talked to him, Roy.

He says he's willing to give himself up.

- Yeah, I'll do what Ma says.

Should have done it long ago.

(tense music)

- This is what happens to kids

who think they can fight the world alone.

Won't listen to their parents or those that love them.

I'm gonna miss him, Roy.

This is the way I'll always remember him.

(bright music)

(children chattering)

You wanted to see me, Ruth?

- Yes, I did.

- Ruth, that noise.

Why aren't you in there with the children?

- They're not my responsibility anymore.

- Not your response-

- No, they're yours, you're still a schoolmarm.

I was only holding the job temporarily.

- Well, Ruth, what about you?

- Don't worry about me, I have a job waiting

for me in another town.

- Where is it?

- Cheyenne.

- Goodbye, Miss Paxton.

Be sure and take good care of those kids.

(children chattering)

(bright music)