All language subtitles for The Rifleman - 3x07 - The Martinet

Come in.

Father! You didn't write
you were coming.

Why would I? I knew I would be
here before any letter.

So this is where you've spent
your last five years.

Going to school in the daytime,
keepin' store at night.

I'm graduatin' tomorrow, sir.

Your brother, lon, goin' west
to seek his fortune.

He's never written me once,
not all these years.

Well, lon and I
were always different.

What are you doin' in st. Louis?

I'll tell you. Five years ago
you an' lon left home,

Like thieves in the night.
I had careers planned for you.

Careers in the army
of the United States.

But no, you didn't want that.

So, I decided I'd come an' see
what you've made of yourselves.

I can't speak for lon.

No, you can't. Lon is dead.

Lon?

I wrote letters of inquiry to
almost every federal law officer

In the western territory,
an' I finally got this reply.

Says lon is dead, shot down in a
gunfight.

Buried there in this place
called north fork.

Signed by the marshal,
with regrets, that's all.

Well, that's not enough!

My son dead an' I don't
know why or who did it.

I demand answers to these
questions, I want satisfaction.

That's why I'm here, ben,
you an' I,

We're goin' to this north fork.

I can't leave.

I said we're goin', ben,
that's an order.

Father, I'm not goin'.

I might have expected that!

You've disobeyed me all your
lives, you an' lon.

Very well, I'll go alone.

Father!

Don't ever call me that again.

I've no sons.
No sons left at all.

Good day, sir.

Good day to you, sir.

Road markers were down
a while back,

Wondered if I was on the way
to north fork.

A few more miles you'd have been
there. Say, on the way in,

You didn't see a boy, a
12-year-old on a chestnut mare,

Did you?

No, can't say I saw anyone.

Your boy missin'?

No, late from school.
Maybe you could use some water.

Thank you, I have sufficient.

Cavalry, huh?

Captain josiah perry,
third illinois.

Glad to know you, captain,

I'm...Lucas mccain. You, uh,
plannin' on visitin' north fork

Or you're just passin' through?

You might say I am...
Goin' to visit kin.

That's your boy?

That's him.

Hello. I'm sorry, pa, but when
the fish started bitin',

Well, I forgot all about time.

But they'll be good for supper,
though.

Mark, you were supposed to be
home hours ago. An' on the way

Home, you were supposed
to bring me my axe plate

From the blacksmith,
where is it?

I forgot it, too.

Visit to the woodshed would
sharpen his memory. Man or boy,

Strict discipline is the only
way to teach 'em.

Thanks for the advice, but
I'll raise my boy my own way.

I've reared two of 'em.

Two boys, who disobeyed my
wishes an' went their own ways.

If I'd beaten some sense into
them when they were young,

I might have gotten better
than I received.

They left me with bitterness an'
heartache. You listen to me,

Mccain, discipline that boy

Or the same thing will happen
to you. Good day.

Who was he?

A stranger, wantin' directions.

He sure seemed mean.

Well, he must have been hurt
pretty bad.

Mark, what am I gonna do
with you?

Well, whatever you think, pa,
I know it was wrong.

Knowin' is one thing an' doin'
it again is another.

Now for the next week, you'll
come home right after school.

An' you'll have some
extra chores.

Right now, get back
on that horse,

Go into town an' get my axe
plate from the blacksmith

An' don't dawdle,
come right back.

Yes, sir. Here! We'll have
these for supper, all right?

Relax yourself, mark,

This work will be finished
in a few minutes.

Yeah, but you don't understand.
Pa wanted me to get right back.

So I'll just explain to 'im
I didn't find time to finish

The work like I promised.
Lucas will understand.

Here, run an' get yourself some
candy. By the time you get back,

I'll be finished.

All right, thanks!

Captain perry, I told you
all I know in my letter.

You mean to tell me that
even with your books,

You can't remember
who killed my son?

That's right.

My son's life meant that little.
I can't accept that, marshal.

All I can say, captain,
is the case is closed.

Now what good will it do
it to start diggin' around

In all the details?

All I've got left of my son
is details.

I wanna know how he died,
and why.

You might not like
what you hear.

I've come a long way to hear,
whatever it is.

All right.

Your son was involved in a
criminal attempt

To extort money. When he found
out his plan wasn't gonna work,

He forced a gunfight
hopin' to kill the man

Who stood in his way.

Did you see it, this gunfight?

My son... It wasn't a matter
of cowardice?

It was a fair fight,
if that's what you mean.

The other man just happened
to be a little faster.

And this other man.

Captain, why don't you just
let it... Rest there?

What's his name?

I said it was a fair fight.

Namin' names won't help
anythin'.

I just want to see this man,
an'...Talk to him.

I don't have to warn you,
captain,

If you've come here to cause
any trouble.

His name!

Goodbye, captain perry.

I tell you, I don't remember
who this lon perry was,

An' I don't remember
any killin'.

He's buried out in your
town's graveyard,

Killed in a gunfight last July.

Why is it so important
that you find out who did it?

I'm the boy's father.

Why don't you go talk to the
marshal, maybe he'll help you,

I got work to do.

Well, son, didn't expect to see
you up an' around so soon.

Oh. Well, I was just gonna pick
up some things for my pa

An' get right back. He's
probably missin' me already.

You, uh, you don't happen to
know the way to willow springs,

Do you?

Oh sure I...I'll draw
it for you in the dirt.

Well, fair enough.

First of all,
you know the road

That you're comin' out
of town on?

Uh-huh.

Instead of goin' straight ahead,
you turn right.

Oh yeah.

You just keep followin' it,
there are a few signs.

I see, you know,
you are a smart, young fellow.

I wonder if you could help me.

You know, last July a man
was killed in this town

In a gunfight, name of lon
perry. You, uh, remember that?

Why, I don't know.

Oh, sure you do.

Smart young fellow like you'd
remember a gunfight.

What do you wanna know
about it?

Well, I just like to know
who killed him.

You see I've been wantin'
to thank whoever did it.

You wanna thank him?

That's right. You see, I've been
lookin' for perry myself.

Oh, he was a mean one, he was.

Now it looks like someone
in your town's done me a favor.

It looks like you've come
to the right person.

You see, it was my pa
that shot him.

Mccain?

Yeah. Mr. Perry, he
challenged him an', well,

Pa tried to avoid a fight
but... He had no choice.

You've been real helpful, son,
real helpful.

Was that all you wanted?

Mark?

It wasn't ready, pa,
you can ask nils.

He's right, lucas,
but it's ready now.

Oh, all right, nils,
well, you better get it, son,

We've gotta get back.

Thanks.

Hello, captain perry.

It was you that killed
my son, mccain?

I don't know what you're talkin'
about, captain.

Stay right where you are,
mccain.

You better explain, captain.

Lon perry was my boy!

Lon? Lon perry, I remember.

He forced it, there was nothin'
else I could do.

I know, I know all about it.

He was involved in some
criminal scheme but-

But what, captain?

But you were the one
who killed him.

With all respects, captain, it
was your boy who asked for it.

I'm not talkin' to you, mister!
My boy did wrong, mccain,

I know that,
an' he's dead for it.

If he was alive, I'd punish him,
he disobeyed me.

Yes, he an' benjamin, both of
'em. I had plans for him but no,

He had to come out here
an' get himself killed.

But that's not gonna be
the end of it, it can't be.

Well, what's all this
got to do with me?

Did you think you could kill my
son, an' not be punished for it,

The same as I'd punish him
if he was alive?

Captain, you better think a minute, you
- you don't really wanna punish me.

Oh, but I do, mccain,
there's no one else.

You're being foolish.

Take your punishment like a man.
You're under my command now.

Don't do it, captain.

Mark!

I'm lockin' 'im up
'til he cools off.

You better try an' talk some
sense into 'im, micah.

Thank you, but you know,

He should have taken his
punishment.

Would have been better
for him if he had.

You don't seem very hungry, son.

Well, not much.

Is somethin' botherin' you?

Pa, before you came into town
today, well, the captain stopped

Me an' started askin' me
a lot o' questions

About who killed lon perry.

You told 'im?

Well, he tricked me.

He said that he wanted to thank
the person who did it because,

Well, because he'd been lookin'
for 'im himself.

Oh, son, that didn't give you
any cause to tell 'im.

Well, I... I guess I was kinda
proud that you were the one.

Proud!

Now I've taught you always,
there's nothin' to be proud of

In the killin' of a man,
no matter who he is

Or what he's done!

I know, an' I'm sorry.

Well, go on an' finish
your supper.

That captain sure is a strange
person.

But what I don't understand is
why he wanted to punish you

If well, if...
He hated his son so much.

Well, mark, sometimes a man
trained the way the captain's

Been, well, he gets to livin' by
the book. You see in the army

There's a book o' rules to study
an' follow to the letter.

A lot of that book's got to do
with discipline.

Keepin' his men in line an'...
Forcin' their obedience.

Well, with captain perry, it
seems he's got discipline

All mixed up with retribution.

In his mind, somebody's gotta
pay for what...

Well, what he thinks his son
did to him.

Now his son is dead an'...
He's turned to me.

I think I understand but...
But I'm not sure.

Well, I'm not exactly sure I've
got it right, either.

Now you better finish
your supper

Or start cleanin' the dishes,
huh?

I'll finish!

Got a hot supper for you.

Thank you, marshal.

There you are.

Marshal, if you've got nothin'
better to do,

I'd appreciate the company.

How long do you figure
to keep me here?

Oh, I... Don't exactly know.

I'm due back at my post
in four days,

An' that's a good four-day ride.

I can't help that, captain.

You probably think I went out
of my head today, hmm?

Well, that could be true.

Seein' my son's grave this
mornin' did somethin' to me.

You got any... Children,
marshal?

No.

Well, I'd have to say you're
lucky. Those of us who have

Children have to be lucky to
have them turn out well.

Oh I don't know, I've seen
plenty of 'em grow up.

Not too many of 'em
go wrong.

Well, you could be right.

Maybe it's just my own hurt
talkin'. You see I had dreamed

That they'd carry on the perry
name in the service.

But they wouldn't give me that.

Now when I find ben's no more my
son than an army mule,

An' I hear lon's dead,
just an outlaw.

Well, nothin' much left,
except feelin' hate

An' strikin' out at things.

When a man has a kin shot down,
let alone a son,

It's understandable if he'd
wanna go out after the killer,

No matter whose fault it was.

Well, a man might feel that way
at first, but then his reason

Ought to take over.

I can't say I blame mccain, very
likely he couldn't help it.

Seems like you've changed a
little since this afternoon.

Well I've done with mccain, an'
with this town an' all the rest.

All I want now is to get
back to my post.

Maybe back there in the life,
I know I can forget all this.

Captain, will you give me
your word

You'll cause no more trouble?

As an officer an' a gentleman.

I'm gonna take you on your word.

I... Don't know how to thank you
properly, marshal,

For your understandin'.

Will you see that there's always
a marker on my son's grave?

Marshal, my name is ben perry.

I was told by the people
at the hotel

That you're holdin' my father.

Well, I was, I let 'im go
just a little while ago.

He's gone? Where?

Back to his military post.

I was told he had some trouble
with a rancher today,

A- a lucas mccain?

A little.

I'd like to apologize for my
father, marshal,

He hasn't been himself lately.

I understand, mr. Perry. Oh,
would you like a cup of coffee?

No, thank you. I'm obliged
to you, marshal.

You didn't deserve any better.

But the man who killed you
will not go unpunished.

Mr. Mccain?
My name is ben perry,

I'm lookin' for my father,
captain perry.

Well he's not here.
Now what's this all about?

I didn't come here to make
trouble, mr. Mccain,

But I would like to talk to you.

All right, mr. Perry,
step inside.

Thank you.

I... Just rode in tonight, I
found out what happened today.

You came all the way out
here to tell me that?

I went to the jail to see
my father,

But the marshal had just let 'im
go. I'm afraid he's headed here.

Sit down, mr. Perry. I don't
think micah would have released

Him if there was any harm
still festerin' in 'im.

I hope you're right, but I doubt
it. I know my father.

Well, I'm... I'm obliged you
thought to warn me.

It wasn't only for you,
mr. Mccain, I would like to

Prevent anythin' from happenin'
to my father.

Well, he's not an easy man.

I know. And I feel somewhat
responsible for it.

I should have stopped him
from comin' to north fork.

Sometimes stoppin' a man bent on
somethin'

The way your father was,
is... Near impossible.

But I had the chance to try,
an' I didn't take it.

What finally decided you
on comin' out here?

The realization that I was
somewhat responsible

For everything, my father's
violence, his bitterness.

Seems to me the death of your
brother, lon,

Was the cause of that.

That was only part of it.

You see, mr. Mccain, since I was
very young, I had one ambition.

One I was afraid to tell my
father about.

I wanted to be a minister,
so I entered divinity school.

You never told 'im?

No. A few days ago, when my
father came to st. Louis

To take me with him,
I wanted to tell him,

But I knew how he'd take it.
So I just said I couldn't go.

I couldn't tell him the real
reason was

Because the next mornin'
I was being ordained.

You're an ordained minister now?

I took this off before ridin'
into north fork tonight.

I was afraid to let him see it.
I didn't wanna hurt my father

Any more than I already had.

What are you plannin' to do
when you see 'im?

Help him if I can.

The day I put that collar on,
I thought about the duties

An' responsibilities that went
with it.

I'm supposed to lead my flock,
help heal their souls,

Ease their afflictions.

I realized then that if I was
ever to help anyone,

I'd have to start
with my father first.

Reverend perry, are you gonna do
it with the... Collar on or off?

On, mr. Mccain.

Mccain! Mccain!

Mr. Mccain, please,
without the rifle.

There'll only be bloodshed.

Pa, what's the matter?

You stay here, son,
stay right here.

I came to see only mccain.

Father, I've come
to take you home with me.

You're no son of mine.

Father, look at me.

This is why I couldn't go with
you. This is what I wanted.

Please, try to understand.

Out of my way!
You ready, mccain?

Go on home, captain. I'm not
gonna help you push this grudge.

When a man's challenged,
he fights, mccain.

Prepare yourself.

Pa!

Stay where you are, son.

Give him his rifle, boy.

No, son.

Don't force me to shoot an
unarmed man, mccain.

Pa, he means it!

Your boy disobeyed you!

Yes, he did, captain,
but out of love.

The boy did it out of love,
father.

Can't you understand that?

Benjamin, let's go home.

Thank you, mr. Mccain,
for everythin'.

Good night.

You'd better get back to bed,
son.

You know, pa,
I just realized somethin'.

What's that?

This is one time that a son
taught his pa a lesson.

Oh you mean the reverend an'
captain perry.

Well, that can happen
sometimes, mark.

Oh, of course I know...

I know between us
who does all the teachin'.

You know somethin', son,

I think we oughta get you a
haircut tomorrow mornin'.

Oh, pa.

But right now, uh,
good night.

Hmm, good night.