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JESS: Mike!

Mike!

Mike!

Mike!

Mike!

DAISY: For heaven's sake, Jess, stop yelling.

You won't find him that way.

Daisy, is Mike in there with you?

No, of course not, I've been dressing to go into town,

do the marketing.

Oh, sure beats me where that bean sprout can hide.

You think taking a bath was gonna kill him.

You'll find him, you always do.

Do you like my hat?

Oh, Daisy, I'm too mad to like anything.

It's real pretty. I don't know.

First, Sheriff Cory comes and hauls Slim off

to play deputy, then Mike up and pulls this disappearing act of his

just when I got to give him a bath.

How come it's always my turn?

He is good at disappearing, isn't he?

You know, except for your shaking things up,

I don't know when I've heard the place so quiet.

- Daisy, that's it. - What's it?

The only place I haven't looked for Mike is under my mattress.

Yeah, shaking things up.

JESS: Come on outta there now.

Come on, you're gonna take a bath.

MIKE: No, Jess, no, I don't want to.

Please, Jess, I don't want to.

JESS: You're goin' to whether you want to or not!

No.

Whoa, boy.

Come on, Ben.

I could part his hair from the neck up.

And get our necks stretched doing it.

Why don't you settle down and stop worrying?

Steve Collier isn't gonna live long enough to come to trial.

You're mighty sure of that.

That's right. I'm paid to be sure.

Out of the way, please, stand back.

Why don't you lay off?

You've been on my back since Rawlins.

And I mean to stay there, mister.

Marv Johnson was a friend of mine.

I know his two kids and his widow.

Take it easy, Slim.

He'll get his at the trial.

Assuming there is a trial.

There'll be one.

Just because you're a member of the territorial legislature,

doesn't mean you can get away with murder.

Everyone seems to be awfully sure I'm responsible

for Johnson's death.

That's for a jury to decide.

And until they do, you'll be guarded so close,

it'll take an army to get you out.

I don't think I'll need one.

Then you better buy yourself a good attorney.

MAN: He already has.

He says he is Collier's attorney.

I searched him.

Leland Emory, sheriff.

I'd like to see my client.

That's your legal right, Mr. Emory,

but I must warn you--

Don't worry, sheriff.

No guns, no files, no hacksaws.

I like to think there are other tools that work better.

Excuse me.

From what I hear, he's one lawyer

that doesn't lose many cases.

Yeah, I know, Slim.

Did you get the dismissal?

Take it easy, Steven. I just got here.

I'm working on a postponement.

I'm only interested in getting rid of the trial.

Dragging it out won't solve anything.

Easier said than done.

These things take time, you know that.

Look, Emory, I don't care whether you get me

out of here legally or not, I just want out.

Well, what do you think I'm here for?

And why did you plant Phyllis with those suffragettes?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Phyllis, she's with that bunch who demonstrated in Rawlins.

They're supposed to come to Laramie.

So I figured you planned it, Emory.

Perhaps she's found a cause to replace you.

Emory, if I go to trial,

you go with me, and not as my lawyer.

Steven, settle down.

The law still protects the innocent.

Well.

That leaves us out, doesn't it?

All right now, girls, we made it to Laramie

close on the heels of Mr. Steven Collier.

We'll have a torchlight demonstration tonight in front of the jail.

Now Phyllis and I'll hand out some pamphlets around town.

The rest of you, go to the hotel,

see to our luggage and get us settled. Any questions?

Can't we go home now, Aunt Daisy?

I'm tired of staying clean.

Wait, Mike.

There's someone over there I think I know.

Now let's not waste more time.

Come on, Phyllis, we'll cover this town

like Sherman marching through George.

Vote out the tyrant. Be informed.

Thank you, Leora.

Daisy?

Hello, Leora.

Daisy!

I don't believe it.

You haven't changed at all.

After 30 years? Of course not.

We Scofields never change and neither have you.

Oh, Daisy, if I weren't so happy, I'd cry.

DAISY: So good to see you again, Leora.

Phyllis.

Now you settle down, there's nobody else around here.

I had to see you.

Miss Scofield ran into an old friend.

We've been invited to supper.

I couldn't refuse.

But I'll be in town tonight.

That's the only part that really matters.

What do you think of that crazy old biddy printing up stuff like this?

When she says those awful things about Steve,

it's all I can do to hold still.

Just the same, if it wasn't for her

trailing him all over the territory,

we wouldn't be able to help him so easy.

Besides, nobody really pays

much attention to women reformers.

Here.

It won't bite.

You...

You're not afraid, are you?

No.

Phyllis...

we've been all over this before.

But I know Steve could clear himself at the trial.

Steve is just starting to be an important man in Wyoming politics.

Important men make enemies.

But you know he isn't guilty.

What motive could he have to kill a clerk in a recorder's office?

It doesn't matter what we think.

They're gonna railroad him

unless you do your part to stop it.

I hate this, but I guess it is the only way.

You bet it is, you can take my word for it.

And cheer up.

By this time tomorrow, you and Steve

will be on your way to Canada.

Thank you, Ben.

Thank you for helping us.

It's all right.

You run along now and enjoy that supper.

What are you laughing about?

People.

Fools will believe almost anything you tell 'em.

Why shouldn't she believe me?

I was Steve's bodyguard, wasn't I?

Yes, I suppose so.

Now, Ross, you're sure that derringer's

gonna work the way we want it to?

Barrel's tight as a drum.

First man who pulls the trigger will get his face blown off.

You know, I could have killed Collier over in Rawlins

before they arrested him.

Now look here. I'm paying you boys quite a bit of money

for a nice clean job.

No Collier, no trials,

no names and nobody gets hurt.

Except Steve and Phyllis.

Yeah.

Poor Phyllis.

You know...

I almost feel sorry for her.

Oh, Leora.

You're remembering things

I've been trying to forget for years.

All right. Whatever happened to Mary Abbot?

Mary Abbot.

Oh, was she the one that put glue in the dean's shoes?

No. That was me.

So it was.

Oh, I haven't had such fun in years.

I wish you didn't have to go back to town tonight.

Can't be helped. We're gonna demonstrate in front of the jail

every night till Collier comes to trial.

You believe a lot in what you're doing,

don't you, Leora?

Well, Daisy,

I'm like a railroad engine marked progress.

Traveling through the country, tooting my whistle

for things to get out of the way.

But some of these men are just too stupid to move.

What do you do then, Miss Scofield?

I run 'em down, boy, I run 'em down.

[ Daisy laughing ]

It is an exciting life, isn't it?

It was in Rawlins. We had a riot.

A riot?

Oh, it was a very small one as riots go.

But that's where Phyllis joined us,

so some good came of it.

The rest of the girls have been with me,

well, must be five years now.

We've been through a lot together.

A suffragette's life isn't an easy one.

What's a suffragette?

Well, a suffragette is a woman who makes men suffer, Mike.

Slim.

Oh, I was just joking, Miss Scofield.

Mr. Sherman, would you deny women equal rights?

Well, no, ma'am.

Except I think you're awful rough on men.

Steven Collier was a man and it was the men

in this territory put him into office.

Men who refused to accept responsibility.

The West is full of that kind.

Footloose wanderers, men who are unwilling

or unable to put down any roots.

Things don't go right, they just pick up and go.

If stability is ever to come to this country,

it'll be the women who will bring it.

Men are just out for a good time.

Slim, I'm sure Leora didn't mean all men.

You're ready to go back to town, Miss Scofield,

I'll drive you. I've got a job to do at the jail,

you might call it a man's job.

And Jess would've been here tonight too,

but he's driving the stage through to Cheyenne

because the driver got sick.

He didn't have to do it, but he thought

it was his responsibility to see that the mail

and the passengers kept going through.

I'll hitch up a fresh team.

Excuse me, please. I'll go help.

I'm so used to making speeches,

I don't know when to keep my mouth closed.

Oh, now I'm sure that Slim understands

you're fighting for something you believe in.

I'll tell him I'm sorry on the way into town.

I feel like the preacher who bawls out all the people

that are there for those who didn't come to church.

I'm sure it's all right. I'll get your things.

Now we must get together again while you're still in Laramie.

Thank you, Mrs. Cooper, I can manage.

My, that's a nice heavy coat.

In our work, there just isn't much time for socializing.

I know.

You can come into town and help in our demonstrations.

Oh, mercy. I couldn't do everything that you do.

Oh, there's nothing to it.

After tonight, the town will really know we're there.

I hope nothing happens like that riot in Rawlins.

Mort, how much longer

are you gonna be using extra deputies?

Oh, just till after the trial, I suppose.

Why?

Well, I need the job and all but my wife's worried

about the late hours. You know how women are.

Yeah, I sure do.

[ knocking on door ]

It's probably Slim.

Well, I just about gave you up.

I'm sorry I'm late, Mort.

Little trouble at the ranch.

Serious?

Women.

Enough said.

I'll see you all in the morning.

Slim, we got a checker game going here, care to finish it?

No, I'm not much for checkers,

see if you can find some cards around.

I'll look in the desk.

What are you staring at?

I'm trying to figure how a man gets like you.

Is that all?

It's very simple, Sherman.

I've been poor, I've been rich.

Choice isn't hard to make.

No matter who it hurts, huh?

You make an omelet, you break eggs.

I found the cards, Slim.

This place is full of cards.

How are things at your place, Ed?

Oh, you know, how it is, Slim.

Some years are good and some years are bad.

Well, if this job hadn't come along,

I don't know what I'd have done.

But something always turns up. Draw?

- Yeah, fine. - [ drums playing ]

Things will pick up next spring.

Well, I hope so because-- What's that?

Nothing to worry about. Just some suffragettes.

That's enough.

Good evening.

Some of you may be wondering why I'm here tonight.

So I won't mince any words about the reasons.

In this building, there's a man

who stands as a blot on the government of Wyoming.

We all know how Steven Collier got into office.

But now that women have the vote,

we intend to see that he gets what he deserves,

and that he's replaced by an honest, upright

and capable officeholder.

Nothing can stop us.

[ screaming ]

Come out and fight like a woman.

Lady, you better get out of here.

No. We won't be driven away.

Don't run, hold your ground.

Come on, the meeting's over.

No, I won't.

Cut that out.

If you got to chase anyone, chase them, they started it.

You tell him, Phyllis.

One more of those,

and I'll buckshot the man that throws it.

Who broke that, Sy?

She did. She's plumb loco.

- Inside, you're under arrest. - Just a minute, young man.

You say one more word and you're gonna join her.

Lock her up, Ben.

Make sure she's not carrying any weapons.

I'm gonna settle things out here.

The governor will hear about this.

Never mind, Phyllis, we'll have you out by morning.

Arresting women now, deputy?

You keep out of this, Collier.

I got no time to take anything from you.

It's your fault that women are carrying on the way they are in the first place.

May I have your coat, ma'am, please.

Miss, I can't say I'm in sympathy with your cause,

but I'll be very happy to testify for you

when you sue for false arrest.

There's nothing false about her being locked up.

Now that's all I want to hear out of either of you tonight.

You hear?

SLIM: What you got, Ed?

ED: Pair of queens.

SLIM: Kings and eights.

You beat me.

Now that Scofield woman sure can get people riled up.

She's had 30 years of practice doing it.

STEVEN: Sherman, bring me a cup of water.

I'll get it, Slim.

Hold it. Don't move.

Try anything, Sherman,

your friend will drop right where he is.

Where did you get that?

Maybe I'll write you a letter and tell you about it someday.

Now drop the gun.

You heard me, Sherman.

Now open the cell.

I'd as soon kill you, Sherman.

Go ahead.

Pull that trigger and you'll never get out of here.

Slim.

I'm gonna do it.

Ain't nobody paying me enough to die.

Now there is a man that's showing good sense.

You're forgetting about those men outside.

Their backs will be to me at least to start with.

All right, inside.

Hurry it up.

Inside.

Drop it.

Come on, get in there.

SY: Slim.

Slim.

Slim.

Get the doc and Mort.

I didn't know, Steve.

I swear I didn't know.

If I'd had done my job, Ed would still be alive.

Don't blame yourself.

If I'd been here in your place,

it would have happened just the same.

Steve.

I didn't know about the gun, I swear.

I love you, Steve.

Ben gave me the gun. It was Ben.

Ben?

Please believe me.

I only wanted to help you.

I've got to tell them. He might try something else--

No.

No, don't say anything, I've, I've got to think.

This gun was rigged, Slim.

Whoever got it in to him knew

it would blow right up in his face.

We both know how he got it, Mort.

She was the only one in or out of here.

Can you prove she gave it to him?

I'll try.

Because of the both of you, two of my friends are dead.

I want some answers.

Why did you want Collier dead, miss?

I didn't. I was only trying to help him.

I didn't know anyone was trying to kill him.

That's enough, Phyllis.

Please, Steve. I've got to tell them.

No. There's nothing to tell.

Young lady, you're an accessory to murder.

I don't know what your connection is with Collier,

but you'd better tell us the truth.

I have nothing to say.

SLIM: You've got plenty to say.

No.

You're doing this for him.

Then you better brace yourself for a long fall,

because you're sure in for one.

Leave her alone.

SLIM: Why should I?

As long as she's gonna ask for trouble,

she might as well get used to it.

Your friend Leora ought to be real proud of you.

She had nothing to do with it.

SLIM: Then who did?

All right, miss, you leave me no choice.

Most important thing right now is to get

Collier to trial and that's what we're gonna do.

How many more people have to be killed to do that, Mort?

No more. Let's talk with Sy.

Thank you, Phyllis.

I know it was hard to do...

but if you'd have told them it was Ben,

they would have connected me with all his crooked deals.

You mean Ben was behind all this trouble?

Ben and others.

They forced me to do things I regretted,

but murder wasn't one of them.

Just believe in me. That's all I ask.

Steve, do you think I'd be here if I didn't?

It ain't much of a place, Mort.

It doesn't matter.

As I remember, Sy, that cabin of yours was hard to find

and it's in a spot that would be easy to guard.

Yeah, it sure is that.

I'll pay you both double to guard them till the trial.

You can move 'em out tonight so nobody will trail you.

Leaving you here to face anyone who's trying to kill Collier, huh?

Oh, this town's had enough trouble on account of him.

If they can't find Collier,

they can't kill him or anybody else.

How long's the ride to your place?

We'd probably make it by about sunup.

You better pack in some grub.

I only use that place for hunting and trapping.

Say, Mort, do we have to take both of them?

She's part of it now, Slim. She knows who gave her this gun.

How about it?

I sure could use the money.

Keeping them both alive for the trial is mighty important, Slim.

You ever hear of a fill-in deputy arguing

with the sheriff? Get some horses, Sy.

Call this safe?

With the kind of friends you've got, no place is very safe.

At least we can see 'em coming from here.

Make sure you do.

Lot of things can happen with just two of you on guard.

Well, don't you worry.

We'll be watching inside too.

It'll be just as hard for you to get out as for them to get in.

Now get down.

I'm back again, sheriff.

And I'll keep coming back until you let me see Phyllis.

Yes, ma'am, I'm sure you will. But you can't see her yet.

This is highhanded and illegal.

I demand to see her.

I'm sorry, Miss Scofield. That's the way it's got to be.

Pardon me.

I'd like to talk to you, sheriff.

All right, Mr. Emory.

Well, you let him in, why not me?

He's a lawyer, ma'am.

Yes, and I'm a citizen.

And someday women will be lawyers and judges,

and who knows, even sheriffs.

Yes, ma'am.

I wish one of them had my job right now.

Cory, I can't tell you how shocked

I was to hear of Steven's death.

I went to the undertakers to claim his body,

but they told me I had to talk to you.

Well, I... can't give you his body.

He isn't dead.

What did you say?

Collier wasn't killed.

Well, somebody tried, but they got one of my deputies.

So I thought it'd take all the pressure off

if I let everybody believe Collier was dead as long as I could.

Well, that's wonderful, sheriff, wonderful.

Where is he now?

I can't tell you that.

I've got him and the girl hidden outside of town until the trial.

Now just a minute. This man is my client.

I'm within my rights to see him.

If I go in to court and tell the judge

that Steven was denied benefit of counsel,

there'll be no other choice but a dismissal.

Yes, I've considered that, Mr. Emory.

How would it be if I took you to him later on today?

That's all I ask, sheriff.

I'll be waiting for you at my hotel.

Thank you.

[ horse approaching ]

Company coming in.

Howdy, Emory.

They have the funeral yet?

You and your foolproof plan.

What's got you so riled? Everything went great.

We saw 'em tote off the body.

Sure, you saw the body.

It was the deputy's, not Collier's, he's still alive.

You're through making plans, Ben, all through.

From now on, we use Ross' way, direct.

Now I've managed to talk the sheriff into taking me to Collier.

Take-- You mean he ain't in jail?

No, he's not in jail.

They got him and the girl hidden out somewhere.

Now when the sheriff and I leave town,

make sure that you're right behind us.

I want you to jump that lawman, but I want him alive.

I need him, you understand?

Promise, Emory, we'll handle it.

You make sure that you do.

Watch me for a signal.

I want to be sure that we're close enough

before you take him.

I know you don't think much of me, Slim, but I can cook.

Yeah, I guess it'd be better for all of us if you did.

They're supposed to be taking care of us, Phyllis.

You don't have to do anything.

Well, I really don't mind, Steve.

It would be better than just sitting here.

He can't force you to cook for him.

Why don't you stay out of this?

Nobody's forcing her.

I would appreciate it.

How did you get mixed up with the likes of him?

I'd rather not talk about it.

I think you better talk about it.

You're in real trouble because of him. And it could get worse.

What gives you the right to say that?

You hardly know him.

Do you really know him?

What did he ever do for you?

A lot.

He helped my father save our home

when we were over our heads in debt.

And after my father died, he took care of things.

He helped me in every way he could.

And there's something else too.

Something you probably couldn't understand.

I love him.

Yeah, well, I guessed that.

I believe in him.

I know he isn't guilty of killing

or any of the other things they say he did.

There are others that know him too...

like his friends, the ones that gave you the gun.

They believe in him, enough to try to kill him.

What are we stopping for?

We're getting close.

I'll have to search you, you better dismount.

I don't mind telling you, sheriff, I resent this.

Yes, I know, Mr. Emory, and you'd probably claim

I wasn't doing my job if I didn't search you.

I'll have a look in your saddlebags.

- How much further? - Just down the trail.

You sure picked an out-of-the-way spot.

Yes, it is.

We'll be on our way now.

Look out!

Tie him up.

What in blazes did you yell for?

So he'll remember who warned him.

Nobody's gonna connect us

with the gun that killed the deputy.

Now when we're finished with Collier,

we'll come back here and you'll tie me up with the sheriff.

I want things nice and neat, remember?

There's a guard on the porch. Do we take him first?

No. No. Collier's the important one.

No use hurting the others unless they see us.

I don't know.

That girl isn't gonna forget who gave her the gun.

That's your problem.

Ross, if you can get a shot at Collier, take it.

Otherwise we'll force him out.

Come on. Let's move in closer.

Do you want some coffee?

Not right now, thanks.

Slim's a dedicated lawman, Phyllis.

Besides, he can only do one thing at a time.

Why don't you try the same?

Stop talking, just eat.

I'm afraid you wouldn't do well in politics.

You have to talk all of the time to win.

But you keep it up and you'll be making a meal

out of your own teeth.

Slim.

[ gunshots ]

Drop it, Sherman.

Turn around.

Get his gun.

Get it.

Now the other one.

Sit down.

Sit down!

What about Sy?

- I'll help him. - Leave him be.

I've got other things to do.

You sure have, mister. Like your friends out there.

You're not gonna be able to hide behind her

as far as they're concerned.

Do you think it's Ben?

If it is, I can make a deal.

Open it up.

Open it.

[ gunshots ]

Get over here.

Ben. Hold your fire.

Hold it.

Do you hear me, Ben?

Answer him.

We hear you, Steve.

There's no need for this, we can make a deal.

Try to get him to come out.

What kind of a deal?

I'll go to Canada.

I won't cause you any trouble, you owe me that much.

All right, Steve. Come on out.

Get my hat and coat from the other room.

- Steve, what are you gonna do? - Get it.

I'm coming out, Ben. We can talk.

I have some money hid away.

Give it to Sherman.

Hurry it up. Ben won't wait long.

Are you proud of the man you've picked?

Put it on, quick.

Steve, they'll kill him.

Would you rather it were me?

If there's a chance Ben might take a deal,

this is the only way I can find out.

I don't like the cut of your clothes.

And what if I won't go out?

Then I cut you down.

Outside, at least you have a chance.

You can't do it. This is just what--

Get going.

Your eyes open now, Phyllis?

Well, take a good look.

He's up to his old tricks.

Come on, let's move in on him.

Keep that deputy pinned down.

[ gunshots ]

It's not gonna work, Steve. You better come out.

We can wait here just as long as you can.

Emory.

I should have known.

Your own lawyer?

There's no making a deal with him.

I'm gonna have to fight my way out of here for sure.

Slim was right.

It's the people who know you best that want you dead.

Shut up.

Collier!

It's me and a trial or down at Boot Hill.

Now throw me a gun.

I'll do what he says.

Even for you, that shouldn't be a difficult decision to make.

If I give him a gun, he could draw their fire.

I'd have time to get to a horse.

Then you'd run out and leave him to die.

And it's all so easy for you.

I'm gonna leave you and him and all the excess baggage

I've picked up.

You killed that clerk, didn't you?

You didn't think I was innocent, did you?

Sherman.

[ gunshots ]

Steve, I believed you.

I loved you.

Did you ever intend to marry me, Steve?

Or was all that talk about loving me just to keep

a character witness on your side?

Phyllis, I love anything that is useful to me.

Emory taught me that much.

[ gunshots ]

Slim!

Phyllis?

No more, Steve.

Phyllis, please.

I can see pretty good now, Slim.

Hurry up there, girls.

Take it easy with that luggage, man.

Oh, Leora, do you have to go so soon?

Our work is finished here, Daisy.

From now on, Collier and Emory

will be making all their speeches in prison.

Do you really think you can have Phyllis paroled in your custody?

Thanks to Mr. Sherman and the sheriff, I think I can.

She'd make a fine suffragette.

She'll have a mighty good teacher, Miss Scofield.

Don't you try to soft-talk me now, young man.

But I do want to thank you and Sheriff Cory

for all your cooperation,

and for that most important confidential information.

Thanks, sheriff.

Bye, Daisy.

Don't give up the good fight.

All right. Take it away.

What did Leora mean about

that important confidential information?

Why is she in such a hurry to get to Cheyenne?

Gosh, Daisy, I'm not sure.

It must've had something to do with the Collier case.

Oh, no, it doesn't, Slim. Don't you remember?

What's this about, Mike?

I know what she meant, Aunt Daisy.

I heard Slim and Sheriff Cory telling her about

all the trouble they're having over in Cheyenne.

They said the whole town needed cleaning up.

You know something, Mike? If Leora comes back through here,

I may just join up.