All language subtitles for S03E14 - The Payment

[ Train Whistle Blowing ]

[ Brakes Squealing ]

[ Virginian ]
Morning, Frank.Morning.

Say, you wouldn't happen
to have a letter there
from Judge Garth, would you?

Want to wait a minute?
And I'll check.Sure.

Yep, here it is.
I didn't know
he was out of town.

Yeah, big cattle sale.
Cheyenne.

[ Whistle Blowing ]

No sign of him, huh?

Oh, he'll show up.

Yeah, probably when
I least expect it.

You gotta admit. Abe Clayton
always was full of surprises.

I can't deny
I had heard that about him.

Well, I'll be in town
most of the day.
Maybe I'll see you later.

[ Murmurs ]

Paperwork. There was a time
a man wore a badge,
he did law work.

Now he's got to be
a bookkeeper.

Not yet, huh?

Nope.

That ought to keep you happy
for another day.

Yes, it does.

Anytime you want to take
that chip off your shoulder,
it's all right with me.

Why don't you stop acting
like I put a nest of rattlers
in your desk?

I'm a lawman.
Abe Clayton is
a known thief and killer.

Now, you made the comparison
to a rattlesnake, not me.

Emmett, I was elected
by this town because the people
trusted me to do my job.

When I asked you to stay on
as my deputy, it was because
I trusted you to do yours.

Abe Clayton was
as tough as they come.

Was, not is.

Not anymore.
In his last letter,
he sounded like--

Well, he sounded like a--
a kid; a prison-broken,
harmless old man.

Oh, now I'm supposed
to feel sorry for him.
Is that it?

Because prison isn't
some fancy hotel?

You feel any way
you want.

Just let me do the same.

All right, Emmett.
All right.

But I still won't say
you were right sending for him.

And if you'd asked me
in the first place,
I'd have told you so.

That's why
I didn't ask you.

[ Door Opens ]

Something I can do for you?

Yeah. I'm lookin'
for a woodpecker
by the name of Emmett Ryker.

Abe Clayton.

That's what they call me.

Time was when I wouldn't
be flattered to have a sheriff
recognize me so fast.

Guess I'll have to
get used to it, huh?
[ Chuckles ]

Well, Emmett around?He's around town someplace.
He ought to be back soon.

Good.You want to wait
here for him?

Oh, no, thanks, Sheriff.

I don't want to
wait around any jail
anymore for anybody.

I'll dig him up.
Eh--

Say, uh, we met before,
ain't we?

Yeah, once.

Denver.

Denver?

You said four words to me.Yeah?

You said,
"We'll meet again, mister."

Well, looks like I was right,
eh, Sheriff?

[ Chuckles ]
Well, I'll be seein' you.
Bye-bye.

[ Gunshots ]

Hey, you darn fool!

Old man, don't you...
know any better than to
go disturbing the peace...

in a quiet town
on a quiet afternoon?

Boy, you know better
than to call me an old man.

[ Grunting ]

All right![ Chuckles ]

Pop. Pop Clayton.

Who were you expecting--
Jesse James?[ Laughs ]

[ Laughs, Coughs ]

Where you been?
I mean, why didn't you--
Why didn't you take the train?

Well, can't we go someplace
where it's more private, huh?

We sure can. Come on.
Pop, you had me worried.
You--

I suppose that old boy
is who I think he is.

That's him.

Just a prison-broken,
harmless old man.

[ Chuckles ]

I hope it'll be all right.Oh, real fine,
Miz Crandall.

I want to thank you
for holding it for me.
I appreciate it.

Well, real good to see you,
Pop. Real good.

It's good
to see you too, Emmett.About time. Where you been?

Oh, just breathin'
the air, boy.

Just... feelin' the sun,
watchin' people smile,
listening to kids laugh.

[ Laughs ]
You know, I met every train
for three weeks.

Yeah, but train's
got doors too, Emmett.

Nah. I guess you don't know
what I'm trying to say.

Oh, sure I do, Abe.
Yeah, I-I understand.Yeah.

Eh, sort of
a fancy room, huh?

It's a nice little town
you got here.

Nice, uh, bank
and everything.

[ Laughs ]
Including guards and a good
strong lock on that safe.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Well, well.
[ Murmurs ]

[ Groans ]Well, just a job, Abe, like
anything else, you know.

Yeah, but not for a Clayton.

I'm not a Clayton, Pop.That's what you say.

Come on! What do you say?
You gonna buy me a drink?I sure am.

Good.But not for a while though.
You're looking kind of tired.

Kind of tired. Why don't you,
uh-- Why don't you get some
of this trail dust off of you?

I'll tell you what.
I'll pick you up
in a couple of hours.

I'll take you over
to the livery stable,
introduce you to Tom Sardo.

He's the fella you're
gonna be working for.Yeah.

Well, whatever you say,
Emmett.Yeah, okay.

And, uh, by the way, Abe,

you, uh-- you won't be
needing that gun.

Oh? Is--
Oh, is that an order?

No. Uh, it's just that
times have changed, Abe.

You'd be surprised
to find out...

how many people
don't find it necessary
to wear guns anymore.

Oh?

[ Door Closes ]

How'd it go?

He's still quite a man,
John.

I noticed.

[ Chuckles ]
Well, he got me out in the
street in a hurry, didn't he?

It'll take him a little while
to get used to the outside...
maybe.

But I'll stick pretty close to
him for a day or so, you know.

In the morning, I'll get him
started on the new job,

take him around town here,
introduce him to some folks.

Not tomorrow you won't.

That federal prisoner we have
back there-- you're taking him
to Martinville in the morning.

What do you mean?
Tomorrow morning?That's been the plan, hasn't it?

Yeah, well, John, I, uh--
I can't do that to this man.

I mean, I asked him down here.
Then to disappear for a week?

I should be here, John.
Get him off on the right foot.

I'll see
to it he meets Tom Sardo,
gets started on his job,

if that's
what's bothering you.

Uh, no. I'll, uh--

I'll take care of it now.

John?Yeah?

Give him a chance,
will you?

Sure. You get some sleep.
You got a long, hard ride
ahead of you tomorrow.

[ People Chattering ]

[ Clears Throat ]
Mrs. Crandall said I'd
probably find you here.

I thought you were going
to wait for me in your room.

Well, it got kind of stuffy
in there.

Is there something wrong, Abe?

Well, yeah, Emmett.

About that job--It's a good job, Abe.

Yeah, but in
a livery stable?

Pitchin' hay,
sweepin' floors.

It's a good job.
It's an honest job.

[ Chuckles ]

That's quite a recommendation
for Abe Clayton.

So, times change, eh?

What about men?

Well, they change
with the times, Abe.

If they don't--

[ Clears Throat ]
I, uh, have some bad news, Abe.

I have to go out of town
tomorrow morning.

Ah, be gone
for about a week.

I'm sorry to hear that.

I'll tell you what.
Why don't we just walk over
to the livery stable now?

Right now. And I'll introduce
you to Tom and then--

No, no, no.
You go on right ahead.
Don't worry about me.

Or don't you think
I'm able to walk over there
and tell him who I am?

I think you can do
anything you want to.

And don't you forget that.

Well, you take care of yourself
until I get back then,
you old buzzard.

[ Chuckles ]
And, uh, you stay
out of trouble.

Uh--

Hey, Emmett?

Don't try to plan
every move for me, boy.

I've had folks doing that for me
for the past 10 years.

Yeah, I know.
I know, Abe. I--

You have yourself some fun.
I'll, uh, see you
when I get back.

[ Sighs ]

[ Chattering ]

[ Scoffs ]

[ Grunting ]

[ Exhales ]

Hoo!

Boy, she sure must be
somethin' special.

You got enough
of that goo on your hair
to grease a wagon axle.

You're supposed to
slick up a little bit
for a church social.

But I guess you wouldn't
know about that, Belden.

Well, I did have somethin'
just a little bit different
on my mind for tonight.

About as different as what?Well, that depends on how much
money you're gonna lend me.

Me loan-- You just got paid!
What do you do with your money?I'm glad you asked.

It shows that you're interested.
There's the $10 that I paid
for these boots,

the four I owed Trampas,
six I lost in the poker game,
$1.75--

All right, all right.
I'll do it.You have real heart, sir.

It's easier to loan it to you
than stand here and listen
to you all night, Belden.

I've got things to do.You sure have.

Aren't you going to get
dressed for the social?

Seeing as how I'm not going,
I don't think I will.

And the rest of you
are gonna stay home tonight
for a change too.

- [ Cowhands Muttering ]
- Betsy's expecting me
to dance with her.

Betsy can take care of herself.
Our cattle can't.

I just got the confirmation
from Judge Garth.
He made the sale.

We start roundin' those cattle
up first thing in the morning.Hey!

- What's the big rush?
- The delivery date.
That's part of the deal.

It's gonna figure out pretty
close. That means we work day
and night, seven days a week,

till we get those cattle
on the cars.

After that,
we'll all make up for it on me.

Right now, you'd better turn in.
We roll out first thing
in the morning.

[ Chattering ]

Roll out early. Hmm!Hey, how about that
money I loaned you?

Money? Oh, no.
I make it a policy--
I never lend money to a friend.

[ Exhales ]Come on. You won't be
needing it for a while.

Well, with that attitude,
you qualify.
You ain't no friend.

[ Grunts ]

[ Man ]
Did you ever stop to think
how much money that represents?

All that prime beef
on the hoof.

How many cattle cars
did you say?

Well, that's gonna take
some figurin' out,

and we won't know exactly
until they're all rounded up.

But one thing
for certain--

there's gonna be
more cattle cars here
than ever before.

Well, you gonna have
breakfast with me or what?

Well, Emmett said
he'd have Clayton here
the first thing in the morning.

What time you got?
Let's give him
10 more minutes.

[ Cattle Mooing ][ Man Shouts ]

[ Whistles ]Whoa!

[ Bawling ][ Blusters ]

[ Mooing Continues ]

Hey, boss!

Come on!

[ Gun Clatters ]

[ Whinnies ]

[ Gunshots ]

[ Horse Approaching ]

Howdy. Howdy.

I was, uh, moving some cattle
up beyond the ridge.
I heard the shooting.

Oh, you with that Shiloh spread
over there?

Foreman.

Oh.

Yes. Nice to meet ya.
Clayton's the name.

Yeah, I know.
Emmett's a friend of mine.

Oh.

Oh. [ Chuckles ]
I guess you must think
I'm a darned old fool.

Man's got a right to practice
with a gun if he feels like it.Yeah.

Come out here often?Oh, I live here.

Here on the Rainey place?Used to be the Rainey place.

You might call it
the Clayton place now.

You don't have
any objection, do you?No, of course not.

That's good.
You drop in anytime.
I like to be neighborly.

Thanks.

If you, uh-- If you filed
on this place, you're gonna
have to work it to keep it.

Plan on running some beef?Yeah, a little beef,
a little farming maybe.

All by yourself?

Oh, no, I'm not that foolish.
[ Chuckles ]
I'll need some help.

I reckon I can rustle up
some help somewhere.

Well, we'll be seeing you.

- You're about a day early.
- I rode hard.

- Everything go all right?
- Delivered the prisoner.
Got a receipt.

Sit down and rest your bones.
Coffee's hot.

- I'll, uh, see you later.
- Emmett, we ought
to talk a bit.

If you don't mind,
John, later.

[ Gunshots ]

And he didn't
say a word?That's right.

But I heard some talk,
something about filing
on the old Rainey homestead.

Mm-hmm.Mr. Ryker?

Uh, there's the matter
of one week's rent.

Oh, yeah.
Yeah, I suppose
there would be.

Rita?

- Emmett!
- [ Bucket Splashes ]

[ Ryker Laughing ]Whoo!

Oh, hey! Hey, hey!

Mm-mmm!
Hey, Rita Collins.

[ Chuckles ]
You're a grown woman
now, huh?

Well, I sure hope so!
If not, I wasted
quite a few years.

Quite a few is right, yeah!
[ Chuckles ]Don't you say that!

Another minute, you're gonna
be figuring out how old I am.Yeah, but why did you--

I mean, how did you--Uh, uh.
Uncle Ben brought me.

Uncle Ben?
Uh, Ben Clayton?
He's here?

Yeah. Come on.
See for yourself!

Wait! Quit yanking my arm!

I can still whip you.Oh, yeah. Like that time
you blacked my eye?

You bloodied my nose first,
remember?Oh, yeah, I did.

Oh! You coming?

Hey! Is this what
y'all been waiting for?

[ Birds Twittering ]

Hi, Emmett! Doggone it!

I told the boys you'd be
around the minute you got back.
[ Chuckles ]

Well, what do
you think, huh?

Your whole doggone family,
just the way you left us!

Yeah, just like when I left.

Well? Anybody
gonna say hello?

Good to see you, Emmett.
It's been a long time.

[ Exhales ]

That's right, Uncle Ben.
A long time.

Eh, howdy, Emmett.

Vance.

Sorry to hear
about your pa.

Well, Dad always said he
was gonna out fast and easy.

Yeah. Huh!
Well, eh--

Come on, Emmett.
Sit down, sit down.
Dig in.

We only got beans,
but that's all that
a decent family can offer you.

Hey, Rita, come on.
Fetch another plate.

Well, I, eh--
I bet you're surprised, eh?

Yes, that's right.
I'm surprised.

Eh? Didn't I tell you?
I told you he'd be surprised.

What, uh--
[ Exhales ]
What are all of you doing here?

Oh, you mean, you can't
figure it out, huh?
[ Chuckles ] It's a reunion.

It's a family reunion, boy.

Yeah, maybe you
and Rita ain't blood,
but you're still family.

We're all family here.Not all.

Oh, Emmett, I want you
to meet Lee Darrow.

- We've met.
- [ Abe ] Oh, that's right.
You two have met, haven't you?

You was on opposites sides
in a range war or something?

[ Lee ]
No, we was on the same side.

If we'd have been
on opposite sides,
I might've ended up killing him.

Provided I turned my back
long enough for you
to get a good shot.

Oh.

Maybe this family would
like to be alone together
for a while.

[ Scoffs ]

[ Door Slams ]

That was uncalled for,
Emmett.

Hey, you know?
You ain't changed
one bit in 15 years.

Come on, boy. Sit down.
Have a cup of coffee.

You know, that's right.

You haven't--
You haven't changed
a hair in 15 years.

Yes, I have, Pop.

[ Coffee Pot Clatters ]I've changed.

Let's hope we all have.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Laughter ]

You were there, Ben.
You remember.

Here was this scrawny
little button of a kid out there
on a limb over the crick...

you know, lookin' right down
that possum's throat.[ Ben Laughs ]

- [ Chuckles ]
- Then that old bull possum,
he lets go with one of these--

[ Hisses ] You know? And--
[ Chuckles ]

Emmett takes one look
at that mess of teeth...

and he lets go,
and-- splosh!

[ Laughing ]

Oh! If you ever
saw a wet chicken
comin' out of a mudhole!

[ Laughing ]

[ Laughs ]
Oh, you were so proud
of those new boots.

And every time
you took a step,

the muddy water squirted up
alongside your ears!

You used to sleep
with those boots, remember?

[ Ben ]
He said to me one time
when they were still new--

He said, "Uncle Ben"--
He says, "These boots
and Pop Clayton,

I'm gonna have them
for the rest of my life,
both of 'em."

Ah, he did, did he?
Eh, did you, Emmett?

Hey, whatever become
of those boots?

I outgrew 'em the next year.

[ Footsteps Pacing ]

[ Birds Twittering ]

Where'd you find him?
I don't like him around here.

Emmett, I don't tell you
who to like or dislike.

You're just gonna
have to get used to Lee.We're getting married.

When?

[ Chuckles ]
I don't know,
but you'll be invited.

What do you know
about Lee Darrow?

You've been away a long time.
This is something I decided on.

Don't try to interfere.

[ Exhales ]

Well, so now
you're a big rancher.
[ Chuckles ]

You decided yet how you're
going to make a living here?

Oh, I'll--
I'll-I'll figure out a way.

What happened to the job
at the livery stable?

I-- I told you not to plan
too much for me.

All right. Hey, now.
Wait a minute.

Where you going?
We're just getting started.

You forget,
I got a paying job here.

[ Chuckles ]
You and your job!

Suppose I said it was
really more than that,
that it means something to me.

Well, then, boy, I say...

you keep it,
no matter what anybody says.

Ain't too many things
that mean much to a man
these days...

except maybe pride
and self-respect.

And if a man
finds one more thing,
then he should keep it,

hold on to it
for dear life.

Well, thanks for the coffee.

Next time,
I'll try to do better.

See you later.

[ Door Closes ]

[ Horse Departing ]

Is he in or out?

He's out.

But he's still
one of us.

You remember that.

[ Hooves Clopping ]

Hi, uh, find him?

Mm-hmm.

Is he all right?

Mm-hmm.

Are you?

[ Coffee Pot Clanks ]Tired. That's all.

Did you know he quit his job,
filed on the old Rainey place?

Yeah, you'd know.

Well, you have
to understand, John.

All those years,
cooped up in a cell--

four steps one direction
and three steps the other.

And then I put him
in that rooming house.

It must have been
as if he never got out.

You have to understand that.

Mmm.
You been out there?No.

Well, then there's
something you don't know.

You mean that
he's not alone?

You're not giving me
much credit for brains.

They've been comin' through here
one at a time.

Girl was over at the general
store. Bought enough supplies
for six or seven.

There are only five.

Maybe they were expecting
someone else to join 'em.

- Meaning me?
- You were with them
once before.

As a boy-- when he gave me
all the love that
he had in him...

at a time when I--
I needed him most.

Well, now he needs it back.

I'm going to turn in. By the way--

Did you hear about
the Shiloh cattle sale?

Probably the biggest
single shipment ever
to go out of Medicine Bow.

What about it? Oh, just thinking.

In the old days,
a herd that size...

would have been a temptation
to any cattle rustler
within 200 miles.

[ Mooing ]

[ Men Shouting,
Whistling ]

[ Whistling ] Ho!

Hey. Looking for a job,
cowboy?

Yours or theirs?Huh!
What's the difference?

Well, theirs is
too much like work.

How's it going?So far, so good.

Anything unusual?
I mean, any strangers
nosing around here, or--

No. Why?Ah, no reason.

Just acting
like a lawman.

Well, I'll see
you around.

[ Knocking ]

Anybody home? Abe?

Rita?

[ Horse Nickers ]

Oh, hello, Emmett.
How are you?Where is everyone?

Well, Rita's
around somewhere.

Ben, uh, how long you
planning to be here?Oh, I don't know, Emmett. Why?

You have a ranch.
You'll have to get back
to it sooner or later.

Well, it's just
a small spread, boy.
It'll hold.

But for how long?

It's startin' to sound,
Emmett,

like you're tellin' me
to get out.

That's what I'm telling you.
I want you to take Abe with you.
I know, I asked him here.

But, uh, that's because
I thought I could help him.

Now I think
you can help him more.

Emmett, this family of Abe's
means a lot to him.

Ben, I'm a deputy sheriff
in the town of Medicine Bow.
You're a successful rancher.

Now, what family
is he talking about--
us or Vance and Lee Darrow?

Anything you have
to say about Lee
you can say to his face.

This is Pop's home.

You have no right to try
and run anybody off.

This reunion's no good, Rita,
and-- and you both know that.

- We don't know anything
of the kind.
- Then I'll explain it to you.

I sat in there at that table,
and I listened to him. It was
as if I was 15 years old.

I was 15 years old!
It was the old days
all over again.

He talks about
things he remembers
to people who love him...

and who'll listen
to him.

That's all he has.

If you want
to take it away from him,

why don't you tell him
to get out?

Because I don't
want to hurt him.Well, neither do we.

I don't want to see him
get killed either, Rita.

And that's what could happen
if he gets to thinking...

he can bring those
old days back again.

I don't think that'll happen.Well, be sure.

Break this meeting up
before any of you
make any big mistakes.

Does that include me?

Well, I can't live
your life for you, Rita.

But you might be making
the biggest mistake of all.

[ Horses Approaching ]

Hi, Emmett!
Come on in!

Where's Rita?

[ Grunting, Groaning ]

Lee!

[ Blows Landing ]

[ Abe ]
All right, break it up!

Break it up, I say!
Break it up!

Hold it!

Hold it, I say,
now, the both of you!

You made a mistake, mister.
You're gonna join our family,
you better learn it.

There's one thing
a Clayton never has done
and never will do,

and that's point a gun
at another Clayton.

All right, you take this.
Go on. Get in the house.
Go on!

This is my place,
Emmett.

I say
who stays here.

You come back,
you remember that, and you
behave yourself accordin'.

Emmett! [ Door Slams ]

I don't know what it is
between you and Lee.Well, maybe you oughta know.

He's not good enough
for you, Rita.

How do you know what's
good enough for me? What
do you know about me at all?

I'm not that little girl that
used to tag behind you listening
to every word you said.

What happened to
that little girl?

She grew up
in a rotten big world
full of big rotten people--

[ Exhales ]
working in honky-tonk
saloons for tips.

You wrote me you were working
in a-- in a millinery shop.

[ Chuckles ]
Did I?

Long ago, I got in the habit
of saying whatever I thought
people wanted to hear.

Well, I'm sorry.

But there are still
other men in the world
besides Lee Darrow.

[ Inhales Sharply ]
That's right.

Lots of men.

I met 'em.

Lee's the one asked me
to marry him.

What was that
all about?It was my fault.

Yeah. Ben?

He feels trouble building, Abe.
He wants to keep you out of it.

You didn't tell him anything?

No.

He's a good boy.

He always was a good boy.

[ Mooing ]

Howdy.Hi.

[ Man ] Hyah!You ought to change your mind
about taking that job with us.

As much time as you're spending
out here, you ought to at least
get your dollar a day.

I'll settle for a cup
of coffee if it's hot.Help yourself.

You're building up
a big herd out here.

When do you ship?Next Thursday, with a default
payment if we don't make it.

Thursday.

What's on your mind, Emmett?Now, what could
be on my mind?

I don't know.

How's, uh, Abe Clayton sound
for a wild guess?

What's he like?

[ Man Whistles ]
Ho!

Well--

Well, I'll tell you.
[ Clears Throat ]

Someday, uh, you're
in a saloon and a...
fella comes up to you.

And this fella offers you
a 10-ounce sack of gold...

for the price of a drink.

And, uh, you open the sack.

You look him square in the eye,
and you say, "Mister, this gold
is just plain desert sand."

And at first he gets mad
at you because you--
you called him a liar, see?

And then he laughs,
and he says it's all a joke.

And you end up
buying him that drink
and a couple more to boot.

[ Laughs ]
You've just run
into Abe Clayton.

Sounds like you
think a lot of him.

Well, you don't think a lot
of a man like Abe. You--

You love him or you hate him.
You see, he, uh--
He took me in when I was 12.

My father was dead.
I was alone, scared,

no idea what
was coming next.

And I didn't have
to tell him how I felt.

He just knew.

Where was this? You-You can name
just about any place.

We, uh--
We moved around some.

Took a couple of years
before I realized why.

But pretty soon,
I got too old not to realize.

We were outlaws.
I rode out.

[ Clears Throat, Exhales ]

Sounds like it was
the only thing to do.

Yeah, maybe.

But maybe if I'd have stayed,
I could have...

stopped Abe from spending
the last 10 years of his life
in prison.

I wonder.

[ Horse Blusters ]

Sometimes there are things
that can't be stopped,
no matter how hard you try.

That's the way things
have to be, I guess.

Or because people
are the way they have to be.

Still, if I had
to do it over again--

What?

Thanks for the coffee.

You headin' back to town?No.

I'm gonna run an old man
out of the territory...

and hope he believes me when
I tell him it's hurting me
more than it is him.

- [ Knocking ]
- Come on in.
It's open, same as always.

I, uh, want
to talk to you.

You go
right ahead.

Are you listening?

I'm listening.

- Maybe you'd prefer I left.
- No.

No. Matter of fact,
this was your idea.

You're the one who said I should
tell him. All right, I'm--
That's what I'm gonna do.

- Tell me what?
- Oh, it's just something
between us, Pop.

[ Ryker ]
No, it isn't just
between us, Rita.

I, uh--

I yelled at her
pretty good today.

Well, if families ain't
for yelling at each other,
what good are they?

You two did a bit
of yelling at each other...

while you were growin' up,
didn't you? [ Chuckles ]

Not really--

except the time old Beeler
chased me through
his watermelon patch...

with a pitchfork,
ran me all the way home.

Nah, that wasn't Beeler.
That was, uh--
That was old Epps.

Epps, yeah.
He lived down there
along the river. Remember?

Old man Epps. That old galoot.
That's the first time I've heard
his name in a long while.

Say-- Yeah.

Funny what a man's memory
does to him.

Even with 10 years in jail
with nothing to do but think,

a man forgets
the doggonedest little things.

It's the little things
that mean the most.

You know who learned you
that saying, don't you?

Oh, don't, Pop,
if you'd rather not.

Aw, I been wantin'
to talk about her, Rita.

We were all hedgin' around.
We know we wanna
mention her name.

Ah, the poor dear.

I promised her the moon.

I said I'd buy her
a gold carriage with
six white horses and, uh--

[ Chuckles ]
All she ever got from me
was worry and trouble.

It was them 10 years
that killed her.

[ Smacks Lips ]
That and worrying whether we'd
done our best for you and Rita.

You did more than enough.
You gave us homes.

You treated us like--
like we were your own.

Oh, you were
more than our own.

Sure. You see, when folks
don't have kids of their own,
why, the--

the ones they take in are
a lot more than their own.

Not that I gave you
much of a home.
[ Chuckles ]

Skipping around
from place to place,
getting in trouble with the law.

And not even a decent roof
over your head most of the time.

No wonder you looked around
one morning and decided
that you had to get out.

Ahh, I understood.

I even knew it was coming.
Sure. You know how?

All of a sudden, you stopped
calling me "Pop."

Yeah. All of a sudden,
you were 15,

and... I was "Abe."

And that hurt
for a long while.

And then I-- I got your wire
and that train ticket.

And, boy, it was like
coming home again.

You say anything you want.
There's...

one thing a person
has got to have is a...

place to come home to.

[ Laughs ]
Ah, we're moonin' away here
about what used to be.

We've got the best part
of our lives ahead of us.

And you--
You come all the way out here
just to tell me something.

Huh? Well, go ahead, boy.

Spit it out.

Ah, it was nothin', Pop.

Just, uh,

welcome home.

[ Men Hooting, Shouting ]

[ Mooing ]

Get along there!

[ Shouting ]Hyah! Hyah!

Come on! Hyah!Ho! Ho! Hah!

[ Exhales ]Not bad.

A little more practice,
and I'll recommend the boss
sign you on-- as an apprentice.

"Apprentice cowhand."
Heh! It's got a ring to it.

Is that better than
"assistant stable swamper"?

No, but you can
work your way up.Well, now thank you.

If I ever need a friend,
I'll try not to think of you.

[ Mooing Continues ] [ Man Shouting, Whistling ]

Howdy.
How's it going?

Pretty good. A few strays.
Nothing serious.

We ought to join up with
the main herd in a few hours.That's good.

[ Mooing ]

Howdy. You boys looking
for something in particular?

We was lookin'
at the scenery mostly.

But while we were at it,
we figured that this might
be a shortcut into town.

Well, there's plenty of scenery
around here. But you're headed
the wrong direction for town.

This is Shiloh range.

Oh, that's funny.
We must have got
turned around somehow.

Well, we didn't mean to
cause you any trouble,
mister. We--

Just take that road there
back to the crossroads about
a mile and a half. Turn right.

Much obliged.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

That'll be fine.

You're a little
off your course for
a weekday, aren't you?

I'm just making
the final arrangements
for the cattle cars.

We start moving them in
as soon as I get back
to the herd.

Everything's under control
out there, right?

So far. Have you seen
Abe Clayton lately?

Oh, not for a day or so.
Why?

Last time we talked,
you were on your way
to run him out of the country.

Yeah. Well, that's easier said
than done, you know.

I thought you'd made up
your mind which obligation
was the most important to you.

I know which one's
the most important. I hope so, Emmett.

Because I have
obligations, too--

to Judge Garth,
men who work for me.

And maybe one that's even
more important-- to myself.

-I think you'd better get around
to what you want to say.
-All right, in simple language.

On three separate occasions,
men have been spotted
watching the herd.

[ Exhales ]
All right.
I'll take care of it.

[ Stamps Foot ]

All right.[ Slams ]

You warned me.

The old man's
planning something?

The Shiloh herd?It's possible.

Let's go.
We'll need extra men--

Wait a minute, John.
I don't want you
to set a trap.

You can't. I don't want
to see that old man killed.

You have a better idea,
I'll listen.Yeah, I got an idea. Now listen.

We'll get Judge McDonald
to issue four warrants.

Then we'll lock 'em up
right here until those cattle
are safely loaded into the cars.

That solves our problem today,
but what about tomorrow--

some other sheriff
in some other town?

If Abe Clayton's
planning trouble,

putting it off
to some other time
won't solve anything.

No, we're gonna
do it my way.You're gonna do it your way.

I don't want to see
that man killed.

[ Door Slams ]

All right now,
you watch 'em good.

You make sure that it's
the whole herd moving out,
not just part of 'em.

Now, if I don't hear
from you in two hours,
I'll meet you on the road.

Abe?Come on. Move out.

Abe, if you want
to change your mind,
now's the time.

Ohh!

Think about it, Abe.

Think about it?
I have!

For 10 years I have--

every time a guard
hit me in the back
with his rifle butt,

every time they said,
"We'll break you, Clayton."

They haven't broken me, and
I'm good for something better
than sweeping out stables.

Was it that bad, Abe?

Oh, you weren't there.

[ Horse Approaching ]

Well, Emmett.
Good to see you, boy.
Good to see you.

- Is anything wrong?
- Where's Lee and Vance?

Well, what would you say
if I said they'd gone home?

Then I'd have to say
you were lying.

I don't hold with you
calling me a liar, boy.

Then don't lie to me!

It's the Shiloh herd,
isn't it?

Abe, you really think
you can steal that entire herd?

Well, what do you bet
I could make a good try
at getting half of them?

Half?Yeah, and you could help us
if you had a mind.

You could throw away that badge
and come on back into the family
where you belong.

Would you really want me to?

Pop?

All right,
make up your mind, boy.
Am I Pop or am I Abe?

You ain't 15 now.

You knew. All the time,
I was hoping that what
I felt in my bones was wrong.

All the time, I really
believed that you and Rita
were the--

the only two people
I could count on
for some common sense.

You knew. Why?

I owe him, Emmett.

You've been straight
for 10 years.

Because I was on the outside,
where he kept me.

And that's worth your life?
That's what it would cost you
if I let it go that far.

I owe him, Emmett.

And you can't stop it.
When it comes right down
to the wire,

you love him as much
as any of us do.

You won't fight against him,
and you won't put him in jail.

Maybe you're right, Ben.
I don't know.

But I will stop him.

Because that's the only way
I know... to save his life.

Get your things.
You're coming with me.

Where to-- jail?

For one day--
just until this is all over.

Here. Use this.

Go ahead. Pick it up.

Point it me.
Tell me I'm under arrest.

And then use it!

'Cause that's the only way
you're gonna stop me.

Abe, you-- [ Horse Whinnies ]

[ Galloping Hooves ]

Don't join 'em, Abe.

Don't join 'em.

Because if they
come at that herd,

we're gonna be
ready for 'em.

Your Prince Charming?

We were involved in
a little range war once...

on the same side--
the right side.

Only the right side
didn't pay enough for him.

So when the opposition
put a bounty
on our scalps,

he tried to get rich...

the easy way.

Happy honeymoon.

[ Galloping Hooves ]

[ Man Whistles ] [ Cattle Mooing ]

I, uh, lost 'em.What do you mean?

I mean, they got away from me.
I'm sorry. But at least
we'll be ready.

- There's only four of 'em.
- Three.

Well, it's hard to believe
that three men could expect
to take a herd this size...

and get away with it. They do.

Abe doesn't know it,
but he as much as told me how.

Plan on taking 'em through
Red Rock Canyon, don't you?

Shortest route
to the railhead.

Once, when I was a kid,
there was a trail herd
going through a pass.

Abe let 'em get in,
then he started a landslide.

Split the herd in half.
It was three days before
anyone could follow them.

You could take 'em around
the long way.I'd lose a day and my schedule.

Nope, it's Red Rock Canyon
or nothing.

I'll tell the rest
of the men.

[ Horses Approaching ]

All right.
Let's ride.

[ Mooing ]

[ Men Hooting, Whistling ]

[ Man ]
Hyah!

That's it.
Red Rock Canyon
dead ahead.

[ Man Whistles ]
Hyah!

[ Mooing ] [ Men Whistling, Shouting ]

[ Man Whistles ]
Ho!

Hyah!

Come on!

[ Men Shouting, Whistling ]

[ Man Whistling ]

It's gotta be soon.

Once we're through the canyon,
it's clear sailing
to the railhead.

Hyah.

Whew!

Looks like we were
both wrong, Emmett.Eh, looks like it.

Unless--

Tell me,
how was that money going
to be paid for these cattle?

In cash.On delivery?

No, when loaded. But I wouldn't
worry about that. That money
was delivered three days ago.

Right now it's
sitting in the--Medicine Bow Bank?

[ Gunshots ]

[ Gunshot ]

[ Crowd
Chattering ]

[ Chattering ]About 15 minutes ago.

Sam Osborne and Matt Tilford
are dead, but Tilford
got one before he died.

You know where
he's going?I think so.

[ Chattering ]

[ Horse Approaching ]

How could he
have found out?

Lee--Just get back against
the wall now.

Your own ranch
and a good life.

Gone for what?

I told you, Emmett.
I owed him. We all did.

Well, you've paid your debt.
So have I.

There's one horse missing.
Where is he? Oh, yeah.
Yeah, now I remember,

He always keeps the money.
Split it up later, right?

- [ Gunshot ]
- [ Gunshot ]

Where are the others?

Here's Ben Clayton,
and there's one
in the house.

What about the money?

Abe has it.

Emmett?
I'll go with you.

Remember we were talking
about obligations?

You said maybe
the most important was
the one you had to yourself.

I remember.

[ Horse Nickers ]

[ Chuckles ]
Well, you gonna
sit up there all day...

or step down
and rest your saddle?

Looks like
dry country up ahead.

You know,
you're gettin' careless, boy.

I could watch you
following me for miles.

It don't make sense,

you and me
playing hare and hound
all over the countryside.

I--

I tried so hard--

I tried so hard
to keep you out of this.

Yeah, I know.

Well, you come this far,
I figure you got
something to say.

You just go ahead and say it,
boy, and we'll go
our separate ways.

We're going the same way,
Abe!

Well, good, boy! Good.
I'm glad to have you along.

You're under arrest, Abe,

for robbery and murder.

You mean it, don't you?
No.

I ain't going back to prison.
I'd die there.

Vance died in that street!

And two good men are dead...
in that bank.

I just can't
let you go, Abe.

You know, you always
was a stubborn--

[ Hammer Cocks ]

Not in prison.
That ain't my way.

I thought you always said...

no Clayton ever
points a gun at another.

I thought you always said
you ain't no Clayton.

Maybe we were both wrong.

Now, now, now.
Now don't you push me, boy.

I'm sorry, Abe.

[ Groans, Gasps ]

Abe--

Abe, please!

[ Panting ]

Abe?

Pop?

Boy--

That--
[ Exhales ]

That talk we had
in the cabin that day.

That was good.

Yeah. That was, Pop.

[ Shudders ]
That part's good.

[ Sobbing ]

[ Engine Chugging ]

You could stay on here,
you know. There are a lot
of good people in this town.

I found that out--

the kindness,
in spite of everything.

I think that's what I had
to know the most, Emmett.

There are good people
in the world.
I'd quit believing it.

You could stay on here,
you know.

It'd leave me no place
to come back to.

I'll be here if you need me.

Thank you.

I'll need you
to be here.

[ Whistle Blowing ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

I think she's
gonna all right.

How about you?

Think it'll clear up?

It always has.

[ Man Announcing ]
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