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[ theme music plays ]

♪♪

Howdy.Afternoon.

Nice line of bonnets.

You interested?

Well, I might be, if they were a little fancier.

There's more inside.

Thanks.

Nobody inside.

I know it.

I'd sure like to see one of them fancy bonnets.

Nobody's stopping you.

On the right, behind the counter, next to the notions.

Uh, you Mr. Marsh, the proprietor?

The same.Hmm.

Well, I'd like to buy a fancy bonnet for a lady.

I figured you'd look pretty silly wearing it yourself.

What I'm trying to say is, I'd like to do a little business in your store.

That's nice.

You sure don't look interested in making a sale.

Yeah, did you find what you want?

Not yet. I...

Well, don't just stand there talking. Go in and look.

No reason for me to make a move

until I'm sure I'm gonna make a sale.

♪♪

Joe?

Ida?

Hey, Eddie?

♪♪

[ clears throat ] Afternoon, ma'am.

Hello.

You lost?Huh? Oh, no, no.

You're either lost or trespassing.

Well, now, I don't think the owners would think I was trespassing.

Oh?

You seen them around?

Well, no, not for the last couple of hours.

Mm. You know 'em well?

I guess if you're gonna ask that, I know them better than you do.

I'm Judy Atkins.

Atkins. You bought the next farm over

a couple years back.That's right.

[ chuckles ] Well, now.

If they'd told me the Atkins family had such a pretty girl,

I might've been visiting sooner.

"They" who?The Martins.

Ida and her son, Joe.

Something wrong?

Hey, ma'am, before you ride off--

Well, I went over to see them. Their cabin's empty.

They build another one?

Mister, you're trespassing.

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Hey, Buddy?

We got company.

Howdy.

Uh, I'm looking for the owner.What for?

Well, I'll tell that to the owner

We own it, sort of.

What's your business?

What's "sort of"?

We're partners.

There was a day when this mine could hardly support one family, let alone partners.

The grade of ore must have improved.

Who are you, mister?

Name's Trampas. I'm an old friend of Ida and Joe Martin.

What'd they do? Move into town?

They don't own the place anymore.

They don't?That's right.

Well, uh, where can I find them?

Don't know.

You mean they just left without telling anybody where they were going?

We said it.

Well, if Joe Martin isn't your partner, who is?

Or don't you know that either?

Man by the name of Sam Atkins.

Sam Atkins?

♪♪

Can't you two wait till I finish my supper?

Well, I could wait forever, Sam.

It's her that keeps enticing me with her wicked ways.

Kathy, you stop enticing the man.

Why don't you both go soak your heads?

That bread smells good.

Judy, supper.

How is she?

About the same.

She'll be all right. You'll see.

It just takes a little time.

You should've called me to help.

You were asleep. Sit down and eat, honey.

Well, I'll wash up after dinner.

You all right tonight, Judy?

I'm fine, Papa.

Lord, thank you for good food on the table,

good folks in the house,

and a fruitful day to do Thy work in.

Amen.

Well, I'm hungry.

You know, one day soon, we're all gonna be sitting in a big, fancy house

eating food made by a cook and served by a butler.

Then you won't have to do anything except sit back and play the grand lady.

Won't taste half as good as Kathy's cooking.

You're getting yourself a fine wife, Clint.

Yeah, that is if I don't change my mind about the wedding.

You don't scare me, Mr. Richards

No? You think I hired you on

when you came around looking for work?

Kathy took one look out of that kitchen window and said, "Pa, that's the one."

You never did have a chance. Did he, Judy?

I guess so, Pa.

You know, I always kind of thought of myself as

a bachelor type of man.

I never figured on getting caught so soon.

Maybe you wouldn't have let yourself get caught

if we weren't going to be so rich.

Yeah, and maybe you're getting too smart for your own good.

[ knock at door ]

Good evening.

Evening. Something we can do for you?

My name's Trampas. I'm looking for some friends of mine.

I thought you might be able to help me.

I'm Sam Atkins. That's Clint Richards.

Come on in. No need to stand in the door.

Well, thanks. I don't mean to barge in on you.

You're not.

Hello.

I guess I made a fool of myself today, didn't I?

You met?Near the Martin place.

Well, I guess it's not the Martin place anymore, is it?

What were you doing out there?I was looking for them.

Can you tell me where they moved to?

What's the matter? Did I say something wrong?

We own the place now.

Yeah, I know. That's why I'm here.

How long ago did they sell it to you?

About two months ago. Can I ask you what your interest is?

Well, I'm an old friend.

I used to visit them about once a year.

Only now it's been a couple of years.

Where can I find them?

I'm afraid we can't help you.

Are you saying you bought the house,

and they took off just like that?

In a manner of speaking.

I guess somebody in town will know where they are.

They aren't together. I bought the place from Ida Martin.

What happened to Joe?

You might as well tell him. He'll find out in town.

He's dead.

When?

Just before we bought the place.

How did it happen?

He was killed.

Shot to death.

Why?

I'm sorry.

We've told you what you want to know.

Mr. Atkins, you've told me Joe is dead and Ida disappeared.

Now, what kind of man are you?Good night, Mr. Trampas.

I'm not leaving--I said--

Sam!

It isn't any secret, is it?

He tried to attack a young girl.

When the posse went out to find him,

Joe tried to fight.

I don't believe that.

I remind you, you're in my house,

and no longer welcome.

Thank you for your hospitality and friendliness.

I hope to return it soon.

Well, shall we finish supper?

Pa, come and eat.

Now, why the long face?

Nothing that bad happened.

It's too soon for Judy to be reminded.

It's too soon for any of us to be reminded.

Something else is bothering you. Now tell me what it is.

I have this terrible feeling that something's going wrong.

I don't know what.

I just want to reach out

and keep all our dreams from tumbling apart.

Nothing's going wrong, honey, and all our dreams are gonna come true.

We're so close to it, Clint.

So close.

Please, don't let anything spoil it.

Now, here you are, about to get all the things you've always wanted,

about to be rich,

and you're inventing reasons why it won't happen.

I want so much for you, Clint.

A big, good farm for Pa.

But for us, for you and me,

to live where the streets aren't dirt.

To see people in pretty clothes

riding in carriages.

To be one of them.

It'll happen.

You'll see. It'll happen.

♪♪

[ hoof beats approaching ]

[ knocking ]

I want to talk to you.

A man my age traipsing around this time of night.

Who are you?

Mr. Marsh, you're the one who came busting in here.

Now, suppose you tell me what you want, and I'll--

Just did.

Want to know who you are.

My name's Trampas.Right!

Where from?Medicine Bow.

Right again! Here to see...

The Martins. What is this, some kind of test?

Last saw 'em?About three years ago.

You're smart, no doubt about that.

Yep. You're the fellow.

Figured you were buying that bonnet for Ida all along.

Why didn't you tell me she was gone when I bought the bonnet?

Business ain't all that good I can afford to pass up a sale.

Uh, do you know where she is?

Yep.Where?

Town of Big Fork, about 40 miles from here.

Nobody knows that but me. Now you.

I court her every Thursday and Saturday.

You can come with me tomorrow, if you like.

Uh, Mr. Marsh, would you mind telling me what's going on?

I mind.

Rather have her tell you herself.

I'm an old man, sonny.

One thing I learned in my life was not to stick my nose

into other people's business less'n they bring up the subject.

How do I know I can believe you?

You've got a mighty suspicious nature, son.

Well, make up your mind.

Either come with me or sit here forever.

If you're gonna sit here, you'll need some supplies.

You come down to the store, I'll give you a big, fat discount,

just for stupidity.

♪♪

You're, uh, trespassing, you know.

Yeah, I know.

Case those Lee boys come prowling around,

you shouldn't stand in an open doorway

with that light behind you.

Could be mighty tempting.

Mister...

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Travis.Mrs. Martin.

Oh, it's so good to see you.

It sure is good to see you.

Hello, Ida.Hello, Daniel.

Oh!

Ida! Not with the boy watching!

That's all right. We're old friends.

Friends? Only real friend she's got's me!

Oh, Daniel, don't start that all over again.

Ida, I...

Well, I...

What happened?

Dan, you should've told him.

Me? Poke into somebody else's business?

How much do you know, Trampas?

Well, enough...

Well, enough to know I don't believe it.

Why not?I knew Joe.

He couldn't do anything like that.

Good boy.

There are some that say no one knows what a man'll do,

not even his mother.

But Joe was not capable of anything like that.

Did you talk to the girl?

Yes.

That's what gives me so much trouble.

It's hard to believe that Judy would lie about anything,

much less this.

Judy Atkins?Yes. You know her?

I met her.

Sweet, young thing.

It was a...

a night when he was

in town with his friends.

Judy was visiting me.

She did that a lot.

We talked about so many things.

When it got late, she started home,

and they say

that on the way home

to her house...

I never...

saw Joe alive after that.

Now, Ida...

The sheriff came, and he said that Sam

and Clint had rounded up some neighbors,

and they went hunting him.

Hunting Joe like an animal.

They say that he drew his gun on them,

and they had to shoot.

I don't believe that.

I don't want to believe that.

And she's a good girl.

So you sold the farm and moved here.

She was forced to sell!

Forced?

You tell him.

There wasn't anything else to do.

What does he mean, "forced"?

Joe borrowed some money from Sam Atkins,

a few hundred dollars to tide us over

some bad times.

When Joe was dead,

Sam still had the note with the land as security.

I couldn't pay it.

So they foreclosed?

No, no, no. He was very kind.

He just said that he had to do something about getting his money out.

He offered to buy the land, and he gave me a fair price.

"Fair price," my old horse. It was robbery, pure and simple.

You are a cantankerous, cranky man

who is willing to believe the worst about anybody!

And you are a woman who can't see beyond a pat on the hand and a "Thank you, ma'am."

You try and talk some sense into her.

About what?

One, her son is killed.

Two, a note is called, and she has to sell the land.

Three, there are four men working a mine

that would hardly support one.

Now, it don't take no genius to figure out what happened.

Did you tell the sheriff that?

Me?

I don't poke my nose into nobody's business.

♪♪

Gold? Sure, there's gold on the Martin place.

Everybody knew that.

Why, this last year, young Joe must've been getting out as much

as $40, $50 a month.

Not like the good old days, when he was pulling

as much as 90 and 100.

Look,

I don't know who you've been talking to, mister,

or why you feel called upon to come in here and tell me about my town.

I've been talking to Mrs. Martin.

Sheriff,

Do you really think Joe forced himself on that girl?

Are you saying that I didn't investigate this properly?

I took testimony from those involved.

Testimony from those who held a note on his land.

What good is that?

Let me give you a little advice right now.

You're a stranger in our town. We don't know you or anything about you.

Now, it don't pay to come rushing in here

and making accusations.

Do you get my meaning?

I don't know.

What I'm saying is,

all the testimony and the facts fit.

You keep saying you took testimony.

Weren't you there when Joe was killed?

No. They didn't have time to come after me.

Then how come everybody keeps talking about a posse?

What you really mean is Joe was killed by a lynch mob.

I don't mean anything of the sort.

And you're gonna close the books and forget it, right?

And the town goes on its merry way as if nothing happened.

Everybody except Joe and Ida Martin.

No town forgets that easy, son.

Or that soon.

A thing like this, well,

nobody's proud of it, you understand?

Yeah.

Nobody's proud of it.

But they did it just the same.

Now, you listen to me.

I've been patient and friendly because you're a visitor to our town.

But you start stirring up trouble,

and you're gonna find yourself on your way back home.

♪♪

Kathy, what am I gonna do without you to bring me lunch?

Clint, maybe I should take back my permission.

Too late, Sam. Too late.

Billy, Buddy, time for lunch.

Where is your sister?

She went off early.

I don't like her riding around alone.

She'll be all right.

No, it's no good.

Somebody should stay with her.

She's got to get over it, Daddy.

We can't watch her all the time.

[ hoof beats ]

Howdy.

I thought you'd left town.

Only for a while.Something we can do for you?

No, no. You... I just...

I just thought I'd stop by and see how you're all doing.

Well.

If you want him to keep going, just say so.

No.

You know, I've never seen gold ore before.

Well, that sure is interesting.

You working the mine full time?

You seen all you want?

Now, there you go again, trying to get rid of me.

That's right.

I just can't seem to make friends.

Say, you got two farms that need working.

How come you're down here scratching at that hill?

Make more with the gold than the field, huh?

This is a poor mine, mister, with a poor grade of ore.

Anybody in town'll tell you that.

Oh.

I'll be around for a while If you need an extra hand.

CLINT: Hey.

We don't give away souvenirs.

Oh. [ chuckles ]

I think that was handled all wrong.

I don't see that we owed him an explanation.

He's a friend of Joe's.

Do you think he's gonna want those who did the shooting?

Then he's gonna have to go after all of us, Buddy,

including the Johnsons, the Paulins and the Hedins.

We were all there-- all of us.

You can't send five families to jail.

Five families didn't go shooting into that underbrush.

Buddy and I did.

Ever kill a man, Clint?

You know I didn't.

Well, it isn't fun.

Neither is what almost happened to my sister.

A man doesn't do something like that, even if he's drunk.

Nobody's defending Joe Martin.

I just feel that it's not right somehow.

We took his life, and now we're getting rich because of it.

One thing's got nothing to do with the other, Sam.

No one could blame us for having good luck.

I still think we should put Mrs. Martin on shares.

It won't hurt us any if she had some of the money.

No, it wouldn't.

But it would sure make some folks think we felt awful guilty about something.

Don't we?

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Well,

what are you doing here?

We own this property, remember?

Oh, I remember. No, I mean, what are you doing here in the cabin?

They, uh...

They say you mean to make trouble.

Why would I want to do that?

Oh, I don't know.

Scared people always think somebody's gonna make trouble.

What are they scared of?

Themselves, I guess.

I know who you are.

You do? Who am I?

Trampas.

Well, you heard that in the house.

No, I mean I really know who you are.

Mrs. Martin used to tell me all about you.

Really?

She said that

you lived with them for about a year

while your father was away,

and that you and Joe were practically brothers.

Well, we didn't act like brothers.

No, Joe was quiet, polite,

always ready to please,

and I was, uh...

Always falling out of trees,

fishing when you should've been in school,

uh, never around when the chores had to be done.

You're right. You know me.

I'll bet you haven't changed much either.

Not much.

What about Joe? Did he change?

No.

Joe was always...

quiet, polite.

Yep.

That was quite a year I spent with the Martins.

Oh, I must've been a handful.

I like you, Trampas.

I hope they're wrong about you.

I hope you don't intend to cause trouble.

♪♪

Mm, that smells good. Supper be ready soon?

In a little while. Where's Pa?

He's helping the Lee boys unload the ore over at their place.

Judy around?

You know Judy. In and out like a bird.

She seems better, though.

I told you it was only a matter of time.

Speaking of time...

Get out of my pots!

Speaking of time, when are we gonna sell some of that ore?

Soon enough. Why?

Oh, I saw a few things

I thought I'd like to buy from the catalogue.

Couldn't we get a few things right now? Before we get rich?

Honey, the day we sell that ore,

everybody in the county will know we hit something good.

They'll be around thick as flies. Can't you just be patient?

The Lee boys are gonna run out of room to store it in pretty soon.

Have you seen their barn lately?Mm, I sure have.

Just think-- all that dirty old stuff laying there

waiting to be turned into dollars to buy my gal pretty dresses!

Judy, honey, don't go. Stay and talk with us.

You can fix the potatoes.

Kathy tells me you're feeling better today.

Yes, I am.That's good.

Even so, I don't think you should go riding around the countryside alone.

I wasn't alone.

No?

No, I saw Trampas for a while.

Where'd you see him?

At the cabin.

I don't like that.

He's apt to turn up anyplace.

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Ah, gold.

Makes the world go around, you know?

Yeah, I know.

Uh, could you help me read this?

Oh, sure. Now, this is the number of ounces

you can expect to get from a ton of ore,

and this is the purity of the gold.

So what you're saying is, the sample I brought you is high-grade ore, right?

Right. You're a lucky man,

providing there's enough ore to make it worthwhile mining.

Uh, thanks.

Are you sure Joe never started a new shaft?

No, he didn't.

Did he say anything about hitting a new vein? I mean a rich one?

No, or he would've come in the house yelling

or dancing me around.

You know how Joe was.

Yeah, I know.

Well, I know something else.

Ida, that mine is worth a fortune.

If there's any truth in what you're saying...

Ida, I don't want you to get excited.

Well, it's... it's more of a feeling, really.

But if I can prove it, I think I can get your property back.

Trampas, they can have the land and the mine.

I don't care about that.

Just clear Joe's name, please.

♪♪

Are you sure this ore came from Joe Martin's mine?

Yes, I'm sure.

They could prosecute you for trespassing, you know.

Sheriff, is that all you've got to say?Watch your tongue.

I'm trying to tell you that somebody knew that mine was rich.

Can you prove that?

No.And don't forget why Joe was killed.

They had a right to hunt him down.

But they had no right to kill him.

He drew on them first. They shot in self-defense.

Were you there? Did you see that?Were you?

Well, I still think you should talk to Judy again.

She's been through enough.

So has Ida Martin. What you're really trying to tell me

is you don't want to re-open the case because it's too much trouble.

Let things stay as they are, right or wrong.

What I'm trying to tell you is, you don't have enough to go on.

It doesn't matter how much that mine is worth now.

Legal is legal. They bought it.

And you're not gonna do anything about it?

No, I'm not.

And they didn't just go out there and shoot him down.

Remember Judy.Yes, I keep remembering Judy.

Well, hold on to that piece of rock.

I got a feeling you'll use it yet.

♪♪

I hope you don't mind me borrowing your secret place.

I had some thinking to do.

I usually come here to stop thinking.

Does it work?

No. But at least I can be alone.

What are you trying not to think about?

Don't you know?

You liked him, didn't you?

I could tell that by the way you talked about him.

You liked Joe and his mother,

and they liked you.Please--

You know, Joe hadn't changed so much since he was a kid.

No. No, Joe was still

kind,

quiet,

and gentle.

Wasn't he, Judy?

Look, this is my land.

I won't let you drive me away from here.

You mean this is your father's land.

Land he got when he killed Joe.

How dare you?

How dare you say such a thing or even think it?

I care about Mrs. Martin,

and I care about what's gonna happen to her.

Nothing's going to happen to her. It's over now.

Why can't we all just forget about it?

Because I don't know the whole story yet.You have no right.

None of you.

I never hurt anybody. Why should I be in the middle of this?

Because your name is Atkins, and the Atkins family are gonna be rich.

How do you know that?

How do you?

You've been in the mine.

Judy,

how do you feel about having Joe's money?

What could you buy with it that'll make you happy?

Or is that why you come here?

Is that what you're trying not to think about?

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What happened?

She's been like this all afternoon.

Crying to herself. She won't talk to me at all.

Can I help?

No.

I hate to see you get this way again.

You were so much better for a while.Was I?

I suppose that fellow coming to town

asking questions about Joe Martin

started you thinking about it again, is that it?

Something like that.

Well, I know it's no use to tell you

"Don't think about it,"

but at least we made sure that nothing like that can happen here again.

Did the gold mine have anything to do with it?

What do you mean by that?

Was Joe Martin killed

so that you could get the gold on his land?

What kind of people do you think we are?

That's what I'm trying to find out.

The gold on Martin's land and what happened to him are just not connected.

You know that better than anyone else.

I know why you went after him-- because of me.

I'm not asking why you went after him.

I'm asking why you killed him.

Buddy and Billy Lee shot him in self-defense.

Six or seven times.

That's a lot of self-defense.

All right, then.

Maybe it was something else. Maybe it was anger.

Maybe it was outrage. I admit I was half out of my head myself.

There was pointing, firing, shouting.

And for that moment, I was glad he was dead.

But I swear to you I was not thinking of gold.

Trampas says you were.

All of you.

When did you see him?This morning.

And you believe him? A man you've never seen before?

I don't know what to believe!

We did what we had to do. And we did it for you.

No! I didn't ask you to kill Joe Martin!

You didn't do that for me!

♪♪

Clint.

Trampas-- he's stirring up stuff that's best forgot.

Make him go away, Clint. You hear me?

Make him go away tonight.

♪♪

Where did you send him?

Trampas won't bother you anymore.

No! No, I won't let you do this again!

[ door shuts ]

You can't do this!

He hasn't done anything! You can't hurt him!

He's hurting us.Please, Clint!

Get a hold of yourself! You hear me? Get a hold of yourself!

Let go of me!

And if you ever touch me again, I'll tell them everything! I swear it!

No, you won't.

You won't tell them anything.

Not now, not ever!

Maybe you could've then,

if you wanted to break your sister's heart, but you didn't.

You let everybody believe it was Joe Martin, and they killed him.

I never said anybody's name!

I didn't even know you were going after Joe!

But you killed him. Sure, somebody else pulled the trigger,

but you really killed him by keeping your mouth shut.

Well, keep it shut some more!

♪♪

You shouldn't have spoken that way to Pa.

It's not right.

I don't know what is right anymore.

Judy, you have to

pull yourself out of this.

What happened to you and Joe was... was bad,

but you can't let it spoil the rest of your life.

It already has.

No, baby, it hasn't.

You have lots to do yet. Fellows to meet.

Think about the money from the mine.

Pretty soon if you want, we can take a trip somewhere.

You'll forget all about what happened.

Oh, Kathy.

I wish I could.

I wish there was some magic pool

with cold, clear water where I could just step in

and wash away all the badness that's happened.

Then step out again all fresh and sparkling and clean.

If I could find you such a place, I would.

But that's a child's fantasy.

Grownups do it in other ways.

They work, they fall in love,

they get married and have kids.

Don't you want that?Oh, yes, I want that.

It'll happen, honey. It'll happen.

But you've got to stop thinking about the past.

You have to start thinking about good things,

about pretty things.

Like this.

Isn't it lovely?

Someday, honey, someday you'll be lucky enough

to have a man in your life like Clint.

♪♪

Hello again.

Did you, uh, ride all the way into town

just to see me?

Must be important.It is.

Now, we've been asking you

to go about your business and quit interfering,

but so far we haven't been able to convince you.

Well, me and the boys talked it over,

and we figured maybe we weren't speaking your language.

Yeah, we figure you want to be bought off.

That subject never came up before, now, did it?

How much?

Well, uh, I really haven't figured it out.

You must have something in mind. How much?

Well, let's see.

Well, there's board for my horse,

hotel bill,

a few added little expenses.

Uh, $15?

CLINT: Fifteen dollars?Mm-hmm.

That and clearing Joe's name.

And giving Mrs. Martin her land back would do just fine.

Well, I figured the price would be somewheres around there.

Well, since you don't understand words or money,

I reckon there's only one way left.

♪♪

Hey! Hey, let...

Help yourself to the coffee.

Thanks.

How'd I get here?

Man at the livery stable found you.

Oh.

Am I under arrest?

You break a law?

Not that I know of.

Then you're not under arrest.

Mm.

[ whistles ]

Who fixed me up?

Well, I wouldn't exactly call that being fixed up.

What I'd like to know is who tried to bust you up.

I got kicked by a horse.

Care to tell me his name?

No.

Case closed.

There's the door.

Thanks.

Don't mention it.

Hey, it's Sunday.

Don't go looking for that horse today, you hear?

It's a day of rest.

♪♪

I thought you said he left town.

I thought he would.

He doesn't know when to quit.

His face!

You did that to him, didn't you?

Judy, come here!

Let her be.

But you told her to stay away from him.

We'll wait for her here.

This is the first time I've been here since he died.

They hurt you last night, didn't they?

It was my fault.

It's always my fault.

People are always getting hurt because of me.

No, not because of you.

They want you to go.

They might do something worse if you don't.

Will you go?

Not yet.

Why?

Because we have to talk, Judy.

No.

I won't be responsible for any more hurt.

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Where are you going, son?

Out to the Atkins farm to talk to Judy.

They stopped by here a little while ago. They don't want you hanging around.

I'm to keep you from trespassing their property.

Well, I'm going anyway.Well, I figured as much.

You're a stubborn man, Trampas.

You trespass, I'll have to arrest you.

Then you'll just have to arrest me.

You just won't cooperate, will you?

Sure, I would.

If we were both going out there to talk to the girl, I wouldn't be trespassing

I'd just be going along with the law.

I got to admit I had the same sort of thing in mind.

You know, you got me thinking about this case all over again.

Oh, not that I was gonna do anything about it, you understand.

That is, till they brought you in here with your face all kicked in.

Folks that have to do something like that must have something to hide.

Well, welcome to my side.

Not yet, I ain't on your side.

Let's just say I'm in the middle.

Why don't you get on your horse and let's go?

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I made a complaint. Now arrest him for trespassing.

Now, keep your shirt on, Sam. He's with me.

I don't want him on my place. He's upsetting my daughter. She's been through enough.

Now, stay cool. I'm here to see he doesn't upset her.

We'll talk to her together.

Sheriff, you know what a state Judy's in.

You never know from one day to the next whether she's gonna be all right or not.

What could you hope to do by talking to her again?

The way I figure it, Trampas here rode into our town,

and there's been a little trouble ever since.

Now, before it gets to be big trouble, I figure that we ought to

prove to him once and for all that he's wrong and send him on his way.

Or prove he's right and maybe change things around a little.

I'm a law-abiding taxpayer in this town!

He's nothing but--Sam, the law doesn't take sides.

Now, are you gonna let us in to see Judy?

Go get your sister.

Howdy, Miss Kathy.Hello, Sheriff.

Judy! Judy, the sheriff wants to see you.

Where's Clint? Not working today, is he?

He's out somewhere.Judy!

You tell her I said to come down here.

I don't think it'll do any good.

She's been in there ever since we got back from town.

I don't know what to do with her anymore.

Judy, this has gone far enough.

Now open the door! I'm not fooling!

She's gone. She's taken her clothes and left.

If anything happens to her, I'll kill you.

She won't get far. We'll find her.

Kathy, you ride over to the mine.

Tell Clint and the Lee boys.

You coming?

No, I don't think so.

Do you mind?

Just don't get into any trouble.

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You lost, mister?

No.

Trespassing.

Your, uh, folks know you're gone.

Do they know I'm here?

No. I wasn't sure myself.

I just wanted one more look at it.

I won't be coming back again.

Where are you going?

I haven't thought that far.

I just know I have to go.Why?

I told you this morning.

I'm tired of causing trouble.

You know that's foolish.

It wasn't your fault. Joe was drunk, and he...

Please.

I don't want to talk about it.

Let me have my last time here

without bringing up ugly memories.

He was drunk, wasn't he?

Judy, didn't you try to reason with him?

I mean, you and Joe were... well, you were good friends.

Well, didn't you say,

"Joe, you're drunk. Go home" or...

Didn't you?

I...

I don't remember what I said.

And Joe-- What'd he say that night?

Well, wasn't there anything said?

Nothing?

Goodbye, Trampas.

You're not leaving yet.Let go of me!

Judy, we're gonna have a talk. You're gonna tell me everything that happened that night.

Everything! Do you hear me?You're hurting me!

What did Joe's face look like that night? Did he need a shave?

What'd he wear? Was there whiskey on his breath?

No!Did you fight him?

Let me go!Did you fight him?

Yes, of course I fought him!

You scratched, you kicked, you bit, right?Yes!

You're lying!No, I'm not!

There wasn't a mark on him, Judy, except bullet holes.

How do you explain that?I don't know!

You're the only one that does, Judy.I don't remember!

You remember, Judy. It's been going over and over in your mind

ever since it happened that night. Now, you tell me!

I can't tell you! Don't you understand?

Why? Joe's dead. What more harm can you do to him?

What are you hiding?Nothing!

Nothing!

All right, Judy. Go.

Go on, run, hide. You're a big girl. Go on, run.

Let this stay just as it is--

wrong and bad.

Only you know it and I know it.

So go on.

You don't understand.

You don't understand.

You'd better remember one thing, Judy--

No matter where you go or hide,

you're gonna carry this with you.

Trampas,

if I took the time to try and explain

how bad things were that night,

I don't think I could.

When I got home,

my dress was torn,

my hair was a mess.

I couldn't hide what had almost happened.

And Pa...

Pa only wanted to know one thing--

who was the man?

And I wanted to tell him.

But... But there was Kathy.

So much in love.

So full of dreams.

How could I kill that?

And Pa...

Pa had found himself a son.

I couldn't take that away from him.

You're not talking about Joe.

How could I tell them?

You're talking about Clint.

You tell me, how I could tell them?

So you said it was Joe.No!

No, I didn't tell them anything.

I never told them anything!

There doesn't seem to be anybody around.

They're out looking for you.

Ho, Buck.

Somebody's found her! Come on!

Follow those shots.They must've found her.

[ shot fires ]

What'll they do to me?

Don't worry about that. Judy,

I want some answers right now, and straight.

All right.

Now, your Pa bought the place from Ida Martin. To dig gold?

No, to farm.Whose idea was it to work the mine?

Clint.

But you all thought the mine was poor.

Clint thought it would be a good idea to work the mine

now and then just to get back some of Pa's loan money.

Who put in the new shaft, the one that brought in the rich grade of ore?

Clint's idea.

Everyone thought it was good luck.

"Good luck." [ scoffs ] Well, I don't.

You mean he knew?

Yes, somehow he knew.

[ hoof beats ]

Well, then,

did he know that I wouldn't tell Kathy

what had happened on the way home?

And he planned the whole thing from the beginning?

Makes more sense than anything I can think of.

Judy.

Are you all right?

Mr. Atkins.

That night Joe was killed,

why did you go after him?

What is this?

Answer him, Sam.

Because Judy said that--No, Papa.

I never said anything.

I went to bed.

Well, that's true.

I guess we just went on down the trail

looking to see who we could find.

Clint said it might be somebody coming from town.

"Clint said"?

Yes. What's wrong with that?

You found her.Judy, you shouldn't scare people like this.

Now that you two are here, let's continue.

The night Joe Martin was killed,

did you see him pull a gun?

Are we going through this again?

We're gonna go through it as many times as we have to.

Now, did you see the gun?Of course I did.

You saw it plain, and it was pointed at you? That's what you told me.

Well, yeah. Yeah, kind of.

What do you mean, "kind of"?

We all saw it, lying right near his body.

Did you see it pointed at you? Did he fire the first shot?

BILLY: Now, how do you expect us to remember that?

All the hollering and yelling.Who was hollering?

We all were. Clint was saying to be careful,

that Joe had a gun.

Clint?[ hoof beats ]

What exactly is all this?

You see, honey? I told you she'd be all right.

Judy, you shouldn't have scared us like that.

I thought I'd never see you again.

Joe Martin never touched Judy.

Are you starting that again?

Clint, he knows.

Knows what?

You'd better come with me. I need some details.

Clint, what's he talking about?

I don't know.

I'm sorry, Kathy.

I'm sorry I never told before.

I... I thought I was sparing you,

but I was wrong.

It wasn't Joe Martin

that night.

It was Clint.

No!

You've got this all wrong.

Do we, Clint?

You knew about that new vein in the mine,

and you knew Joe was dead, it'd be yours once you were married.

No, Clint.

You arranged it to happen.

You kept yelling that night to shoot Joe,

that he was armed and would fire at us.

I remember now.

"Shoot first," you kept yelling.

And we did. You made us kill him, Clint.

Now, wait a minute.

Sheriff, you've got to give me a chance to explain this.

You'll have a chance to explain-- to a jury.

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[ sawing ]

[ hoof beats ]

Kathy, Judy. they're here.

Whoa.

Ida, watch your step, now.

Got it?Thank you.

Ida, we tried to fix up the place a bit.

Make it the way it was.

Thank you, Samuel.

We all want to tell you how sorry we are.

Judy.

We're giving back all the ore we mined

out of that shaft to Ida.

That's fine.

Ida would like you to work the mine for her, on shares.

Kathy...

I'm sorry your dreams were crushed.

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Don't stand there gaping. I'm over 21.

[ all laughing ]

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