All language subtitles for The Virginian - 07x18 - The Price of Love

Come on.

Hey! Could you spare
some water?

[ Clopping Hooves ]

Howdy.Hey, you got a little
trouble there, son?

Yeah. He threw
a shoe a ways back.

How long would it take you
to fix him up?Well, I can get right on it.

Say half an hour.Say 15 minutes, I'll
give you an extra dollar.

I work as fast as I can,
boy, and I charge
everybody the same.

Half an hour.All right.

It's just I wanted
to make Rawlins by nightfall.

How far is it?Twenty miles.

He ain't in no shape
to go that far.

[ Chuckles ]
I guess you're right.

All right.
Take care of him.

Sure thing.Oh, uh, is there
a place I can wash up?

Yeah, out back.Thank you.

Bart. Draw me a beer,
will ya?

I'm so thirsty I--
Oh.

Hello, gentlemen.Well, look who's here, Lafe.

One of Shiloh's finest.Oh, not the finest.

The best-lookin' maybe,
but not the finest.

Oh, you like to
make jokes, don't ya?

With your kind, Callan,
it helps.

- Helps what?
- Helps me.

Either I laugh at you
or I fight you.
And I got orders not to fight.

Oh, is that a fact? Mm-hmm.

You boys ready
for another one?

Better give us
another shot.

So you got orders
not to fight, huh?

Just with your outfit.

My boss doesn't want us
to slug it out
with our neighbors.

No, he wouldn't.

He figures he can win
them water rights in court.
Well, my boss says he can't.

That's fine.
Let them slug it out...
in court.

Well, let's have us
a little toast, Lafe.

Here's to
the Shiloh outfit.Yeah.

Every lily-livered
one of 'em.

Ah! Give us
another shot, Bart.

Oh, and bring
our friend here
another beer.

Unless maybe he'd rather
have a glass of milk.

Give me a beer, bartender.

Well, what do you know?

We must have us another
Shiloh hand in here.

Yes, sir, a new one.
Who are you, boy?I'm a thirsty man.

A real thirsty man, like
I was thirsty out on the trail
when you almost rode me down.

[ Callan ]
Oh, was that you?

Well, now, you see,
we were scared.

I mean, you might have been
a big, bad highwayman.

[ Sighs ]

I wanted some water.
That's all.

Well, next time,
carry a full canteen.

Thanks for the advice.
Now I'll give you some.

Next time you're in a hurry,
if you should ever
see me in your way,

don't you try
to go over me, mister.

You go around.

Here we go!

Whoa, friend!
Whoa!

That's enough.
[ Whistles ]

Ooh. Hey, come on.
I'll buy you a beer.

That's a good idea.Bart?

[ Exhales ]

Well.Oh, uh,
they call me Trampas.

Denny Todd.I'm glad to
know you, Denny.

Who are they?They work for
the Kimbro outfit.

The kind that are
hard to live with.

Yeah. I'm sorry
I got you into the fight.

Mmm! I'm not.

I was lookin' for any excuse
I could find to go against
Mr. Grainger's orders.

- Grainger?
- Yeah, he's my boss.

Hmm.

I used to know
a man named Grainger once.

Clay Grainger.
That's a good name.

Well, it sure is.
Where'd you know
Mr. Grainger from?

Your boss
is Clay Grainger?

Yeah. He owns Shiloh.

Now, maybe this--
maybe this isn't
the same one.

I used to know
this man in Texas.

That's where he's from--
East Texas.

East Texas?Yeah.

Is his wife's name Holly?Oh, sure is.

[ Laughs, Howls ]

Man, I ain't seen
the Graingers in 15 years!

- And they're here? Right here?
- Right here. I take it
you know 'em well?

Well? Oh, like family.

I lived with 'em for a spell--
from the time I was 11
till I was 13.

Well, I'll be.
They'll be sure glad to see you.
Wanna ride out with me?

Do I!

Uh, we'd better get
out of here before they
wanna buy us another beer.

Thanks, Bart.Ooh, boy.
[ Chuckles ]

Mr. Grainger?Oh, hello, Trampas.

- Come in.
- Uh, I think I got
a surprise for you.

- Oh?
- Yeah.

I met this fella in town,
and, uh, well,
he said he knew you.

And we got into a--
Uh, well, anyway,
I-I brought him along with me.

Who is he?

Um--

Well, maybe I need a haircut.
You used to say I looked like
a grizzly when it got too long.

Denny.

Denny Todd!
Well, where--
[ Laughing ]

Where have you been?
How did you get here?

Trampas, go get Mrs. Grainger.
Tell her to come here
right away.

Well, what--
Well, sit down. Sit down.

Let me-- Let me
have a look at you.Oh!

[ Laughs ]
You haven't changed at all.

Well, you sure have.
You used to be
a scrawny little fella.

- And look at you now.
- Yeah, now,
I'm a shaggy big fella.

[ Holly ]
Oh, and, Trampas, would you
stoke my fire, please?

Here comes Holly.
Just sit there.

Clay, what is it
that you want--You know this fella?

Right away.

D-Denny! Oh!

Denny! Denny.Oh.

It's so good seein'
you two again.

Oh, it's been
years and years.

Oh, you've--
you've grown so tall
and so strong.

[ Chuckles ]

And he still hates
to cut his hair.Oh!

His-- His hair is--

His hair is just fine.Well, how long
can you stay, Denny?

Well, I don't know.
I promised to meet
this friend up in Rawlins.

Well, can't that
wait a day or two?

Well, I--I know.

I'll fix your favorite supper.
Do you remember what it was?

[ Speaking Spanish ]He remembers!

Boiled beef.My friend can wait.

I'll do it.
Now, Clay.

You take him upstairs
and show him where to rest
and-and where to wash up.

And-And tell Elizabeth
to come right down
and help me.

It won't take me
very long.

Oh!

Oh![ Chuckling ]

You mean he just left
when he was 13?

Well, there had been
some trouble in town.

Some boys had taken
some things from
Bill Fuchs's general store,

and somebody told the sheriff
that little Denny
was one of them.

Was he?No, we didn't think so.

Well, Clay and I told Denny
that we would
stand behind him.

But he was
so terribly frightened
that he ran away.

That's too bad.Yes, it was.

He wasn't with us
nearly long enough.

Where did he
come from?

Well, that was
the strangest thing of all.

He just appeared one day.

Of course, down there,
our ranch was so near
the Mexican border,

that we felt that
he had crossed over.

Anyway, he was in the yard
trying to steal a chicken.

And Clay caught him.
He was gonna
tan his britches.

But then he saw how hungry
he was, and he was
on the verge of starving.

So we decided
to take care of him.

Of course,
we only thought
it'd be a week or two.

Instead of that,
it turned out to be
almost three years.

So you took him in?

Yes. And we tried
to get him to tell us
about his people.

But he never would.
And then Clay decided
that maybe...

he had lost
his mother and father
in that terrible epidemic,

like we lost our twins.

I decided that providence
had sent him.

Anyway, he was here,
and we grew to love him.

I'm anxious to meet him.

Well, you're going to
just as soon as--

What's the matter?Oh, my pie!

Well?

Oh. Yeah.

This, uh-- I--

[ Sighs ]
Just couldn't be helped.
That's all.

Just couldn't be helped?

Had to step in there
and start swingin'
at Kimbro's men?

Well, they--
I couldn't let 'em
beat up on a man like that.

Why'd he start the fight
in the first place? He got
a hot temper or something?

No. No, not exactly.
He's-- Oh, you'll like him.
Wait till you meet him.

I'm gonna meet him right now.
The Graingers invited me
to supper.

Oh, good. Good.Now, look, Trampas.
I hope your new friend...

hasn't said anything
to Mr. Grainger
about this fight in town.

Yeah.He'd be pretty unhappy
about it.

Uh-huh. Yeah, he would.He wants those water rights
settled in court,

not in a barroom
or out on the range.Uh-huh.

You say "uh-huh" and you nod,
but this isn't anything
I want you to shrug off.

Now, I mean it, Trampas.
You better learn
to control yourself--

Hey, hey, hey!
What's all the yellin' about?Oh, we're not yellin'.

This here's the foreman.
This is Denny.

Oh. You're the one
Mrs. Grainger
sent me down to fetch.

Supper's almost ready.I'll get my hat.

You know, from the way Trampas
described you, I'd have
expected somebody different.

- Uh, no, Denny.
- You saying something to me?

I just don't like
bein' yelled at or seein'
my friends yelled out.

Denny, he's the foreman.

You keep in mind
what I said.

I-- You bet.
[ Chuckles ]

Uh, Denny, look.
Thanks for tryin'
to help,

but, uh, Denny,
no, not with him.

See, he's my best friend.
Best friend I got.

And sometimes, we just
yell at each other.
Doesn't mean anything.

I yell at him,
he yells at me.All right, all right.

I just don't like seein'
a man throw his weight around.Oh, yeah.

Well, listen. You, uh--
You go have a good supper.

I'll play you some poker
when you get back.All right.

All right?I'll see you later.

You bet. [ Door Closes ]

Mm-mmm. You don't bake
as good as before.

You bake
10 times better.[ Chuckles ]

More coffee, Mr. Todd?Yes, please.

But that "Mr. Todd"--Well, you're
a "Mr." now.

Fifteen years ago,
you were 13 then.

- What is it, 28?
- Mm-hmm. Guess so.

I still haven't figured out
my exact birthday.

Well, we used to celebrate
the 15th of March,

'cause that was the day
you came to our place.

Yeah, that's right.
I remember the first time too.

Mr. Grainger and I
were out clearing a field.

It got to be suppertime.
We came back in,

and there sittin' on the table
was this big white cake
all loaded down with candles.

I didn't know what it was.
I didn't have the faintest idea
what it meant even.

Then I looked at the two of you,
and... you were both smilin'.

And I knew it meant
somethin' nice.

Somethin' awful nice
and good.

You know,
back there in Texas,

Denny was a real help
on that ranch.

Sometimes,
the only help.

How many hands
do we have now?

Sixteen last week.

Think we could use
another one?

We can always use
a good hand.

[ Clay ]
I can vouch for this one.

Whatever you say.

Now-Now, wait a minute.
I'm gonna have to take time
to think that over.

Wait till you see it.
You'll fall in love
with this place.

I'll take you out tomorrow
and show it to you.

I can do that.
I mean--

What I mean is,
well, if you're busy,
Uncle Clay--

Well, that's very kind
of you, Elizabeth.

You mean everything we've seen
so far is Shiloh Ranch?Every bit of it.

It sure is a lot bigger
than what Mr. Grainger had
in East Texas, I'll tell ya.

Denny, where did you go
when you left
that place in Texas?

Oh, I signed on
to a cattle drive
goin' to Kansas.

A cattle drive?
At 13?

Yeah. Back in those days,
cattleman couldn't afford
to pay a man's wages.

Most of the drovers
were about 14, 15.

That's where the name
"cowboy" came from,
you know.

I never knew that.Yeah.

What did you do in Kansas?I did a lot
of things.

Didn't you miss...
having--Miss the Graingers?

More than I ever missed
anybody in my whole life.

See, Mr. Grainger was more
than just a friend to me.

He was like a father.

I reckon I still feel
the same way about him.

What's over that way?

Beyond that hill is
the road to Medicine Bow.

We'll be taking that tonight.Tonight?

There's a dance in town.

- You do dance, don't you?
- Not very well.

Good. I'll teach you.

[ Man ]
♪ We're gonna dance
the night away ♪

♪ The party's just begun

♪ Listen to the music play
and everybody's havin' fun ♪

♪ But I can't wait
until it's done ♪

♪ I'll take you home
and hold you tight ♪

♪ Whisper words to you

♪ Would you be so kind
take this heart of mine ♪

♪ With a love
that's, oh, so true
so true ♪

♪ A love that's, oh, so true

♪ With a love
that's, oh, so true ♪♪

♪♪ [ Ends ][ Applause ]

Here. ♪♪ [ Slow Instrumental ]

Thank you.
Elizabeth?

No, thanks.
I still want to dance.

And you're elected.My pleasure, ma'am.

May I have this dance?You'll have to ask Trampas.

He's my escort tonight.Oh. Well--

Uh, sorry, George.
She's mine for
the whole evening.

And better yet, I'm hers.Oh, now,
come on, Trampas.

You-- You can't
dance 'em all.

No. But the ones
we don't dance,
we sit out together.

Sorry, George.Maybe next month,
George.

Yes, George.

[ Holly ]
Are you having a good time?Oh, I am. I really am.

Maybe you'll
change your mind
about going up north.

I already sent a telegram.
I told him I was gonna
stay here for a while.

Oh, Denny,
I'm so glad.

You can be our guest
as long as you want.Oh, no, no.

I'm not gonna be a guest.
If I stay, I aim to work.Well, fine. Fine.

Oh, there's Ada.

Well, hello, Kimbro.I didn't see you here,
Grainger.

That's not a very
friendly greeting.

I don't feel
especially friendly
towards you.

Some of your hands
ganged up on two of my men
in a saloon brawl yesterday.

Oh? Well,
that's no way to
settle our differences.

But I find it a little hard
to believe that my men
would "gang up" on two of yours.

Afraid I have to believe
my own foreman,
Mr. Callan.

- He was one
of the men they jumped.
- Callan's a liar.

What? Who are you, boy?

Oh, this is Denny Todd,
a friend of ours. Ed Kimbro.

What do you know
about this, Denny?

That's where I met
Trampas yesterday--
in the saloon.

Callan was in there
with another man.
I took a swing at Callan.

Trampas just
stepped in to help me.

So it was just
you and Trampas
against two of them?

Yes, sir.

That hardly sounds like
ganging up to me, Kimbro.

You believe your men,
Grainger.
I'll believe mine.

I'm sorry if I
caused you any trouble.No, that's all right.

Don't worry about it.
It couldn't be helped,
I suppose.

Well, let's not let it
ruin our evening.

Pretty fancy step,
huh, George?

[ Scoffs ]

Hey, what's wrong with you?Trampas.

He's a hog.
That's what he is.

Well, maybe
he'll sit one out.

Sure, he'll sit one out,
with her.

Wish I could--

[ Snickers ]
He's gonna sit one out.
Come here.

♪♪ [ Ends ][ Applause ]

Aren't you tired yet,
girl?Not a bit.

Uncle Clay,
it's your turn next.No, no, no, no, no.

You take Denny here.
I'm worn out
just standing around.

Trampas?Now, look, George.
I said no.

No, I just wanted
to apologize for, uh,
tryin' to horn in.

Oh. That's decent
of you, George.

Yeah. And I saved
a couple of chairs for you
if you'd like to, uh,

rest a bit.That's very nice of you.

Oh, you did that,
did you, George?Yes. They're right over there.

Oh, no. Mr. Grainger,
don't sit there!

Oh, Clay!

Are you hurt,
Mr. Grainger?[ Exhales ]

No. Just-Just my dignity.I'm sorry, Mr. Grainger.
I'm sure sorry.

It was a joke.

A joke? Yes, I--

Well, I didn't think
you'd sit here,
Mr. Grainger.

I meant it for Trampas.Oh, you did?

All right. Let's--
Let's break this up.
I'm embarrassed enough already.

No harm done,
so we'll just forget it.

Maybe we'd better dance.
I think it's safer out there
than it is here.

I'll settle with you later.

I'm glad he wasn't hurt.
Denny?

Denny.Huh?

Shall we?

Uh, no. Go ahead.
I'm-I'm gonna get
some fresh air.

I'll see you later.

The belle of the ball.
I do all the asking.

Looks like that's
about to change.

Miss Grainger?I'd be delighted.

[ Door Closes ]

You leavin'?Huh? No.

I'll go back in
after a while.

I just feel kind of--
Well, you know.

Yeah. Mr. Grainger
could've been hurt.

He could've been hurt
real bad.Yeah, I know.

It's, uh-- Well,
I'm sure sorry about
the way it worked out.

Sorry ain't good enough.[ Grunts ]

[ Groaning ]

[ Blows Landing ]

Hey! Hey!
That's enough!

That's enough!

He's hurt.
He's hurt bad.

He could've hurt
Mr. Grainger.

Well, he didn't mean to.
We'd better get him
to a doctor.

You get him to a doctor.
For all I care,
he can bleed to death.

Go on!
Go on in there!

Well, you think we can ship
that many next month?

No trouble at all.Fine. Fine.

Oh, say, where'd you
assign Denny?

I put him with Trampas
riding ketch.

Oh. Good.
Speaking of Trampas,

I understand he and Denny
had a little run-in
with Kimbro's man Callan.

Yes, I, uh,
heard about that. Well, that's dangerous.

From what I hear about Callan,
he's ramrodded other outfits
in a pretty rough way.

Been known
to bring in gunmen.

Well, I don't think
Kimbro would go
along with that.

Do you?Well, you don't know
for sure.

He's bound to lose
those water rights.

After the hearing,
he's gonna be in
a pretty nasty mood.

That's all the more reason
why our men shouldn't
tangle with his.

There's no sense in gettin' him
even more riled up.

I talked to Trampas about it.
He understands.

Well, I guess it was Denny
actually started it.

He's got quite a temper.
Last night at the dance--

Yes, I talked to Denny
about that.

He's just spirited.
That's all that's
the matter with him.

I wouldn't give a dime
for a man who wasn't.

Yes, sir.

[ Clay ]
Well, how'd it go
today, Denny?

Oh, fine. Fine.
Yeah, that Trampas
is a top hand.

Well, he says
the same thing
about you.

I guess you've worked
a lot of ranches, huh?

Oh, some here and there.
I've done a little bit
of everything.

Oh, well,
experience is good.

So is travel,
I guess.

But puttin' down roots,
staying in one place...

where you got friends,
somebody you really
care about,

that can be
pretty good too.Yes, sir.

Well, you know,
it's a funny thing,

how when somebody
does go away--
somebody you care about--

leaves a big empty feeling.

You go about
your chores as usual,

but you keep looking around
for the person that was there
helping you.

You know, after you left,
Holly wasn't the same
for quite some time.

I'd watch her baking.

She didn't care whether
her pie turned out
or whether the bread was light.

It was pretty bad for her
for quite a while.

I'm sorry, Mr. Grainger.
I'm truly sorry.

Well, that was in the past.

I just want you
to consider the present,
Denny.

We're glad you're here,
and we want you to stay...

just as long
as you want to stay.

That may be
for some time.

This is about
the nicest place
I've ever seen.

Well, you haven't seen
half the ranch yet.

Say, we're riding up
to the north range tomorrow
to look for markers.

Why don't you
come along?I'd like to.

Fine. Well,
good night, son.

Good night, sir.

Now, this is the very limit
of the north range.

Right now,
there's a little dispute
as to whether or not...

that water hole
is on our property.

And that's Kimbro's land
over there, huh?That's right.

The last owner didn't mind
if we used this water hole,
and we didn't mind when he did.

Kimbro doesn't feel
that way.

Well, let's see if
we can find that marker.

Over here!

Well, that's it.

I thought
it was out here.

We got company.

You're on Kimbro land,
Mr. Grainger.

Not according
to that marker.

How does Mr. Kimbro know
you didn't move that marker?

He knows because
I say I didn't, mister.

That new hand you got there--
we met before.

I figured
you'd remember that.

The way people talk about you,
it doesn't figure...

you'd hire a man
to do your fighting for you.

You running scared,
Mr. Grainger?

I hire men to punch cattle.
That's all.

And the day I run
from the likes of you
is the day I retire.

Now, you get back to Kimbro
and tell him to
call off his pups.

We'll settle this
marker question in court.
Now get out of here!

You don't order me around.

You better do what
the man says, Callan,

unless you figure
four-to-three odds
are good enough.

Another time.
But don't you worry.
I'll tell Mr. Kimbro.

I'll tell him plenty.

We should've
forced their hand
right here and now.

Oh, I want to avoid
as much fighting as possible.

I know that kind.

You don't face 'em down,
they'll sneak up
from behind you.

Callan wouldn't
do anything like that
without orders.

And I just don't think
Kimbro is that sort.

That's true.

Well, I'm gonna take Denny
up into the hills,
show him our pastures.

You comin' along?No, I've got a lot of work
to do back at the ranch.

All right. We'll see you
back there then.
Come on, Denny.

[ Callan ]
It's the only thing
we can do.

I don't know, Callan.
I-I just don't know.

I do! Grainger's
added more men.

That young tough
was with him today.

Yeah, but to hire
out-and-out gunmen--

They're not.
The three of 'em
have worked for me before.

I just happen to know
they're in Cheyenne now,
and they're out of a job.

Look, they don't mind
punchin' cattle.
But the point is,

if there's trouble,
they know how to handle it.

[ Sighs ]
I just don't like
the idea...

of havin'
those kind of people
on my ranch.

Maybe later if
there should be trouble--

Then it'll be too late.
It'll take 'em
two days to get here.

Look, if you'd seen Grainger
on your land...

throwing his weight around--

I say we need force.

Maybe.

But-- Well, if you
should send for them,

they could stay in town,
couldn't they?

Medicine Bow, and--
Well, what I'm tryin'
to say is...

then they would be nearby
in case we should
need them.

I guess they could.
Of course, you'd have
to pay 'em anyway.

I'd expect to do that.

It's just that I can't
tolerate the idea...

of having hired guns
on my ranch.

[ Sighs ]
Unless it should be
absolutely necessary.

All right.

I'll ride into
Medicine Bow later,
and I'll send a telegram.

They'll be here
in two days.

[ Wind Blowing ]

Now, this trail's
a little tricky here.

There's the shortcut.
How is that pony of yours?

Oh, he's sure-footed.

All right, I'll go first.
We'll just take it slow.

Right.

[ Whinnying ]Look out!

[ Whinnying ]

You all right?

Yeah.

All right.
I'll go round up
the horses.

[ Grunts ]
All right.

Clay is resting now.
He'll be all right
though.

Good.Denny.

I'm very grateful.

I'm just sorry
he was hurt at all.

Excuse me.
I want to heat up
some soup for him.

Well, what do you say
we take a ride
to that rockslide area?

What for?

To see if
we can find some tracks
up on top of that cliff.

Huh. Are you sayin'
you think somebody
started that slide?

That's right.
I warned Mr. Grainger.

If you got enemies,
you face 'em down,
or they'll sneak up on ya.

Now hold on. That's
a dangerous trail up there.
Rockslides are common.

You don't want to come along,
I'll go alone.

Suit yourself.

Hurry it up, pop.Just a minute.

You ain't the only one
in a hurry, mister. All right, all right.

Take this down.

If you was in such a hurry,
why didn't you write out
the message yourself?

Don't get smart
with me, pop.

All right, all right.
Smart is something
you wouldn't understand.

Go on.
I'll write it down for you.

Where to? To Cheyenne.

To a Clint Wharton,
Cheyenne Hotel.

And the message?Um--

Bring Sam and Jack
to Medicine Bow.

Meet you in saloon
at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Signed, Callan.

You got that?

I got it.How much?

That's, uh, 65 cents.

Here.

What's this?I think it's time you and me
had a little talk, Mr. Callan.

Well, you don't need the gun.I just wanna make sure
you stay calm.

Last thing I'd want
is for you
to go for your gun.

That would be trouble,
and I sure don't want
to make trouble.

[ Sighs ]
Well, what's botherin' ya?

Your sending
for hired guns.

Well, now,
I just went into town
for a couple of drinks.

You always do your drinkin'
in the telegraph office?

Uh, they're not hired guns.
They're just a few friends.

You're lyin'.

I used to work
for men like you, Callan.

I'd get a telegram. I'd show up.
There'd be shootin',
and I'd leave.

You've been a hired gun?

I've been a lot of things.

Well, now, uh,
maybe we should talk.

We got nothin'
to talk about...

as long as you
call off those men.

Well, we're just
protecting ourselves.

Mm-hmm.
So you sent for three gunnies
just to protect yourselves?

You won't send 'em back,
well,

I'll handle them
when the time comes.

But you--

At-At least give me
an even chance.

Why risk it?
You might get lucky
and outdraw me.

Then who'd protect
Mr. Grainger?

[ Gunshot ] [ Body Thuds ]

[ Chuckles ]

All right, give me two.
Two hot ones.Yeah, right.

All right, two.Mm-hmm.

One. Two.

You know, Trampas,
they felt awful cold.

Oh?Mm-hmm.

[ Whistles ]

[ Chuckling ]
What's that
supposed to mean?

Huh? Oh. Well,
that's supposed to mean...

you're not supposed to know
what that's supposed to mean.

That's what that's
supposed to mean.

I see.
You wouldn't be a bluffer
now, would you, Trampas?

It'll cost you to find out.
[ Chuckles ]

All right.
I'm takin' one.

Just one? Yeah.

Keepin' four?

It's to make you think
I'm drawing to a straight
and raise the pot.

No. It can't be done.
Mm-mmm.

Well, this here's
my last dollar
till payday.

[ Clicks Tongue ]
I'm callin'.

- Three nines.
- Mmm. Three ladies.

See? I'm alive again.
[ Chuckles ]

Tell you what.
Play another hand.
Come on.

No, I'm sorry.
It's almost suppertime.You're not hungry, are ya?

Well, there's the man.
Would you like to play
a little game of chance here?

Cash poker? [ Virginian ]
No, thanks.

Lot of excitement
in town today.

Kimbro's foreman
got himself shot.

Oh? Callan?

Right outside of town.

[ Trampas ]
Well, who did it?

They don't know.

He, uh, had his gun
in his holster,
and he hadn't been robbed.

[ Exhales ]
Well, I'll be.

'Course, that kind
makes a lot of enemies.

Still, it is quite a surprise,
isn't it?

No, I don't think so.
It's like Trampas said.

A man like that's
bound to get into trouble.

Hmm. Well,
I'm gonna go eat.

See ya after supper.

[ Door Closes ]

Denny?Hmm?

What are you thinking?

I ain't.Come on now.

Everybody thinks
all the time.

Not me. After every picnic,
I always turn off my thinker.

All right,
then be stubborn.

All right. I was thinkin'
about how full I was.

Is that what
you wanted to hear?Not exactly.

[ Chuckles ]
Well, that's what
I was thinkin'.

Man once told me
it ain't good
to lie around this full.

What do you suggest?

Good long walk.

All right.
Then that's
what we'll do...

as soon as I finish
packing the basket.

Ooh, no.
That'd be too long to wait.Just take a few minutes.

And then we won't have to--

Come back here with that.You want it, you're
gonna have to catch me.

Come on.
Give it to me.

Come on, Liz![ Laughs ]
Denny!

Come on.
Give it to me.Come on. Come on.

[ Laughing ]

Denny, please!

[ Panting ]

Well, Mr. Todd,
is that enough exercise?

[ Chuckles ]
Yeah.

Well, I'd say so.

Enough so's I got
to lie here for a minute.

Boy. I got to get used
to having things so easy.

Is it that hard
to get used to?

No, ma'am,
not hard at all.

You are happy
here at Shiloh,
aren't you?

Yeah. I have been.

Denny.

When you first went
to live with Aunt Holly
and Uncle Clay,

you were 11?

Yeah, I suppose.

What kind of a life
had you led before?

I'm sorry.
That's none
of my business.

No. That's all right.

Uh, when I was younger,
I couldn't talk about it.

Without gettin' scared,
I mean.

Even with the Graingers,
without gettin' scared.

See, I-I had bad dreams.

Dreams? About what?

Well, guns and noise--

yellin', shoutin', killin'.

See, I remember
coming west with my folks.

Now, I don't know
where they were comin' from,

where we all were goin'.

I just remember ridin'
in the back of the wagon...

and bein' rocked to sleep.

Everything was good.

Felt safe and comfortable.

And then I heard 'em
for the first time,
I guess.

The guns and the yellin'
and the shoutin'.

There was Apaches.

They killed everybody...

except three of us kids.

Took us as slaves.

I was the only boy.
I was luckier.

After a few years--

five maybe--

I began to feel Indian.

I began to...
understand their ways.

Got to know them.

Then more guns and more yelling
and more killing.

It was Mexican banditos
this time.

They killed most of the Indians
I got to know.

Took me into Mexico
and sold me to a shopkeeper.

He used to work me
pretty hard.

He beat me a lot.

One day,
he was comin' for me...

to beat me for somethin'.

There was a shotgun
on the counter.

Then I was the one
doin' the yellin'...

and holdin' the gun.

And then I ran away.

I didn't kill him.

But with that gun in my hand,
I wasn't afraid no more.

Just like I ain't afraid now
to talk about it.

It's a shame
you had to leave
my aunt and uncle.

You weren't afraid
with them, were you?

No. No.

But somethin'
had gone wrong,

and I had to go.

It's gettin' into
the afternoon.

So? Uncle Clay told you
to take the whole day off.

I know. I know.

But I got some things
I want to get in town
before the store closes, so--

We can just swing around
and drive in now.

No. No.
I'd better ride in.

[ Chuckles ]

The truth is,
I figured I'd get me
a drink or two at the saloon.

Oh.

Like a typical man.
All they think about
is their stomachs.

Food and liquor.

You got a point there.
Come on.

Evenin'.Evenin'.

Whiskey.Whiskey it is.

- Is that clock right?
- Yeah, give or take a minute.

[ Bell Dings ]

Have another?Why not?

Get busy, barkeep.
Give us a bottle of whiskey
and three glasses.

Comin' up.

I don't see him
anywhere.Callan been in here today?

Callan?Well, you know him,
don't ya?

Well, yeah, but--He's dead.

What?Somebody shot him
a couple days ago.

You happen to know the name
of Callan's boss?

Yeah. Kimbro.

But it won't--We'll take us a ride out
and see this Kimbro.

Callan not bein' here,
he should be real anxious
to see us.

Like I was sayin',

you got no call
to go out and see Kimbro.

Well, it's not for you
to say, mister.

Just wanted to save you
another ride.

Well, what makes you so sure
this Kimbro can't use
some more cowhands?

I don't know if he's
lookin' for hands or not.

But I know he ain't about
to hire any fast guns.

[ Chuckles ]
We don't like
that kind of talk.

No offense.

Just there was talk
about fast guns
comin' into town.

If that's you,
there ain't no jobs
here anymore.

Hey, don't drink it all, boys.
You save me a little.

- What's the play?
- Man here says we got
no jobs in this town.

What's it to him?

You wouldn't be thinkin' of
going to Kimbro yourself,
would you?

Kimbro's no concern of mine.

I just think it'd be a good idea
if you all rode out of town.

[ Chuckles ]
And if we don't?

Think it's such a good idea,
I mean.

Then I guess
we'll discuss it.

Come on, now, mister.

You don't really think
you can take the three of us.

If I didn't, I wouldn't try.

There must be somethin'
awful important
in this for you.

It'd have to be for a man
to try to take on three--

[ Denny ]
You ain't gonna
hurt these people.

Mister, he can't
hurt nobody now.

[ Hammer Uncocks ]No, he can't.

I'm sorry, Clay.
I have to hold him.

Well, why?
The bartender said
he didn't draw first.

He also said the boy
prodded those three
into the fight.

Yeah, once he knew
Callan had hired 'em
to fight me.

Is that a crime?
That's downright bravery!

Look, Clay.
Kimbro's already been here.

He's demanded a coroner's
inquest tomorrow morning,
and he's got it.

Until then,
I have to hold the boy.Because Kimbro says so?

Now, you know better than that.

Kimbro does have
a valid point though.

How come your young friend just
happened to be in the saloon
when those three rode in?

I gave him the day off.
He wanted a drink.
That's all.

Well, maybe.

Kimbro's trying to link
this business tonight
with the Callan shooting.

Oh, that's ridiculous.Well, maybe it is,
maybe it isn't.

All I know for sure
is there's gonna be a hearing
tomorrow morning at 10:00.

And until then,
he stays here.

- Can I talk to him?
- Yeah, sure.

Hello, Denny.

You-- You didn't have
to come all the way in here.

Don't be silly.
I'm only sorry
I can't get you out tonight.

But they're having
an inquest in the morning.Oh, yeah.

I know. I don't mind.
It was a fair fight.I know it was, son.

And I know why
you challenged 'em,
and I'm grateful.

But you shouldn't risk
your neck like that.

Maybe not.
But they were here
to fight you.

Yeah, and they could've
just as easily have killed you,

which is an idea
I find hard to stomach.

Fifteen years.

Holly and I wouldn't like to
have to get along without you.

Just one thing.

- I don't want people
saying bad things about you.
- Like what?

Oh, I don't know.
The sheriff told me
what Kimbro said.

Now, maybe they'll think
you hire guns the way he did.

Oh, no,
not after the hearing
tomorrow morning.

It's gonna straighten
everything out.

You take my word
for it.Yes, sir.

Good night, Denny.Good night, sir.

[ Door Opens ]

- Evening.
- Evening.

Good evening.
Can I offer you
a cup of coffee?

I just wanted
to talk to Mr. Grainger
for a minute.

Well, come in. Sit down.
I'm free now.

I'll take these out
to the kitchen, Clay.
Excuse me.

Well, I'm glad you came by.
You heard what happened
in town?

Yes, sir.
That's what I wanted
to talk to you about.

Well, I'll want you
to go in with me tomorrow.

They're trying to tie
that shoot-out in
with the murder of Callan.

You can testify that Denny
was nowhere near town
when Callan was killed.

Well, I'm afraid
I can't do that,
Mr. Grainger.

- What?
- I don't know where Denny was
when Callan was killed.

Well, he was here.
He brought me here
after the rockslide.

Yes, sir.

But then he insisted
on going back out...

to where
the rockslide happened
to check for tracks.

He was certain that
Callan had deliberately
caused that slide.

- What?
- I told him I didn't think so.

But he rode out anyway alone.
I don't know when he got back.

Well, but surely--
I-I mean--

Well, he couldn't
have found tracks.
That slide was an accident.

I'm sure it was.

But I'm wondering
if that mattered to Denny.
Callan threatened you, you know.

That might have been
enough to make him--

Enough to kill him?
Well, that's impossible!

Is it? You remember the night
of the dance in town?

That chair fell down?Yes.

Well, that was
an accident too--
your being in it.

But Denny took off
after that boy
who was responsible...

like he was trying
to hurt you personally.

He told me he'd had
a fight with the boy.

Did he tell you
he might've killed him
if I hadn't broken it up?

- No.
- I talked to
the bartender in town.

I don't think Denny
was in that saloon
by chance.

I think he was waiting there.
I think he knew Callan
had sent for those gunmen.

And I think
he found that out
the day he killed Callan.

Oh, no.

I know how hard it is
for you to face--I said no!

You're saying that Denny
is a killer, that he killed
Callan in cold blood!

Well, you don't know.
You just don't know!

That boy's like a son to me.

We love him.

Yes, sir, I know that.
I know you love him.

And he must
love you very much.

But is it right?

If he's killed someone because
he loves you so much,
is that right?

Well, when they heard
that Callan was dead,
they seemed kind of upset.

Then this fella
Denny Todd here,
he told 'em...

if they was gunfighters
come to work for Callan,
that they should go on home.

How did Mr. Todd know
they were gunfighters?

He said
he'd heard some talk
they was sent for.

Go on.Well, I mean,
that kind of surprised me.

I hear most of the talk
around town, and I ain't
heard nothin' about that.

But I guess Todd
was right, though, I mean
about them bein' gunfighters.

The way they moved away
from the bar, you knew
there was gonna be a shootin'.

And then a third one come in,
and they talked a little.

And, well,
that's when it happened.

One called Sam,
he went for his gun.

And Todd killed two of 'em,
wounded the third one
pretty bad.

There's something strange
going on here.

Something very strange.

I'm having a dispute
over some water rights
with Mr. Grainger.

And all of a sudden,
this young Todd pops into town
from no place at all.

First day in town,
he picks a fight with
my foreman, Mr. Callan.

A few days later,
Mr. Callan is dead.

Mr. Kimbro, we are concerned
here only with the shooting
that took place last night.

But it all ties in.
Don't you understand?

Yes, I admit I made a mistake
lettin' Callan talk me into
sending for those three gunmen.

But, well, I was afraid
there might be some trouble,

and I just wanted
to have them here
just in case.

But what happens?
First night
they're in town,

they get in a fight
with Grainger's
young killer here.

And now
two of them are dead.

Oh, sure, you can say
it was a fair fight--

three against one--
and let him go.

But what about Mr. Callan?
Huh? Was that a fair fight?

He's found dead
with his gun
still in his holster.

Is there any doubt
that the same man that
took on those three gunmen...

is the man
that gunned down Callan?

Oh, no.
Not in my mind
there isn't.

No, sir, I don't know
where my hands are
at all times.

[ Coroner ]
But on the day in question,
you testified...

that Mr. Todd brought
Mr. Grainger to Shiloh
after a rockslide.

- Yes, sir.
- Well, did Mr. Todd
stay at Shiloh after that,

or did he leave?

- I don't know.
- You don't know?

I know that Mr. Todd
asked me to go back
to the area of the slide...

to look for tracks,
see if the slide
was an accident.

I refused.
But I did not see
Mr. Todd leave the ranch,

and I don't know
for a fact that he did.

Mr. Coroner, you have asked
if I sent for Denny Todd,

if I asked him
to come here and help...

because I feared trouble
from Mr. Kimbro.

Well, I appreciate
that question,
because I can say here...

that had I been able
to send for Denny Todd,

I would have done so
long ago.

But not to come
as a gunfighter
or a protector,

but just to come
and be with us...

because he was someone
we loved very much.

Denny was our friend,
and we welcomed him.

He came to us by accident
a long time ago.

And now,
after all these years,

he came to us again,

and we welcomed him
as before.

Now, Mr. Kimbro
has asked you to believe...

that I brought him here
to settle a dispute
I had with him.

That couldn't be
further from the truth.

You people know me.

You know that when
I do have a dispute,

I settle it in court.

I don't hire a gunfighter.

But the question here is,
is Denny Todd a gunfighter?

And the only answer
I can give you is...

Denny Todd is our guest,
a long-awaited guest.

And the only reason
for this hearing is that
he shot three men...

who came here
to do me harm.

I think I might
do the same,

or try, for Denny.

In view of the testimony
we have heard here,

I, as county coroner,
do hereby state...

that in my opinion,

the shooting last night
of Clinton Wharton,

Samuel Jacks
and the wounding
of John Ashe...

was justifiable.

This hearing is closed.

[ Spectators Murmuring ]

Thank you.
If you hadn't been here
to speak for me--

Never mind that now.
I know how you feel.

Grainger!
You must be
pretty proud of yourself.

You got him off,
didn't you? Huh?

It was that folksy
little speech of yours.

"You people all know me,
and I all know you."

- Well, he's guilty, Grainger!
I know it, and you know it!
- That's about enough, Kimbro.

No, it isn't enough!
Here's another thing.

You kind of handle yourself
pretty good in court,
don't you? Hmm?

I don't know whether
it's the way you use your words
or the way you use your wallet.

It seems to me
you could hire a judge
just as easy...

as you could hire a gunman.

And there's another thing.

Up till now,
all the killing's
been in your favor.

Well, I intend
to change all that,
even it up.

Yes, sir-- first time you
or any of your people...

set foot on my property.

Well, I can't say
as I blame him
for being worked up.

But we can't worry about him.
Let's go on home.

Mr. Grainger? Oh. Hello, Denny.

Uh,

I think I'll be
leavin' you for a while.

Leaving?Yeah.

Well, there's no need
to do that, is there?

Well, yes, sir, there is.
I still got that friend
to see up in Rawlins.

Oh?

Besides that,
that water rights hearing
is coming up pretty soon.

I figured if I wasn't around,
well, maybe--

maybe Mr. Kimbro
will cool down some.

- But you will be back?
- I'd like to see anybody
try and stop me.

Well.

All right, Denny.
But you take care
there in Rawlins.

We want you back safe.I will, sir.

I'll say good-bye to
Mrs. Grainger and Elizabeth
on my way out.

- You do that.
- Good-bye, sir.

Bye-bye, Denny.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

[ Bawls ]

Afternoon.Afternoon.

[ Groans ]
Just thought I'd come out and
let you know Denny pulled out.

For where?To go to Rawlins.

He figures his being gone
might help to cool
things down with Kimbro...

at least until
after the hearings.

Well, that's fine,
as long as he goes
straight to Rawlins.

I thought we settled
all that last night.

Not quite.

The coroner let Denny go today.
He didn't think
any of it was true.

The coroner let Denny off
because there was no proof
he was guilty.

That doesn't prove
he was innocent.
I think he killed Callan.

Why didn't you
say that on the stand?

Because I wasn't asked that
on the stand.

I was asked about what I knew,
not my opinion.

You did it for me,
didn't you?

Yes, sir.

Well, what are you
trying to say now?

Denny's not leaving
because of what happened
last night.

He's leaving because of
what's about to happen.

And he knows he can't
get away with that.What?

Mr. Grainger,
he's attacked everyone
who's threatened you.

Today, after the hearing,
Kimbro threatened you.

Well, maybe I'd better
get over to Kimbro's.

Well, I'll go with you.

No, I'll go alone.Could be dangerous
for you.

I said I'd go alone.

What are you
doin' here?

I came for you,
Denny.

How'd you--

How'd I know
you were here?

I was hoping
you wouldn't be.

I had to be.Why?

Before I could leave,
I had to come here.Why?

You wouldn't understand.What would I understand?

That you had to come because
you had to kill that man inside?

He wants to hurt you.

But he can't hurt me, Denny.
You've been terribly wrong.

Terribly, terribly wrong!

You killed Callan, didn't you?I killed those men
in the saloon.

Yeah, but first,
you had to kill Callan,

because you thought
you had to help me.

I was never able
to help you before.

But you thought
you could now.
So you killed.

Yeah.
They want to hurt you.

Now, I know that.Oh, Denny.

Denny, you can't just--
just kill a man,

take a human life,
no matter what the reason.

You've gotta come with me.
We gotta talk to the sheriff.

No.Look, there's
no other way, Denny.

If there was,
believe me, I--

We'll try to explain
how you felt,
what you thought.

We'll do
everything we can.

You would turn me in?

Well, what you did
was wrong.

But I did it for you.

I-I did it for you.

I know, Denny.
But you're all mixed up.

I didn't want you
to do what you did.

That wasn't the way.But I did it!

And now you wanna
take me to the sheriff!

It has to be done.

No! No, you want them
to lock me up!

I did all of that
for you, and--

You're just like
the rest of them,
aren't you?

You know better than that.

No! No, I don't!
I don't know nothin'!

All I know is
you're the only man
that ever meant anything to me!

- And now
you wanna turn me in!
- It's for your own good.

Oh, no. No.
You're not gonna take me in.

No, Denny, don't!
Don't!

Denny, son,
put the gun down!

[ Sobs ]

Oh! Denny!

[ Groans ]Denny.

It doesn't hurt.Oh, it does.

It does.No.

It's all right.

I'm sorry.

You said I did wrong.
It was all I could do.

I know. I understand.

Because I love you,
it's all I could do.

Nothing's gonna
hurt you now.

That's right, son.

Nothing's going to hurt
either of us.

[ Murmurs ]