All language subtitles for The Virginian - 07x25 - Fox, Hound, and the Widow McCloud

[ Groaning ]

Whoa.

What do you think?Well-- Whoa, son.
Whoa, now. Whoa.

A little liniment
would fix him up.

There's some
in the tack room.Hold on.

Whoa, now.
Be right back.

Whoa. Whoa, son.

Appreciate you
givin' me a lift.
This out of your way?

I wouldn't have gone
out of my way.
Passed by Shiloh anyhow.

Oh.
[ Groans ]

Hey. I reckon
the dang thing's
broke for sure.

Sprained is all.Sprained is all, huh?

Yeah.Yeah, thank you.

[ Groans ]
Let me out of here!
Give me a hand there.

[ Groaning ]
Watch out, man.
I got a bad foot.

[ Groans Loudly ]
There.

The Graingers are
out of town if you're--Not my usual morning.

I just came to bring him.
Come on, child.Thanks a lot.

Come on!Get me over to
this porch here, will ya?

That old woman a caution?

She's just like a--
like a clenched fist.

Oh!You sure you're all right?

Well, I'm pretty tuckered.

You know a fella
by the name of Trampas?

[ Sighs ]
Still work here?Sure.

I'll see if I can
find him for you.All right.

Trampas?

Trampas!

You know him?Yeah, I know him.

Hey, boy!
Oh, it's--Luke!

[ Groaning ]

[ Luke's Voice ]
You got nothin'
to think about, boy.

You got nothin' to do
but to feel.

First minute a man
walks into this place,

don't matter
how tough he is,

he looks at the walls
and them bars
and that ceilin',

and he's scared.

I've been here 18 years,
and I've seen all kinds.

And every one of 'em
gets the same feelin',

like you've been
stomped in the gut.

Especially ones
they're gonna hang.

Well, I still got that
little piece of land
up in Canada all free and clear.

- Anybody workin' it for you?
- Just me.

Up here, and down there.

You come with me to Canada
to help me work the place.

No more
runnin' or hidin'.

If they come, they come.

All right!

Get us to Canada,
you smoke!
[ Cackles ]

Hey, you,
get us out of here!

I'll be ridin' with you.
We got plans together.

[ Chuckles ]
Right?

No, Luke.
No, you go on alone.

You have a better chance
of gettin' there
on your own.

Here's a map
to the place, boy.

Don't lose it now.No.

I'm free.

What about Luke Nichols? [ Man ]
They didn't find him.

Maybe he made it.

Well!
[ Chuckles ]

[ Both Laughing ]

Well, if you ain't
a sight now
for worn-out eyes.

You all right?All right? I'm like
a new man, except for--

[ Groaning ]
this here busted foot.

Ah, your foot isn't busted.
It's just sprained.

Oh, you!
[ Laughing ]

You and that old
grouchy vegetable biddy.

You won't even allow
an old man to have
a broken bone or two...

if he feels like it.

Boy, how you been?
Huh?

Oh, just fine, Luke. Just fine.
You know, just workin'.
Not doin' much.

Yeah. Say, that's a fine,
big spread, this Shiloh ranch--
what I seen of it.

You know, I was kind of proud
of that dinky few acres of mine
until I took a peek around here.

You made it then?
You're workin' your place
in Canada?

Oh, I surely did.

I-I built me a cabin
just like I told you
I was gonna do,

and I cleared
a few acres of ground
and put in a crop of wheat.

Oh. Tall and green
last time I seen it.

Well, uh, I wanted
to write you, Luke.

But I didn't know what name
you might be going under.

I wanted to explain why
I didn't get up there
like we planned.

You see,
the Graingers, they--

No need to, boy.

[ Stammering ]
Your being here gave me
a place to run to.

Well, uh--
What happened?

Well, I went
into town one day
to get me some supplies.

And somebody saw me
who'd seen a dodger
on me somewheres,

and off I went.

Sure hope somebody's
had sense enough
to harvest that dear wheat.

Sure was pretty.[ Chuckles ]

Huh. You're being
followed then, huh?

[ Chuckles ]
"Followed"? That ain't
exactly the word for it.

I've been chased, pursued,
tracked and hunted
and wore down to the very bone.

By who? Bounty hunter.

[ Chuckles ]

I got about
500 greenback dollars
on my head, boy.

[ Laughs ]
Take a good look at me.

Wouldn't you say
I was worth
at least a thousand? Huh?

[ Laughs ]Well, you think
you lost him?

Well, I'm here, ain't I?

Is that, uh--
Is that vittles
on that table over there?

Yep. I thought you might
be hungry when you woke up.

Get me some.

Right about now,
I could eat about
half a cow.

Here.Oh. Thank you.

I've been living on berries
and river water for
the last three weeks or more.

Mmm!
[ Chuckles ]

[ Chuckles ]
Hey, Luke?Mm-hmm?

You ain't changed your mind,
have you, boy?

Changed my mind?

About us settin' up
a spread together,
just the two of us.

You know, that's been
sort of a lucky piece
to hang on to...

through a lot of long
cold nights of runnin'.

Uh-- Well, look.
Why don't you finish eatin'.

I've got some chores to do.
And then I'll come back,
we'll talk about it.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

It's kind of hard to explain.
I, uh-- I never talk much
about the time I was in prison.

I didn't wanna
think about it.

I wanna get it so far behind me,
I could think and sleep
at the same time.

Well, you're not expected
to have fond memories...

of waitin' around
to be hanged,
you know.

[ Chuckles ]
Yeah, I was scared.

Trumped-up charge or not.

About as scared
as a man can get without
going out of his mind.

[ Dog Barking In Distance ]Well, uh, that's where
Luke comes in.

They threw me in
the same cell with him.

[ Chuckles ]
See, Luke had this dream...

about breaking out and
settin' up a ranch in Canada.

Well, he--
he got me so involved
in his dream...

that I forgot about
being scared.

And now it's time
for you to pay your dues.

Well, Luke's not
an old man...

with a "past due" bill
for a favor in his pocket.

He wouldn't be here if he...

didn't think I'd wanna be
part of his dream.

How do I tell him?

I don't know.

[ Sighs ]
Well, uh, you think he could
stay around for a while...

until he can
get on his feet?

It'd be risky
for both of ya.Yeah.

I mean, there might
be other bounty hunters,
or the same one.

Right about that.

On the other hand--

How's the grub?Fine. Thanks.

Feelin' better?Oh, better than I was,
that's for sure.

You're one of the hands,
ain't ya?Yeah. Name's Harper.

Howdy.I'll be around
if you need anything.

- Oh, Harper?
- Yeah?

You folks, uh--

You folks are kind of fond
of Trampas, ain't ya?

[ Chuckles ]
I don't know about that.

But Shiloh
wouldn't be Shiloh
without him.

[ Dog Barking ]

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

How's your foot?[ Chuckles ]
Oh!

A lot better.
Just about unswoled.

I couldn't sleep.Me neither.

[ Chuckles ]
Must've just about
slept myself out.

Oh, oh! Thanks--
Thanks for the duds.

You're welcome.

What, uh--
What's on your mind,
boy?

Oh.
[ Chuckles ]

Nothin'.Nothin'?
[ Chuckles ]

Sure hate to see you
with somethin' on it.

Well, it's--
it's nothing important.

Come on, Trampas.

Got anything to do with me?

[ Sighs ]
Well, I--
I guess it has.

Spit it out.

No use holdin' it in
till you choke on it, huh?

[ Chuckles ]
Well--

[ Sighs ]
I-- I don't know
how to say it.

All right.

Let me say it for you.
You like it here.

[ Sighs ]
I guess I do.

Yeah.
[ Chuckles ]

Well, that's--
that just purely
delightful, boy.

Don't you worry about me.
I'm gettin' along
real fine now.

Don't need
no help at all.

Why, I'll be out of here
and out of your hair
before the first light.

Wait. You're--
You're in no shape
to travel.

Besides, you just got here.

We got a lot
of catching up to do.
I talked to the foreman.

He said you could stay on
a while, and-- well, at least
until you were ready to--

You figure you owe me
somethin', boy?

Look, if you hadn't
taken me in
on your prison break,

I would've been hung three days
before Grainger could've cleared
me of that murder charge.

Hmm.

All right, Trampas.
Wouldn't be so bad
stayin' here a while longer.

Well, let's get some sleep.

Maybe I could use
more than I thought.

- Luke?
- Huh?

Good night.

Good night, boy.

[ Door Closes ]

[ Man Snoring ]

Excuse me.

Something I can do
for you, mister?

Maybe you could
give me some information.

Maybe.

There's a man from these parts.
Cowhand, I think.

He was involved
in a prison break
about a year ago.

Everybody's forgotten
all about that.

It was a case of
mistaken identity anyhow.

Folks here in Medicine Bow
like Trampas, mister.

Trampas. That's the name.

Now, maybe you could help me
remember the name of the ranch.

Depends on why
you wanna know.

Oh, I don't mean him any harm.
As a matter of fact,

I might be able
to do him some good.

Well, all right.
The name of the ranch you're
looking for is Shiloh.

Shiloh?
Much obliged.

Morning.

Howdy.

I'm looking for a man
with the name of Trampas.

Can you tell me
where I can find him?He could be most anywhere.

Well, maybe you could
give him a message for me.

Tell him I've got
a business proposition.

Say there's $100 in it for him
if he looks me up at the hotel
in Medicine Bow.

- The name's Bracken.
- I'll tell him.

Thank you.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

Luke.

I thought
I'd never find you.No need to, boy.

There wasn't any need
for you to run off either.

I just figured
it'd be easier that way,
that's all.

Not easier.
Foolish, maybe.

Remember once
I asked you...

if you felt
you owed me somethin'?

Well, you do.
You owe me respect.

Respect of a growed man
who got along just fine...

all by himself
more than 30 years
before you was born.

Well, I don't see anything
disrespectful about
trying to help a friend.

[ Chuckles ]
I reckon you're right.

Now, I-- I don't think
I got another quarter mile
in me anyway.

He said his name was Bracken,
and you can find him
at the hotel in town.

Now what
do we do, boy?[ Sighs ]

You sure he's left?
You haven't seen him
hanging around since then?

No. Somethin' wrong?

Yeah. Come on.

[ Exhales Deeply ]What do you got
in mind, boy?

Well, I'm not sure yet.
But one way or another,

we gotta find you
a nice remote
hiding place...

until I can get
this fella Bracken
off your back.

Say. Remember
the Widow McCloud?

The who?The vegetable woman.

I got me a feelin'
I ain't gonna likes this.

No, sir, not one bit.

See? I told you!Now, just a minute.
Luke.

Uh, Mrs. McCloud,
it wouldn't hurt to have
a hand around here...

for a couple days.

The place could use
a little fixin' up.

Looks like he could use
a little fixin' up himself.

This ain't no
foundlin' home.I ain't no foundlin'.

What about that leg?Oh, it's all right.
It's just sprained.

What'd I tell you?Let's get out of here!

I don't stay no place
I'm not welcome!Luke-- Hold on a minute.

It won't cost you a penny.
Just meals.

Well, maybe I could use
a little help.

Well, fine.
It's settled then.

So long, Luke.Now, wait a minute,
Trampas!

You--Bye.

Name's Nichols.
Luke Nichols.

Clarissa McCloud.

Folks around here
call me Mrs. McCloud.

You gonna stand there
jawin' all day,

or are you
gonna do some work?

Just lead me to it.

You're Trampas,
aren't you?

You Bracken?

That's right.

I followed you from Shiloh.
Watched you stash
the old man away and leave.

Figured you'd come here
lookin' for me.What now?

That's a pretty
heavy penalty--
aiding a fugitive.

And a nice fat reward
for bringing one in.

- Dead or alive.
- Why didn't you kill him?

I didn't see any point
in tangling with you.

You're tangling
with me now.

You've got a problem,
friend.

That so? You kill me,
it's cold-blooded murder.

You warn the old man to run off,
and I'll find him
and bring him in.

- Or kill him.
- You could involve the sheriff.

Yeah.
I could do that.

Come on. You would've
already done it.

No, we live in a sentimental
age, my friend, and you're
right in the middle of it.

I've been watching you.
You've gone to a lot of trouble
for that worthless old man.

All right.
What's on your mind?

He's worth $500 to me
dead or alive.

That's a fact.
Less trouble dead,
and it's legal.

Now, why would I go give up
my hard-earned $500?

All right. Why would you? 'Cause I can see a chance
to make some more.

Like I said,
you went to
an awful lot of trouble...

for that old man.

I'll settle for $1,000.

This is Monday afternoon.
You bring it to me
by Wednesday dawn,

and I'll go on my way
nice and peaceful.

What's to stop you from, uh,
stickin' around and tryin'
for 1,500?

I don't wanna
antagonize you.

I just wanna protect
my investment.

I'll have to
think about it.

Of course, part of the deal
is that you stay away from him
until you bring me the money.

I don't want you
warning him.

I'll be watching
from that hillside
opposite the farm.

And if you go near him
in the next 36 hours,
I'll kill him where he stands.

I haven't made any deals
with you, bounty hunter.

Of course you have.

You have no choice.

If I can't raise
the money in time--

Five hundred's
better than nothin'.

♪♪ [ Singing, Indistinct ]

♪♪ [ Continues ]Do you have to make
such a racket?

A person can't pound nails
without makin' some noise.

♪♪ [ Continues, Indistinct ]

I wasn't talkin'
about the hammerin'.

Uh, what say?

Oh!

I asked,
would you kindly
quit singin'?

Quit sing--Yeah.

You're the boss.

You-You mind if I make
a personal remark?

It'd take the entire
United States Cavalry
to keep your mouth shut.

[ Chuckles ]
Ain't that a fact?

What I was gonna say was,
you oughtn't be
so down on singin'.

Helps a body keep the mind
off their trouble. Watch.

♪ Oh, do you remember
sweet Betsy from Pike ♪

Mind them carrots!♪ Who crossed a big mountain
with her lover Ike ♪

♪ With two yoke of oxen--

Here, you try.Ain't I given you
enough things to do?

Yes, ma'am.
You surely have.

♪ Oh, don't you remember
sweet Betsy from Pike ♪

♪ Who crossed the big mountain
with her lover Ike
with two yoke of oxen-- ♪♪

That's blackmail,
pure and simple, and
you're goin' along with it.

Well, like the man said,
I don't have
much of a choice.

Have you ever stopped
to consider the fact that
blackmail almost never works?

At the very least, you'll have
this fellow on your back
as long as Luke's alive.

There's always the chance that
Bracken'll play it straight.Yeah, sure.

There's always the chance
the sun won't come up
tomorrow morning too.

Well, what do you
want me to do then?
Let him kill Luke?

You could talk to Luke,
try to persuade him to
give himself up to the sheriff.

He'll never do it.
Bracken'll never
let me get near him.

He'll kill Luke first,
believe me.

Well, then you can talk
to Sheriff Abbott
without talking to Luke.

Maybe he can get him
out of there without
any interference from Bracken.

What do you want me to do,
send Luke back to prison?

Well, at least
he'd have his life.

His life?
How would you like to spend
the rest of your life in prison?

He's a convicted killer.

He killed a man
who killed his brother,
and he served 18 years for it.

Have you thought about trying
to get him a good lawyer?

Look.

This idea of blackmail
doesn't sit easy with me.

I'm just-- I'm trying
to buy some time.
Time to get a lawyer.

Time to maybe
get Luke...

to take another chance
at the law.

A thousand dollars
worth of time.

You can have anything I've got
or anything I've saved...

or anything I can
beg or borrow...

to help pay for a lawyer.

But I'm not gonna loan you
one red cent for blackmail.

I'm sorry, but I mean it.

- I need to take tomorrow off.
- All right.

Hey.
If you change your mind--

Thanks.

[ Chuckles ]
Mighty fine vittles.

You hear me?

Best grub I had
in a month of Sundays.Ain't no more.

Oh, I ain't askin' for no more.
I'm plumb full up.

What do you want then?

Well, I, uh--
[ Chuckles ]

- I thought you might
ask me in for a spell.
- What fer?

What fer?
Well, just to be
friendly, woman.

T'ain't fittin'.

Uh-- Why?
Why ain't it fittin'?

Must've been born in a barn.

Well, I don't see
what a barn has got--

Oh.
[ Laughing ]

All right. All right.
As long as we're pretendin',

you're 16,
and I'm just going on 20.

Let's pretend that your folks
are sittin' over there
by the fire...

watchin' every move
we make, huh?

How about that?You can bed down
on the porch!

Oh, I was just gonna--

Shh.

[ Sighs ]

[ Groans ]
Poor lonesome old bat.

[ Exhales Deeply ]

There you are.
Five, 10, 15, 20,

25, and $30.

Are you sure you want
the whole 30,
or would you rather...

I held back five dollars
and threw in that
old saddle over there?

All right. I reckon
I need a saddle.

Howdy.

Get much for the saddle?Enough.

Well, I'll bet you
a dollar of it.

On what?

That you won't be able
to go through with it.

You got any special reason
for bein' in town today?

I had some errands to run.

I'll be around if you--Thanks.

What do you think
you're doin'?Oh, hey! [ Laughs ]

I found these flower seeds
on a shelf in the barn.

Wastin' time is not
part of our bargain,
Mr. Nichols.

You call plantin' flowers
a waste of time?

First of all,
these flower seeds are
15 years old or more.

Second, if you was to
plant 'em, the chickens'd
get the seeds.

And third,
even if the chickens
didn't get the seeds...

and they was to grow
by some miracle,

there ain't no profit
in 'em at all!

And that, Mr. Nichols,
is what I call a plain
and simple waste of time.

Whoo-wee!
[ Laughing ]

You know, that's more words
than I heard you say altogether
since I got here!

- That's all you're gonna hear.
- Now, hold on there a minute!

- I got a few things
to say of my own.
- Now, ain't thata surprise.

First of all,
seeds'll grow, old or young,
if you give 'em some water.

Second, I'll string
some wire along here
to keep the chickens out.

And third,
'bout that there profit matter,

you and me is gonna sit down and
have a little talk right now.

Mighty bossy
for a hired hand.

I was a person...

before
I was a hired hand.

[ Chuckles ]
I even got a suspicion
you was one once.

Now, are you gonna
come up here on the porch...

and sit down and have
a cool drink of water
and a little talk with me...

or not?

Well!
[ Chuckles ]

That's a step
in the right direction anyway.I ain't thirsty.

Sure you are.
You been out there
in that hot sun.

Well, just a sip then.

I don't know
why I bother with you.

I surely don't.

'Cause you have got to be
purely the most cantankerous
individual I have ever met.

However, I've, uh--

I've sorta taken
a liking to you,
so I'm gonna tell you why.

I don't need
no favors, thanks.

That's right. You just go on.
You don't need
nothin' or nobody.

No, sir. You just go on
workin' night and day,
keeping yourself to yourself,

probably sticking nickels
in an old sock
so you can die with dignity.

Have you been
nosyin' around here?

No, I ain't interested in your
sock full of nickels, woman.

I tell you why.

'Cause I ain't interested
in dyin' with dignity.
There ain't so such thing.

You ever seen anybody die?

A husband and four young 'uns.
Cholera took 'em.

[ Sighs ]

I got me a big mouth.

It's 'cause
of your hands.

I been watchin'
you work--

weedin' and waterin'...

and pattin' the dirt
like it was a livin' thing.

You got
real lovin' hands,
old woman.

I just thought
they might like the feel
of tendin' some flowers.

Well, I--

I don't reckon
it would...

hurt none.

Pair of aces.

Well.Cleans me out.
You, Pete?

No, I'll stick
with it.Good.

Monongahela.

Two dollars.

[ Exhales ]
Raise you two.

Cards?

Mr. Nichols?Eh?

You might as well
come in.

Ain't no use totin' food
all over the place.

- Well?
- Me, oh, my, you--
[ Chuckles ]

You look real "purty"
tonight, Clarissa.

Yes, sirree.
Real purty.

[ Chuckles ]

What are you bawlin' for?

I got somethin'
in my eye.

Ain't no use in lyin'
about it, is there?

First time
in 15 years or more...

anybody's called me
by my name.

Well, 'bout time,
I'd say.

[ Chuckles ]
Oh!

Mmm!

You know what?
It's a mite chilly sleepin'
on that back porch of yours.

I mean, um,

what I was thinkin' is, maybe
you could use me around here
for more than just a day or two.

It wouldn't be hardly
no trouble at all to throw up
some kind of a lean-to...

against
the side of the house.

Course, that depends on
whether you want me to stay.

All you gotta do
is ask me.

Well, I couldn't
pay you much.

Oh, I don't need much.
I don't need much.

Maybe, say, oh,

about, uh,
$10 a month.

I reckon
that's fair.[ Laughs ]

You could
keep the place up
and drive the wagon.

No, no, no!
No drivin' the wagon.

I'd just as soon
stay close to home,
if it's all the same to you.

I expect, uh,
you're wonderin' if I got
somethin' to tell ya.

I figured you had.

You're mighty jumpy.
Why don't you sit down.

Reckon I'm gonna
have to trust you.

You ain't no blabbermouth,
that's for sure.

I'm gonna give it to ya
quick and fast
with no fancy trimmings,

and afterwards
if you want me to get,
I'll git.

I, uh-- I used to be
a hard rock miner.

Me and my kid brother
together.

I guess you could say
we was born to it,
just like our pa before us,

though I never did
like it much.

We'd saved our money,
me and the kid brother.

We got ourselves
a little piece of land
in Canada.

We was just gonna work
a couple of months more.

Have enough money
for stock and feed
and such.

One day that mine boss,
he...

got word that the main shaft
might fall in any second.

Mean fella, that boss.
Didn't care much for humans.

All he cared about
was getting out
another day's load of ore,

safe or not safe.

He sent 42 men down
to that black hole to die.

And the shaft caved in.

They was crushed to death,
most of them.

'Cept, you know, me.
I got out.

My kid brother, he, uh--

[ Sighs ]
I got his body out,
all right.

Afterwards, they found me
with a pick in my hand,

that mine boss lyin'
at my feet in the dirt, dead.

I reckon you had cause. Not according to the judge.

I reckon a man
servin' a life term...

spends most of his time
plannin' how he can get out,
you know, break out.

But it wasn't till after
they threw Trampas
in that cell with me...

I got up nerve enough
to get out.

Afterwards, Trampas,
he was proved innocent
and he got off. He got home.

I just got...

all the way to Canada.

That's about all there is
to it except, oh, yeah,
the bounty hunter.

Chased me
clear down here.

I was runnin' from him the day
you picked me up in your wagon.
I'm hidin' out from him now.

Now, if you want me to get on,
I'll understand.

I turned myself to stone
the day my last young 'un died.

I did it on purpose,

so I would never have to bury
anybody I cared about again.

Might be someone comin'
down that road right now
to kill ya.

Ain't that true?

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

Mr. Nichols.

You sure?

Can't be sure of nothin',
I reckon,

if'n you're flesh and blood.

Let's go in.

There.

I'm out.

Well, I'd be happy to let you
try and win your money back.

No, thanks.

♪♪ [ Honky-tonk Piano ]

Raise 50.

[ Bills Separating ]

You've got
over a hundred there.

You in or out?

What's making you
so nervous, son?

Only $1,100, $1,200
in that pot.

Well.

Did you win?

Youwon.

I quit with just enough money
to hire a lawyer.

[ Chuckles ]
Matter of fact,
I woke him up to hire him.

What'd he say?

Well, he-- he said
he'd do the best he could.

Was he optimistic?

Noncommittal.

He, uh--

Well, Luke
served 18 years.

Good prison record.

Course,
he did escape.

But the lawyer said that--
well, that it might help
if he turned himself in.

Maybe he could
make up for that.

Well, I guess that's
your first problem.

Yeah.

Anything I can do?

Well, I gotta talk to Luke,
but I gotta get to him
so I can talk to him.

Well?

Bracken's got
the widow's place covered
like a blanket...

from the hillside
across the way.

From his view, he can see
anybody comin' or goin'.

What you need is someone
to distract Bracken for a while.

Yeah. Somebody
who's cool and handy.

Somebody I can trust.

I hate to ask anybody to
do me a favor like that one.

Yeah.

[ Clink ]

[ Rooster Crows ]

[ Whispering ]
Are you asleep?

[ Chuckles ]
Best part of the day.

Hate to waste it sleepin'.

Guess I'd better
start my chores.

Hey!What?

What are we whisperin' for?
Huh?

[ Laughing Loudly ]

[ Inhales ][ Chuckles ]

[ Grunting ]
Well, come on out
and set you up a spell.

[ Groans ]

Chickens
ain't even up yet.

[ Chuckles ]

Gee, it's nice,
ain't it?

Yeah.

Sure is.

Bracken can see everything
from here on.

We'd better
split up.Yeah.

Give me a chance to
work my way up to him.Watch yourself.

You too.

So, would you--Yeah? Hmm?

Well, I-I mean--

Come on,
don't turn yourself
inside-out.

I'm the hired hand,
you're the boss.

Just snap your orders out
just like that.

Chickens need feeding
while I'm fixing breakfast.

Hiya, boy!Come on inside.
I wanna talk to you.

Let's talk out here.
It's a fine mornin'.No, inside.

Drop it.

[ Rifle Lands On Ground ]

Face me.

Drop the gun belt,
nice and slow.

Who are you?

A friend.

- What are you doing?
- Getting comfortable.
I suggest you do the same.

- That man's wanted.
- I heard.

He's my bounty.

Is that so?

Sit down!

Whatever it is,
we might as well
have some coffee.

It's all right, Trampas.
She knows.

Oh.

You know that hillside
across the way?Yeah.

Well, Bracken's been up there
for the last couple of days
with his finger on the trigger.

Why didn't he pull it?He's waiting for me
to bring him $1,000.

Why didn't you
tell me that
before this?

Well, he, uh,
warned me to stay away
until I paid him.

I was trying to think
of a way to raise it.[ Chuckles ]

Well, I reckon there ain't
no bags of gold buried behind
the Shiloh bunkhouse, boy.

- Did you raise it?
- No.

I-It's all right, though.

The Virginian's
got him covered.

- Course we can't keep
the lid on him forever.
- What's on your mind, son?

- Well, I--
- Spit it out.

Uh...

I want you
to turn yourself in.

You mean, to the sheriff?

Yeah. It's the only way
I can figure it out, Luke.

I'll go get
Mrs. McCloud's wagon and--

You really mean it, don't ya?
You got it all worked out.

I ain't gonna die in no prison!
I'd rather get it right now
out there with those chickens!

Luke,
you can't run anymore.

It's true.
You said it yourself.

I've talked to a lawyer,
I got some money, and he
says there's a chance.

Chance?
I'm running out of chances.

Call your friend off.
I'll take my chances
with Bracken.

What's that?

That's, uh--

a sock full of nickels.

That's almost $1,300.

I don't want
your life savings,
Clarissa.

Not a life.
A stone.

Luke.

There's always
gonna be a bounty hunter
around somewhere.

All right.
[ Sighs ]

- Go hitch up the wagon.
- No, y-you take him the money.

Luke--

It's mymoney.

Are you gonna
hitch up that wagon?

Luke.

Lawyer promised
he'd go all the way with you.

We will too.

Sure.

Thanks, Trampas.

[ Clopping Hooves ]

What's that mean?Means Luke's gonna
turn himself in.

- And you two get the money.
- Nope.

What then?

The satisfaction.

[ Whistles ]

Get on your horse.

Where we going?

Into town.

Soon as Luke's
safely in jail,
you're on your own.

What about
my weapons?

You can come back
for 'em later.
Let's go.

Sorry we didn't
get to know each other
before, Mrs. McCloud.

No offense, but you're
a real fine woman offering
to give Luke that money.

Still might
come in handy
for the lawyer.

Might at that.

How you holding up
back there, Luke?

Luke?

Luke!

Luke! Wait!

Well, where is he?

- You didn't see him?
- No.

Well, gentlemen,
I appreciate your company.

Trampas!

Now, Mrs. McCloud,
I guess you'd better
go on home.

[ Men Snoring ]

Nothin', huh?Nope.

How 'bout yourself?No.

Thanks.

Well, we can
look for him some more
in the morning.

Yeah.You know,
he got away before.

Yeah.

Trampas, Luke has
made his decision.

We're just gonna
have to live with it.

[ Exhales ]
He may have to die with it.

[ Snoring Continues ]

[ Whispering ]
Luke. Luke?

I'm tired.

Tired of hidin'.
I'm tired of runnin'.

Maybe I'm even
a little tired of livin'.No, no.

Could've killed
that fella Bracken.

Had him
right in my sights.

Don't know
why I didn't.

Nobody'd miss him
or mourn him.

I'd be solvin'
my problems myself.

I've been trouble
right along.

First you,

then the widow.

Spent too much time
in that prison...

lettin' other folks
do for me.

I knew you couldn't
murder him, Luke.

[ Wheezes ]
Murderer already, ain't I?

Tried and convicted.

It was after
you saw your kid brother
lying in the dirt, dead.

Reckon you're right.

Reckon I couldn't kill him.
[ Chuckles ]

[ Sighs ]

I'm stuck with you...

and the lawyer.

I'll, uh--
I'll ride into town with you.

Wait for ya outside.

Sure is a...

fine morning.

[ Gunshot ][ Ranch Hands Gasping,
Chattering ]

What was that?

He's my bounty.

[ Hammer Cocks ]

Get out of the way.

You did all you could,
Trampas.

[ Click ]

Don't you worry, boy.

Man in his line of work
won't live long.

[ Chuckles ]

Sure is a fine morning.

What do you want?

Well, uh,

today's
Luke's funeral.

We thought you'd, uh--I ain't interested
in what you thought.

He's dead, ain't he?

Go on and bury him.