All language subtitles for The Virginian - 09x06 - Gun Quest

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Up!

Wanna tell me
what's this is all about?

That'd be a waste of time now,
wouldn't it?

Come on, get moving.

At least tell me
where we're going.

I can do that.

We're taking you
to see Judge Hobbs.

- Hobbs?
- You mean to tell me

you haven't heard
of the hanging judge?

Why, bushwhacker, you've got
a real treat in store for you.

Now grab your gear
and get moving.

You men get the horses.

Order. Order.

Order in the court! Now hush up!

Or I'll use the other end
of this gavel.

That's the last drink
of whiskey'll be served

while this court's in session.

Sooner we get this trial over,
sooner we can all have a drink.

Now bring that prisoner up here
where I can see him.

Well.

You don't look like much to me.

I expected you to be older.

You were expecting
somebody else.

- I'm not the man who...
- Keep it shut.

I don't allow no back talk
in my court,

especially from a lowdown,
dry-gulchin' bushwhacker.

I'm just trying to tell you
who I am.

I know who you are, mister,
and I know what you are,

and I don't like it
one little bit.

I'm the foreman of Shiloh Ranch.

And I am the King of Russia.

Howdy do?

It's near Medicine Bow.

Colonel Alan Mackenzie
is the owner.

Never heard of him.

Well, send him a telegram.

Well, why would I do
a fool thing like that?

For proof that I'm telling you
the truth.

I got all the proof I need,
mister,

and it tells me that you are
a tin-plated liar.

Rem Garvey? Come up here, boy.

Now, Rem...

have you seen that man before?

Take a good look.
I don't want no mistake.

Yeah. Yeah, I seen him.

Would you please identify
the prisoner

for this here court?

He's Boss Cooper.

That's crazy.

You calling my brother a liar?

- Your brother?
- That's right.

Listen to me,
I'm the foreman of Shiloh Ranch.

I can prove it
if you'll give me a chance.

I don't see how when we
just proved contrary-wise.

Now let the record show
that the prisoner

is the notorious
hired gunfighter, Boss Cooper.

I told you to shut up.

Dee, you've been out
in the world.

You tell us what you know
about Boss Cooper.

Well, I know he hires out
to cattlemen.

They pay him
to get rid of rustlers.

Get rid of them? How?

By laying wait,
shooting them down.

In the back?

Any way at all.

He ain't particular.

You heard that, Rem.

Did you ever know him
to gun down anybody

who was not a rustler?

Once.

And I reckon he made a mistake.

I reckon he did.

Him shooting people
without asking any questions

or giving any warning,
he likely made lots of mistakes.

And they're all six feet
under the ground.

Right, Cooper?

I'm not Cooper!

Rem...

when did you see him
make this particular mistake?

When did you see
Boss Cooper before?

The night he murdered our pa.

He's wrong!

Did you see him clear?

Real clear.

He rode right past our house.

Where was that and when?

You know where it is.

Eight miles north of town,
and you know when.

Last Tuesday night.

Well, that couldn't
have been me.

I was 100 miles away
in the other direction.

I'll shove this down
your throat.

Now, Rem, anybody else
see him pass the house?

Yeah, ma.

I said, "Ma, come here and look.

Yonder's Boss Cooper."

How did you happen to know
who he was?

Well, I seen him once before
in Fargo.

That's how I knew him.

And I knew
he was fixing to kill.

So I followed outside.

And then I seen him kill my pa.

He shot him down in cold blood.

He never had a chance
to open his mouth.

He shot him just like an animal.

Hobbs,
check with Colonel Mackenzie.

He'll tell you I wasn't here.
I couldn't have done it.

Quiet!

This court ain't in a habit
of listening to killers.

This isn't a court.
It's a lynching bee.

And you're not a judge.
You're a hangman!

As a matter of fact, I am both.

Now...

after hearing all the evidence

against the accused...

I find him guilty as sin.

And I sentence him
to hang by the neck until dead.

Dee, take him out.

You're gonna hang me now?!

No time like the present,
as the fella said.

Come on, killer.

Rem?

Tell your ma she can sleep
nights again.

Your pa's killer
will be swinging high

with both boots off the ground.

You ever see a man hang before?

No.

I understand.

Help yourself.

It's on the house.

Need a little
elbow room here, fellas.

All right, Dee, do the honors.

I do a real professional job,
Cooper.

That way, I can...

see the sentence carried out
right to the end.

Just enough slack.

Just enough slack.

Too much and you hit the ground,

bust both your legs.

Too little, you spring up
like a Jack-in-the-Box

and crack your skull
on the beam.

Now, anything worth doing at all

is worth doing right,
as the fella says.

Charlie?

Let go of the reins.
Stand clear.

This here fine-spirited animal

is just about to lose his rider.

W-wait just a minute!

In a real professional hanging,

a man gets a chance
to say his last words.

Well, now. That is a fact.

Would be, uh,
cruel and heartless

to deprive a man of his right
to make peace with the world.

All right,
say what you gotta say,

but make it short.

It ain't good for me
staying out here

in this hot sun too long.

Well, I can't talk
to a man I can't see.

Or are you afraid to look a man
in the face whose about to hang?

Take more than that
to put fear in me. Well?

Now we're face to face,
say what you gotta say.

Just that there's
no hard feelings.

No reason why there should be.

He had a fair trial.

Anybody tries anything,
and we'll hang together.

Hold the horse.
Hold the horse, Charlie.

- I'll take my gun, judge.
- Yeah.

Stay right there!

All right,
tell them to cut me loose.

Cut him loose.
Cut him loose, Dee.

You want a hole in your head,
judge?!

You think I'm gonna let you
get away alive?

Stop asking foolish questions.
Cut him loose.

Do what he says.
Cut him loose, Dee.

There. Now what?

- Start walking.
- Where?

Up the street!

Get him! Get him!

Get him! Bring him back here!

Is that you, Rem?

Mrs. Garvey?

Yes?

I want you to take
a good look at me, please.

Do you know me?

Do you know who I am?

Yes.

Yes.

You're Boss Cooper.

You're the man
who killed my husband.

You see me.

You look straight at me,

and you still say I'm the man
who killed your husband?

I say it because it's so.

They told you, didn't they?

Your sons told you
what happened in town.

Yeah.

Then it's not because
you recognize me.

You don't know my face.

I know what you are,
and that's enough.

You're wrong. You're all wrong.

They nearly hung me
on Rem's word.

I got away and doubled back.
I hid out till dark.

You should've kept on going.

My sons'd kill you quick enough.

They're not home.

Dee's heading the posse,

and I just saw Rem
ride out of here.

- What you want in this house?
- To talk to you.

Nothing I can tell you
that you don't already know.

I want to hear you say it.

Rem saw a man on a horse.

He called you
and pointed him out.

What did he say?

He said...

"Yonder goes Boss Cooper."

All right, you looked.
What did you see?

A man.

Well, what did he look like?

Was he dark, or was he fair?

Did he have a mustache
or chin whiskers?

What sort of a man?

My eyes aren't
what they used to be.

Then you didn't see him good.

It was a ways off.
But Rem saw him.

Rem knew him.

Him, not me.

Are you saying that
you're not Boss Cooper?

You look at me again,
and you tell me.

Swear to it as Rem swore
in Hobbs' saloon.

Would you like some coffee?

Yes, I would.

Sit.

How do you like it?

Black.

You sound tired.

I am.

Better put your hands
on the table, Mr. Cooper.

Both of them.

Flat.

You hold that as if
you know how to use it.

I killed many a snake
and coyotes and wolves.

There's no reason
in God's green Earth

why I shouldn't kill you.

You ever killed a man?

There's always a first time.

I never lost
a husband before either.

I'm sorry he's dead.

You're sorry.

But I didn't do it.

Would I be sitting here
at your kitchen table?

Would I be here now
if I'd killed your husband?

Where's the sense in that?

Where's the sense
in his being dead?

Mrs. Garvey, I came back because
I wanted to get at the truth.

Stay!

Or you'll die here,
and I mean it!

I believe you.

But I've got to make you
believe me.

They call me Boss Cooper,
and I'm not.

They say I killed your husband,
and I didn't,

but maybe Cooper did.

I've got to find him,
and you've got to help me.

Help you?

And yourself, because you're
not sure anymore, are you?

If you were,
you would have killed me

long before this.

When Rem pointed Cooper
out to you,

which way was he riding from,
what direction?

All right, I'll try them all.

What for?

Maybe somebody saw him
and recognized him.

Maybe they can tell me
where he came from.

You're a wanted man.
You've had your trial.

Is that what it was?

Judge Hobbs...

he isn't a good man.

He isn't a good judge either.

Wait.

I don't know
if you're him or not.

I wish I'd seen with Rem's eyes.

Cooper...

Cooper come from the west
through the mountains.

The only pass would have brought
him through Hellerton.

I'll have to tell 'em
where you're going.

I'll just have to.

If you can, give me some time.

Must be somewhere's
up in the hills.

We couldn't pick up
his trail in the dark.

Why didn't the posse
wait'll sunup and try again?

The way we were crisscrossing
going after him,

we rode over his tracks.

We couldn't find it now.

You ain't giving up.
He killed our pa.

There's a lot of country
out there, boy.

Where would you start to look?

Found him once before.

Yeah, well, that was dumb luck,

and luck is something
I don't count on.

I'm just about starved to death.

Ma, it's gonna be great
eating your cooking again.

Ah.

- Will you be staying, Dee?
- Well, I'd like to, ma,

but you know I got a job
and all.

We need you here, Dee.
I can't run things by myself.

With pa dead, it's going to be
awful hard.

He wasn't much help around here
when he was alive, was he?

I won't listen
to that kind of talk.

I'm sorry, ma, but you know him
and me never saw eye to eye.

Couldn't even live
under the same roof.

You don't have to remind me
of that.

Where were you all night?

In town.

Where in town?

I was waiting
for the posse to get back.

In Hobbs' saloon?

Now, ma, little brother's
old enough to drink.

I don't like it.

That's right,
you'd better look out, Rem.

One drinking man in the family
is enough.

It's all right, ma,
it's all right.

What I meant was...

I don't like to be left alone.

I had a visitor last night.

A visitor?

He was here?
In this house, he was here?

What'd he want, ma?

- Did he hurt you, ma?
- No.

- If you put a hand on you...
- I said no.

Did he come gunning for me,
ma, is that it?

I don't know what he wanted.

What are you holding back, ma?
What did he say to you?

Did he tell you
where he was going?

Where was he going, ma?

What'll you have?

Some information.

What'll you have with it?

Whiskey.

Works here. Her name's Myra.

Is Myra working now?

Depends.

I'd like to buy her a drink.

If she's working.

From the gentleman at the bar.

Ain't you gonna thank him?

- Thanks.
- You're welcome.

She always that friendly?

Myra?

You should see her
on Saturday nights.

You wouldn't believe
it's the same gal.

Well, I won't be here that long.
How about that information?

I'll do what I can.

I'm looking for a friend
of mine.

He passed through here recently.
He might've stopped for a drink.

I might know him.
What's your friend's name?

Cooper. Boss Cooper.

Was that yes or no?

Look, mister,
I don't want no trouble.

With Cooper?

With... with nobody.

Look, I don't know who you are,
and I don't want to know.

- But you do know Boss Cooper.
- Sure, who don't?

I-I mean, I heard of him.

He's got more notches on his gun
than a saw has teeth.

You know Cooper
when you see him?

No, I don't.
I-I don't know him from Adam.

I just heard about him,
that's all.

He was in here the other day.

Boss Cooper?

Why would he come into an old

fly-speck saloon like this?

It's the only saloon in town.

Yeah, well, he wasn't in here,
that's for sure.

If you don't know Cooper
when you see him,

how do you know
he wasn't in here?

Look, uh, mister,

the man you want to talk to
is the Sheriff.

Now, he'd know if Cooper
come through town.

There's nothing happens in this
town he don't know about.

Where is he?

Well, it's... it's dinnertime.

He's in his office.

Name's, uh, Wendell.

That's the man
you want to talk to.

Sheriff?

Noon time. Office is closed.

I don't see any sign.

Don't need any.

Everybody in town knows
I close up at noon.

Seems like it would be
a good time to rob the bank.

- You ain't a bank robber?
- No.

- Gambler?
- No.

- A drummer?
- Wrong again.

That's all this town needs.
Another saddle tramp.

I'm just a man looking
for some answers.

Well, you'll have to wait.

I'm having my dinner.

Don't let me interrupt you.

I ain't about to.

I don't like folks watching me
while I'm eating.

Takes all the joy out of it.

It's not much fun for me either.

Now if you'll just tell me
what I want to know,

I'll be on my way.

I can see you're bound
and determined to ruin my meal.

Now what is it?
What do you want to know?

Has Boss Cooper been through
this town lately?

Well...

if that don't beat all.

Boss Cooper, huh?

Man comes to the sheriff
looking for Boss Cooper.

Was he here?

Well...

I can't rightly say.

I, uh, don't know him personal.

Sheriff, you're wasting my time,
and I ain't got time to waste.

This what you're looking at?

Well, there was a time when I...

When I would have made
a try for it.

But that's gravy over the yams.

Was Cooper here?

Well, I, uh...

I heard tell he was twice,

going to and coming from.

To and from what?

A job, I reckon.

That why you want to find him?
Hire that gun of his?

No.

Appears to me
I'm looking at a man

that's in some kind of trouble.

I've got to find Boss Cooper.

I don't know
what that trouble is,

but I'm likely to hear of it.

I'm not so fast anymore.

Too many meals under my belt.

Might be better
for the both of us

if you were long gone
when the news gets out.

I'm not staying.

That's good.

But I've got to know
which way to go.

Well...

that would be a help,
wouldn't it?

I didn't see myself.

I, uh...

I try not to see his kind.

Easier that way.

But if he was in town
just for a little while,

likely he stopped by to see
a lady he used to know.

What lady?

Cute little thing, Myra,
Myra Greencastle.

Works at the saloon.
Maybe you saw her.

Yeah, I saw her.

Thanks.

Oh...

just one more thing.

Make it short.

I'd hate to find out
something bad about you

and have to come and get you,
know what I mean?

Yeah.

Any luck?

That depends.

On what?

On whether you're gonna
get out of my way.

Look, mister, like I said,
I don't want any trouble.

You could've saved me some
by telling me about Myra.

Oh, the Sheriff told you
about that, huh?

Well, then,
I guess it's all right.

I just had to make sure,
you know,

it's better to be safe
than sorry.

I've known men who were both.

Didn't your mother
ever teach you how to knock?

If you don't mind,
I'm in a draft.

Close the door.

I meant from the other side,
mister.

You're little early
for the show.

It doesn't start
until 9:00 tonight.

Get out.

Here, put this on,
and we'll talk.

I got nothing to say to you.
Go away.

Hurry up.

Honey, I'm a little bit tired.

Why don't you just go away
and come back later?

I'll give you 10 seconds
to get out of there,

or I'll pull the plug myself.

What if I scream my head off?

Try it.
Now get out of the water.

You sure did go
to a lot of trouble

for a little conversation.

Could've talked to me downstairs
for the price of a drink.

I paid the price.

You ready to talk?

About what?

Boss Cooper.

I want to know
where to find him.

Why?

I want to talk to him about
a man he killed

named Niles Garvey.

You see,
they say I'm Boss Cooper,

and they say I killed Garvey.

You ready to tell me?

Are you ready to die?

Boss Cooper is holed up
on the edge of town.

It's an old shack with yellow
oil paper in the windows

and barrels in the yard.

He was up all night,
so he'll be sleeping today.

He's a light sleeper,
so you better walk soft.

Don't shoot. Please don't shoot.

You tried to kill me.

Well, on account of my saloon.

You're looking for Boss Cooper.

What if you find him?

He's gonna kill you,

and then he's gonna go
looking for Myra.

He'll either shoot up
my place or burn it out.

Look, mister,
my saloon ain't much,

but it's all I got.

Well... well, a man's got a right
to protect his own property.

You sent me to be killed.

It was Dunn's idea.

But you sent me, and I'm back.

I couldn't help it.

Why?

Because you love your job
so much?

Boss Cooper.

Dunn said
you were gunning for him.

He said you
were going to shoot him.

Well, he lied to you,
and you lied to me.

I love Boss!

I couldn't let you kill him!

I'm sorry!

So am I.

Now...

tell me all about it.

He used to come see me
five, six times a week

when he wasn't away on a job.

Gave the old biddies in town
something to talk about.

They used to hide behind
their hands and whisper,

"There goes
Boss Cooper's woman."

I wanna tell you, mister,
that didn't bother me one bit.

I never did amount to much.

Guess you can see that yourself.

Room over a saloon...

all that goes with it.

There was a time when
I was Boss Cooper's woman.

Lordy, what a time that was.

And suddenly...

he just stopped coming around.

I figured it was somebody else,

another woman with a room
over a saloon.

But I was wrong.

How can you love someone so much
and be so wrong about him?

You hear me, Sheriff?

He killed our pa,
and he was found guilty,

guilty in a court of law.

Well...

somehow Judge Hobbs' saloon
ain't my idea of a court of law.

Well, I saw him shoot my pa.
I saw him.

You didn't telegraph
any particulars.

There wasn't any time!
We come after him ourselves.

- Hobbs don't know?
- We've been telling you that!

Now stop feeding your face
and listen to me!

Whoa, there, now hold on!

Three strangers in town,

and two of them claim the other
one's wanted for murder.

How am I to know for sure?

Because we're telling you!

Well, then I'd just better
telegraph Hobbs

and check up on it!

And he'll be long gone
before you get an answer.

Look, he's already cheated
the hangman once.

We can't let him get away again.

And how do you propose
I stop him?

With this.

He tries to leave town,
you shoot him.

And he's a gunman, Sheriff,
so you better shoot to kill.

He came to see you
the other night.

What'd he say to you?

If I tell you,
I'll be telling you everything.

That's what I want.

I still love him.

And I'm still going after him.

Now listen.

I've been Sheriff of this town
since before you were born.

Yeah, what's that
got to do with it?

Well, being in one job
that long,

I've learned to be careful.

You afraid of him?

No, I'm afraid
of making a mistake.

Now, let's don't
rush things, boys.

You'll be making a mistake
if you don't

get out of the way of that door.

Now listen, son, I just...

I ain't your son, mister!

And we're after the man
that murdered our pa.

Now you're going to tell us
where he went,

and you're going
to get out of the way,

or we're going to walk
over you on the way out.

Now what's it going to be?

Above the saloon.

Myra's room.

Let's get him.

Let's go.

He came by to say goodbye.

He said he was married.

Can you imagine that?

Boss Cooper married
to some nice,

wholesome little country gal?

Never had to work in a saloon,

never had to wake up
to the smell

of bad whiskey in her room.

Nice little old country gal
and Boss Cooper.

Even bought her a ranch.

Where is it, Myra?

Near El Sada
on the Little Missouri.

Thanks.

You better kill him,
or he'll kill you.

I'll try not to let that happen.

It will.

I know I'm sending you
to your death again.

I'll stop through on my way back
and show you I'm still alive.

Cooper, this is Dee Garvey!

Come out with your hands up!

The window.

We gotta go after him.

The horses would never make it.

Yeah, but we can't
let him get away.

Look at her.
She knows where he's going.

You're going to tell us.

Ain't that right, honey?

Hey, how can we be sure we're
going in the right direction?

And how do we know
that that girl

was even telling the truth?

By the way the tears
ran down her cheeks.

Takes a lot
to make a saloon gal cry.

They save their tears
for weddings and funerals.

Nobody's getting married
I know of.

You sure place a lot of faith
in a two-bit saloon girl.

Little brother, you got a lot
to learn about a woman.

Well, a few minutes more
ought to do it.

I don't know why we stopped.
I'm ready to ride all night.

Maybe you are,
but the horses ain't.

Supper smells good, don't it?

A can of beans would've been
enough for me.

Did you see the way I shot
this bunny, John?

One shot dead center
right between the ears.

On the run, too.

You certainly had
enough practice at home.

Shooting all those whiskey
bottles off the corral fence.

Yeah, pa kept me supplied
in bottles.

Whoa.

Who is it?

Oh, for goodness sakes,
you gave me a start.

I thought there was a bear
coming after me.

I'm sorry, ma'am.

Well, you needn't be.

You can't help what I thought.

Well, we have an old she bear
that keeps coming around

checking to see
what's cooking on my stove.

Of course, there ain't nothing
boiling there now

but my wash water.

Are you looking for someone,
or did you lose your way?

We don't get much company.

Is your man around?

You're looking for Daniel?

Daniel?

Daniel Cooper, my husband.

Yeah,
he's the man I came to see.

Well, he's out looking
for that old she bear

that I was telling you about,

but I don't think
he'll find her.

Oh, she's real careful.

I just bet she's got a pair of
cubs up in the hills somewhere.

I don't know why I'm making
you stand out here

looking at my wash.

Come on inside and wait for him.

Thanks, I will.

Well, this was no cook fire.

Likely he didn't stop for game.

He's traveling light.
Not even a can of beans.

Meaning what?

Meaning he's hungry.

But he don't want to stop
and take the time to eat.

How far ahead of us
you figure he is?

Well, I'd say Boss Cooper's
about where he's going.

Maybe even sitting back
with a sigh of relief

thinking he's home safe
and sound.

What's the matter?

I was just thinking.

If he was that close to home,

why did he stop here
and camp for the night?

I'll have to warm it up some.

Took it off the fire
so it wouldn't boil away.

Daniel always likes a cup
of coffee when he comes home.

Oh, I... I know it isn't much,

especially after the barn
burned down,

but Daniel's planning
to build a new place.

Oh, he's going to put up
the grandest little house

you ever did see.

I want my kitchen to be
as big as this whole cabin.

Oh, sit down,
I'll fetch you something to eat.

I got a ham in the stove.

Daniel brought it back
the last time

he had to take one of his trips.

Does he travel a lot?

Oh, not as often as he used to.

But he's got the ranch now,
and me.

Oh, sit, please.

Thank you.
Coffee will do just fine.

Are you sure?

Well, we got plenty of food.

Daniel's always bringing back
a load every trip.

Stocking up, he calls it.

Does he always leave you alone
when he goes off that way?

Oh, I don't mind it too much.

I got my vegetable patch
to look after

and my chickens.

In a few months, I'm gonna have
something else to look after.

Oh, I won't be lonesome anymore.

Anyway, it's only gonna be
for a little while.

Daniel's giving up
selling harnesses.

- Harnesses?
- Well, that's his business.

He goes around selling harnesses
to various ranches.

Oh, he's always telling me
about the places he's been

and the people he's met.

It almost makes me feel like
I've been with him.

I believe that's the first time
I ever heard

of a rancher who sold harnesses
on the side.

Oh, well, you see,
that's what he was doing

when I met him,
but he decided to give it up

after we got married.

It was too much for him

now that the baby's coming
and all.

Well, I guess the truth is
he likes ranching better.

Sometimes he comes home
after one of his trips,

and he's so wore out
that he can't sleep nights.

He has terrible nightmares.

Oh, it's just awful to see him
crying in his sleep,

not being able to help him.

Oh, here I am going on and on,

and you just this minute walked
through the door.

You can tell I'm not used
to having company.

You're the first one
we ever had.

Oh, now don't let me drive you
away with my chitter-chatter.

You won't run off?

I'm not going anywhere
until I talk to your husband.

Oh, well, I just know he's gonna
be real glad to see you.

Oh, it'll be
a real nice surprise

for him to just walk in here
and find you.

There, I know that's good
and hot.

Are you sure you don't want
a slice of ham

and three, four fried eggs?

Be no trouble at all.

No, no, thanks.

This'll be fine.

Is it, uh, profitable,
the harness business?

Oh, well, that's a funny thing.

He puts it all
in a bank somewheres,

and I don't know how much
it all amounts to.

I don't suppose
it could be too much.

How much does a harness cost?

Depends.

Well, anyhow,
I'm going to have him home

with me a lot more from now on.

That'll be real nice.

You might even get to know him.

Daniel?

Oh, I know him now.

He is the sweetest, kindest man
that ever drew breath.

I just love him to pieces.

He used to laugh
at my way of doing things

and the way I talked.

You see, he wasn't used
to having no woman around.

He said it pleasured him
just to watch me.

Daniel.

I see we got company.

Howdy.

Howdy.

Bet you're real surprised
to see a visitor.

I figured somebody would turn up
sooner or later.

Oh, here, let me take this.

Now you two just sit down
and forget I'm here.

Better let him do the talking,
Daniel.

It's been such a pleasure
having company,

I just about wore out
both his ears.

Didn't he say anything?

Not much.

Oh, I didn't give him a chance.

- I'll get your coffee.
- Later.

Nellie, I'm afraid
that old clothesline

wasn't as strong as it looked.

It broke in two and dropped all
your clean clothes in the dirt.

My wash?! Oh, no.

Excuse me, I'll be right back.

Daniel Cooper?

That's my name.

Boss Cooper?

That's what they call me.

I always heard that Boss Cooper
was a back shooter.

You heard wrong.

Your gun, butt first
with your left hand.

Who sent you after me?

Nobody.

I find that
very hard to believe.

Would a hired gunman
wait for you in your own house

for you to get the drop on him?

Maybe you're dull-witted

or just a mite slower
than you thought.

Maybe I just wanted
to talk to you.

About what?

Niles Garvey.

What about him?

I want to know
why you killed him.

You related to him?

No.

Friend?

I never met the man.

What makes you think
I killed him?

Did you?

Yes.

And that's just about all
I'll say about that.

She doesn't know about you?

Not unless you told her.

No.

Then I'll thank you for that.

And I'll kill you
for coming here.

How will you explain that
to her?

I won't do it in the house,
but don't try me.

Here.

Put it back.
And don't try to load it.

Thought maybe you missed one.

Now what?

Now we have a nice visit
till I say it's time to go.

Daniel? Open the door.

I'll have to do
the whole wash over.

- It's purely aggravating.
- Let me help you with that.

Oh, why, thank you.

Daniel, I think your friend
is very nice.

I sure wish more folks would
drop by and visit us, don't you?

Yes, Nellie,
that would be a blessing.

Don't worry.

There will be others along
after I'm gone.

Would you care
for another slice of ham?

Oh, no, thanks, this was a fine
supper, Mrs. Cooper.

It was just my regular
wash-day meal,

but I'm glad you liked it.

You're a fine cook.
You're lucky man, Daniel.

You're right about that.

Oh, now, for goodness sakes.

I hope you saved room
for some cherry cobbler.

I don't think we'll have time
for that, Nel.

- It'll be dark soon.
- You going someplace?

I'll be right back.

I promised my friend here
I'd show him

where I'm gonna build
the new house

before he rides on back to town.

Well, do you have
to leave so soon?

I have no choice.

He's got some business in town
that just won't wait.

Oh, I declare,
I don't think much of a business

that keeps a man from having
a real visit with his friends.

You ought to be thinking
about getting out of it,

the way my Daniel is.

I'd like to get out of it,
but I don't see how I can.

Ready?

It's been a pleasure meeting
you, Mrs. Cooper.

Well, you be sure
to come back and visit us again.

I'll try.

Daniel, you're sure
you're not gonna be too long.

No, it won't be long at all.

Your wife's a fine woman.
You don't deserve her.

Maybe not.

I'll take that now.

What was that she said about
your going out of business?

True.

I've done enough.

Killing I did was necessary,
rustlers, outlaws,

the ones the laws can't touch.

Somebody had
to take care of them.

But not me, not anymore.

Why?

Getting married
changed my thinking

about a lot of things.

I'm sick to death of killing.
You're the last.

Somehow,
that's not much comfort.

How far we going?

Far enough
so she can't hear the shot.

It's like I said, it's where
I'm gonna build the new house.

Well, there it is,
just like the girl said.

Yeah, but she didn't say
anything about a woman.

Bother you to know
that Boss Cooper's married?

No.

Ain't gonna make it any easier
going in after him.

She might get hurt.

She might. Come on.

No.

Wait, w-we oughta lay low,
see who comes out.

You feeling shaky,
little brother?

No.

But if we ride
straight in there,

Cooper could kill both of us.

He could. If he was there.

What makes you think he isn't?

Well, I ain't seen a woman yet
that'd put up a clothesline

by herself
if her husband was home.

I don't know.

You don't know what?
Why we came this far?

Because Boss Cooper
made our ma a widow,

and we're gonna return
the favor,

aren't we, little brother?

- Sure.
- Well then?

When did you decide to
give it up?

After you killed Niles Garvey?

He was drunk.

I never shot a drunk before.

And he wasn't wearing a gun.

I didn't know that
till after he was dead.

You could've talked to him.

I never had much
to say to rustlers.

He wasn't a rustler.

Don't tell me that.
I know different.

I was paid to do a job
on a rustler, and I did it.

Nobody's paying you to kill me.

That's right,
you bought this for yourself

coming here, bringing
that other life with you.

I worked too hard keeping Nellie
away from all of it.

That's reason enough
to kill you, friend.

Come on out!
You haven't got a gun!

You can't fight me.

Niles Garvey
couldn't fight you either.

You missed, Cooper.

You're here, and I'll find you.

It's just a matter of time.

I've got time.

No pretty little wife
waiting for me.

Just keep talking, friend.
You'll make it easier.

Who paid you
to kill Niles Garvey?

Hear me, Cooper?

What difference does it make?

I came a long way to find out.

I'd like to know before I die.

A man named Jenkins.

I never heard of him.

Missed again, Cooper!

Come on out!
Let's get it over with!

It's no use trying
to reason with you.

You're as mule-headed
as Judge Hobbs.

He had a rope around my neck

'cause he wouldn't listen
to reason.

Hobbs tried to hang you?

Yeah, for killing Niles Garvey.

He thought I was you.

Now you listen to me.

Get up!

Drop it, Cooper!

I said drop it!

You'd better do
what he says, Cooper.

I told you I wouldn't let you
get away alive.

Garvey, you listen to me,

you've been tracking me,
and I've been tracking him.

I finally caught up with him.
That's Boss Cooper.

He ain't Cooper, you are.

You're a liar.

You sure don't give up easy,
do you?

You, what's your name?

Franklin, George Franklin.

Why did you and him tangle?

I'm a bounty hunter.
I got onto Cooper's trail.

Leave it!

I heard he was wanted
for murder.

I was taking him in.
He got the jump on me.

He would have killed me
if you boys hadn't come along.

That's the way it looked.

I don't care how it looked.
He's Cooper.

You're sure, little brother?

You're sure that this is
the man that killed pa?

I'm sure.

Killed who?

That's right, Cooper,
these are Niles Garvey's sons.

You ever meet them before?

No.

Never had the pleasure.

Get the rope. Tie him up.

What for?

So we can take him back to hang.

Let's kill him now,
get it over with.

That works out real nice,
doesn't it, Cooper?

You hang up your guns
with nobody coming around

to bother you?

Boss Cooper's dead and buried.

You shut up.

You boys
have no further need of me,

- I'd like to be on my way.
- Just a minute.

This isn't over yet. Garvey?

I say he's Cooper.
He says he's not.

There's one sure way
to find out.

How's that?

Cooper lives with his wife
in a cabin a few miles back.

Yeah, we met her.
She told she where to find you.

Take us back to the cabin.

Let her tell us which one of us
is her husband,

which one of us is the famous
gunman Boss Cooper.

We already know you're Cooper.
He's stalling for time, Dee.

Cooper's wife doesn't know
what he does for a living.

Well, I'd sure like to know
what this is all about.

All right,
let's go back to the cabin.

Is that how you want it, Cooper?

Is that how you'd
like her to find out?

Your brother's lying.

- I'm Boss Cooper.
- It's a trick.

They're in it together.

He told me his name was Jenkins.

He said he owned
a big cattle ranch

and some fella
was stealing his stock.

He told me
to ride past the house.

He'd catch up and point him out.

It ain't so, Dee.

Go on.

He paid me for it. Cash money.

$100 to kill a rustler.

That's what I thought
I was doing,

what he told me I was doing
when he took me to your pa.

You done that?

You know how pa was.

Mean, drunk all the time.

It was even worse
after you left.

He was always picking on me.

He never gave me
any money of my own.

I found out he had $500
stashed away

from that herd
we sold last spring.

Even ma didn't know
anything about it.

So you took it and...
And kept it.

You'd have done the same thing.

But I wouldn't have had him
killed.

But he found out.
He was making my life a misery.

He told me he was gonna
turn me into Judge Hobbs

for stealing his money.

You used me to kill him
and then sent them after me.

And you lied.

You lied to me and said
he was Cooper!

Well, that way, they wouldn't be
looking for him.

See, I done you a favor, Boss.

Boy, I don't need your favors.

And that's the end of it.

No, it ain't,

- not while I got this gun in my hand.
- Put that down.

You ain't telling me what
to do no more, big brother.

And you ain't telling ma
what I done either!

You'll have to kill us all.

All right, I will.

By yourself?

Pulling your own trigger

with no one else
to do your murders?

I will.

You've got a gun. Stop him.

He's my brother.

Well, he's not mine.

Garvey, stop!

You see how it was, Dee?

Pa was a devil.

Now, you ain't gonna let 'em
do nothing to me, huh?

You ain't gonna tell on me?

I'll take you back.

Home.

Back to hang for killing pa.

But it was Cooper who done it.

Little brother..

How did you get so dumb?

He finished me.

That fool boy.

What can I do for you?

My wife.

See that she gets
back to her folks.

I will, I'll do that.

Thanks.

Now get me home.

I want to see her again.

Dan, you can't ride like this.

Just get me on a horse.

I'll ride.

All right. All right.

What's wrong? What's wrong?

What happened? Oh, Daniel.

Is it bad?

I'm afraid it is.

Nellie...

Nellie...

- I had to tell you...
- Hush.

You don't have to tell me
anything.

I lied to you.

I don't want to hear it.

Nel, I'm not the man
you think I am.

You're a good man, I know that,

and a good husband.

Nel, it could have been...

so different.

It's no use trying to talk.

I know you, Daniel.

I know you more than anybody
in the world.

And nothing
you can say can change it.

Oh, Daniel.

Oh, Daniel.

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