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Thank you.

That's far enough, Negra.

Hold, hold, hold now.

I'm just an old Indian freedman. I don't want no trouble.

Then just keep on walking. You won't find any.

Hold on one second.

You an Indian freedman?

Uh-huh.

Maybe we won't be so hasty.

I'm just looking for a little rest.

Damn lawman been chasing my ass for the past four days.

What for?

I'm a bootlegger.

Them lawmen chased me right off the cliff.

Lost my horse, lost my pack horse, lost all my whiskey.

In a lake.

40 feet below. I'll show you where.

Hey, hey, hey.

Huh?

Hmm?

I only have two bottles.

I smell bullshit.

Ain't no lawman gonna chase you for four days over two bottles of whiskey.

Brother got a point?

I'm a bootlegger. I ran back into town and I robbed a bank.

But I didn't get no money.

Glory, glory, hallelujah.

Glory, glory, hallelujah.

Carl, have a damn drink, you lazy bastard. Get over here and dance.

Come on, Mark. Come on, Mark.

Son of a bitch. Wake up. Wake up. What are you doing?

All right. All right.

Okay. God damn it. Good morning.

Want some coffee?

Who are you, boy?

Bass Reeves.

That's a mighty fine cigar, Mr. Sanders.

I can see you like to fun things in life.

Yes, sir, I do.

What's the play, then?

500 up front and 500 in Corsicana when they put the deed to the

land in my hand.

I'd be happy to take your deposit, but it's going to cost you more to finish

the job.

How much more?

I need Bashreeves out of my way.

Fifteen hundred.

Well, that's more than I proposed for the Hellbrothers' land.

But it's what you agreed to.

Owen Sanders.

This stays between you.

You want me?

Get the job done.

Get Bass.

Get the Hellbrothers land.

Oh, I will.

On that, you can be sure.

You leaving again now?

Jenny, wherever this Donald boy goes,

he leaves a trail of bodies behind.

It could be you or our kids next.

What about me?

I need you.

The children need you.

We have not heard from you.

in almost a year.

Ben is 14, already has your temper.

He needs his father.

Do you understand what it feels like to not know if you're hurt,

dead, or alive?

If you're ever going to walk through that door?

Do you?

I can do this anymore.

What do you want?

Just keep on riding.

There ain't nothing here for you.

Now, that ain't no way to greet visitors.

Y'all ain't visitors.

Just keep on riding.

I don't think so, ma'am.

We're going to stay for a while.

Who you shooting at, huh? You dumb son of a bitch, huh?

What kind of man leaves his woman without a loaded weapon?

Get your ass up here.

Who you shooting at, huh?

You're a religious man?

Of course you are.

They say it's supposed to keep the evil away.

Easy, easy, easy.

Here's the sport of it. Every time I hear that cowbell ring, I'm gonna take a

finger. Hers.

On that, you could be sure.

He's in.

He's in.

Looks like a hunter to death, gentlemen.

What'd you say?

What'd you say, boy?

Oh, hell, it don't make a damn, because we done run out of fingers.

So you can play that game.

Whoa, gentlemen.

I'm just playing along with the game.

That's all.

Just play along with the game.

You all feel that?

He's coming.

You feel that?

He's coming.

You feel that?

Sacrifice Sacrifice Sacrifice A

sacrifice

Are you okay, Reverend?

I'm okay.

But... But you're starting to feel the weight of the world on your shoulders,

are you not?

Everything that has or will happen is in the hands of our Lord and Savior.

Your words have pulled our community together and given them hope.

It's getting late.

I think we both need some rest.

I'll walk you home.

I'd like that.

Sam.

What do you want, Beth?

He'd been beaten, and he'd been stabbed.

Infection don't set in.

Mama, what happened?

Oh, he's burning up quick. Lie him down.

I'm going to need some water to help keep his temperature down.

You're a lawman?

Because I've never seen him. A federal marshal.

When's the last time you had something to drink?

Good day yesterday.

My word, why didn't you say something?

He's so hot.

Mr. Bass, your knife.

I'm gonna need you to start a fire and boil some water. We need to sterilize as

much cloth as we can.

Use shirts, handkerchiefs, anything you can find.

It's getting green.

We're gonna need some alcohol.

You're kidding me, right?

I'll go into town and fetch some whiskey.

There's no time.

Will this... Will this suffice?

I believe it will.

It's medicinal.

You going to take me in?

Well,

you are still a wanted man, Sam.

It's no coincidence you're bringing that boy to my church.

Yeah, well, we rode together for years.

I think I know you better than you know yourself.

You and your posse had me dead direct that night.

I've never known you to miss anything inside 50 paces.

You were no more than 10 when you missed me.

No, sir.

I didn't miss.

I put that bullet exactly where I intended.

How'd you know I was here?

I've known you've been here for about three years now.

But you killing 16 men in five days?

I found this on the boy out there on that farm.

Who's it is?

It's Jack Donner's.

He's been putting them on the victims ever since he killed your wife and your

son.

I am going after Jack Donner and his men.

Would your posse ride?

It doesn't.

But I ain't going alone.

You give that a look, see?

And I hope... I will be

seeing you soon.

so so

About time.

What took you so long?

Face it, Bass.

You're getting old and careless.

Why you say that?

Because you didn't have no idea I was on you until it was too late.

Really?

Really.

Well, let's talk about it over dinner.

Welcome back.

It's good to be back, Mass.

Never said where we was going.

Corsicana.

Why in the hell would Donner and his boys be going to Corsicana?

Donner and his gang were hired to terrorize and kill anybody that get in

their way.

Why?

Oil.

Oil.

Yep.

Seems a cattleman was digging a new well.

Instead of hitting water, he hit oil.

I ain't heard of oil west of the Mississippi.

Seem as if it's been landed on by two brothers.

Cattlemen.

and an oil man out of Virginia has made him several offers to buy their spread,

but the Hale brothers refuse to sell.

So you murder and kill one of the brothers and his family, the other

inclines to sell cheap.

You know all this?

Couple of weeks ago, I found one of the Donner gangs left their own

gut shot outside of San Antonio.

According to him, they were hired to kill a family a couple of days south of

Fort Worth.

Can you believe it?

I do.

Loyalty doesn't mean much when you've been gut shot.

I just eased his past.

Now, I know you wouldn't be going after that Donner and his gang if there wasn't

a lot of money in it for you.

20,000.

For all of them.

Dead or alive.

20,000.

That's a hell of a lot of money, Bass.

Uh-huh.

If I survive, I'll be set.

Might buy me some of that cattle land.

Of course, I got it.

The hell you know about cattle?

A damn thing.

But I ain't buying the land for the cattle.

Well, you a speculator?

Why did you become a preacher man?

To repent.

I knew those eight other men didn't have anything to do with killing my family.

So what did you do?

Rage.

I'm a killer.

Yeah. We all killers, Sam.

And some men just need killing.

Meet California.

Our sharpshooter.

It will be that.

It will be that.

Come on, boy.

We got some heavy forest.

About a mile past that ridge.

It'll be good cover for the night.

Oh, this is a mess.

What do you think?

Three, four hours.

These were farmers.

They left most of all the supplies.

Why kill them?

He's just leading us with more messages.

This poor son of a bitch.

No signs of scavenging by wildlife at all.

Hell, buzzards ain't even found him yet.

Yeah.

Smells here on there.

Couple of miles away.

We'll tie up here for a bit.

Miller, ain't no sense in unsaddling.

You got first watch.

Yeah, the hell I do.

I had first watch last night.

And you got it again tonight, too.

I'll gut you, boy.

Y'all better save some of that fight for what's coming.

You'll be sleeping with your eyes open.

Cannot kill him now.

Soon.

Real soon.

you

Please don't, please don't hurt me anymore.

Just an old man.

Hey.

Hey.

We're not here to hurt you old man.

What happened here?

They rode in around noon.

Acted really friendly.

Said they were friends with my boy Hank.

Hank's wife.

She asked him to stay for supper.

She'd fix them some stew.

After supper, the one they called Donner,

he started shooting with farmers.

We tried to fight back.

He was quick.

Why do you think they let you live?

He wanted me to tell what happened.

This is one of our jabs.

They assaulted the fields.

This land is useless now.

What is it?

They double back on us.

Why? There's no way they could know we were behind them.

They know now.

Well, the only place they're headed that makes any sense is Eagle Pass.

What? Why? There ain't nothing out there.

No settlements, no shortcuts, no nothing.

He's right.

I was out here a few years ago.

There's a couple old farmhouses about a day ride down this trail.

How far?

Oh, the way they're headed?

More than a day.

And?

And there's a shortcut.

The Pisgah Ridge area, near Richmond Crossing.

Could shave off a good five or six hours.

Mount up.

Fast.

It's gonna be dark within the hour.

Been riding all day.

These horses need rest.

How do you know this area so well?

The war?

The Union?

Yep.

Blue and blue.

Yes, sir.

I tell you, the scariest thing I saw was old Bass

here.

He's playing a card game with his master, Colonel.

Colonel accused old Bass of cheating.

All right.

I'll call you.

What you got, boy?

Elmasa Reeves. Damn it, Bass!

How many times do I have to tell you? We are in wartime.

And as such, you will call me Colonel Reeves.

Yes, sir.

Colonel Reeves.

Please forgive me. I understand.

What in the hell are you looking at?

Nothing, sir.

Go out yonder and fetch me some grub. Be quick about it. Yes, sir.

All right, boy.

What you got?

Now, remember, if you win, I'm gonna

sell your mama.

Now you know why we own your people, boy.

Straight.

I do believe a flush beats a straight.

You're legitimate.

Cheating bastard!

You saw?

I did.

Well, I guess you'd probably get promoted for arresting a nigger that

attacked the Colonel for no reason.

The reason is clear.

All that's Northwest.

I'll let search team know I saw you running east toward the river.

It's not much, but at least it's something.

Thank you.

Don't mention it.

One more thing.

My friends call me California.

Thank you, California.

When I looked up, the first person I saw was old California here.

When he didn't arrest me, man, hell, I knew he was different.

Sir.

Still didn't answer my question.

I pretty much memorized every square inch of North Texas.

That way I could pass information.

Didn't have to write nothing down.

Yeah,

I was 17.

I infiltrated the 11th Texas Cavalry Regiment.

So he's a spy.

Oh, yeah. I made it work with this honest face.

So what's the plan for sunup?

It'll be a simple flank and shoot maneuver.

Here we go.

So... We're gonna set up and hit

them from the front as soon as they get through Eagle Pass.

By the time they know what's going on,

it's gonna be too late.

It was kind of like a...

Set the barn on fire.

Watch how many animals come running out.

You see what I see?

Looks like five horses.

Two of them going to the forest.

One come back.

Yep.

They falling apart.

Trying to get some rest now.

California.

We have enough time to get ahead of them?

Yep.

We can definitely ambush them now.

All right.

Listen.

Too quiet.

Can I kill him now?

Yep.

Bitch No,

no, no You son of

a bitch

I finally killed you as a sharpshooter in a bad dream.

Y'all all right?

I'm all right.

You dumb son of a bitch, you're asking for it? Yeah.

Face me like a man!

You're making me work too hard Reeves!

I'm coming for you, Reeves!

Hey! I got you!

Oh,

my God.

I'm coming for you, Reeves.

I'm coming for you.

It was always gonna be this way, you colored son of a bitch.

You just didn't feel it.

What's your name?

Marry.

It

means

to see and kill.

You can stay.

with us until you get better.

That's all.

um

Is the weight of the world still on your shoulders?

Looks like you still got the herd in good shape.

Can't thank y'all enough for your generosity.

Tell Tanner it's all just been sitting around since Dad passed.

How you doing, Marshall?

I'm doing fine, Brother Jeff.

How y'all doing?

Good, sir. Good?

Sure we can't talk you into staying here and settling down?

I'm still in my prime.

Yes, sir, you sure are.

Good luck to you, Marshal.

Y'all take care now.

What are you doing down there?

Well, I speculate I'm standing on oil.

Standing on oil.

That's right.

Is that right?

All out here?

You sure about that?

It's on my terms this time.

We'll see you, Bess.

I'll be holding this for you, Sam Tanner.

Somebody who can't read you always been good at reading me

Never mind, I'm just gonna enjoy every

moment Go

take a bath

this trail and I see the sun it's on

and dusty sunrise.

Got my six-gun leather and my boots.

I feel that cold air burning with the sunrise.

I might be very, but at least I know that I'm not you.

this trail with the sun and it's rising in my eyes i walk this trail

and i see the sun