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You're all tangled, huh?

Jesse!

Hey, Jesse!

But maybe you'd have headed back to the house.

I ain't quite finished here.

Just saw a rabbit.

If I had an ache for every rabbit I've seen this season, I'd own everything

between here and Rock Creek.

And if you had a gun, we'd have stew.

Guns.

Everyone thinks they're the answer to everything.

Something will be ready when you're finished.

Is there a letter for me? In town?

Nothing today, Jessie, but maybe next time, huh?

You Doc Woodson?

Yeah.

Good.

I can't open a doctor's bag in years.

Let's hope you ain't gotten rusty.

Better get it all, Doc.

But things ain't as bad in here as it looks.

Well, that's the worst of it. A bullet missed the vein by a habitage. You're

right. I wouldn't recommend it, but you won't kill him.

Imagine you fellas are in kind of a hurry, huh?

Ain't gonna leave before we thank you for what you've done.

I won't tell no one about you four.

You're right.

The rest of this loading can be ready for about a half hour.

How about you? But I could use something to eat. Sounds good to me.

You ask me, I think Grace got a little carried away with this shopping list of

hers. Yeah.

Does this place feel any different to you two?

How do you mean?

The war coming, the fighting. It all seems a lot closer here than it did in

Sweetwater.

It ain't gonna be no different, Buck. We just stick to making our runs.

Buck's right. We're probably gonna be a lot busier than we want to be. Besides,

when we ever stick to just making our runs?

Afternoon, sir.

Afternoon. Afraid not, boys.

No coloreds or Indians are welcome here.

Now, wait a minute. What are you talking about? Who are you?

Name's Harrison Jarvis. I'm owner of this fine establishment.

Now, wait a minute. You don't let them in.

I don't go in either.

Suit yourself.

Only you're missing the best meal in town. That's all right. I just lost my

appetite.

Come on.

Good afternoon, gentlemen.

Just what's your problem, mister?

Problem? I got no problem.

Buck, come on.

Nothing a horse wouldn't fix.

Where are you headed?

That way.

Nothing ahead of you but Rock Creek. Well, then I guess that's where I'm

headed.

I could give you a ride.

We'd go too slow.

Not fast when you're going down. Not as fast as I could go myself.

You're not... You're a girl?

So I suppose now you're gonna take my horse.

I ain't fighting no girl.

What's your name?

Jesse.

Well, Jesse... Come on.

You're still gonna take me?

Why?

Because you look like it's important you get to where you're going, and nobody

else is gonna stop for a kid like you. Well, just one thing.

I ain't no kid.

That's the marker.

Start digging.

Ain't nothing in here but dry and smelly bones.

Somebody stole our money.

Well, boys, we're just gonna have to get it back.

And then kill the snake who took it.

I tell you, if there's one thing I can't stand, it's a thief.

Noah ain't said nothing about us since then. He ain't said much to anybody.

What about Buck?

Buck just wanted to lay into the fellow.

I sure let him.

Well, it might have made him feel better, but it wouldn't have changed

nothing. A man like Jarvis so damn sure he's right, he couldn't even change his

own mind.

Marshal Hunter.

Marshal Hunter. I wonder if I could introduce myself.

No need for an introduction.

Kid, this here is Michael McDermott, the best-known lawyer this area has to

offer. It's pleased to meet you. My reputation exceeds my ability, let me

assure you. You heard I was in town. Yeah, bad news travels fast.

Are you just, uh, passing through?

No, actually, I've decided to set up shop right here in Rock Creek.

What with the local unrest and the coming war... A lot of people are gonna

need your help. Uh-uh, kid, he just couldn't pass up the opportunity to make

profit on other people's misery.

Why, Marshal Hunter, are you one of those who harbor a deep distrust of all

lawyers? No.

Just ones like you.

I personally know of two skunks caught dead to rights admitting their crimes

who walked out of courtroom free men because of you.

Not because of me.

Because of the law.

All I do is study it, respect it, and adhere to it.

The fact is, I just know it better than anybody else, and that keeps me busy.

You know, it don't seem fair.

What? You know my secret and me not knowing yours.

Why are you in such a hurry to get to Rock Creek?

Well, it's like pulling teeth with you, ain't it? Don't you think you owe me

something? Owe you?

Why? Why?

I brought you here. I ain't gonna turn you into the marshal for trying to steal

my horse.

And I didn't turn you into dirt for letting your hands get away from you.

Guess that one was kind of a favor.

Kind of enjoyed it, too.

Madonna.

Does this mean we're gonna see a whole lot of each other well more than likely

Marshall But if I were you I'd look on that as an advantage as I see it sooner

or later Everybody needs to know a good lawyer

What's

your name Lou

Lou. All right, Lou, I got a question for you.

Why is it so important to you, the reason I'm here, my name, all that?

It's when I saw you on the road, you looked like a kid in trouble, is all.

Lou, I ain't no kid.

Woodson! Jesse!

Get him out!

You gotta get out of here.

Get up! Don't hurt him! I'm not gonna hurt him! You tried to kill me!

Hey!

Listen! You mind telling me what possessed you to take a shot at Hickok

here?

Some men, they killed Doc Woodson.

Killed?

Doc?

You live in town?

A ways down the road.

And you seen who done it?

Seen their horses. He was taking a look at one of them over there.

You hear me?

There was an Appaloosa there.

You, uh, you related to him?

Stay away.

You got a place to stay now?

Take care of myself.

Listen, if this horse you saw belonged to one of the killers, they may know

you're around.

If I was you, I'd lay low for a while.

Laying low is what I do with Doc.

Look what good it did me.

That boy is trouble, I can feel you.

You the gravedigger?

I'm supposed to be.

Looks like somebody's aiming to get my job.

It wouldn't be because every once in a while you dig up a little surprise,

would it? Surprise?

What kind of surprise are you talking about? Money. Our money. You don't know

nothing about no money.

Right there, do you think I'd be doing this for a living?

Did you work here five years ago?

Yeah, I only worked here a month.

If you want to know what went on here five years ago, you should be talking to

the Undertaker.

So fine and dandy is tracking down our money.

We're gonna get that kid too.

Why? Ain't nobody gonna believe him.

You feel like trying to get lucky with a sweet-faced kid pointing his finger up

at us saying, them's the ones that killed my granddad.

Uh-uh.

We have to find that boy.

And bury him.

Let's go.

Morning, lad. How can I help you?

I was wondering if you needed some help around here. I already got a boy to

clean up.

We're talking about cleaning up. We're talking about working the forge.

You done it before?

A bit in Missouri.

Seemed I had a knack for it.

Well, I'll tell you, there have been times I could have used a second set of

hands around here.

Sadly, this ain't one of them.

Well, I could do other things.

Maybe work your scrap, clean your tools.

No, son.

I do all that myself. I still can't keep busy.

Things are bound to pick up though.

Why don't you come on back in a couple of weeks?

Need the money now.

Got a girl you want to impress, huh?

Got a funeral I need to pay for.

Real sorry to hear that.

Yeah.

Can't your family help you out?

Family's not here.

No sign of the gravedigger.

Well, the undertaker couldn't find him neither.

That's why he asked me notes around.

Said he didn't like the looks of things.

In fact, I don't like the looks of most of what's been going on around here the

last couple of days.

Did you find out anything about the doc's murder?

No. Jess is the only one who can help me there. He ain't exactly volunteering.

I don't understand that.

A friend of mine got killed. I'd do everything I could to try to find out

who did it.

Well, you know, someone close to you gets taken.

Sometimes the last thing you want is to share your grief with somebody else.

Yeah, I guess, but I don't know. It sure seems like he needs it, though, don't

it?

You know, Jimmy, you ain't always this forgiving towards somebody who takes a

shot at you.

I'm just trying to help the boy out is all. You know, he's been all over town

looking for work and...

We're too late to help him.

Cold night, ain't it?

Ain't that bad?

You wasn't planning on bunking down here, was you?

Of course not. I got a place to stay.

Yeah, well, if that don't work out, I suppose I could find you a place over at

the bunkhouse.

I said I got a place to stay.

Yeah, well, me and the boys, we heard about you having a rough time finding

work and all, and we didn't want you to worry about having to pay for Doc

Woodson's funeral.

That's my business.

I know that, but the fact is, we took up a collection paid for the service.

We're gonna do it up real nice.

Well, I don't suppose the fella I took a shot at was too anxious to pay.

As a matter of fact, it was his idea.

Why, huh?

Why are y'all so damn interested in trying to help me?

You treat me like some kid who can't take care of himself.

I never said you being a kid had anything to do with it.

No, but that's what you're all thinking, and I'm just gonna have to prove you're

wrong. Son, you don't have to prove nothing to nobody.

Ain't you what I'm talking about.

Saw you looking at that picture.

Tell you, a fellow's got family. He ain't never alone.

Why don't you think about going off with them?

I can't.

Why not?

Because Jayhawkers from Kansas tried to burn our house down, plowed our farm

under, stole our crops.

My family sent me here because they had to move.

They were going to have to keep moving.

Didn't know for how long either.

I don't follow.

I don't know where they are.

They sent me here to live with Doc, and now he's dead.

There's no one to take care of me.

No one to take care of him.

Well, maybe I... No.

Son, you keep walking away from people trying to help you. One day when you

need them, you're gonna find yourself all alone.

I am alone.

No.

No, you ain't.

Funny, I don't remember having most of this stuff till we packed it up and

moved it out here.

Probably won't see it again till we pack it up next time, neither.

Seating of you.

Still thinking about yesterday.

Ain't the kind of thing you forget.

Well, don't take it out on kid.

The way I hear it, he stood up for you.

Yeah, well, I guess I never got around to thanking you for that.

It's not something I had to think about too hard. Well, you being from the South

and all, I just... No, I... I'm from the South, too.

And just because Kid and I don't like the idea of someone in Washington

telling folks a thousand miles away what to do, well, don't mean we got nothing

against you or that we're for slavery.

The fact is, someone like Jarvis makes me as sick as he makes you.

Sorry, kid.

I had to borrow this from a friend. A good coat's hard to come by.

Here, try this on.

Well, if you want, I need one anyway.

Well, it's just the proper thing to wear, that's all.

You gotta show respect for the dead.

Doc knew I loved him. I don't care what anyone else thinks.

Well, this will be fine. This will.

You ever been to one before?

A funeral?

More than I'd wished.

Friends of yours?

Yep.

People you was real close to?

The last one was my husband.

What was it like?

Oh, Jesse. I gotta know.

It was sad and comforting at the same time. Does that make any sense?

Was there lots of people?

Seemed like everyone he ever knew.

Well, were they all looking at you?

I didn't notice, but I was glad that they came.

Did you cry?

Yes. Yes, I did.

Well, I ain't gonna cry.

I'll take this and fix it for you, all right?

Thou prepareth a table before me in the presence of mine enemies, thou anointeth

my head with oil, my cup runneth over.

Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall

dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Amen.

Amen.

Those were nice words the preacher said.

Credit to Doc Woodson, so many people come to hear him.

Don't quite seem right, Doc, not being around at all.

I feel like I'll ever stop missing him.

Feel like heading back and having some lunch?

I'd kind of like to change out of these clothes first.

We'll go with you. You don't have to.

Oh, it's all right. We're going that way anyhow.

Tears me up seeing what he's going through.

He's had his share of bad luck, that's for sure.

What's going to happen to him, teaspoon?

Rachel, that's up to him.

That boy here can't take care of himself.

I wouldn't argue with you, but that boy knows what he wants to do. I only hope

he doesn't get in more trouble doing it.

You handled yourself real fine today, Jesse, Doc. Would have been mighty proud

of you.

That was real nice what Teaspoon did.

Letting Jesse stay with him.

It was Jesse's idea.

Practical.

Hey, son.

Son, you got a minute?

I'm real sorry about Doc.

It's a real shame about what happened here.

Any of you recognize that film?

No, he was a good man.

On the road!

Jesse!

Jesse, get down!

You got away.

Get up.

Mr.

Marshall caught the other one of them outlaws? What's the one in jail got to

say for himself, anyway?

I'll ask him, ma'am. You tell Marshall Hunter that Rock Creek is no place for

this sort of hooliganism. No place at all.

Of course, you wouldn't have any problem serving them hooligans lunch, now would

you?

to him, that man's gonna hang. Like it or not, son, he is entitled to a trial.

A trial? He's one of the ones who killed Doc. I ain't saying I doubt you, but a

man can't hang without proof.

Hey, hey, hey, hey. Take it easy, dear. You doing okay?

What's it look like?

Keep an eye on him.

What was that all about?

Ah, that lawyer McDermott's riling things up again.

Moved in next door.

If I don't have enough to worry about.

That fellow we caught, His name's Ryan.

Five years ago, he rode with a gang. They had a whole string of robberies.

Funny thing was, when the law finally caught up with him, they was empty

-handed. Well, he spent it all?

Maybe. Or hid it.

This is the first place they hid it for when they set free.

Well, if the money was here, why didn't they just get it and get out?

Maybe somebody found it.

Maybe they're looking for him.

Meantime, they got themselves a 14-year-old murder witness, and he's

willing to take them all.

Hey, Jesse.

You still looking for trouble?

Nope. I'm looking for a gun.

What do you need a gun for?

Only one of the people who killed Doc's in jail.

Yeah, well, considering the way you were shooting at me, you get your own gun.

You're liable to kill yourself before you kill someone else.

I would have had you with a second shot.

Oh, you're a real marksman, huh?

Been hunting since I was eight.

Ain't no one in the family can bring a deer down faster than me.

Just never used a six-shooter before.

That's what I want you to teach me.

I can't do that.

Why not?

Because a six-shooter's only used for one thing, and it's a lot more serious

than killing deer.

Ain't heard it makes much difference to you.

That's what people say.

And there ain't nothing I'd do that's gonna make them change their minds,

neither. Well, why would you want to?

You got a reputation.

People respect you. No, they don't respect me. There's a lot of them who

are scared of me, and it's not the same thing.

I got a brother, a little older than me, and people are scared of him, too. I

don't think there's nothing wrong with that.

You don't, huh? Let me tell you something.

I know you don't like to be called no kid, but you ain't no grown-up, neither,

and that makes you lucky.

Lucky? Why?

Because you still got choices.

Look.

When I was your age, all I wanted to do was grow up. I didn't care how, neither

decided. If I made a name for myself, there weren't no one's gonna call me a

kid no more.

So what happened?

I bought me a gun.

You know what? Once you put on a gun, you can't take it off.

It's... It's like... It's like you step into the shadows.

And I'm here to tell you that there's things in the shadows that...

A boy your age don't need to see.

Do you understand me?

May I help you?

I understand you're the owner of the cemetery.

Yes. What of it?

I'd like a word with you.

Five years ago, we buried something in it.

And it ain't there no more.

It ain't?

Well, who... Was it someone near and dear?

It was money.

We want it back.

Money? Well, I don't...

I took over the cemetery five years ago after the previous undertaker suddenly

came into a small fortune.

He said he wanted gambling, but it seemed suspicious to me.

Is that man still in town?

Yes. Yes, he is.

I'll tell you all about him.

Then may I go?

I won't tell anyone about you.

This kid's making me kind of jumpy.

Hey!

Hey, hey!

Will you settle down?

I heard you had to talk with Hickok.

He's a pretty smart fellow.

I'll listen to him.

He said the same thing about you.

He did?

Well, I was just trying to help you, that's all.

You know, me and Jimmy, we made our share of bad moves over the years, but

if you could learn from that, it might all be worthwhile.

I really appreciate that, Teaspoon.

But I still say we ought to hang him while we got the chance.

Why?

Think he's going someplace?

Teaspoon, take a look at this.

Can't let this happen.

This is a writ of habeas corpus signed by the circuit judge at Fort Kearney

commanding you to release your prisoner immediately.

Let him go?

The man's involved in a murder. You yourself admitted that there is no

evidence linking Mr. Ryan to that crime.

What about him and his friends trying to kill Jesse here? I suppose I don't have

a hundred witnesses for that. None of whom who would testify that he was doing

anything other than trying to get your friend's attention.

Well, he wasn't even armed.

You ain't gonna let him do this, are you, Teaspoon?

No, of course he ain't. I heard a little, McDermott, but this is...

Playing by the rules.

Get him out of here.

You want to give that a rest?

You're wearing out the floor.

Why are you just sitting here while Teaspoon's letting Ryan go?

Teaspoon's got no choice, and I'm sitting here so you don't do some damn

fool thing like run off after him.

I woke up this morning and smelled blood.

What are you talking about?

That's how I know something bad's gonna happen.

Smelled it the morning they tried to burn our house down, too.

My brother said it's a sign.

So there's gonna be a lot of blood spilled in my life Your brother sounds

like a lot of fun said my fates been decided You know what a change what's

gonna happen?

Look, I know one thing You go after that gang and the only blood that's gonna be

spilled is gonna be your own choice

I got three things to say to you. You listen to them good.

This boy's a good kid, and I'm gonna make sure he lives a long life. You

cross paths with him again, I'll fill you so full of holes you'll whistle

every time the wind blows.

Second.

I ain't gonna stop chasing you or your gang, but if you used to head on out

now, I might get tired of it a lot quicker than if you used to keep hanging

around. Third, don't never think no piece of paper from McDermott's gonna

save your behind again.

Because I'm here to tell you, I can shoot a lot faster than he can write.

Get the hell out of here!

I ain't giving odds they won't be back, but you gotta give folks a chance to

change. Waste of time, you ask me.

Well, that ain't true, and you know it.

Teaspoon, I done run into a whole lot of folks lately who ain't interested in

hearing the other side of an argument.

That don't mean you quit trying.

You do that, you got your eyes shut just as tight as them.

Well, they don't want to see.

Well, then you gotta think of a better way to convince them.

Jesse's gone, Teaspoon.

He must have come up behind Jimmy.

Took one of my guns.

Never seen someone so anxious to find trouble in my life.

Well, he's gonna get it if we don't get to him first. Trouble's we don't know

where to find it.

You all right?

There's our friend.

Let's go talk to him.

About what?

About opening up his eyes.

Well, then.

Mr. Jarvis, I wonder if I could have a moment of your time.

Well, this is not something you found five years ago.

It's something that belonged to me and my friends.

This isn't really the best time to talk.

Like I told you, I don't have your money.

Where is it?

Where is it?

What?

I spent it.

Hold it.

Looks like the Indian in the color finally done something for you

now, don't it?

Indeed.

I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.

Now either you tell me where the rest of your friends are, or you're going to be

the one asking for the last meal.

Did you pass a visit, huh, boy?

Should've asked your friends to come with you. Jesse, get out of the way!

Let's get out of here!

Let's go, come on!

You stay here.

Noah, head on.

I'll take care of him.

Back off, Jesse.

I got him covered now.

I'm gonna kill him.

No! You don't need to do that.

Listen to your friend, son.

You shut up! You killed Doc.

Yeah, he did.

And he'll pay for it too, Jesse.

I'm gonna see to that right now.

There's no sense in you paying for it too, son.

You paid enough already.

You kill him like this, he'll never stay out of the shadows.

Put the gun down.

Well, no, I don't think I've seen you looking quite this happy. Or this full.

We'll see you again real soon.

Your

friend

Hickok tells me the Express is going to be throwing some business my way.

I could use that other set of hands now.

You know, Jesse, bunking with teaspoons fine and all, but it'd sure help if

you'd earn your keep.

It's good to have choices, ain't it?

Don't know how long I'd stay.

No one knows that as well as me.

Set him. Come on, lad. Get started.

Here you're going to be staying for a while.

Yeah, I kept talking about leaving, then I realized I got nowhere else to go.

That'll change.

You strike me as someone who sooner than later is going to have a lot of places

to go.

I hope so. I just hope this is the last jail I spend time in.

Well, take it easy, kid.

Lou?

Oh, I know. You ain't no kid.

Oh, that's okay.

Maybe being a kid ain't so bad right now.

Just wanted to say thanks.

Oh, almost forgot.

This came for you.

Says it's from a Frank James.

That's my brother.

Jesse James.

Your name's got a nice ring to it.

I always thought so.

Well, watch yourself now, and don't go getting into any more trouble.

Wouldn't dream of it.