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Bartender, two more.

One for this gentleman.

Well, drink up, Maverick.

I've had enough.

What's the matter? Tired from your afternoon ride?

Hey, that'll be enough of that.

Come on, get up here, Phil.

- You started this. - He asked for it.

So did you. I'm taking you home, Phil.

- I'll take care of myself. - Alright, then get!

What'd you hit him for?

He's just feeling his oats a little.

A little too much.

Say, who is that fella? He's been watching Dana all evening.

Ah, fella name's Maverick.

I'll tell you one thing.

There ain't no love lost between them two.

"Maverick..."

Starring James Garner and Jack Kelly.

Produced by Warner Brothers.

A Warner Brothers Television Production.

[Linda] Help!

Help!

Help!

He sighted a rattlesnake and grabbed the bit.

- So lucky you came along. - The feeling's mutual, ma'am.

We better find some shade for you to sit down in.

Oh, thank you so much.

I think there's a lake right up here.

Why don't you find a place to sit down

by the lake and I'll tie the horses up.

It's good and cold.

Feel better now?

Much better, thank you.

I lost my hat back there. I must look a sight.

You certainly do.

You live in Denver?

You don't.

I would've noticed your mare.

Just the mare?

Well, it's better than nothing.

You have business in Denver?

You might call me a... traveling man.

Well, what do you deal in?

Aces and Kings. If I'm lucky.

- You a gambler? - Mm-hmm.

You came to the right town.

That's what I hear.

You must be very successful in your profession.

That's a fine mare of racing stock.

I won her in a poker game.

I generally take the stagecoach

but this time I figured I'd ride into town in style.

I'm glad I didn't.

It looks about 4 o'clock. I'd better be getting back.

- I'll ride along with you. - No. That won't be necessary.

Now, what if your horse acts up again?

I'll be ready for him the next time.

Thank you very much, Mr...

Bart Maverick.

Good luck, Mr. Maverick.

And what's your name?

Linda.

Linda what?

Just Linda.

I'd really better be going.

At least let me rescue your hat.

Uh, no, I don't have time.

I could come for it tomorrow.

Is that a promise?

On one condition, that you don't try

to follow me now.

I promise.

3:30 tomorrow, or thereabouts?

A room will do nicely, thank you.

It's a fine hotel. Fine town.

A good town too, Mr. Maverick.

If I may say so, civilized.

That always helps.

- Afternoon, Dexter. - Good afternoon, Mr. Burke.

- The game over already? - Uh-huh.

- New here? - Just arrived.

I'm Mike Burke. Welcome to Denver.

Well, thank you very much, Mr. Burke. Bart Maverick.

Maverick?

Seems to me I played poker once with your brother.

I do have a brother.

No need to ask what brought you here.

It'll be a pleasure to have you join us

in our friendly little game.

We meet here every afternoon.

I'd like that.

Alright.

- Tomorrow then, at 1 o'clock. - Good.

First room at the top of the stairs.

Thank you very much, Mr. Burke.

Do you know who he is?

I know he sold his share in the Silvergreen mine...

...for over 20 million, anything else I oughta know?

If he gets his way, he'll be governor

of the state come the fall.

Well.

That's Phil Dana.

See, Dana was Burke's partner, wasn't he?

Died a few years ago. That must be his son.

Mr. Maverick, I think I should tell you something.

That game upstairs is not a friendly game.

No.

Every chip is worth a hundred dollars.

Gosh, darn! I only figured to lose about a sawbuck.

Well, you'd be lucky if you don't lose your shirt...

...and pants.

You don't say.

- Hello. - Hello.

- Are you Pop Talmadge? - I am.

My name is Bart Maverick.

They told me over at the hotel you'd take

pretty good care of my lady here.

Well, we'll see she gets the best, Mr. Maverick.

- What's your name, old girl? - Her name's Goldie.

Hm, that's a mighty fine-looking mare. Mighty fine.

Oh! Aren't you lovely?

Oh, you're lovely.

Oh, excuse me.

Mr. Maverick.

This is my grand daughter, Cathy.

Pleased to meet you, Cathy.

Well?

What in thunder's wrong with you?

Girl, say something.

Pleased to meet you, Mr. Maverick.

And this is Goldie.

When do you think you want her ready, Mr. Maverick?

Oh, I'd like you to have her saddled

by 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.

Uh, I wanna keep Goldie in good shape.

- We'll have her ready for you. - Thank you, Mr. Talmadge.

Happy to meet you, Cathy. See you tomorrow.

Call.

Call.

Three.

Two.

Two, please.

Three hundred.

I'll, uh, call you... and raise two.

Raise you two.

I'll just call.

Two aces.

Sorry. Three tens.

You sure have been lucky today.

Lady luck has been smilin' on me.

Gentlemen, I'm sorry, but I'm gonna have to go.

Mighty convenient.

He said before he had to leave.

Well, nice having you in the game, Mr. Maverick.

Thank you very much, Mr. Burke. I hope we do it again.

- I hope so too. - Thank you, Mr. Deevers.

And thank you.

You should not let Maverick rile you.

He's gonna be around for a while.

You're the city marshal, aren't you, Deevers?

- Well, sure I am. - Then stick to your job.

You work at being stupid.

Nobody but a fool starts

raising with Bart Maverick.

- Uh, lay off. - Now, listen.

Your father was my partner and friend.

- I don't intend to see you-- - He left me the money.

He also sent you to one of them fancy colleges.

But I can't see it did you any good.

Book learnin' never did take the place of horse sense

and never will.

Helps in politics though. Too bad you didn't have any.

We'll see about that, smart Alec.

And when I'm running the state

don't come to me for any favors.

Now, now, Mike, don't lose your temper.

Now, back to "Maverick."

I'm sorry I'm late.

I thought ladies were always late.

- Your hat, ma'am. - Thank you.

Did you find a comfortable room?

Best in town.

How do you like Denver?

There's a girl by the name of Linda who lives there.

What more could it offer?

There's only one problem though.

I can't get her to talk.

And what do you want to talk about?

Herself.

For example.

Does she like to go out to dinner?

- She can't. - Why not?

Because her folks won't allow her to.

If they knew she was even talking

to a stranger, they'd be angry.

We don't have to be strangers.

I think I'd better be going.

This will do me no good. I already have a hat.

Thank you for bringing it to me.

Goodbye.

Goodbye, Linda. Nice to have known you.

Uh, say hello to the folks for me.

I'll pick it up tomorrow.

Raise you four.

Raise you four.

And I raise you four.

Good, you forced me to raise you again.

Full house.

Four nines.

Say, how about that?

You sure must be unlucky in love, boy.

I'm not so sure about that.

Better hurry up, Maverick.

Your little mare is waiting for ya'.

Thanks for reminding me.

[Mike] You sure do take good care of that mare.

You've done more rides this past week

than I've done for years.

Oh, it's good for me. It's good for the mare.

And, uh, we get some awful pretty scenery around here.

[Mike] Well, maybe you better take me sightseeing

next time you go, huh? I could sure use it.

Oh, he doesn't want any company.

Do you, Maverick?

Not yours, friend.

Hello, Cathy. I'm late.

Don't you notice anything different?

Huh?

Ah! She looks just fine but then she always does

since you've been taking care of her.

Can I ride with you today? I'm all ready.

Not today.

- Maybe tomorrow. - But you said that yesterday.

I know, but I've gotta visit a friend today, on business.

Tomorrow?

We'll talk about it when I get back.

I promise.

Oh, hon, now tears ain't no way to catch a man

who ain't aimin' to be caught.

And chasin' ain't either!

I was frightened, you've never been late before.

I've gotta talk to you, Linda.

- You going away? - Of course not.

No, it's just that some people are getting curious.

Well, I knew it couldn't last.

Oh, no, no, no, what I'm trying to say is

there's just no privacy around here.

We've been lucky so far, but we can't push our luck.

You are just trying to let me down easy.

That isn't true.

Bart.

I've been so happy and I thought you had been too.

I have been.

I wouldn't be coming out here to meet you

if I didn't want to.

In fact I...

In fact, what?

I care for you a lot, Linda.

That's what worries me.

Darling, don't you know I care for you too?

You don't know what I've been through.

Sneaking away and the lies I've had to tell.

Don't you think it's time to start mentioning

why you had to tell all those lies?

Alright, it's out.

Why do you have to sneak out here?

It's my mother.

She's sick and bedridden.

My father ruined her life with drinking and gambling.

He died in a barroom brawl.

Now she is left.

If she knew I was meeting a gambler

it'd break her heart.

I'm sorry, Linda.

Well, that's why I can't meet you in town.

People know who you are and it would get back to her.

Bart, I can't hurt her, I can't.

I wish I could tell you I'd quit

and take some kind of a steady job

but I'd just be fooling myself.

Well, I didn't ask you to quit.

Just wanted to set the record straight.

Well...

...I guess in that case we won't be able

to see each other anymore.

If that's the way you want it.

Evening, Pop. Where is Cathy?

You got dust in your eyes?

Good evening, Mr. Maverick.

Well, good evening, Miss Talmadge.

My, you look pretty this evening.

You going somewhere?

Why, Mr. Maverick

I figured since you promised

we were going to have a talk

we might as well do it while we're going for a drive.

Alright.

Now this is a very nice street, but, uh, why are we stopping?

Oh, I just wanted to show you all the lovely homes.

Well, they're lovely.

That's the Burke place.

Looks like they're goin' out.

You know Mr. Burke.

That's Mrs. Burke with him.

Pick, pick, pick!

I couldn't help it if I was late.

I had to go to see my mother.

People are listening to us.

You're taking a powerful lot of interest in seeing

your ma these days, you didn't use

to give her the time of day.

Linda, lemme tell you something.

If you ever give me any feeling to--

Mike... I'm married to you.

Remember?

[Mike] What are we waiting for, driver? Get started.

Come on, Cathy, let's go back.

I don't want your grandpa to worry.

But why should he? He knows I'm with you.

That's why he would.

I'll be 17 next month. I can take care of myself.

Lots of girls are married when they're 16.

Well, that's fine, Cathy. Now can we go on back?

Oh! Alright!

Ho!

Now, back to "Maverick."

Well...

Whiskey.

You get that alright, huh?

No, no no more of that.

No more of that French fizz. I want a man's drink.

Now, this is my party, Mike.

I wanna propose a toast.

Come on.

To the future governor of Colorado.

And his charming lady.

Well, I'll drink to that.

And may your next five years...

...be as happy as your first five.

Well, come on, drink up!

This is a celebration.

No, don't have any more of that.

You've had a snootful already.

Please, Phil, it'll only be wasted.

Oh, it won't be wasted.

Excuse me.

Not much fun being an old man's darlin', isn't it?

Senator.

- Sure you won't join us? - Some other time, Mike.

I'm meeting the others at the hotel

in just a few minutes.

Sound as a rock.

Might live another 20 years.

Oh, but it's got its compensations now.

It's a handsome necklace.

And he might be governor.

I'd be careful if I were you.

I don't recall asking for your advice.

Oh, he hasn't caught you yet.

But when he does...

...look out.

I don't know what you're talking about.

[Phil] Hmm, yes, you do.

And I always thought you were so prim

and standoffish.

You're the one that had better be careful.

If he had any idea that you were after me ever since--

You're in no position to threaten, Linda.

I am.

Just one word from me

and poor little Linda would be out on the street

instead of the governor's mansion.

And a certain gentleman

might be on the receiving end of a bullet.

Well, we'll meet you in Washington next month, senator.

We can go to the campaign at that time, huh.

That's the plan.

Nice to have this little chat with you, senator.

- Goodnight. - Goodnight.

What on earth is the meaning of this?

Whiskey, double.

Now, Mr. Phil, don't you think--

I said whiskey, double.

Yes, sir.

Bartender, two more.

One for this gentleman.

Well, drink up, Maverick.

I've had enough.

What's the matter?

Tired from your afternoon ride?

Hey, that'll be enough of that.

Get up here, Phil.

- You started this. - He asked for it.

So did you. Come on. I'm taking you home, Phil.

- I'll take care of myself. - Alright, then get!

What'd you hit him for?

He's just feeling his oats a little.

A little too much.

Say, who is that fella? He's been watching Dana all evening.

Ah, fella name's Maverick.

I'll tell you one thing.

There ain't no love lost between them two.

Uh, the usual, marshal?

Yeah. Lemon phosphate.

- Bart! - Dana has been murdered.

Marshal Deevers is on his way here.

- You've got to hide. - Why?

They think you did it.

But I just found him.

Well, you can't prove it. Come on.

You've gotta leave here quick before he gets here.

- He'll arrest you. - Now, just a minute.

What makes him think I did it?

Stop arguing. Do you want them to hang you?

Hurry, I'll take you to a place where you can hide.

- Who's place is this? - My uncle's.

He moved away a year ago.

Nobody will think to look here.

Oh, thank goodness, I found you.

How did you know I was there?

I followed you the other day.

They'll be looking all over for you.

You'll have to hide here for a while.

Let's get things straight.

How come Deevers is going out there?

Who-who told him?

All I know is he came to see grandpa

asked when you'd left for your ride.

Then, Marshal Deevers said you were wanted

for the murder of Phil Dana.

Well, grandpa stuck up for you

but Marshal Deevers said it was you.

That you've been in a fight last night.

Then, after he went to the marshal's office

and I came straight to find you.

Maybe, now you believe me.

Burke's mixed up in this.

Maybe he told Marshal Deevers.

But how did he know?

Unless he, uh...

Unless he, what?

I don't know.

I'm thinking a lot of things.

But they are all after trouble.

For me.

I bet Mr. Burke found out his wife is meeting somebody.

And followed her.

- And shot the wrong man. - Why the wrong man?

Everybody knows Phil Dana was swayed on her.

Mr. Burke was bound to hear about it.

And you know something?

I bet who ever told him about Phil Dana

told him about you, too.

He's trying to frame me.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Well, I'm not gonna let him do it.

You can't do anything. Not against him.

Oh, Bart, use your head.

Who'd ever believe you found Phil Dana dead?

I'm not gonna hang for someone else's crime.

Well, you could get away.

- I'll help you somehow. - Where could I hide?

Look, Cathy, I make my living in public places.

I can't go on doing that.

I... might have to go to work.

There must be some way I can help.

You're right, Cathy.

You can help me.

Anything! Just tell me.

I'm going back to town tonight.

No, they'll hang you. You can't go back.

Somebody got me into this

and somebody's gonna get me out.

If you mean Linda, she won't help you.

You just let me handle this, honey.

I need another horse, and some dirty clothes.

Dirtier the better. Can you get 'em for me?

There's some stuff in the attic

and I saw some horses over in the draw.

Do the best you can but if you run

into any problems, you go straight home.

I don't want you mixed up in this.

Don't worry about me.

Promise?

Promise.

Do we have to drive so dead-blasted slow?

That fella will be out of the county before you even...

- ...get to town. - Ah, don't you worry.

We're gonna get him in any direction.

Well, get him. That's all I want.

I'm giving $5000

to the one who brings him in, dead or alive.

- That'll get action. - Five thousand.

Expect that will get action, governor.

Giddyup, boy.

Now, back to "Maverick."

Have you seen a man on a chestnut mare

riding this way?

This ain't no mare.

Look, I just asked you if you've seen

a man riding a chestnut mare?

I ain't seen nothin'.

Been looking for this here horse.

Maybe your mare is back in the draw.

Evening, boys!

Say, is this here the road to Denver?

Yeah, you happened to see a fellow on a chestnut mare?

He's a fancy dresser, and she's a thoroughbred.

You don't mean that no good scoundrel Maverick, do you?

Yeah. Do you know him? Did you see him?

No man's seen him. But he didn't see me.

- He was going too fast. - Which way?

Oh! Back that way. Down that Jewelburg cut off.

Hold it! We won't fall for that one.

Two to one, this guy's Maverick.

There's one way to find out.

Oh, no!

I got men all over the place.

I telegraphed every station for a hundred miles around.

Tellin' about that reward.

- We're gonna get him. - See that you do.

I wanna see him on the end of a rope.

Now, wait a minute, we ain't gonna have no luncheon.

He's got a right to fair trial, same as anybody else.

Get this, Deevers.

When I'm governor, I can do a lot for ya'.

But I can break you just as quick. Remember that.

Hey! Hey, you on the horse!

Good evening, Mrs. Burke.

Darling!

Why did you come here? I thought you got away.

Mrs. Burke, I never part company with a lady

without saying a proper goodbye.

You have a right to be angry.

The first time in your life, you're telling the truth.

Oh, Bart, don't be so cruel.

You just have no idea what I've been through.

Cut it out, Linda.

Oh, I love you, darling. Don't you know that?

You know I didn't kill Dana. Now, who did?

Can't you guess?

I suppose, you're gonna tell me your husband.

Well, of course, it was Mike.

But he's trying to blame you.

He followed me this afternoon.

When I went to meet you, only Dana was there.

Why?

Because he knew about us.

And he was gonna make trouble for me.

Mike killed Dana

because he thought I was meeting him.

Oh, I'm afraid for my own life.

Take me away with you, darling.

It's a little impractical, isn't it?

The whole town's after me.

Or you could escape the same way you came.

Somebody's coming. Hurry.

You go to our meeting place, and I'll meet you there.

I love you, darling. Don't ever forget that.

Bart, don't forget our meeting place.

Fine marshal you turned out to be.

You had him in the palm of your hand and you lost him.

And you're not even sure it was Maverick.

Well, it sure come up to his likeness.

Mike! Don't let him get away.

- You saw him? He was here? - See, I told you.

He was, he just left my room through the window.

And he threatened to kill me.

He must be out in the garden by now.

Get around back, cut him off.

That won't be necessary.

That was quite a performance you gave upstairs.

I couldn't bring myself to leave

until I learned how it all turned out.

Mr. Deevers.

I think we better have a little talk.

You're taking this all mighty cool

for a man accused of murder.

Oh, that's understandable. 'Cause I didn't do it.

- We got a witness. - Who?

I saw you.

Oh, then, since you saw me

maybe you better tell me what happened.

You laugh out of the other side of your mouth

when you're kicking on the end of a rope.

Uh, I have the right to call in a lawyer, haven't I?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

If you can find one who'll handle the case for you.

No law says I can't defend myself, is there?

- No. - We're wasting time.

Get on with it.

I wanna speed things up as much as you do

Mr. Burke.

Marshal, I'd like to ask a few questions

on behalf of my client... me.

- Go ahead. - Thank you.

Mr. Burke, how did you happen

to be at the scene of the crime?

I got curious to find out why you always went riding

at a certain time every afternoon.

So, I followed you.

Alright, then what?

When I got to that, there, uh...

Fork in the road?

Yeah. I saw you and Phil.

- Where? - There! Where it happened.

What were we doing?

[Mike] Talking... arguing.

Still on horseback?

Well, who in thunder argues when he's straddled in a horse.

You were both standing on the ground.

That's not what you told me, dear.

Shut up.

Remember, you said Phil

was still on the horse, remember?

Well, which was it?

Oh, now I remember. Uh, Dana was on his horse.

- But he was just getting off. - I was standing on the ground.

- By the lake or-- - Yeah, by-by the lake.

Didn't you say by the trees, dear?

Alright, by the trees.

- Where was Dana? - He was by the lake.

That's, uh, quite a distance apart.

We must've been hollering at each other.

[Mike] What difference does it make, where you were?

Y-you pulled a gun and shot him.

And then you ran to your mare

and-and went off down the road.

You saw me shoot down a friend of yours

and you didn't go after me?

Then get killed myself?

Well, that, that mare of yours could outrun anything.

I'd have never caught up with you.

Look, when you told me what happened

you said Maverick and Dana were standing close together.

And Dana turned as if he was gonna go

to his horse and Maverick pulled a gun

and shot him.

That's a lot different than the story

Mr. Burke's been telling...

...with Mrs. Burke's help.

When two people are arguing they're generally

facing each other.

But Dana was shot in the back.

[Linda] He's trying to trip you up.

He's getting him all rattled.

- What he told me was-- - Why don't you shut up.

What he told me was

that Mr. Maverick was behind the rocks by the lake.

Phil rode up and was looking around.

Mr. Maverick took out a gun and shot him.

And Dana never even saw him.

You remember the story a lot better

than he does, Mrs. Burke.

Almost like an eyewitness.

That is not true.

Maybe, even better than a witness.

Maybe you pulled the trigger yourself.

That's a lie.

Anyway, I don't even know where the place is.

You mentioned the rocks and the lake, he didn't.

He told me about it. He just forgot for a second.

He couldn't remember all the things

you told him to say but he sure tried.

Mr. Burke, you wouldn't be trying to hang this thing on me

to protect your faithful little wife, would you?

You better answer that, Mike.

You know, it'd be better to clean your dirty linen

right here in the confines of your own home

rather than waiting until you get in

the governor's mansion.

It's a funny thing about errant wives.

They seem to thrive on forgiveness.

You let Linda get away with it

this time, she'll just do it again.

Only next time, you'll be governor.

You'll have to forgive her.

Mike, don't listen to him.

He's just trying to trick you.

I'm not trying to trick you, I'm trying to

straighten you out.

Think it over... governor.

Mike, I promise, I'll never do anything again.

I promise I'd nev--

You dirty little double-crosser.

You're on your own from now on.

If you'll excuse me, I, uh, hate domestic squabbles.

You sure you want me to keep Goldie?

If it wasn't for Goldie, I never would've met you.

If it weren't for Goldie

you wouldn't have met a lot of people.

But you're the only one I really wanna remember.

Will I ever see you again?

Of course, you will.

Get up on Goldie, I wanna see

if you two look well together.

All aboard.

Well, looks like it's time to go.

You two look just fine.

- Goodbye, Cathy. - Goodbye.

Goodbye.

[Bart] Our episode for next week is a ghost story. Real life ones.

But when three guys are surrounded by hundreds

of war-hungry' Indians, there's only one thing to do

if you wanna stay alive.

You play dead.

They gonna hang him, sarge?

Please, Willy, I'm a civilian.

This is strictly a case of mistaken identity.

Sure it was.

You mistook a colonel's wife for a gay young thing.

This is what will happen to all long knives

in the Sioux Nation.

Taggart's gone.

- You mean he took off? - No. He wouldn't run away.

We're taking this. This is his rifle.

Leave? What do you think?

I think one of them Indians caught himself a ghost.

Now Halloween's almost over, Maverick.

Could I have a word with you, please? Sir.

Yes, Mr. Maverick, but please be brief.

Uh, sir, did you understand everything

Sergeant Baines told you, or described to you...

- ...the situation that is? - Certainly.

Did you understand that Running Horse

and several hundred Sioux are likely

to be back here any moment?

Mad as can be.

Did you understand that, lieutenant?

Certainly.

Oh!

On second thought, sergeant, I decided to put off

facing that board of inquiry.

Now, normally I don't like to fight.

I've tried to go through life without fighting.

But if that life is about to end

and I don't want it to end

then I'm willing to fight.

So I can go on living without having to fight.

Do you follow that?

[Bart] For a hair-scalping, I mean hair-raising adventure

don't miss "The Ghost Soldiers."

♪ Who is the tall dark stranger there ♪

♪ Maverick is the name ♪

♪ Ridin' the trail to who knows where ♪

♪ Luck is his companion ♪

♪ Gamblin' is his game ♪

♪ Smooth as a handle on a gun ♪

♪ Maverick is the name ♪

♪ Wild as the wind in Oregon ♪

♪ Blowin' up a canyon ♪

♪ Easier to tame ♪

♪ Riverboat ring your bell ♪

♪ Fare thee well Annabel ♪

♪ Luck is the lady that he loves the best ♪

♪ Natchez to New Orleans ♪

♪ Livin' on jacks and queens ♪

♪ Maverick is a legend of the west ♪

♪ Riverboat ring your bell ♪

♪ Fare thee well Annabel ♪

♪ Luck is the lady that he loves the best ♪

♪ Natchez to New Orleans ♪

♪ Livin' on jacks and queens ♪

♪ Maverick is a legend of the west ♪

♪ Maverick is a legend of the west ♪♪

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