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to me which I do not understand. All I

know for certain is I am alive. How I

got here, who I am, I do not know. But I

must have seen or done something,

something terrible, to be buried alive,

to be left for dead. I can remember

nothing of my life, my friends or my

enemies. But the key to my identity lies

somewhere out there. And I will search

until I find the man I was and hope to

be again.

March 15th, 1866.

For the first time [music] since my

resurrection, an emotion courses through

me I would dare to call hope. I am

riding northwards to St. Louis, Missouri

to a place called the Federal Military

Archives.

I pray the record stored there will

yield some clue as to my true [music]

identity.

Thank you.

>> [music]

>> seeing as though I'm the one

trespassing.

He's gone. Settle.

Set. SETTLE.

Come on. Come on. Come on.

Excuse me.

Just wondering what the hell you thought

you was doing. Discharging a battalion's

worth of lead out here in the middle of

nowhere. Must have had a real good

reason.

Coyote, it's a lot of artillery for one

measly prairie wolf. You was afraid

you're going to run off with your host

like a fox do a chicken

>> two-legged variety.

>> Uh yes, sir. I do believe I picked up on

that. Well, I'm thinking you going to

get on your horse and help me round up

them bees you spooked so we can get them

on back to camp.

And I'm thinking you might want to be

doing that right now. You know, safety

of numbers, all that. Coyotes, they love

to hunt night time.

You got yourself a deal.

That a book,

you might say.

A mystery.

I do believe we done rounded up most our

Australian

I've been helping you steal someone

else's cattle.

>> Who's say they ain't ours? They

yielding. They ain't branded yet. Most

likely Texans they rustling from the

Mexicans. And come on now. You can't

steal what don't rightfully belong to a

man in the first place now can you?

Yep.

>> So, uh, Mr. uh,

>> Lazarus.

>> Mr. Lazarus. I have some dodge. My name

before I bring a man into camp, I got to

know what's what.

>> Like,

>> like you the one being chased or you the

one doing the chasing?

>> Take your pick.

>> You want to buy the law?

>> That make a difference?

>> None whatsoever. Crime's only crime

depending on the circumstances. Before

the war, I used to rustle horses and

they called me a thief. I did the exact

same thing in 60 for the Revs and they

called me a patriot.

>> You work for the Rebs?

>> Beast working in them damn fields.

thought you gone back from wrestling

ponies in old Mexico. You've been gone

so long. Who's the big pup? He just

follow you home.

>> James Lazarus helped me fetch him after

they got the runs. I don't know what

spooky coyote maybe.

>> You just happen to be passing through,

Mr. Samaritan?

>> Heading north about St. Louis.

>> Well, I'm obliged. Whatever the case,

sir. I'll be riding out to scout for

water. be ready to move out as soon as I

get back.

>> Come on. Go.

>> Them tin tomatoes was fine, but the

coffee is a little off. I think you cut

it with too much calories.

>> Somebody fetch me water ain't got no

alkali. Coffee tastes like coffee, not

prairie. That

>> biscuit, sir, on the other hand, work

excellent.

>> My ass don't take the butter in.

>> You hear that, Frank? He called bushy

sir. He's like a damn carpet bagger.

>> Where you from anyway, boy?

>> Don't believe we had the pleasure.

Name's Lazarus.

>> Ed Strayhorn. I'm Texas by way of

Alabama. This here's my baby brother,

Frank.

Sure as hell ain't got the hands of a

working man.

>> I've done their share.

>> Not like these.

>> Now don't go to flirting with them.

Frankincense,

>> you hardly know the fell. [laughter]

>> Shut up, E.

>> Frankincense, is that why you smell so

sweet?

>> You had to go open your trap, didn't

you? EPITHESER.

>> Get off me. GET OFF ME.

>> I'LL TEACH YOU A LESSON. Remember white

trash?

>> Where'd you say he was from?

>> I didn't.

>> Hey boy, I hear that pony of yours is

pure grease lightning.

>> Meets my knees.

>> Yeah,

>> the horse I broke is pretty damn slick.

What do you say we see which is fastest?

Make it interesting.

Say $10.

I ain't got but five.

>> Sorry.

>> Styles will take it. Dumb bastard stone

broke till we join up with the main

herd. Lost his shirt playing Monte down

Waco.

Man speculates with wages he ain't got

yet is worse than white trash. Besides

them hoes don't belong to us.

>> I'll tell you what. I'll bet my saddle

tool better.

>> How about it?

First one up around out there bush and

back wins.

>> We ready here?

>> Just drop the damn hat.

>> YO,

come on. Get up. COME ON.

>> COME ON. GET UP THERE. ALL RIGHT.

All right.

He's cheating. Didn't even go around the

bush.

[laughter]

>> Damn. Came near the break of my neck.

>> Not near enough, you damn fool.

>> He's done for him.

Hell no. But Styles have ruined her. Let

him do his own damn dirty work.

>> You don't carry a gun?

>> I used to.

This is all the weapon I care to carry

now. When I was a greener phone, you

used to make me shoot the cabbone on the

drive. You know, they couldn't keep up.

>> Kind of took the shine off of firearms

for me.

>> Drinking, gambling, abusing the riding

stock. In my mind, I cut you both loose

and blackball you boot. You

>> ain't going to do that. You need me. I

don't need you riding bearback. Or you

just bet your saddle and lost it fair

and square. Now we wasted enough time.

Let's go.

>> Tell you what, Tom. I won't be needing

my old saddle. My new one's fine, too.

Mexican leather.

ain't taking the damn hand-me-downs.

>> Suit yourself, son.

>> You're going to shoot an unarmed man in

the back?

>> You know the penalty in Texas for

shooting a [ __ ] A $3 fine worth every

penny that I'd say.

>> Why you taking his part?

>> This evening the odds.

Styles, gather your pack and plunder.

You're through. You got to be joking.

Destroying a good horse, you forfeit

whatever pay you had coming. Take the

done there. He don't hurt worth a damn

anyway. Now get moving.

>> Mechum. We don't got enough men to drive

to Abalene without Styles.

>> He broke every rule in the contract and

then some. His kind costs lives. I've

seen it. He's gone. You just don't cut

your own throat. The big augur down in

Austin finds out you let me go for some

horse thieving [ __ ] You won't be

hurting pigs.

It

>> appears he could use some help.

>> Quite frankly, I could use the company.

How about it?

>> You know anything about cattle?

>> I know horses. Just be to Butler Springs

and then I head east.

>> Sooner cut my own throat than hire a

stranger. But I can't afford to be

choosy now. Don't get moving. We'll miss

meeting the herd.

>> All right, Mr. Samaritan. You're our new

wrangler.

>> Ed, you're riding drag.

>> All right, let's get these damn things

out of here.

>> Get away from

Not as easy as it looks.

>> Well, you seem pretty quick on the jaw

to me. I imagine you figured out. What

does that mean? means you think I'm so

dumb picking any just cuz I don't tow a

gun. Listen, I take care of myself just

fine. Come on. Come on.

Who's there?

still happened to you.

[ __ ] bear mine got spooked, threw me

and ran off. My legs busted up pretty

bad.

>> Looks more like a bullet to me, mister.

>> I could use a little help.

I'll make it worse you want.

I think you can.

>> You hadn't shown up.

What you doing out here in the middle of

nowhere? I just quit the lazy age her

mind.

>> They heading for Witchita.

family. I will abolish spring.

>> Thank you.

Come on. Come on.

Fellas treating you okay?

>> Better treat each other.

>> How'd you come to hire such a rag tag

bunch?

>> Not much choice.

Losing a herd, poor men to Comanches

last spring kind of soured my reputation

with most of the cattle.

Got pretty much everything riding on

this drive.

Get that

ready. Come on.

>> What can I do for you, boy? Me and Terry

here. Trail cutter. Take a look over

your herd if you don't mind. Trim out

any strays not wearing your road brand.

Don't mind in the least. As long as you

got authorization.

>> Z. I got eight bees already. You ain't

got no mark. Want me to cut them?

>> The last thing you do, Mr.

>> Easy, son. We carry papers vouching for

our property. Either show me yours or

move on.

>> You ain't cutting nothing for this herd

on say so.

Maybe we come back with some say so a

whole hell lot louder.

>> That just about as good as mine, fellas.

>> That thing reminds me of the shape of

the first girl's papoose Ia ever

squeezed.

>> My first flame was a widow. Had 30 years

and 100 pounds on me. taught me of being

a tool. [laughter]

>> I've been engaged once. At least I

thought so. This girl had hair the color

ginger. You know what that does to a

man?

I was I was off trailing and she took up

with a clerk. By the time I got back,

she's married and almost gone with his

baby. At least that's what she told him.

Grabby hands. They only interest in men

of means, not working stiff like us.

>> Well, I can't blame him. Groven ain't no

kind of life for a family, man. That's

why I told Rose I'd give farming a try.

Soon as I could stake it.

What about you, Lazarus? Got a wife,

sweetheart?

Or maybe both.

>> [music]

>> once

maybe

next time I'd hurt.

Man won't even share a story. He was a

stingy son of a [ __ ] Now give me my

egg. Oh,

>> jumpy over that coyote.

He's out there somewhere.

>> I don't think there'll be nobody

skullking around at night.

>> Suppose not. Moon so bright you could

read by it. Providing you know how.

I meant no offense.

>> Don't take it.

Fact is, I can read. Grab officer taught

me how dare.

Most of them mothers though, they can't.

Yeah, Frank.

They just ain't had my advantages.

>> Don't think they take too kindly to know

that you were feeling sorry for them.

and don't know it.

>> Fine looking woman. What you got waiting

for you in St. Luke?

>> No, not likely.

So, what you going after?

I'm after uh

You remember that book of mine?

Mystery story.

>> Mhm.

>> Last chapter's missing. I want to find

him.

Maybe sometime you uh let me read what

you got down already.

>> My shift.

Maybe sometime

you late and you pick ugly.

I count 12 missing.

>> Well, what do you know? First these

trail cutters. Now it is landed gentry.

God bless America.

>> See you coralled our strays. Appreciate

you going to the trouble. We'll take

them off your hands now.

>> Made you critters trample past my dad's

cornfield last night.

>> Is that the field in question, son?

>> Mister, I don't think you're going to

walt out of here without making good on

the damage they done. Make good $50 off

to cover it. This robbery, plain and

simple.

>> Else watch the beef stays with us.

>> Genuine tragedy. My heart goes out to

you. Wish there was something we could

do, mister, but wasn't lazy age cows

that did that.

>> What are you trying to sell? Well, half

of them bees there got your brand all

over.

>> True enough, but tell me if I'm wrong.

None of them cows are wearing boots.

And that poor old cornfield is trampled

down with boots.

>> Look, what do you say we just call it an

honest mistake and we'll be on our way.

Right. If you could throw wide that gate

and let them be of ours out. My

pleasure.

Be careful little boy. That's a might

for a half point.

dead next bro.

>> It don't seem right just to leave the

man here without saying some words over

him or something.

This one here, he has a Bible name.

Maybe he could give us some words of

comfort.

He uh

he had common good for all.

His life was gentle.

and the elements so mixed inside him

that

nature might stand up and say to all the

world

this was a man

that was real fitting where you knew it

from Mr. Lazarus.

No idea.

Shakespeare.

Well, I wish we could have done more

following.

Well, we guess get on moving. Frankie,

grab them shovels and get them over to

the wagon. E wait, wait. Now me may be

dead and buried, but that don't make you

sagundo, boy. Not by a long shot.

>> We signed on to see this herd through.

And that's what we going to do.

>> No, if we get it through. Damn drive's

been nothing but bad luck ever since he

signed on.

>> I say we dy the herd and call it done.

>> Call it rustle is what you mean.

>> Whoa. When'd you sprout wings, Dart?

It's our chance. A chance to build

something of our own instead of risking

our lives all the time to line a big

August pockets.

>> Where you come out on this old woman?

Get caught with a white man's cattle.

I'd be hung up to drive before I could

spit. Nora, near town, you just set me

loose with a train ticket.

>> This herd doesn't get sold. Mechum's

wife and kids go without. That man down

there took a chance on me, but no one

else would.

We driving on Abalene.

>> I tell you, that's pretty tough chinning

for a man who ain't even got the guts to

carry.

>> You going to get what's coming to you

one way or another.

Mr. F, you better get off that leg and

see the dock. You look like hell. Just

grab your damn pencil and take this

down.

To John Raven,

gentleman in question,

headed to Butler Springs

on route to Abalene

with Lazy H outfit.

Stop.

Trust

his stay

will be short.

>> Butler Springs is just a couple miles

west of here. I say we drown some of

this trail dust in that saloon they got

there.

>> Yeah, I wouldn't mind it myself. We

came. We cut it too close as it is. We

hit Navalene on time.

>> Don't think you heard me, boy. I said

I'm getting a drink.

>> Maybe you didn't hear me say no quite

loud enough now, boy.

>> Well, maybe we'll just quit this thing

right now.

>> Cut my damn folk.

>> I'm carried extra money for supplies,

right? You just give us our share and

we'll each take a horse to make up for

the shortfall and be well shed of this

whole damn thing.

>> So, hand it over, big man.

>> You two run.

These

skunks ain't worth the power it take to

blow y'all to hell.

>> Well, I guess I'm fitting to ride in and

scrap some new hands. Mr. Lazarus, would

you care to join me for a glass of truly

juice before I commit the hiring?

>> Seems to be just fine. Push it.

>> Keep an eye on the herd.

They hungry. His head is good grazing,

so they ain't going nowhere for a while.

And if anybody so much as look crosswise

at him, you shoot this on the [ __ ]

How you doing?

>> Pretty little place, ain't it? Kind of

like a pile of manure with windows stuck

in it.

Well, come on. Let's go. Wait that

whistle.

>> Didn't take them long, did it?

>> All right, I'm buying. What you want?

>> Have a beer.

>> Coming in here, friend. Uh, got to ask

you to surrender your weapon. House

rules.

>> Give me two cards. Another

one.

>> I want a jacket on

>> to Ulissiz S. Grant, the greatest

military mind this country's ever known.

>> Well, here's the Bobby E. God lovingly.

[screaming]

Don't those boys ever get tired?

>> No.

>> Get off me.

HEY

THANK YOU, SHERIFF.

NOW, where's a buck like you come across

money like this?

>> I ain't stealing if that's what you

asking.

Huh? This is a letter of credit from

Juan Elias Hail in Austin entitling one

James Meechum to procure supplies.

>> Meumchum has been stopping here

regularly for 10 years now. And you sure

as hell ain't him.

>> You got killed by a pot shot from a

bunch of Sooners? I'm driving on to meet

the main herd in Abalene.

>> By whose authority? Without paper saying

so, you're a cattle rustler in my book.

Maybe even a murderer.

>> This man had nothing to do with

Meechum's death. I can vouch for him.

>> Who are you?

Name's Lazarus. I'm one of his crew.

Same as them.

Bab,

>> we ain't with any cattle crew. Just

passing through, right, Frank?

>> Run, you tell them how it was.

>> Run. My name's Charlie Kelly. I'd never

seen this man before. I

>> guess that settles that then. I think

boy, you're coming with me,

>> Sheriff.

This may be a matter for the vigilant

committee to consider.

>> Why, Mr. US Marshall?

>> What's the trouble here?

>> Nothing we can't handle. Taking this man

into custody.

>> What charge?

>> Rustling and suspicion [music] of

murder.

You thinking what I'm thinking?

>> I'm thinking we go back and divvy up the

beefs and make [music] ourselves scarce.

>> Trial? What good's a trial? No judge or

jury's going to acquit a colored with

evidence against him. Not even in

bleeding, Kansas.

>> No difference between accused and guilty

around here.

>> We're real sure he's guilty of one

thing. saloon brawling. As for the rest,

we'll see what the vigilance committee

has to say.

>> You're the federal marshal here. It's

your duty to see to that justice is

served.

>> It's his duty to ride around Kansas

looking pretty. We run our own damn

house here.

>> If I bring proof, written proof. You'd

have to consider it, right?

>> I might.

>> You show something that says this man's

innocent, he's free to go.

>> I ain't no saint now. Always knew

there'd be a reckoning, but I never

figured it would be for something I

didn't do. Nothing's going to happen

here. You got an eye. ride back to the

herd. Get me some papers and drag those

weddings back by their hair if I have

to. I need some time.

>> Can't promise anything. The vigilance

committee is a mighty determined body of

citizens.

This is my responsibility by federal law

and I'm starting my investigation now,

beginning with the vigilance committee.

Now, you make damn sure that man stays

healthy till I get back.

>> Whatever you say, Mr. US Marshall.

>> Unless I miss my guess. You're going to

confess

and then we're going to hang you.

>> I'm down in the white folks. Collet man

on a rope. Only one way for things to

go.

>> I say we hit up now before those townies

think we're rustless, too. Well, aren't

you? Would you come back because you

miss Bushy

trailer partner and you just stabbed him

in the back? If I hadn't jumped that

dealer, you'd have a bullet hole through

your head right now.

>> Why would he stick his neck out FOR ME?

THAT'S THE BACK, FRANK. I saw that Yank

Peacock pulled that dairy to myself. I

don't risk my hide for no trash. Black

or white? You risk a hide every day for

$20 a month. What price do you put on a

man's life?

>> You can't face down the whole town. Not

and live to tell him.

>> Give me trail manifest. Anything you

got.

Are we really going to do this, E?

>> We've been called a lot of things in our

lives, but never cattle thieves. We take

the herd and know it's not going to

change anything. They're still going to

give Ethan a stiff neck

>> unless somebody got the stuff to stop

them.

Oh, found what you needed. I have the

papers, but not those sorry excuse for

men.

>> They won't come and back you up.

>> No, you better get moving.

>> Kindly dismount, sir.

>> I don't understand. What about

>> Oh, I imagine he'll hang. Your fate

though is entirely up to you.

Go.

Who are you?

>> Name's John Raven, US Marshal for the

Southern District of Kansas.

>> You're appointed by some patriot of

Washington.

>> Something like that. Yes.

And you've certainly led us on a merry

chase.

My colleague in Texas was most put out.

>> Somebody should have taught the son of a

[ __ ] to shoot straight.

Moot point. Now,

I've been instructed to ask you a couple

of questions. Great many people [music]

are interested in your state of mind.

I got nothing to say. We've heard about

a journal. Hand it over.

The journal.

Thank you, sir.

And that, I believe, finally brings our

story to an end.

Why'd you come back?

>> Hey, you've been smelling, wearing,

eating cow same as the rest of us. We

figured maybe you earned yourself a

break.

>> We going to stand here, Chennon. Go see

the saving items. Poor ass.

with all us bastards think hell's out to

recess every time you come in thirsty

from the trail.

Maybe from now on your mind's going to

know that that's not the way things run

here in Butler Springs.

Get on with it.

You slap that beast, friend. You won't

live to do it a second time. Wouldn't

want on your conscience that you hanged

an innocent man.

>> Evidence says otherwise.

>> Here's the evidence.

Jim Mechum's papers

says that I some dark signed on Austin

for $20 a month.

>> Well, that don't mean diddly. means

enough that you could take that rope off

his neck for the moment.

>> No, I think that it means that a big old

boy is going to drop his iron before he

finds his head blown into a dozen

different pieces.

>> Now, would that be before or after your

brains are papering the walls, mister? I

say you cut the boy down right now.

We're going to start fighting Shallow

all over again.

>> That was a hell of a turkey shoot.

>> You think you can kill us all?

>> Huh? Just you three. Ask me, this

committee could use some new blood.

>> We let the man down. Talk this over.

>> Got an idea.

[music]

It's been a real pleasure working with

you boys. I want to thank you

>> for what? For risking your necks for

rice and a greener like me.

>> Well, Bushy, I know you'll keep this

gang in line. If you don't behave, I'll

slip them salt peter in their biscuits.

It fixes them right perfect.

>> Always did claim it was better to be

bone lucky than handsome.

Sure was my lucky day when you shot and

missed that coyote.

You don't find what you're looking for

in St. Louis, you look me up.

out of yours.

[screaming]

>> Hey, Lazarus St. Louis that way.

>> I've got something to tend to first.

[laughter]

>> [music]

[music]

>> when I returned to the place where we

left the marshall. His body was nowhere

to be found.

What I did find was my ravished diary.

All entries save the last gone.

>> A cruel taunt from the adversaries who

not only own my past but continue to

invade the present.

I dare not ride for St. Louis now.

They know

everything.

Hallelujah.