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Get out!

Get outta here.

What have we here?

They ain't no use to us.

Might as well send 'em on their way.

Oh, I can think of a couple of uses.

Get him up.

Get him on his knees.

Put your hand up on the log.

I'm not gonna ask you again.

Hold on here.

Let's get back to the job, huh?

I give the orders around here.

You stole a bag of money.

I'm here to get it back.

That money is owed to us.

Don't you interrupt me again, boy.

Now where's the money?

We used it all.

Get his hand back up there.

You got nine more chances at

the truth before I get your

manhood up here on this log.

I told you, we...

We buried it by the river.

I'll show you. Just stop.

I'll show you.

Finally, someone honest.

Take care of that snot-nosed kid

or you won't be gettin' paid.

No one's touchin' the kid.

I may be a lotta things,

but kid killer ain't one of 'em.

You ride into town, you don't

stop for anything, not until

you get to the sheriff.

It's over.

It's over.

Comes with the territory,

amigo. You've seen plenty worse.

Besides, you don't know anything

else but killin'.

Not anymore.

It's over.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen

thank you all for coming.

My name is Charles Howard.

I represent the company that's

building this railroad.

We are days away from your property lines.

As you can see, these green

parcels here are the ones we've

secured so far.

But as you can also see from

this map, this is the route that

the lay of the land forces us to

follow, right up to the Prescott ranch.

Now, everyone has been

cooperative up to now, except

for you and Mr. Prescott,

and I very much want to get this settled.

We agreed to meet with you

here today because we believe

our property is worth more than

your offer, Mr. Howard.

I think there's some things

that you don't quite understand.

What do you say, Mr. Prescott? Please?

Full-time job, huh?

Yes, sir, Mr. Prescott.

You're a good worker, I know that.

Yes, sir.

We work here from sunup to

dark, you know what, too.

Yes, sir.

This ain't no place for a boy, ya know.

No, sir.

What wage you expectin'?

Wage?

You can't just work here for food, ya know.

You're askin' for a man's job, man's work.

You don't figure on workin' for

nothin', do ya?

No, sir. But... Ten dollars a month.

When you got it.

Ten dollars a month, when you got it.

Ten dollars?!

Good men are hard to find, Thurmond.

And he's already had one offer.

I'd say you better hire him quick.

I hadn't thought about that.

Well, you can start by takin'

the curry to the big bay.

Go ahead, scoot!

Do you understand the concept

of eminent domain?

The government can seize any

property it deems necessary

for the greater good of the

country, and the railroad is

for the greater good of the country.

A man's land just can't be taken.

The government can have

a judge rule that your land

must be given to the railroad.

I can guarantee you that that

price will be a lot lower than

the one I'm offering you

and Mr. Prescott right now.

You people have until tomorrow

morning to make a decision.

Or what? We know you just

hired Mr. Tate and his men,

and we're prepared to do what

we must to defend ourselves and our land.

Don't do this.

Please just let him go.

The boy's not a part of this.

We asked you nicely to leave

twice now, but you are still here.

This is my husband's land.

You can't just... I can't what?

Only thing you understand is

when it's beaten into ya.

Oh, god.

God, please stop.

We'll stop when you tell me

where I can find your husband.

He's working at eagle's pass.

Now that wasn't hard, was it?

Go on, go see your boy.

Hi, Luke.

Morning.

We're almost finished here.

Railroad surveyors don't seem to

get that we're not movin' and

they ain't welcome.

How'd Noah do?

Real good.

We warned you, mister.

Hard to find good men.

Get down there and finish the job.

Make it look like Indians did this.

I can see why he didn't wanna

let this place go.

Mr. Riley, I'm delighted to

meet you, but I don't quite

understand why you're here.

Well, my law firm specializes

in these types of negotiations.

When Chicago was concerned about

your progress, they contracted me.

Now, what's the situation with

these three parcels of land right here?

I just spoke with the owners,

and those parcels are now in hand.

Good. And where's they survey camp?

My survey camp is here.

Now, I understand a Mr.

Prescott has your offer.

For the better part of a year

now, but he won't budge.

Hm. I'd like to talk to him.

You're leaving oak hill to Luke and Monty?

I am.

What's goin' on?

Well, if anything should

happen to me, I don't want there

to be any doubt as to what

should be done with oak hill.

Does Luke know?

No. Neither does Monty.

And there's no need for them

to know unless something happens to me.

Why're you givin' this to me?

For safe keepin'.

Nothin's gonna happen to you,

right, Thurmond?

Too damn stubborn to die on us anyway.

Don't you worry about me.

I'll do the talkin'.

Man from Chicago in?

Got in this morning.

Just what we needed.

Let's be clear, Tate.

I'm not happy he's here either.

But for now, you let him do

things the way he wants to.

Where do you want him?

Take him up and talk to Prescott.

What about these other three homesteaders?

They want more money.

We took care of the last

family just north of them

this morning; I could do the

same to those three.

No. Not now. You need to keep

Riley occupied with Prescott

and outta my hair.

What if these homesteaders

hold out, and this Riley fella

catches wind of it?

I don't know, but until I do

know, I need your eye on Riley

at all times.

I don't need Washington and

Chicago coming down on me

any more than they have already.

So for now, what he says goes

until I say otherwise.

Is that understood?

Yes, sir.

Mr. Riley, I'd like you to

meet my best foreman, Mr. Tate.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

Mr. Tate will take you out to

the survey camp.

Um, have you spoken to

Mr. Prescott recently?

We had a little disagreement

a couple of days ago.

The survey can't wait for

Mr. Prescott to come to his senses.

That's why I'm here, Mr.

Howard.

In my absence, Mr. Riley,

obviously you speak for the

railroad, and Mr. Tate here works for you.

Yes, that's the way it was

explained to me as well.

And by the way, we're down a

man. Can you get a replacement?

I have someone in mind.

Good. Let's go then.

How the hell did he get his britches off?

This is the great D.C. cracker?

Are you in?

Let's see 'em.

Well, this is a far cry from

Chicago, isn't it?

I forgot... Anything could be so peaceful.

Yeah, sand storms, rattlesnakes.

Freezin' cold and furnace heat.

If you're a mile from town,

you're a guaranteed dead man.

Ain't my idea of peaceful.

That's interesting, Mr. Tate.

You hate this land so much,

but yet, you stay.

I'm a railroad man.

Railroad's comin' here.

Ya know, it's my job to

handle this Prescott matter peacefully.

Meanin'?

There's no need for a man

like D.C. cracker.

You ain't never met Prescott.

I have.

He starts wavin' that shotgun of

his around again, I want me

a little insurance.

I suggest you get some sleep, men.

Mrs. Prescott.

Mornin', Luke.

Mornin', Noah.

Here's your coffee.

Thanks.

Well, chores are done, sun's

up. You ready to go?

Go? Where?

Where? Hunting, of course.

You told me yesterday... Sh, sh.

Mr. Prescott sleepin'?

Rifle and shells are on the

kitchen table, but hush up now,

or we'll both end up doin'

chores. All right.

Mr. Cracker.

Mr. Cracker.

Mr. Cracker.

You want some coffee?

Where am I?

Just outside of Nogales.

The railroad survey camp.

You came aboard last night.

With a little help.

Thank you.

Who the hell are you?

My name's Riley.

Jess Riley.

I'm leading the survey crew,

clearin' the way for the track layers. Oh.

You know why you're here?

You're here for protection.

You're not to use that gun

unless I tell you to do so.

Is that perfectly clear?

Yeah.

Mount up.

I wanna see where Mr. Prescott's

land begins.

He's the one that hired you,

but I'm management, which means

I'm his boss and yours.

You take orders only from me.

You ever shoot jackrabbits before?

Once or twice.

When? I never seen you shoot nothin'.

A long time ago.

Monty says they taste like chicken.

Maybe Montana chicken.

Cut 'em.

Excuse me. Mr. Marsh,

I don't believe I told you...

Whoa, whoa, hold your fire.

You're a little partial to

trespassin' on other people's

property, ain't you?

Put your guns away, gentlemen.

I ain't seen you before.

My name's Riley. Jess Riley.

And I'm here to stop any more

problems between you and the railroad.

That ain't hard.

Just stay off my property.

Riley's here to talk,

Prescott. I suggest you listen

while you still can.

And who are you?

Name's cracker.

D.C. cracker.

You don't look like no railroad man.

Thank you very much, sir.

Well, get on with it.

What?

Your speech... about how I'm

standin' in the way of progress.

You seem to know it pretty well.

Ought to. I've heard it enough times.

This time, I'm prepared to

make a substantial offer.

I ain't interested.

You haven't even heard it yet.

Look, it all boils down to

one thing... me movin' off my

land, don't it?

Yes, sir, that's right.

Then we got nothin' more to talk about.

So what you're sayin' is that

you won't move, so the railroad

just has to stop.

I spent 30 years in this land.

You reckon that's not important?

Why are you wastin' time?

They're just a bunch of ignorant

dirt farmers.

You're a likeable fella,

Mr. Riley, and I appreciate your offer.

But you all can go now, 'cause

we got nothin' more to talk about.

Stop it, damn it. Stop it!

Ya know, for such

a reasonable man, Mr. Riley,

you sure do promote a hell of a brawl.

How you doin'?

Better than you, I reckon.

I'm riding into Nogales.

Talk to you later, Mr. Prescott.

Where the hell were you?

They're just ignorant dirt farmers.

I thought you could handle it.

You should've worn your gun.

Things sure have changed.

It's a changin' world.

Yeah.

Raise it up a little more.

A little more. The other side's

perfect. Right there.

Yes, yes. Perfect. Very good.

Newest depot office west of Chicago.

You must be Howard's new man from Chicago.

You can tell?

Few people out hereabouts

where suits as elegant as yours.

Butterfield's the name.

Donald l.

Jess Riley.

I am the mayor of Nogales

and it was I and a few of my

civic-minded business associates

went to Chicago several years

back and asked that your

railroad route through Nogales.

We were gratified when our small

town was chosen.

Well, I'm sure that both you

and the town are gonna prosper.

I would like to offer to help

you with the Prescott matter.

I was out at his place this

morning. Is he gonna leave?

No.

The only person he'll listen

to is Luke rivers.

Rivers.

Prescott's man.

He showed up outta nowhere

a couple of years ago.

I think I met him today.

The only person Prescott will listen to.

If he's the one I'm thinking

of, I doubt he'll talk to me.

Maybe not you, but you oughta

look up Jo Tanner.

Who's he?

Not he. She.

She owns the boardinghouse

in town, she's a teacher,

got a good, level head on her.

Might listen to you if you can talk sense.

And I don't mean to spread

gossip, but she... Where can I find her?

The church is also the

school; Just south of town if

you go that way.

I think I know where it is.

Thank you.

Anything else I can do for

you, you let me know.

Actually, I was hoping to

find a local man to help me with

my books while I'm here. Do you

know anybody?

Look no further. I'm your man.

All right. You start tomorrow.

I am your humble servant.

Thank you, sir.

We had some trouble out at Prescott's.

Was I not clear?

I told you to let Riley take the

lead on this.

He was.

You're reckless.

I get the job done.

Yes, when you are free to do

it, but with Riley reporting to

Chicago, you have to use more discretion.

So you want me to roll over.

You used to ride with rivers.

Are you telling me he can't be swayed?

Rivers is an ornery cuss.

He always was.

You're not afraid of him, are you?

I ain't afraid of no one.

What about the others?

Monty isn't much, but with

rivers backin' him, I suppose

he's dangerous enough.

Prescott's quick to the trigger

for an old man.

The other one ain't nothin' but a boy.

You have to use the right

kind of pressure on rivers.

When he sees that, rivers will

see it isn't worth it, and he'll

move on, and without rivers,

the others will fold.

We'll hurt him good.

All right, so do it,

but when Riley is in town.

It's her!

I don't care who started it.

I'm ending it.

Miss Tanner?

Harold, stop pullin' her

hair, or I will have your pa tan your hide.

Miss Tanner, my name's Jess Riley.

I'm with the railroad.

You wanna drive your track

through my school, right?

Actually, I'd like to talk

about Luke rivers.

If you went to him with

a message, would he listen?

Depends on the message.

I understand that he wields

a certain amount of influence

over Thurmond Prescott.

I'd just like him to know

that if he could persuade

Prescott to move, he'd be

generously remunerated.

Go to hell, Mr. Riley.

What happened?

What's the matter?

You're tryin' to use me to

buy off Luke, that's what's the

matter, and I have news for you.

I won't be used, and Luke can't be bought.

I didn't mean to insult you

or Mr. Rivers. I'm sorry.

I went to see Prescott this

morning, and I tried to settle

this matter peacefully, but

before I knew it, there was a brawl.

It wasn't pleasant.

These are the facts.

The railroad is coming.

Prescott must move.

I sympathize with him.

But we're talking about

something that's bigger than

both him or me.

You're a schoolteacher.

You've studied history.

You know that people's lives

are often disrupted by new

things, new ways.

The railroad can benefit thousands.

It can't be stopped by one man,

no matter how justified his

position might be.

Do you think you'd feel that

way if that one man were you.

Honestly, I don't know.

Miss Tanner, I need your help.

Someone has got to talk some

sense into Thurmond Prescott

before something terrible happens.

I'll talk to Luke.

Thank you.

Good day, sir.

He's knocked out.

Where you goin'?

Cracker! Yeah?

I asked you where you're goin'.

You want me to shoot him?

No.

I'll see you around then.

Sir, after thinking it

through, we will move...

If you double your offer.

Well, that is not what I was

hoping to hear.

If we are going to move,

the money you have offered is not enough.

The way we see it, you're

running out of options and time.

I see.

We're serious, Mr. Howard.

Excuse me. I have some work to do.

Luke.

I, uh, I been meanin' to... I know.

I know how it is.

I had a visitor today.

A man named Riley from the railroad.

Yeah? We met.

Yes.

He said there was a brawl.

I'm okay.

This Riley fella,

he wants you to go talk to

Thurmond about gettin' out.

He claims he only wants peace.

A fair settlement.

I believe him.

Yeah? Well, he's crazy if

he thinks I can get Thurmond to

listen to me.

What is it?

All right, out, out.

Everybody out, 'cept you, Noah.

Boil some water and bring clean towels.

Nothin's broken.

He wants to talk to you, Luke.

What's the matter, Thurmond?

Oh, Luke blames me for what

happened to Monty.

Know what I want, Luke?

Anything, Monty. Name it.

I've been thinkin'.

Maybe I'll head on home.

Good idea.

Leaves'll be turnin' soon.

Trout'll be bitin'.

Ma's Berry pies.

Keep on like that, I might just tag along.

I think I'll take a nap now.

You're sure no one saw what

you did to Prescott's man.

Nope.

So they got the message.

Yeah, they got the message.

Good.

I have another job for you.

Those three families have

decided you're the one they'd

rather deal with.

Rivers.

You wouldn't have needed it if you had it.

You come to brag about what

you did to the boy?

I'd kill a man before I'd

rawhide him like that.

You tell Tate his message has

been delivered.

Comin' here's my idea.

You all of a sudden found

religion, cracker?

That's funny you said that.

Just today I was thinkin' the

same thing about a fella I once knew.

Last I saw of him, he was ridin'

this big old roan horse,

carryin' a nickel-plated Colt.

And just yesterday, would you

believe it, I run smack dab into him.

And what's he doin'?

Pretendin' to be some dirt

farmer, scabby ranch in the

middle of nowheres.

What makes you think he's pretendin'?

'Cause you ain't no fool.

Only a fool would try to fight

against the odds that are

standin' up against you.

You keep fightin' for this railroad...

I'll have to kill you.

Friends oughtn't to kill friends.

You listen real good, Luke.

If you don't talk sense to that

Prescott, all any of you is

gonna end up with is six feet of this land.

I'm right here, Sonny.

Put the gun down, thurmond.

I'll put it down, but it'll be smokin'.

He ain't here to make trouble.

Trash like him makes nothin'

but trouble.

You know, old wild bill died

with a bullet in the back of his

head, holdin' the winnin' hand.

Aces and eights.

It's a dead man's hand.

I'll be back tomorrow

to check on monty's dressings.

He's leavin' tomorrow.

Well, then, say good-bye to

him for me, then.

Let's have a little kiss, sugar.

Oh, you whore!

Damn, Tate, I didn't get my turn with her.

Shut up and bag 'em.

Just what do you want?

You seem like a nice lady.

I don't wanna see you hurt.

I don't wanna see anybody hurt.

Then don't hurt anybody.

To you, life is cheap.

You've got nothin' to live by

and nobody to live for.

You know Luke, don't you?

In another life.

You wanna talk, tell me about him.

If you know me, you know Luke.

Ma'am.

Luke. Hey, I'm glad to see ya

handlin' that gun.

You leaving?

A man's got a right to defend what's his.

It doesn't give him the right

to commit suicide.

Luke, we all gotta die sometime.

But I'd rather it be for

something now than for nothing later.

Give it up, thurmond.

We'll start over.

You, me, Noah.

We'll head up north where

there's rain and good soil instead of dust.

You know, when I built this

place, I said it would be my last.

I buried Margaret up in oak

hill, but you know, you're right.

You're young, and you have your

whole life ahead of you.

This isn't your fight.

It's mine.

Good-bye, Luke.

Come on.

Who is it?

Luke.

I'm ridin' out I thought you should know.

I guess I'm not surprised.

Well, that's that.

What happened to us, Luke?

Why didn't it work out?

You wanted no more than any

woman's got a right to expect.

I'll miss you... All the days of my life.

And I bet you'll come to miss me, too.

I miss you already.

Why are you doing this?

Stop. Stop!

It's gonna take forever to Bury them.

Ain't no one'll find 'em down there.

I don't know. Tate said to Bury 'em good.

Help me with this so we can go get a drink.

Make sure you get me the

right survey map so we can

properly record what we find.

Yes, sir.

You don't approve?

Doesn't seem to be my place

to judge, Mr. Cracker, now does it? Nope.

Just seems to me that you're

a better man than you let on.

How's that?

The other day at the fence

line, when the others were

fighting, you had the good sense

to stay out of it.

I do my fightin' with this now.

I didn't see you go to heel

after the fightin' started, nor

after Prescott fired his rifle.

Gettin' slow.

So where you off to with that

surveyor fella?

I gotta get on the Prescott land.

I gotta do a real survey and

find out what we're dealin'

with.

I think Prescott seems like

a reasonable man.

What about that boss man of yours, Howard?

Is he interested in reason?

He's not my boss.

I was sent here by Chicago to do

a job, and I'm gonna do it.

If you ask me, they sent you

on a fool's errand.

We both know that railroad's

gonna go right through this territory.

There's only so many paths it

can take, and right now,

that's straight through the

heart of that old man's land,

land he don't wanna give up.

Ain't too hard to figure how

this is gonna end.

If Tate had his way,

it would end only one way.

But the world's changing,

Mr. Cracker, and that type of

violence won't be tolerated anymore.

This railroad is going to bring

a lot of things... commerce,

progress, but most of all, it's

gonna bring the rule of law.

Men like you and Tate are a dying breed.

I'm no Tate.

That might be true, but

people can change, Mr. Cracker.

'Cause in the end, if they

don't, what's their life amounted to?

Good day, Mr. Cracker.

Mr. Prescott.

Yeah.

Monty's gone.

I know. Where'd he go?

North. Home.

Where's Luke?

Gone.

When's he comin' back?

He ain't.

Did Luke run away?

Get your gear, son.

I'm gonna take you back to town.

No, no. You hired me.

I got no more use for help.

Don't you understand?

There's a railroad comin'

through here, boy.

We'll fight 'em, then.

A few more like you, I reckon we could.

Get your gear, boy.

We're through here.

Come on.

It's done.

And they won't be found.

No.

I heard one of Prescott's

men, monty, packed up and moved out.

And what about rivers?

Rivers has been seen in town

with the schoolteacher.

If he isn't out at

Prescott's, that makes him fair

game, right?

Tell your boys to keep their

eyes open, but make it look like

he made the first move, and take

cracker with you this time.

I thought you wanted me to

keep things quiet.

Use him.

What do you think, Mr. Riley?

I think this is it.

Good god!

Who would do something like this? Indians.

I don't think the Indians

would take the time to bag up

the bodies and dump them way out here.

Someone else did this.

They didn't want these bodies to be found.

You boys look tuckered.

Well, wouldn't be if we stood

around here like you.

Or him.

When the hell you gonna let

him work up a sweat?

Don't worry, he will.

You think he'll stick it out?

I hope not.

That's why you left, isn't it?

So he'll quit when he realizes he's alone?

It won't be so bad livin' in town.

There'll be other boys there...

I hate towns.

I hate 'em, too.

I think that does it.

I'm gonna settle up.

Run down there and go get Mr. Tate.

We all have choices.

Leavin' was my choice.

Thurmond's choice is up to him.

Any notion where you're headed?

Just north.

So after north, when that doesn't work out.

East, then west, I guess.

Then south.

That about covers it.

Pick it up.

'Bout time you headed back up

to that schoolhouse of yours, ain't it?

I'm not leaving you.

That's good.

She can stick around here and

watch her little hero get what

you and that bastard Prescott

have been beggin' for.

I'm tired of playin' around.

You pick up that gun.

Go ahead. Pick it up.

You got no argument with that

Tate that don't include me.

Put the gun down, thurmond.

This is between Tate and me.

Oh, Luke.

Don't talk.

It's yours now.

Oak hill.

You oughta take me home.

Let's get him into the wagon.

Cracker, you're workin'

for me.

It's a changin' world.

Oh, we're on thin ice here.

I made the numbers look as good

as possible.

You're a fine accountant.

Hey, what's goin' on here?

What happened?

Let me through.

You wanna talk? This is what

talkin' gets you.

This is rivers' work.

Him and that double-crossin'

bastard cracker.

Men, listen to me.

We're railroad men, not vigilantes.

Our job is to survey for the track.

You bastards started it.

I didn't start it, I wasn't

there. You weren't either.

This was cold-blooded murder.

These boys didn't stand a chance.

If we have to fight, we'll

fight, but we didn't come here

to start a war.

We came here to build a railroad

and to get rich.

You know what this is?

This is a telegram from the home

office in Chicago, authorizing

me to pay each of you a $25

bonus if we finish our work here

by the end of this week.

Now who's with me?

Who wants a $25 bonus?

Man: I want justice is what I want.

That's what we want, yeah.

You got some work to do?

Let's get with it, Mr. Tate.

We should go get 'em.

Wow!

Monty!

I sure am glad you boy

didn't start the party without me.

You're back.

You came back!

Shoulda kept goin' all the

way back to Montana.

Started off in that

direction, but along about noon,

I got to thinkin', and, well,

guess them trout'll have to wait

a while longer.

Name's monty.

Don't think we were properly

introduced last time we met.

Cracker. D.C. cracker.

Didn't expect to find you on

this side of the wire.

I didn't expect to be here.

Where's thurmond?

He's up on oak hill.

Guess I'll mosey on up there

and let him know there'll be

five of us waiting on this side

of the wire.

Damn it all.

Damn it all to hell.

So, Mr. Riley.

What news do you have?

I think I found a way for

both parties to get what they want. How?

It's gonna take more time

and cost more money, but this

route, coupled with a few

trade-offs, it could work.

How is that?

I traveled the route today

with a surveyor from one end to

the other, and I think Prescott

might accept my new proposal.

Good.

There's one other thing.

When we were comin' back here,

we came across some dead bodies in a gully.

We should call the county sheriff.

I'll telegraph the sheriff

first thing in the morning.

Okay.

Thank you.

He found them.

I'll take care of it.

Mr. Riley is not an idiot.

As soon as he finds out you had

something to do with Prescott's

death, he's going to figure it out.

And when he figures it out,

you're going to hang, and me with you.

They got nothin'.

I'm gonna go out there, and

I'm going to back Mr. Riley's plan 100%.

He doesn't know he's gonna walk

into a hornets' nest there tomorrow.

And once he does, I want things

to go bad real fast.

And then, Riley gets caught in

the crossfire. You understand?

Completely.

Good. And you better pray for

yourself real hard, my man.

I sure as hell don't like the

idea of us just sittin' here

waitin' for 'em to come.

We don't have much of a choice.

We'll split up the night.

Do watches in three shifts.

I'll go first.

All right. We'll see you back there.

Surveyors are makin' up time.

Chicago's gonna be happy.

We could acquire oak hill.

You really think he's gonna

be waitin' there?

If you were him, would you

want some fella from Chicago

running you off your place?

Come on, let's go.

Boss, some of the men, they're gettin'...

Men are gettin' paid.

You mind if I take a squint

through them goggles, son?

Good mornin', Mr. Cracker.

Good mornin'.

Monty.

Take a look.

They'll be comin' soon.

That they will, boy.

Yes, sir. That they will.

Luke.

Jo.

What's goin' on?

Noah!

What's the matter, Luke?

Monty.

Monty! I thought monty left.

He came back.

Why, Luke?

Why did he come back?

'Cause we're stayin'.

You're crazy.

Maybe. But that's how it is.

But yesterday you were

leavin', so why stay now?

'Cause thurmond's dead.

Gettin' killed won't bring him back.

No.

Then why?

You wanna stay, don't you?

I saw you at butterfield's yesterday.

That look in your eyes.

I hope that's not true.

Maybe you're right.

Maybe guys like me don't change.

Can't.

I don't have the answers, Jo.

I don't know why cracker's

with us instead of against us.

I don't know why monty came

back when it's not his fight.

Why thurmond took me in.

All I know... Is I've been runnin' and

fightin' my whole damn life, and I'm tired.

And I finally found somethin'

worth fightin' for.

Ma'am.

They're almost at the wire.

They're pushin', all right.

Get your things.

You're goin' with Jo.

No, I'm stayin'.

No, you're not.

But I wanna fight.

I've been practicin'.

Get your things!

Said I'm goin'!

Alone if I have to.

Pretty good with pop gun, are you?

I hit what I aim at.

Hit me.

What?

Go ahead, shoot me.

No. I ain't gonna.

I think the boy's a coward, Luke.

Yeah, I guess.

Shut up.

Yeah, look, he's cowardly, all right.

One finger on the trigger, and

he's too damn scared to pull it.

Shut up!

See now what Luke's been tellin' you? Hm?

No shame in it, son.

This just ain't your time, that's all.

I hope you both get killed.

Noah, come back. Noah!

Find him, Jo.

Make him understand.

Please, Luke, don't do this.

They'll kill you.

Maybe.

Whatever happens, shoulda

happened years ago.

You better get goin'.

The way that kid runs, he'll be

in Mexico before you catch him.

Noah. Noah!

Please try to understand.

No!!

It's for the best.

I don't care.

They don't want you hurt.

I coulda helped.

They need me.

Luke did this because he loves you.

Because he doesn't want the gun

to become a part of your life

the way that it did his.

Where you goin'?

Just to talk.

Morning, gentlemen.

I am unarmed.

Him, too.

That's good, right?

So you decided you didn't like

railroad money, huh, Mr. Cracker?

Nope. Just the railroad.

Drunk, that's what you are.

Just a body scraped up off

a whorehouse floor.

That's the truth.

Gentlemen, I don't want any trouble today.

The way that track's headed,

I'd say you're lookin' for it.

Are you gonna listen to this?

He's threatenin' us.

Please, we can handle this

matter peacefully.

Now where's Mr. Prescott?

I have a plan that will solve everything.

That's a poor joke, Riley,

even for a railroad man.

I don't understand.

You know damn well thurmond's dead.

He's dead?

I... I didn't.

Do you know anything about this?

He should. Him and his

friends gunned him down.

Find Donald butterfield.

Collect your pay.

You can't fire me.

You're through.

I liked Prescott.

I respected him.

He was a good man, and I'm sorry he's dead.

But the fact is, we're here,

alive, and I've worked out

a plan that I think... I hope

is gonna keep us that way.

Here's your ranch.

House, pumps, irrigation field,

barn, et cetera.

And here's the railroad,

comin' through this way,

right through your property.

However, I've come up with three

alternatives, all of which are

gonna cost the railroad both

time and money, but none of

which should cost anybody else their lives.

Now I'd like to avoid this

direction 'cause of the gullies.

And this way's bad because the

Sandy land won't support our track beds.

But... if we swing a wide loop

this way, missing your buildings

and your irrigation field,

cutting off this portion of your

property right here, which is

currently unused.

In return, the railroad will

give you an equal portion of

property adjacent to the land

you already keep.

Plus, the free machinery and

manpower to build your own

irrigation system better than

the one you already have.

That's a good plan.

That's a workable plan... For all of us.

What do you think?

Appears fair.

We're givin' up somethin' but

get somethin' even better.

Not bad.

Can we trust him?

Yeah. I trust him.

I think thurmond would be pleased.

Hell with Prescott.

What about my men?

Three men murdered by you and

that drunken son of a bitch.

Come on. What are you waitin' for?

No!!

Stop! Stop!

Stop! Everybody stop!

Reloading.

Luke!

Noah! Noah!

Get down!

Get down, Noah!

Monty!

Get down, Noah!

Get outta here, Noah!

You look like hell.

Yeah? Well, how you doin'?

I've been better.

Thanks.

Oh, come on.

Wait. He's mine.

I won't miss like last time.

Boy.

Change is comin', son.

Pick up that gun, and you won't

be part of it.

But there's a railroad comin'

through, and I'm gonna need some good men.

Luke. Luke!

Hey, you, hang on, Luke.

You're gonna make it.

I'm not goin' anywhere.

You better not.

I think we can, uh...

I think we can stop the bleeding.

No, Jo, I mean I'm not leavin' you again.

Some things are worth fightin' for.

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