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Pretty quiet, huh, ben?

Nothin' out of the usual, micah.

Yeah, you an' nils go have your dinner now.

Goodnight, micah.

You can take your time, I'll be in with lucas mccain!

Hey, marshal.

You tell one o' them deputies, to bring me in a steak.

I've been eatin' this jail slop for four days,

An' I'm sick of it.

When the u.S. Marshal gets here from denver,

I'm sure he'll see to it you get anythin' you want.

Yeah. I hear they feed you real good,

Just before they put the rope around your neck.

But you remember this, they ain't gonna hang me.

Remember it's a long ride from- from here to yuma prison.

I'll kill anybody who tries to take me there,

Includin' you, your deputies, or anybody else

That thinks they're gonna hang charlie gordo.

Steak, potatoes, an' coffee.

That sounds good enough for me.

Mark?

Huh?

You gonna eat before you hang yourself with that tie?

Gosh, no, pa. I- I don't wanna spoil my appetite.

You're not goin' to a regular supper, son.

Oh, I know, but they'll have cake, an' cookies,

Things like that,

An' they're even gonna have some of that new stuff, ice cream.

That'll be all.

Just cuz I'm goin' to lucille bandy's birthday party,

I- I don't see why I have to wear a tie.

Oh, I thought the tie was your idea.

I- I look all right?

Oh, fine, fine.

What are you so nervous about, son?

Nervous? Who's nervous? What time is it?

Hmm, ten minutes of 7:00.

well, I- I better get goin'.

Mark, the party is not 'til 7:30,

It only takes five minutes to get there.

Oh, I know, but I don' wanna be late.

Mark? Didn't you forget somethin'?

Have a good time, son.

Pa? How come girls make fellas seem like,

Well, you know, all butterflies inside?

It's even worse than the first time you try an' rope a calf.

Well, mark, I- I guess the best way to explain it is that,

With girls it's knowin' that you might get roped back.

Have a good time, son.

I'm worried about that stage, should've been here by now.

Relax, micah.

You're lettin' charlie gordo bother you too much,

You hardly touched your dinner.

I haven't eaten or slept right, since gordo's been in my jail.

I know.

Horseman: Hyah! Hyah!

Well, I guess you'll sleep tonight.

Preston: Wow!

Hello, preston?

Howdy, lucas.

What held you up?

Well, we were about three hours late,

Getting' off at pagosa springs this mornin',

An' sure had to go some to try an' make it up too.

Didn't you have another passenger?

No, micah, the lawman from denver didn't make it.

What do you mean, he didn't make it?

Well, when we were ready to leave pagosa springs

This mornin', he wasn't there so I went to look for 'im,

I found 'im lyin' dead in his room.

What?

He was shot, micah.

Sheriff up there, he questioned everybody,

But nobody had seen or heard anythin'.

Told me to go on, said he'd notify denver

An' they'd probably get a hold o' you.

Preston, who were your passengers?

Oh, there was sam dekoven-

I know, I mean these two.

Couple o' cattlemen from denver, real nice folks.

Thanks, preston.

Sure, sorry, micah, luke.

Preston: Hyah!

Micah, they'll send another federal marshal for 'im.

All you have to do is, keep 'im here.

Yeah, like ted burks, up in salinas a couple of years ago.

He had gordo locked up just one night, that's all.

They killed ted, one of his deputies,

An' a couple of townspeople gettin' 'em out.

The same thing happened in waco six months ago.

Lucas, I need more help.

All right, micah.

I'll ride over, an' see if mark can stay at the benson's,

I'll be right back.

Thanks.

Hey, micah? Where's that marshal?

He wasn't on the stage.

He, er, was killed in pagosa springs.

What'd you mean he was killed?

That's what I said.

Who got killed?

Denver marshal, up at pagosa springs.

Then that means somebody is comin' after him,

Just like he's been sayin'.

Looks that way.

How many you figure?

Hard to tell, maybe one, maybe a dozen, who knows?

Look, micah, you- you know I'll do deputy duty

Any time you want me to it.

When I heard you had gordo here I came, didn't I?

That's right, ben, you did.

Micah, I-

You don' have to tell me, I know.

A man with a wife an' four kids.

It's all right, ben, you go on home.

Micah? I'll take the door.

Yeah, nils, you- you do that.

Nils?

Uh, yeah, micah?

Thanks.

Nils, would you mind beddin' razor down for me?

Oh, sure, lucas.

Thanks.

Micah? I didn't know you let your deputies drink on duty.

I don't.

I just saw ben headin' for the saloon.

Ben's not on duty.

Supposed to wear that over your heart.

Oh, I got a big heart, micah.

Hey, marshal! Come on in here. I wanna talk to you.

Now, that's better, I was getting' lonesome.

That marshal from denver, he ain't gonna show up, is he?

Least whiles I heard you talkin' out there, seems like he,

Got himself killed or somethin'?

Now who'd do a thing like that?

You know pretty soon there ain't gonna be a lawman left.

Your name is luke mccain, ain't it?

They call you the rifleman.

You know, you an' me we'd make a good team together.

Shut up, gordo.

I'll bet you, they're out there right now,

Just breathin' down your neck.

I've been listenin' to that for four days.

It's enough to get on a man's nerves.

Micah, what about those two cattle men from denver

Who got off the stage?

Hmm, respectable lookin'.

I don't think they'd arrive in town just as big as life,

If they had somethin' besides cattle on their minds.

Well, it wouldn't hurt to find out.

Lucas, there's another stage arrivin' in the mornin',

An' another one in the evening.

Besides that there're people comin' an' goin' through town,

All the time.

Now, I can't stop, an' question all of 'em.

Well, you mind if I check around?

No, go ahead.

I'm back.

Lucas! I'm comin' with you.

Micah? That's ben's horse.

Ben? Ben?

Ben! Ben? What happened? Who did this ben?

Sweeney, you didn't hear anythin'?

You didn't see anythin'? Nothin' at all?

Lucas, I told you, ben came in for a drink,

We talked for a few minutes, then he left for home.

That's all.

An' the other two were still in your place when he left.

Yup.

Nils said about the same thing.

Ben came out, got on his horse, an' rode off.

About five minutes later the two cattlemen came out

An' went straight to the hotel.

Thanks, sweeney. Micah, take the lantern, come here.

What are you doin'?

Could be we overlooked somethin', micah.

There, look... Ben was dragged in here.

Yeah. Maybe they're out there right now,

Breathin' down our necks.

You're quotin' gordo again?

Yeah, I guess I am.

Well, I guess that answers your question.

Micah! Lucas?

When- what was that shot? What happened?

Who's in the office?

Well...N... Nobody, I mean-

Nobody!

Howdy, marshal?

What's goin' on out there?

I keep hearin' gunshots.

That deputy, he come in here,

An' told me that other fellow got himself killed,

Is that right?

How many are out there, gordo?

Well, I remember in salinas... 12,

And ah, down waco, five, no seven.

But don't you suppose, er, marshal,

They're just out there havin' some fun,

Rilin' you up, before they kill you?

You know better than to leave this office unguarded,

The back door is double locked, but that won't stop 'em!

Well, I'm sorry, micah. I heard that shot across the way.

And I didn't realize, I just-

Micah, I- I'd like to get away for a few minutes.

I feel like I need a drink.

Yeah, you look like you need a drink.

Oh, nils, you, er, you're comin' back?

Sure I'm comin' back.

Micah, I'd still like to talk to those two cattlemen.

I'll wait here.

Gentlemen?

Yes?

You're the fellows who came in on the denver stage tonight?

That's right.

Plannin' to stay in town long?

Well, we came here to buy some cattle, marshal.

We're beginnin' to wonder.

Well, I'm not a marshal, I'm a deputy.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Is that a safe job now?

It seems like lawmen in this part of the country

Don't live long.

You're referrin' to what happened this mornin'

In pagosa springs?

Well, that an' what happened here tonight.

That other deputy-

Say, who is this gordo, anyway?

Bartender over at the saloon said you had him in your jail.

You never heard of him?

Our business is cattle, not outlaws.

Well they're not my business normally, either,

I'm a cattle rancher myself.

Is that so?

Well, maybe we can get together an' do some business.

Chester, dave chester, this is karl hollis.

Pardon the glove, lucas mccain.

Just what is it you're lookin' for in the way o' cattle?

Any at all, what you got? The beef market is high in denver.

Yeah, I guess it is.

Well, if you fellas are gonna be around,

Soon as I'm free, maybe we can ride out to my place

An' look over the stock.

Fine, fine.

Goodnight.

Night.

Hey, marshal!

What'd you want?

A drink. I ain't had one in three hours.

Micah?

In here, lucas.

Don't!

Are you all right?

Yeah, lucas. Ignorant ape!

I'm gonna kill you, sodbuster,

Nobody ever hit charlie gordo an' lived to tell about it,

I'm gonna kill you, you hear me! You hear me?

I'm gonna kill you, nobody ever hit charlie gordo!

How much longer is this gonna last?

Micah, how long would you say it takes

To build up a cattle herd?

Well I- what're you talkin' about?

Well, 6 months ago, this territory was hit

With the worst hoof an' mouth plague in its history.

There weren't enough cattle left to fill one loadin' pen.

So?

So, now that we've barely started to build up our herd,

Along come two cattlemen, who wanna buy our stock.

To me that adds up to either they don't know

The cattle business or they're not in the cattle business.

Sometimes I don't think this job pays enough.

Well, I could be wrong.

Best we figure you're right.

Micah!

Cover me, micah!

Lucas, lucas.

Lucas! Lucas boy?

Good work.

I think it's time now.

Charlie: you out there, marshal?

Are you still alive, sodbuster?

Lucas boy.

All right, hold it! Stay right where you are!

Marshal, you hear me?

You better throw that gun outside,

An' keep yourself from getting' killed.

You might try to take gordo,

But you'll have to face this shotgun first.

Sure didn't make good sense, marshal.

Save him for gordo.

Get the horses.

Well, marshal, looks like your troubles are all over.

Ol' charlie gordo ain't gonna be around here no more.

Gordo, someday they're gonna...Catch up with you.

Sure. Sure.

Come on, charlie, finish 'im off, an' let's get out of here.

I don't wanna finish him off.

I want him alive,

So he can tell everybody what charlie gordo done.

And you'll tell 'em, won't you, marshal?

You'll tell 'em good.

So long.

Quiet, ain't it?

I guess I ain't gonna need this no more.

Micah!

Lucas boy! I thought you were-

How bad are you, micah?

I've had worse.

Gordo?

He said that he'll sleep tonight.

So will I.

Mark, you don't mind stayin' in town a few days, 'til micah,

Gets on his feet, do you?

Oh, no, pa, stayin' in town is like a vacation to me.

Yeah, it may be, but you still have to go to school.

Yeah, I know.

Of course, after school I can always help lucille bandy

Break that new pinto colt that she got for her birthday.

Hmm. Mark, you never did tell me,

How was lucille's birthday party?

Oh, great. Oh, boy we had a swell time, pa.

Why, they had a-

Well, it was all right, I guess.

But you know...

Hmm, all those girls.

Yeah.

Well, I'll be seein' you.