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[RIFLE FIRING] COLEY, YOU AN' DALT BRING IT

ON IN.

GOOD DAY, MA'AM.

LIEUTENANT?

LIEUTENANT PRICE, MA'AM.

WE WROTE AHEAD FOR RESERVATIONS?

OH, YES, 'TIS A GOOD THING YOU DID, TOO.

WITH SENATOR BORDEN ARRIVIN' TONIGHT, WE'RE ALMOST OUT

OF ROOMS.

LET'S SEE, YOU WANTED TWO ROOMS IN FRONT.

THAT'S RIGHT. ONE FOR MYSELF, ANOTHER FOR MY MEN.

IF YOU SIGN THE REGISTER, PLEASE.

OH, WE, ER, HAVE A STORAGE ROOM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO--

WE'LL JUST TAKE IT UP ALONG WITH US.

YOU SEE, IT'S A PRESENT WE'RE DELIVERING.

IT'S FOR THE COLONEL.

BRING IT UPSTAIRS.

YOU, ER... YOU DO THE COOKIN' HERE, MA'AM?

WELL, I... SUPERVISE THE COOKIN'.

THEN I'LL BE LOOKIN' FORWARD TO... SUPPER.

VIEW COULDN'T BE BETTER.

SET IT OVER HERE.

WHAT'D YOU TELL HER THIS WAS?

A PRESENT FOR THE COLONEL?

I DIDN'T THINK SHE'D UNDERSTAND IF I SAID IT WAS

REALLY A SURPRISE FOR THE SENATOR.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN IT UP.

THAT'S WHAT I CALL A VOTE AGAINST THE SENATOR.

ONE MIGHT SAY THE DECISIVE VOTE.

AMOS?

HOWDY, NILS.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, NILS?

THE MEETIN' IS ABOUT OVER.

WELL, I'M SORRY I'M LATE.

SID BROKE AN AXLE AN' I HAD TO GO OUT TO HIS PLACE AN' FIX IT.

MEN, I CAN'T EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS.

WITH THE RAILROAD COMIN', THIS WHOLE TERRITORY IS GONNA

OPEN UP-- HELLO, NILS.

NOW, THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS SENATOR BORDEN IS

COMING HERE.

WHAT IS IT, TOM?

WHY IS HE STOPPIN' HERE?

THE SENATOR IS A MIGHTY BIG MAN, NORTH FORK'S A MIGHTY

SMALL TOWN.

NOW, TOM, WE'RE NOT JUST CATTLEMEN, WE'RE CITIZENS.

IN HIS CAMPAIGN FOR STATEHOOD, SENATOR BORDEN CONSIDERS OUR

VOTE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE VOTE OF THE RICHEST CATTLEMEN IN

THE TERRITORY.

LUCAS, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT US BECOMIN' A STATE?

I'M IN FAVOR OF IT, NILS.

NOT ONLY WILL IT HELP THE PEOPLE IN GENERAL, BUT US AS CATTLEMEN.

FOR ONE THING, WE'LL HAVE BETTER SHIPPING AN' INSPECTION

REGULATIONS.

BUT WON'T STATEHOOD MEAN MORE TAXES?

OF COURSE, IT WILL MEAN MORE TAXES, TOM.

BUT THOSE TAXES WILL GO FOR THE BUILDIN' OF NEW ROADS, SCHOOLS,

IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, THINGS WE'VE NEEDED FOR A LONG TIME.

NOW, GENTLEMEN, THE WEST IS GROWING.

WE CAN'T BE CAUGHT STANDING STILL.

SENATOR BORDEN IS DUE HERE TONIGHT.

WHEN HE ARRIVES, I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TELL HIM THAT HE HAS THE

UNQUALIFIED SUPPORT OF OUR ASSOCIATION.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF YOU FELLAS, I GO RIGHT ALONG

WITH YOU, LUCAS.

I DON'T THINK WE EVEN HAVE TO PUT IT TO A VOTE.

I THINK YOU CAN TELL THE SENATOR WE'RE ALL WITH HIM.

RIGHT.

RIGHT.

WELL, THANKS, TOM, NILS, ALL OF YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR NEW BUSINESS, MEETING ADJOURNED.

HEY, LUCAS, YOU EVER THINK ABOUT GOIN' INTO POLITICS?

YOU'VE GOT QUITE A WAY TALKIN' WITH PEOPLE.

NO, I THINK I BETTER STICK TO RANCHIN', NILS.

ONE THING ABOUT CATTLE, THEY CAN'T TALK BACK.

[LAUGHING] I'LL SEE YOU FELLAS LATER.

I GOTTA GET BACK TO THE SHOP.

THANKS FOR THE USE OF YOUR OFFICE, MICAH.

ANYTIME, LUCAS BOY.

HOW DID THE MEETIN' GO?

FOR OR AGAINST?

FOR.

THAT WILL BE A GOOD THING.

YOU EH, STAYIN' IN TOWN LONG?

WELL, SINCE THE SENATOR IS COMIN' IN TONIGHT, I THOUGHT

MARK AN' I'D STAY FOR SUPPER.

IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

KEEP THE BOY AWAY FROM YOUR COOKIN' FOR A WHILE.

GOT IT ALL, PA.

TEN GRAIN, FOUR MASH AN' A SACK OF BARLEY.

HOW MUCH?

$7.90.

YOU KNOW THE PRICE ON GRAIN WENT UP FOUR CENTS A SACK?

I KNOW.

TOOK AN AWFUL LOT OF TALKIN' TO GET THAT PRICE BACK DOWN TO

WHERE IT BELONGED.

NOW, ABOUT THE MONEY THAT I DID SAVE, PA, MAYBE I COULD PUT IT

AWAY AN' START SAVIN' FOR THAT RIFLE I WAS TELLIN' YOU ABOUT.

YOU BETTER START WASHIN' UP FOR SUPPER.

ALL RIGHT, BUT PA, ABOUT THAT RIFLE--

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER.

NOW, YOU RUN ALONG, HUH?

ALL RIGHT.

HOLD ON, MARK.

THERE, THAT ABOUT DOES IT.

HERE, THAT'S FOR YOU.

A... A SLING SHOT?

WELL, GRANTED IT'S NOT A RIFLE, BUT IT'S ALL DAVID

NEEDED TO SLAY GOLIATH.

I GUESS SO.

HELLO, MR. AMOS.

HELLO, MARK-- HI, LUCAS.

AH, MICAH, THIS TELEGRAM JUST CAME IN FOR YOU.

WELL, THANKS, AMOS.

IT'S FROM THE PROVOST MARSHAL AT FORT CLAYTON.

SEEMS HE HAS INFORMATION THERE MIGHT BE AN ASSASSINATION

ATTEMPT ON THE SENATOR WHILE HE'S ON TOUR.

ANY IDEA WHO'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE THE ATTEMPT?

ONLY THAT THE MEN PLANNIN' THE ASSASSINATION WERE HOLED UP

IN MEXICO AN' LEFT THREE DAYS AGO.

I KNOW THERE'S LOT OF OPPOSITION TO STATEHOOD, BUT TO

STOP IT BY ASSASSINATION.

ANYWAY, IF ANYTHING DOES HAPPEN, AT LEAST THE TROOPS

ARE HERE.

THE LIEUTENANT TOLD ME A WHILE AGO, THEY'RE ON PATROL

FROM FORT CLAYTON.

SAID THEY'D BE AROUND FOR A DAY OR TWO.

YEAH, FROM THIS SPOT WE CAN CUT HIM DOWN...

AN' ANYBODY ELSE THAT TRIES TO STOP US.

EVERYTHIN' ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN?

UH... YEAH.

AH, MA'AM? WE, UM...

WE COULD USE SOME MORE OF THAT WATER.

EASY, SOLDIER, I'M NOT GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.

PRETTY GIRL LIKE YOU SHOULDN'T BE SO TOUCHY.

YOU'VE GOT A BEAU, PRETTY LADY?

OR DON'T THEY GROW 'EM IN A TOWN SMALL AS THIS?

THAT'S ENOUGH, COLEY.

DON'T YOU LIKE THE PIE?

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, LOU, YOUR COOK DOES A BETTER JOB ON

MEAT AN' POTATOES.

IT SO HAPPENS I BAKED THE PIE!

WELL, COME ON, SON, WE BETTER GET GOIN'.

I'LL WALK YOU OUT.

SO THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.

MAYBE STRETCH HERE IS YOUR BEAU.

WOULD YOU PLEASE MOVE?

WHY DON'T YOU GET OUT O' THE LADY'S WAY?

WELL, NOW, LOOKS TO ME LIKE HER WAY IS YOUR WAY, STRETCH.

WHY DON'T YOU SPEAK FOR YOURSELF?

ALL RIGHT, WHY DON'T YOU GET OUT OF MY WAY?

COLEY!

NOW, I TOLD YOU BEFORE, THAT'S ENOUGH.

I'M SORRY, MA'AM.

HE'S A NEW RECRUIT.

I'M AFRAID HE'S GOT A LOT TO LEARN.

LET'S GET UPSTAIRS.

SOME MEN THINK THAT BY PUTTIN' ON A UNIFORM, THEY CAN

ACT ANY WAY THEY WANT!

HMM?

I SAID SOME-- WHAT IS IT, LUCAS?

OH, NOTHIN'.

DINNER WAS FINE, LOU.

EVEN THE PIE?

[SIGHS] GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, MISS MALLORY.

GOOD NIGHT, MARK.

SOMETHIN' WRONG, PA?

WELL, THAT LIEUTENANT SAID COLEY WAS A RECRUIT, YET HE

HAD A HASH MARK ON HIS SLEEVE.

THAT MEANS 3 YEARS REGULAR SERVICE.

THEY SURE DON'T TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THEIR HORSES.

NO, THEY DON'T.

COLEY, WHAT DO YOU FIGURE HE'S LOOKIN' AT?

I DON'T KNOW.

DOUBLE NAILED ON THE QUARTER, MEXICAN SHOD.

MARK, GO GET THE BUCKBOARD, MEET ME AT MICAH'S.

ALL RIGHT, PA.

HE'S HEADIN' OVER TO THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.

WILL, GO OUT THE BACK WAY.

GET OVER THERE, AN' SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND OUT.

WE CAME 300 MILES TO DO THIS JOB AN' WE'RE GONNA DO IT.

YOU MEAN, YOU DON'T THINK THEY'RE EVEN SOLDIERS?

I DON'T KNOW, MICAH, BUT SUPPOSE THEY'RE NOT.

I CAN THINK OF A LOT BETTER WAYS TO PUT NORTH FORK ON A MAP THAN

BY HAVIN' THE UNITED STATES SENATOR SHOT HERE.

IF YOU'RE RIGHT, THEY COULD'VE AMBUSHED SOME REAL

TROOPERS UP IN THE HILL COUNTRY.

YEAH.

I'LL WIRE FORT CLAYTON, AN' SEE IF I CAN GET ANY INFORMATION ON

THIS LIEUTENANT PRICE AN' HIS MEN. GOOD,

IN THE MEANWHILE MAYBE I BETTER PICK UP A FEW BOYS, AN'

RIDE OUT AND MEET THE SENATOR.

NO HARM IN STICKIN' CLOSE TO HIM 'TIL YOU CHECK THOSE

TROOPERS OUT.

I SHOULD HAVE AN ANSWER BY THE TIME YOU'RE BACK.

HOWDY, AMOS.

HELLO, THERE, MARSHAL.

I WAS JUST GETTIN' READY TO CLOSE THE OFFICE.

WELL, STAY OPEN FOR A WHILE.

HERE...

GET THAT THROUGH TO FORT CLAYTON.

I'D LIKE AN ANSWER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT YOU HAVE HERE, MARSHAL.

WHAT'S THE IDEA?

NOW, IF YOU DON'T MIND, MARSHAL, I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT

YOU'RE SO ANXIOUS TO GET THROUGH TO FORT CLAYTON.

NOW, HOW'D YOU KNOW?

I DIDN'T, UNTIL JUST NOW.

NOW, IF THAT KID WALKS IN HERE, YOU BETTER GET RID OF HIM

OR I'LL BLOW A HOLE THROUGH BOTH OF YA.

HELLO, MICAH.

I WAS JUST GOIN' INTO YOUR OFFICE.

I THOUGHT YOUR PA TOLD YOU TO GO HOME!

BUT, MICAH, HE SAID-- YOU DON'T LISTEN TO ANYBODY,

DO YOU?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

NOW, GO ON HOME, NILS!

YOU HEAR ME, NILS?

GO HOME!

YOU'RE PRETTY TOUGH, AREN'T YOU, MARSHAL?

IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO HANDLE A BOY.

I GOT A LITTLE ERRAND FOR YOU.

YOU'RE GONNA GO OVER TO THE HOTEL, AN' GET THAT LIEUTENANT

AN' BRING HIM OVER HERE.

DO WHAT HE SAYS, AMOS.

NOW, IF YOU STOP TO TALK TO ANYBODY, THIS TOWN IS GONNA

HAVE A DEAD LAWMAN ON ITS HANDS.

[WHISTLING] NILS?

WHAT'S THE MATTER, SON?

ONE OF THE TROOPERS WHO CHECKED IN AT THE HOTEL IS

HOLDIN' MICAH AT THE TELEGRAPH OFFICE.

HOLDIN' MICAH?

ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE NOT IMAGININ' THINGS, SON?

NOT AFTER HE SLAPPED ME AN' THEN CALLED ME NILS.

SOMETHIN'S MIGHTY WRONG.

WHERE'S PA?

WELL, HE AN' SOME OF THE MEN RODE OUT TO MEET SENATOR BORDEN.

AN' I BETTER GET OUT THERE, AN' LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THIS.

MARSHAL WAS AIMIN' TO SEND THIS WHEN I WALKED IN.

I'M GONNA PUT TO YOU ONE QUESTION, MARSHAL.

THREE OR FOUR RIDERS LEFT HERE A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

WHERE WERE THEY RIDING TO?

THE COUNTY FAIR OPENED OVER AT BUELLTON.

THEY WENT OVER FOR THE RODEO.

THAT'S THE WRONG ANSWER, MARSHAL.

NOW ANSWER THE LIEUTENANT, MARSHAL.

WE DON'T WANNA HURT ANYBODY.

WELL, IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT IT, MARSHAL.

WE'LL JUST START KILLIN' PEOPLE AROUND HERE.

WE MIGHT JUST AS WELL START WITH THIS ONE.

HOLD IT.

THEY WENT OUT TO MEET SENATOR BORDEN, TO ESCORT HIM TO TOWN.

THANKS A LOT.

[HORSE APPROACHING] GET HIM.

NOBODY ELSE LEAVES TOWN.

NOT UNTIL WHAT WE CAME HERE TO DO IS DONE.

NOW, WILL, STICK AROUND OUTSIDE, LET US KNOW WHEN THE

SENATOR'S COMIN'.

WE'LL CLOSE THIS SHOP UP FOR TONIGHT.

THERE'RE NOT GOIN' TO BE ANY MORE MESSAGES COMIN' INTO

THIS TOWN...

OR LEAVIN' IT.

SENATOR BORDEN?

I'M SENATOR BORDEN.

I'M LUCAS McCAIN FROM NORTH FORK, SIR.

OH, YES, MR. McCAIN FROM THE CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION.

THAT'S RIGHT, SIR.

I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU IN TOWN.

SOMETHING WRONG?

WELL, I HOPE NOT, SIR, BUT OUR MARSHAL HAD A WIRE THAT

THERE MIGHT BE AN ATTEMPT ON YOUR LIFE.

WE, ER, THOUGHT WE'D RIDE OUT HERE AN' ESCORT YOU BACK

TO TOWN.

I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN MR. McCAIN, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU

THERE'S NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.

MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE ARE FREQUENTLY THE TARGET OF SUCH

THREATS, BUT FORTUNATELY, THEY ARE USUALLY JUST THAT: THREATS.

I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT, SIR, BUT THERE IS SOMETHIN' ELSE.

FOUR SOLDIERS FROM FORT CLAYTON ARRIVED THIS MORNING.

TROUBLE IS WE'RE NOT SURE THEY ARE SOLDIERS.

SO IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU, SENATOR, WE'D LIKE TO RIDE ALONG

WITH YOU.

IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE, MR. McCAIN.

[HORSE APPROACHING] Will: YOU WOULDN'T THINK

A MAN THIS FAT COULD RIDE THAT FAST.

JUST WASN'T FAST ENOUGH.

I SAW DUST ABOUT A MILE BEHIND, BETTER STAND READY.

ALL RIGHT, MOVE.

HOW DO YOU LIKE IT, MARSHAL?

WE STOLE IT FROM THE MEXICAN BORDER PATROL.

YOU'RE NOT THINKIN' OF ANYTHIN' FOOLISH, ARE YOU,

MARSHAL?

[KNOCKING AT THE DOOR] OPEN UP, IT'S COLEY.

GET OVER HERE WITH YOUR FRIEND.

THE SENATOR WILL BE HERE ANY MINUTE.

THE SOONER THE BETTER.

HERE THEY COME.

SLOW AN' EASY.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

TOWN'S AWFUL QUIET, SENATOR.

AN' THE MARSHAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE TO MEET US.

COME ON!

Driver: YAH! YAH!

[GUNFIRE CONTINUES] YOU BETTER GIVE ME THAT GUN,

SOLDIER.

LUCAS!

IT'S ALL OVER.

WELL, I DO BELIEVE THIS IS THE MOST EXPLOSIVE RECEPTION

I'VE EVER RECEIVED.

SERIOUSLY, I WANNA THANK YOU, MR. McCAIN...

YOU, MARSHAL...

YOU, MR. SWENSON, AN' YOU, YOUNG MR. McCAIN,

I WANT TO THANK YOU TOO.

AND I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER SOMETHING.

RIGHT NOW, STATEHOOD FOR THIS TERRITORY IS LITTLE MORE THAN

A DREAM, BUT THERE IS NO STOPPING IT.

WHEN MEN OF GOODWILL, MEN OF VISION, STAND TOGETHER,

THEY'RE UNBEATABLE.

I DOUBT IT WILL EVER COME IN MY LIFETIME, BUT YOU'LL SEE IT.

AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT MAKES ME PROUD TO LEAVE THIS DREAM AND

THIS LAND IN SUCH FINE HANDS.