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- Halt.
- Whoa.

- Have a pass?
- Yes, sir, captain.

Sam Moore.

What's your business,
Sam? Going to visit your wife?

No, sir.

I was going away from
her, and fast too.

- All right. Let him through.
- Giddap, Dolly.

Step aside for the stagecoach.

Hello, Ted. How many you got?

Three, sergeant, and a lady.

Your passes, please.

Mr. Colburn, Army sutler.

Judge Hatfield. Oh,
good morning, Your Honor.

John Goodrich, merchant of Richmond.

And the lady...

...Julia Hayne,
Virginia City, Nevada.

And what is your business
in Richmond, Miss Hayne?

To visit the commanding
officer at Libby Prison.

You got folks in there?

I'm a Southerner.

- The commander's my friend.
- Sorry, ma'am.

All right,
gentlemen. Thank you very much.

Go ahead, Ted. Let them through.

Let them up.

That last shift didn't do so badly.

Forty-four, 45...

...46, 47...

...48.

That means we've
passed the powder magazine.

Yeah, and it lays rights over here.

- How much further we got to dig, captain?
- Oh, about five more feet.

Only eight more
hours till we're free.

Gosh, my pa must have been a beaver.

He probably was.

- Guard.
- Yes, sir?

Open up.

Captain Irby, you ain't
going in that lower-west alone.

Them Union prisoners sure is savage.

Do as I tell you and
lock the door behind me.

Yes, sir.

You. You, up.

Okay.

You, on your feet.

You too.

And you.

All right, you four men, move it.

Come on, move the stove.

- Yes, sir.
- Yes, sir.

- Heave.
- Heave.

- Heave.
- Heave.

Now, clear out.

No, no. It's no use.

He wouldn't dare come alone if
they didn't know he was coming.

Now, get back and look
out for yourselves.

Hey.

What are you doing?

All right, you men. Come on out.

You hear me? Come on out of there.

You made quite a bit of the headway with your
system of operation, Captain Bradford.

That tunnel wasn't a bad idea.

But I happened to learn you were digging
it three days after you started last spring.

Three months and almost 13 days.

And you let us go
on working, did you?

All that time, killing ourselves,
trying to get out of that rat-hole?

You've led two other attempts to
break out of prison, Bradford...

...one of which cost the
lives of some of my men.

Since solitary confinement means nothing
to men like you, except to make you worse...

...I thought this time I'd let
you work out your own punishment.

That was a very amusing idea,
captain. I see you've quite a sense of humor.

This time, it's final.

You and these two know the
penalty for third-escape try.

You think that'd be any worse than
rotting in this fever-hole?

If you'd like to dig
further, you're welcome.

Only no matter where you come up...

...under that shed across the
vacant ground as you planned...

...or where the sewer comes into the
canal, you'll find a few bayonets waiting for you.

- That's all.
- No, no.

That's not quite all, captain.

You must allow me to thank
you for the timely warning.

And it was very gallant of you letting
us amuse ourselves in there.

And believe me, if ever
the opportunity arises...

...I'll repay you for every
foot of this tunnel, with interest.

I'll be at your service
and it'll be a pleasure.

Captain, there's a
lady waiting inside.

Julia.

Julia.

I wondered if I'd ever see you again.

Haven't you forgotten?

Forgotten? How could I?

But I've changed.

Not to me.

And you, Vance.

What's been happening to you?

Of course, I knew you were here.

Certain people in
Virginia City told me that.

That's simple enough. Here, sit down.

Thank you.

They gave me this job while I was
convalescing from Chancellorsville.

Thank heaven I'm fit and ready for
service as soon as they can find some use for me.

Vance, the war's going
badly for us, isn't it?

Very badly, Julia.

The South hasn't anything
left to fight with except the will.

Wars are won with gold
nowadays, not with men.

And the North has the gold.

That's why Sherman's in Atlanta.

But if the South had the gold
to buy supplies, arms, powder--

Who's going to stake
us? Jeff Davis is bankrupt.

There's hardly a dime in
the Confederate treasury.

Even England has stopped her credits. We're
lucky if we last another six months.

I'm not thinking
about credits, Vance.

I'm thinking about a gift to the
South of $5 million in gold bullion.

Julia, you're crazy.
Where in the world-- ?

Virginia City.

Impossible. That's a
Yank stronghold and--

You're familiar with Virginia
City. Have you forgotten?

It's one of the richest mining
centers in the world.

And the biggest
mine owners there--

Of course.

Dr. Cameron, Armistead,
Marshall, all Southerners.

Whose loyalty adds up to the $5 million
which they're giving to the Confederacy.

But they can't move it out for
fear of stirring up a suspicion.

They need a leader, someone
strong, resourceful...

...who knows all the country between.

- That's why I've come straight to you.
- To me?

Yes, you're the only
one who could do it.

Is that the only reason
you came straight to me?

Oh,
I--

I don't know, Vance.

I still don't know.

But you're my oldest
and my dearest friend.

I knew I could trust you.

Tell me, why did you leave
your home here and go north?

Was it because of me?

Well, partly that
then, because I wasn't sure.

I wanted to sing.

Father was so furious.

A Hayne on the public stage.

You gave a recital
in Boston, I heard.

Only one.

Then the war.

Oh, it was a long jump,
Vance, from Boston to Virginia City...

...singing in the Sazerac Saloon.

But why?

Virginia City is a loyal Yankee nest.

Drunken Union soldiers
talk and I listen.

I'm a very good listener, Vance.

And what I hear, I pass on.

And that's why you were
chosen to come here.

Yes. To get your help.

Oh, so much depends in you, Vance.

You must go and see the president.

Mr. President, we
must face the facts.

The Army's half starved, therefore
is only at half its strength.

Each week, thousands
of our boys are dying...

...for lack of proper
equipment and medical supplies.

What the captain suggests
is dangerous and difficult...

...but the $5 million these people are
willing to sacrifice may save the South.

How do you propose to bring the
gold to Richmond, Captain Irby?

Between Nevada and the
Mississippi there are 17 Union forts...

...guarding the roads and
every inch of the river.

Quite true, but I have planned a
route by which I hope to dodge them...

...but it's a great deal harder and
longer than the old immigrant trail.

If you'll permit me to
demonstrate on your map.

Go right ahead, sir.

I'd head due south through lower Nevada
and the territory of New Mexico to Texas.

A convoy could meet us
at our Amarillo outpost...

...rush the gold to
Galveston, then by a blockade runner...

...all the way around
to Wilmington, then here.

- How long would it take to reach Amarillo?
- About four weeks.

It makes sense to me, Mr. President.

How well do you know that
southwest country, captain?

I've hunted, scouted and driven
cattle through most of it.

I know every water hole and
arroyo, almost every cactus bush.

It's pretty dry and
barren, but I'm sure I can make it.

Well, General Page.

If Captain Irby says
he can, he will, sir.

Jeb Stuart told me he was the
smartest scout he ever had.

And he added that Irby could
lead a cavalry raid to Hades and back.

From what I hear, that's a pretty
accurate description of Virginia City, general.

By the way, Irby, where is the
messenger who brought us the good news?

One moment, sir.

Julia, the president
would like to see you.

Mr. President, may I
present Miss Julia Hayne...

...the daughter of Colonel Hayne.

Mr. President.

I knew your father, Miss Hayne.

He was a gallant soldier...

...which explains the courage you
found for such a dangerous mission.

Thank you, Mr. President.

We're proud of you
and deeply grateful.

Good luck to you, captain.

The hopes of 10 million
will be riding with you.

Doggone that confounded...

...dadgummed, slab-sided,
dad-burned, tarnation, doggone--

Quiet.

buffalo.

Right. The lamp.

Irby left the joker in the pack when
he didn't shut off this tunnel.

Sure enough left the road
open to the powder magazine.

- There it is.
- Yeah. Here.

Hey, not yet.

Wait until the sentry
changes at 10:00.

Doggone that confounded...

- Shut up.
- ...dadgummed...

- What are they digging?
- Earthworks, the last line of defense.

Is it as bad as
that? Are they so close?

Seventy miles, at
Spotsylvania Court House.

But they'll never take Richmond now,
Julia. You've brought us new hope.

Who's billeted here?

The 17th Cavalry.

They're using it as headquarters.

They'll probably move on any day now.

Looks strange, doesn't it?

Oh, Vance, do you
remember the old days here?

The parties father used
to have in this house?

It was fun growing up
together, wasn't it?

I wish it could have lasted
forever. We were close then.

Do you remember the last
Christmas I spent here before the war?

Frost was
glistening in all the fields...

...holly wreaths were in all those
windows, mistletoe in the hall.

And Father standing in the
doorway with the light behind him...

...so straight and
proud and handsome.

And now...

...wet leaves cover the ground
at Shiloh, don't they, Vance?

Julia, why do you torture
yourself with memories?

What have I got left?

The war's taken everything.

Not me, Julie.

Perhaps
someday we--

But now, I just feel dead inside and
I will be till the war is over.

When do you start west?

Tomorrow, by troop train to
the border, then by stage.

We'll see each other later
then at Virginia City.

Yes. But remember, when we meet, we've
never seen each other before.

- Then the Federals can't suspect.
- Oh, I'm an expert at that now.

Treating friends like
strangers and enemies like friends.

I won't forget.

What time is it?

Around 10:00.

Let's go back to Richmond.

The prison.

Back to town as quick
as you can make it.

Dog-darn this
dad-blame swamp.

Marble, I never thought you'd
turn out to be a water buffalo.

If I don't get out of this water, it's
gonna take the curl out of my hair.

If you don't shut up, you're gonna
have a bullet parting your hair.

Here are some tracks, men.

They're running every which way, but
they're probably headed upstream.

Come on.

All fish head upstream, my
friend, that's how they get caught.

Come on.

Gentlemen, this is
Captain Bradford...

...one of our most reliable
sources of enemy intelligence.

I question that, sir.

A man of any intelligence would
hardly spend a vacation in Libby Prison.

I understand, at the
time of your capture...

...you were tracing the
report of gold shipments to Richmond.

That's correct. The
shipments were made.

Ridiculous. How could the silver and
gold that might dribble through to the rebels...

...affect the outcome of
this war one way or another?

They couldn't, sir, so long
as those shipments were small.

I have reason to believe the rebels'
next shipments will involve millions.

That could prolong
this conflict for years.

Where could they get millions?

Only one place, sir. Virginia
City in Nevada.

Three of the
richest mines in America...

- ...belong to Southern sympathizers there.
- Virginia City. That's a rebel hotbed.

- You'll have to watch yourself.
- Thank you. We will.

By the way, I'm taking
these men with me, sir.

We always work together.

Well, what are their qualifications?

Well, sir,
Marblehead there--

Yes, sir.

-- he's probably one of the
finest horse-thieves east of Chicago.

- You mean Kansas City, sir.
- Oh, Kansas City.

- And Moose.
- Yes, sir.

Well, he's had four wives, so he's
had to learn how to keep undercover.

Shucks.

Well, that settles it.

Draw what money you
need from the paymaster.

And before you leave, look over the
Washington reports on Virginia City.

- Thank you.
- Good luck to you.

Thank you, sir.

- Sir.
- Sir.

Hey, why did you say
I only had four wives?

- Well, what was it, five?
- Sure.

Oh, I keep losing count.

This is most uncomfortable. I've
never had such a rough ride.

My congressman will certainly
hear about this road.

In fact, I think I'll
write to President Lincoln.

He's kind of busy right now.

- There's a war on, you know.
- Oh, the war, the war.

When I think of all those brave
boys on the battlefield, so many of them.

- It's bad for business, you know.
- What is your business, mister?

Life insurance.

- Perhaps I could interest you in a policy.
- No, thanks.

Great American Insurance
Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Fine protection.

- I would not be a good risk.
- Nonsense, you look as fit as a fiddle.

I suppose you avoid all
unnecessary forms of excitement?

Oh, sure, sure. I just
sit home, reading books.

Oh, you Westerners are lucky.

No taxes to speak of,
nothing to worry about.

Of course, you are deprived of the
glorious opportunity to defend your country.

You are lucky to be out here.

They tell me they are drafting
men your age in the North.

Yes. Yes, they are.

That's the part of the
war I don't approve of.

What business are you
three gentlemen in?

- Well...
- We're in the mining business.

Gold mining. We thought we'd
mosey around Virginia City for a spell.

Doesn't your friend know there's
more silver than gold in Virginia City?

- Yes, but-- -
We're in both.

That's it.

So you're from Virginia City, are
you, Miss Hayne? You haven't said.

Haven't I?

Now that we've all
mentioned our business, how about you?

Since you joined us a few miles back,

I suppose you live in this
part of the country.

- Cattle business?
- No, no.

Maybe you could say
I handle hardware.

- Full line?
- Oh, full enough.

- Hardware.
- Here is one of my samples.

You take this, Mr. Marblehead.

I'm a trifle gun shy.

Any of you gentlemen happen
to be carrying a gun?

No, no, no, not
me. I never touch them.

All I want's a pocket full of rocks.

Guns are for warlike
people. What made you ask?

This country isn't as soft around
here as this gentleman thinks.

- Did you ever hear of John Murrell?
- No. Who is he?

You mean, Murrell's
guerrillas? Sure we've heard of them.

They're a pack of murderous skunks.

Hey, you are right.

- Beautiful work, don't you think?
- Yes.

These things make me nervous.

Thank you.

This is his stamping ground.

Murrell specializes in stagecoaches.

He wouldn't dare hold up
the United States mail.

I'd protest to the Post
Office Department immediately.

Murrell wouldn't be after the mail.

Not with five business men like us, carrying between us maybe 15
- or $20,000.

Yes, that's right. We would
be a pretty good haul at that.

That's what I figured. Now there
isn't any point in making any trouble.

If you'll hand over quickly what
you have, nobody will get hurt.

Well, doggone if you'd
take a man's father's watch.

Dadgum.

Quickly.

Now you.

I take it you're Mr. Murrell?

You are a smart fellow. Come
on, hand over, if you please.

But that's the point. I don't please.

Don't be funny, mister. This
gun has a hair trigger.

- Don't be a fool, Kerry, he might shoot.
- Go on, give him the doggone money.

It won't go off. Would
you like to bet?

Oh, please,
Mr. Bradford--

Why, Miss Hayne. Such
solicitude is very touching.

You were saying, sir?

I do not particularly want to shoot
you, mister, but I do not mind.

If you'll look back out of
the window, you will see why.

- Guerrillas.
- Yes, Murrell's guerrillas.

I think I outdraw you, eh, mister?

Maybe. I've only got one
pair, but that ought to be enough.

Don't reach for that. Get them up.

I thought that little
derringer of yours looked...

a little bit too well
used to be a sample.

In any case, I didn't like your
face. As a matter of fact, I still don't.

See if he's got another gun, Moose.

- Give me that stuff.
- Give me that money.

- You
leather-headed-- - Your purse, madam.

I'll say he's in the
hardware business.

Driver.

Now, Mr. Murrell...

...you're gonna tell your little boys
playtime is over and you're coming along with us.

Driver, pull up.

Now then, start talking and
make it quick and fast.

Come on.

Put up your guns, boys.

This fellow, he's got the drop on
me. If you shoot, he'll plug me.

You go back and don't
follow. He means business.

Mr. Driver, please drive before
they change their minds.

Now, Mr. Murrell, would you
be kind enough to step out?

No, you'd best ride on
top, we don't like your company.

- What makes you think I would?
- Hope three ain't crowding.

- Keep that on him till the next station.
- I don't need this peashooter.

Keep my hands on him,
you mean. All right, son.

Bess, Dolly.

Just to think, I tried to
sell that ruffian life insurance.

Oh, he wasn't as
tough as my last wife.

- Pardon, I didn't know you were married.
- Married? Only four times.

Five.

All insured, I hope.

Never mind. Don't pay any attention to me.
I don't know what I'm saying. I'm all upset.

That's the tightest
squeeze I was ever in in my life.

How about you, ma'am?

Don't you think the heroics
were a trifle exaggerated?

Ma'am, you don't know him. You should have
saw the last mess he got us out of.

Why, the night we
started the dig--

You have a peculiar way of
looking at things, Miss Hayne.

- What?
- Pardon me.

Try it that way. The other can
be done, but it is difficult.

I was silly, wasn't I?

But I was rude. Sorry.

I deserved it. I
haven't said thank you.

- If you hadn't been here, Mr.
Bradford-- - But I had to be here.

Don't you believe in predestination?

You had to be here
too, so did Murrell.

There's probably
future reason for it.

Hey, Kerry.

The driver says there's a
$5000 reward for this shadbelly.

That's a lot of money for
buzzard-bait like him.

You have not collected yet.

You doggone, tin-horn gambler.

Murrell's loose.

Doggone the
dad-burn-it. Stuck in the creek.

All right, folks, unload
and give us a push.

Ain't nothing else to do. Here's
where we start playing horses.

This is a dreadful situation.

I shall most certainly write the
Bureau of Rivers and Harbors about this.

All right, folks, unload
and give us a push.

Oh, no. No, don't put me down.

- Don't put me here.
- There you are.

Now then, you stay there.

If you behave yourself, I
may come back and get you.

Hey. Watch that there rock.

That one?

Hey.

I knew there was something I forgot.

Kerry, if you let me fall...

I wish you would.

I fell 10 days ago.

Hurry up, Kerry. You're
too slow for a packhorse.

- Late today.
- Had a rough trip.

- Any mail?
- Yup.

- There you are.
- Thank you.

We won't be here long,
folks, don't stray off.

- Where are we gonna stray to? -
Well, got a fair-to-middling saloon.

What about you, little
man? Will you have a drink?

A drink? Moosehead, when
I come out of that saloon...

...I'd be so teetotally tight that if I
live to be 108 years old I'll die with a hangover.

Go ahead, boys, have something.

I don't mind if you wanna join them.

You know, for the first
time in years, I don't.

You're a strange trio.

They're so totally
different from you in every way.

I've often wondered what
brought you together.

Oh, just luck, like you and I.

The interesting part is, what
keeps people together, don't you think?

Hello.

What were you dreaming?

Oh, about us.

Was I behaving myself?

We were climbing a mountain
together and we were almost at the top.

But suddenly you stopped me...

...as if there was something on the
other side you were afraid for me to see.

There isn't, Kerry, is there?

I've been looking on the other
side of mountains all my life.

- Usually, all I've got was a bumped nose.
- Oh, don't tease me.

There isn't much time.

- We know so little about each other.
- What do we wanna know?

You're a very charming young woman.

Well bred,
obviously. Highly respectable.

Me? Well, I suppose I'm
just a soldier of misfortune.

It's a very interesting
combination. Anything could happen.

What do you mean, we
haven't got much time?

This time tomorrow, we'll
be in Virginia City.

Well...

...you make that sound so final.

There maybe some things that
you won't understand.

I only understand that we've gotta go
on seeing each other and being together.

- Perhaps.
- Perhaps?

Julia, is that all you've got to say?

Look, three weeks ago, I had no more idea
than you where this was all going to lead.

But I know one thing
now, it can't end here.

You know that too.

Yes, I do know it, Kerry.

But promise me one thing, that
we won't cross bridges...

...or ask any questions till we
know what's on the other side.

- Promise?
- Promise.

This is the latest news.

"Tonight, with the
fall of Vicksburg...

...the entire Mississippi River
is in the hands of the Union Army.

Sherman has destroyed Atlanta...

...and the railroad that
connects the deep South with Virginia.

The rebels are on the run,
physically and financially.

Only an act of God can now
prevent a great Union victory."

Virginia City, Kerry.

Yes.

Looks like they're
celebrating our arrival.

Glad to be home?

Oh, yes, of course.

- Now, now, take it easy.
- What you need is a good, stiff drink.

That's the best advice I've had
since I've been on this trip.

This is the roughest
ride I've ever had.

I'm certainly gonna write
a letter to my congressman.

I would too.

Miss Julia. Miss Julia.

Oh, Cobby. How are you, Cobby?

- I missed you, but I'm glad you're back.
- Thank you.

This is Cobby, Mr. Bradford.

- How do you do, Cobby?
- How do you do?

- Pleasure to meet you.
- Same here.

A rival, huh? Well, I
hope they're all that size.

[PEOPLE SINGING "BATTLE
HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC"]

We want every copperhead
Southerner in Virginia City to see this.

And remember it because the
next time we hang one of them...

...it won't be filled with sawdust.

Driver, will you get my grip?

I'll get it for
you, I know where it is.

Julia, what's the matter?

Oh, I think I'll get out.

- My home is near here.
- Wait a minute.

Why, you haven't
even told me your address.

We'll see each other, Kerry.

- I'm in a hurry.
- You're not in that much of a hurry.

How can I show up at your home to
pay my respects to your family?

I haven't any family.

Oh, sorry.

Here they are, Miss
Julia, I got them both.

Well, thank you, Cobby. Oh, just two.

I have another one on the rack.
Would you get it for me, please?

Sure.

This is very
interesting, Captain Bradford.

The Bureau of Military
Information is unduly alarmed.

I can assure you we have the
local situation well in hand.

Yes, I read your reports in Washington,
sir. But from our information...

...the next rebel attempt to run
gold might be more successful.

Eh?

- They have a new leader.
- So, what's his name?

I wish I knew, sir.

All we do know is that he came
west from Richmond about a month ago.

By the way, where do the
local Southerners gather?

Oh, no one place in particular.

The Crystal Bar, Sazerac.

Would you like an
escort to show you around?

Oh, I think we can
manage, thank you, sir.

You don't happen to know the
Haynes family here, do you?

The Haynes family? No, I
never heard of them. Why?

Oh, nothing. Just
friends. That's funny.

I was under the
impression she--

The family that is. --
lived in Virginia City.

You seem to have two
problems, captain.

I should be interested to hear what
you find out in either case.

You'll be among the first
to know, I assure you.

- Good day, sir.
- Good luck, gentlemen.

Good day, major.

Hello, Cobby.

- Mr. Vance.
- Hello, Cobby, what's on your mind?

Miss Julia came in on
the stage last night...

...but she was afraid to
come here, so she sent me.

But she wants you to meet
her at the Sazerac tonight.

- How did she look, Cobby?
- Oh, swell.

Happy as a colt in clover.

- Thanks. That's fine. Come on, get to work.
- Yes, sir.

Hey, kid. Give us a hand here.

Measure your pourings carefully, boys, and
keep those bars as uniform as possible.

Put a little more gold
dust in each bag, John.

When you finish loading, nail down the
false lid and start loading sacks.

Yes, sir.

Pack the flour a little
harder around each bag, Mrs. Carter.

Double-bottom wagons and flour
sacks, they were smart ideas.

I just hope it works.

- I guess that's the last of it.
- That's all for this wagon.

One more load will
take care of the rest.

Gill, 50, Picket, 45, Talbot,
70, Parrish, 85.

- How much do you figure the lot, Cameron?
- Just a shade over 5 million.

Five million into 1200
miles, that's our next problem.

- You can do it, Irby, if anybody can.
- Let's hope.

Listen, everybody.

If everything goes right, we'll
be able to start within 48 hours.

Pack your wagons, but keep out of
sight. All of you know what's expected of you.

It'll be a hard and dangerous
journey, even if we escape the Union soldiers.

And for all outward purposes we are
an immigrant train headed for California...

...with our wives and children.

Once we're out of
town, the rest is up to me.

We've got to watch
ourselves every minute from now on.

One slip, just one, and we're goners.

Not only for us, but for
the South, remember that.

And one thing more.

When you leave here, don't go
together. It might give some bright Yank an idea.

I value this about $30.

And the name is Tom...

I think you're on the
wrong track, sir...

...but I've completed the list of
what you term "copperheads" or "rebels."

- Yes, sir.
- Yes, sir.

And here it is:

"John Armistead, Thomas A.
Marshall, Dr. Robert Cameron, Frank Gaylord."

Et cetera, et cetera.
Fifteen or 20 of them.

All reputable citizens.

I see. Thanks.

Well, my understanding is that Virginia
City has mined 48 millions in gold...

...since the war started.

The Comstock ran most of it, I know
that. We've got a record of their activities.

That still leaves a
considerable amount unaccounted.

Apparently the property of these men.

Your information is approximately
correct.

These people have had
accounts in this bank.

Have had? Haven't they still?

No, only one or two small accounts.

Being Southerners, they
were afraid of confiscation.

- Yes.
- And frankly, I don't blame them.

No.

- Yes, sir.
- Yes, sir.

So this gold's back in
their possession, is it?

Safely hidden away until
the war's over.

But they're all friends of mine, I'm
not afraid. They'll bring it back.

Well, I wouldn't count too
much on that if I were you, sir.

- How's that?
- I said, to your health, sir.

Oh, yes. To yours, to
yours, by all means, sir.

By the way, I don't see the
name of Haynes on this list.

- Haynes?
- Yes, Haynes or Hayne.

I thought they might
be depositors of yours.

No, never heard of them.

Sure that's the right name?

Frankly, I'm not sure of
anything these days, sir.

You see some incredible
mirages in the desert.

- I beg your pardon?
- I said, thanks for the information, sir.

Not at all, sir.
It's been a pleasure.

Step this way, folks, to the
door of rum, riches and rapture.

The one and only famous Sazerac
Saloon, known from Philly to Frisco.

See the Living Lily, the only
person ever framed in the Sazerac.

She inhales, she exhales.

She does everything but
talk, and she is liable to do that.

Just look on the inside, folks.

See and hear the most beautiful girls that
ever escaped from a female seminary.

Let's go in and mix around.
Keep your eyes and ears open.

- Don't get into trouble, don't get drunk.
- He don't think we'd do anything...

- ...wasn't pious, does he?
- Well, I hope not.

Let's mosey over here.
Something might turn up.

- Well, well, hello, stranger.
- Something did.

- True enough.
- How about trying your luck?

- I got a lot of luck and it's all bad.
- The old guessing contest.

Pays one, two and three for
one. Three winners and losers.

There she goes. Going like a
boll weevil in a cotton patch.

Like taking a gal to a picnic, you don't
know whether you're gonna bring her back.

We got a winner.

Just a minute, mister.

What will it be, mister?

What will you have?

What? Oh,
anything, and make it double.

- Kind of took your mind off your business?
- Yes.

What's her name?

Julie Adams.

How long has she been working here?

Three, nearly four years.

She just got back from St. Louis.

The boys certainly did miss her.

I'll bet they did.

- You're wonderful!
- Hey, I'm not that good.

- Take care. Have a nice trip.
- Hi, Julia.

Julia, you're a nice kid.

- Fine. When are you leaving?
- Tomorrow.

- Oh, you are? Well, good luck.
- Goodbye.

- Goodbye.
- You're all right.

- You're a beauty.
- Thank you.

- Baby, you were marvelous.
- I'm not that good.

- Come on, darling.
- Raise your glass.

Good evening.

Oh, Kerry.

Well, hello.

This is a surprise.

How do you like Virginia City?

I haven't made up my mind yet. But
I can see Virginia City likes you.

This is very funny.

Why didn't you tell me about it?

I didn't think it
would matter so much.

At least I hoped it wouldn't.

Why, I don't know that it does. It
puts quite a burden on faith, though.

Enough faith could carry it.

These people like me and respect me
and they discourage those who don't.

- That's very nice arrangement.
- Yes.

Tell me, would it help your
percentage any if I bought you a drink?

I'm paid to be pleasant to everybody.

Everybody?

Yes. Why not?

That's right. Why not?

Come on, let me get you a drink.

Hey, bartender.

- Kerry said for you not to get drunk.
- Yeah.

Fill it up.

I wonder what she'd do
if we had another drink.

Finest west of the
Mississippi. Here you are, pal.

I hope you're right.

Look, Johnny.

All right.

Well, well.

It's a small world, isn't it?

I didn't know you for
a minute, Bradford.

Maybe it's the fresh air in here.

What are you doing
out here in Nevada?

Now, there's a coincidence.

I was just going to
ask you the same thing.

I caught a mini� ball at Cedar Creek.

Gangrene set in, so they
shipped me back home.

Tough luck.

How do you feel now?

Not too bad.

You look fine.

You know, we often talk
about you, my friends and I.

- Down, boys. -
We just done--

That's Irby.

I'll be doggoned if it ain't.

This is a quite reunion.
We can have a drink on it.

That's a good idea.

Only this time, the treat's on me.

Same thing. Oh, excuse me.

This is Captain Irby, Miss Julia...

Miss-- Don't tell me, I'll
have it in a minute.

That's funny, who would've
thought I could've forgotten that?

- You forget easily, don't you?
- Maybe.

- How do you do, captain?
- It's a pleasure, ma'am.

- Am I interrupting?
- No, not at all.

Captain Irby's an old friend. As a
matter of fact, we once shared the same roof.

Any friend of Mr.
Bradford is a friend of mine.

I'm glad you're joining us. You know how
it is: more drinks, more percentage.

Yeah.

- To the belle of the Sazerac.
- To you both.

Virginia City seems to be
quite a Union stronghold, ma'am.

- Yes, it's red, white and blue all over.
- All over?

Of course there are a few copperheads
here, but they're harmless.

What do you think, Irby?

I agree with the lady.

What harm could a few
Southerners do way out here?

Hey, there's a couple
fellows at the end of the bar...

...wants you to have
a drink with them.

Well, if you'll excuse me.

It's been a great
pleasure meeting you again, sir.

The pleasure's all mine, sir.

- Hi, fellas.
- How are you? Have a drink.

Thank you. To you.

- Don't look, but you know who that is?
- Recognize him?

- It's Irby.
- Yeah.

Of course I recognize him.

What's he doing out here?

I don't know, but I imagine he's
on the same business as we are.

Where did you meet him?

He came west on the
stagecoach with me from St. Louis.

Why?

He was one of my prisoners
at Libby for eight months.

Stay away from him. Don't let
him question you, he's a Union spy.

A pleasure to meet you, ma'am.

Thank you.

- You ain't gonna let him get away, Kerry.
- No.

He's liable to be
halfway to Texas before daylight.

No. He'll be just where we want him.

Ain't that your music, Miss Julie?

Hey, that's the gal
that was on the--

- You don't say?
- Yeah. Ain't it, Moose?

Sure looks like her.

It's Irby.

- Tom, John.
- What's up?

I just left the Sazerac.

There's a Union spy in town named
Bradford who knows me and knows why I'm here.

Has he seen you yet?

Get a word to Topp and Parrish and
warn the others. I'll see Dr. Cameron.

Hurry and get the lid down.

Load this wagon.

- Good evening.
- Good evening.

What can I do for you?

Working late for a
blacksmith, aren't you?

Yep. Can I do anything for you?

Somebody came in the shop.

It's Bradford,
10-to-1. No.

Pile this stuff in the wagons.

Drive them to Box Canyon, tell the
first three parties to go there and wait.

- Are you going there now? -
I'm going to re-enter the shop.

That may stall them until
we can clear this room.

There's something going on
here that don't meet the eye.

Looking for something?

Where's the man that
just went in there?

What man? Ain't nobody
been in here but you.

- You're lying.
- Hold on, young fella.

I ain't used to being
talked to that way.

Sounds like a bunch of church bells.

Hey, quit that pounding, will you?

I'd have bet my doggone
life he'd come in here.

- Which one of you is Gaylord?
- Me.

Why?

Do you know a man named Irby?

Were you looking for me?

Yes, among other things.

Well, if I can help you in any way.

You have already.

I'm afraid I don't...

Oh, yes, I remember now. We once
made an appointment, didn't we?

Well, gentlemen, I'm
still at your service.

Yes, but I don't
want you alone, Irby.

I knew as soon as you
left, you'd come to your friends.

You're the leader of these
men. You can surrender...

- ...or watch us pull this place apart.
- I don't know what you're talking about--

I want you, your friends and
that gold you came here for.

- Have you any idea what he means?
- Search me, mister.

That's just what I'm gonna do.

- Moose, Marble.
- Yeah?

- Are you all right?
- Yeah.

Dadgum right, I'm all right.

Come over here.

I think I've got something.

Well, I'll be doggoned.

Well, Mr. Irby.

Moose, go as quickly
as you can to Drewery.

Tell him to block every street
corner and passage with mounted troops.

What we need now is action, Kerry.

Sit down, Vance. What's the matter?

It looks like we're
up against a stone wall.

What's happened?

They got the city patrolled and every
street blocked. They're searching every house.

Have they caught any of us?

Marshall, Gill, Pickett, Topp and
Parrish. About 15 others caught and threatened.

You may be next. That's why I came here
to warn you to burn our maps now, quick.

All right.

What about the gold?

It's in the wagons and they're safe.

For a few hours anyway.

Burn these, will you?

I'll get the rest.

What are your plans?

I don't know yet. They may get
me, but that isn't important.

The thing is, how to get this
gold out of town past those guards.

Wait in there.

Here, take my coat.

All right. I'm coming.

Are you Doc Cameron?

Yes. What do you want?

Anybody else in here?

Yes, a patient. I'm busy.

That can wait.

Oh, Murrell.

You should remember, doctor...

...it is not the
first time I am here.

Whoever you got in that other
room, tell him to come out.

- Oh, what is it, doctor? -
Well, it looks as if he's been--

Nothing.

Don't worry.

It's just to fix my arm.

Why do we wait? Do
something for me, quick.

All right.

Bring him in here.

Will you help, Vance?

Marshall, Robert
Gill, Cameron--

All right, you two take Dr.
Cameron. I'll see Armistead.

That, I think, just about takes
care of every Southerner here. Go ahead.

All right.

Hey, look out, doc. You hurt
a little bit I don't care.

Next time you get a bullet wound,
better not try to cauterize it with gunpowder.

It worked pretty
good for a snake bite.

Then it should've worked for you...

...but it didn't.

It's a good joke, huh?

You. You know me, who I am?

Yes, I know you, Murrell. You
used to be in Morgan's cavalry.

You've got a gang together
now, not far away from here.

Yeah.

I hope you are not thinking
about collecting this reward.

No, I'm thinking of
one you can collect.

You, see who is there.

If he's smart man, get rid of him.

Get over there, you.

Are you Doc Cameron?

Yes. Why? Anything wrong?

We can't tell from
here. Who you got in there?

A patient with a smashed shoulder.

If you've got any business, it'll
have to wait. This man can't.

Just a second, doc.

- Can't we take a look?
- What for?

Gosh, I ain't never seen a
operation before. Doggone.

What do you fools think
this is? A sideshow?

Maybe a man who's bleeding to
death doesn't mean much to you...

- ...but he does to me.
- Just a second, doc.

There ain't no cause for you
to go and getting all riled up.

No. You'll got yourself so
excited, you'll cut him up the wrong way.

I had the measles once.

You don't operate on no
measles, you big lummox.

Thank you, doc. That was nice work.

You lie almost so good like me, huh?

But nobody knows I am in Virginia
City. Who are they looking for?

They're looking for me, Murrell.

- For you?
- Yeah.

We are in the same boat, huh?

And maybe we can pull together.

Maybe. What you mean?

I'll give you
$10,000 to do a job for me.

What kind of job?

Listen, here's what I want you to do.

On the west side of the
city is the Union garrison...

Oh, you.

Well, did you come back to tell
me how much you liked the act?

No. No, I came back to ask
you if you'd forgive me for--

For being disappointed in me?

Well, I suppose you couldn't help it.

No, it wasn't that.

But it was such a
surprise seeing you up there.

If things had been the
other way around, you'd--

I couldn't imagine you out
there dancing the cancan.

That's a funny thought.

I'd probably get
mixed up in my skirts.

- You know what I mean, though, don't you?
- Yes, I know.

But you see, Kerry, no matter
how much a man's in love...

...he really wonders whether the
woman's quite good enough for him or not.

But when a woman's in love, well, she's
just in love and that's the end of it.

You see, if you'd told
me everything at first, I--

Have you told me everything?

No, I haven't. You're right.

I just made a silly fool
of myself. I'm sorry.

Will you forgive me?

I forgave you a long time ago.

Maybe--

Maybe I even wanted
you to care that much.

That's all I wanted to know.

In case anything should happen to
me, I just wanted to be sure of that.

You're in some kind of
danger, aren't you, Kerry?

Well, Virginia City's a dangerous
place. Besides, there's a war on and--

Yes, there's a war on.

- Could I see you for a moment, sir?
- Yes.

Excuse me. What is it?

Someone reported they saw Irby around the
rear door of the Sazerac a half-hour ago.

Good, we'll take a
look around. Wait here.

- I'll be right with you.
- Yes, sir.

Is that why you came here?

I can't tell you
about it now, darling.

But I want you to know
this, I do love you...

...and that's the most
important thing in the world.

Remember that always, will you?

Close that door.

Vance.

Lock it.

Why did you risk coming here? Bradford's
downstairs now looking for you.

Yes, I saw him. He found the hideout.
Every street leading out of town is blocked...

...with soldiers but we're going
tomorrow night and the gold is going with us.

But how can we?

Remember Murrell, the
outlaw? I made a deal with him.

His gang is camped a
few miles from here.

Between 2 and 3 tomorrow
night, they'll attack the garrison.

That'll draw every
soldier out of Virginia City.

When they arrive, we slip out
of town with the four wagons.

The others will be up in
Box Canyon waiting for us.

Waiting for us?

But you can't stay here now, Julia.

Or would you rather stay?

Why, I have nothing
to stay for, Vance.

Of course I'm going with you.

There's just one other
thing left to be done, Julia...

...but it's the most important, and
you are the only one who can do it.

What is it, Vance?

Get in touch with Bradford, tell him you
know where I'm hiding and send him to me.

Send him to you? What for?

He's the one man in Virginia
City who could stop us.

The moment he saw us start, he'd
arouse a posse to grab us and the gold.

The only way to stop
that is to grab him first.

What are you going
to do with him, Vance?

I don't know yet.

You're going to kill him,
aren't you? Of course you are.

You couldn't afford to leave him here
alive, he knows too much about us.

So I must lead him quietly and
unsuspecting to his death because I'm a woman.

That's something
only a woman could do.

Why, all of this was your idea,
Julia. Taking the gold from here.

Remember the look on Jefferson
Davis' face when he said:

"We are very proud of
you and deeply grateful"?

I remember.

"And the hopes of 10 million
of us will be riding with you."

I remember.

That's why your decision
right now is so important.

Oh, but why must I be the one,
Vance? Can't you see this is murder?

It's even worse than
murder, Kerry trusts me.

And what about
those who are trusting us?

When these people
leave with their children...

...they're turning their
backs on their homes.

Some of them are facing death and
they know it, but not one hesitates.

Yes.

I know what this
means to you, Julia...

...but there's no alternative, you
are the only one who can do it.

What shall I tell him?

Now, listen...

All right, we'll spread out from
here. Moose, you take the north section.

You men check everything up that way.

Come on, Marble, we'll
look around here.

By golly. Ain't a man got time to
get a little grog around here?

You're groggy enough,
partner. Wait here.

How do you do? I understand this is
a boarding house, is that correct?

We're filled up.

Well, thanks. I wasn't
looking for a room...

...I was looking for a boarder. Mind
telling me who your guests are?

That's their
business. I never ask them.

- Well, would you mind if I looked around?
- You can take a look at this.

I'll have no yellow-livered Yankee
in my house unless it's a dead one.

And I got a twitchy finger, so get.

Well, do you still want to argue?

No, ma'am. I never argue with women.

And certainly not a woman with a gun.

I'd do something for that
twitchy finger if I were you...

...it even makes me
nervous. Good day.

So the Union forces retreat, huh?

Yes, sir. The third
battle of Bull Run.

Hey, come back here,
you little ragamuffin.

Here he is, sergeant.

Let me go.

- Answer my questions and I'll let you go.
- I can't tell you anything.

You know every rebel in town, you
run errands for them. Where's Irby?

- I don't know and I wouldn't tell if I did.
- You're lying.

- I'll wail that tar out if you don't talk.
- Go ahead, you're big enough.

Hold on, sergeant. Let the kid alone.

- Yes, but-- - I
said, let him alone.

Come on, partner.

We're not fishing for
Southerners your size.

Yeah, well, I was fishing for you.

- Miss Julia sent me to find you.
- She did?

- What are you fellas butting in for?
- What?

If I had my way, I'd whip that little
copperhead until he couldn't stand up.

If you don't find her on the stage,
you'll find her in her dressing room.

I see.

- Thanks. Here's something for your trouble.
- No, thanks, I don't want it.

Hey, you don't like
Yankees much, do you?

No, I don't.

Well, I think I know how you feel.

When I was a boy in Ireland, I
felt the same way about Englishmen.

But you can change.

Well, thanks all the same.

So long.

Come in.

- Darling, did you send for me?
- Yes.

- The boy said it was urgent.
- It is.

Come over here,
Kerry, and sit down by me.

What is it?

Oh, I'm worried about you.

Half of Virginia City knows
who you are and why you're here.

Why didn't you tell me?

Well, it's part of my
job not to talk too much.

- I would have told you at the right time.
- Oh, there'll never be a right time.

I know these Southern
people, I've lived among them.

They'll kill you before
they'd give up their gold.

You can hardly blame them for trying.

But they're gonna have to
improve their aim first.

You mustn't go on with the search.

Please. For my sake.

But I must go on with it. This
job's gotta be finished.

But what can you, one man, hope
to accomplish against hundreds?

You can't stop them, Kerry, the
whole Union Army can't stop them.

I love you, darling.

I'm so afraid for you.

I love you too, Julia.

But I won't run out and
leave them a clear field here.

I couldn't do it. Don't you see?

This means too
much to too many people.

Does it mean more than...?

Than you and me?

It's the only thing that does.

All right, if that's your decision.

I'm sorry, darling.

I want to help you.

I can tell you where
to find their leader.

- Who? Irby?
- Yes.

He's in love with one of the girls
here. She saw him less than an hour ago.

- Where is she? Where can I talk to her?
- She'd be afraid to talk to you.

She said that Irby's ready to make a
deal, give himself up tonight if you come alone.

- Then he must know he's beaten.
- Yes.

Where is he?

There will be someone here
tonight to take you to him.

I see.

How do you know you
can trust that girl?

She wouldn't lie to me.

She knows I love you and
what your life means to me.

Darling, that's enough for me.

Goodbye.

Tell Carson City to
watch the south road,

stop all travelers, hold
for identification--

- What happened?
- It's a raid. About 50 of them.

- We don't know who they are.
- Looks like Murrell and his men.

Close the gates, mount the
parapets, a hundred rounds to each man.

We only have a skeleton
force, the rest are on patrol.

Burke, go and get them, bring
them back as fast as you can.

Lieutenant, assemble
what men we have.

We'll hold them off until
the reinforcements come.

Wayne...

- There it is.
- Oh, wait a minute.

Well, what are you two
bloodhounds trailing me around for?

We wasn't trailing you.

We was kind of moseying around sort
of accidental like and here we are.

- I don't need you, get out of
here. - We thought it would--

- Sure. You know, just in case...
- Oh.

All right, wait here. I'll
be back in 15 minutes.

Here it is, sir.

The door's unlocked, he's
in there waiting for you.

Oh, thanks.

Irby?

- You alone, Bradford?
- Yes.

I got your message.

What is it you want?

There isn't much I
can expect, is there?

Not much more than you
gave me in Libby Prison.

So now you're gonna
collect for that tunnel?

I'm gonna have to collect
much more than that, Irby.

There can be no deal before
you, your friends and their gold...

...have been put safely
away until this war's over.

Even then I can't guarantee that
they won't hang you as a spy.

You Yanks always did
drive a hard bargain.

But this time I have an idea we're
going to trade on my terms.

Really? What might they be?

I prefer your company
to your life, captain.

I had quite an argument about that with
my friends, but I finally won out.

Don't move your
hands and turn slowly.

I hated to do it this way, but
you had to know sometime...

...and tonight you
moved a little too fast for us.

You're going back home with us, an
escaped prisoner of the Confederacy...

...back to Libby to lower-west and
the sentence you ran away from.

I see.

Well, this was a very
clever little trap.

Some consolation to
think I'm not the first man...

...who was ever fooled by a woman.

But you haven't got a chance of
getting out of this town, Irby.

There's a squad of cavalry on every
corner and they'd shoot you down on sight.

I only came here to
give you a chance.

I took my chance and we won't
have to wait much longer.

Fall in. Column of twos.

Back to the garrison.

Tie him up, we gotta move fast.

Bring him along.

Where do you suppose they're off to?

Hey, ain't them 15 minutes about up?

- They sure are.
- Well...

- Kerry!
- Hey, Kerry!

- Kerry!
- Hey!

It's locked.

Kerry.

- Kerry. Hey, Kerry.
- Kerry.

- Kerr-- - Well,
he ain't here.

You don't reckon that
sawbones operated on Kerry, do you?

What are you talking about?

Boys, we're ready.

Wagons, forward!

Watch your wheels,
boys, sandy territory ahead.

Bradford, I'll make
a bargain with you.

From now on, it's gonna be a
rough trail and hard riding.

If you give me your word you
won't escape, I'll untie you.

Well, thanks, Irby.

I think we'd better leave
things the way they are.

I don't wanna make a promise that
I might not be able to keep.

Suit yourself.

Kerry.

I'm sorry this had to happen.

Sorry? What for?

Everything turned out the
way you planned it, didn't it?

It was the last thing in
the world I wanted to do.

Well, you're the only one in
the world who could have done it.

Boy, if your smeller can pick
out a wagon track on them rocks...

...you ought to have
been born a bloodhound.

Shucks, I can trace a fly across
that dirty neck of yours.

Look.

Come here.

Well, them sure ain't rabbit tracks.

Be dadgummed if them
ain't wheel tracks.

Yes, sir, and that's
the way we're heading.

- Well, I don't know.
- Well, I do know.

This way of passing, they
must be ahead of us.

What makes you so confounded
certain he's with that outfit?

If he ain't with
them, he's after them.

Did you know Kerry to turn
aside from something he started after?

No, but
you--

Marblehead, I only made
one mistake in my life...

...and that was when I
started letting you follow after me.

- Come on.
- Well, let's get to riding.

Wagons, ho.

Nice work, Murrell.

- Did you lose any men?
- Oh, maybe five or six.

Big party you got here.

Yeah.

Here it is,
Murrell. All ready for you.

Pretty big price you pay to get this
wagon train out of Virginia City.

Not when you're anxious to get home.

- Which way you heading?
- Due south.

Yeah, that's the best way. Better
you cut west this side of Las Vegas.

Then you miss the Union
outpost at Mormon Station.

You cross the
Colorado River at--

Yeah.

Just like I said...

...you cross the river at Sloan's
Ferry. The water, she's low this time of year.

Maybe you like I ride a
little ways with you, huh?

- No, thanks.
- Well, good luck.

Maybe I see you sometime.

That was a good tip about
circling Mormon Station.

A little too good.

But we're taking no
chances with Mr. Murrell.

Wagons, forward.

Sergeant, wagon train coming.

If only our luck holds out.

Marshall, you and
Armistead ride back...

...and tell the boys to act
natural and keep Bradford out of sight.

Pull up.

Pull up, everybody.

Hello, sergeant.

- Hi.
- Pull up, everybody.

Hold back, boys. Hold back.

Where'd you folks come from?

All the way from
Kansas, heading for California.

Is this the right road?

It might be.

What do you got in that wagon?

Oh, some grub, a few pieces of
furniture and a lot of tired people.

Well, you got a long
pull ahead of you.

You'll find some mighty dry country.

Excuse me, folks.

- And that one?
- Same as the rest, we're settlers.

You're welcome to look, but I assure you there's
nothing there to interest the Army.

All right, go ahead.

Thanks, sergeant.

Wagons, forward!

Hold on a minute.

- Pull up, you men.
- Hold those wagons.

Any trouble, sergeant?

What makes these wagons sink so
deep? You ain't declared that hefty a load.

Why, it's the wagon itself. Besides,
your country's pretty sandy.

Maybe, but I'm gonna have
a look just the same.

All right, everybody, get
out of those wagons.

Come on, you too. We're
unloading everything.

Come on, get moving.
Get those wagons out.

He can't get far. Come on.

Cobby.

That's the last of him.

Go back to the
wagons and keep rolling.

- Mormon Station, sir.
- Yeah?

"Gold train...

...passed through here...

...after killing guard.

Send force immediately...

...equipped for long..."

Well?

Something's happened, sir.

Push them hands up and
reach for the roof.

Doggone it.

Say, you're sure getting so you
play rough. You knowed that was me.

- What do you mean trying to scare us?
- Well, I'm sorry, fellas.

I had no idea it was you until
you fell on your faces.

Well, that's a fine welcome.

It would have served you
right if I'd plugged you.

Where have you been?

- What took you so
long? - We been following--

What do you mean wandering
around like a couple of strays?

Do I have to put bells on
you to find out where you are?

- Well,
I-- - Be quiet.

I can't depend on you any
longer, I can see that.

Serve you right if I knocked
your bone-heads together.

- Oh, Kerry, it sure is good to see you.
- You bet.

My, how you two have grown.

- How'd you find me?
- We got a couple of good smellers.

- I'll say you have.
- We followed your trail. What's this?

Somebody's been
cutting up around here.

That's the gold train.

- Boy, I'm sure glad you're all together.
- I'm only just.

It's coming through now, sir.

"Will wait...

...here for you.

Captain Bradford."

- Order the assembly.
- Yes, sir.

Intelligence Department. Bradford.

- You drivers all set?
- We're all ready.

After you cross the
river, turn toward Mojave City.

Should make fast time with these
wagons, but be sure and leave a clear trail.

Good luck, boys. Now, get going.

Hurry, we gotta catch those
wagons before they leave the river.

Right, Vance. All right,
folks, we're moving.

If we move the boy another
mile, it might kill him.

If we don't move
on, it may be all of us.

Won't you let us rest here
today, Vance, for a few hours?

We can't chance it, Julia.

Sorry, Cobby, we can't
stand by and let you rest.

I'll be all right.

Just keep on moving, Vance.

All right, we'll
put him in the wagon.

Murrell said there was nothing to
worry about after Sloan's Crossing.

I said I don't trust
Murrell. I'm dividing the train.

We don't know who's behind
us or how close, so let's hurry.

All right, Vance.

All right, keep your wagons close
together till we get to the middle of the river.

Whoa.

- This is evidently where they
camped. - Dad-burned if it ain't.

There are the tracks where
they crossed the river.

We'll pick them up on the other side.

There's where they went out.

And they headed due south.

It couldn't be
plainer if they'd left a map.

That's just it, sir. How
far can you trust that map?

They knew they were being followed.

Be the easiest thing in the
world to cover those tracks up.

- If you want my
opinion-- - I'd ask for it.

You saw the trail where they went in.

And this is where they went out.

I should think even an
Intelligence officer would see that.

Forward, ho.

Julia, how much
farther do we have to go?

Not far, Cobby.

We're almost there.

Shh. Don't try to talk.

You go back to sleep.

My stomach.

Wagons ahead, sir.

Whoa.

There are only four
wagons, you told me there were 10.

There are still 10.

Ho!

There ain't nothing in this
one. It's emptier than his head.

Doggone, thunderation.

Major, the confounding
stuff sure ain't in there.

Bradford, if this idea of yours turns
out to be a wild-goose chase--

These wagons are just decoys, sir.

They purposely led us off the
trail. Loaded the gold into the other six...

...they must be ahead of
us, either south or southeast.

Well, how about the north and the
west? We haven't tried them yet.

Since we don't seem to agree...

...I wonder if you'd mind if I
took men and followed my hunch?

You could divide the rest up
into patrols and spread out.

- We could rendezvous at Sloan's Crossing.
- Well, all right.

But I hope your hunch turns out
to be a good one, for your sake.

Thank you, sir. I do too.

Walton and five men,
join Captain Bradford.

Lieutenant, call the troops.

Circle in.

We're camping here.

Circle in.

His pulse is very weak.

Let me.

He needs fresh water, Vance.

So do the rest of us.

We'll make the water hole
tomorrow if we're lucky.

There's the river. Water.

This is the river we hoped for.

Mud.

How far to the next stream, Vance?

If this one's dry, they all are.

We mustn't let the others know.

Means too much to them.

We'll tell them it's a
mistake, that this isn't the place.

We haven't reached it yet.

You go back to the wagons,
John, and tell them.

Come on.

Go back to your wagons, men.

There's been a mistake.

I'm afraid we'll
have to go further on.

I want to talk. I know what
you've been going through.

It's worse for you than the rest.

You've got the
responsibility of all these people.

I've got a job to do.

I know.

They've been through so
much already, all of them.

Julia, you don't
regret anything, do you?

Regret?

- What do you mean?
- You've changed.

You've been different ever since...

Tell me, what's on your mind?

Oh, it's just these
people, they can't go on.

- We can't make them, Vance, it's inhuman.
- War is inhuman, Julia.

We're going on, just as long as
we have the strength to go on.

How many days will that be
without food and water? Two, maybe three?

There's nothing but
desert between here and Texas.

That doesn't matter.

We're just a few. Thousands will
suffer if we fail. We gotta get through.

Come on, Julia,
we're moving. Come on.

"Cobby Gill, age 11."

It must have been
pretty tough for him.

For one of them, especially.

You sure was right about
that gold train, Kerry.

That's the way they're
headed, all right.

Walton, Brown.

- Yes, sir.
- Ride back to Major Drewery's camp.

Tell him to follow
us as quickly as he can.

Yes, sir.

They started out with 10
wagons, now they only have four.

Whatever money they got is
in those four, that's a cinch.

I figured we'd run
onto them about here.

You figured? Didn't I tell you?

Yes, I've often wondered what
I'd do without you two.

You see?

Who's that?

Dismount.

I'll be doggoned.

Take these horses and
keep them out of sight.

Tarnation.

That bunch is all tired. Wore out.

Maybe we give them
little surprise, huh?

The rest of you stay
here and keep them covered.

Bed down your horses
and start your fires.

Watch the children.

Hold on, Murrell.

- Hello.
- What do you want here?

I have some business
to talk with Irby.

He's finished his business with you.

Maybe he thinks so, but not me.

For the fine service I have given
him, two little bags of gold is not enough.

You named your price and we paid it.

Now, get out of here.

I think maybe you tell Irby
I want to talk with him, huh?

It's Murrell.

Doggone, tarnation.

It's the Yank, Bradford.

Hold your fire, men.
Let them come in.

Don't shoot at them. Hold your fire.

- Thanks, Irby.
- Forget it.

This turned into a
pretty good fracas.

Yeah.

How'd you learn to wing-shoot?

In Afghanistan, the kids do it.

- How much ammunition have you got?
- Plenty.

Vance!

- Oh, Vance.
- Let's get his shirt open.

Yes.

That's a bad one. Dr. Cameron?

- Bradford?
- Yes.

You take command, will you?

- Right. Don't worry.
- Yes.

Get him comfortable, doctor.

- We'll get him on a cot.
- Vance.

- That's right.
- Julia.

Come over here. Follow me, quick.

Come on.

Now, line up shoulder to
shoulder. Now, hold your fire.

And when they get close, let
them have a little volley.

All right.

If I ever get my hands on
that cow-hided Murrell again...

...I'll make him
squall like a mashed cat.

Once more.

Now, we hold off until daylight.

And when the sun comes up, we finish
off this wagon train pretty quick.

Better build that barricade higher.

Get a little sleep if you can, Vance.

Thanks, doc.

Too bad, Irby.

I'm sorry.

I was hoping you'd come.

What's our chance of holding out?

Not much, frankly.

As soon as daylight comes they'll
be down on us again.

Our only hope's Drewery.

When?

Tomorrow, maybe. Maybe not for days.

About the gold...

It's cost us so much. If
any of us gets through...

...I'd like it to do some good.

So would I, but that's not up to me.

What happens to the
gold, that's out of my hands.

No, it isn't.

It was your job to
get us and you did it.

Anyway, the South can't win now, but
the gold still belongs to our people.

After the war, they'll need it to help thousands
like them throughout the South.

I thought because of
Julia, you might...

I told you, whatever happens
to the gold is not up to me.

I promise you one thing, though.

Murrell won't get it.

But if
Drewery--

That's all I can promise.

Where is it?

Under the floorboards of the wagons.

Right.

Too bad you and I had to be on
opposite sides of the fence in this.

I think we might have been friends.

Thanks.

Marble.

Moose.

How is he?

How's Irby?

Oh, he's pretty bad, poor
fella. I don't think he'll make it.

- He told me where the gold is.
- Where?

- Under the floorboards of the wagons.
- Well, I'll be.

Look, get every
able-bodied men in camp.

Get all of that gold into
the first wagon there.

And speed it up, we've only
got two hours till dawn.

Boys, come on.

You two men go with them.

- Dr. Cameron?
- Yes, what is it?

- How much gunpowder have we got?
- Kegs of it.

Get out two kegs
and a length of fuse.

- What are you trying to do?
- We're moving the gold.

What for? What are
you gonna do with it?

I haven't time for explanations now.

So you're taking the
gold and running out on us?

- I'm afraid I misjudged you, Bradford.
- Did you?

Well, look, doctor, you
take care of the wounded...

...and I'll worry
about the rest, huh?

Come on. Here, hitch this horse up.

- Who told you where the gold was?
- Irby.

- You'd better go to him, Julia.
- Vance wouldn't trust you.

You've tricked him and now you plan
to use us to take what's still ours.

Oh, I'd rather Murrell
got it than the North.

I don't use those
people who trust me.

In any case, this time tomorrow none of
us will care who has the gold or where it is...

...because we probably
won't be alive.

There'll be a certain
rough justice about that.

What do you know about
justice? What do you know-- ?

I'm sorry we don't
understand each other, Julia.

- Come on.
- We're all loaded, Kerry.

All right, Marble,
you take the lines.

Now, the rest of you men, get on those
wheels and start the load rolling.

Don't let her sink
in the sand. Come on.

Bring the wagon nearer, close
under that ledge as possible.

Now, unhitch the horses and
get them out of there.

Right, one more keg.

Now, the fuse.

There it is. Come on.

Doggone scissor-bills, here they come
again. Thicker than hair on a dog's back.

I got him for you, Yank.

Father.

Father.

Why, you...

You dirty rat.

I'll kill you. I'll kill you.

They killed him. They killed him.

Think it's gonna rain?

It always does.

Here. Hold this.

Follow me...

They ain't shooting. Watch them fall.

Vance.

How many men did you lose?

What you see here is
all that's left, sir.

Is the gold safe?

Well, where is it? Let's
have a look at it.

There isn't any gold.

Is this your idea of a joke,
Bradford? Answer my question.

Have you searched the wagons?

I told you, sir,
there isn't any gold.

Why, that's absurd.

Do you think I followed you hundreds
of miles to believe this lie?

What have you done with it?

Who are you holding it for?

Just a minute, Bradford.

Yes, sir.

You're under arrest.

Get your belongings together, we're
taking you back to Virginia City.

It is the verdict of
this court martial...

...that you seized and withheld
contraband of war for private reasons...

...and are therefore
guilty of high treason.

Before final sentence is passed...

...is there anything else you
wish to say in your defense?

Yes, sir, there is
something I'd like to add.

It's true I took the gold...

...and I'm the only one
responsible for taking it...

...but not for the
reasons the court infers.

The court is willing to
consider any reason...

...consistent with your
obligations as a soldier.

There are some things that aren't
covered by the military code, sir.

This was one of them.

You came here, not as
a private citizen...

...but as an officer with
an official duty to perform.

And I performed it, to
the best of my ability.

My job was to see that the
gold didn't reach the South.

I knew that if it
did, it'd prolong the war.

The gold did not reach the South.

That was not enough.

It was also your duty to hand it
over as contraband to your government.

That's true, sir.

I had a choice to make...

...a choice between doing my
duty as a soldier or as a man.

Well, I made that choice. I
couldn't very well have done anything else...

...after I saw what those
people went through...

...for a cause they
believed to be right.

And what has this to do with you?

Their leader hoped that someday that
gold would still return to the South...

...where it belonged, to help them
rebuild their homes and restore some of their pride.

Continue.

I don't think I can explain
it any better than that, sir.

Except that I believe I'm
doing the right thing.

That's why I refused
to deliver the gold.

That's why I still refuse.

Captain Bradford, that's
your final decision?

Yes, it is, sir.

It is the sentence of
this court martial...

...that you shall be executed on
the morning of April the 9th, 1865...

...in the usual manner at the usual
time prescribed by regulations.

I-- I can't
tell you--

I've no words to...

Oh, I'm so deeply
grateful for this audience.

I know how busy you
are, Mr. President.

I was afraid you wouldn't see
me, because I'm a Virginian.

Why, I've got a lot of friends
down south, Miss Hayne...

...and more relatives in
Virginia than a Blue Ridge rabbit.

I've sort of missed
them these last four years.

Mr. President, the execution
is set for tomorrow.

That's less than six hours in Nevada.

I've been studying the minutes of
the court martial, Miss Hayne.

According to military code, there's
no question of Bradford's guilt.

I know that, I heard them say so.

I was there.

Oh, but I beg you, Mr. President...

...judge him as a man
and not by military code.

He mustn't-- He
can't be killed.

I'm not a military man, my child.

He won't be killed.

Thank God that the killing is over.

Your General Lee is
meeting our General Grant tomorrow...

...at a place called Appomattox Court
House to discuss the terms of peace.

Then we've lost?

Not lost, found.

They're coming
back, back in the Union.

Miss Hayne, you came
over 2000 miles...

...to save the life of a
man who was once your enemy.

I think, very likely, you're
in love with him.

Well, to me, you two are symbols of
what I hope we can do for our country.

Mr. Lincoln, I didn't
know you were like this.

I want to tell them in
Virginia, everywhere.

Yes, tell them we're
not enemies, but friends.

That in my heart and in
thousands like mine throughout America...

...there is no spirit of
revenge in our victory.

There must be no harbor
of hatred in their defeat.

Tell them we are now one
people, united by blood and fire.

And that from this day
forward, our destiny is indivisible.

With malice toward
none, with charity for all.

With firmness in the right as
God gives us to see the right.

Let us now strive to bind
up the nation's wounds.

To do all which may achieve and
cherish a just and lasting peace...

...among ourselves
and with all nations.