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Can't you see what I'm talking about, Doc?

Don't you understand?

Coming up onto Mile High Turn, folks.

Prettiest view in nine states.

You see? That law feller didn't have to...

Hush up and look at the view.

Festus: I done saw it.

He didn't have to call on you after Matthew got done talking

and I got done doing my talking...

Yeah, when you got done doing your talking,

everybody in the courtroom including the prosecutor was stone deaf.

Well, Doc, you get a free trip to Denver.

Get to stay in a first-class hotel.

Gotta look at the bright side.

Well, the dark side is what I remember in the courtroom there.

By the time he got through testifying for six hours.

- Doing what? - Testifying.

I didn't do no such a thing.

All I done was tell him everything I knowed.

Now, and even if I did, when a feller asks you who you are

and all the things you been a doing as a Deputy United States Marshal

leading up to when that feller got himself shot in the Long Branch,

you gotta start clean back at the beginning, don't ya?

See what I mean? Don't ever use one word when six'll muddle up everything.

All right, I call. I'm short.

I call too.

A little straight.

To the ace.

This game is getting too rich for my blood.

All right, how much am I short?

An even 50 short.

I hope that Dodge bank will be cashing your notes

at the same speed you're making them up.

Are you questioning my honesty?

Oh, it never entered my mind.

Now, who said all the buffalo disappeared?

Instead of looking at buffalo, why don't you shuffle the cards?

Enjoying the trip, ma'am?

I don't remember a more enjoyable one.

Well, if it's any consolation, your husband is winning.

Who said he's my husband?

'Bout time for a little fuel myself.

There's a nice view to your...

Quite a view out there, ladies.

Quite a view in here too, conductor.

Pardon me, ladies.

Are we on time, conductor?

Pretty close, ma'am. We'll be in Dodge before dark tomorrow.

Oh, Scott, look.

Your ears are still bothering you.

Just swallow hard, Mrs. Coleman.

Relieves the pressure on the ears in a twinkling.

Thank you. I'll be all right.

I can ask that doctor if he has something for you to take.

No, don't bother him now, Scott.

Okay.

Ain't that something, Mr. Pennigrath?

Many times as I see it, I never get tired of it.

Well, I understand, Mr. Lucas.

The Lord's good handiwork.

Oh, Sarah, look.

- Oh. - Isn't that adorable?

Isn't this view just marvelous?

Well, Matt, for all the good I did at that trial, I could have sent a letter.

Well, the verdict came out right, Doc. That's what counts.

I'll tell you something. I had me a big hand in the way that thing come out.

The way that feller was lying his blamed head off there...

Will you quit stomping those feet? You're making me nervous.

Well, they're cold, Doc.

Well, 'course they're cold.

It's always cold at this altitude in the wintertime.

You look out there, it must be below zero. Look at the frost on the windows.

It's cold.

Well, how come my head's so hot then?

Well, sit down and I'll explain it to you.

See, the reason for that is that the cold air is cold

and it stays down at the bottom around your feet, you see,

and the hot air rises up around the hot air in your head.

All right. You don't have to start to hoorah me.

I'm not. I'm explaining it to you. I'm trying to.

You see? When the stove heats up the air in the car,

all the cold air stays down at the bottom around your feet,

and then hot air rises up to the top,

and your feet get cold, and your head stays warm.

Well, how does the cold air know when it's cold and ought to stay down yonder

and the hot air know that it's hot and ought to be rising up yonder?

Oh, don't you know that?

- No, do you? - Certainly.

- Why? - I'm not gonna tell ya.

Matthew, is he hoorahin' me?

No, no, he's telling you the truth, Festus.

Should have bought yourself some of these warm boots like we did.

- Yeah. - Oh, no.

Ain't nobody gonna talk me into spending my "pure dime"

on no old pair of boots.

Wait a minute. Your what?

My "pure dime"!

Of course, I don't expect no grouches

full of hot air to know what that means.

Maybe you'd be kind enough to explain it to me.

Well, sure.

No, wait a minute. I'll explain it to you.

Per diem. It's not "pure dime." It's per diem,

and that is a Latin expression, is what it is...

- Well, of course. - And it means this.

It means a daily allowance

that is given to you for food and lodging and things like that,

and any government agency pays that to a citizen

when they render a service. Per diem!

Exactly what I said.

- Well? - Did you win?

Uh, well, it cost me a bundle to find out

a man who looks like a professional gambler probably is.

Just how much did you lose?

Uh, well, too much.

Oh, Floyd. You just have no willpower when it comes to gambling.

Oh, come on now.

You ought to be more sensible. You work too hard for your money.

Don't worry, Ada.

Wild country out there.

Hmm. I'll be it's good cougar huntin'.

Look out ahead!

We hit something.

Doctor.

Festus, stay here.

I think I got one.

Oh, for the love of heaven, what's happening?

Hold your fire. Hold your fire.

- There's Indians out there. - We have a right to defend ourselves.

- That don't make it... - Hold your fire. Put the guns up.

- Yes, sir. - The Indians aren't attacking.

I don't want anybody firing unless they do.

Marshal, the tracks ahead have been blocked.

I know it.

- Doc, how is she? - I don't know yet.

What are they stopping the train for, Marshal?

There's a hundred Indians out there.

Doctor, you stay here and keep these people calm.

Festus?

- Put them rifles up. - All right, folks. You heard the Marshal.

Just say in your seats and no more shootin'.

Get back in your seats, all of ya.

Let's find out what this is all about first.

If it's about Indians, it ain't good. You can bet on that.

All right, now just calm down.

Appear to be Sioux, Matthew.

Come on.

I thought we were sitting ducks.

Well, they're not shooting at anybody.

If they'd wanted to wreck this train, they could have taken out a rail.

Matthew.

You know, I think I know who that is. Red Willow.

That Sioux chief from Stone Ridge.

Yeah.

I might go out and have a talk with him, Festus.

Get back inside and see that nobody gets nervous with a gun.

I'll do it.

Hey, Doc. Would you like a hand?

I know, I know. Thank you. I'll let you know.

Plenty of blankets and such in the baggage car, Doctor.

Stone Ridge Reservation, huh?

Tough bunch.

Really tough.

What do you reckon it is they want?

No telling about Indians. Especially Sioux.

You are Red Willow?

Do you speak English?

Maybe I can make you understand.

You'll be making a big mistake if you don't get those trees off the track.

They will stay!

Anybody leaving train will be killed!

If anything happens to any of the passengers aboard this train,

you'll all be held accountable.

The train will not move.

Troops will be sent out from Fort Dodge to punish you.

We are not afraid of soldiers.

Well, it seems to me that it makes more sense

for you and your father

to come in to Dodge City with me and testify...

The men will hang?

If they're aboard this train, I'll find 'em.

You have my word on it.

They'll be charged with murder.

If they're found guilty, they'll be punished.

Some of braves with us.

One lost his brother.

Another, his father is blind.

Talk to them.

Tell them that I am as concerned as they are

that the guilty men be found and punished.

We will talk to others.

Are you about six months along, maybe?

Yeah, just about that, Doctor.

Doctor, I... I lost my other baby.

You lost the baby?

A son, Doctor.

A... A fine boy.

Had blonde hair. It was curly.

- It was my fault. - No, Scott...

- Ada, it was my fault. - No, it wasn't, Scott.

I took her with me in the Black Hills, prospecting, about two years back.

But we were together, Scott,

and that's the way I wanted it.

It was my fault. We should have stayed put.

Doc?

Doc, you're not gonna leave her.

You're gonna have to be very quiet.

I don't want her moving around any at all.

I'll be close.

How's the woman?

Well, she's carrying a baby, Matt, and I'm pretty concerned about her.

And I'll tell you something.

She'd be a lot better off almost anyplace else.

Doc, we got quite a problem going.

I want you to be in on it.

What do they want, Marshal?

They got some scalping on their minds, I'll bet.

All right, folks, now just sit down and be calm,

and I'll try to explain it you.

Now, these are Sioux Indians out here, off the reservation.

Now, they claim that two men sold 'em poisoned whiskey.

Three of their braves are dead, and five of 'em are blind.

That's horrible.

What's that got to do with us, Marshal?

Well, they claim that the two men got on this train in Denver.

- They don't know who they are... - What do you mean don't know who they are?

They want us to turn 'em over to 'em.

Yeah, but how do we know they're telling the truth?

Maybe they just want to board the train, do some robbing,

get hold of the women?

All right, that's enough now.

I'm not gonna turn 'em over even if I knew who the men were.

But I'll tell you one thing.

All of you folks are gonna have some explaining to do

about where you were just before you got on this train.

Ha. What about right now, Marshal?

If they'd wanted to hurt innocent people,

they could have derailed the train instead of going to the trouble

of putting up this barricade.

Well, they're sure not settling for any standoff.

What you're really saying is we're trapped here.

We're gonna have to stall for a while,

but I personally think that the reservation police

are gonna be out looking for 'em.

They might not miss anybody for days on that reservation.

In the meantime, I'm gonna be talking some more with Red Willow.

I fought Injuns in the army.

I never heard no talk from them that made any sense.

I better get back, Matt.

I'm not sure you know what it means to be stranded up in this country

this time of year, Marshal.

When the sun goes down, so does the temperature.

Drop of 40, 50 degrees during a single night is not unusual.

We're just gonna have to make the best of it.

I just wish the marshal had a chance to know what we're doing.

I'm the conductor on this train, not the marshal.

I'll take full responsibility on getting us out of here.

I don't know how good this is gonna be,

but it'll be nourishing.

Thank you.

Doc: That's it.

They're getting guns.

I hope you're not planning on using those.

Just keeping 'em handy in case we need them, Doctor.

Well, they're all coming back.

I hope they've talked it over and decided to listen to reason.

What if they ain't?

I hate to think about that, Festus.

There aren't more than a dozen guns on board here.

If they attack, we don't have a chance.

Want me to go with you?

No, I think it's better if you stay here.

Some of those folks are pretty scared.

I'll... I'll do it, Matthew.

Good luck to you.

Go!

Jump aboard, Marshal!

Give me that gun!

Get up here!

Get the doctor.

Right over here.

Matthew? I heard some shooting.

Give him a hand, Festus.

Want him right here.

- Easy. - Let me help you, Doc.

Conductor?

Was this your idea?

The train is my responsibility.

From now on, the comfort of the passengers is your only responsibility.

Festus.

Get me out of here!

All right, everybody get down.

All right, down.

Stay down.

I thought we had a chance before that shooting started.

But I'm afraid it's past talking now.

What'd he say, Matthew?

Gave us until morning to turn over those two men.

Supposing we don't?

Well, they didn't say, but you...

you don't have to use much imagination.

If we don't freeze tonight, we die tomorrow.

All right, get those windows sealed up.

Use anything you can. Blankets, whatever you can find.

I once spent three nights up here, Marshal,

a rock slide blocking the tracks.

A doctor took off two of my toes.

We can get along without that kind of talk.

There'll be help.

When the train doesn't come in time, there'll be help, won't there?

Mister, they call this a snow train.

A two-day delay is not unusual.

If we get caught in a blizzard or a rock slide crosses the tracks,

they'll start looking for us after the second day.

Maybe after three.

Ask questions in Dodge, Marshal? You better start asking right now.

And then what?

And kick their worthless souls right out of this train.

Well?

- You got a better answer? - I think so.

Warm up a pot of coffee and see to the comfort of your passengers.

Marshal?

I... I didn't think it was a good idea.

I'm sorry.

It's not important now.

It's bad, ain't it, Doc?

I don't know yet.

Doc, I've been thinking about something.

Yes?

If the Almighty's making a choice...

Mm-hmm.

Her and that baby.

That's kinda more important than me.

See anything?

I keep thinking I seen 'em at the edge of the trees,

but it's only the shadows on the snow.

Whether you see 'em out there or not,

you can bet they're there.

Yeah.

Then of course there's my work at the orphanage, but...

it's hardly work. Not with children.

My whole point is you win, but it goes out just was fast.

It doesn't seem to be real money. To plan ahead with, I mean.

I got this fella Wickes hooked for plenty if we ever get out of here.

Here you are, Matthew. You think you're gonna be warm enough now?

Oh, yeah, I'll be fine, Festus. Thank you.

Doc? How are they?

Well, Matt, I know there's nothing you can do about this.

They'll be a lot better off when they get someplace where it's warmer.

Marshal, do you think maybe you could go up and talk to the Indians again?

Let 'em know what's at stake.

They don't care what's at stake.

All they care about's the two men they're after.

They gotta be colder than we are.

I mean, out there in the open.

Freezing by this time.

No, no. The only thing they'll do is bury theirselves under that snow

and them buffalo robes and hides

just like they been doing on them hunting parties

ever since they was old enough to toddle.

That's what they'll do.

Could we fight 'em? I mean, sneak out of the car.

What men we have would catch 'em by surprise.

You don't surprise the Sioux Indians.

Marshal, it's 20 miles on foot.

I don't see your chances of making it.

It's only ten miles if I go by way of Glacier Pass.

Oh, Festus, here.

Take this.

Matthew, you ought to have it.

There's over a hundred Indians out there, Festus.

If I don't make it, you're gonna need every gun you can get.

When that moon starts coming out,

Marshal, it's gonna be like daylight out on that snow.

I know it.

I plan to be long gone before the moon comes up.

I imagine you've had some experience with Indians?

- Some. - If they gave us till morning,

what do you think they're gonna do?

Fire the train.

Get us out in the open, then point to any two of us.

Skin us out, guilty or not.

What do you mean?

Skin out two of us.

Tie us up to a tree and start cutting.

Attention, everyone.

There are two men aboard this train guilty of murder.

Yet no one's been asking any questions.

Don't you find that strange?

Why is that?

There's a strong possibility by morning this car may be burned,

and we'll be out in the cold facing those Indians.

Now, Mr., uh... Billy. Just Billy.

As I was about to say, uh, Mr. Billy here knows very well

that something dreadful can happen to innocent people

if we just sit around here doing nothing.

Now, I propose if anything is to happen

that we try to see to it that it happens to the guilty parties.

Except you don't know who they are.

Well, my lad, that should not be too difficult to determine.

Let's find out who we all are.

What business we had in Denver. Where we stayed.

If any of us had time to take an overnight trip to that reservation.

Suppose I start it off.

My name's Wickes. Sam Wickes.

I buy yearlings in the cow towns.

I spent the entire week in Denver. That can be proven.

Stayed at the Crawford Hotel.

In fact, Mr. Pennigrath and I had dinner most every night.

Neither one of us had time to take a wagon, go up the Stone Ridge Reservation.

I can vouch for Mr. Pennigrath, and I'm sure he can vouch for me.

Now, who else wants to speak up?

Mr. Wickes here can vouch for me.

That's very true. We're narrowing it down.

Narrowing what down?

Simply trying to identify the guilty men by process of elimination.

All right, what are you gonna do if you find 'em?

Turn 'em over to the Indians?

Well, at best, we're all pretty curious.

I, for one, agree that anyone selling poisoned whiskey to the Indians

deserves everything they get.

She's absolutely right.

I'll tell you this, Marshal.

If it comes down to them or us, it ain't no choice at all.

Well, we've got a choice, and I'm taking it.

So happens up here at the next relay station there's a telegraph.

Now, I figure I can get there in four or five hours.

If I can, I can be back here by morning with soldiers.

How are you gonna get off this train without them seeing you?

Well, we just have to divert the Indians' attention for a few seconds

while I jump off the back end.

My deputy Festus Haggin and Mr. Coleman are gonna help me with that.

Uh, Doc? Better tell the folks not to pay no never mind

what we're fixin' to do out here.

We're just gonna put on a show for them Indians out yonder.

Come on.

Let go of me now!

Let go of me now!

Put it down! Now put it down!

Marshal told you to stay in the passenger car

with the rest of them passengers.

Go on now.

The conductor said you wanted to see me.

Yes, Reverend.

Reverend, it's kinda touch and go with this fella over here.

I think you can help him.

He thinks he's dying.

He's asked for you.

Is he dying?

Well, I'm not sure. He may pull through.

But I'd like you to comfort him.

Doctor.

We could all be dead by tomorrow.

I can't go that far.

Why not?

I work the trains.

Confidence man.

Yes.

Regardless of that...

you can be of service to him.

To cheat people out of their money is one thing.

To deceive a man who's meeting his maker?

I'm not asking you to deceive him.

I'm asking you to read to him.

- Read? - From the Bible.

What?

I want you to read a passage from the Bible to him.

But I... No.

Might do you some good.

Look, I just carry it around.

You never read it?

No. I don't go that far.

Think I said that.

There's a few things I could say to you.

There's no time for that.

Now, you go over there

and you do what any decent man would do.

The 23rd.

23rd Psalm.

Coleman. Coleman.

Yes?

Your wife will sleep now with that sedative I gave her,

and I want you to go in the other car and get yourself some rest.

I'll let you know if there's any change.

Thank you, Doctor, for everything you're doing.

You go on now. I'll watch her close.

I've got a lot to account for, Reverend.

Well, we all do.

We all do.

"The Lord is my shepherd.

I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.

He leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul.

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness

for his namesake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil.

For thou art with me.

Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me."

It was a stupid thing we done.

We're gonna get caught.

Sure as we're sitting here, we're gonna get caught.

We will if you keep talking like that.

Don't you understand? We just gotta act natural.

How can you act natural with that Wickes fella

asking all them questions about where we been and what we been doing?

He ain't asking 'em now.

And if he starts up again, we just stick to our story.

He'll get started again.

You can bet your life on that.

Once the sun comes out and the marshal ain't back with them soldiers,

he'll get something started.

Look, I keep telling ya, don't lose your head.

He can't prove nothin', Al.

Boy, I wish we hadn't done it.

Oh, my, I wish we hadn't done it.

Well, I wish we hadn't either.

But wishin' ain't gonna help anything.

Just get your mind off it.

- How? - I don't know. Think about something else.

Hunting or girls or how good it's gonna be when we get back home again.

Anything except them Indians.

The moon is up.

Snow looks like frosting on a cake.

It's so peaceful.

Strange.

Here we sit, the two of us,

time slipping away.

This moment and perhaps a little more

may be all that we have left in our lives.

It's not real.

There in the trees, men are waiting.

Men we don't even know who might kill us.

I used to wonder where and when...

where my life would end.

And here I am.

And in a hundred years of imagining...

all the possibilities of where, how...

I never dreamed it would be here like this.

Are you afraid?

I was.

And I think I might be again, but not now.

I think that's strange too.

I think I ought to tell you, Mae...

I've always envied you.

Envied me?

You were always so pretty.

You had so many beaus.

- When we were in school... - Oh, my.

And I always envied you.

You were so strong and clever and...

you never seemed to need a single soul.

How many years have we known one another?

50 years?

More like 60.

Oh, Sarah.

I'm so glad we're together.

So am I.

I wonder about the marshal.

Could he have gotten through? Could he?

I don't know.