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Vesco!

Just leave 'em tied.

You have feet like a cat, Dillon.

Unbuckle the gun belt.

One hand.

Anybody else in here?

No, no one.

Matt?

Sarah?

I guess I've changed some.

Been a long time.

What were you shootin' at me for?

I just wanted to scare you into thinking

Vesco had some friends with him.

Get you to hightail out.

Didn't know you was a lawman.

He's dead.

No particular friend.

Just someone I knew over the years.

What's the name of this place?

Some call it the roost.

Meaning robber's roost, I guess.

Does the name fit?

People who use this place ain't usually welcome

in a regular town.

What are you doing here?

Might say I run it.

I'll fetch you a shovel for buryin'.

Kinda freshened up a bit.

Less signs of a grave'd be better for me, after you leave.

Wouldn't have much business left

if folks figured there was a lawman around these parts.

All right.

Long way from Dodge, Matt.

Well, my deputy and I have been chasing Vesco

for most of the week.

What were you after him for?

Well, he robbed a stage outside of Dodge.

Killed the driver.

Did you catch the others?

They're in the Cimarron jail.

Vesco never was lucky.

What about that stage driver and his widow?

I'd say their luck kinda ran out, too, wouldn't you?

Guess you rub shoulders on the one side long enough

you kind of forget about the other side.

I'll see to some coffee.

Sarah, this is the last place I ever expected to see you.

Last I expected to see myself.

Started about ten years back.

Figured it would grow back into a town again.

It didn't.

Do you take care of the place all by yourself?

No, I got Ruiz.

He's an old Mexican feller.

Brings in the supplies, takes care of the horses.

Does all my heavy back work for me.

He's taking some time off right now,

he'll be gone most of the week.

Don't figure I'm doin' much wrong.

I run a place where people don't have to look

over their shoulders, I mind my business, they mind theirs.

They're pretty careful not to

make much mischief in these parts.

You might say over the years, it's kinda gotten

to be neutral ground, between the law and them outside it.

You mentioned you had a deputy?

Yeah, we split up a couple days ago

trying to pick up Vesco's trail.

Guess you're long been married.

House full of kids someplace.

Nah, that's something I never got around to, Sarah.

I remember back in San Antonio, when you were a deputy.

Saw to your feelings then, badge and wife not mixin'.

I always remember the night you left.

Heading on to Dodge to be a Marshal.

I was so proud of you.

Danced most of that night at the fort.

Of course you wouldn't be remembering after all these years.

Sure I remember.

Guess you didn't know I made that pink dress

especially for you.

It was a nice dress.

Kinda didn't do all the things it was supposed to.

I'll get that water for your shaving.

Soon as you're done, I'll have dinner ready for you.

Sounds good.

Pappy and his boys.

Pappy Quinn?

Yeah.

Others be Sonny, Digby, Taylor, and Ed.

Been one or two months since they've been through here.

I've heard of that bunch.

Matt, I need a favor.

Assuming none of them's wanted by you?

Well, I'm sure the Mexican government

would have some questions to ask them,

but I don't think they're wanted on this side.

Well usually they never stay no more than

two hours or so, maybe you wouldn't mind

staying out of sight until then?

Just kinda rest yourself in here.

Better for my business.

All right.

First drink's on me!

After that, you buy your own, you hear?

Like I told you boys, first drink's on the house,

then you're on your own, right?

Lookie here.

Looks like somebody got themselves

all spruced up for you, Pappy.

Oh did my little Texas gal get herself

all dressed up for me?

Pappy, will you leave my ribs in one piece?

Ooh, you smell just like lilac water.

Honey now don't you worry nothing about Pappy,

'cause at his age, he ain't nothin' but a big barn.

Any old time this old man can outlast you, boy.

You just put your hand on your money.

Where you boys headed?

Hereabouts.

Mighty interesting place.

Now lookie here, girl.

I got you a little doodad, and I paid for it

with hard cash.

Pappy, will you quit?

Stop pawing me!

Oh come on now, what's wrong with you, girl?

You sure got a fast hand?

Aw, ain't nothin' wrong with this girl.

She's fixing to kiss little old Pappy right now.

Fellas, I just got married!

I'm a married woman now.

Married?

When?

Couple of days ago.

Who'd you marry?

Nobody you know.

Who?

Uh, Charlie Jackson.

Dakota Charlie?

Been known as that.

Where is he?

You know him?

No, but I'd sure like to meet him.

He's in back, getting cleaned up.

Well come on, boys,

let's go to meet Dakota Charlie!

I always wanted to meet him!

I'll be doggone!

Dakota Charlie.

You know, I always did want to meet up with you.

They call me Pappy Quinn, these are some of my boys.

Be a good idea to knock before coming in, don't you think?

Ooee, you're even bigger than your reputation.

Hey, is it true up Northfield way

you knocked off Jim Bob Miller

before he even cleared the holster?

Wasn't Northfield, it was Angus, Colorado.

Well, anyway, boys, we've got a lot

of celebrating to do.

Our little Sarah girl here getting herself

all married off, it's practically her wedding night.

But you usually head on down

to San Carlos before nightfall.

Oh we got a couple of boys gonna meet us here

tonight and tomorrow.

Dakota, I sure wanna buy you a drink.

Now come on boys, back to the bar.

We'll leave him alone here.

Ah, little Sarah girl.

I just didn't know what to do

to make 'em quit being so frisky.

Where'd you come up with Charlie Jackson?

I don't know, it's just the first name

that popped into my head.

I met him once, a long time ago.

I'm sorry, Matt.

Matt?

It's gonna look funny to them, you ridin' out.

Can you stay until they leave?

See that way when they come back,

I can just say you're away doin' things.

I gotta meet my deputy, Sarah,

and you heard 'em, they're staying overnight.

Well you can, too.

I mean you've gotta stay someplace tonight.

Matt?

They catch me in a lie, they ain't never

gonna let me forget it.

Oh I mean, I have to get along with people around here.

I know my business ain't much, but it's all I got.

For old times' sake, Matt?

All right, Sarah.

Thank you, Matt.

No sign of him.

See Deering and I'm gonna kick his face in.

We've still got time.

Here's your plate, Taylor.

Thank you, Sarah.

You boys want any more steak?

Start with me, honey.

I want some.

You sure know how to cook up a steer, Sarah.

Comes natural.

She ain't wearin' a weddin' ring.

Huh?

Pappy?

She ain't wearin' no weddin' ring.

That don't mean nothin'.

That Dakota sure is a lot more quiet than I heard about.

A lot more everything than you heard about.

There you go.

Don't worry, boy.

We'll take care of him.

Hey now boys, it's supposed to be

a wedding celebration here.

Ed, play something a little more lively, will ya?

Hey, Miss Sarah.

May I have the pleasure of this dance?

With your kind permission, of course.

Pappy, let me show you how it's done!

Hey, hey.

I've seen a moose that can do better than that!

Don't break her in half, Digby.

Just a mite out of practice.

I think you outta kiss the bride.

Here's to bad breath, Digby.

He even kisses like a moose.

Charlie, you sure got yourself

more than just a good cook here.

Get your hands off her.

Oh come on now, Dakota, the boys was only funnin'.

I said let go of her.

You gotta learn.

We kinda share things around here, Dakota.

Man who lays one hand on me had better be ready with two.

That is, unless you'd rather say you're real sorry.

Now, now wait now just a minute, boys.

We got ways of settlin' things here,

with a little go 'round.

By go around, Pappy means this.

Get him!

Careful now, Digby, don't break the man's back.

Come on, you got him Dig,

squeeze his brains out through his eyeballs.

Well that just about warmed me up.

Pappy, make him quit.

Don't you fret, girl.

It's just a little scuffle to keep him asweatin'.

Step on his back!

Hey now, hold it, hold it, Dakota.

Ordinarily I could care less if you hammered him

right smack in the ground, but I'm gonna need him

in one piece tomorrow.

Anybody wanna pick up where he left off?

You sure do cut a short fuse.

Sarah, come here.

She's got some apologies comin'.

Just wait a sec.

Hey now, let's get everything back friendly

the way it was, huh?

Sarah girl, I kinda think we got off

on the wrong foot here today,

and I sure wish you'd accept my apologies.

And that goes for the rest of the boys, too.

- Sure. - Only funnin' Sarah.

Sorry, Sarah.

Sure fellas.

Look, go on inside and open up some bottles on me.

Take care of him first.

Haha, you sure proved a point, Dakota.

Care for a little walk and some talkin'?

What about?

Well, could be to both our advantage.

Sure ain't gonna cost you nothin' to listen.

All right.

You know, a man who won't quit

sure is a hard man to find today.

I know the boys pushed you a little bit too hard,

but now they know where you stand.

Hey, you heard much about me, Dakota?

Not much.

Well, I don't play for small stakes.

I figure if you go big enough,

you don't have to come back to the well so often.

There's five of us here.

Three more are comin'.

Now, what I'm tryin' to say is I might be shorthanded

for what I got in mind.

You interested?

Lay it out.

Government gold, runnin' below the border.

Government gold means troops.

By the time we make a move, I'll know

exactly how many troops, the route they're takin',

how much gold, right to the penny.

You got inside information, huh?

Nah, I would say that I got a contact.

Sonny's gonna go in tomorrow and see him.

If it looks like we're over our head, we'll forget it.

Who's your contact?

Oh now Dakota, you oughta know better than that.

Quinn, I never go into anything blind.

Besides with that bunch you got in there,

I got an idea you may all wind up

in front of a Mexican firing squad.

You get to know me a little better,

you'll find me a very cautious man.

I got my own plans, I'll stick to 'em.

Aw, now I know you usually work alone,

but a loner works for nothin' but pocket money.

You know, nothin' put aside for a dry spell.

Now you might just sleep on it.

I might.

He's still out there, arguing.

Pappy arguing to take you in with him.

Seems you made a big impression on him, sayin' no.

Gonna ride with them, Matt?

I may have to.

Well, you take good care of yourself.

Them boys of his are mean, but nobody

can outmean or outshoot Pappy.

What about you, Sarah?

Been givin' that some thought.

Maybe, maybe when they leave I'll be leavin', too.

Today, you bein' here, I kinda saw myself plain.

The way they handled me like trash, with you lookin' on.

I kinda saw myself.

Guess you'll be goin' on to Dodge from here.

Well, I'm gonna go down along the border first,

see if I can find my deputy.

It's hard to figure.

We were no more than kids them San Antonio days.

Been a lot of years.

Just a wink.

No more than closin' your eyes and opening them again.

That's all gone.

You kinda scared that maybe there's nothin' ahead.

We can't go back.

Doesn't make much sense, does it?

Me, I mean.

No, I know what you mean.

You never want to go back, Matt?

I never gave it much thought, I guess.

You know, that's what I always recall about you.

Kinda like you were always lookin' through me.

Like you saw me, but you didn't.

Lookin' way beyond people, way ahead.

I'm not bein' impolite, I'm just rememberin'.

I do a lot of that around here.

There's really not much else.

You know I began sewin' from the first day

you asked me to go to the dance?

Got the lace from my ma's weddin' dress.

I felt so scandalous wearin' all them frills.

Looked mighty good on ya.

Counted the days from the first day you asked me.

Fourteen whole days.

Fourteen whole days, and I just knew they were never gonna come.

I just knew it.

I did love you.

Kinda wish I'd said it then.

Not that it would have made much difference.

Just wish I'd said it.

It was a long time ago, Sarah.

I know.

I just wish I'd said it.

You're losin' your eye, boy.

That last bottle could have been some yahoo,

shoveling dirt in your face.

I got a hundred says I get the next six.

Any takers?

Ain't in no mood to have my ears

rattled round in the morning.

Pappy?

What happens if they don't show up?

We forget the whole thing.

Unless of course we get Dakota to go with us.

We don't need him.

You sure don't need him again.

Dakota, you sure ain't the most sociable man in the world, are ya?

Just busy.

Doin' any thinkin' on strengthenin' our hand?

Well maybe that's what's gettin' me worried,

your hand needing strengthening.

You could be passin' up a pretty good stake

for a few minutes' work.

I got business down south, I told you.

Down south?

Maybe around San Carlos way?

Thereabouts.

I tell ya what.

You're heading that direction anyway,

why don't you ride in with Sonny?

And like I say, it sure ain't

gonna cost you nothin' to listen.

You might just find you'd be plain foolish

to pass up this kind of a deal.

A lot of gold, eh?

More than enough.

All right.

But if I don't like what I hear, don't count me in.

If you don't like it, chances are we won't, either.

Sonny!

Sonny!

It's time for you to get movin'.

Now, I want you to let Warren know real plain,

I don't want no guesswork on the amount of soldiers.

Otherwise, he's gonna have to face me personal.

I want 100 percent facts.

You know, I don't like takin' Dakota in with us.

When you get ready to run this outfit, boy,

you let me know, won't you?

Deering and his boys don't show up,

we're gonna need him bad.

Charlie?

Do you figure you'll be gone a long while this time?

Hard to say.

Take good care of yourself.

I'll be back in a couple days.

Two dollars.

Call.

I'm in, too.

Do you recollect that old gals in that real fancy hotel

down around Three Rivers?

Can't remember much about it.

Yeah well like I said, I come in,

I told her I wanted the best room in the house,

I want a bathtub and everything.

Bathtub, shoot.

You ain't never been in a bathtub in your life.

I had me a bath, last time we was in Pima.

Well anyway, she kinda looked me over

If you're still dealin', I'll take two cards.

Deal it.

Three.

One for the dealer.

So she asked me, was I one of the bunch

come down about six months before, 'cause if I was...

I bet five dollars.

Out.

I call.

Three aces.

Beats me.

This last leg, they'll stop for water

right here at the old Diego mine.

But to reach it, we'll have to skirt this saddle

back to the south, crossing right through the riverbed.

Mostly heavy sand there.

Gold stage be slowed to a walk.

And from the saddleback, they'll be directly below you.

Are you sure there'll be

no escort of soldiers following behind?

Five soldiers riding inside with the gold,

driver and shotgun outside on the box.

Warren, how much are they carrying?

Close to 200 pounds.

You know, for a Johnny come late,

you ain't doin' too bad for yourself.

What time will they be going through the riverbed?

'Bout two hours before sundown.

Be light enough for you to tear the stage apart.

By dark, back across the border.

Adios.

Tell Quinn I'll meet him at the roost as soon as I can.

What are you talkin' about?

He knows I got business here in town.

I'll be there in plenty of time.

Pappy didn't say nothin' about that to me.

Guess you don't remember me, mister.

I'm afraid I don't.

Look, whatever it is, just leave it alone for now.

El Paso, you got me four days jail time?

Come on Dakota, leave it.

I remember you now.

You got off easy.

That badge of yours doesn't mean much down here, mister.

Make it another time, no harm, friend.

We're just leavin'.

You best stay away from El Paso from now on.

I'm gonna be lookin' for you before then.

One thing I figure for sure,

this job's over, you're alone again.

That's my business, not yours.

Well you don't show up on time,

Pappy gonna make it his business.

You listen to me, Sonny.

Any more mouth out of you and I'm gonna show you

the difference between breaking bottles

and looking down a gun barrel, you got that?

- Yeah. - All right, go on.

Don't seem like much of nothin', does it?

Maybe they didn't wait.

They waited.

Deering's comin'.

All right boys, let's go.

Well, I'm sure glad you boys decided to join us.

Well, we spotted a posse riding north of Las Cruces.

Holed up for a few days until we found out

they had no interest in us.

Was tailin' some horse thieves.

Sure is a comfort, having you on our side.

Get off of it.

Sonny's in San Carlos now.

We'll know in an hour what kind of deal we got.

There's gonna be nine of us.

Including Charlie Jackson.

Looks like we'll ride.

Who's Charlie Jackson?

Dakota Charlie.

Sarah married him a few days back.

Hey, those horses sure look like

they need feeding and watering.

You're talking about the same Dakota Charlie

who rode with Cole along that Canadian river?

That's right.

See you around, Pappy.

Now hold on, Deering.

What do you got against Dakota Charlie?

Nothin'.

'Cept he was buried two weeks back north of Deadwood.

Reckon he's got to be buried again.

Well, Sarah girl.

How's it feel to be married to a dead man?

Deering made a mistake.

Oh, no.

No, I don't really think he did.

But I tell you what.

I think you're very anxious

to tell me something, aren't you?

I'm telling the truth, I swear it.

Oh come Sarah, don't swear.

It ain't becoming to ya.

You know, we all make mistakes.

Now, the hard part is admitting it.

I'm gonna give you all the time you want,

but you're gonna tell me just like it is.

I'm not gonna rush you.

You're gonna tell me just what you know.

And what happened.

Take all the time you want.

Now Sarah girl, you will tell me, won't you?

And here's where they're goin'.

Just before they get here, there's an old mine here

where they have to stop and water up.

They got caught in that riverbed, it'd be a turkey shoot.

That's right.

Now the nearest police are over here in San Paulus.

There should be plenty of time to get 'em there.

Have 'em come in here, around the saddleback, and across.

Quinn and his boys won't even make a stand.

Why can't we just arrest 'em?

'Cause we got nothin' on 'em so far.

Nothin' we can hold 'em on.

Well I'm gonna head on out, Marshall.

What do you figure on doin'?

Going back to the roost

and keep playing the same game.

Sarah, what happened?

The men Pappy was waitin' fer.

They rode in, said Dakota Charlie had been killed.

I had to tell him who you were.

Told myself they could kill me before I did, but...

Should have told him sooner.

I didn't know what they'd do to ya.

Kept seeing you dead if I said anything.

Guess I just wasn't strong enough.

Are they still back there?

Still there.

No and I ain't gonna go no place complaining.

How many of them are there?

Just Pappy and his boys, the others left.

I'm asking you not to go back there, Matt.

They ain't too happy about you spoiling things.

They know you can't arrest them for nothin',

and they're waitin'.

Don't worry about that, Sarah.

I'll get you back to town.

No.

I'll get by.

I always have.

Bye, Matt.

Kinda glad we met again.

It's kind of a lazy day, isn't it, Pappy?

Mm-hmm.

Bet you a five dollar gold piece he don't come.

You'd lose.

Want a drink?

Well, if I took a drink, I'd have to open my eyes.

My lids feel so good, so I won't have a drink.

What about that bet?

You sure are one to throw away your money, ain't you boy?

All right, you're on.

- Pappy? - Hm?

I think you'd better open up your eyes.

Well you just lost yourself

a five dollar gold piece, didn't you?

Afternoon, Dakota.

Why don't you come on in and have a drink?

There won't be no charge.

We kinda bought out the business here.

Quinn, I'm taking you and your boys in.

What in ever for, we're peace lovin' folk.

Assault and conspiracy.

Are you talking about us?

Quinn!

Come on out, give yourself up.

Marshall.

How's my boy?

He's dead.

Sure been awful expensive meetin' up with you.