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- Yeah? - It's me, Ham Pitchford.

Well, come on in.

Hey.

I knowed it, I knowed it.

They done it just like I knowed they would.

You hear that, Brownie?

Cousin Ham brings us some good news.

He says Harley and Cousin Tobin busted Jacob

out of that there jailhouse and they ain't camped

but a day away from here.

My brother Tobin done proved he's good.

He blowed off that deputy marshal's head.

Shot him right through his mashed taters as he ate supper.

That Tobin.

He could always be depended on in a fix.

Like I always said, job done good is a job done good.

Imagine that.

The Sutterfield brothers back together again,

just like a family oughta be.

That includes you, Ham, and Tobin too.

I'll make you a good hand.

I'm raring to tear loose again.

Here, you hear that?

Hey, we got a he-bear on our hands here.

Like I always said, the Pitchford boys bein' our cousins

blood'll tell, blood'll tell.

Hey, Brownie, where was you just now?

I didn't see you out yonder.

He was up in the bluffs watching you come across.

You know, there ain't a soul can come across that way

without our seeing him.

Who killed the other deputy?

Harley did.

He drug him outta town 'hind his horse

and then he worked him over with his cutting knife.

That Harley, he's a cutting fool, ain't he?

He's a good'un.

It's gonna be real fine.

All of us together again.

We'll hit Kansas like a twister.

Dodge City special.

Why Dodge?

'Cause that bank ain't been a-robbed in years, boy.

First we bust that'un, then we go to Meade

and break into that'un.

Then Sprigfield and Durant,

with fresh horses spotted all along the way.

There ain't a lawman born that can catch us

before we hit Mexico.

Like I always said,

I knew you'd be the one to have a grand plan.

Well, what about that marshal in Dodge?

I mean, the way I hear, he'll dog us till we drop.

By the time I finish with Dillon,

he ain't gonna dog nobody no more.

It's like I always said, I knew you'd be going

after Dillon, him having put that lead in your guts.

It's five year now.

And I ain't drawed a breath

but what I ain't felt the pain of it.

Yes, sir.

I got real hard feelings for that Dillon.

And one day real soon,

I'm gonna put a bad taste in his mouth.

One day real soon.

Hey, come on, Tobin, Harley, we best get moving.

We gonna be late getting to the shack.

Old Cousin Elton will be on our backs like stink on a skunk.

All right, hold your horses.

We coming.

We coming.

Come on, let's get outta here.

Look, we're less than half a day from the cabin

and I'm getting anxious.

Yeah, well we've got a day's jump on that posse.

Besides, we in Kansas now.

Yeah, well let me tell you something, Harley,

that don't mean they've forgot us.

We lost them back in Big Sandy.

They ain't within 50 miles of this place.

Look, come on, huh?

I got a shotgun on you boys.

Don't move a peg.

Hey, mister, what do you want?

Yeah, come on, step out here.

Who are you?

US Marshal, don't move a peg.

I got a warrant on you Sutterfields.

All right.

All right.

I ran second to you today, Crazy Harley.

But you ain't seen the last of Bob Hargraves.

Good morning, Brownie.

One of these days, that gun's gonna go off

and blow a fist-sized hole right through you.

You know, Brownie, some things is finer than a fine watch.

Here we are in a tight cabin, good feed, lots of firewood.

Why, we're gonna be snugger than a fat dog by the fire.

I always said you was the sly one.

But it appears you're gonna be a shade snugger

than the rest of us.

Hm, how's that?

Having Jonnalee up here and all.

What about us?

Lessen I miss my guess,

by the time them boys ride in here,

he'll pick up some sugar and spice somewhere along the line.

Like I said, they're real slick.

But I don't like this set-up, at all.

Now, you don't think I'd go through all this planning,

do you, without taking your needs into mind?

Jonnalee.

Jonnalee.

What?

Get yourself in here.

Brownie, ain't I always treated you fair and square?

Well, now is the same as always.

Share and share alike.

What are you going on about?

Why don't you give old Brownie there

a hug and a squeeze just like family?

What for?

'Cause I said to.

What do you think I am?

You're whatever I say you are, honey bear.

Elton, I'm your woman.

Then do as I say.

Elton, please, don't.

- Elton. - Now.

That's what I like to see.

A happy family is a thing of glory.

Like I always said, you're a man of honor.

Dish out the grub, girl.

Well, sleeping kinda late, ain't you?

Near seven o'clock.

Well, a man watching his back trail don't get much sleep.

As soon as you finish feeding your face,

I got a job for you down south.

I just got here last night.

There's things that needs to be done.

Where am I going?

Dodge City.

Well, why me?

'Cause I'm known there, so is Brownie.

Here.

Well, what's that?

A list of staples.

Beans, bacon, flour, and such.

Nah, my horse is give out.

You can use my bay, it's in the coral.

There ain't no sense in going to Dodge.

It's too far.

WaKeeney ain't but 20 mile or so, I'll go over there.

You ain't the bull goose around here yet, sonny buck.

And until you are, you'll pay attention to the one that is.

I never meant nothing by it, Elton.

Oh, I know you didn't, Ham.

'Cause if you did, I'd have blown your brains out.

Ham, how about some more grub?

Sure.

Then I best light out for Dodge.

Like I always said, Ham's gonna be a real big help.

Now, when you get there, I want you to make me

a drawing layout of the whole bank.

Elton, you know, I can't write.

Don't pay no mind to that.

Just make lines on the paper where everything is,

including the people.

I'll do it.

Anything else?

No.

If you push hard,

you can be back by the time the boys ride in.

Yes, sir.

Been six years since our family's been together.

Wandering, running, hiding, blowing like chaff in the wind.

Now, we'll have a family again.

What a great day that's gonna be.

Festus?

Can I pick you up anything from the city?

Oh, of course, bring me back a whole boxcar

full of fancy doodads.

Of course, I don't know what I'd use to pay for 'em.

You know, it's gonna be kinda nice riding on that train

instead of horsebacking, especially as cold

as it's getting around here.

Cold?

Why, Newly, you young scutters don't know what cold is.

Did I ever tell you about the time

I wintered up in Wyoming territory?

It was so blamed cold,

it'd freeze the horns right off a bull buffalo.

I recollect one morning I put a pot of water on the stove

and whilst I was a-frying up my eggs,

this here pot started to boiling over.

Well, I just took a hold of it and opened up the door,

gonna set her out there and let her cool off a might.

Before I could set that there pot down,

it had froze plum solid,

so blamed fast that the ice was still warm.

You know, Festus, you're amazing.

All the things you've done and seen in your lifetime.

You're plum amazing.

If you think that there was cold,

you ought to have saw the time

- when I was up yonder in the... - Where's Matt Dillon?

He's down yonder at the Long Branch.

What's going on?

Just go get him

and tell him Bob Hargraves is looking for him.

Well now, you just hold on, don't... Now.

I'll go get him, Festus.

And by the way, have you heard

about the Ronnegers having another baby?

No, when did that happen?

Doc was with her most of last night.

How many does that make?

Eighteen, I think.

Somebody oughta tell them when to quit.

Hey, Marshal, a feller

by the name of Bob Hargraves wants to see you.

He just rode into town with a wounded prisoner and a body.

I'll see you later, Kitty.

Hello, Bob.

Howdy, Matt. It's been a long time.

It has at that.

Guess you met my deputy, Festus.

We met.

This is my other deputy, Newly O'Brien.

Real pleasure to meet you, Bob.

Nice to know you, Newly.

Well, I better get going.

That trial shouldn't last more than three days.

I'll see you all.

Have a good trip.

- So long, Newly. - You bet.

What'd you do, tangle with a buzzsaw?

Nope, sorting wildcats.

Festus, why don't you take that body down to Percy Crumps'

and then see if you can get Doc

over here to take a look at him.

Right now, Matthew.

Matt, you wouldn't happen to have

a little something for the chill, would you?

Well, I might have.

Who do you got in the jail cell there?

Tobin Pitchford.

Dead'un outside's Jacob Sutterfield.

I thought they were down in Texas with Crazy Harley.

Well, they ain't now.

I'd have got Harley, but I had this one to bring in.

Heard 'em talking about how they was only half a day

from their cabin.

Now, the way I figure it is they was gonna meet up

with Brownie and Elton up in them cedar breaks

on the Smoky Hill River.

Well, the word I had was that Elton was in Montana

and Brownie was in the Dakotas.

Got it reliable they just drifted down.

How come you're after 'em?

I had Jacob in my jailhouse.

One evening when I was out, Harley and this Tobin

shot one of my deputies while he sat at supper.

My other deputy, a young fella like that Newly,

Harley put a rope on him

and drug him through some cactus, naked.

And worked him over with a knife.

He left just enough life in the boy

for him to tell me who done it

and told him he wished it was me under his knife.

Well, he's gonna get his chance I guaran-dang-tee it.

When'd this happen?

About ten days ago.

Wonder how come we never got a wire on it.

It wasn't heading this way.

Well then, what are you doing here?

Well, it's a confusion, Matt.

They cut to Big Sandy and we lost 'em.

When we got back to Cheyenne Wells,

there was orders from the Attorney General

to transfer me to Kansas City.

What for?

They want me to be the new district supervisor.

Well, that's a good promotion for you.

I never cared much for a desk.

Well, Bob, that still doesn't explain

what you're doing here.

Well, they sent a new marshal in to take over,

so I was on my way to Kansas City

when I coincidental run into these snakes.

Well, in case you didn't know it,

Kansas City's still about 200 miles east of here.

That a fact?

Got lost, I reckon.

Never was very good on my directions.

You mean you let some marshal come in

and kill two of you dead just like that?

Wasn't my fault, Jacob was standing guard.

Three growed men and you let one man come in

and cut you up like a side of beef.

He hit us like lightning.

Wiped out half the family

and you don't even know who it was.

The next time you're standing facing a shotgun

that looks like a hollow log, you tell me

who's standing on the other side of it.

Don't you sass me.

I'm running this family.

That is, what you left of it.

And you get your saddle off my back.

What's done is past.

All right.

There ain't nothing I can do about it yet.

Not just yet.

I don't care what you say,

Elton, I'm gonna go kill that marshal.

No, you ain't.

Not till I say you can.

Must've been Hargraves.

Couldn't have been.

Crossed outta his district days ago.

Where was you when it happened?

About 30 miles southwest of Dodge.

Then that's Dillon, that's his territory.

Well, then let's ride down and get him.

Ain't no need.

He'll come here.

How do you know that?

He'll track you here.

Ain't no way.

I rode the cricks and double-cut the river.

Brother Harley, there's trackers

and then there's trackers.

Dillon's a tracker.

He'll come here.

And if he don't, I'm going after him.

Don't you fret, he'll come.

It'll be my pleasure.

And mine.

And Brownie's and Ham's.

Where are they?

Brownie's down watching the river.

Didn't even see him.

You can bet he saw you.

Ham's down at Dodge picking up supplies.

Speaking of supplies, I ain't ate for two days.

Jonnalee.

Jonnalee!

Get yourself in here.

You got another mouth to feed.

That there's Brother Harley.

Rustle him up some food, now get on it.

It ain't gonna be too hard waiting here for Dillon.

That Dillon may be the tall hog at the trough

down in Dodge, but I guarantee you one thing,

once he crosses that river, he's in Sutterfield country.

Oh, hold still there now, I'm just about through.

Elton's bringing the whole family in, huh?

It just makes it easier for me.

I got warrants on all of 'em.

You tell the new marshal they're heading into Kansas?

I offered to track for him but he said he knowed what

he was doing and headed west, right where they wasn't.

Well, you got to keep an eye on that, keep it clean.

All right, Doc, thanks.

Don't mention it.

Hello, Matt.

Doc.

Where you going

with all them shells, bear hunting?

Going after the Sutterfields, Bob.

How's that prisoner, Doc?

Gonna have a look at him right now, Matt.

I'd be obliged if you left 'em to me, Matt.

I got accounts to settle.

You know, US Marshals supposed

to bring 'em in alive if they can.

Ain't but one way Harley's coming in

and that's stretched out over his saddle.

Bob, you're out for vengeance, I can't let you come along.

With or without you, I'm going.

You forgetting whose territory this is?

You'd deny me professional courtesy?

As a lawman, no.

As an executioner, yes.

I told you what they done to my deputy

with a rope and knife.

He was like my son.

Now, what would you do if they did to that boy Newly

what they did with Benny Lee?

Will you come as a lawman?

I've been a lawman all my life.

That Jacob's all laid out at the coroner's.

Well, good.

You fixing to go after 'em, are ye?

Yeah.

I want you to stay here and take care of things, Festus.

Well, you ain't going all by your own self?

No, Bob's going with me.

Well, Matthew, I know that Smoky Hill River country

better than a baby knows his mama.

I know you do, Festus, but I know it pretty well too.

Well now, them Sutterfields,

they're a hair trigger outfit,

just meaner than a four-headed rattlesnake.

Now, you're liable to need me.

Festus, it's just gotta be this way.

- But, Matthew... - Festus, I am sorry.

Look, would you go get Bob another horse?

Sure.

You got back sooner than I figured.

Well, I pushed it.

We got troubles.

Got some hard news for you, Ham.

Tobin's shot dead.

No, he ain't, he's in jail with a broke shoulder.

How do you know that?

I was down to Dodge.

Bob Hargraves brung him in.

Jacob's dead.

Hargraves?

I seen him hand our kin over to the marshal.

Hargraves is wounded, but not bad that I could see.

Well, now ain't that a fair trade.

You barely nick him and he shoots two of you to pieces.

Don't you rile me, Elton.

You might've known Hargraves would come after you.

He's as bad as Dillon.

I reckon they're all gonna be after us now.

Well, they're coming.

If they left right away,

they oughta be here tomorrow evening.

Now, where are we gonna run to?

Run?

Hell, I'm gonna ride down there

and light into 'em firsthand.

You shut your mouth, Harley.

And we ain't running.

Now, just hold on.

What about my brother, Tobin?

He'll hang for certain.

Don't you worry about Tobin.

He ain't gonna hang.

They gotta take him down to Cheyenne Wells

to stand trial for this.

I know a couple of boys down there.

They'll bust him loose.

Well, what about them marshals?

We'll wait for them marshals up at the bluffs.

I think I'll learn you two boys

a little something about outlawing.

You don't play their game.

If we went to them, we'd be playing their game.

They come here to us, they're playing our'un.

You do know what I'm talking about, don't you?

Well, yeah and then we can kill 'em when they cross over.

No.

No, I wanna take 'em alive.

Well, what for?

I wanna do the same thing they'd do for us.

Hang 'em by the neck until dead.

What's the matter?

Oh, nothing.

I just can't get Benny Lee off my mind.

You know, he gave me this knife.

Sent clean to Tennessee for it.

Looks like a dandy.

Yeah, it is.

And he was.

I'll make it up to him.

Bob, you can't bring him back, you know?

No, I can't.

But, I can put one in the ground with him.

You know, when it comes to law,

there's only two kinds of people,

the breakers and the keepers.

We're supposed to be the keepers.

Matt, I never popped a cap on a man yet

without giving him a chance first to give it up.

But that Crazy Harley's gone past my patience.

You know, we're gonna have enough trouble bringing them in.

Don't let me have to bring you in too.

I wouldn't take kindly to it.

Well, don't let's ever let it come to that.

You fixing something to eat?

Shortly.

Hurry it up.

I'm hungry enough to eat snake.

El... Elton.

What you want?

You done me a bad turn.

What are you jabbering about?

Giving me over to Brownie that a-way.

You wronged me.

I'm your woman.

- Now, you listen to me, girl. - You're hurting my arm.

That ain't but the half of it.

Things has gone a might sour for me around here lately

and I don't wanna hear no bellyaching from you, you hear?

I don't wanna be nobody else's woman.

Family is family.

That's the long and short of it.

You got no call for this.

I've been good to you.

Now you wait just a minute.

Ain't you forgetting something?

If it wasn't for me, them women up in Laramie

woulda rolled you in a tar skirt

and trimmed it with feathers.

And I'm more than obliged to you for it but,

Elton, I can't take you shaming me

in front of Brownie and them.

It ain't right.

Especially since you and me...

You ain't got some queer notion that you

and me is gonna marry, have you, when we get to Mexico?

Well, I was hoping.

You can forget to hoping, you hear?

I ain't made you any promises at all.

I don't know whatever give you that notion anyway.

You just plain common.

You common as dirt.

Now get over there and fix some grub for the boys.

All right, you guys in there.

Wake up, it's time we get going.

I want some coffee, some more coffee, hot coffee.

Harley, put that bottle down.

Or what?

I want clear heads till this thing's over.

I'm just clearing my throat.

I ain't gonna tell you twice.

Them marshals ain't fools by a long shot.

And you gotta be sharp if you intend

to tack their hides to the wall.

You scared of 'em, Elton?

Yeah.

I'm a might scared of any man that comes after me

with a 45 and a hanging rope.

Well, I ain't.

Then you'll probably hang afore I will.

Give us some coffee.

You got something in mind for them law dogs?

I figure there's only one place for them to cross

and that's them shallows below the bluffs.

Well, won't they cross at night?

Probably.

But we're gonna have three

or four nights of bright moonlight.

Should be like shooting fish in a barrel.

Like I always said, ain't nothing more fun

than shooting a man when he's unawares.

Brownie, you ain't changed a lick.

Still saying about how you're

always saying something or other.

Well, how many of 'em you figure there'll be?

Four.

Maybe five at the most.

Shoot, that ain't even enough for good sport.

There won't be any shooting

until they reach the near side of that bank.

Well, what if they cross upstream or downstream?

There ain't another shallows

for a hundred miles up or downriver.

Except maybe five miles down.

But those cliffs are so high

that a billy goat couldn't climb those.

Well, that ain't to say they won't be coming careful-like.

So it's the first few shots that's gonna count.

Yeah, now we having what I call fun.

Jonnalee, get that grub on the table.

Now, fill your bellies and we'll go

up to the bluffs and wait.

Like I always said, I knew Elton would be the one

that would figure out the high side of things.

Harley, I want you to keep watch right

beyond that rise there.

You know what I've been thinking?

I'm gonna cut off Hargrave's ears,

dry 'em out, and wear 'em on a string around my neck.

Don't you get to rejoicing so much

you forget to watch that river.

Ham, I want you to go about 50 yards

into that draw down there.

And, Brownie, get up yonder into them trees.

You keep watch on the deep end,

I'll be right in the middle of the shallows.

We're gonna have 'em in a fine fix.

Like I always said, a crossfire's the best way

to keep people from trespassing.

Jonnalee should be here with some hot coffee.

You tell her where we're spaced.

I'll make her feel right to home.

You keep your hands off of her until this is over.

You hear me?

I reckon I can wait a day or two.

River oughta be just the other side of that hill.

Let's take a look.

If you were Sutterfield and somebody was after you,

where would you be right now?

Right up on them bluffs.

So would I.

It's the only crossing for 50, 60 miles.

What do you allow?

If they're over there, they'll cut us to pieces.

Yeah, like pigeons in a feed pen.

The moon's high tonight.

It's gonna be like noontime.

I used to know this country pretty well.

Seems to me there was a crossing about five miles up.

But once you're on the other side, you can't go up or downstream.

You have to climb a cliff.

How high?

About five, 600 feet.

That's too steep for the horses.

Well, let's go take a look.

Hey, you put that thing down.

You seen anything yet?

Did you hear me shoot?

No.

Then I ain't seen anything.

Don't you get smart with me,

boy, this is serious business.

You said yourself they wouldn't try to cross

till way after dark.

Well, it's already way after dark.

Where the devil is that girl?

Ain't seen her since this afternoon.

Well, she oughta be here by now.

Just where you been?

I lost track of time, I reckon.

Now, that's just to remind you not to lose track of time.

You hear me?

Yes.

When I tell you to be someplace,

you dang well better be there.

Please, Elton, I'm sorry.

All right, give him his coffee.

All right, get about your chores.

That's the way to treat her.

By the time we move south, she'll know what for.

You don't think I'm gonna take that trash with me, do you?

I figured so.

Well, you figured wrong.

She's all right for a hideout

but I can do better for myself in Mexico.

You keep a sharp watch.

If they left Dodge when Ham said they did,

they oughta be here anytime now.

I don't know, Matt.

Doesn't look like anything could climb up there.

Well, it's either that or take three days to ride around.

Well, no sense just looking at it.

Ham.

You seen anything at all?

There ain't nothing moving down yonder but that river.

Jonnalee, keep that hot coffee going

for the rest of the boys.

I just don't understand it.

They should have tried to make it a crossing before now.

Well, they ain't.

I'll be going back for some more.

Something's gone wrong.

I can just feel it, something's gone wrong.

Well, you reckon they might've

tried to cross someplace else?

I told you there ain't no other place.

Five years you ain't been up here.

A river changes.

I know this river long before you been born, boy.

They been delayed.

That's it, they just been delayed.

Well, I hope they come pretty quick.

Well, if they don't try to make a crossing before sunup,

Harley and me will scout the river.

I got a feeling you shoulda done that a long time ago.

It's cold.

Do you think they're coming?

They're coming all right.

Don't you fret yourself, they're coming.

Long time since I've worked that hard.

They're worth it, though, if we can get behind 'em.

Bob, if we do, I want you to promise me something.

I don't know.

I owe Benny Lee.

You owe the law too.

You said that Benny Lee was a good deputy.

What do you think he'd do in a situation like this?

Be sunup soon.

We better get going.

- US Marshals. - Don't shoot, please.

Please, don't shoot.

Who are you?

Jonnalee Simpson.

What do you want busting in here this a-way?

You know what we want.

Where are they?

Who?

The Sutterfields.

I don't know anyone by that name.

I'm a Simpson.

You're in up to your neck now.

We ain't got time for games.

I ain't done nothing.

Where are they?

You can't tie me in with them. I ain't done nothing.

Now, missy, you better tell us.

Elton made me stay with him.

I was running away.

Look, if I tell you, and you don't get him,

he'll know to track me down.

And he'll kill me just for spite.

He's that a-way.

Don't worry about him, his killing days are through.

If I tell you, will you let me go?

Where?

Anywhere.

All I want is away from here and them.

We got any warrants out on her?

No, I ain't heard of her till just now.

All right, we'll let you go.

They is all four up in the bluffs.

Looking for you.

They've been there since yesterday.

Gonna shoot us while we cross the river, huh?

No.

They is gonna hang you.

- You seen anything? - No, and you?

No, nothing.

Where's Ham?

He's over yonder a minute ago.

Ham. Ham.

You seen anything?

Nah, I don't think anybody's coming.

Besides, I'm tired.

Don't you backtalk me, they're coming all right.

How do you wanna take 'em?

You angle over that way.

I'll go this way and get out there and holler at 'em.

All right. Good luck.

There, in the trees.

Hold it.

Don't shoot.

I'm quitting.

Don't shoot.

Try your knife.

You're good at it.

I'm gonna scatter your brains, Harley.

This is for Benny Lee.

Lord Almighty, please, don't, please.

You put those on before I change my mind.

I'll do it.

You hurt bad?

Oh, I'm all right.

When it come time for killing 'em,

I reckon I didn't have guts for it.

Took more guts not to, Bob.

Yeah, but for a minute there, I wasn't sure.