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Starring James Arness as Matt Dillon.

Howdy.

Mind if I water my horse?

Well, it ain't mine; help yourself.

Well, where you headed?

I'm headed for Dodge, if I can find it.

Oh.

You lost or something?

No, it's over that way, ain't it?

Well, as a matter of fact, it's more over this way.

I'm headed for Dodge myself, if you want to ride along.

Thanks.

How far is it?

About 40 miles.

I'm gonna have to camp some before night, though.

This horse has carried me 60 miles already today.

That's all right.

Uh, we can head on in in the morning.

Good.

My name's Dillon.

Matt Dillon.

Perce McCall.

Uh, afraid the only thing I have to share for dinner

is a little coffee.

Oh, that's all right.

I got some fresh meat in the saddlebags

and a little salt.

We'll make out all right.

If you want another hunk of this meat,

you better get it now.

No, I've had my fill of that.

Think I'll try some more of this coffee, though.

Well, it ain't too bad.

Well, it's like the man said about the lady mule skinner.

She may not be sweet, but she's awful strong.

When you need her, that's enough, though.

I think I'll rustle up a little more wood for the fire tonight.

All right.

Howdy, mister.

Howdy.

We've been riding all day.

You wouldn't happen to have an extra canteen of water?

Yeah, I guess we could spare you some, all right.

What's going on here?

That's him, all right.

Where's his badge?

Was two days in Dodge once, and I'd know him anywhere,

badge or no badge.

What do you men want?

We took two days to trail you.

Looks like we caught you instead of you catching us, Marshal.

Hold it!

I told you he ain't alone.

Get over here.

Well, I'll be doggone.

What are you doing here, McCall?

It's Kemp. Kemp, isn't it?

Arizona.

Three years ago, and ain't been back since.

But how come an old outlaw like you

is running with a U.S. Marshal?

A what?

He can't be taking you in; you're still carrying your gun.

I didn't see any reason to tell you about it.

Well, I'll be darned.

Get your horse, McCall, if you want to go with us.

Now, wait a minute here, Kemp.

What do you got in mind?

Well, there's three of us.

Four of us now.

We'll leave him to rot.

Come on, let's get this over with.

Were you after them, Matt?

I don't even know who they are.

Don't even know us; what a liar.

Get over on that side, McCall.

You can saddle up later.

Listen, Kemp, you know me.

I was never very strong about lawmen, you know that.

I'd reckon.

Well, it just seems like... Three against one,

I don't go for that, more less four.

What are you saying, McCall?

Well, I was just thinking maybe it might be

a little more interesting, say, three against two.

Perce, you can stay out of this.

Well, I know I can,

but I was always a little contrary about it.

I don't see any of them moving.

No.

They're not gonna bother anybody again.

What's the matter? Did you get hit?

No, they put a hole in my sheepskin, though.

Kemp was awful slow for an outlaw.

That may be, Perce.

But I would never have got all three of them.

You done pretty good.

I owe you a load of thanks.

Listen, I suppose what Kemp said about me being

an outlaw and all, I guess you want to know about it, huh?

We got some work to do here.

Think we better get at it.

Matt, you want the rest of this?

Oh, all right, thanks.

I can't figure you out, Matt.

Why's that?

Well, you being a lawman,

spending the night out here with an outlaw,

nary giving it a thought.

Well, I had a pretty long ride today.

Sure you did, but that ain't it.

Perce, let's just say I don't figure that

you saved my life today just so you could take it yourself.

Well, I figure I ought to tell you about what Kemp was saying

about me being an outlaw and all.

He was right.

We knew each other back in Arizona.

I held up a couple stages back there.

Three of them.

They didn't catch me till the last one.

Did you work with Kemp?

No.

No, I was always alone.

I never work with nobody.

They was really after me on that last one.

It was nothing but a trap.

Spent a whole year in the territorial prison for it.

A year? You got off easy.

Yeah, maybe.

Year's a long time, though.

I don't want to ever go back.

No reason to.

Well, I don't want you to get the idea

that prison straightened me out or anything.

It just kind of gave me time to think.

Every outlaw has got it coming to him sooner or later.

You take Kemp and those fellas today.

Suppose I just want to go on living.

I kind of got used to it, I guess.

What are your plans now?

I had myself a job in Colorado for the last six months.

Wages were good there; I saved every penny.

Think I'm gonna go on into Dodge and do a little gambling.

I mean, I got a good time coming to me, Matt.

I'm gonna have it.

My money runs out, I get myself another job.

Well, guess I'll turn in.

Look, Matt, uh, when we get on into Dodge,

I'll, uh, just kind of go on and go my way.

What do you mean?

Well, you don't have to act like you know me.

You being a lawman, me being an outlaw and all.

Perce, the way things are in Dodge,

it might go harder with you for knowing me.

I'll see you in the morning.

Oh.

Mr. Dillon.

What's going on here?

Well, uh, I was, uh, well, I was trying to, uh,

to-to stop it from ringing, is what I was trying to do.

Yeah. Well, it sure looks like you fixed that, all right.

Chester, this is Perce McCall here.

- Oh, howdy. - Howdy, Chester.

I kind of overslept this morning.

I didn't know that you was coming back this quick.

Yeah. Well, we slept about four hours out last night.

Yeah.

Perce, why don't you sit down, make yourself comfortable here.

- Chester, is there any coffee going? - Uh, no.

Didn't have the time to even start a fire yet.

I could do it right away.

Well, listen, why don't you go ahead and get dressed.

- I'll start the fire. - Oh, thanks.

Thanks a whole lot there, uh... Perce?

Uh, was it?

Chester, is there any mail?

Um... no.

Just, well, just these circulars.

Uh, just...

Say, Perce, look at this.

"Wanted for attempted robbery and murder.

"$500 reward apiece.

Kemp, Withers and Nickols."

Well, I suppose that's why they thought you was after them, huh?

Yeah.

Well, you killed one of them.

You got $500 reward coming.

Well, I couldn't, I couldn't use that kind of money, Matt.

Huh?

Well, in that case, I guess I'll just send that sheriff

a telegram and tell him he can stop looking.

Listen, I'm gonna go get myself a room, huh?

You don't want any coffee?

I'll just go and get settled.

Well, you can get yourself a room down at the Dodge House.

Oh, so long, Chester.

Yeah, I'll see you.

Looks like another pretty good night.

Yeah. You know, Miss Kitty, I'll bet that you're just about

the richest woman in the whole world.

Eh, if I were rich, I wouldn't be working.

Oh, you would. You'd work.

I mean, even if you got married, you'd still work.

I'd like that choice.

Well, you could get married any time that you want to.

A man would be a fool not to have you.

Mm-hmm. Here comes one of them now.

- Well... - Well, Mr. Dillon.

What problems are you two solving tonight?

Well, we were just talking about marriage.

You and Chester?

Well, congratulations.

Oh, Mr. Dillon.

Oh, you're gonna be awful lonely in your old age.

Kitty, I'll tell you something, I don't think they've got it

planned for me to reach old age.

Well, I see Perce is doing pretty well tonight there.

Bet ten.

In.

I'll see it.

Queens and jacks.

I've never seen such luck, if that's what it is.

Well, let's try it again, same game.

Golly, he's doing pretty good, ain't he?

Pretty good wages for an hour's work.

If he can keep 'em.

That, uh... feller that he just won it from,

ain't that, uh, Vicks?

Yeah, that's right.

He's one who can't stand to lose.

He doesn't mind losing a hand or two, but...

steady losing like he's doing tonight really worries him.

Kind of worries me, too.

Why is that?

Well, he's just liable to start cheating now.

Well, maybe I better stick around, huh?

Mr. Dillon, I think maybe I'd better

go on back to the office. See you later.

- See you later, Chester. - All right, Chester, fine.

Sam, could we have a couple of beers here?

Two cards.

- Two. - Two.

Dealer takes one.

Let's make it ten dollars.

Make it $20.

$20... and make it $50 more.

He'll probably double it, knowing him.

I'm out.

Well, what are you doing?

I've had enough.

You've had enough just because your luck

is starting to change on you?

There's nothing wrong with my luck, Vicks.

Three aces, and you wouldn't even come in for $50!

Gentlemen.

You seeing me?

Well, Perce, I, uh...

see you almost had a little trouble over there, huh?

Yeah, well, it looks like I could have if I wanted it, Matt.

Hey, barkeep, give me a whiskey, will you?

Vicks never has been a very good loser.

Yeah, well, you can't say he takes to it,

Miss Kitty, that's a fact.

You called him out, huh?

Well, when a man starts dealing off the bottom in poker,

you either walk away from him like I did,

or you stay there and you kill him.

Well, I think you made a pretty good choice there.

Thanks, Matt.

Now, wait a minute.

Hold it. Whoa!

Wait a minute, Chester,

let me give you a hand with some of that stuff.

Looks like you're getting stocked up

for a long winter or something.

Well, it's just that we ordered this stuff, you see,

and then it just all come in at the same time.

Well, it looks like it.

♪♪

Hold on just a second.

Morning, miss.

My name is Perce McCall, and I just want to say

you're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen in my life.

Perce, what-what in the world are you up to?

You know her, Chester?

Well, yeah, that, uh, that's Ida Poe.

She works for Miss Kitty over at the Long Branch.

Well, I-I didn't see her over there last night.

Well, uh, she must've been sick, then,

'cause she works over there... But let me tell you something,

if I was you, I'd just kind of stay away from her.

Oh, she's your girl, then, huh?

No, no, she ain't mine.

She's Hank Seeber's girl.

Well, maybe I can change that some.

Well, I don't hardly think so.

He's got her staked out pretty good.

- Who is he? - Well, he's a cattle buyer,

and he's rough and he's mean, and like I say, now,

if you want to go on living, I'd just kind of stay away from her.

Well, it ain't that, Chester...

I want to go on living, all right... but...

maybe I can make Ida Poe a part of it, huh?

Come on.

♪♪

Barkeep, give me a whiskey, will you?

Or make it two.

Hello.

Evening, Miss Poe.

Good evening.

Well, would you?

To the most beautiful woman in the world.

I'll drink to that.

Now, who is she?

She's you.

She's my girl, as soon as she's gonna be.

Do you always get everything you want?

Some things are all wrote out; they just got to be.

I knew that this morning when I first saw you.

Perce... Perce McCall.

It's Louie Pheeters.

Don't you remember?

Well, sure! Louie! Louie Pheeters, how are you?

Louie and I were together in Arizona.

- I-In prison. - We sure was.

And many's the time Perce McCall stood up for me,

and kept them other fellas from doing me bad.

- I don't forget all that, Perce. - Listen, uh, Louie,

we'll get together and have a little talk later.

Right now I, uh, I'm kind of busy, huh?

Listen, why don't you get yourself a bottle

and I'll come over there later, huh?

- Aw, no. - Oh, come on, come on, Louie.

I thank you, Perce.

I sure do thank you.

Louie Pheeters.

Why were you in prison?

Well, I suppose you got to know the bad as well as the good.

I held up one too many a stagecoach.

- Mmm. - I'm, uh, I'm all through with that now.

I heard you won an awful lot of money in here last night.

I sure did. My luck's running good.

I'm gonna win more, too.

An outlaw turned gambler.

You sure don't lead a dull life, do you?

No, I don't.

But a man can get lonely, Ida.

Mm-hmm.

But so can a woman.

Ida.

That's Hank Seeber.

How do you know?

I know all about you and him.

I might take a breath of fresh air,

back by the barrel shed.

Maybe in an hour.

So long.

The air sure feels good out here.

Yeah. It's nice. Uh...

It's even fresher down by the river,

if you want me to rent a buggy or something for us.

No, not tonight.

I have to be back in a few minutes.

Hank Seeber's waiting, huh?

No. But he'll be back a little later.

Look... does he own you or something?

Hank Seeber has a very good job.

He makes a lot of money at it.

Well, is it money you want?

You must have made a lot of money

when you were robbing those stages.

I did, but I got caught, remember?

Then you weren't very good at it, were you?

Well, I never looked at it like that before,

but I suppose you're right.

I got money now, though... I, uh, I'm doing real fine.

There's only one kind of gambler who makes money steady.

Well, my luck's running good.

I'm talking about a gambler who makes his luck

run good all the time.

I know what you're talking about.

I never cheated at cards in my life.

Perce, I could get to like you an awful lot.

I know you could, Ida.

I'm not in love with Hank Seeber,

but he takes care of me.

He's well off, and he can afford things.

- Well, so can I. - Sure.

For the moment.

But a woman needs security, Perce.

She needs a man who can give it to her all the time,

not just when his luck is running good.

Now, you understand that.

I'd like to be with you for a long time, Perce...

not just for a few days.

I've got to go.

- No, wait... - No.

Good night.

♪♪

You feeling all right?

Yeah. I feel fine, just fine.

Well, uh, what was you looking at?

I wasn't looking at nothin'.

I just, uh, been a-thinkin'.

Is there anything wrong with that?

Well, I'd be careful about it.

That can put a terrible strain on you.

Doc, did you come in here to be grumpy and disagreeable

or just to mooch a cup of coffee, or what?

Well, now, I can get my coffee down at Delmonico's.

- But you never do do it. - No. It's cheaper here.

You know, you're just about the most brazen person

that I ever run into.

I think "honest" is a more neighborly word for it.

Well... well, I wasn't trying to be neighborly,

I can tell you that. I-It...

- Morning, Matt. - Hello, Doc.

- How are you? - Suppose there's enough left

so I can have a cup of that stuff?

Well, you better hurry, Mr. Dillon,

if you want any of it... Our star moocher's here.

Where's your sugar?

Well, we-we don't have any sugar.

Well, that's the way I like it.

- Good morning. - Morning, uh, Perce.

You're up pretty early for a gambling man, aren't you?

Well, I-I quit gambling, Matt.

Quit gambling? What's the matter, did you go broke?

No, it wasn't that... I just thought

I might get myself a job.

A job? When you can sit around all day

and play cards and drink good whiskey?

Even that gets tiresome.

Well, you ain't been at it long enough to get tired.

I know that. I want to get myself a job, anyway.

I thought you might know of something.

Well, a couple of the big cattle outfits outside of town

- can usually use a hand. - Well, I was thinking

more or less of a job here in town.

You know, I did my share of cowboying,

and that don't lead to nothing but more cowboying.

Well, you-you can't start at the top. You...

Well, I know that, Doc.

I wasn't thinking of that.

With a job here in town,

it'd just make it a little easier to get there, that's all.

Well, I'm afraid that might be kind of tough.

Why?

Well, your friend Louie Pheeders has been talking all over town

about knowing you in Arizona.

Well, I-I did my time, Matt.

Ain't got nothing to be ashamed of.

How about something down at the stock pens?

Say, that'd be fine, if you don't mind.

No, not at all... I'll vouch for you if there's any problem.

I'm mighty grateful to you, Matt.

Good. How about a cup of coffee?

Come on, Hank.

Coming.

Well, I'll be doggone.

Barkeep, give me a whiskey, will you?

Yes, sir.

Some change.

Well, a man can't do dirty work and stay clean, Ida.

No, I reckon he can't.

I'm gonna talk to you,

and I don't want you to go running off

when Hank Seeber comes in.

You mean that, don't you?

I do.

I didn't like what you did to me out there today,

looking down your nose at me like that.

Now, what did you expect me to do?

I know it's not the best job in the world,

but at least it's a start.

It's steady work, and it's steady pay.

Just like you were talking about last night.

But it's small pay, isn't it?

In a year's time, I could be running that whole place.

- In a year? - Well, that's no time at all.

Then come back in a year.

You want me to be an outlaw?

You'd only get caught again.

And you don't like the way I gamble.

Chicken one day and feathers the next.

But if I had Hank Seeber's job and his money,

then you'd be happy?

Yeah, I kinda think I would.

Yeah.

Well, you don't make it easy.

A man like you doesn't need things to be easy.

Just has to inherit a million dollars.

Right.

And here's to your first million.

Yeah.

Oh, Perce.

Oh, hello there, Matt.

What's the matter? I thought you were working.

No, I quit.

Dust get too bad for you out there?

Yeah, that's it, all right.

That's it exactly... Too much dust.

Well, come on in, have a cup of coffee.

No, I don't want any coffee.

Oh, come now.

Sit over here.

Hey, Joe. How about a couple cups of coffee?

Sure thing, Marshal.

Well, Perce, what happened out there, did they fire you?

No, Matt, they didn't fire me.

I quit, just like I said.

You quit? Well, how come?

Ida didn't think it was a good enough job for me.

- Ida? - Ida Poe.

Ida Poe? What about her?

She's got me going, Matt.

She's got me going real strong.

Well, I'll be doggone.

In this short a time?

Well, I always was like that.

I see something I want and I gotta have it, just like that.

Here you are.

Oh.

Thanks, Joe.

Well, what does Hank Seeber think about you and Ida?

I don't care what Hank Seeber thinks.

Well, look, this is none of my business, Perce,

but, uh, let me give you a little advice.

Hank Seeber's a pretty big man around this town.

He's pretty hotheaded, too.

Well, that may be, Matt, but he don't own Ida Poe.

Well, don't say I didn't warn you.

What are you going to do now?

Well, I got one plan.

I'm going to try.

I'll be back in about a week.

I'm going to be back with a lot of money.

Well, now, wait a minute, where are you going?

I'm going to get me that woman, Matt.

I gotta have her and I'm going to try.

Whoa, ho.

Uh, Mr. Dillon, you about through there?

I'll be along in a second, Chester.

The Wichita stage just come in.

I thought maybe we might go over and take a look.

Well, I don't know anybody coming in on the stage, Chester.

You don't need to know anybody

to enjoy watching the stage come in.

Well, maybe not, but it sure helps.

You just ain't got the spirit.

What's happened?

Matt, Freddie's been shot.

Better get him up to Doc's right away.

Freddie, you think you can make it up there?

Sure, I can make it, Marshal.

- Give him a hand, Chester. - I sure will.

One of you fellers help me here.

All right, folks, it's all over.

Go on about your business now.

Jim?

How did it happen?

We was held up, Matt.

About a hundred miles east of here, near Bent's Crossing.

We was lucky... only had one passenger this trip,

and an empty treasure box.

Where's the passenger?

I guess the shooting scared him some.

He got off at the next road ranch.

Did you hit any of the holdup men?

There was only one man, Matt.

We didn't even get a shot at him.

He cut Fred down before I got the horses stopped.

- One man? - Yeah.

Did you get a look at him?

No, he was masked, and in the brush.

I wouldn't even know what his horse looked like.

I just throwed the treasure box down

and he ordered me to drive on.

Well, at least he didn't get any money.

It's been a long time since I've heard of a lone outlaw

working around here.

I've heard of one.

You have? Who?

He's a friend of mine, Jim.

- What? - Jim, I'll explain it to you later.

Hello, Perce.

Hello there, Matt.

You can sure have that prairie.

It sure has been a long week.

- That so? - Yep.

I tried, and it didn't work, but I tried.

What didn't work?

My idea about getting a lot of money,

making it to the top fast.

I guess I just wasn't fitted for it, that's all.

What happened?

Well, I went riding out of here heading east,

over towards Wichita.

Suppose it was a fool idea even to start with,

but a fella I was working with over at the stockpens

told me about it.

Said there was a man over there by Bent's Crossing,

had a herd of cattle he wanted to sell cheap.

Real cheap.

Bent's Crossing?

Yeah. So I took all the money I had,

and went up there and was going to use it as a down payment.

I had it all figured out.

I was gonna buy the herd,

sell it fast, make a big profit, and then pay him off with it.

Only one thing I didn't know about it.

He was selling the herd cheap because he needed the cash.

All the cash, on the barrelhead.

I suppose I just wasn't cut out to be a big cattle buyer

after all.

Yeah. Well, you tried.

I just wasted my time out there.

I don't know what I'm going to do.

I told you what to do about it before you left, Perce.

Forget about Ida Poe.

I told you I didn't want to hear about it anymore.

I need a drink.

Come on, I'm buying.

I, uh, I got to stop over at the Lady Gay for a minute.

I'll be back.

Yeah, well, don't make it too long.

That's not a standing offer.

Well.

Oh, evening, Miss Kitty.

You look like you've been to Texas.

Yeah, I don't guess I could've done any worse if I had.

How about a drink?

Fine.

Here's how.

Ida Poe's really got you hooked, hasn't she?

Yeah, pretty bad.

Well, one thing I'll say for her...

The best is none too good.

Can't call Hank Seeber "the best."

I guess I should've said the richest.

Yeah.

Every woman's got a right to a little security.

Don't let her fool you.

You wait here, Ida.

No, Hank. Hank, there'll only be trouble.

Hello, McCall.

I hear you've been out of town.

A little business trip, huh?

I guess you call robbing stages a business, don't you?

What are you talking about, Seeber?

The whole town knows about you, McCall.

What's he saying, Miss Kitty?

Well, the Wichita stage was held up a few days ago.

The treasure box was empty, but the messenger got shot.

He's all right now, though.

Seeber, why don't you go on back to the table.

It's none of your business.

Sure, you would stand up for him.

Are you saying I robbed that stage, Seeber?

Makes sense all the way around.

All right, then you're going to have to back that up.

You're going to have to back that up right now.

Hold on.

What's going on here?

I just called your stage robbing friend

a stage robber, Marshal.

I didn't hold up no stage, Matt.

Suppose you let me take care of that, huh?

It sure pays to be a friend of yours, don't it?

A lawman and an outlaw.

People are gonna start thinking about that, Marshal.

Just don't do your thinking around me.

Now get out of here.

Sure.

Just don't get any idea this is settled.

Perce, let's go over to my office.

There's a couple of things we got to talk over.

See you later, Kitty.

Well, thanks a lot for the advice.

Yeah, well, I just wish I could be sure

you were going to use it.

You know I can't stop trying.

Try to stay out of trouble, will you, Perce?

I've been in and out of trouble all my life.

Say, what time is it?

Oh, it's about 10:00, I guess.

I think I'm gonna go get cleaned up, huh?

See you later.

Ida.

I've been hungering for you, Ida, hungering something fierce.

I shouldn't be out here with you.

A week's a long time to be without you.

You didn't even tell me you were leaving.

Really, I wanted to surprise you.

I wanted to come back with a lot of money.

But you didn't.

I didn't have enough cash to make the deal.

Something'll turn up, Ida, you'll see.

Then, it really wasn't you who held up that stage?

No, but if Seeber says anything else about it,

there's going to be trouble, Ida.

I mean, there'll be real trouble.

I tried to stop him.

Well, why is he after me?

Does he know about us?

He knows that I care about you.

Well, then, you quit him.

You quit him and you come away with me.

I'll face him down anytime, anywhere.

There are other ways of taking care of a woman than with a gun.

Yeah, with money, huh?

Yes, that's right, Perce, with money.

You get a hold of enough money... I mean really enough...

And I'll go away with you.

We'll go to Denver, we'll go to any place you say.

All right, I'll, uh, I'll get your money, I'll...

I don't know how, but I'll get it.

Soon, soon.

I'll call.

I'm in.

Two pair.

Three kings.

Can't win 'em all, McCall.

I ain't won a single hand in the last two hours.

I got to admit, your luck ain't been too strong.

Yeah, well, deal 'em, will you?

Man gets nervous oughtn't to play poker.

Will you deal the cards?

You talk all the time.

How about another drink?

All right.

Evening, Ida.

Good evening, Miss Kitty.

Well, I see the poker game's still going on.

Oh, is it?

Yeah, and Perce McCall doesn't seem to be doing

any better tonight than he was last night.

Well, I didn't notice.

Now, that's too bad, isn't it?

That boy cares about you.

Don't you feel anything?

Now, Miss Kitty, I may work for you, but there's no reason

for me to be telling you about my personal life,

now, is there?

No.

No, you're perfectly right.

Just so long as there isn't any trouble in here, Ida.

Raise $20.

I'm in.

All black.

Well, go get some more money, McCall, we'll wait.

No.

Have a drink?

No, thanks.

So you went broke.

Luck's run out.

Don't you remember what I told you about gambling?

Never cheated in my life.

And you never used your head either.

Luck was running fine till you told me to get that job

down at the stock pen.

I never mentioned the stock pens.

What's the difference?

I see you now.

Do you?

Well, you take a good, long look.

I thought I told you to have nothing to do with him.

Please, Hank.

You keep away from Ida, you understand?

Maybe I will.

You're a coward, McCall.

You hear what I said?

You're a coward and a thief.

I ought to kill you right now.

You, you killed him,

and he didn't even draw his gun.

Where's Matt?

Well, he went out to Jake Wirth's.

Said he... ought to be back anytime now.

Why?

Well, you, you heard about the shooting, I guess.

Yeah, I heard about it.

Sure is sorry business.

Yeah, it sure is, Doc...

especially since Perce didn't hold up that Wichita stage.

How do you know that?

Well, I got a telegram here this evening, and...

said they caught the man that done it.

I'll be doggoned.

Well... sure don't make much difference now.

There he is now.

- Hello, Doc. - Matt.

- Chester. - Yeah, howdy, Mr. Dillon.

Have things been quiet in Dodge?

Well, no, not exactly.

What's the matter?

Well, there-there's been a shooting, Mr. Dillon.

What?

Yeah, Hank Seeber got killed.

Who did it?

Well, uh, that's what I was coming to.

Perce done it,

and from what I understand, uh,

Hank Seeber didn't even try to go for his gun.

Where's Perce now?

Well, he's, he's sitting down there

in front of the Dodge House.

Been sitting there for a couple hours now,

just not talking to nobody or nothing, just sitting.

Well, would you stable my horse, Chester?

Uh, Mr. Dillon, there's a telegram

that's come for you.

Yeah.

Thanks.

- Hello, Perce. - Hold it, Matt.

Well, now, wait a minute.

I asked you to hold it.

Perce, I heard about what happened

over at the Long Branch.

You want to tell me about it?

Well, what they said was true enough.

I want to hear your side.

I killed him, that's all.

Well, maybe it could be self-defense.

No, wasn't no self-defense.

I... guess the law would call it murder.

Well, Perce, you'll get a fair trial.

I'll guarantee you that.

No, Matt, there ain't gonna be no trial.

I got to take you in.

I can't go back to jail.

I had enough of that, I told you.

Perce, why didn't you get out of town?

Why didn't you run?

I couldn't run from you, Matt.

Besides, there wasn't any place to go.

You'd just come after me.

Why take a long, hot ride just to shoot it out?

That'd just be postponing it.

We're not going to shoot it out, Perce.

I'm not going to draw on you.

Yes, you will, Matt, yes, you will.

I'll give you no choice and...

Perce.

Easy, Matt, easy.

Some things are all wrote out.

They just got to be, huh?

Is he dead?

Yeah, he's dead.

I didn't want to... I didn't want it to happen this way.

Well, maybe you didn't, but as far as I'm concerned,

you loaded the gun that killed him.

Now you can live with that the rest of your life.