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[Dramatic music plays]
♪ Oh, listen ♪
♪ Listen well ♪
♪ Listen to the legend of ♪
♪ Chuck-a-Luck, Chuck-a-Luck ♪
Listen to the song of ♪
The gambler's wheel ♪
♪ A souvenir ♪
From a bygone year ♪
Spinning a tale of ♪
The old frontier ♪
♪ And a man of steel ♪
And a passion that drove him ♪
♪ On and on and on ♪
♪ It began they say
♪ One summer day ♪
When the sun was ♪
♪ Blazing down ♪
♪ 'Twas back in the early '70s ♪
In a little Wyoming town ♪
♪ So listen to the legend of ♪
♪ Chuck-a-Luck, Chuck-a-Luck ♪
♪ Listen to the wheel of fate
♪ As round and round ♪
♪ With a whispering sound ♪
♪ It spins, it spins ♪
The old old story of hate ♪
♪ Murder, and revenge ♪
[ Mid-tempo string music plays ]
There's nothing better than that to make a man feel agreeable.
Especially in the middle of the day.
- Why did you come in town? - To kiss you.
You oughtn't be away..
Last calf I had an iron on, he told me I could come.
Vern... - What?
- When we get married... - Eight days.
- And when we get the ranch... - Eight years.
- I found a name for it. - Yeah? What is it?
- "Lost Cloud Ranch." Pretty? - Pretty as you.
BETH: [Gasps ] Oh, Vern!
VERN: Came from Paris in France, the man said.
Oh, it's beautiful for evening.
Fine for stargazing.
[Footsteps, bell jingles]
TOMMY: Hey, Beth, where's everybody?
I was out in the back, and the folks yelled, "Coming, Tommy?"
And I couldn't make it right then, and they left.
Everybody's gone. I got nothing to do.
Well, do it outside, then. Go on, get out of here.
[ Barks ]
[ Chuckles
Say, where is everybody?
I rode through town. It's deserted.
Didn't you hear?
The Burdens over in Shady Range,
they had triplets last night.
About the whole town went over to see them.
I told Dad to go on and I'd keep the store.
Kids. We ought to have a lot of them.
- Yes. - One every August.
See you tonight.
Music continues
Whitey...
[Ominous music plays
You wait outside.
Hey, mister, can I hold your horse?
Go on, get away from here..
Aw!
Is there anything you'd like to see?
Yeah.
I wanna see what's in the assayer's safe.
[Dramatic music plays]
Both of them. The one over there too.
Yes. Yes, alright.
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[ Beth screams ]
[Gunshot
Hey! Hey!
[Gunshot
Dramatic music playing
[Cattle lowing
Vern! Vern!
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Vern, I saw him! He come tearing out the store!
Then the other one fired at me!
He shot at me, Vern, fella with long white hair
clear down to here.
- White hair? - The one that stayed outside.
Down-tempo music playing
[ Sighs] No.
Vern, I don't know how to tell you this.
But she wasn't spared anything..
Jim.
Give me your gun..
Dramatic music playing
The place was empty. Just a girl in a store.
Sure looked like an easy deal.
It could've been, if you wouldn't
chase petticoat so much.
- It's none of your business. - It is this time.
The whole town will be after us. You made sure of that.
Let's move, then. We're in this together.
Let's split it now. I'll take my chances alone from here on.
We'll split it in and not before. Chuck-a-Luck
Tense music plays
Tracks lead right on south, Sheriff.
That's Sioux country below here.
What of it? Let's go!
I didn't mind being deputized, Hardy.
But I don't mean to get saddle sore traveling the country,
let alone butchered by Indians.
- I'm turning back. - That's my feeling, Sheriff.
Got 50 head of cattle to brand tomorrow.
Are you all worried about your rears?
Are you all gutless?
- Come on, we're losing time. - I'm sorry, son.
I have no authority to head past this stream.
But there'll be a warrant out for him
A warrant? For whom? What's his description?
What if she was your wife? Or your daughter?
This is as far as we go.
Well, turn back, then. I'll follow him alone.
Don't be a downright fool, Vern. You're a raw hand with a gun.
-Even -Never mind the advice!
Go on back. You've all done your duty.
You're burning to get home.
Be sure to tell everybody how brave you were.
Get extra drunk tonight. I hope you have good dreams.
If she hadn't yelled...
I had to do it, that's all, I've told you a dozen times.
What are you driving at? What are you after?
Like I said before, I want my share now.
And I've said before, we split it at Chuck-a-Luck.
Keep your mouth shut about the girl when we get there.
Maybe I will, maybe I won't. I'll do what I please.
Rattlesnake, look out!
[Dramatic music plays]
[Howling ]
The man who was with you, where is he?
[Mumbling
The man who was with you, where is he?
[ Weakly ] Water, water.
Talk, or you don't get a drop. Where did he head?
Where did he head?!
To Chuck-a-Luck, Chuck-a-Luck..
Chuck-a-Luck?
♪ Now, where and what is Chuck-a-Luck, Chuck-a-Luck? ♪
♪ Nobody knows and the dead won't tell ♪
♪ So on and on relentlessly this man pursues his quest ♪
♪ Through autumn and winter searching the great Southwest ♪
This thing that drives him like a whip ♪
♪ Will never let him rest ♪
♪ Night and day, early and late ♪
He looks for a place or a town or a face ♪
And deep within him burn the fires ♪
♪ Of hate, murder ♪
And revenge
Hey, you're new around here, ain't you? Coming?
No, just passing through.
You ever hear of a place in this parts called Chuck-a-Luck?
MAN: Sure, wheel of fortune.
They got one at the Royal Flush down the street.
I don't mean a gambling game.
You never heard of any other kind of Chuck-a-Luck?
No, I sure ain't.
I tell you what, why don't you
try asking over at the courthouse?
Barber, get another bowl of water, my face is dry.
-Water comes later -I want it now.
Sure, yes. Excuse me.
- You on the dodge? - What of it?
I wouldn't talk about Chuck-a-Luck
so freely if I were you.
Why not?
For one thing Altar Keane wouldn't like it,
and for another...
Where did you hear about Chuck-a-Luck?
Why are you asking about it?
I'm supposed to meet somebody there.
- Who? - I don't know.
I-It could even be you.
Get back there, barber.
Yes, sir.
You don't know so much, but you're sure trying to learn.
Call you...
[Gunshot
Dramatic music playing
[ Grunting ]
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Oh, how is he, Doc?
Well, he suffered lacerations
contusions, and concussions.
His jugular vein was severed in three places.
Counted four broken ribs,
and there was a compound fracture of the skull.
To put it briefly, he's real dead.
Uh, what makes you think he was an outlaw?
The way he acted, the way he asked me if I was on the dodge.
How do I know it's self-defense?
I tell you that stranger drew. I saw his gun.
Used to be the finest barbershop west of Baxter's Bridge.
Hey...
Could this be him?
There's something around the eyes.
Sure, that's him.
That's him before I shaved his handlebars.
00 "Ace Maguire. Wanted by the State of Texas
for robbery of a stagecoach out of El Paso, July 25, 1873.
Reward, $300."
Did it say July 25th?
Yeah, July 25th.
Then he couldn't have been in Wyoming early in August.
No, he couldn't have.
Apologies and congratulations, my friend. The $300 is yours...
Sheriff, did you ever hear of something called Chuck-a-Luck?
-Oh, yeah -A saloon?
Or a-a password maybe?
Mm, no.
No, I never did. Here's your gun.
Uh, about the reward, it will be a few days.
Give it to the barber.
Thanks! That's sure kind of you.
Well, you did our job for us.
The least I can do is to buy you a drink.
Say, wait a minute, wait a minute.
Did any of you ever hear of someone called Altar Crane?
- Altar Crane. - Oh...
Seems to me like I heard of a name like that.
Or Keane, Altar Keane.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
Yeah, I remember.
If it's the person I'm thinking about.
Why, her name is Keane, not Crane.
Altar Keane, yeah.
[ Laughing
What are you laughing at?
Oh, that name takes me back a long time
when I was mining ore in a big boom town.
[ Laughing
Well, one night..
[ Laughing
it was a horse race, sort of,
only I was one of the horses and Altar Keane was my jockey.
[ Laughing
One, two, three.
[ Up-tempo music plays ]
Come on, come on! You can make it!
- Come on! - Oh!
Get up! Come on, get up! Come on, get up!
Music continues
[Woman screams
[ Cheering
[Screaming]
[ Laughter ]
That's the only Altar Keane I know.
They only made one like her.
Well, what happened to her? Where is she now?
I can't say. I never saw her after that.
I've got to find her. Now, where would I look?
Well, little later I heard she went to Virginia City.
Try some of the saloons.
She moved up there with a girl named, uh, Dolly!
Used to be a good friend of hers.
I knew her well.
[ Chuckles
When I first met Altar
she'd just come from the Eastern seaboard.
She was a singer, you know, bucky.
Sang only in the most elegant places.
Loved horses.
Always had a pair of white horses..
And the men would all uncover as she drove by..
The women? [ Laughs]
You know women, bucky.
They'd have been happy for lightning to hit her.
Let me tell you the kind of girl Altar was.
Lots of men. Sure, that's her privilege..
But she'd shut the door on a cattle Baron
if she had fancy for a cowpuncher.
Yes, she was a glory girl in those days.
Last I heard, she was in Tascosa
at Baldy Gunder's place.
The only thing you'll find around here, young man,
is just a shade of her.
She left here six or seven years ago.
It was just after the night she met Frenchy Fairmont.
Faster on the draw than a Mexican jackrabbit.
Now, I don't swear this is true because I wasn't here.
But here's the way they tell it..
The story runs that one night Mr. Gunder
didn't like the way she treated a patron.
Or, to put first things first,
Altar didn't like the way the patron treated her.
♪ How could she leave her baby? ♪
♪ How could she leave her bred and born ♪
♪ And elope with ♪
♪ Gypsy Davy? ♪
Down-tempo music playing
Last night she slept ♪
♫ In a goose-feather bed ♪
♪ At home with her lord and her baby ♪
Tonight she sleeps... ♪
[ Laughter ]
Altar, you don't smile enough.
I'm sick of smiling.
I pay you to entertain people, not to kick their teeth out.
Take your hands off me, Baldy.
Oh, sure, sure..
Nobody's gonna touch you, angel.
Nobody wants you around, either.
You're fired.
Deductions for food and costumes... $27.
Deductions for leaving early two nights - $10.
And you haven't been shilling very good lately either.
Owe you $20 even.
- You can look for yourself.. - Never mind.
Your word's as good as your book..
Oh. Here's your $20.
Thanks.
And lots of bad luck to you, Baldy.
Get out of my way.
MAN: Make your bets. Is everybody down?
We're ready to spin.
- Wheel is spinning. - Wait!
[ Up-tempo music playing ]
- Spin the wheel. - Wheel is spinning..
Three 4s on the red. And we have a winner!
Here is a lady who is lucky.
Everybody is lucky at Chuck-a-Luck.
Step up and make your bets.
Is everybody down?
- Spin the wheel. - Wheel is spinning..
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Three 4s on red wins again..
Did the lady have that covered?
Yes, she did.
Indistinct chatter
Does that idiot think she's shilling?
He didn't know you fired her. You should've...
Shut up!
Come here. Stop the game!
When I tell somebody to get out, I mean it.
I don't work for you anymore.. I'm a customer.
Don't lose your sense of humor, Altar.
I'll stay here as long as I like.
[ Indistinct shouting
Well, alright, alright!
We'll have one more spin and then close up for the night.
Try your luck at Chuck-a-Luck. Everybody wins.
I-Is everybody down?
Betting, Altar?
Sure.
Let her spin.
Wheel is spin...
- I'll spin it. - Why -
That's Frenchy Fairmont.
You win, ma'am.
Indistinct chatter
Pay the lady, please.
[ Up-tempo music playing ]
It's alright. Pay her.
This will help you carry it..
Here you are, ma'am.
May I be seeing you home?
Yes.
Always a pleasure to meet a good loser.
Frenchy Fairmont.
They say you're the fastest draw in the West.
The greatest ability, Miss Keane,
often consists in not showing.
You're wanted, aren't you?
Well, let's say I'm in public demand.
Why did you do that back there?
I'm sentimental..
Are you?
I once saw three men fight a gun battle over you.
- You did? - All three of them were killed.
- Abilene, wasn't it? - Yes.
And I was in Hayes City once when you rode
right through a hotel lobby on a white horse.
Rode him up straight up the stairs to the dining room.
You must've quite an important engagement that evening.
It was with the mayor..
Somehow wherever I went those days
I seemed to see Altar Keane or hear about her.
Why didn't you ever meet me?
My engagements led me to other parts of the West
about then, more toward Mexico.
But I often wondered what had become of you.
You can stop feeling sorry for me.
You strike me as a wonderful woman, Miss Keane.
Oh, stop it.
What are you gonna do with all this money?
For a moment, when I was winning, I thought...
Give it back.
Why?
You don't think Baldy Gunder wouldn't let me
out of town alive with it.
This is my place.
Don't give it back.
There's a stage south all the way
to Silver City in the morning.
I'd be glad to offer you protection until it leaves..
Know you would.
[ Mid-tempo music playing ]
Alright.
Come in.
I will, ma'am. In the morning at 9:00.
Just before the stage leaves.
Good night..
They say he stayed outside her place that night,
uh, just in case Baldy should show up.
[ Laughter ]
And the next morning he put her on the stage.
Well, that's how Altar left here.
And with her gone business fell off at Baldy's Palace.
Where did she go?
Tell me, young so interested man, why are you in Altar Keane?
I got to find somebody through her.
Well, I wish I could help you,
but I never heard of her any more.
I was told a story that some years later
she met Frenchy again down near the border.
And if you want to believe what you hear,
there they might be now,
the two of them holding, snug and warm.
Of course, I don't know how much of if it is true,
but it sure sounds romantic.
Frenchy ain't so snug today. A mail rider came through today..
And in case you don't know it,
Frenchy was caught and locked up
over in Gunsight last Thursday.
And the best I hope for him
is they hang him.
♪ Now the road that goes to Chuck-a-Luck ♪
♪ Leads to a Western jail ♪
♪ And behind the bars is an outlaw ♪
♪ Who knows the Chuck-a-Luck trail ♪
There's crooked politicians in the very next cell ♪
♪ Safely locked away
♪ It's an angry town all closed down ♪
♪ To vote on election day ♪
But here's a man with a crazy plan ♪
♪ A plan that will not wait ♪
He'll trick his way inside that jail to reach ♪
His goal of hate ♪
♪ Murder, and revenge ♪
Maybe you got a padded cell for this one, Sam?
Shooting up the town on election day.
Yeah, with a dozen deputies roaming the streets.
How is the election coming?
Law and Order Party's ahead.
Say, why ain't you at the polls? What are you doing here?
I'm making sure that this rat
don't turn those rats loose.
- Slade, what do you think? - I don't know!
Don't fret, gentlemen.
It won't be the first time
they've hung a few crooked politicians..
- Why! - It only take a minute or two..
It's a clean way to die and as quiet as eating a banana.
You got no right to keep us here!
Sheriff, you got to protect us!
If Law and Order wins, they'll hang us!
That's their platform!
Shut up, all of you!
- Where do you want him put? - Not with them.
I don't like men who swindled the town so bad
they've got to close the saloons
and throw them out of office.
That's just about what I was saying.
I bet you could bribe them with a rusty nail.
Why, you...
That's Frenchy Fairmont. Rather be with him?
Sure, give me an outlaw to these thieves any time.
At least he takes his chances in the open.
You are welcome, sir.
Sheriff, there's a chance
we might cash in our chips tonight.
How about some whiskey up here?
You can't deny that to them, Mr. Bullock..
There'll be no lynching while I'm around.
But it might make 'em act a little more like men.
Send for three bottles.
What kind of a Law and Order Party is this?
Get thrown in jail for trying
to buy a drink on election day,
and they have it delivered to their door.
You're right.
Our party stands for everybody alike.
Whiskey for all of them.
Sheriff...
Be sure it's my brand.
Joe Gideon.
It'll take a little time.
All the way down from Wyoming
I heard that no jail had ever seen Frenchy Fairmont..
I dropped into town to buy a piece of merchandise.
- Bottle of perfume. - Bottle of perfume?
[ Chuckles
For a lady.
And when I turned my back,
the storekeeper hit me over the head with an axe handle.
- Are you from Wyoming? - Yeah.
You ever been in Wyoming?
No, I haven't..
And I wouldn't be surprised if I never will be.
Why not?
Well, if this Law and Order election gets out of hand,
it may not be choosy.
If they take our friends here they might take us along too.
Just for a few extra laughs.
- That's a comforting thought. - Isn't it?
Just had a fight with my ranch boss at home and quit.
So I took my back pay and decided to see the land.
Work your way down here?
Yeah, a couple of weeks at a time.
Trouble with me is I usually lose what I make at poker.
But the other night I was lucky.
I closed my eyes and I took my last $20 gold piece
and threw it on a Chuck-a-Luck number.
And so help me, I hit.
Yes, a man can get mighty fortunate
at a Chuck-a-Luck wheel.
Now, when I want to do a little skylarking,
I come to a town that's shut up tight.
MAN: You took a devil of a time about it!
I couldn't find the particular brand you wanted right away..
-Town is -Never mind about that.
Drink your whiskey and be glad you got it.
You better drink it fast, men. The final returns -
I told you never mind.
Bottles shattering
Ah, that dirty double-crossing sheriff!
Not a thing! Not a thing but whiskey!
FRENCHY: What did you expect to find?
Empty your bottles! Empty them fast! Empty it!
Come on, cowboy, empty your bottle!
Empty it fast!
[ Whiskey splattering
That's it! That's what we're looking for!
- Pick it up! - Give it to me.
- What would you say that was? - I'd say it was a pick.
The sheriff and these boys work real well together.
Look, young man, can't we talk this over?
How much would you take for that?
- We'll let you out too. - Shh!
[ Indistinct shouting
Polls are closed. I have the latest count.
Citizen's Party... 119 votes.
Law and Order - 1,540.
[ Cheering
That said, we all meet later at the Big Dipper Saloon.
[ Laughter ]
Gentlemen, say your prayers…
Cowboy, I'll give you $1,000 for that pick.
- I'll double that! - 3,000, 3,000!
Now, hand it over. Give it here.
You heard him. 3,000. $3,000!
Let us out. 5,000! $5,000.
$5,000! Do you hear me?!
Hey, they're all getting drunk over at the Dipper.
What are you doing here?
The election threw your out of office.
Well, I just want to clean my desk out.
Well, go ahead, and then get out of here.
Hey, they're talking lynch over there.
You gonna let that crowd take them?
Alright, I'll go over and make a speech at them.
But you stay here.
Hey, Bill, help me with this drawer, will you? It's stuck.
[Man groans, body thuds ]
Tense music plays
[ Indistinct shouting
- The horses are in the back. - Watch out! Fairmont's loose.
Come on.
Music continues
[Gunshot
BILL: Both of you, put up your hands.
That's very sensible of you.
- Go find the horses. - Yeah.
Door closes
You'll just have to wait a minute, gentlemen.
[ Hoofbeats ]
Afraid you'll have to walk out of town.
Now, if you want my advice, you'll run.
Wait! Whoa!
- Wait here for me. - What are you stopping for?
What I came to town for.
Hyah!
After the war, I decided to settle in Missouri.
What brought you out West?
A bullet. A bullet I put in a rancher.
Another man who had his own personal sheriff..
Cheated me out of a homestead and called it law.
Why now
He had the jump, but I guess hate made me fast.
He went down like a stone.
I wasn't sorry, but I had to leave there in a hurry.
Then I got a rep for being fast with a gun.
I kept meeting up with cowpunchers full of booze
or trigger-crazy gunfighters.
I'd ride into a town and have to shoot my way out..
Seems that's how it went.
Must be a lonely trail.
You don't make many friends..
Be a warrant out for you, Vern.
Ever been on the dodge before?
First time I ever had a warrant on my tail.
First time I've ever been a horse thief.
Would you have mind for a bed with springs on it tonight?
They grow on cactus around here?
Not exactly. Down there.
If you're not headed anywhere particular
maybe you'd care to side with me for a while.
Well, there's something I have to attend to.
But that can wait till I'm ready.
Lead the way..
- Hey. Hiya, Frenchy. - Hi, Harbin.
Grain 'em.
Rio, Gonzales.
Who is he?
Friend of mine.
[ Speaking Spanish]
Hey, it's good to see you, Frenchy.
Heard you were on your way an hour ago.
Don't be surprised at anything around here.
And the boss is waiting to see you..
FRENCHY: Hello, boss.
Frenchy, you old mustang.
Welcome back to Chuck-a-Luck.
Meet the boss of this ranch, Altar Keane.
Lookout told me you had somebody was with you.
If not for for him, I might be
at the end of a rope this very minute.
Little trouble up in Gunsight. Used his head and used his guts..
Uses his eyes too, doesn't he?
What are you staring at? Shall I turn around?
Well, to be honest. With you, ma'am
I've heard so many different stories about you
I wasn't certain there was any Altar Keane.
What do you think I was? Pipe dream?
Guess so.
It's the first time I ever met up with a real live pipe dream.
Especially one with grease on her arms.
- It's sure unsettling. - Well, settle down.
Does he need to be out of sight for a while?
Well, he helped me break jail.
There's a warrant for any man who'd do that.
I'm tired. That was a long ride.
- How many are staying here now? - Nine, including the lookouts.
Starr came in last week. He's very prosperous right now.
He's wanted in three states.
Any friend of Frenchy's is welcome in Chuck-a-Luck
if he agrees to the rules..
Hard to fancy anybody not agreeing with your rules.
We don't do any fighting here, we don't ask any questions,
and everybody does his share of work.
And you will be expected to do yours.
Oh, sure, I'm pretty capable at all kind of cattle work.
This is a horse ranch.
[ Clanging]
Come and get it! Come and get it!
Well, that's good music, isn't it?
I'll take him in. Come on.
How do you want to be known while you're here?
My name is Vern Haskell.
Some of the others don't care to be called by their names.
Vern will do.
Alright.
We've got a new man here tonight.
He helped Frenchy out of a jam. He'll be here for a while.
Goes by the name of Vern.
Now, this is Starr. He carried one once.
- Hiya. - And this is Red.
Doesn't touch a drop of liquor but is death on candy.
And here is Preacher.
He claims he was one once, but who believes him?
Ever with joyful countenance, son,
for you shall find haven here.
Preacher always reads over anybody he kills.
What he mean is this is the best hiding place
you can find this side of the moon, day or night.
Meet Harbin.
The warrants for him have rotted away long ago.
Oh, I don't mind. There'll be some more one of these days..
And this is Comanche Paul.
He's half Indian the honest half.
[ Laughter ]
Meet Wilson.
Look at that smile.
He spends most of his time chasing the ladies.
No girl is safe when he's around.
Looks like one of them had some fight in her.
Unh-unh.
Bobcat made these. A real bobcat.
- Male or female? - [ Laughter ]
Don't forget what I said. No questions.
Now, this is Kinch. He has a way with gold.
He used to pan it, but now he just borrows it.
Sit down over there.
- Where's Frenchy? - He's eating with me.
Mighty handsome filly.
I think you'll like Vern. He seems to be alright.
Outside of being a little fresh?
Think you could find any use for this?
Oh, Frenchy, I haven't had a bottle of perfume
since I went to El Paso two years ago.
I'm sorry I haven't got anything else for your birthday,
but I ran into a little difficulty
getting ahold of that.
It's when they caught you, huh?
Crazy Frenchy.
Risking your life for a bottle of perfume.
And don't ask me how old I'll be tomorrow
or I'll ask you..
Now, does another year bother you?
Every year is a threat to a woman.
Crazy Altar.
I've been riding the lonesome too long this time.
It's good to be back.
-[ Horse neighing -Hyah! Hah!
[ Laughing
- He's pretty good, huh? - He's pretty young.
I might've liked that kind of riding say 10 or 12 years ago.
[ Man whooping ]
Dramatic music playing
[Horse neighing ]
Whoa!
[ Laughter ]
He can handle a horse alright.
Ever seen him before?
- Unh-unh. - Certain?
I never lose a face.. I don't know him.
He was sure looking strange at you last night,
all through supper.
Yeah, he sure does gander, doesn't he?
He looks straight through a man.
- Fancy riding. - Yeah.
She's a cocky filly. Like a lot of women.
Takes a lot of breaking before she comes along nice and even.
You're dead right on that!
[ Laughs
- Hey! - Wilson!
- Hi, Geary. - Howdy.
Coming to Altar's party?
Coming to the party and away from a marshal.
[ Laughter ]
Amigo, you sit on a horse more better than anybody,
if you let me say so, señor.
They don't come any tougher than this one
even in Wyoming.
Any of your horses from up there?
Don't know. We are only paid hands here.
Some of these fellas, they
they range pretty far from here, don't they?
Used to be five paid hands at ranch..
Fifth one named Martinez..
He worked on saddles and bridles.
He began to talk a lot. In town.
He began to answer a lot of questions.
No bridle on his tongue. Only four of us here now.
We never know what become of Martinez.
They say he...
Well, maybe you know what they say.
You see?
Yeah. Yeah, I see.
GEARY: A dining car full of cattlemen was on a siding.
Jess here went in one end, and me in the other,
and we met in the middle.
Them boys were right obliging, just emptied out their pockets.
One of them tried to be brave, and we had to take care of him.
That's what started the trouble.
We've been one jump ahead of marshals halfway across Texas.
- What's your count on this? - $4,800.
- That yours? - Mm-hmm.
That makes 480 for Chuck-a-Luck.
- That's right. - Care for any of that?
No.
10% of this would be, I should say, what, $50?
$50.
Music-box music playing
Well, we better keep our faces around here for a month or so.
Before you do, let's see what's in that bag.
Something called bonds.
City of Austin bonds. They're worthless.
$1,100 worthless?
I take $110 in cash.
Now.
Now, wait a minute. How do you expect us to cash those in?
It's your trouble. I don't ask you to stay here.
That's your price?
That's always my price.. 10% of everything.
You've been riding mighty high, Altar.
-Someday -Someday what?
Count it out, Jess.
You'll have a chance to win it back tonight.
Down-tempo music playing
- You're mighty lucky. - Do you mind? On my birthday?
I'd been chasing this little filly,
and then she finally asked me in.
And I said, "But you got a husband or two.
Where they roaming tonight?"
And she said, "I've got three husbands.
But they're all down in the cellar.
I keep them locked up when I'm not using them.
Now you're coming in or you're staying out?"
[ Laughter ]
You'd do anything to get your arms
around a girl, wouldn't you?
Wouldn't you?
[ Laughter ]
I'm in.
Isn't this worth staying for?
[ Indistinct talking and laughter ]
Somebody get me something to drink.
You still don't remember him?
I told you, I never lose a face.
I've never seen him.
Looks like a lot of men I've known.
Yeah. What's bothering you, Kinch?
I can't put my finger on it but...
You see the way he looked at you when you told that story?
Frenchy brought him here. That's enough for me.
You're always right there when you're needed, aren't you?
Music continues
- Aces bet. - Got to play my luck.
And 100.
Too steep for me.
I'll see you..
- Three fives. - Hold it!
I don't want to see Altar swindled on her birthday..
Geary bugged that hole card, I seen it.
Why, you...
Say that again, Harbin.
He cheated, I tell you.
Of course I knew he cheated.
That's why I stole his watch.
Music-box music playing
I'll trade it for the pot.
I'd call that a fair trade.
Now, how about that song you promised me, Altar?
That's right, Altar. Give us a tune.
Somewhere it's written there are three things
a man really requires.
Good whiskey, a bold song, and an honest woman.
- Or any woman.. - [ Laughter ]
Take care of my money, Harbin.
Well, I've had all kinds in my sights
and never found one fit to equal Altar.
How do you feel about that?
- I wouldn't know about it. - Maybe he's got a sweetheart.
[ Laughter ]
Come on, boys, let's have a little music!
Let's have some fun!
[ Indistinct shouting
[Mid-tempo music plays]
♪ A young man is reckless and ready ♪
♪ A young man is handsome and vain ♪
He's young and intense but hasn't the sense ♪
To come in out of the rain ♪
Get away, get away ♪
♪ Get away, young man, get away ♪
[ Laughter ]
♪ A young man is full of adventure ♪
♪ And eager to do what he can ♪
♪ He may be a joy, but don't send a boy ♪
♪ To do the work of a man ♪
Get away, get away ♪
♪ Get away, young man, get away ♪
♪ A young man will come when you call him ♪
♪ And leave when you tell him to go ♪
But someday he'll guess a woman means yes ♪
Whenever a woman says no ♪
Get away, get away ♪
♪ Get away, young man, get away ♪
♪ A woman is only a creature ♪
Of notions and dimples and lies ♪
♪ So learn if you can this lesson, young man ♪
And don't run off when she cries ♪
Get away, get away ♪
♪ Get away, young man, get away ♪
Get away, get away, get away, young man, get away ♪
Get away
♪ If you can ♪
[ Cheering
Altar, Altar! Lookout coming.
Spotted a batch of riders coming through Dry Creek..
Looks like a posse. They're headed for the ranch..
Regular hands, stay here..
Everybody else clear your gear bunkhouse, all of it. out to the
- Ride to the ridge camp. - Let's go!
Lookout, go back to your post.
Gonzales, Hevia, get the horses saddled.
You and you clean up this mess, get rid of the bottles..
Altar, would you like me to stay?
No, Frenchy, I can handle this my own.
Miss Keane, they don't know my face
You go with the others.
- Get going. - You heard the lady.
Frenchy, ride to the ridge camp.. Stay there until I send word.
If it's a day or a month.
[Dramatic music plays]
Everybody ready? Come on.
Music continues
Hello!
Hello to the ranch!
Anyone awake?
Well, if it isn't Marshal Donaldson.
We haven't seen you in months.
Hello there, Miss Keane. You're up late.
I was working on my books.
We're hunting four men, Miss Keane.
We got word that, uh, Frenchy Fairmont
and a man that helped him break jail, a Vern Haskell,
passed down this way a couple of days ago.
A Mex sheep herder saw them.
Then just this morning two more men,
Mort Geary and Jess Factor
wanted over in Texas for train robbery...
They were reported heading this way.
Now, that's mighty peculiar, isn't it?
Yes.
Unless they're all headed for the border.
- Mm, no sign of them here? - Not a soul.
Things are very peaceful these days.
I don't like to do it, but I've got to ask you
- one thing more. - Yes?
There's a lot of territory to cover
in between here and the border,
and we'd like to breathe our horses here
and loan some of yours.
Always glad to oblige the law.
Rio, Gonzales, get five of our best horses.
We'll help pull them out.
While you're waiting, would you like to
come in and have a drink?
Well, I should keep my trigger finger steady,
but it's a long night.
It'll take a while before they get the horses.
Hyah! Hey!
[Horses whinnying ]
Vern! Where's Vern?
Oh, he stopped a ways back. Said his saddle was slipping.
He'll never find this trail alone. I'll go back for him.
The horses are ready, Marshal.
Oh, would you like a drink?
Oh, thank you..
I hope we can repay you for this..
You certainly can.
If you ever hear of any Eastern buyers
looking for stock, let me know.
I have a cousin up North
that might be able to steer you some trade.
That's nice.
How many horses do you have now?
Oh, about 42.
Strange, I counted 33 in the corral.
How did you happen to count them?
Because I noticed tracks. Fresh tracks.
Shoes fresh in the clay, leading out of the corral..
Tracks for eight or ten horses..
I spotted those strays, ma'am.
They're grazing in the box canyon across the valley.
We can round them up now or in the morning.
Are they safe there?
- I'd say so. - Morning will do, then.
Mighty sorry I left the gate rope off, ma'am.
- Who are you? - My new hand, Marshal.
I thought you used only Mexicans on your ranch, Miss Keane.
I needed an extra man. He's good at breaking broncs.
Though careless sometimes.
You wear your holster mighty high, mister.
Don't have to reach as far that way.
Let me see your hands.
I'll bet they're not as soft as yours are.
I don't earn my living as a gunsling.
Takes years of cowpunching to make 'em that rough.
Sorry, son.
I got a good man here too, but sometimes he's too careful.
- Thanks, good night. - I'll go with you.
- Wait for me. - Yes, ma'am.
Come on. [ Speaks Spanish]
DONALDSON: Goodbye, Miss Keane.
Come on, men.
You're always standing in doorways.
And you're always using your eyes.
That way you see things you never expected to see.
Yeah, like stray horses in the valley.
That was very clever of you..
- Thanks. - I'm very grateful.
But I expect the men who stay here to do as I say..
Why aren't you with the others?
I lost them on the way, needed some directions.
Figured I might be able to find
what I was looking for back here.
You expect me to believe that?
That dress you had on tonight.. Never saw a stylier one.
They must've made you out of salt and brass.
Where'd those bracelets come from?
And that brooch?
Who gave them to you?
I guess things have to be explained double to you.
There are no questions here. None.
You don't ask people who they are,
where they come from, or where they're going,
or if the sand is dry or the moon is yellow.
And you very well don't ask me where I got my jewelry!
It's none of your business.
The rules of Chuck-a-Luck are meant to be kept.
And if you don't intend to keep them,
you can clear out right now.
It's hard for a man to look at you and keep any rules.
Did you just think of that?
No, I thought of that the first minute I saw you,
grease and all.
Like heat lightning, I suppose.
How'd you know?
And every time you see me,
you feel a little weak in the head.
No, I feel sorry for myself..
Sorry I never met you before.
Sorry I never had a chance to give you a brooch like that.
You're as smooth on the ground
as you are on the back of a horse.
Only when somebody irons me out.
Like you do.
Vern, when you come to a fenced range,
do you always try to climb over?
I always see if the gate's open first.
But one way or another, though, you try.
That was for trying.
That was for trying too hard.
It strikes me real unfair, ma'am.
Why?
- Got two slaps, only one kiss. - [Chuckles ]
Down-tempo music plays
[Horse neighs]
[Altar laughs]
[ Altar laughing ]
Now, you go and saddle my horse..
I'll lead you up where you can't miss the trail.
Frenchy?
Beautiful night for chasing
up and down the side of the mountain.
Oh, sorry, I slipped behind and lost you.
The only place I knew where to go was here.
Not being a skeptical man, that's what I figured.
- Is everything alright? - The marshal's posse was here.
They're looking for you and Vern and Geary and Factor.
They'll be through this way again in the morning.
We better leave.
I'll bring everybody back here tomorrow night.
You can go to bed.
Nobody will get lost this time.
That's what I call threading a needle!
I saw Bat Masterson call a good aim once.
He shot the little toe off a fella with his boot on.
I'd be glad to duplicate anything Bat Masterson ever did.
Stick out your foot.
What's the matter with you, Frenchy?
- That wasn't anything personal.. - Harbin!
- Yeah? - Hang up another rein!
Lately I see you trying everything I do.
He's getting good at that kind of a stunt, alright.
I don't know how he'd be drawing against a man.
[Gunshot
That would depend on the man.
Call that fair shooting.
If I keep on, I might even be able to outdraw you some day..
Don't ever try it..
You've only stayed six weeks this time.
But I came back the last.. empty-handed
- I need some income. - Going tonight?
I'm riding to Clay Springs in the morning with Starr.
There's a bank over there I want to look over
before going on to a couple of other jobs upstate.
Hoping five or six men can handle it
but it may take more.
I'll size it up, be back two or three days..
That's what all the shooting was about, hmm?
Target practice.
Vern's getting pretty handy with a .45.
You're not taking him?
- And why not? - He's...
-He's not - -You mean he's not an outlaw?
That never bothered you much about me.
When I met you, you were chin deep in this kind of life.
You couldn't go back.
And even if you had wanted to they wouldn't have let you.
- But he can.. - Maybe so.
That's not the way he acts.
He's worked on his draw till he's as fast as you find them.
No matter how fast he is, there's always
to be someone a little faster. going
That's right. Me.
And someday you won't come back from one of those trips.
Or they'll bring you back full of lead.
You're not talking about me. You're talking about him.
No, Frenchy.
I think you're lying.
- Maybe I am. - Look, Altar.
Once in a lifetime, a woman means something to a man.
- I know, Frenchy. - Time holds us together..
And time's stronger than a rope.
We buy your horses, work your ranch,
rustle our own beans half the time, now this.
That's right.
Just be sure to send back my 10% of that bank robbery
before you go on to your other jobs..
Why the change in rules?
The whole trip won't take us more than a month.
Suppose you land in jail. I get nothing.
You always took that risk before.
- Not now! - Maybe it ain't that at all.
Maybe is just you don't trust us.
-Lately it's -Lately what? DO
You're all a-jump..
Maybe we ought to worry a little about trusting you.
If you think that, find another Chuck-a-Luck.
Dissonant notes play
And that, my brothers, is like finding a potato tree.
- When will Frenchy be back? - Later today.
What has Frenchy got to do with it?
We'll talk over these new arrangements with him.
I'm the boss of this ranch, Kinch.
I make the rules.
I told you to saddle my horse. What's the other one for?
For me, ma'am.
Alright, come along if you want to.
That's who. That's who he is. I knew I'd seen him before!
The way he climbs up on a horse.
- Finally got him placed, eh? - A little town up in Wyoming.
What'd he do?
It ain't what he did. Never mind.
Take my word for something.
The sooner he gets a bullet through his head, the better.
I was working with this horse of yours yesterday.
Give me a couple of more days,
and he'll be able to read and write.
Yes, I've been watching you..
I don't want him to learn a lot of stupid tricks.
I'm sorry. I'm moody these days..
Ah, it's been a dry summer. The earth's baked hard.
Gets people out of sorts too, the weather does.
My father told me that.
How long do you intend to stay at the ranch?
Oh, maybe till the rains come.
If the girl won't blow out the candle for you,
rain will douse it sometimes.
Did your father tell you that?
No, I-l just sort of made that up myself..
Altar chuckles
Every time I should be angry at you, I laugh.
I guess you think I'm pretty funny, eh?
Yes, I do.
And I only met one man in my whole life
who didn't want something behind his pretty talk.
What I want, if I were allowed to ask,
is to know a thousand things about you
where you were born, how you came out West,
where you got that dress you had on at the party,
where you got your jewelry,
what stories about you are true and what aren't.
The dress is from New Orleans.
And I can tell you a story that isn't true.
Positively never wore green hair.
[ Laughing
Is it true they named a parlor car after you?
Mm-hmm. The Kansas Pacific Railroad.
The Altar Keane.
And that diamond you had.
Famous in four states.. Big as a doorknob.
That's right. But it wasn't real.
The fella who gave it to me was something like you.
Fresh and sort of honest-looking around the mouth.
Anyway, you've got a girl somewhere.
- No, I haven't. - Then you've got five of them.
No.
No, I have no girl.
I'd wish you'd go away
and come back 10 years ago.
Go away, Vern. I don't want you anymore.
Mean it..
Get off my ranch and leave me alone.
[Hoofbeats departing ]
Let's suppose this is the main street of Clay Springs..
And right here is the bank.
Next to bank is a store, and next to that
is the Primrose Theater.
On the same side as the theater and down a bit is the saloon.
- Where is the sheriff? - Asleep, I hope.
But there's our worry.
Right here, almost straight across
from the bank is the marshal's office.
If anything goes wrong, there's a good chance
some of us will get sawed off..
MAN: How many men do you figure we'll need?
Nine - five in the bank
three in the street..
And somebody who's not known in Clay Springs
to go in ahead and plant himself on the balcony
of the Primrose Theater.
From here he can draw a bead right on the marshal's office.
I never been in Clay Springs. I'll go in ahead.
FRENCHY: Right.
You, Frenchy, Starr, Jess and me makes four more.
That's five.
Comanche?
- I go. - I'd like to make it.
Sorry, Harbin, it's no deal for anybody
who can't move fast if he needs to.
-But I -Red? DO
No. I'm heading out tomorrow myself.
I've got a little matter of my own down in Mexico.
Preacher?
A crave for mammon's always been my infirmity. I'll ride.
I'm number eight. That leaves us one shy.
How about Vern?
A gun like his would be worth a lot if we run into real trouble.
- No, he doesn't belong in this. - Leave him here, huh?
That won't make Altar unhappy.
I get your point. But I'll make up my own mind.
I forgive you for being so foolish
but not for being so wrong.
Am I wrong, Altar?
Frenchy, he's young and handsome..
It's easy to take a fancy to him.
He makes you remember yourself a long time back.
But there's been nothing. Nothing.
I told him to leave the ranch this afternoon.
He's riding to Clay Springs with us tomorrow.
Did he ask to go along?
No, and I'm not asking him. I'm telling him.
We need him, and he'll go along whether he likes it or not.
Do you mind?
No.
Don't mind.
[Dramatic music plays]
Music continues
FRENCHY: Got me in the shoulder.
Starr's hit!
Gunfire
I've never seen anything messed up finer.
That first shot came from across the street
I saw it from the balcony.
Didn't miss me by more than two inches.
Nobody blame Jess and me.
We done our part just like Frenchy laid it out.
Where is he, anyway? He knows we're meeting here..
Don't worry about him.
Frenchy will get here.
If the next job goes like this -
Listen, we got what we went for, didn't we?
Alright, now let's settle who's gonna take
Altar's cut back to the ranch?
If it was up to me, she'd get no cut.
I'm fed up to the neck with her high and mighty ways.
Oh, you want trouble with Frenchy?
We've always been safe at Chuck-a-Luck.
You are here two hours. You don't talk to me.
You don't bring anything.
Will you come here to dance with me?
Any minute, muchachita mia.
[Both speaking Spanish]
Be in in a minute, honey.
Say somebody is gotta take
Altar's 10% back to the ranch now.
We can get there and back in five or six hours.
Yeah, somebody.
- Not me. - Me neither.
I'm not riding half the night to cater to Altar.
Well, I'm occupied here.
I've got some dancing to do. That leaves you three.
Low card fair?
It's alright with me.
King.
[ Chuckles
Seven of diamonds.
VERN: Five of diamonds.
Soft piano music playing
expected you a little sooner.
I knew you were coming. The lookout spotted you.
I told you not to come back.
No matter how many times you tell me,
I'll come back.
I expected you to.
- How did it go this morning? - No difficulties.
Few of us got to Marga's saloon first
and the rest will be along later.
Tomorrow we're all gonna go.
Then what are you doing here?
Well, somebody had to bring you your cut.
Why you?
I happened to draw low card.
- You happened, huh? - I'm lucky at cards.
[Notes play]
Resumes playing
And I aim to get slapped again.
If I can.
Knew you would.
Sometimes I like a man who doesn't believe
what a woman tells him.
And I like a woman that's sometimes cold like ice,
sometimes burning like the sun.
A pipe dream in blue jeans or in a birthday dress.
Now give me one wish, and I'd wish to see
a rig like that again,
shawl and jewels and all.
Just like that night..
What are you gonna do about it?
What is it, Vern?
I had a... It's a pipe dream.
You'll kiss me tonight and send me away tomorrow.
Maybe.
If that's the way you feel,
where's the money you were bringing me?
Saddlebags. - It's in my -Then go and get it.
[ Crickets chirping
Starr.
ALTAR: Vern?
Won't send you away tomorrow.
You're very beautiful.
In the jewelry Frenchy gave you..
Men are funny, and all men are jealous..
Frenchy only gave me one of these.
- Which? - The necklace.
The others things I bought myself when I bought the dress.
What about that?
Oh, that? It was part of my cut.
Kinch gave it to me.
Kinch?
It was Kinch..
Vern, what's the matter?
Now the game is over and I can tell you
what's been choking me every minute since I chased after you..
Tell you who wore that brooch before you did.
It was a girl, a girl that I was gonna marry.
A girl the last time I saw was lying on the floor
outraged and butchered by the man who took that from her!
And gave it to you for 10% of her life!
That's right. Move back.
She's right there on the floor, right in front of you.
And she's got blue, blue eyes.. You feel them staring at you?
You see the blood on the floor? Do you hear her screaming?!
-Vern, Kinch didn't tell me -Kinch!
Oh, I thought it was Wilson, Factor, Geary.
I thought it was Frenchy, I thought maybe it was
somebody who'd been here and gone.
Well, I'm glad it wasn't Frenchy, but it could've been!
It could've been anybody who came to Chuck-a-Luck
to hide behind your skirts.
Chuck-a-Luck. Altar Keane's place.
Look around you, Altar Keane.
What do you see in there, a bedroom or a morgue?
Now look over here!
Through that window, what's that a courtyard or a graveyard?
You think a dance-hall girl was a dirty life?
You ought to be proud of that compared to what you are now.
Here's your cut from yesterday's job.
And there's payment for this.
I'm buying it back from you.
Let's get going, boy.
[Groans] This shoulder...
VERN: You ever seen it, Kinch?
Touch it. Pick it up.
You've seen it, Kinch.
You saw it in a little town in Wyoming.
You saw it on a girl..
- Altar. Altar told you. - I'm gonna kill you, Kinch...
Wilson! Geary!
This is a private affair. Keep out of it.
You got business upstate. Get out of town.
Don't go. Altar gave me away. She's squealing on us!
Get out.
I'm gonna kill you, Kinch. But I'm not gonna murder you.
I'll give you an even chance.
Now go ahead. Draw.
I've seen you working with a gun..
You learned Frenchy's draw.
You can't make me fight.
Draw!
Alright.
Draw.
Take your guns out and hold them at your sides.
Do it!
Bartender.
When you say go, that's it.
Maybe you'll have the guts to shoot with that edge.
I didn't mean to do it. She yelled.
If she hadn't yelled, everything'd been alright.
She yelled, I tell you.
Let's see how you like it, Kinch.
Yell. Go ahead and yell..
The longer you yell, the longer you live.
Go on, let's hear you yell!
What's the quarrel here?
There's no shooting in my town.
This man is wanted for murder. Girl named Beth Forbes.
In a town called Whitmore in Wyoming.
August 10th last year..
Is that true?
I heard him admit it, Sheriff.
Thanks, mister.
I got a special fondness for rats that kill women.
I'll need you for a witness. You'll stay in town?
- Yeah. - Come on.
Hoofbeats approaching
Now, turn that man loose, sheriff.
And don't make any noise..
This man is my prisoner.
Yeah, and we got business with somebody that squealed on him.
FRENCHY: Rio, Gonzales.
Gonzales, Harbin.
Altar!
Altar?
Altar.
What's going on?
Where's Harbin? Where are Gonzales and the others?
Sent them away.
Is your shoulder bad?
Just bad enough to bring me back here
instead of going on.
What do you mean, you sent them away?
There isn't a horse in the corral. What happened?
The hands are taking them to Silver City.
They're going to sell them there.
There's a note for you.
It's the deed for the ranch. All the money is in the safe.
I'm leaving, Frenchy.
- Has Vern been here? - Yes.
You're doing this way to the
Yes.
You're not going away. You belong to me.
You belonged every minute I've known you. You'll stay here.
You don't like to lose anything, do you?
No, I don't.
There isn't much I've been able to keep
and if I lose you I might as well turn myself in
to the nearest marshal.
So get it out of your mind.
You're not going to meet Vern.
He wouldn't have me because I belong to you.
Because I belong to you and everything you mean.
You and the ranch.
I don't believe you.
I don't believe a word of you.
I'm asking you, where are you going?
Away. Away from here.
To Baldy Gunder's or the Golden Dollar
or the Arcady or any saloon that will have me.
I'll kill you before you do.
[Footsteps ]
Hello, Frenchy..
You and Altar been packing long?
Place sure looks deserted. Looks like people are moving.
- What's going on? - Both planning to leave?
Nobody's leaving.
Altar was gonna take a trip, but she'll change her mind.
It don't make no difference about her mind.
We got our own plans for her.
She sold me out to Vern. Told him I gave her a brooch.
Told him it came from his girl that I shot in a holdup.
No telling what other things she told him, about all of us.
I told him where I got the brooch, that's all.
I believe that.
You're a reasonable man, Frenchy.
You know once they start talking they don't stop.
There's ain't a marshal from here to Kansas
wouldn't pay for what she knows.
We took a lot from you.
You wiped your boots on us a long time.
Too bad Preacher ain't here to read over you.
You can get her and me.
But I tell you, some of your are gonna die doing it.
Here's why you're wrong, Frenchy.
There's a rifle on that windowsill.
And it's dead aimed at your back, and Wilson's behind it..
If you think I'm gonna turn around, you're mistaken.
Alright. You tell him.
It's there, Frenchy..
You can get one of us, maybe two.
But there'll still be three left to settle with her.
You've got the odds.
Let us clear out, and Chuck-a-Luck is yours..
Not a chance.
We got the odds, we'll call the plays..
VERN: The odds are changed.
There is a rifle on the sill
but there's nobody back of it now.
Hogtied Wilson.
I was riding in the sun about 500 yards behind you..
Looks like all of us were heading
for the same spot, all with different reasons.
When I saw you, I figured they did a job on the sheriff.
But all your friends won't help you this time.
The others are yours, Frenchy.
I don't care what you do with them. That's up to you.
I don't care whether you turn them loose
or shoot them or hang them to a tree.
From what I heard outside,
shooting's better than they deserve.
But before I hand them over to you
want your word on something.
Keep them here a while.
I'll drag Kinch to jail personally.
Give me an hour start.
Now, look, Vern, maybe we can work out a deal
if you'd be willing to talk it over. Kinch...
Watch out! The window!
MAN: Stop! Stop shooting!
FRENCHY: Throw out your guns.
Comanche.
Go on and get started.
[ Coughing
Pick your own direction and don't ever come back.
Frenchy, that sheriff we got Kinch from,
he's probably got a posse out by now.
I can't fight. We'll be caught certain.
That's your problem. Take your chances.
Once the posse gets them, they'll come here for you.
They're welcome to me. We all get taken sooner or later.
But first there's a matter your and I have got to settle.
[Dramatic music plays]
[ Coughing
Altar?
She stepped in front of that bullet to save you.
Music continues
Two men rode away from Chuck-a-Luck ♪
♪ And death rode beside them on the trail ♪
For they died that day, so the legends tell ♪
♪ With empty guns they fought and fell ♪
♪ And so ends the tale ♪
♪ Of hate, murder ♪
And revenge