Never really thought you'd ever pay me that $20.
I sure never did.
$20, that's a right handsome sum to get
just for telling you some fellow passed through here.
Must have been mighty important to ya.
Yeah.
Hey, what are you doing?
Look, Mister, you can have back your $20.
You ain't gonna shoot.
Look, Mister, I ain't done nothin' to ya.
What you want to do? Leave him alive so he could blab his mouth about us?
He didn't know who we are.
He told us what we wanted to know for $20.
You could've let him spend it.
You telling me, Roy?
No. No, I ain't telling you nothin'.
Anybody else?
We agreed... Until we find out about Will Sabre, you're running things.
We'll stick to it.
Smart guys, all of ya.
For $20 he tells us which way Will Sabre went.
Well, he could tell somebody about us for 20 more.
Will Sabre thinks he's the last of the fast guns.
We know different, you and me.
Ashes to ashes, friend.
Sabre's headed for the Big Indian, and that's where we're going.
♪ Mine eyes have seen the glory ♪
♪ Of the coming of the Lord ♪
♪ He is trampling out the vintage ♪
♪ Where the grapes of wrath are stored
♪ He hath loosed the fateful lightning ♪
♪ Of his terrible swift sword ♪
♪ His truth ♪
♪ Is marching on ♪
♪ Glory, glory ♪
♪ Hallelujah ♪
♪ Glory, glory ♪
♪ Hallelujah ♪
♪ Glory, glory ♪
♪ Hallelujah ♪
Dunsten, fresh tracks.
Could be Will's.
Don't you touch nothin'!
And don't try nothin'.
I can shoot this pretty good if I have to.
That you doing all that singing?
It's the only church song I know.
Burying my pop.
That's a fitting song.
Yeah, that should do fine.
Your pop would be mighty proud of you.
You think he knows?
Folks who know better than me say things never die.
Everything goes on living, just in a different way, that's all.
Yeah, I... I think he knows.
That's good.
That's a pretty big job for a boy.
Started day before yesterday.
Going pretty deep, ain't you?
No buzzards or Indians are going to get him,
not if I can help it.
Can I give you a hand?
Thanks. Pop is kind of heavy.
Reckon that grave is deep enough.
Hitch up the team and back the wagon up here.
Indians?
Not around here.
Gonna be shooting?
That depends. Get down in the bottom of that grave.
We'll have to borrow it from your dad for a minute.
Where did those tracks go?
Dunsten.
Ain't nothing in the wagon but a dead man.
That's right.
Dead one's in the wagon. The live one's here in the grave.
We've been looking for you, Sabre.
I figured you might be.
You were going to meet us in Carlyle. You weren't there.
That should tell you where I stand.
Everybody keep your hands where I can see them.
The boys say they're not going to let you walk out, Sabre.
You've been heading up the gang a long time, Will.
You know too much about us.
Will Sabre.
The law won't find out anything from me.
The boys say you're either with us or you're dead, Sabre.
Think it over, Sabre. You've got 30 days.
We'll find you wherever you are.
You came here for my answer, and you got it.
And the answer is still the same.
Now, ride.
Come on. Move.
You're Will Sabre.
You and those men robbed the bank in Carpet Hill
and the stage from Collins City. And you robbed...
Are we going to bury your dad or aren't we?
Too bad you had to get sick, Donovan.
Your son said you were a fine man. I believe him.
Such being the case,
you should be getting fine treatment wherever you are right now.
I'll try to see to it that your son's taken care of...
If that's the way he wants it.
If not, I'll be going on my way.
So long, Donovan.
Amen.
You leaving?
Yeah, unless there's something else I can do.
Thanks for helping me.
You're welcome, boy.
Maybe there's somebody else we could bury right here first.
- Huh? - Will Sabre.
If we... If we buried him, that would be the end of him, wouldn't it?
How do you like the name Dan Tomlinson?
Is that what you're going to call yourself?
As good as any.
What are you going to do with me?
You've got something to say about that, boy.
How'd you like to see Durango?
All right. I'd be beholden to you, Mr. Tomlinson.
You can call me Dan, boy.
- Call me Robbie. - Fine.
Hey!
- I'll do the talking, Robbie. - Okay.
Fetch my horse and tie him to the wagon.
Howdy. We're Texas Rangers.
Did you come over the Big Indian into Texas?
A few days ago. What can I do for you?
Found a dead man on the other side of the ridge,
shot through the back of the head.
Did you see anybody?
No. We've been here since yesterday,
burying my brother-in-law.
I told him he shouldn't make the trip.
He's been a sick man for quite a while.
Well, you keep a lookout.
Word's going around that Will Sabre and his gang
are moving out of Kansas, down into Texas.
Could be they're the ones that killed that man.
Tracks of five or six horses around the body.
- Think we'll be in any trouble? - Nah.
Will Sabre goes in for big stakes. You wouldn't interest him.
All we want is to be let alone.
We're going over into Durango and buy some land.
If you see anything, when you get there, you tell the Sheriff.
I sure will.
Sorry about your brother-in-law.
Thanks, Ranger.
You heard what the ranger said. They killed a man.
If you wasn't lying to me about becoming somebody else,
you could've told the rangers which way they went.
The rangers would've caught 'em.
But you're going back with them.
You did lie to me.
I didn't lie to you, Robbie, and I didn't lie to Dunsten.
I told him the law wouldn't get any information from me.
That was my word.
You don't want me to go back on my word, do you?
But you heard what the ranger said.
They killed somebody, maybe lots of people.
Maybe you did, too.
Yeah, Robbie, I've killed men,
but I never killed a man who didn't try to kill me first.
You old enough to understand the difference?
You're scared of me, aren't you, boy?
Yes.
I've got a lot more reason to be scared of you.
You know my real name.
All you have to do is just mention it to someone.
Where would that leave me, huh?
Guess there's nothing to do but trust each other.
I wish my father was here.
So do I, boy.
It'd make it a lot easier on both of us.
Come on. Let's get going.
The rangers must have caught up with them.
Not unless Dunsten was waiting for 'em.
An ambush!
You gonna let 'em do it? You gonna let 'em kill those rangers?
You stay here.
Why did we have to ambush 'em? It don't make sense!
They'd have gone right past us without knowing!
Maybe it's safer to let 'em go,
but to me they're the law, and that's reason enough.
You're out of your head. You're gonna get us killed one way or another.
Well, what do ya know?
We gave him 30 days, Dunsten.
We still want Will with us, if he'll come.
All right, we'll let him live.
But you'll probably be the first one that he kills.
We got two of 'em, anyway.
Come on! We're pulling out!
Going after 'em, Captain?
No. Two of my men are down.
- I got to see how bad they're hurt. - Can I give you a hand?
You'd better get with that boy. They might double back.
- That's the Will Sabre gang. - Are you sure?
Recognized one of them, a fellow by the name of Dunsten...
Used to be a gun hawk around Dodge City.
We'll get 'em all sooner or later. The hunt won't stop.
I hope you do. A lot of people would feel a lot better.
When I get into Durango, I'll look you up.
I'll be on the lookout for you too, Captain.
Whoa, whoa!
I've got some business in that bank, Robbie. I won't be long.
You're not going into a bank?
Dan Tomlinson and banks have a lot of respect
for each other nowadays, Robbie.
Tie off the team.
There you are, Sheriff.
Complete schedule of all future shipments to San Antone.
Fine, Ben. Yeah, this'll give me a chance to have men ready for you.
Mr. Cowle?
I'm Cowle, yes.
I'm Tomlinson. Dan Tomlinson.
I'd like to open an account here.
Of course. A pleasure, Mr. Tomlinson.
This is Sheriff Howard.
- Pleased to meet you. - Glad to know you, sir.
You're going to stay a while in Durango, I take it?
I'm not sure yet.
Dan Tomlinson, you said?
Well, the account will be in someone else's name.
I want to deposit $1,600 in the name of a young boy.
Your son?
No, I... I'm just sort of his guardian.
His father died just after we crossed over Big Indian Divide.
Mother passed away quite some time ago.
Do you know anybody here in town?
Well, I'm not sure of that, either.
Well, I suppose you'll want to open a safety account
so nobody can touch the money except the boy,
according to your instructions.
Yeah, I guess that would be best.
Uh, I'm going to make someone else the guardian for the boy.
What name?
Well, uh, that's the third thing I'm not sure of.
But I'd like to have you hang on to this money, anyway.
I'll be back tomorrow and give you the name.
Well, where will you be staying, sir?
- Over at the hotel. - I see.
Well, if you'll just fill out this form, Mr. Tomlinson.
Hey! Hey, you drop those! Drop those things!
Let 'em go!
What's going on here, Tomlinson?
He tried to steal his guns!
They're nice guns.
Handles have taken quite a beating.
When are you going to learn a lesson, Marken?
Those guns would've bought me a new stake. I'm busted.
Then you ought to appreciate free rent and grub in jail.
I'm sorry this had to happen on your first day in town.
Say, do you always wear
a two-gun belt, the kind you tie down?
Those guns were put away, Sheriff.
They're staying put.
Those guns weren't worth it. You could've gotten yourself hurt.
I didn't know you'd finished getting your initials off of 'em.
The Sheriff knows there was something on there I wanted taken off.
Maybe we shouldn't stay here.
We'll see. We'll see what happens.
- Where are we going? - Let's just say it's bank business.
Got to get some papers signed for Mr. Cowle.
Next time, why don't you go bust it in some other town?
Joe, I want you to send a letter to Ranger Headquarters in San Antone.
This will be a description of a man named Dan Tomlinson.
Find out what they have that fits the description.
- Something up? - I don't want to wait till there is.
This fellow is about 6'3",
weighs around 185,
dark hair, blue eyes.
That's the way she said it would be.
Who?
That's the Lazy J Spread. Like it?
I sure do. It's the kind of a place Pop wanted.
Yeah, it'd be a good place for a boy to grow up.
Whoa.
Let me straighten you out a bit, Robbie.
Hey, you lost a button.
I guess that's all right.
Tuck in your shirttail.
Come in.
- How've you been doing? - Like you see... Prospering.
- Who's this? - Oh, this is Robbie Donovan.
- Hello, Robbie. - Howdy, ma'am.
There. That's fine.
Wait for me outside, will you, Robbie?
I picked him up on the trail.
His father had just died.
I helped him bury him.
I couldn't leave the kid out there all by himself.
Just why did you come here, Will?
- To see you, Judy. - No, I don't believe that.
Look, I told you I'd be back one of these days.
It's been over two years, Will.
Not that I don't know what you've been doing. You make very good news.
I've quit. Dunsten has taken over.
Is that the truth?
I've wanted to do it for a long time, Judy.
It wasn't easy making that break.
The boys wanted me back.
Even now, they might be out there looking for me.
Then it's not a break, not really.
I promise. I promise I'll make it stick this time, Judy.
There's some coffee on the stove.
Judy.
I'll get the coffee.
- You've done all right. - Well, cattle prices are up.
Better profits than St. Louis?
Well, this is living, running a gambling joint isn't.
I've proved that to myself.
And what were you trying to prove?
That an educated man can be just as tough and ruthless
as anybody else in the West?
And what now? You staying here?
That's something we'll have to talk about.
Will...
If you're leveling with me about quitting the gang, I'll marry you.
Judy, I... I told you they could find me here.
So?
Look, they gave me 30 days.
If I don't go back with them,
they'll try to kill me.
Then nothing's changed.
Judy, I won't do that to you.
That's right. Nothing has changed,
not until I know whether or not I'm going to live.
You can't fight them all. They will kill you.
All I'm asking you to do is just wait.
Just wait and see.
If they do come back here, I may have to move fast.
Oh, Will, you'll always have to move fast.
Judy.
Judy, would... Would you take in the boy?
Take in a kid, a stranger you picked up on the trail?
Will, you have no right to ask me that.
That may be, Judy, but the boy needs a home,
and I can't give it to him.
That's the only reason you came here, isn't it?
Judy.
No, it isn't.
Look, you're sore at me, not the kid.
Take a couple of days and think about it.
I'll take Robbie into the town, and he can stay at the hotel with me.
No deal, Will.
I want to forget about you,
and I can't with that boy around here 24 hours a day. He'll be here to remind me.
That fool kid!
Hey! Hey! Where you going with my horse, Mister?
- Hey, that's my horse! - Robbie!
It's all right, Mike.
Robbie, come back!
Robbie!
Robbie! Robbie!
Robbie!
Get him back to the ranch house.
I'll get some more cold water. It'll keep that bump down.
I won't stay here with her.
Well, now, just what did she ever do to you?
I heard what she said to you before.
Well, maybe you didn't understand her reasons, but that's okay.
Look, boy, I've got no hold on you.
You can do whatever you like.
We'll go into town and talk to the Sheriff.
Maybe he can find a place for you to stay.
He wouldn't be much good around the ranch anyway, not the way he rides a horse.
That horse stumbled when he jumped that fence!
Excuses. You almost broke your neck and the horse's.
I can ride as good as anybody. You ask Dan.
He'd stick up for you, no matter what.
Then why doesn't he want me to stay with him?
Robbie, listen...
Where would you stay? In the back of the wagon?
Well...
Of course, you'd have to go to school in Durango.
Besides, who said he wouldn't be around?
You gonna stay?
Well, I haven't quite made up my mind yet.
Do you ever tell him you'd like him to stay?
Well...
He always said I could do what I wanted.
I guess he's got a right, too.
Oh, what a couple of stubborn jackasses.
Well, I guess we could teach him how to ride.
I told you, that horse stumbled!
Quiet, boy. I have eyes.
I'll tell you what...
We'll put him on trial around here and see if he can carry his own weight.
You mean you're going to let me work on the ranch?
Uh-huh. - I can have a regular job?
Well, of course. What do you think this place is, a home for old women?
Well, I could recommend him for work. He's not afraid to work.
Okay, Robbie, you've got yourself a man-sized job, after school.
Yippee! I'll be the best hand you ever had!
How do you feel now?
Fine. I have a hard head.
In that case, go water down your horses.
My men eat at 6:00. Now, see if you can get yourself cleaned up by then.
Yes, ma'am!
Well, now, don't go getting weak-kneed with thanks.
Judy, you handled him just right.
Well, I've known how to handle men ever since St. Louis.
All except one.
You know, I'm going to stay around here now.
I'll go into town and try to get myself a job there.
Well, why not right here?
No.
No, I've got to be where the Sheriff and everybody else
looks at me as just another man.
I have to get used to living with people again, too.
Well, now, do you think that you could give me a kiss
that would make up for those two years?
Go ahead. Morning, Ben.
- Morning, Sheriff. Mr. Tomlinson. - Good morning, Mr. Cowle.
Come to give me that name you told me about yesterday?
Yes. Judy Ollivant.
- The girl who owns the Lazy J? - That's right.
You moving on, Mr. Tomlinson?
Well, not if I can get a job in town.
He talked to me about a job, and I thought you might be interested.
- Ben, he knows figures. - Have you done any banking, sir?
Well, not exactly your kind.
No? What, then? Investment, corporation, marine?
I was a partner in a gambling house in St. Louis.
Kept my own books. We usually came out pretty well.
You've been trying to hire somebody for three months, Ben.
The gambling house was on the level, Mr. Cowle.
Well, I was expecting a different kind of reference,
but I've taken chances before.
Job's yours, Mr. Tomlinson.
- Thanks, Mr. Cowle. - I'll show you around.
Uh... We got a little business to transact first.
He'll be back in a couple of minutes. Coming?
Have a chair.
There's something I thought you ought to know
before you start working at the bank.
I sent a description of you to Ranger Headquarters in San Antone.
- What for? - Those guns of yours.
We haven't had a gunfighter in Durango for three...
No, I guess it's four years.
We don't have much patience here with gun hawks.
You're guessing, Sheriff. I wasn't even wearing the guns.
Those could've been notches you scraped off the handles.
Yeah, they could've been, but they weren't.
If you were so worried about me, why did you recommend me to Mr. Cowle?
Gunfighters have been known to hang up their guns before now
and become good people to have around.
I just wanted you to know about San Antone.
Is this a warning or not?
You could leave town before that information arrives from San Antone.
Is that what you want me to do?
If it's going to mean trouble later on, yes.
If not, I like to see new people move into town.
It means that we're growing.
Is that all?
That's all.
Oh, that's a nice boy you got there.
You know, it takes a smart fellow
to know what's best for a young'un sometimes.
Hope you make the right decisions.
Good luck to you.
Thanks.
Thanks a lot.
The Sheriff doesn't know who I am yet.
I'm sure of that.
But I can't take any chances on the answer he'll get from San Antone.
But where would you go?
Can you take a chance anywhere?
I don't know.
I really don't know.
Robbie knows I'm Will Sabre.
Kids... Kids, they can get careless.
He's trusted you for some time now.
Judy, believe me, I don't want to run anymore,
but what if this thing blows up?
You and Robbie wouldn't have a friend in this whole country.
All I know is, you want to start a new life.
Well, Durango's as good a place as any to start it.
Okay, Judy,
we'll stay with it.
You do have the nicest handwriting, Mr. Tomlinson.
All the ladies think so.
Thank you, Miss Henderson.
Seems to me that every woman in town
has been doing nothing but making deposits
the last three weeks, since you started working here.
I don't believe it's your handwriting they come to see at all.
There you are, Miss Henderson. All taken care of.
Mmm-hmm. A very firm hand, Mr. Tomlinson.
Good day. Oh.
3,000. Put it in my account.
Hey, you struck it rich, eh, Mr. Blaisdell?
What do you mean, rich? Those steers I sold was worth twice that amount.
Cattle buyers are thieves, all of 'em.
I tell you, I'm getting sick of it.
A man sweats and slaves to make something for himself,
and the cattle buyers take the gravy.
Hurry up with that entry, Tomlinson.
It'll take a minute.
Come on, come on! I ain't got all day.
Sorry, sir.
You were right. $3,000.
Sorry.
- Morning, Mr. Blaisdell. - Morning.
Hello again.
Well, hello there, Captain. Good to see you again.
Told you I'd look you up.
Did you ever catch up with that Sabre gang?
Not yet. We had reports of 'em being down in New Mexico,
then we'd heard they'd doubled back into Texas again.
The Captain here says that description I sent of you fits Will Sabre.
Oh?
Thought I'd come in and take a look at you.
It can't be.
When we were ambushed by the Sabre gang,
this is the fellow that tried to help us out.
Well, I'm glad you decided to stay around our town, Tomlinson.
So am I.
Thought you were looking for land?
Oh, I'll get it. You staying around town?
No, moving on.
We're turning over every stone, looking for Sabre.
I'm glad I was under the wrong stone.
See ya.
Right. Good luck to you.
Thanks.
Right on time, just like I said.
How are you going to get to it with all them guards?
We're not. We're taking the next shipment
a week from now when they take the strongbox out of Durango.
Right in town?
Yeah, where they least expect it.
Come on. Let's get back and work it out with the boys.
You see the stagecoach?
Yeah. Come on up to the shack.
Stacey, you keep watch. The rest of you inside.
Going to be an easy one?
That depends on Larry here.
Why me?
Because you're the only one of us that's ever been in Durango.
That's been some time ago.
That express outfit didn't even go that far then.
Just the same, you know the town better than any of us.
You're going in and get a layout of that express office.
What if there are rangers there? What if I'm recognized?
But you like rangers, Larry.
Remember, you tried to get me to leave them alone.
You're taking it out on me, Dunsten.
You're trying to get even for something that happened up there.
If that was the case, I'd have killed you before now.
You had your chances.
You still got 'em.
Yeah, only killing you don't mean nothing, Larry.
You still think you can outgun Will Sabre?
His 30 days are up day after tomorrow.
I'll catch up with him.
You're leaving for town in the morning,
or have you still got some argument left?
No argument.
He's sound asleep.
The way he's been working around here,
he hardly has enough energy to go to bed at night.
You happy?
Not as happy as I could be, with the way things are.
You can't get Dunsten off your mind, can you?
No.
Maybe he'll never show up.
He'll show... Sometime.
For my sake, I hope you don't meet up with him.
For Robbie's sake, I hope you do.
Robbie's?
Will...
He talks to me a lot when you're not around.
It's still in the back of his mind that you're Will Sabre.
You're a gunfighter and an outlaw.
It's going to take some doing, and not just talking to make him forget it.
Yeah, I know.
I've known ever since he first heard my name.
We've got to make him forget it.
You know, Will, when you have a dog around, you grow to love it.
You worry if it's lost or gets sick.
With kids, it's the very same way, only a million times more so.
Well, what can I do?
I can't go looking for Dunsten.
It's just a matter of waiting till he finds me.
Will, you don't want to kill Dunsten, do you?
He'd have to force me to.
I have no right to kill him.
I'm no better than he is.
I have no right to judge anybody.
I've learned that late, but I've learned it.
You think you can explain that to Robbie?
I...
I don't know.
Sometime you'll have to.
I thought Robbie owed us something for taking him in,
but I was wrong.
We owe him something.
He showed us what human beings are supposed to be like.
Someday you'll have to make him understand.
- Hello, Dan. - Hello, Sheriff.
I didn't know you kept those guns that handy.
A little extra protection for the bank.
Glad to see you got Ben Cowle's interests at heart.
- You never know. - Yeah.
Incidentally, that Ranger Captain told me
you didn't do any actual shooting against the Sabre gang.
I got there too late.
That's what he said.
What's on your mind, Sheriff?
The gang's definitely in Texas. We just got word.
The stage lines and banks are being notified.
- I'll tell Mr. Cowle. - Mmm-hmm.
You can wear those guns again now, if you want.
You might get another chance to do some shooting against the Sabre gang.
Maybe this time you won't be too late.
I'll see you, Dan.
Well, there's the layout...
The streets, the bank, the express office.
At exactly 1:00 sharp, they take the money out of the bank
and bring it over to the express office.
At that time the streets are crowded, so there'll be a lot of confusion.
It won't be so easy for 'em to spot us.
You all know where you're supposed to be?
Good.
If you have to use your guns, don't miss.
We'll pull out of here for town at dawn.
Dan.
Tom's busy.
You'd better take this over to the express office today.
Okay.
We're late now.
All right, everybody get their hands up!
We'll make this simple and fast, unless you hombres are looking for trouble.
You!
What are you waiting for? Why don't you shoot?
With what?
Shoot, man, shoot!
What kind of a man are you?
The rest of us are willing to risk our lives, but you wouldn't shoot.
You mind telling us why?
You scared so much, you can't move?
If there was time for arguing, I'd let you think up an answer to that, but there isn't.
- I'm forming a posse. - Rule him out.
I'm sorry, Robbie.
I'm sorry you had to stick up for me at school today.
That Bill Blaisdell, he kept yellin', yellin'!
You fought the Blaisdell boy?
He's bigger, he's older and he won!
And I'm not going back to that school!
Robbie. Robbie.
Judy, I...
I just couldn't shoot.
I know.
Will you talk to him?
I've tried to talk to him before.
Robbie, come out here.
Robbie, we'd better talk.
There's nothing to talk about.
I only know what they all say.
Expect me to have a fight and get beat by Bill Blaisdell every day?
No. No, I don't.
They say you're yellow.
But I know why you didn't shoot at those outlaws.
It's 'cause you're going back with 'em, that's why.
That's not the reason, Robbie, and you know it.
Did you tell the kids anything about me?
What do you think I am?
Robbie.
Robbie, come here.
Look, boy, I don't want to use a gun anymore,
anytime.
That's what I want you to remember.
It's the same today as it was that first day we met.
That's why I couldn't tell the rangers then where the men had gone.
That's why I couldn't take things into my own hands today.
I wish I was old enough now.
I'd shoot that Dunsten myself.
Boy, get this into your head,
it's not for you to be thinking such things.
You learn about school and church and making a man of yourself,
not about guns and killing.
Yes, sir.
By the time you grow up,
men won't be wearing guns.
Everybody will live by the law.
Now, you understand that?
Can I go now?
Yes, you... You can go now.
Now, that's a good haul.
Not what we should've got. We missed out.
The bank receipts weren't at the express office yet.
Makes no difference, Dunsten. We got to move out of here.
That's right. Every man in the area will be looking for us.
Well, we won't be sitting there waiting on 'em.
We're going to take another crack at Durango.
We're going back in that town?
That bank's busting wide open with money.
It's not the money, Dunsten.
It's Will Sabre. That's why you want to go back.
You're real smart, Larry. You've got a head on your shoulders.
Sure, I want Sabre.
I want him because he's going to work with us again...
Whether he wants to or not.
Will?
What's wrong, Judy?
I don't want Robbie to hear this, but I have to tell you...
There was a man here today who wanted to see you. He said it was very important.
- What did he look like? - Well, he was rather stocky,
and had red hair and wore a mustache.
He said he'd be back.
It's beginning.
That's the start of it, Judy.
Here you are, Tom.
- Everything balanced? - Right to the penny, sir.
Good work. See you tomorrow.
- Good night, sir. - Dan.
Everything all right?
Yeah, everything is fine.
Good night.
What are they waiting for?
If they're going to come, why don't they come?
On the way over here, I heard a couple of gunshots.
Of course, it could have been someone just shooting at a rattlesnake.
On the other hand, they could've been shooting at me.
Well, Dan, if you want to leave Durango,
I won't say any more.
You said something about starting my life over, Judy.
Well, this is the place where I'm going to start it.
They're not going to make me run anymore.
Well, that's up to you.
You'll have some dinner?
I'd like some change for this.
Hello, Will.
How would you like it?
Gold Eagles.
I got a message for you...
From Dunsten.
He wants to see you tonight at Red Bluff.
That's a point about 10 miles outside of town.
He'll have to come to see me.
Don't make us get rough, Will.
We know where Judy Ollivant's ranch is.
- Leave her alone. - Sure.
What time are you going to be there?
Be right with you, sir.
Here you are.
9:00.
Thanks.
Hello, Will.
You won't need that. Where's Dunsten?
Follow me.
- Hello, Will. - Will.
Well, I don't suppose we have to shake hands, huh, Will?
- What do you want? - Will Sabre working in a bank.
That's a tough one to believe.
You seem to believe it all right.
Oh, yeah, fits right in with my ideas,
and we've got some good ones about that bank you work in.
Well, don't try them.
Will, we've got you boxed in.
We like the idea of you helping us.
You're going to like it too,
because if we have to do this without you,
we'll leave enough evidence around to make it look like you've done it,
only we'll be gone.
You'll have to face 'em all alone, Will.
You won't get any help from me, Dunsten.
Will!
We'll be at that bank at 1:00 tomorrow night,
and you'd better be there.
Didn't you hear anyone or see anything?
No. I guess I was sleeping pretty soundly, then I heard something.
It must have been when they were taking Robbie through the window.
Oh, everything happened so fast, Will.
That's why Dunsten was so sure I'd go in with him.
There's only one thing,
one clear thing...
I'll have to do whatever they want me to.
And after tomorrow night,
after you help them?
I'll give myself up.
Well, here's home, kid.
Here. Be sure and give that to Will.
Well, get going!
- Judy! - Oh, Robbie! Oh, Robbie.
Hold it, Roy.
Drop that gun. Drop it.
Now get down.
- Where's Dunsten? - You're talking to the wrong man.
- I'm not going to waste any time, Roy. - I don't hear you.
- Come on! - Stop. No more.
You got the kid back. What more do you want?
- Where's Dunsten? - Look, he'll kill you! Jake will kill you!
- Where is he? - All right.
Boulder Ridge, up ahead a couple of miles.
When you get to the head of the pass, you'll
see some rocks that look like statues.
There's a shack in back of 'em.
Judy, I've got to head out fast.
I want you to get a message to the Sheriff for me. Well, what's the matter?
All right, Sabre. Stay away from your guns!
You were in on that robbery. I'm putting you under arrest.
You're crazy. They kidnapped Robbie.
If I hadn't followed their orders, they would have killed him.
Go on, Robbie. Tell him. Tell him what happened.
He doesn't have to tell me anything. The evidence is enough.
Evidence? What are you talking about?
This.
Where did this come from?
Read him that note that came with it.
Go on. Read it.
"Will...
"You did fine.
"The kid is bringing back your share.
"Keep your fingers crossed, and we'll do another job
"like this one pretty soon.
"Jake and the boys."
They're lying, Howard. Look, I'm not going back with you.
Don't move, Sabre.
Look, I'll come back by myself if I can.
If I... If I don't make it...
Well, you'll know what happened.
Will! Will!
- Don't shoot! - Cut it out!
About time you got back, Roy.
- Any sign of Roy? - No.
He should be back here by now.
If he ain't here in half an hour, we're pulling out without him.
Maybe he ran into trouble.
You expect us to go find out?
You would tangle with Will.
We could have had a lot of miles between us and Durango by now.
If that's Roy, he's in no hurry.
That's Jones.
What's he doing on Roy's horse?
Well, don't stand there. Take a look.
You won't have to look far.
Nice of you boys to come out here in the open where I could see you.
You two are going back to Durango with me.
Now, wait a minute, Will. Maybe we can make a deal.
- Sorry, no deal. - But, Will, they'll hang us!
Take my share of the bank money.
Take anything you want, but just let us get out of here.
He ain't taking nobody back.
Shut up, Dunsten. You got us into this.
- Why, you! - Wait a minute, Will! Don't shoot!
I told you he'd give it to you first.
All right. Now hold still, Dunsten.
I could've killed you, Jake,
but there's some people in town that have to know the truth.
All that bank money, Sabre, we can split it right down the middle.
No more splitting, Jake.
For once in my life, I've got something to look forward to.
Come on now, on your feet. They'll be waiting.
- Hiya, Dan and Judy! - Hi there, cowboy.
The Sheriff's got the news! Everything's okay!
It's official! I'm adopted!
We knew about it, Robbie.
We just wanted Mr. Howard here to surprise you.
Boy, what a surprise.
You ride into town to get some stuff at the general store,
and you come back with a ma and a pa.
That's what I'll have to start calling you from now on.
I've got to go tell Mike and Johnny.
Come on. Let's go.
You know, when the Governor gave you that pardon,
a lot of people in town had to eat crow,
but they're all on your side now.
They want you to have these guns back, Will.
They're grateful to you for getting that money back to the bank.
Even Blaisdell looks happy.
You know, a fellow gets to see a lot of things as Sheriff,
and some of 'em are fine,
just mighty fine.