Come on, boys, yah, yah!
Let's go!
Look at 'em, Cage!
Ready to bust loose!
Pretty soon they'll be jumpin' fences
Tomorrow we'll let 'em run, not today
A little rustle in the air, boys, time to get inside!
Ain't they somethin', Billy?
Have you ever seen horses like 'em?
Not quite
Come on, get inside!
Let's get into town and out before this hits.
Jacob! How's the missus?
Glad to see ya!
Hey, sir. Hey!
Hello, Mr. Ballard
Howdy
My God! Looks like half the association's shown up. We appreciate it, gentlemen
Mr. Ballard, we're gonna win this fight!
Thank you! And you, sir
Good luck to ya, Ballard, for cuttin' Carey Sartin off from water.
You just bought that tract to spite him
Morgan! Pete!
Well, lookey here
Ya didn't need it! Hope it makes ya fell good
You sayin' a man can't buy land when he wants to?
I'm sayin' Carey's hard workin'
I think you've gone a little bit too far this time Ballard
Now come on, Shelby
Let's be friends, huh? Nobody wants that old rock garden of yours anyway
Be friends. Hm?
C'mon!
Kermit Dover! Get out here!
Excuse me a moment on a sweet Sunday when I oughta be home restin' my poor old bones
and you makin' a fuss over a petition for statehood
Where'd you get this idea?
Oh, it's in from Cheyenne, all official
Henry
Who says it's official?
Judge Wilkins seen it, that good enough for you?
There's a delegation comin' in from Washington
in a month to make Cheyenne the capital city
Look who signed up, Slater!
Hunter Jarvis
Big and bold like a John Hancock
That Slater Morrison looks like he's sideways on alcohol
Now you suppose he just forgot the good turn we done him
when he got flooded out last Spring and the bank said no?
Hunter? I need to remind you of somethin', Hunter!
Hunter has gone!
Oh, he probably heard I was gonna come and reason with him
What do you think about that, OIlie?
Look like a three. Dollar bill to me
Mr. Ballard
Uh, Myrl, how 'bout you?
You're a smart young man with a future, where do you stand?
Statehood ain't worth fussin' over
Cora, let me help you
Thank you
Is that so?
It's gonna happen. No matter what next year, five years from now
I wouldn't waste your sweet Sunday worryin' about it, wait it out is my thought
And the vermin'll sweep in like a grass fire
The only people I see around here are hard workin' Eye sores and riff. Raff
You talkin' about me?
Whadya say, Cora, do I look like an eyesore?
No, sireeee, you're a handsome man and my sweetheart forever
Smart little lady
Honey, Cage is waitin' for us. We gotta get movin'
Hey, you're a horse trader?
You pull your weight in town unlike some other folks
But I don't need no strangers from Cheyenne come in
and tell me who I got to neighbor with...
...Where to put my road, my fence
tell me what's mine, and what ain't
I founded Rawlins, I made it!
I thought Indian traders and trappers come here first
I put my roots and my law done here, boy, when you still just a pup
I got a wife and two sons in the ground
Now your bein' new to the territory
Maybe you oughta plant your feet and take a stand
Well, to say the truth, I wasn't gonna...
sign the petition for statehood
I didn't think it was that important
But since you put my character to the test, y'hand me that paper you got there,
Kermit, and a pencil
Sure
Here you go
I'm a free man like you, Ballard
I can say yes, and I can say no
I say yes to statehood
I bought a lot of horses from you, boy
From now on, maybe you oughta try to sell 'em in Cheyenne
If you can get there
Doesn't matter one way or the other where I sell 'em, Mr. Ballard
I give you the same fair price I give everybody.
Now if you got some other stand you'd like me to take I'd be more than glad to accommodate you
Let's go, Myrl. Will ya, please
let's go!
Good afternoon
Thanks, Myrl
Myrl
See ya, Myrl
Bye, Cora
Take care, Myrl
You didn't sell no horses today
I said what was true
You don't always have to say what's true
I'll do better at the auction in Casper
That man's sure got a bug up his twirl
He's runnin' for somethin', isn't he?
You showed him up in front of town, he ain't gonna forget that
Ah, he'll get over it
Come on, boys.
Right over here!
I know how ya feel
But that's the way it is with the horse trade, Cage
Grow to love the animals you raise
but there comes a time when you gotta sell them
We need cash to run the farm, pay wages, y'know?
That's the way it is
You got it, that's the way it is
But be happy with what you and Billy did,
theses are beautiful stallions, beautiful horse flesh
You're gonna make Clay Williams happy
and we're gonna earn a profit to buy the land we need
Right?
Yeah
Y'see that dog? You wash him
I'll sell him, too
Come on, now! Get on it!
Safe trip
Be back in few weeks, sooner if the weather holds
Take care of your momma, Cage
Sure, Pa
Surprise me with a present, Myrl
Like what?
Ooh, like, uh, uh, some nice soap
uh, maybe something sweet, and, uh...
Oh, uh, uh, a bicycle!
And, and some of those fancy bloomers from the Sears Roebuck catalog!
And, and an Otis elevator like they have at the World's Fair in Paris
Oh! And don't forget lamp oil!
What?
Don't forget lamp oil!
Lamp oil!
Otis Elevator!
Come on, now! Step up!
Hey, Myrl! Has Woody always been a dusty old cuss?
As far as I know
Hey, Billy, I was thinkin'when I get to Casper, I just might grab me a bath
Come on now, step up! Here we go!
Step up now, come on! Straight on through, come on now step up!
On time, straight on through now
Step up! Come on, get on up there!
How you figure that, Myrl?
C'mon
Good lookin' fence you got, Slater, what's it for?
Keep rustlers out, mistah
I didn't know Ballard owned this land
Yeah, he bought a new parcel,
it's all official. Paper 'n all
It's cost you ten dollars to come through
Ten dollars?
Yes, sir
This pass is closed, Mr. Redding
You ought not got too far, Ballard
How's that?
Puttin' up a fence and chargin'
Well, rustler like to slip in pick off strays
I get the fence, all right
but what about the ten dollars?
Keeps the riff. Raff out
You're makin' trouble, is all
Look, I got no cause with you horse traders,
you come and go as you like
Where are you headed?
Casper, for the auction
Mind if I, uh, take a look at what you got?
Lookin's free
How much for these blacks?
They's sold
A little knot. Headed, but put a pistol to my head,
I'd give ya... fifty each
What do you think, OIlie?
We need work horses
Yeah, we do, and since you ain't heard the new rules 'till now
I'd be willing to let you come and go two
no three times, for one of them blacks
No sale
Then it'll cost you ten dollars to pass, pay Slater
I ain't got ten dollars to give cause
I gonna pay for food and lodgin' in Casper
Then go around
I go around and the auction's over before I get there!
That ain't my doin'. Ten dollars
Ooh, I near forgot
You're gonna need a permit
You gotta have one, gotta be... official
I musta crossed here fifty times without a permit,
where am I supposed to get a permit?
Well, you can see Judge Wilkins in Rawlins,
or you could, uh get one in Casper
Yeah. Elmo Whitaker in Casper he'll write you one up
You know Elmo, dontcha?
I'll give you five down, the rest when I come back. Good enough?
How do we know you're comin' back this way?
Because I said I would
Maybe the horse dealer could put up some security
Hm. Now that is a good thought, OIlie
You know, uh, I try to be a reasonable man
I'll go along with ya.
Just leave the two blacks and pick 'em up on your way back
Take it or leave it, I ain't got all day
Billy, cut the blacks off the string and leave 'em
Don't leave the stallions here, Myrl
You can put up the roans if you have to the blacks is promised to Clay Williams
Leave 'em, or go the long way around
Don't do it, Myrl
I ain't got no choice
I ain't got the money, and the auction's in a week
You stay with them, Billy
we'll pick you up on the way back
I ain't feedin' no Crow
Naw, he gotta sleep in the barn
Take what you need from the pack horse
Been a real pleasure doin' because with you, Mr. Redding
Let 'em through, Slater
Son of a bitch!
Hey, come on now! Let's turn this thing over and get this outta the way!
Mr. Redding's gotta come through
No way! He's gone too far
Pretty soon we'll be goin' around the Rio Grand to get to Casper!
I mean, if he thinks...
Hey, Myrl?
What?
Y'know, there ain't no use payin'
Attention to that old man
Whadya make of all this?
Like a church with no roof
Got the Almighty braggin' his head off
Yeah. Whadya figure he's sayin'?
Remember who did this?
Don't get too big for your britches.
I guess
Fair enough
CASPER
Hey! 171, 80. Look at this...
Now 80, now 90!
One, two hundred dollars...
Howdy, Browder!
Myrl!
Seen Elmo Whittaker?
He's over there, somewheres
Whadya say, Partner?
Woody!
Good to see ya!
Here we go, there it is
Hey
Yes indeed. Y
Yes
Where's the stallions?
Henry Ballard got 'em
I thought Myrl promised them to Clay Williams
Oh, well Ballard's holdin' onto them
as security 'till Myrl pays him a toll for crossin' his property
I heard about that gate. That one's crazy tryin' somethin' like that
Yeah. Myrl's pretty angry about it
I don't blame him
Hey, Browder, you...
...you ever hear tell of one of them English dogs, one of 'em
Jack Russell Terrier dogs?
Can't say I have
Well, they say, if'n you get 'em riled up enough,
and they sink their teeth into ya, well now
you're just gonna have to saw theirjaw apart 'fore they let go
Well, that right there is Myrl Redding right about now.
A man with a bull head and a Jack Russell jaw
Quite a sight. I'll see ya
Come on!
See ya later
He told you to see me?
That's what he said
He's fuckin' the dog on ya, Myrl
There ain't no such thing as a pass for a pass.
He owns the land, all right,
he been buyin' land like it's goin' outta style, but I don't know
what this permit crap is all about Includin' that parcel around the pass?
Oh, yeah
So he can do what he wants with the land?
Unless the Governor steps in, but that's a long wiggle down the road
How's business, Elmo?
Pretty good
Cheatin' the hell outta them, are you?
Only them that tries to cheat me
Take care
One hundred twenty five and one half, one sixty, one seventy.!
Hundred and fifty seven, hundred and sixty, hundred and eighty...
One hundred, two hundred and fifty
That's it, and I got mine
Okay
What'll I tell Clay Williams?
Tell him I'll be back in the Spring, I'll have the horses for him
if he still wants them
He still wants 'em all right
Tell him I mean to keep my word
All right
Pleasure doin' business with you
Have a safe trip
Take care, Woody
Browder
Slater! Slater!
I come for the horses, Slater
You owe me five dollars!
Pay him
Billy! Billy!
Where are they?
They're around
Billy!
They ain't in here, Slater!
I said they're around!
Woody, check the corral
Billy!
Easy now, easy. Easy now boys
Bastards
Easy now, boy, easy. Easy, easy
It's gonna be all right, it's okay, all right
It's all right. Easy now. Easy now, boy
Ho! Easy now, boys
Come on, come on. It's okay. Com on
Oh, Christ!
It's alright
Easy now
Slater!
Come out here, boy, I wanna talk to you!
Those are not my horses!
What'd you do to my horses?
Oh! Jeez!
Huh? What'd you do to my horses?
I didn't do nothin'
why don't you ask your Crow!
I will when I find him, where is he?
Jesus, I don't know! He was makin' trouble!
They have sores on them! Tied to a pig sty!
Cause your Crow took off
I can't take care of 'em by myself
You been workin' in the fields, Slater!
What's the trouble here?
Listen, I shoulda put the dogs on him, boss!
What did you do to my animals?
Now, he's bitchin' about me workin' his horese too much
He says they ain't his. Maybe he wants you to buy 'em
I wouldn't sell you a coyotel!
Did you get his five dollars?
Yeah, he's paid up
Then get your horses and git
I can't move 'em cause they can't walk and
I ain't gonna injure them any more!
I left you with well fed and healthy horses
Ballard, and I want 'em back that way
Them is all you gonna get!
These are not my horses!
I don't even recognize them!
You got two weeks to put back into condition!
Two weeks! Two years!
I ain't gonna condition nothin'!
Two weeks, old man!
You got somethin' you wanna say to me?
Yeah, I'm tired of your statehoodin' mouth in your spittin' image
Ballard, healthy and fat!
Git!
Myrl...
Where's Billy?
He's inside
Where is he?
He's, he's in the kitchen
Billy
Myrl, sorry about the horese
What happened?
Slater. SI., Slater run me off
Why?
Long as I was there he couldn't work the blacks to death
I told him they were young and and they'd never been in harness
He, he tied them to a pig sty in the mud wouldn't take the harness off
After a week they were filthy
And one day I came out, and he had 'em hooked up to a log pull
Come on, now! For Chrissakes!
What the hell is goin' on here?
Get over here!
What the hell is goin' on!
Then that old Slater and OIlie they beat me
Then he set them dogs on me
Get him! Get him!
No!
They mighta killed me if I'da went back there
You did rigth leavin'
Why don't you let Billy eat
I oughta kill him
Boy!
What?
Why don't you let Billy eat
Yeah
Rest easy
DAMN IT!
What're ya gonna do?
Get my horses back the way I left them
And damages for Billy
Ballard ain't gonna do that cause you tell him to,
and pay Billy to boot. He'd be the laughin' stock of Rawlins
You're settin' yourself up for a fall, Myrl
Ballard ain't gonna do what you want him to he just wont'!
Yes he will!
You got chores to do, boy?
Yes, sir
Then get to 'em!
I dunno, Myrl. Ballard's got a lot of friends
I wanna know what the law says I can do
Well, you could sue him
Then I wanna sue him
It's not as simple as that
Why not?
Well, you gotta figure on things like how much it's gonna cost you, can you win?
I don't care what it costs
Myrl, you go up against Ballard in this town you're gonna go through Judge Wilkins
Now Wilkins got shares in Ballard's cattle association
I want my horses back in the condition I left them in! And damages for Billy!
Do you wanna handle it?
Jesus, Myrl! You're askin' Wilkins to rule
for you against Ballard in an Injun against a white man?
I believe that God is to man as man is to animal
You treat them with respect
You set dogs on a man, you pay for it
Now the law upholds these ideas
And I mean to see the law has its day
Do you wanna handle it?
I'm tryin' to tell you somethin' here if you'll listen.
You're wastin' your money!
I'll file if you want me to file.
It'll cost you twenty dollars in advance
Twenty dollars
In advance
Half now, and the rest when I see what you come up with
Now you file it!
Sure
Two boxes, here we go, Myrl
Good to have you back
I think you paid up last time
so we're gonna start fresh
Okay
Mr. Redding!
You got two swaybacks stinkin' up Mr. Ballard's stables
I appreciate it if you pick 'em up real soon, y'hear?
Otherwise, we're liken to...
chop 'em up for slop or somethin'
All right, Slater
You wanna take it on back to the room?
Kermit, next time Ballard or one of his fools comes in,
tell him the law will take care of Ballard.
And if the law don't take are of him, I'm gonna take care of him
One way or the other, there's gonna be justice I will have it.
Ballard himself is gonna feed and groom my stallions,
make 'em shiny and beautiful, just like I left them
And no matter what it cost me that's gonna happen. Sure as sunshine
Will you tell Mr. Ballard that if you see him?
Yeah
Hear me, I speak the truth!
And poker as usual, at my place
Tuesday night
I appreciate the help, Judge
Ah, you're welcome
Oh, Judge! Judge Wilkins
I was just comin' up to see ya!
I don't have time for you today, Rayborn
Come around next week
But... but I'm w., w., waitin' on your decision, Judge
It's been a couple of weeks, now
It's been a coupla weeks now, Judge
My client's getting' awful nervous about this
Sit down, Rayborn, you make me nervous
Yes sir, Judge
Just waitin' for you decision, Judge
I uh, I hope the petition is in proper legal form...
...and where a justice of your integrity is used to seein'
Nothin' special, it was okay
You talked this petition over with Redding?
Yes, sir
Seems like a pissy ant fuss to me
Redding wants to file a suit or is that your idea?
Oh well, no
I gave him counsel to the contrary, Judge
His mind's made up
Tell him to take his horses home and forget it
Well, you see, my client views them as prize stallions, Judge
Prize is in the mind, counselor
Ballard don't want 'em,
so what's Redding gonna do, leave 'em there?
Well, it's like the charges says...
I know what the charges say
Yes, sir
Follishness, prideful follishness is what this is
If I was you, I'd talk sense into him
I got five towns to cover, counselor and you bring me this
I don't have time for a hearing Fifty dollars for Billy Redwood, a Crow?
Jesus
Yeah, well, I gave him honest realistic counsel on that
You did, uh huh
Uh huh. He wants it filed
Uh, just, uh, just wondering when you want a hearing, that's all
Uh, well, you don't have to decide right now just when you get a chance
Ain't gonna be one
I'm throwing the case out, lack of evidence
I advise you to tell Redding to pick up his horses and get on with his wife
Yes sir, Judge
And I advise you to pick your clients more carefully
if you want to do business in this town
Yes, sir
You're haulin' shit up a mountain, Rayborn
Careful it don't spill on you
Shit up a mountain. Thank you, sir
Hey, Myrl, word is Ballard's still workin' them horses out in the field
Where'd you hear that?
Mac Turnage comin' through Casper
Says he saw 'em, thought they were yours maybe not, though
Just take him longer to put 'em back into shape
Well, there ain't nothin' more I can do, Myrl
Except, maybe... uh, Billy!
Leave the room, would ya
I wanna say somethin' private
Anything you got to say to me you can say in front of Billy
Well, word I get is Ballard wants to do business with you
He wants to settle with you on the horses but he won't pay Billy
Why not?
Well, Billy gave him trouble and run off
Billy didn't run off!
Ballard's fools run him off!
The suit stands the way it's writ
Well, then he won't settle with you
it's gonna be a standoff
Not to my mind
Well, what else you gonna do?
Whatever it takes
Cage, you want more stew?
Please
Are we ever gonna get our horses back?
I don't know, Cage
Now you sleep tight you let me worry about it
I'm goin' to Cheyenne to see the Governor before any of this happens
Or whoever runs the law and...
if that don't work, I'm thinkin' about it
Doin' it all over again, ain't ya?
Don't ya know me?
You know there's no way I can let a man do what that man did
That is not possible!
I know you
If people are gonna kick me
I'd rather be a dog than a man, Cora
So if justice is to be done
don't deny me the freedom I need to get it!
No! This is not just about you and what you think is right!
I'm a part of you and so is Cage
We just get thrown in, is that it?
Cora, please, keep you voice down
Cage is listenin'
I'm not sayin' you shouldn't go after Ballard
but... you're doin' exactly what he wants you to do...
to scare people away
Let me try somethin', Myrl.
My way. Lf, if it don't work, then
Then you do what you have to do
I'll stand with you, no matter what
What are you talkin' about, Cora?
You know I'm better at politicin' than you are
Let me go to Cheyenne for us
I know the Attorney General's wife Judith Metcalf
I met her at the Statehood Rally last year in Casp
I spent the whole afternoon with her
She'll get the petition to her husband
That'll be the end of it
You get the horses back the way you want 'em, and somethin' for Billy...
Cora, this is not your fight
IT IS MY FIGHT! It's my family!
Look out that window
If you don't stay here and fix the barn
we're gonna be livin' hand to mouth before you know it
I've been prayin', for a miracle
So there'd be peace between Ballard and me
But nothin' comes back. No answer
No ways to go, nothin'!
I'm your miracle. I'm what you prayed for
What sort of woman is she the Attorney General's wife?
She's a fine woman
Her husband?
Mm, I'm sure her husband is fair
I don't know, Cora, what you're askin'...
The truth is...
I got a terrible fear you go off chasin'
Ballard, I'll never see you again
You're getting' sassy with your old man
is what I'm hearin', you better watch that
So it's all decided
I'll be back in two weeks
I'll take Woody with me
I'll see the Attorney General
and I'll get the lamp oil you always forget
Two weeks is a long time
Mm, nothin' like a little separation to make the heart grow fonder
Also, I'm smarter than you when it come to politicin'. Di...
Or did I say that?
Yeah, I think you mentioned that one
You're a miracle, all right
Take care of my bride, Woody
You betcha
If I meet a handsome cowboy, I may go right on to Phil.I. Del. Phi. Ay
Well, if you do, send Woody back
I need him for the roofing
Wouldn't be jealous, would ya?
No
Better come back, hurry up, lose my man
Get down offa there, son!
Cage, kiss your mother, get off there!
Cage, go on now, get outta here. Go on, now!
You go work on that barn
See ya, Myrl
Bye boys
Come on, come on
Haul it in before you let go!
Push it up again!
Cora, I'm gonna go over to the blacksmiths
All right
I'll come find ya
I'll be here
These the original documents in the case?
Excuse me one moment, Mr. Crawford
You're next! Now, okay
I will take these under consideration for the Attorney General
You are Mr. Wakefield, is that correct?
Mr. Wakefield? Okay
You might wanna take a seat, we'll get to you as soon as we can
Look! Look!
We started to, we started to go off to the one side
as we were comin' up over the last hill
Hey, I think we gotta go visit an old neightbor of ours
Mr. Metcalf, please
You have an appointment?
No, I don't
All these folks have appointments, ma'am
You need to write ahead so
we can give you a time
Mrs Lipton, you're next!
I come from Rawlins to see Mr. Metcalf
Do you, do you think you could make an excption in my case?
This week is outta the question
He's across town with the statehood people
Judith Metcalf said any time I was in Cheyenne to come look her up
Sorry. Nothin' I can do
My name is Cora Redding, from Rawlins
My husband is Myrl, the horse dealer
Maybe you know him
No ma'am, I surely don't
Well, Mrs. Metcalf does
And she would want to know that I'm in Cheyenne
So, could you please see that she gets this?
I'm staying at the Wainwright Hotel
It's important that she get this message
Thank you, Captain
No end of 'em
Yes?
Well, we rode that up a little way, didn't we?
You okay there, hoss?
Hey! Hey, get the hell outta here!
Woody!
Someone get a doctor! She's still breathing
Cora?
Call Doc Patterson
What happened?
She got run over
Who is she?
Her name is Cora Redding, from Rawlins
She come here to see the Attorney General
Well, sir, I'm the Attorney General
She come here... to give you this
Hands are warm
Okay. Okay. Okay
Crazy bastards out there!
It hurts awful, Woody
Oh, I know. I know. I let you down, Cora
I'm so sorry
Don't let me die here
Oh no, you ain't gonna die
I won't let you die. We gotta go home
Hang on, and go home
Everything's gonna be okay now
The Attorney General's go Myrl's petition
Everything's gonna be okay
Uh, this petition doesn't belong here
It's under, send it to Wilkins
Judge Wilkings in Rawlins
Yes, sir.
Private!
Yes, sir?
Put that in the pouch to Rawlins
Hey, everybody! Ma's comin'!
Hey, yeah! Look at that, right on time!
I swear, your mother clocks better than Union Pacific, Cage
What happened to my wife?!
Oh... Cora, Cora...
Cora?
What happened?
I'm so sorry I wasn't there for her
I'm so sorry. I should never have left her
It's all right
I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry
You weren't lookin' for trouble
I'm so sorry
Be, be praised my Lord for those
who forgive through your love and bear sickness and tribulation
Blessed are those whoe endure in peace
for they will be crowned by you, Most High
Be praised, my Lord for our sister bodily
death from whom no living thing can escape
Blessed are those whom she finds doing your holy will
for the second death cannot harm them
Ante up! Nickel ante
Mr. Ballard, five. Card draw
Then what happened, OIlie?
Woody started it
He said I smelled like pig slop
I stroked him a good one
Oh! It woulda pleasured me to have been there to see that
Yes, sir
Take my advice, you steer clear of Redding
Sent his own woman to Cheyenne to beg for him
Yeah, yeah
What kinda man do a thing like that?
Keep buyin' as we been doin' and next year there'll be nothin'
but pasture form here to Landers
No way they can stop us, even the statehood
Accordin' to you, Mr. Ballard
Keep the land rollin' in, that's the ticket
Calm everybody down
That means you, OIlie
You and Slater. Good things are happenin'
we don't need trouble
Uh, is that a quarter to me, or to the Judge?
Your quarter
A quarter to you, Judge
Another one?
Shelby!
Hey, bro
How are you?
Shelby, this is your chance
I know you been wantin' to expand
You wanna sell out?
Maybe
After all you put into it?
Well, yeah
I'm interested, Myrl, I'd be a fool not to
but I gotta, I gotta think about it
You come on me all of a sudden
The whole lot
You seen this
you know what I'm talkin' about
I know it's prime, all right
The whole lot
Gimme a hand
All right, Hattie
You're serious
I got Rayborn workin' up the papers now
You've been a good neighbor, Shelby
I wanna give you first crack
You're talkin' the whole spread?
And what's on it
Well, Myrl, I am gonna tell you up front
I don't have a need for all them horses
No, no, the horses ain't part of the deal
I got plans for the horses
So what we're talkin' is the price of the land
And what's on it
I come up with three dollars an acre
Three dollars an acre?
Tha's a fair price, Myrl
You betcha, that's awful good
As long as you understand. Cash on sight
Why are you doin' this, Myrl?
I mean, you got water.
You got one of the finest tracts of land in Rawlins
I mean, if it's all because of Ballard, hell
I mean that land is your future
There rae bigger things than land
I'll haop you out
Want a cup of coffee?
Thanks
Myrl
Edsel
Hello
Hello, Mr. Rayborn
Cage
What did he say?
Well, Attorney General sent you petition back
I mean, he's awful sorry about Cory and everything,
but he had to turn you down
He says it's a local matter and it's up to Judge Wilkins to decide
That's the law, see, and he's gotta obey it
Just like you
What are you tellin' me?
Well, uh, Wil.
Wilkins already ruled, so... that's it
I put in a lot of time on this, Myrl
Have you?
Yeah
How much do I owe you?
Twenty. Five
Plus what you already owe
Hi, boys
That's all I got, I'll give you that rest later
I won't be needin' you any more
I'm awful sorry about what happened to Cora
That's an awful thing to happen
Just awful. Whole town's upset about it
If there's anything I can do, just...
I wrote somethin' I want you to read
Tell me what you think
I, Myrl Redding, by authority in...
born in me as a free man...
A free man living in a free territory
...demand that Henry Ballard
within seven days of receiving this not...
...bring to my stables the horses he took from me,
groom and fatten them with your own hands to the condition I left them!
And to injuries caused to Billy Redwood who did nothing to you,
pay him fifty dollars!
It is signed Myrl Redding owner of the horses!
Let the law take care of it, Myrl
There's no way Ballard's gonna do what you tell him to do just because you say so
Yes he will. And if he don't
I got plans to convince him
Anyone want to hear the particulars come to spread at sundown
and I'll spell it out for you
I hold no man responsible for the death of my wife but me.
I let her go
And I gotta live with that the rest of my wife
Judge Wilkins!
In a town where there's no law, a man is obliged to make his own
Isn't that the way it works around here?
Wouldn't you say, Judge Wilkins?
Seven days
Henry Ballard! Come talk to me!
I'm delivering a notice of law on you!
You got sever days to read it, and answer it
Seven days, and I'm comin' for ya
I shoulda killed him
Now, Shelby'll deposit the rest of the money in your name in the bank in Casper
If I need any, I'll come to you
But remember, it's your money
Why can't I just go with you?
Well, I need you to stay here with Mr. And Mrs. Dykes do I don't worry
All I want is to go with you, Dad
It's yourjob now to hold down the fort 'till I get back.
I mean somebody's gotta take care of the spread
Now that's a big responsibility, do you understand?
Sure
Cage, do you understand?
Well, but, but all I want is to help you
I know. I know
Hell, we all know it! Ballard's gone too far
Yes, he has
Puttin' up a toll gate
Decidin' who's to pay, and who ain't
If he can get away with what he done to Myrl
then he can do whatever the hell he wants
It's time we all woke up!
I know you're all real busy
so I'll get right to the point
I'm invitin' you to ride with me against Henry Ballard
No. Wh., what Ballard did to Billy and your horses sure was bad.
Now I'd like to help, but this ain't my quarrel
You're right, Dewey, it ain't your quarrel
But there'll come a time and this toll gate is just a start of things
when Ballard decides to box you in some more, maybe take some of your land
or cut you off from water like he did Cary Sartman
Then you'll come and say
Looky here, Myrl, look what Ballard's doin'
I need you support.
And I could say to you
Dewey, it ain't my quarrel
I run a horse farm. I live over there
Two hour ride
But until statehood comes along all we got is Ballard's law!
That's right!
And there's no future in it!
And I did not come fifteen hundred miles to tolerate that!
I ain't lookin' for a shootout!
Well, neither is Myrl!
That's right!
Overpower him with numbers that's the idea scare him into doin' right
Folks like you and me comin' after him
No bloodshed
What if he runs?
Let him. We'll follow till we find him
Damn right
How long will it take, Myrl?
Maybe a day, maybe two, maybe longer
I don't care, I'll provide the horses and grub as long as it takes!
It takes money, Myrl
My spread's for sale
Shelby and I worked out a deal
Every man Jack of ya gets fifteen dollars a month
for as long as it takes to bring that
man in alive and workin' in these stables!
Myrl means business!
I'm for it! I'm sick of Ballard beatin' us!
I know men who'd ride against him
Bring them along.
Now if you don't wanna go, it's okay with me
I'm goin' after Ballard anyway
And if you don't wanna go on principle then go for money,
cause I pay cash on the barrel head!
Fifteen dollars!
He ain't comin'! Who's he gonna come with?
Well, he's got Woody, and an Injun
He shows, he goes home in a pine box
Hey! Hold up there!
Mr. Ballard! It's Redding
and he's got a whole army with him!
He's got a hundred men with him
Mr. Ballard, get outta here! Go!
Get 'em up in the bunkhouse tell them to et their guns on! Hurry up!
Go on! Get the hell outta my way! Git! Git!
Hey, get back here! Get back here!
Get back here you sons of bitches, where you goin'?
Come on son! Gome on, son! Come on now!
Get up there, that'll do
Anything?
Nothin' Myrl
Slater and OIlie?
They high. Tailed it
Any man who treats an animal that way he don't deserve a stable,
wouldn't you say, Billy?
Get the other animals out... and burn it
Ballard! Henry Ballard, you in there?
Come out!
Get off my property, Redding
Check inside
We ain't been introduced, how come you know my name?
I don't want no trouble
You been hidin' a fugitive that's a crime, accordin' to my law
Where is he?
Gone
Where did he go?
I got nothin' to do with your grudge against Henry
Where and when did he go?
Come on
While you're thinkin' about it
Billy, light me some fire
I'll ask you one more time
Where and when did he go?
You get the hell off my property, Redding
To back where you come from
You're ridin' with Crow!
If I knew where he was, I'd hide him...
TOSPITE YA!
Would you?
Burn him
Im lookin' for a man named Henry Ballard, do you know him?
Is there a printer around, I got a job for him
I pay cash
Pardon me, ma'am. Miss.
You a printer?
Yes, sir. I do print
This is what I need printed
two hundred copies. How much?
Ten dollars
I'll give you fifteen. I need it right away
I'll see what I can do
Big, as big as you can make it
Yes, sir. Yes, that's what I do. Big. Always
As I said before, I'm looking for a man named Henry Ballard
who cheated me outta my horses injured 'em bad and beat up my man
If you hide him or help him in any way
I'll burn you out!
I, Myrl Redding, by authority in...
born in me as a free man...
...A free man living in a free territory...
...demand that Henry Ballard
within seven days of receiving this not...
...bring to my stables the horses he took from me,
groom and fatten them with your own hands to the condition I left them!
And to injuries caused to Billy Redwood who did nothing to you,
pay him fifty dollars!
It is signed Myrl Redding owner of the horses!
Hey! I need a room!
All right, men, let's mount up!
Ya better leave some men at Redding's place, Sheriff
Ballard ain't goin' there
he went to his brother. In. Law's house!
If Redding finds Henry, he's sure as hell coming back
Maybe, but I ain't splittin' my men
I need all I got if you expect me to get Redding
Let's go, men
Terrible situation, Judge
I tried to control as best I could just no turnin' him.
You know
He tried to pay me for my work
I wouldn't take his money
Y'know, there's a funny smell around here
Governor, I think you should look at this
Henry Ballard
M hm Where is he?
Well, he was at the Wainwright Hotel
He keeps moving
Myrl Redding?
He's outside of town somewhere
Clear him out
I can't. I've got a hundred men on escort duty
So go with what you've got
And what I've got is ten men, sir
Redding's got forty, fifty guns, and Crow
Every out of work drifter in Cheyenne is signing on with him
so I need at least a company
Great. Just what we need
With the statehood delegation comin' in from Washington
What's the Attorney General doing in all this?
Mr. Metcalf sent Redding's petition back to Judge Wilkins
And?
Well, uh, Wilkins kinda works for Ballard is what it comes down to, sir
Got shares in his association
I hear this is what caused the trouble
Ballard don't sing our song on statehood
I don't care where he stands
He's entitled to protection until the matter's cleared up
Tell Metcalf I wanna see him on Redding's petition
Yes sir. It's a mess
When do your troops get back?
Two, three days
Find Ballard
Tell him we ain't guarantee his safety
Tell him he's on his own
Tell him for his own good, he ought to leave Cheyenne
Is there anything you can do to calm things down?
'Bout the only way to calm Redding down is to shoot him down
Follow the Sheriff, let me know where he camps
Wake up, Sheriff!
Strip him!
Now quit, Myrl!
You've gone too far!
Far enough's when I get satisfaction, Sheriff
No animal's worth what you're doin'
In your opinion
Well, you're goin' to jail... for torchin'
Ballard's spread
As long as he's in there with me
You'll get this back as soon as I find him
You remember me, coward?!
Remember me?
Yeah, yeah
Damn!
You stinkin' savage!
You all seen what happened
Slater drew first, and he was gonna shoot Billy in the back
Y'all seen it, right Sheriff?
Slater moved... but Billy had the upper hand
Slater drew first!
Right?
Slater moved first
You all heard the Sheriff
don't forget what he said
Dammit!
OIlie, OIlie, listen to me
You gotta get to Judge Wilkins
Tell him that Redding shot Slater
and he burned down Ballard's barn
Tell him to file charges Go on, go on, get goin'
I know, when the statehood delegation arrived
We will all show them the hospitality and friendliness that
Wyoming people are known for
Yeah! Here, here!
We are not separate ranchers farmers and settlers of the Wyoming Territory
but united today as citizens of the
FUTURE GREAT STATE OF WYOMING!
Yeah!
Where's Ballard?
Apparently he's still holed up in the hotel, sir
Refuses to leave town
Do I have that correct, Colonel?
Yes, I posted two soldiers with him
That's the best I could do
It's just a matter of time before Redding finds him
This has gone too far. Jail him
Who?
Thanks for you support
Jail who, Governor?
Ballard...
On what charges?
Any charge you want
Any charge he'll agree to:
Disturbin' the peace, see if he'll buy it
He wants protection?
Jail is the safest place for him
Thank you
Colonel, find Redding and tell him
If he quits goin' after Ballard
the Attorney General will reopen his case
I don't know, Governor, people are upset
The delegation arrives in two days
I want the streets clear
Yes, sir
Amnesty for what Redding's done
is he quits goin' after Ballard, put it on paper
Colonel, find him and give it to him
This is nonsense!
The Statehood of Wyoming will not be held up by a piss
fight over two horses and a Crow Indian! Understand me?
I want this settled now! You understand?
Governor? Let's get a picture
You know the ladies!
Yes, I do
All right, smile everybody!
Oh, great!
Thank you for comin', everyone
Let's go eat!
Billy!
Billy! Come with me!
Woody, go on around, we'll catch up later
Git!
Hold your fire!
Hold your fire! Don't shoot!
Hold your fire!
Oh! Oh! Daisey! Daisey!
I'm sorry. I'm sorry
It's getting' so I don't recognize none of these guys any more
Yeah. Hey
I didn't think it out.
I shoulda known they'd draw fire comin' in outta nowhere
It was wrong to kill Slater for what he did to us
And I still can't believe Cora's dead, Billy
...I keep hopin' a miracle'll happen
and she'll come back to life
God forgive me for lettin' her go
I'm comin' after you anyway, old man
I'm comin'
What day do you suppose it is?
I don't know
Riders comin'!
The Governor wants to make a deal
I'm listenin'
You lay down you arms, come in peaceably
he'll reopen your case against Ballard
You do this and we'll drop all charges against you
Where's Ballard?
He's goin' to jail for disturbin' the peace
Maybe your boss don't read too good
I don't want him in jail
I want him workin' in my stables
Well, that's soemthin' I can't negotiate
Governor promises a hearin' right away
And if I say no?
Well, then I go after you. With the Army and you lose
Billy's part of this. I gotta talk it over with him
They say they'll drop the charges if we come in
I don't trust them. That's what they say
Rivers are not to be trusted
Neither are white man's armies
It's a trick
Maybe
You decide for you
And I'll decide for me
Take care, my brother
we'll see each other again
Just not on this road
Good bye, little brother
Good bye, Billy. Good bye
Hold it, hold it, hold it! Stop the work!
Take it outside, boys, I got a hearin' to run
Hear ye, hear ye, the court of the Territory of Wyoming is now in session
The Honorable Joe B. Tolliver presidin' Judge, it is a real honor...
Mr. Ballard, this is a legal hearing
and you will get your chance to be heard when you are addressed.
Be seated
Redding and Ballard, remain standing
Everybody, take your seats!
Raise your right hands
Do you swear to tell the truth
the whole truth'n nothing but the truth
so help you, God
Yes, sir
Please be seated
Are all the parties in this dispute here?
All but Billy Redwood
Where is Billy Redwood?
He left Cheyenne, your Honor
he refused the offer of amnesty
Murderin' bastard
Keep your mouth shut or I will have you jailed for contempt
We'll get to the bottom of this in two hours or less of my time
Now, Mr. Redding, this is your petition
Do you wish to change any of it?
Is that the one for my wife?
Yes
No
Will you accept cash for the horses?
No. I accept what the words say
Since Billy Redwood has refused amnesty you may drop him from this petition
The suit stands the way it's written, Judge
So be it. Mr. Ballard, let's start with you
What's your side of this mess?
Well, Your Honor, this, uh, troublemaker,
Reddin' come on my land on his way to Casper to sell some horses.
And I made a neighborly offer that he could pass pay me ten dollars
Well he had a near fit, said he didn't have no ten dollars
Now, still tryin' to be helpful, I told him
Sir!
I can understand you from over there
Uh, that if he'd just leave two of his animals
when he came back, he could pay me
pick 'em up, it'd be all right
Uh, and he left me, uh two swayback old bone, you know
and when he did come to get 'em
he said, thses are not my horses.
I said, Of course they are.
He cursed me and left
Now that's all there was to it
You can ask OIlie, cause he was right there
and poor old Slater...
Slater ain't part of this hearin', Ballard
Now, even before we hear Redding's side of the story,
I got to tell you,
I don't believe the part about the two swayback old bones
Oh, but that's what they was
Ain't no dealer I know would travel
a hundred miles to sell a five. Dollar nag
I know horse flesh...
So do I
Now...
You put up a toll gate on your property?
It's my land
Did Redding know it'd cost him ten dollars for the crossing?
Whether he did or not's nothin' to me
You charge everybody the same ten dollars to come and go?
You bet
You're under oath, Mr. Ballard
Some do, and some don't, is that it?
Well I am a cattle rancher, I have...
Judge Wilkins over in Rawlins just filed two counts of murder
and one count of insurrection against Myrl Redding!
What?!
Anything you want on your property, including a damn toll gate...
Excuse me, gentlemen...
would you take it outside of my courtroom
please?
Sorry, Judge
Apologies
Thank you
Although, puttin' up a toll gate to my mind is a hostile act
And if it happened to me in my travels
you would feel the lash of my tongue
He says the Governor didn't have the power to grant amnesty for murder
Murder, what murder?
A rancher's wife named Daisy Mathes
one of Ballard's men, Slater Morrison
What's relevant here is the law
I judge cases on law! Law is the king with me
Cause if it wasn't, this territory even if it becomes a state
wouldn't be fit for a prairie dog
Now Redding, what's your story?
He's lying
Hold it! Hold it!
Order in this courtroom!
Please, take your seats!
Continue
Wilkins claims Redding shot them both and
Burned down Ballard's barn
He says all this happened before the amnesty agreement
Before the amnesty! Godammit
we didn't know anything about any shootings
No! No!
Does the Governor know about this?
I thought I should tell you first
We need to figure how best to take this to the Governor
Come in peaceably and all charges will be dropped.
Who wrote this, you?
No, sir... I did, sir
You did?
What the hell's he doing writing a legal document?
Well, that's... the way it
It just worked out, sir
He doesn't know the first damn thing about law! Much less amnesty
Francis, I've been attending the statehood delegation...
You are the Attorney General!
And you allowed this this...
him to write an amnesty agreement
Sir, there was no one else, if I did not do it
It was not gonna get done, so...
Do you realize the position you've put me in, Hoyt?
I am on public record forgiving murder
We were unaware of that at the time, sir
When did these murders happen?
As near as we can figure, sir
a couple of days... before Redding's amnesty
So, we covered him
Is that what you're saying?
Well, that's a legal question
If a legal mind had prepared the amnesty
we wouldn't be in a legal mess
You're right, sir
This sir all your fault, Hoyt. Judge Tolliver
Well, he's in court right now
I would not advise bothering Judge Tolliver right now, sir
GET HIM ANYWAY! NOW!
Yes, sir
And them horses were promised to me
And I went to Casper to pick them up
But was told that Myrl didn't bring 'em
That surprised me
Myrl, he don't do business that way
Myrl gives you his word, and that's it
What, in yourjudgment was the value of these horses?
Well, they was matched stallions, Your Honor
I was willin' to pay two hundred dollars each for 'em before?
Yeah. When they was yearlings
You're dismissed
Thank you, Your Honor
Anyone else have an opinion in this matter?
Anyone?
All right, Mr. Redding
you will have guard with you at all times until this case is over
I don't need a guard, Your Honor
There's angry people all over Cheyenne about this business
you can either have a guard or you can share a cell with Mr. Ballard
it's up to you
I'll take the guard
Hearing is adjourned
That's everything, Mr. Baron, you're all set
You know, all this is over two horses!
Two horses, and I think... three men, four people dead
Now, now, this is madness, excuse me
And this man Redding was threatening to burn down the Wainwright Hotel
This place is not ready to be a state
I can tell you that right now
Well, we can talk all night long
but the people want something done
Something will be done, Conrad
but it's gotta be according to the law
The question is can Redding's amnesty be revoked?
You signed an executive agreement forgiving a man for something he had already done
And you put a date on it
I gave my word, I'll honor it
But, if Redding violates the terms of his amnesty, you can revoke it
and try him for murder
But you've got to do it legal
If he doesn't violate his amnesty you got a problem.
You gotta prove in court what you knew, when it was granted
In the meantime, gentlemen, if you will excuse me, I gotta go pee
Mm, I think it's time for me to retire, Frances
Thank you
Good evening Hoyt, Colonel
Small thing, Governor, if you don't mind
Good night, gentlemen
Good night
Ballard wants to see you
No, not with the trial coming up
Well, if he feels wronged, sir
he does own a lot of land
Just a, a word, sir
He, he ain't gonna plead his case,
just a word, sir, a moment, no more, Governor
Show him in
Yes, sir
Mr. Ballard
I think the Governor will see you now
Sir, this is, uh, Henry Ballard
Mr. Ballard
What the hell is goin' on here?!
You got a murderer runnin' loose in Cheyenne, free as a jay. Bird
I ain't done nothin'
and I'm locked away in jail
Now I'm one of the biggest cattlemen in this territory.
I ain't getting' no respect
I ain't getting' no protection
Now, you're talkin' about statehood
for this tin. Horn shanty ain't worth a shit city the hell with that!
Where's my protection?
Where is the Army?
We don't have an army
What?
The army we have is on escort duty protecting the folks from Washington
coming here to take this tin. Horn shanty...
...ain't worth a shit city and turn it
into the capital of the State of Wyoming
Under the circumstances...
...you can hightail it outta town and take your chances on the road
which would suit me fine
Or you can cool your ass in jail until things blow over
Either way...
GIT!
Yeah
Conrad!
Well that wraps up a good productive day
Hell, you can't just go into somebody's house and burn down their barn!
You can't just ride up and see somebody's wife and
Where's the army, that's what I wanna know
where's the army? He just goin' around...
He need to be stopped
Billy wants to know how the trail's goin'
Judge ain't decided yet. How is it for you?
It's bad for us.
If we get caught they'll hang us.
Billy wants to know if you will join us
I'm keepin' after Ballard
I better spell it out for him
Sit down
Take this to him
Good luck, friend
Judge, how does this affect the amnesty?
I don't know how it will go with me but if I lose
...God willing
I have the strength to continue my fight
And with your help and friendship, I will.
If Redding wrote this it means he intends to break his part
of the agreement and continue his fight with Ballard.
You can revoke the amnesty
I say we arrest him and announce it to the crowd
That'll be the end of it
There's a trial comin' up
Mr. Metcalf, in which you as chief legal officer of this territory
will have to consider all of the facts
including murder and armed insurrection
and not just part of it
That will be the end of it
Sir. Somebody owes you an apology
I never quit, old man, remember that
You'll find out, boy
Order! Order!
Let's get on with this
The Injun moved first
I seen it with my two eyes
Billy stalked Slater with a knife
while Slater was on the ground
Redding watching all the time he didn't say a word
Didn't say Hold on, Billy Redwood!
Wh. Wh., what are you gonna do
what are you up to?
See, Redding knew that it was Slater who beat up the Indian
It was Slater who got in the fight with Woody on the day that Redding's wife was killed
So when Slater moved to defend himself...
Myrl shot him dead
It was premeditated murder
They come ridin' up, of a sudden. The Injun out front, and...
Well winged the Crow pretty good
and then, then for no reason
Redding started firing
And then Daisey... she, uh, God have mercy on her, she, uh...
She heard the shootin' and then she came runnin' out to protect me
And, and then, and that man, that man shot her
I didn't know nothin' about a quarrel
All I know is
Daisey and me had nothin' to do with it
And now she's gone
I'm sorry for your wife. But you're a liar
Mr. Redding, I have here in my hand a letter
Which may seem familiar to you
Did you write this letter to Billy Redwood?
Yes, I did
Would you do me the favor, sir,
please, of reading it aloud to the jury
If you like
Dear Billy, I'm sorry I got you into this
doesn't look good for you
The Judge says you have no claim because you didn't show up
I don't know how it will go, but if I lose
God willing
I have the strength to continue the fight
and with your help and friendship, I will.
With your help and friendship, I will.
Will what?
Continue to burn people's barns and property
continue to murder innocent people? Is that what you're saying?
No. That's not what I mean
I said I will continue the fight against Ballard
and I will. But I didn't say how
And I never said I done everything right
And I take responsibility for that
But Grady's lyin' when he says I killed his wife
And the Sheriff is lying about how I killed Slater
I didn't go lookin' to kill anybody
It's justice I'm lookin' for
and it's justice I'll get
I'll track it as long as I'm breathin'
And even if it cost me my life
Hear ye, hear ye!
The Court of the Territory of Wyoming is now in session
The Honorable Joe B. Tolliver presidin'
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury
Have you reached a verdict?
We have, Your Honor
Thank you, Miss Haydn
Myrl Redding, please rise
Mr. Foreman
On the charge of killing Slater Morrison
we find the defendant
Myrl Redding not guilty
On the charge of two counts of armed insurrection and
the killing of Daisey Mathes...
...we find the defendant, Myrl Redding
guilty as charged
Order! Thank you, Mr. Foreman
Myrl Redding, Henry Ballard
please approach the bench
Hoo hoo! We got him
I told you we'd get him
How you like this justice, boy?
Wipe that smile off your face
Mr. Ballard, this is serious business!
You first Mr. Ballard
The petition of grievance against you by Mr. Redding has been upheld
You are to, with your own hands restore the health,
in good condition of the two horses
left in your care by Myrl Redding
Further, in your testimony to this court you lied when you described the condition
of the horses as swayback old bones...
Nothing could be further from the truth as
testified by those who knew the value of the horse
Lying under oath is a serious offense!
I therefore sentence you to two years in jail for perjury,
three months of which will be spent working in Myrl Redding's stables
Get your hands off me!
Order!
Myrl Redding. You have been found guilty
of armed insurrection and murder
Do you have anything to say before this court passes judgment upon you?
I took the law into my own hands
I did it because there was none in Rawlins
I wrote my own law, but I didn't create it
I used what was there all along. In my mind
That law was there before we were born
I am sorry for Daisey Mathes
When we rode off
I never knew she had been shot
For my pardon
I beg her husband's forgiveness
I'm a horse trader, Your Honor
All I was doin' was takin' my horses to market
That's it
You wanted justice, you got justice comin' to you
Ready
The horses misused by Henry Ballard
will be restored to their former condition and to your satisfaction
Following that...
Aim!
It is the sentence of this court that
you be taken to a place of execution
and hanged by the neck until you are dead
Fire!
And may God have mercy on your soul
Court is adjourned
Die, you son of a bitch, die!
Can I just take, a moment with my son?
Yeah
Hey, come on, now
Hey, you're the man of the house, come on
Your mother and I will always be with you
you're just gonna have to make it on your own for awhile
Why are they doin' this to ya, Pa?
Two people died, me chasin' Ballard
somebody's gotta pay
But why, you didn't kill nobody?
I killed Slater alright
But I didn't kill Daisey, it's important to me that you know I didn't
Her husband must've shot her by mistake
But I casused it
Did ya see the horses?
How do they look?
Great Promise me somethin', son?
Sure, Pa
Don't ever sell 'em
I'll never sell 'em. Never
They're the best two you and Billy ever raised
Shelby
A lot of pride in those stallions
They come from a great line you can build on them
So how much money you got in the bank?
Maybe two hundred dollars
Well
you got the rest of the money Shelby owes
He's a good man, you can trust him
He'll take good care of you
Sh., Shelby says that there's we could bust out.
There's a lot of folks in town and they're talkin' about...
Cage, no. It's time to put an end to it
There, there's still time
we could do it together
Cage, they'd find me sooner or later
I don't want any more killin' in my name
Do you understand?
Now listen to me...
Somebody steps on your rights you go after them
Never give up, ever!
Just be smarter than I was
All right?
Come on, let's go look at the horses
Mr. Redding, here's your horses
Well, sir?
These are my horses
Beautiful animals, wouldn't you say, Judge?
You want 'em? You got 'em!
Hey, you'll burn in hell! You son of a bitch!
You got nothin' from me!
You did what I said you'd do
YOU GOT NOTHIN!
NOTHIN'! NOTHIN'!
THAT'S ALL YOU GOT! NOTHIN'!
I DID WHAT HE SAID ANYWAY...
Want a cigar?
I worry... about you and me, Judge Wilkins
Swear to God, I do
Cause if this country gets ruined
it'll be ruined by people like you and me
It's a territory of unimportant people
Most folks around here...
...can't even write their name
You and me, we're the important people
Trouble is, there not enough of us important people to go around, we're spread thin
So sometimes important things get ignored or don't get said
Like Take care of the little fellar
see to it that he don't get ignored or cheated or insulted
Make sure that his dignity does not get trampled on.
Now you're feelin' bad right now
and by God, you ought to, seein' as what
just happened to a decent man
Myrl Redding did not fail the law
the law failed Myrl
Just so you'll know who's behind it
this is a copy of a letter that
I wrote to the Governor
asking that a committee be called
to evaluate your fitness as a sitting Judge
It is my earnest hope and desire that that
committee finds you wanting
and that articles of impeachment be drawn to remove you from the bench
I'm doin' this out in the open
Everything's on the table, up and up
So you'll know who this sonbitch is that is gunnin' for your ass.
It's me the Honorable Joe B. Tolliver
Oh, we're closed, Judge
Out of respect for the condemned man
But for you, Judge
I'm willing to make an exception
Ten bucks a shot, if you got a permit
Gotta have a permit, Judge
Good. Bye, Cage
Be strong, as I know you are. I love you
I love you, Pa
It's okay, it's okay
No!
Take care of my son. I know you will
Don't wanna quit
I'm sorry for the pain I caused but so help me, God
I could not have done otherwise
In my heart I am just
Let's do it
You created the moon to count months
the sun knows when it must set
The truth is subtle, His law complete
His justice, absolute
Let my words be rooted in honesty
and my thoughts be lost in your light
Unnamable God
My essence, my origin, my life blood
My home
Cover this!