01x10 - The Bank Robbers

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♪ [humming]

♪ Wyatt Earp, Wyatt Earp

♪ Brave, courageous,

and bold ♪

♪ Long live his fame

and long live his glory ♪

♪ And long may his

story be told ♪

♪ [humming]

[Narrator]

In the year ,

bank robbery was the most

profitable of crimes,

and it attracted the elite

among Western criminals.

They ranked themselves

with Quantrill,

the James boys,

and the Youngers.

A few of them were

just as shrewd and deadly

as Cole Younger

or Jesse James.

Bonnie says the leg

don't feel so good.

Want me to ride into Wichita

and get you a doctor?

No. Sit down.

All right.

I'm not trailing

with you any longer.

Bonnie and I are going

into Wichita alone.

Okay, Clem, if that's

the way you want it.

But aren't you

taking a big risk?

Is that any

concern of yours?

Well, yes, it is in a way.

What way?

You're the last of

of the Parkers, Clem.

I was hoping that

after your leg got well

that you'd let me

and the boys go in with you.

With you to do

the brainwork,

we could take

a bank every week,

and those banks in Kansas

haven't had a real

rousting since--

You're a fool!

I wouldn't have you

or any one of your

mob on a bank job.

Now look here, Clem--

Shut up.

Bonnie, give him

a couple hundred dollars.

For services rendered.

That's too much, Clem.

Do as I tell you.

I don't want

to see you

or any of your mob

in Wichita.

Head south and go back

to robbing stages.

I'm clean in this state.

You're not.

Now ride out of here

and keep riding.

All right, Clem,

if you say so.

Give him the money,

Bonnie.

That's the end of it.

Good-bye.

Yes, sir.

Well, there you are!

Pete said you wanted

to see me in a hurry.

You call a half hour

in a hurry?

You coming down

with cholera morbus?

You're just getting

conceited and lazy.

minutes

is not a half hour.

Huh?

Anyway,

what's the big rush?

You see the picture in

the Kansas City Star?

Clem Parker.

That's right.

He's a patient of mine.

He was brought to me

by his lady friend.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Whiting

they call themselves now.

Dressed up

like city folks.

Clem Parker here in town?

I never let on that

I recognized him.

He had a right pretty

woman with him, though.

Her flesh was warm

and neatly laid

on her bones, and--

All right, all right.

Now, why would Parker

come here to see you?

g*nsh*t wound

in his left leg.

Silly jackass who

pulled the b*llet out

missed all the bone

splinters.

I wonder what

he wanted in Wichita.

Huh?

He's a bank robber.

And we got

two banks.

I better go and draw

my money out.

Will you wait a minute?

Huh?

Now where did he stay

he was staying?

Wichita Hotel.

And I gave him

strict order to go

to bed and stay there.

Thanks, Doc.

You might have done me

a real favor.

What? Favor?

Wyatt Earp, I want

every penny of that reward.

Well, there's no reward.

Parker isn't wanted

in this state.

Your reward is

the tender feeling

of the good doctor,

the sublime knowledge

that you can heal

a suffering fellow man.

[groans]

No, you're not fooling

anybody, Doc.

The only scalp money

you ever took

was a fee for

curing dandruff.

Dandruff?

That's right.

Parker.

He's using the name

of Whiting now, huh?

Yes. But you better

be careful, son.

He might have a g*ng

just outside of town.

Yeah, that's

my hunch, too.

Thanks, Doc.

Excuse me, sir.

Are you Marshal

Wyatt Earp?

That's right, ma'am.

I'm Mrs. Whiting,

Mrs. Tom Whiting.

Doc Fabrique

described you pretty well.

Oh? He told you about

my husband's accident?

Well, it's just

routine, ma'am.

He has to report on

all g*nsh*t wounds.

I see.

I, uh, hate to

disturb your husband,

but I kinda got to ask

him a couple questions.

Well, he's asleep

right now.

Couldn't I answer

the questions?

I'm afraid not, ma'am.

It's nothing that important.

I'll just drop back

a little later

Oh, no, you shouldn't

have to make two trips.

I'll go up with you,

if that's all right.

Certainly.

[knock on door]

[Bonnie]

It's me, dear.

Are you awake?

Tom!

Yeah, I'm awake!

Marshall Earp

is with me.

He just wants to ask you

a few questions, Tom.

Okay.

Hiya, Marshal.

I'm just fine,

Mr. Parker.

Clem!

You're mighty fast

with that, mister.

Sit down, Mrs. Parker.

[door closes]

Now, I'd like to

talk to both of you,

and I'd like to

make it real friendly.

Friendly?

You're not wanted in

this town, Mr. Parker.

Doc Fabrique tells me

you need a rest.

You mean

you won't bother us?

There's just one question.

Any of your crowd

hanging around Wichita?

No.

That's the truth,

Mr. Earp.

All right.

You stay here as

long as you need to.

I hope your leg doesn't

give you too much trouble.

He's got a good doctor.

Wait a minute.

You're a new kind

of John Law.

Or didn't you know I was

wanted in Missouri?

Well, I'll tell you,

Mr. Parker.

This is Wichita, Kansas,

and I got just about

all the trouble I can

handle right here.

There's reward money.

Well, just to make you

rest easy,

I'm not interested

in the scalp money.

If the Sheriff

of Missouri

or the United States

Marshal shows up

with a warrant,

I have to help him

make the arrest,

but otherwise, rest easy.

That's mighty decent

of you, Mr. Earp.

Not at all.

If you play things

square with me,

well get along fine,

[pounding on door]

Mr. Earp! Mr. Earp

Yeah?

I'm from the Union Bank.

Mr. Kenton

sent me over.

There's a suspicious

character hanging around.

I'll be right over.

Yes, Mr. Earp.

Excuse me.

Tarp Anders?

There's only one

sure way to find out.

I'll go right over there.

Ooh, that slimy

doormat thief!

Just when we had

things fixed real

decent with Mr. Earp.

Now he thinks

we lied to him.

I better take a g*n.

No. Just makes sure

it's Tarp.

I can get him drawing

from my handbag.

Now don't lose your temper!

There's easier ways

to skin that cat.

Well...

you better get

this bandage wet.

I'll be right back.

You a stranger in town?

Yeah.

Any crime in that?

Might be.

The bank doesn't like

strangers hanging around.

Okay, Marshal,

I'm moving.

Wait a minute.

What's your name?

John Smith.

You got anything on you

to prove it?

Nope, don't believe I have.

You look a little bit

like Tarp Anders.

You ever know him?

No. No, don't believe I have.

Do you?

No.

I saw his picture once

on a "Wanted" poster.

Where's your horse,

mister?

Over there.

You want to

meet him, too?

Yeah.

Buckshot residue.

Take off the saddle

roll, Mr. Smith.

Take if off yourself.

I told you to take off

the saddle roll.

Now put it on the ground

and open it up.

Give me that.

A map of Wichita.

That don't prove anything.

What do you need

a map like that for?

You afraid

you'll get lost?

Yeah.

Well, you haven't

done anything I can

hold you for, Mr. Smith.

You seen Clem Parker

lately?

Huh? I don't know

any Clem Parker.

I know a Clint Barker.

You surprise me.

Why?

I didn't think Parker

let a stupid fool

like you case a bank.

Tell you what I'm gonna

do, Mr. Smith.

I'm gonna give

a description of you

to all my deputies.

Next time you're seen

around town,

you're gonna get hurt.

And by next time,

I mean any time after

five minutes from now.

I was hoping Earp

would take him

from seeing him

on the poster,

but he didn't.

The marshal just

ordered him out of town.

I think we ought to turn

Anders and his crowd in.

Show Earp their camp?

Sure.

Well, that's going

too easy on Tarp.

I ordered him to stay

out of Wichita, remember?

Now I think we'll encourage

Tarp to go against that bank.

And tell Earp?

He'll blast him

into little pieces.

Yes, but will

the marshal believe us?

He'll be a fool

if he doesn't.

When Tarp hits a bank,

he shoots at everybody

in sight.

But what if Earp

won't believe us?

He's been decent

to us, Clem.

I don't want him hurt.

Who are you for,

Earp or me?

Oh, don't talk foolish.

Well, I ain't able

to stand on two good feet

and give Tarp

what's coming to him.

Earp and his deputies

can do it for me.

You make Earp believe us.

That's your job.

All right, Clem.

But if he doesn't

and gets himself k*lled,

who's to blame?

Either way, Tarp Anders

will ride into a lot of

b*ll*ts from somebody.

This is my last job,

Bonnie.

What?

Yep, my last job.

When I get well,

we'll get married

and settle down.

But we can't have Tarp

cashing in on my name,

calling himself and those

cheap hoodlums the Parkers.

Now you see why Earp

has to wind him up

for us, don't you?

Oh, my deputy said

you wanted to see me.

Out here, please,

not inside.

I don't like jails.

All right.

Now, what's on your mind?

I followed you.

I saw that man in front

of the Union Bank.

Oh?

I don't suppose

you could recognize him.

Yes. He's Tarp Anders.

He tags along after Clem.

We thought we got

rid of him, Mr. Earp.

You're not friendly

with him now, huh?

Never were.

He's a cheap

stagecoach bandit.

Every time Tarp's

gone against a bank,

he's made a bloody

mess of things.

You don't believe me,

do you?

It isn't too logical,

Mrs. Parker.

I told Clem

you wouldn't.

But you must

try to believe me.

Tarp's gonna rob

one of your banks,

maybe tomorrow.

Which one, the Union

or the Kansas State?

We, uh, we only got two.

I don't know,

but I'll find out.

And then you'll tell me?

I'll try.

I'll let you know

tonight sometime.

Mrs. Parker,

why would you tell me?

Because Clem's

quitting the business.

We're going to California

soon as he's well enough.

Please try and think

of it our way.

We'll never have a

chance to make a decent

like for ourselves

with Tarp Anders

robbing banks

and calling his crowd

the Parker g*ng.

Well, isn't that logical?

What would we have to

gain by lying to you?

Mrs. Parker,

I don't know--

I'm not Mrs. Parker.

Not yet.

My name's Bonnie Dawson.

Now isn't that proof

I'm being honest with you?

Maybe you are.

But it just so happens

that I'm marshal of Wichita.

Yes, and we've been

bank robbers.

Well, let's leave it

this way.

You find out what you can

about Mr. Anders

and meet me at Doc Fabrique's

office tonight.

Around : ?

That'll be fine.

You still don't

believe me, do you?

But you better make up

your mind to,

'cause not believing me

could cost you

a few lives...

maybe your own.

♪ [vocalizing]

All this chin music is just

a lot of gab-gab, Tarp.

You know, the truth is

you're scared to take

that bank.

You're afraid

of Wyatt Earp.

That ain't

the hitch, Dan.

Well, what is

the hitch, then?

It's Clem and

Bonnie Parker.

Clem's laid up

with a bad leg.

And what can Bonnie do?

She can handle a g*n.

And so can Clem if

he takes the notion

to spoil the party.

What do you boys think?

You think it's--

I'm not gonna hurt you,

and Clem's

back in Wichita.

We changed

our minds, Tarp.

We want in

on the bank job.

What bank job?

Don't play dummy

with me.

You were in town

this morning.

You cased

the Union Bank.

Clem was real sore

when he heard about it.

Then we got to thinking.

You come into town

by yourselves,

and you'll get hurt.

Use Clem's plan,

and you'll get rich.

How about it, Tarp?

Clem knows how to

really take a bank.

I say we deal.

Okay, Bonnie,

if you've got something

to offer, you're in.

Clem drew a diagram.

Wrote it all down.

Oh.

There's the Kansas Bank,

Union Bank.

Hmm.

And that's the setup.

Almost the same plan

the Parkers used

to take the bank

at Mexico, Missouri.

It's what Clem calls

"the covey of quail" idea.

You drift into town

one by one just

before daylight.

Then you bunch up at :

when the bank opens,

grab the money and then

scatter in these six

different directions.

Understand?

Yeah, but why do we hit

the Union Bank?

Because Earp knows

you cased it.

He figures you'll

take the other bank,

the Kansas State.

She's right, Tarp.

No John Law would expect us

to go against the Union Bank.

He'll be watching

the other bank.

Yeah. Outsmarting himself.

Okay, Bonnie,

we'll hit the Union bank at

after in the morning.

I'll meet you here

about noon for our

share of the haul.

Now study that.

Any bank-job plan

that Clem Parker draws

is worth , cash

before the vault

doors are open.

Yeah. So Earp will be

watching the Kansas State,

clear around the corner

from our mark.

Are you still as good

with a r*fle as you brag?

Well, Bonnie says I can

outshoot any of you.

And I'll make just one

change in Clem's plans.

We'll put a crack shot

right on the roof

of this building here.

He'll take care of Wyatt Earp

before we hit the Union Bank.

You think you can do that?

I reckon so, Tarp.

Do you want me to

wing him or, uh...

Aim here.

The logic is against it.

I mean, logically speaking,

she and Clem

are the brains

behind the whole thing,

and I--I'd just be an idiot

to trust her, wouldn't I?

Wouldn't you what?

That Bonnie woman can't

be telling us the truth.

She might. Then again,

she mightn't.

If you want my advice,

I'd do what

the cross-eyed

tomcat did.

What's that?

Watch both rat holes.

Divide your men between

the Kansas State

and the Union.

Well--

[footsteps approaching]

That must be her now.

Am I very late?

No.

Hello, Dr. Fabrique.

Howdy.

Please sit down.

No, thanks.

I went over the whole

plan with Tarp Anders.

He's gonna hit

the Union Bank at

after in the morning.

The Union?

Why would he do that?

He knows that I know

he cased the Union Bank.

So? He figures you think

it'll be the Kansas State.

Well...

I had a tough ride

to get this information.

If you don't believe me,

just say so.

Look, I'm sorry--

I've done all I can

for you, Mr. Earp.

You're stupid.

Go ahead. Let Tarp

make a fool of you.

Good night.

Hold on!

Put this on

your husband's leg.

Keep the bandage

moist with it.

All right, Doc.

Thanks.

You ain't stupid,

but you're sure stubborn.

Oh?

I think she's

telling the truth.

She can't be, Doc.

I checked both banks

this morning,

and the Kansas State Bank

has got twice as much cash

on hand as the Union Bank.

Almost , .

And Clem Parker isn't

gonna go for when

he can try for .

You can watch both

rat holes, can't you?

No, I can't.

I've only got six deputies,

and if I divide them,

it'll give Anders

too much of an edge.

You just worry

about doctoring

and let me handle

the bank robbers.

It's gonna be

the Kansas State Bank.

Clem. Clem,

are you all right?

Oh. Bonnie.

You certainly took

long enough.

How does you leg

feel, honey?

Hurts a little.

Doc Fabrique came by.

He scraped the bone

or something,

gave me some laudanum.

How'd you make out?

Fine, with Tarp.

He's gonna take

the Union.

Earp won't believe me.

He'll be watching

the other bank.

That won't do any good,

Bonnie.

Anders will make

a clean getaway.

But what can we

do about it?

I thought I liked Earp.

He thinks I'm a no-good

and a liar.

I don't care

what happens to him.

I do.

Why?

Doc Fabrique.

He and Earp are close pals.

I owe Doc plenty.

He says he's gonna

pull me through this.

Clem, there was

never any doubt.

Yeah.

I needed a surgeon

to clean the bone

and get the medicine

down to where it'd work.

Otherwise...

Here.

Take this paper

and pencil

and draw me a layout

of those two banks.

Maybe we can save that idiot

in spite of himself.

Take the corner, Jack.

Mike?

Mike, there might be

a little trouble here

at the Kansas Sate Bank,

so stay indoors.

If you got any customers,

tell them to do the same.

Pass the word, will ya?

Now remember, Mr. Gale,

let them have all the money.

Don't try and stop 'em.

We'll get 'em

as they come out.

The safe open?

Yes, but don't you think

after I close it,

maybe they'll be

satisfied with

the tellers' money?

No, just make you open it.

Let's work it the way

we planned it, huh?

Well, all right.

Everything's

working out fine.

Earp's around the corner.

Why don't we get at it?

Not until Jonsey gets Earp.

It's almost time now.

Come on.

Look out, Earp!

[g*nsh*t]

Don't be a fool!

Get around the corner!

They're taking

the Union Bank!

It's too late

to worry about him.

Return the money, Jack.

Mrs. Parker?

Don't you wanna

take that g*n of yours

and beat some sense

into my fool head?

No, Mr. Earp.

I'm just thankful

it turned out as it did.

Who's that?

Tarp Anders?

Yeah.

Who got him? You?

No.

I think it was

your husband.

Oh, no.

Dr. Fabrique gave strict orders

he wasn't to get out of bed.

Well, now he can stay

in bed and get well.

You tell him for me

I'll be dropping by

to speak my thanks...

to both of you.

We'd like that.

♪ [vocalizing]

♪ Well, he cleaned up

the country ♪

♪ The old wild West country

♪ He made law

and order prevail ♪

♪ And none can deny it

♪ The legend of Wyatt

♪ Forever will live

on the trail ♪

♪ Wyatt Earp,

Wyatt Earp ♪

♪ Brave, courageous

and bold ♪

♪ Long live his fame

and long live his glory ♪

♪ And long may

his story be told ♪

♪ Long may his story

♪ Be

♪ Told