01x19 - The Assassins

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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]

Last night's take was

the best I ever had, Wylie.

It'll get better.

I don't know

how you do it.

Well, takes

a lot of practice.

And a perfect memory.

Didn't anybody

ever win from you?

Oh, a couple have tried.

A couple have cheated.

I'll bet they were sorry.

Well, I wouldn't know.

You see, they're dead now.

But like I was saying,

Mr. Brandywine,

about a perfect memory--

I not only remember

every card that's been played,

but I know

right to the dime

how much I took in

for the house.

Well, I just

counted it.

It comes to

a little under $ .

You better count it again.

Exactly $ off.

I don't see

how I could make

a mistake like that.

Oh, it's--

it's possible.

I wouldn't have

brought it up,

except it affects

my % commission.

That's an extra $ for me.

[chuckles]

If I were you,

I'd count it again, boss.

No, no, no.

I'll take your word

for it.

Let's see. %

of , is, uh...

Uh, .

Right.

Here you are.

[door bangs]

Thank--

Mornin',

Mr. Brandywine.

Huh.

What do you want,

Marshal?

I'm not open

for business.

Well, I had

a few complaints

about your faro table,

Mr. Brandywine.

Nobody can

prove anything.

[chuckles] No.

Neither can I.

Then you're

wasting my time.

Well, ordinarily,

I don't pay

too much attention

to these complaints,

but when I heard

that, uh, Max Wylie

was workin' for you,

I figured

that made sense.

Wichita's

a nice town, Max.

That's right, Marshal.

Real nice.

If you don't mind,

I'd like you to leave it.

Now, just a minute,

Marshal.

You can't prove a thing.

No, Marshal,

I think I'll stay here.

Like you say,

it's a real nice town.

You know, Max, uh...

I had to arrest you

once in Ellsworth.

You served a long turn.

Then I run you

out of town. Remember?

Mm-hmm.

I remember.

Well, I can do

the same thing here.

On what ground?

Suspicion of cheating.

How you gonna

prove anything?

Look, Max, don't

push your luck too far.

I'm giving you a chance

to leave peaceably.

Earp, in Ellsworth,

you got me

for carrying a g*n.

I'm unarmed now.

You know, you may

be the best dealer

on the frontier circuit,

but to me, you're

just a stinkin' coward.

[chuckles]

You can call me any name

you want to, Marshal.

But you can't arrest me.

And you can't run me

out of town.

You cheat.

And sometimes

you get caught at it.

But you ain't

got the guts to go

without a g*n,

even against

an unarmed man.

Look, Marshal,

I'm warning you--

Max, I do the warnin'

around here!

Somethin' else

I remember about you, too.

You're left-handed,

aren't ya?

So?

So it figures

you should be wearin'

a g*n somewhere

near your left hand.

Ow!

[groans]

I've seen these

before.

You straighten

out the arm,

and a spring

shoves the g*n

down into your hand.

Let go.

Like I said, Max,

you're a coward.

Let go of my arm!

You're hurtin' me. Ow!

And it looks like

you're gonna have to

rest your g*n hand

for a while.

Now, look.

I don't like the idea

of puttin' you in jail

and havin' to feed you

for days.

So how'd you like

to leave town

all of a sudden?

All of a sudden,

it's a good idea.

Earp, you'll regret this.

Mr. Brandywine,

I've regretted

a lot of things,

but not this,

and neither will

the rest of the citizens.

Now, I want to

tell you somethin'.

Don't you

hire any more

crooked gamblers.

You can't prove

a thing.

Mister!

I've had enough of you

and people like you.

That's all

I'm gonna say.

Good mornin'.

And I've had

about enough of it.

He's meddlin' in things

he's got no right to,

and we're payin' for it.

Well, I could

show you my books.

Business is way off

since he come in

as marshal.

Well, complainin'

about it don't help.

Near as I can see,

nothing else does, either.

We've tried

to get rid of Earp

before, remember?

With Mannen Clements.

But it didn't work.

The way it looks to me,

it's the way he says

or we leave Wichita.

Sit down.

I got an idea.

One that'll work.

Ahh, you said

that before.

And after he got rid

of Mannen Clements,

John Wesley Hardin

came to town

looking for trouble,

and Earp fixed him, too.

Here's my idea.

You know

these frontier towns

better than any of us.

You probably know

every gunslinger

there is.

Maybe I do.

But offhand,

I don't know

of one man

who'd stand up to Earp.

How about two?

Two gunslingers

working as a team?

Suppose you offer 'em

$ , to get Wyatt.

$ , ?

We'd each

put up a third.

Isn't it worth it

to run your place

the way you want to?

You'd make it back

in two nights.

It's worth it to me.

You think you can find

a couple of men

who'd, uh...

Not here.

Let me think.

It seems to me that I...

Yeah.

Yeah.

I know a couple

of gunslingers

who'd sh**t

their own brothers

for $ , .

And after we get

a pair of professionals,

only one will be

in sight.

At least, that's

the way I do it.

I had something

like that in mind.

Come here.

Collins hires

the men,

and they work it out

any way they want.

What do you say?

Well, suppose

it don't work out?

It'll work out!

Where do you

figure you'll go?

Well, maybe, uh,

Dodge City.

Hear that's a pretty

wide-open place.

Or Abilene,

if I have to.

Always a lot

of g*ns for hire

in a place like that.

And I'm ready

to go right now.

Tomorrow morning'll

be early enough.

Eh, Tom?

Ahh...

I suppose

it's all right.

Good boy.

I knew you'd come up

with something.

Oh, good morning,

Mr. Murdock.

Wyatt, you're

in trouble.

What, again?

I mean it.

They're plotting to k*ll ya.

If you don't

do something about this,

you're as good as dead.

Look, Mr. Murdock,

there've been plots

against me

ever since I came

to Wichita.

You know that.

I know, Wyatt, but

you don't understand.

Now, just relax.

Come on, sit down.

Got yourself

all worked up.

It's all

part of the job.

Wyatt, this is serious.

Believe me.

All right,

who is it this time?

Well, Collins

is one of them.

I suspect Brandywine

and Plummer are

in on it, too.

They've always been

pretty thick.

They've got

the same grievances.

Well...

yeah, they do.

If you mean

crooked gamblin'

by "grievances."

Wyatt, you've

been in any number

of dangerous

situations since

you've been here.

Mr. Murdock,

I appreciate

your concern.

And I'm grateful.

Now, what's it all about?

This is a letter

from an acquaintance

of mine in Dodge City.

A man I helped once

when he was in trouble.

Mm-hmm?

Who is he?

I'd rather not say.

He's...not a good man.

But he trusts me.

That's why he

wrote me this letter.

All right.

I won't ask you again.

Collins is in Dodge City.

He's been tryin'

to hire some gunmen.

He's gone as high

as $ , .

Whew. That's

a lot of money.

He hasn't been able

to hire anybody yet.

The job is too dangerous.

You can guess

what it is.

Well, I'm complimented.

You know it's only

a matter of time

before he finds someone.

He's looking for a team.

Two men, not one.

Wyatt, you've

gotta do something.

All right,

Mr. Murdock.

Let's assume

for the moment

that your informant

is telling the truth.

Now, what am I

gonna do about it?

Well, hire

some extra deputies--

bodyguards.

The city'll pay for it.

I'll see to that.

What kind of a marshal

goes around hiring

a bodyguard?

Look, you gonna let

your pride get in the way

of your common sense?

Pride's got nothing

to do with it.

It's-- It's a matter

of my own effectiveness.

Now, how--

how effective

would I be

as a marshal of Wichita

if I hired somebody

to guard me

night and day?

That's not the point.

The problem is

to keep you alive

so you can still

function here.

No, you're wrong,

Mr. Murdock.

If I did somethin'

like that,

I couldn't

function at all.

If there's

any bodyguardin'

to do, I'll do it.

It's my job.

I'm supposed to be

the "bodyguard"

of Wichita.

I like the job,

I like the city,

and I like

the people in it.

Most of 'em.

Well, sometimes

I'm sorry

I ever asked you

to come to Wichita.

Well, I'm not sorry.

I don't know what more

I can say, Wyatt.

Except if there's

anything I can do,

I'll do it.

Well, you've

already done a lot

just by warning me,

and I appreciate it.

But as far as

anything else

is concerned,

stay out of it.

You know,

Wichita needs you

and your fine

newspaper a lot more

than it needs me.

I doubt that very much.

Wyatt, maybe you can

think of something

better than

the bodyguard idea, huh?

Maybe?

Maybe.

Thanks again.

Come on. We haven't

got all day.

That's it.

Afternoon,

gents.

Uh, there's

a law here that's--

Whiskey.

Oh, sure.

Say, boys, if you want

to stay out of trouble--

Two glasses.

All right.

Would you boys

mind taking a look

at that sign

over there?

That the same sign that's

on the outskirts of town?

Yeah, that's right.

It says you're not

allowed to carry--

We can read.

Listen, we don't want

any trouble in this place.

The boss and the law

don't get along

too well as it is,

and we--

Where is he?

Who, the boss?

Yeah.

I'll get him.

Where are they?

That's them

over there.

Bring 'em

in the office.

Uh, he says

would you mind

seein' him

in the office?

We don't mind.

What do we owe ya?

Uh, nothin'.

It's on the house.

Step right in,

gentlemen.

After you.

My name's Brandywine.

James Brandywine.

Sit down, gentlemen.

Uh, what'll

I call you?

It doesn't matter.

We won't be here

long enough

for it to make

any difference.

Well, now, uh,

what can I do

for you?

The way

I understand it,

we can do something

for you, friend.

That may be so.

Excuse me for being

so careful,

but, uh, you understand.

I want to be

sure I'm talking

to the right men.

You are.

We met your friend

Collins in Abilene.

He hired us.

Oh, excuse me

just a minute.

Cully.

Cully!

Yes, sir?

Go next-door

and tell Tom Plummer

I want to see him

right away.

Yes, sir.

Plummer is one

of my associates also.

Oh, by the way,

did, uh, Collins

come with you?

Nope.

Why not?

How do I know?

You're asking

a lot of questions.

Now, look.

We came here

to do a job

for $ , .

Let's either

get on with it

or forget it.

Oh, gentlemen, please.

It's just that, well,

I-- I don't want

anything to go wrong.

Don't get nervous.

Nothin' is

gonna go wrong.

[knocking]

Yes?

It's me--

Tom Plummer.

Oh, yes, Tom.

Come in.

Tom, shake hands

with these two gentlemen.

They're the men

we've been expecting.

Howdy.

Now, about

this marshal.

Where is he?

Oh, he's

probably in

his office.

He generally is

at this time

of day.

Tell me, do you

have some sort

of plan?

Yeah.

The first part of it

is to collect

half of the money.

Well, uh...

I told you

we'd probably be takin'

a long ride for nothin'.

Wait a minute.

We didn't come

"for nothin',"

like he says.

We came to do a job.

If you don't want

us to do it,

you pay us anyway...

for our trouble.

Now, cough up

with $ .

Uh, all right.

A-All right.

But we'd still

want you to do the--

Wait a minute.

Uh, this is...

All right.

, , , ,

, , .

, , , , .

There you are. .

All right.

Let's get to work.

Do you have

some sort of a plan?

If not--

Sure, we have.

I'm gonna walk

out in the street

and wait for him.

You stay by that

big front window,

and when he gets

close enough...

let him have it.

All right.

Unless one of you

got a better idea.

Well, that's good.

That's real simple.

We coulda done

that ourselves.

You still can.

Which of you

wants to meet him

in the street?

I see

what you mean.

Well, I, uh...

I think I'll go back

to my place.

Marshal.

There's a gunslinger

outside.

Waitin' right

in the middle

of the street.

Oh? What's

he waitin' for?

For you.

He's dressed all in black

and he's wearin'

two white-handled g*ns.

I guess I'd better

go see what's

on his mind, huh?

[no audible dialogue]

sh**t. Go ahead

and sh**t.

Shut up.

[laughing]

[laughs]

What's going on

out there?

They're--

They're laughin'.

Let's go outside

and see.

[both laughing]

Virgil, you old

son of a g*n!

You look wonderful.

How've you been?

Just fine, Wyatt.

How about yourself?

Hey, where did you

get that outfit?

Well, it wasn't easy,

Wyatt, believe me.

[chuckles]

How about you?

Where'd you get

that small cannon?

Oh, that's my, uh,

Buntline Special.

It's kinda awkward-

lookin', isn't it?

It's very effective

for long-range

shootin'.

Mmm.

Funny story

how I got it.

I'll tell you

about it later.

Hey, Morgan inside?

He ought to be out

any second.

Hi, Wyatt.

Hi, Morgan.

Good to see you.

Good to see you.

What's the matter,

Mr. Brandywine?

You look sick.

But you're gonna

get a lot of rest.

You'll be in jail

a long time.

On what charge?

Attempted m*rder.

Oh, but before you go,

I'd like you to meet

Morgan and Virgil Earp.

Two of my brothers.

No.

That's right.

Oh, they're,

uh, new in town,

Mr. Brandywine,

so, uh, would you mind

showin' my brother

where the jail is?

Hey, Virgil, uh,

is anybody else

in on this

besides Brandywine

and Collins?

Well, there's

a fellow named Plummer.

Saloon keeper.

Said he was going back

to his place.

Yeah. I figured

he was in on it.

Wyatt. This fella

Collins showed up

with anybody yet?

No, not yet.

We'll be

waitin' for him

when he does.

Hope it doesn't

take too long.

Morgan and I

got work to do

back in Dodge.

[chuckles]

Yeah, I know.

Come on.

Let's go see

Mr. Plummer.

[knocking]

Who is it?

It's Collins.

Open the door.

This here

is Mr. Collins.

Mr. Collins.

No need for you

to know

what my friend's

name is.

I checked in

as Luke Maguire.

He's not registered.

Yes, I know.

You're very careful.

Where do we find

this fellow Earp?

He patrols

Douglas Avenue

most of the night.

You pay us now?

No. My friend

has the money.

You'll get half first

and the balance after.

How do we collect after?

Well, my partner

will hand you

the money

through

a back window.

Where's

the back window?

I'll show you.

Meet me

on the corner

across from Marley Kate's

in five minutes.

This is it.

Brandywine.

Brandywine.

[loudly whispers]

Brandywine.

Yeah?

It's me.

Who's me?

Collins.

And I've got our

two friends with me.

You have, huh?

Good.

Don't anybody move!

You heard the man.

Don't move.

Well, what's this

all about?

You'll find out

in jail, Collins.

I'll try

to fix it up

so you have a cell

with your

two friends Plummer

and Brandywine.

No, wait.

Go on, move!

Morgan.

Oh, yeah.

Here's the other one.

Name's George Chance,

alias George Wilson,

alias...

Well, anyway, he's

wanted in Kansas City

for armed robbery,

McLennan County, Texas,

for a stage holdup,

and Amarillo, Texas,

for the same thing.

Well, it says here he's

a very desperate character

and will undoubtedly

resist arrest.

Better send

a correction

on that, Wyatt.

He didn't cause us

any trouble at all.

It was that black

outfit of yours.

That'd scare

anybody.

Oh, you think so?

Say, Wyatt,

what about this $ ?

What do you think

we ought to do

with it?

Well, that's up

to you boys.

As far as I'm concerned,

you earned it.

We wouldn't feel right

keepin' that kind

of money, Wyatt.

We'll take out

our expenses.

You can have the rest.

Well, I don't want it.

Well, maybe you could

do some good with it.

Must be somebody

around here who has

a need for something.

[chuckles]

What are you

laughing about?

I was just thinkin'.

The school needs

a couple of new

classrooms.

Well, fine.

That's a good cause

if I've ever heard one.

You know, I can just

see Brandywine's face

when he finds out

what happened

to his money.

[both laughing]

Oh, thanks.

Yeah, this ought to, uh,

cover your expenses.

Look, uh...

how do you go about

thanking somebody

for saving your life?

You don't.

That's what brothers

are for, isn't it?

Yeah, I guess so.

Well, I hope I can

return you the favor someday.

I hope

you don't have to.

[chuckles]

Come on, Morgan.

We'd better

get on our way.

So long, Wyatt.

So long, Virgil.

Thanks a lot

for comin'.

I'll drop you

a line.

Why don't you do that?

Good-bye, Morgan.

Good-bye, Wyatt.

Keep yourself

out of trouble,

will you?

Well, I'll try.

'Course, with my job,

that's

not too easy.

[chuckles]

Have a good ride.

We'll try to.

You'll hear from us.

Give my love home.

♪ 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

♪ [humming]