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02x22 - Siege at Little Alamo

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp". Aired: September 6, 1955 – June 27, 1961.*
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Series is loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp.

02x22 - Siege at Little Alamo

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[Vocalizing]

♪ Wyatt earp,

Wyatt earp! ♪

♪ Brave, courageous

And bold ♪

♪ Long live his fame

And long live his glory ♪

♪ And long may

His story be told ♪

[Narrator]

Wyatt earp's relations

With the wells fargo bank

And express company

Began when he was

A young sprout in california

Riding shotgun

For wells fargo

On a dangerous line

From the gold fields.

Not a single stage

Under wyatt's guard

Was ever held up.

Long after wyatt had left

The company's employ, he

Was remembered by wells fargo

And often asked to help

With special agents

On a tough case.

As marshal of dodge city,

Wyatt was appealed to

By wells fargo

With word that a g*ng

Of outlaws lead by

Curley bill brocius

Was holding up

At a desolate station

Called the little alamo.

Hold it!

Put your hands up!

Throw that g*n down!

Keep 'em up.

Get the moneybag.

Get the passengers' money.

Dutch, cover the door

To that depot.

Give me that moneybag.

[Shouts]

Don't you try to sh**t 'em.

No, can't take a chance

On getting the passengers hurt.

My orders say

For me to see wyatt earp

In dodge city.

Wyatt earp, huh?

Wells fargo wants to turn

This case over to him.

Let me see that.

Let's ride! Come on!

Now here's little alamo

Miles south of dodge.

Right on the edge

Of the bushwhacker country.

This curley bill brocius

And his g*ng have pulled

Three holdups

In the last month.

They got a camp

In bushwhacker.

I'm afraid it'd

Take a small army

To run 'em out.

It's my job

To help go after them.

Now the company asked me

To go as a personal favor.

I owe wells fargo

For giving me a job

When everybody else

Said I was too much

Of a kid.

Now you oughta be able

To understand that.

Mr. Masterson.

Yeah, I sure do.

You and mr. Dunbar will

Have a crack at him.

I'll just be a chunk

Of live bait trying

To lure curley

And his boys out

In the open.

I want you to put

A piece in the newspaper

Saying that I've gone

To the little alamo

To investigate the holdups.

And tip curley bill off?

They'll bushwhack you,

Wyatt.

I think curley's too much

Of a showoff for that.

He'll probably stage

Another holdup right

Under my nose.

You know him better

Than I do.

Where do we come in?

I don't like the idea

Of you going alone.

You stand by here

With the deputies

And I'll either send

You a message

Or the next stage

Will be late in arriving

In dodge.

If it is late,

Don't waste any time.

That'll mean

I'm in trouble

And need help fast.

I'm gonna try

To lure curley out

In the open, mr. Dunbar.

So you can nab

The whole g*ng.

But be sure and not

Get over anxious

And spoil the game.

A good fisherman

Always lets the bait

Wiggle for a little while.

Now let's see

What you gonna put

In the newspaper.

Hey, dutch,

What's the hurry?

Why do you carry it

In a boot?

Don't ask me why.

I have for years.

It's just one

Of those things.

Hey, boss, look at this.

What is it?

What's the matter?

That bigheaded earp,

Who does he think he is?

Maybe we can head him off

Before he gets to little alamo.

No, we'll get the noon

Stage and laugh at him.

No, I don't know.

Don't be stupid.

Earp's trying to bluff us.

He wouldn't come down

Here all by himself.

So we're calling his

Bluff, cold turkey.

Let's ride!

Good morning.

Howdy.

[Yawns]

Howdy.

Stage ain't due

For or minutes yet.

Hey, are you johnny law?

Mm-hmm.

Marshal over at dodge city.

Deputy united states marshal.

Name's earp.

Hey, now what are you

Doing down here?

Are you working

For the company?

You come here alone?

That's right.

You must be mr. Todd.

Yeah, and you must

Be a fool.

Curley and his boys

Are working this here

Stretch of road.

You need a posse

Or the th cavalry.

Now that settles it.

I've been threatening

To quit this job

For years.

Now I'm quitting.

Suit yourself.

Oh, I've heard about you.

Considerable man.

You're fast with them g*ns.

But I ain't staying here

To see you get k*lled.

My back ain't strong,

And I won't dig your grave.

Wells fargo! Ha!

Too cheap to send a posse!

Mr. Dunbar says

That curley brocius

Works close to this station.

Close?

They rode right up

To the front door

And took the cash bag

Off of number .

Seeing as you're quitting,

I guess I better ride out

And meet the stage.

Tell them to go

Right on through.

What?

You don't expect

The company to provide you

With transportation, do you?

After almost years?

Man doesn't quit his station

Till his relief comes.

You can walk.

It ain't healthy

Around here, marshal.

I could get k*lled

Along with you.

Sure, you take that chance

So just walk away from it.

They told me you were

A mighty coldhearted man.

Come on, I gotta ride

To meet the stage.

No, you ain't.

Here she comes.

[Shouting]

Come on, get outside.

Watch your stop down.

You'll be all right.

Mother, it's all right.

She'll be all right.

Take her inside.

How far back did they

Jump you?

Two or three miles.

I don't know.

I know. It was right

Within sight

Of this station.

They k*lled the guard.

They stopped the driver.

They robbed us, sir,

Robbed us.

All right, get inside.

They may come back.

Wells fargo,

I'll sue them for this.

All right,

Just get inside.

Miller, reagan,

Friends of mine, both dead.

I'm sorry, mr. Todd.

Can you go get my r*fle

And saddlebag off my horse?

Thank you.

Here, marshal.

They ain't got

The moneybag this time.

They'll probably

Come back for it.

No, no, I can drive.

You ride shotgun

Then get out of here.

Well, with all those people

Maybe that's best.

We gotta hurry, marshal.

You go get them passengers

And I'll change the team.

We can't wait for that.

Those horses can last

To the cross-river station.

Here, you put this back

Under the floor boards

And then keep a lookout.

I'm sorry, folks,

But we should be

Hitting the road.

Mr. Todd will drive

And I'll ride shotgun.

Indeed. Who are you?

My name's earp.

I'm a marshal at dodge city.

I see the star.

Why didn't you stop this?

And why aren't you out

Chasing those robbers?

You know,

You people being here,

Make it a little awkward.

I think the best move

Is to get you

To dodge city.

Not me. I stay right

Here till wells fargo

Sends a posse to guard us.

My mother isn't fit

To travel, mr. Earp.

We'll wait for a posse

To guard us just as

Mr. Jones said.

I'm sorry, ma'am.

We can't do that.

What?

They didn't get the moneybag.

It was hidden

Beneath the floorboards.

It was?

That's right, and I think

They'll come back for it.

All right, give it to them.

I can't do that, either.

No, if we stay,

I'll have to bring

The money in here.

If they come after it,

I'm gonna have to try

And fight them off.

That's nonsense.

Preposterous.

Young man, I have already

Risked my life once.

Let 'em take the money.

It's insured.

How do you vote, mister?

I'm staying here, friend.

All right.

I can't force you

To run for it.

Marshal, we shouldn't

Waste a second.

These people insist

On staying here.

I'll go get the money.

You silly fools.

He offered to run

You out of danger.

You can't stay here.

Why not?

Curley brocius is coming.

Earp will turn this place

Into a fort.

That's stupid. All he has

To do is give them the money.

You don't know him.

Earp's a fighting man

And he'll stay here

And protect that money

Until the last one

Of us is k*lled.

[Groans]

You sure that's wyatt?

Don't nobody else

Dress that way

Or walk that way.

It's too good to be true.

Must be a trap

Of some kind.

Tell the boys

To surround the depot

And start a sniping fire.

[g*nshots]

Bar the doors.

You people get

In the other room.

I demand that you give

Those men that money.

Hey, marshal.

Yeah.

Gimme a g*n.

I'll cover the other side.

They're too far away

For p*stol range.

Old man todd's

Got a buffalo g*n

In the back room.

Maybe he'll

Lend it to you.

Fine.

Where's your g*n, pop?

What do you want it for?

The marshal needs help.

I don't lend my g*n

To nobody.

[Man]

All right, hold fire!

What's that about?

Is that a flag of truce?

That's right.

What do they want?

He wants the money and you.

Me?

Yeah, curley likes women.

All right,

Start talking.

I'm listening.

Curley said throw the bag

Of money out here.

He wants the girl

Out here, too.

Then he'll let you all go.

You ride back

And tell curley

He's a liar.

Tell him anything he wants

In here he's gonna have to

Try and take it.

Have it your way, earp,

If you can.

Why don't you give him

The money?

What a man comes after

With a g*n, I don't give.

They agreed

To let us go.

You're risking

All our lives.

Where are you from?

Los angeles.

It's in california.

Yeah, I know.

My folks are

From san bernardino.

How very interesting.

Is it you just like

To fight?

Nothing you said

So far makes any

Sense to me.

Mama can't stand

Much more of this.

She's got a weak heart.

You want some water?

What would your mother think

If curley bill came

And got you?

Even an outlaw

Wouldn't do that.

You're trying

To frighten me

With cheap melodrama.

You're from los angeles.

You know outlaws a lot

Better than I do.

You better go take care

Of your mother.

The old man

Wouldn't give it to me,

So I took it.

You better make sure

It doesn't blow

My arm off.

Yeah.

It's in good condition.

You ever fire one

Of these sharps before?

No, just a winchester.

I'll take this.

You can use mine.

About four shells

Left in it.

Some extra ones over

In the saddlebag.

By the way,

What's your name?

Eckert.

I gamble for a living.

If you call this living.

At least it's a gamble.

How do you figure?

If we can hold out

For a couple more hours,

There'll be a posse

Coming from dodge.

They were supposed to start

As soon as they see

The stage is late.

Why didn't you

Explain this before?

[g*nsh*t]

We'll be needing water.

I'll try and get

To the well.

Give me that rope.

We'll go out the side door.

You cover me.

Ready?

Let's go.

Mr. Eckert,

What's wrong?

Go get a blanket

Or something.

He's dead,

And it's all your fault.

I'll take the blame,

But not from you.

Mr. Eckert

Was a brave man.

I said get a blanket.

All you have to do

Is stick that g*n

In his back.

Then I'll grab the moneybag

And throw it out the door.

I don't know.

Well, give me the g*n.

No, you handle it.

That's the wells fargo bag.

It's all right for a man

To quit like I done,

But it ain't right

To give outlaws

Wells fargo money.

[Earp]

Mr. Todd, cover the rest

Of the depot.

Hang it all.

Bring that g*n out here.

I can use it.

Filthy outlaws.

Get on back here!

Don't sh**t, don't sh**t!

Here's the money.

You can have it.

He gave them

The moneybag.

The dirty thieves.

Let me do that, mr. Todd.

Do you mind?

No, go ahead.

Help yourself.

There's just about enough

Of those cartridges left

For one more time.

There may not be

A next time.

I'll go visit

With your mother.

Is this from a b*llet?

Yeah. They ruined

A good boot, too.

Why do you keep on

With this?

'Cause there's nothing

Else to do.

You know, one more attack

And that'll be it.

No, there's a posse

On its way.

Oh, sure.

Maybe curley bill's

Had enough.

I don't understand

Any of this.

Two men k*lled

On a stage.

Poor mr. Eckert

And mr. Jones.

Just to save a rich company

A few thousand dollars.

Look, I tried to explain

It to you the best way

I know how.

If it isn't the money,

Why didn't you throw

Out the bag

As mr. Jones tried to do?

Throw you out, too?

Yes.

That'll prove the whole

Thing was unnecessary.

In fact,

I'll take the bag myself.

No, you stay here

And the money stays here.

You're a stubborn fool.

We'll all be k*lled.

There are worse things

Than being k*lled.

You don't crawl before

An outlaw like curley bill.

You do that and the next

Thing you know he's taken

Over the whole country.

Let him.

What's a few square miles

Of brush and boulders?

A lot more than

You'll ever understand.

How we doing?

We lost three boys.

Three more shot up

Pretty bad.

You wanna try it again,

Curley?

I want earp dead.

And I want that

Girl alive. Ha!

They're coming again.

This time let 'em get

Real close.

I don't suppose you care,

But my mother is very ill.

She's in a faint.

Throw some water

On her face.

[g*nshots]

All right,

Let 'em have it.

If we keep up this galloping,

We're gonna k*ll some horses.

I don't see anything

Of the stage, bat.

I'm sure

Earp's in trouble.

All right, we'll ride 'em

Till they drop. Come on!

Blast it all, marshal.

I'm out of shells.

Here, use this one.

Thanks.

Long hours and low pay,

Years of it.

And now I'm supposed

To-- [shouts]

[g*nsh*t]

Got you in the shoulder.

Here. Put your hand

On that.

You'll be all right.

That's it. Press it hard.

That's it. Press hard.

Hold it.

Get off your horses.

We'll move in on foot.

You needn't be afraid.

Mr. Earp and mr. Todd

Aren't able to sh**t anymore.

Here's the money.

My mother's ill.

I've got to get back

To her.

Hold it. Grab her.

Curley, let's get out of here.

There's a posse coming.

Don't get nervous.

I want earp, too.

Take care of this.

Is earp dead?

Yes, you blasted m*rder*r.

I'll take a look.

You stupid old man.

Grandpa shot me!

There's no time.

That posse's

Three minutes away!

Bring the girl along.

We gotta ride fast.

Turn her loose.

We got the money.

That's the main thing.

Let's go!

You are the meanest

And the stupidest gal

I ever met up with.

Yes, I guess you're right.

Where's curley?

He just rode off.

Didn't he want you?

The posse's coming.

[Groans]

Watch that arm.

Here you go, mr. Todd.

Thanks.

Come on, ma'am.

Thank you, mr. Earp.

Watch yourself.

You're a brave man,

Mr. Earp.

But I still say

It wasn't worth dying for.

I guess I'm old-fashioned.

Come on.

See you in dodge, wyatt.

Right, sir.

All right, charlie.

Mr. Dunbar doesn't

Blame you.

No, well, he should.

Let curley brocius get away

With the money and back

Into bushwhacking.

They sure named

This station right

When they called

It the little alamo.

There ain't many of

The alamo kind of people left.

I think we better start

Raising a crop like

Them again.

The alamo was a prayer.

And all you can say

After a prayer is amen.

Come on, let's ride.

♪ 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 ♪