Deadly Western (2023)

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(dramatic music)

(triumphant music)

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- No.

No, no, no.

No, no.

No!

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- Rough night, Sheriff?

- I guess so.

How'd you sleep?

- 110 Degrees in a cramped

cell, I've had better.

- Sorry about that.

I'm so glad that school is out

I really need a change

See what's summer's all about

Vacation in my brain

(worrisome music)

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Wandering through Wichita

Down my salvation

I'm counting all the ways I gone wrong

And I'm lonesome

Lonesome in love

(upbeat music)

- Hello, Sheriff.

- Hey, Sheriff.

(upbeat music continues)

- Do I know you?

- (snickers) Very funny, Sheriff.

- I wasn't trying to be funny

and I'm asking a question.

- Oh, you really don't recognize me?

What, drink too much last night?

- I don't know.

I have no memory.

Woke up this morning not

knowing who the hell I was.

If I wasn't sporting this

badge, I wouldn't have any idea.

- Well, I'm Stella, and

believe me, we know each other.

(upbeat music continues)

- Maybe I should see a physician.

I must be sick or caught something.

- The physician caught something too.

- Oh yeah?

- Four in the chest.

Cooper and Hope?

Does that ring a bell?

- I don't...

My mind's a big blank.

I'm trying to figure out, but I can't.

What the hell's wrong with me?

I don't even know what the guy

in the cell is in there for.

- Well, that's Ace.

He's a petty thief but he

ain't no threat to you.

He actually doesn't mind being in there

'cause you feed him.

Tell me what you do know.

What's going on in there?

- It's just a big blank.

I'm trying to figure it out but I can't.

I might need to step down as sheriff.

I don't think I can do the job like this.

- What about Cooper and Hope?

You're bound to come here next.

You need to protect us.

You need to protect your wife.

- Wife?

- [Stella] Yeah.

- Where is she?

- She's out visiting her parents.

- When is she expected back?

- I reckon it's today.

(glass thudding)

- Thank you.

I appreciate it.

(worrisome music)

- They came last night.

In the middle of the night, they came.

- Don't listen to him, Clark.

James is the town drunk.

- Who came last night, James?

- The men with the lights.

They came.

I saw them.

- Who are they?

- I don't know.

They came and they picked up the physician

and they took his body away.

They don't belong here.

They're wrong.

- People rob graves, James.

They were probably taking the body away

to take whatever property they could take.

- The lights.

- What lights?

- What about the lights?

- What lights?

(James sighing)

I'll will keep an eye out for him, okay.

(worrisome music)

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- The worst thing in the world is a man

that doesn't appreciate

the sanity of marriage.

I find that unforgivable.

What do you think, dear?

- I think he's a pig.

(g*n thudding)

I've never been so offended in my life.

He has no class, honey.

- There's one thing I can't stand

is a man that doesn't

know how to treat a lady.

- He's no gentleman.

- Get up.

Boy, get up.

(upbeat music)

I'm gonna give you a chance.

I thought about this long and hard.

Usually I take a fat

piece of sh*t like you

and put a b*llet through his head.

But I'm not gonna do that.

I'm not gonna sh**t you at all.

She's gonna sh**t you.

(g*n booming)

(both laughing)

Yeah, baby, get him.

- Wow.

(g*n booming)

The bull's gonna have a meal tonight.

(foot thudding)

(mysterious music)

- I want to thank you

for the bourbon, Sheriff.

- Yeah, my pleasure.

I've got quite the problem and

I'm hoping you can help me.

- Me help you?

That's a first.

What could I possibly help you with?

- Can I trust you with information?

I mean, if I tell you something,

will you keep it confidential between us?

- Of course, I'm your friend.

- You're my friend, but I locked you up

I mean, how's that a friend?

- You've got a job to do and

you've always treated me well.

That's a friend.

You're the only real friend I have.

- I'm happy to call you a friend then.

(glasses tinkling)

Now I've got this problem and

I'm not sure how to handle it.

- Okay.

- I have no memory whatsoever.

It's like I woke up this

morning, my mind was just blank.

I know my wife comes back to town today

but I have no idea who she

is or what she looks like

and I don't know you.

I'm in quite the bind here.

- That is a problem.

What do you think caused it?

- No idea.

I keep wondering why,

but nothing's clicking.

You know I walked to town

today, I walked the entire town

and you what looked familiar to me?

- What?

- Nothing.

Not a single thing.

I hope my wife can spark

something in my mind.

- Oh, she will.

She is...

She's very pretty.

You'll remember her.

- And if I don't?

- You will.

It's probably too much pressure, you know?

You gotta deal with Cooper and

Hope and protecting the town.

That's a lot for one man.

- I guess so.

- You should talk to the preacher.

The preacher should be able to help ya.

(Clark sighing)

- Thank you.

(door creaking)

- What are you doing?

You told me I was gonna

be in here six weeks.

- [Clark] When did I say that?

- Yesterday.

- See, I don't remember.

(Clark chuckling)

(Ace chuckling)

(door creaking)

- Am I gonna get in trouble if I leave?

(tense music)

(harmonica music wailing)

(upbeat music)

- How's the morning, Preacher?

- Hot.

- It's brutal today, that's for sure.

- I spoke to Stella.

She told me about your problem.

- Is a preacher supposed to be in a bar?

- I was saving souls and I was thirsty.

- I guess it's okay then.

- So what'd you do?

Did you fall down and crack

your skull or something?

- No.

- You've been drinking?

Little apple jack, moonshine maybe?

- I don't know.

I can't think of an explanation for this.

I thought maybe you could.

- Why me?

- You're a preacher.

Don't you have a special

connection with the Man up there?

- No more than you do.

I work for the Man.

Dedicated my life to Him.

But it doesn't give me

an extra connection.

But I don't think this is a

spiritual matter, Sheriff.

This is a medical issue.

You need the physician.

And he's dead.

- So what's the answer?

- I think you should give it some time.

Ride it out.

You know, sooner or

later, someone somewhere

will trigger your memories

and they'll come back

to you like a flood.

- You think so?

- Sure.

Of course, I have no idea

what I'm talking about.

My opinion.

You take it for what it's worth.

- Thank you, Preacher.

- (chuckles) Yeah, glad I could help.

Laugh along with

And tell my secrets to

(harmonic music wailing)

Looking for a friend

There's so much of life to see

And so little time

It's back to school before I know

And my summer's all behind

It's no fun to be alone

when the sun is going down

Hey, God, if You're listening

Won't you send someone around

I'm looking for a friend

I'm looking for a friend

(upbeat music)

- [Stella] Hey, how are you doing, Beth?

- I'm doing fine, how are you?

- I'm good.

Have you talked to your husband yet?

- No, why?

- Well, I think he's having

some issues with his memory.

He might be having a mental breakdown.

- What else is new?

- What brings you here, Elias?

- My legs.

- (chuckles) Very funny.

We oughta keep you around

here just for laughs.

(Elias laughing)

- I'm here because you need me here.

That's why I'm here.

Seems like y'all are having a problem

that your sheriff's lost all his men.

- Yeah, it's Cooper and Hope.

They ambushed them in their sleep.

I've never seen anything so cowardly.

- Yeah, they k*lled later by Still Lake.

I came home with a blood bath.

Even kidnapped the sheriff there.

Good old Guss.

Found his body in the desert.

Showed him no mercy.

- It's terrible.

So many people have left our town.

They can see the storm coming.

- Yeah, they was the smart ones.

The storm's brewing and this

town's next on their cycle.

- Well, there's only two of them.

- For now.

- Well, you and Owen better be ready.

If the people aren't afraid anymore,

they'll return to town

and we can prosper again.

- If they ran once they run again.

We have to rebuild.

We have to get rid of the

cancer and rebuild this town.

I just hope your husband's up for it.

- He will be.

He's the only thing

that can save this town.

- What a great job he's done.

- We voted him Sheriff.

We believe in him.

- Of course.

But I reckon that you didn't

have much of a choice, right?

I mean, he didn't have

to take a step forward,

but the whole town took a step back.

- Why did I even bring you here?

- (chuckles) You know why he did, Sis.

Because you know that I know how

to handle equations like this.

Your husband gets to keep his shiny star

and I'm gonna be the one

that puts everyone at ease.

How about another?

(Elias laughing)

Well, I'd expect better service.

I see you're not swimming

in business around here.

(upbeat music)

- I think we should just take the town.

- We will.

- No, we should stay

after we take the town.

Just k*ll them all and we

can stop moving all the time.

It's getting old, honey.

I'm getting tired.

- I understand what you're saying,

but we need to keep moving.

We can't stay in one place for too long.

If we stop, they'll find us.

We need to keep moving

and take what we need

and what we want.

- I want to settle down.

- We will, once we have

enough money to survive.

- When we have enough money,

we'll find a place and

just live our lives.

- Definitely.

But if we run outta money we have

to start spilling blood again, won't we?

- Well, I guess so.

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- The lights.

They come at night and they

have these lights like eyes.

They look like the devil.

Could they be the devil?

- You're not looking at the

world with sober eyes, James.

You're drinking too much.

And when you drink too much

fantasies can take over.

- (sighs) I was not drunk when I saw them.

- When are you not drunk?

- I said I was not drunk when I saw them.

They came and they picked

up the body of the physician

and they dragged him off.

They weren't normal.

They were wrong.

- How often are you seeing them?

- (sighs) I saw one of them last night.

- And you saw a demon you think?

- It was a person.

Well, it looked like a person.

Does a demon look like a person?

Is a demon here?

- They can take any

form they want, I guess.

Why do you think you're the

only one that sees them?

- I don't know.

I think they come out at night

and I don't hardly sleep.

They probably think that I'm sleeping.

But I'm not sleeping.

When I see them I, I, I hide.

(tense music)

(upbeat music)

- I thought we got rid of you, Elias?

- You always just disliked me, Preacher.

Always.

Why is that?

- Because you're dislikable.

- Well, that ain't very

kind of you to say.

I'd expect a little better treatment

from the man of the cloth.

- Fine.

Welcome back then.

- What's your issue?

- No issues.

I haven't got any issues.

None.

- Well, you look like you got issues.

You talk like you got issues.

(Elias sniffing)

Hell, you can smell like you got issues.

- Stella told me my husband

was having a problem.

What problem?

- He's having memory problems.

A lot of them.

I'm hoping that seeing you

will trigger his memories

and they'll come back to him.

- He can't remember anything?

- Well, I saw him going to the outhouse.

He remembered how to do that.

That's one memory.

- I bet he'll remember me.

- Yeah.

Tough to forget that face.

- (scoffs) Oh, Preacher.

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- I had a feeling you'd still be here.

- Where am I gonna go?

- I think you can find

better places than this.

- Not really.

Thank you, Sheriff.

- No problem.

- Any word on Cooper and Hope?

If you give me a g*n,

I'll be ready to help.

- Give you a g*n?

You ever fired a g*n before?

- No.

But you could show me.

I love this town, I'm

ready to fight for it.

- You wanna protect your

comfortable bed there?

Ace, you can get arrested

and locked up in any town

not just this one.

- Yeah, but I like being arrested here.

- I'll tell you what.

Let me get my head together

and I'll make you a deputy

and you can help me scare

off those two criminals.

Deal?

- Yes sir, Sheriff.

(upbeat music)

- All right.

You two hold it right there.

Sweetheart, I wouldn't

do that if I were you.

I will gladly k*ll myself a lady

just as I would a man.

Now I hear you two have

collecting a lot of gold lately.

And I want what you got.

- [Cooper] Not gonna happen.

- You don't get it.

There are prices on both of your heads.

I could k*ll you both

right now and collect,

but I'm giving you a chance.

Now, give me what you've got.

- You shut up, you little girl.

- Hey now, I wouldn't

do that if I was you.

(g*n booming)

(upbeat music continues)

- Who are you?

- It's a hot day.

I'm not very fond of days this hot.

I was planning on finding

something to drink,

but I also wanted to k*ll Buck as well.

But you beat me to it.

- Who was he?

- When you wiped out the town

of Whitebridge you missed one.

Buck.

He took what he could.

What you guys left.

Again doing all them bad things

like including k*lling my sister.

I had every intention

of k*lling him myself.

But watching him die,

that's pretty damn good.

- You seem pretty comfortable.

- I don't scare easily.

- How about now?

(woman chuckling)

- What can we do for you?

Clearly you want something.

- Well, you two have been very lucky.

You've been going town to town,

riding around with Lady

Luck on your shoulder.

You can't go on like this forever.

You two need more backup.

- You want to join us?

- I do.

- So you could take our money?

- Well, I would want my rightful share

from whatever we make from this day forth.

- She's right, we could use backup.

Besides, I kind of like her.

- Okay, what's that mean?

- It means we bring her along

with us to the next town.

Look at her.

She's got that fire in her eyes.

I can see it.

- If you proved to be dead weight,

then you'll be dead weight.

You understand that?

(g*n booming)

- See, that felt good.

It would've felt better

if there was at least life left in him.

(Hope chuckling)

(latch clicking)

- It's good to see you.

I heard you can't remember anything.

Do you remember me?

- You're my wife?

- Yes, that's right, you do remember.

I'm your wife.

- God.

- Do you remember my brother?

- No.

- You don't remember me?

Well, it wasn't that long ago

when I just kicked your a*s.

- You kicked my a*s?

- Who cares who beat who.

What do you have set

up for Cooper and Hope?

- I'm still figuring that out.

- Well, you better

figure it out real soon.

Ah, hell, I don't even think

you're cut out for this stuff.

So I'm gonna tell you what we're gonna do.

- You're not the sheriff.

I am.

- You know what they did

to the last two sheriffs

they encountered?

It wasn't pretty.

And they'll do worse to

you 'cause you're soft.

- Elias, you don't always

have to be so confrontational.

Can't you two just get along for my sake?

Is that a difficult thing?

It hurts me that you two

don't like each other.

- I can't imagine why I don't like him.

It might have something to do

with him being such a huge as*h*le.

- Well, yeah, you looking to

get your whooped right now.

- By you?

You're serious?

Now guys like you who

talk so much aren't sh*t.

If you're trying to

intimidate me, you're failing.

(Elias laughing)

- No, Elias, no more.

You shouldn't be fighting with each other,

we should be banding together.

- [Elias] I don't let anyone

get smart with me, Sis.

- Getting smart with you is probably rude.

I should have dumbed it down.

- Come on, boy.

I'll let you get the first punch.

Come on.

And then I will see if it's two

I'm looking for a friend

I'm looking for a friend

- Yeah.

- You can't remember sh*t,

and you still can't fight.

Boy, you're a mess.

- That's enough.

And my summer's all behind

It's no fun to be alone

when the sun is going down

Hey, God, if You're listening

(fist thumping)

(Clark thudding)

I'm looking for a friend

(upbeat music)

I'm looking for a friend

I'm looking for a friend

I'm looking for a friend

(fists thudding)

- Yeah, oh.

- [Elias] Okay, okay (laughs).

You're good.

- Are we done?

- [Elias] Okay.

- [Beth] Yes.

You are both done.

(Elias laughing)

- [Stella] All right.

Why don't you both go inside the bar,

I'll make guys a drink.

- Alright?

- You punched it out now

you guys can talk it out.

- Come on.

(Clark laughing)

Come on, brother.

(upbeat music)

- He's never done that before.

- Done what?

- Beat Elias.

He's never had that k*ller instinct.

The last time they fought, he was down.

He quit.

Not this time.

- People grow.

- It's like he's not the same person.

He looks like the same man.

But what the hell is going on with him?

- I think I should apologize

for being dismissive with you.

- Apologize?

(chuckles) Well, thank you.

That's a first.

No apology needed.

You're right, I'm an as*h*le.

- Oh, I think we both acted like one.

- Yeah, you was dragged into it.

Didn't know you had it in ya.

Pretty impressive work there, Sheriff.

- I appreciate you calling me Sheriff.

Oh, what are your ideas?

I wanna protect the town,

but outside of waiting with my g*n drawn,

I don't really have much.

- Well, that don't really

sound like a strategy to me.

- It isn't one.

It's all I can come up with.

(both laughing)

- Well, you gotta, you

gotta look at their pattern.

See, looking for ambushes.

We split up.

No one knows what hit 'em.

Now we know that a storm's

coming and so we need everyone

to be ready and armed so when

those two joker come to town,

we beat them to the punch.

I say we take care of this problem

in a relatively quick fashion.

- Okay, sounds good.

Do we have a plan B?

- Plan A has to work.

Cooper is the best damn sharpsh**ter

the world has ever seen.

If we don't get to him first,

you and everyone else in

this town will be massacred.

(Elias sighing)

- Okay.

So I guess we make plan A work then.

(upbeat music)

- Why don't you lie down?

You'll never fall asleep

sitting up like that.

- I'm sorry, I'm keeping you up.

I wanna sleep.

My mind is racing.

I keep thinking about today

and everything just seems so odd.

- In what way?

- I should remember things.

I should remember our wedding, right?

- It was a great day.

I was so nervous.

But there you were telling me to calm down

and that we were heading into

a new chapter of our lives.

The preacher was there.

He smiled.

He knew us both since we were children.

And there we were, bowing

our love to each other.

It was so beautiful.

- I can see it.

- If you don't remember

now, you'll remember soon.

- Feels like a memory, but I can see it.

- See, you do remember.

You gonna go to sleep now?

- Yeah.

(upbeat music continues)

I had a thought.

And you may not like it.

I want you to leave town

until Cooper and Hope

are chased out of it.

Go back to your parents.

I don't want you to get hurt.

- I am here for you.

I'm here to fight with you.

This is our town and I

am not running from them.

- They've destroyed every

town they've gone to.

- Yes, they did, but this is

the end of the road for them.

They'll walk in, but

they'll be carried out.

- I'm really happy you're my wife.

- I'm happy to hear that.

(upbeat music continues)

Are you gonna go to sleep now?

- I had a vision when I

was fighting your brother.

I don't understand what I saw,

but it felt like a memory.

- Tell me about it.

- I don't know how to put it.

There were these strange

mechanisms I'd never seen before.

It like...

Oh God, I don't know how to explain it.

- You got stunned out there today.

You're a creative guy.

Your creative side kicked in.

That's all that was.

- Yeah.

Yeah, you're probably right.

Yeah, let's go to bed.

- Okay.

- Hmm-uh.

(upbeat music)

I'm so glad the school is out

I really need a change

See what's summer's all about

Vacation in my brain

(worrisome music)

(James sighing)

(James groaning)

- No, no.

No, no, no, no, no.

(James groaning)

- [Hope] How'd you sleep?

- Like a baby?

- You ready for today?

- What kind of question's that?

- A normal question.

- No, it's not.

You don't ask anyone if they're ready.

You plant doubt.

Of course we're ready.

We've been ready since we

first started spilling blood.

The question is, Jane, are you ready?

Do you have any doubt in that

pretty little mind of yours?

- If I had any doubt, I

wouldn't be here right now.

- There you go.

She's going to be an

important part of our team.

(upbeat music)

He gets nervous.

- I thought he didn't have any doubt.

- He doesn't like to

talk about his feelings,

but he gets scared just

like everyone else.

- Mm.

You two married?

- No.

We just sort of found each other.

I was locked up and him

and his g*ng came into town

and began tearing it up.

When the dust settled,

bodies were everywhere.

He found me.

He pointed his g*n at my head.

And then lowered it.

And that was that.

We were together ever since.

- (chuckles) And what

happened to his g*ng?

- He didn't want them

or need them anymore.

It became me and him against the world

and wouldn't have it any other way.

- That's why he's resisting

me joining the team, huh?

- He's not a fan of any change.

He'll warm up to you.

You just gotta come through today.

Once you show him your worth,

he'll start treating you right.

(upbeat music continues)

Hey, saddle up.

- No, he is not in there.

- There's blood on the

road by the livery stable.

And mark's like a body was dragged.

- Like the physician?

- Yes.

- Do you think Cooper and Hope came early?

- No.

If it was Cooper and Hope

they wouldn't have stopped

with James.

Nah, somebody else got him.

- [Clark] What's wrong, Preacher?

- James is missing.

- Drunk-a*s James probably wandered off.

He'll find his way back.

- He never leaves town and

there's evidence he was hurt.

There's blood.

- Oh my God.

- Well, he kept saying that there

were people come in at night.

Maybe he wasn't imagining it.

- Well, that old drunk hasn't

had a real thought in 20 years.

Only thing he speak of is bullshit.

My apologies, Preacher.

I'm sure just a wanderer

came into town, found him,

took what he got and k*lled him.

- No, I'm not dismissing what he said.

I think we need to keep every option open

until we figure this out.

- Yeah.

- He's not right, Honey.

He once said that a horse talked to him.

Everything that he was

saying was just madness.

- I'm not ready to call

everything he said madness.

Listen, something strange

is going on in this town.

First, the physician

disappears, now James.

We'll deal with Cooper and

Hope when they show up,

but after that, I'm gonna figure out

what the hell is going on.

- Well, I'm gonna keep looking.

- Yeah.

(sinister music)

It's okay to be nervous, Elias.

Perfectly natural.

- Oh, I'm not nervous.

- Well, you look nervous.

And you ought to be nervous.

This is a very serious situation we're in.

We may not make it out alive.

- Well, I'm gonna get out alive.

We all are.

- It'll be a moment of truth.

With help from the Lord

above, we'll make it through.

- Are you even able to k*ll, Preacher?

- Well, as David said to Goliath,

"I come to thee in the

name of the Lord of hosts.

This day will the Lord

deliver thee into my hand

and I will smite thee."

- Yeah, I'm not losing my bar

and I'm not losing my life.

We're gonna do every

single other town a favor.

We're gonna get rid of this cancer.

- I'm looking forward to it.

Nervous or not, I cannot wait.

- Cannot wait?

Why's that?

- Well, Cooper is almost a legend, right?

The fastest draw, sharpest sh**ter.

No man has beat him.

I'm gonna be the one that beat him.

And I'm gonna be the one

that everybody speak of.

- Everyone already speaks of you.

- (chuckles) Well then they'll

speak of me positively.

- Listen, we are not going

for celebrity status here.

That's not our agenda.

We need to focus on survival

and victory over the evil

force coming our way.

If one of us has a

chance to take them out,

we take them out.

There won't be one moment

where we spare Cooper for you, Elias.

- Hey, if you k*ll him first,

be my guest, k*ll him first.

I was just hoping to

have first crack at him.

(anxious music)

(anxious music continues)

(g*n booming)

- Ace, I need your help.

- What, my help?

Okay.

- Follow me.

- You gotta let me out.

- It's unlocked.

(tense music)

Ace, you said you wanted to help,

I'm gonna give you your chance now.

- Whatever you need.

I'm ready to fight these b*stards.

Oh, I got a great idea

of how I can get 'em too.

- Yeah, tell me about it.

- We sh**t their horses in the legs

and then they'll fall down and get hurt.

Then we pounce.

- Okay.

We'll definitely think about that one.

In the meantime, I need you as a lookout.

All right, if you see them, you tell us.

You think you can handle that?

- Sure.

Sure I can.

I know this place where there's this bush

and I can hide behind that bush

and have a great view of the mountain.

I'll see them.

They won't see me.

- Okay, sounds good.

Ace.

Don't sh**t the horses.

If you're in danger, sh**t to k*ll.

Okay?

- I won't let you down.

(tense music continues)

- Are you sure you trust him to do that?

- It's better than him being

a sitting duck in that cell.

You know he'd never leave it.

- Well, he is homeless.

What do you expect?

- If we all get through this

I'm gonna make sure he

has a roof over his head.

And a room without bars.

- Sounds good.

I hope he doesn't do anything stupid.

(wind bellowing)

- Oh sh*t.

There are three of them?

Oh sh*t.

- (chuckles) I must

thank you for the laugh.

I find it quite amusing.

- Get off your horse right now.

- Should I listen to him?

- He does seem very serious.

You might want to listen to him.

- Yeah, we don't wanna get hurt.

(anxious music)

- What's your name, Son?

- My name's Ace.

And you're not taking this town.

- Well, Ace, isn't this

a job for a sheriff?

I'm working for him.

And I'm gonna make sure

the whole town is safe.

- Let me ask you a question.

You ever k*lled a man?

You haven't have you.

I'm gonna give you a chance.

You wanna k*ll me?

You wanna save this town?

Here's your chance.

Let's draw.

You win Hope and Jane, they turn around

and never enter the town.

I win, you die.

Business as usual.

- I have your word.

If I win, you'll leave?

- Certainly.

(Jane laughing)

- Yeah, we'll leave and

you'll never see us again.

(tense music)

- Deal.

Let's do it.

(g*n booming)

(Ace groaning)

- Everybody, get ready.

(anxious music)

(Jane giggling)

(tense music)

- If we get outta this okay,

can I fix you supper sometime?

- Let's talk about this

after we get through this.

- Oh, you don't give

a man much confidence.

It hurts a man's soul to be

shot down on the verge death.

- Fine, we'll do dinner.

But only 'cause you're cooking.

- I got something to look forward to now.

(tense music)

- Mr. Cooper.

Ladies.

(g*n clattering)

Welcome to our town.

- Your town?

- Yes, it's our town.

And we're a peaceful town.

I'm here to ask you to reconsider

what you're planning to do today.

No good can come of it.

- In case you didn't

know, Mr. Preacherman,

this is our town.

We're gonna make it abundantly clear.

- Think about your actions.

There's still time for you.

There's time for you to seek

God and find forgiveness.

- You think I can do that?

You think there's hope for me.

(Cooper laughing)

- Son, there's always hope.

There's always hope.

You can be forgiven.

You can be reborn into

a new and glorious life.

But you have to start today.

That's why God put us together here.

He wants me to talk to you and

bring his children back home.

- Wow.

Just wow.

I needed to hear this.

This is why God put us together.

I don't know how to thank you.

- Well, I think we need

to have a drink together.

Celebrate this new start.

- Well, hallelujah.

I never turned down a drink.

- Praise God.

I'm buying.

We'll have a drink and we'll

talk about the new Cooper g*ng.

- Lead the way.

- Follow me.

(tense music)

(g*n booming)

(g*ns booming)

(g*ns booming)

(tense music continues)

(Beth groaning)

- Turn over.

(foot thudding)

Let's do it like this then.

(fist thumping)

(Beth yelling)

Oh, you're a tough b*tch.

Not tough enough, but tough.

- [Beth] Oh yeah.

(fist thumping)

(Hope groaning)

(fists thumping)

(Beth groaning)

(Hope chuckling)

(g*n booming)

(g*ns booming)

(tense music)

- No!

Cooper, I want you, Cooper.

I want you.

(tense music continues)

- He's the last one left.

Let's finish this.

- No, Elias wants this.

He's always wanted this.

That's why he came here.

We have to let him end this.

- No matter what?

- No matter what.

(anxious music)

- I've heard about you,

Cooper, for so long.

Here's the day you finally feel

the pain you caused others.

- Is that right?

- Yeah, that's right.

I've been preparing for this for years.

I'm ready for you.

- I see a guy like you in every town

that think they have what it takes.

And the answer's to beat me.

Y'all think the same.

You'll end up the same.

(g*ns booming)

(Elias groaning)

(upbeat music)

You don't have the

ba*ls to do it, Sheriff.

(Cooper groaning)

(g*n booming)

(Cooper groaning)

(g*n booming)

- That's for Elias.

I'm so glad the school is out

I really need a change

- Why did it have to end like this?

This a nightmare.

- It is.

But the nightmare's over.

- You think so?

We're the only ones left.

You can't have a town with two people.

- The word will get out.

People will learn that

the Cooper g*ng is dead,

then they'll return.

They'll lay their roots here.

The town will be reborn and rebuilt.

- I don't think I should

be sheriff anymore.

I think you proved a

better fit for the job.

- No.

You were born for this.

You have heart.

I would never take that away from you.

- I think I'm remembering

how much I love you.

When the sun is going down

Hey, God, if You're listening

Won't you send someone around

I'm looking for a friend

- Good.

So maybe we can renew our vows

and now you'll have a new clear memory.

- That sounds great.

(g*n booming)

(Clark gasping)

I'm looking for a friend

I'm looking for a friend

(Clark screaming)

(Clark screaming)

(anxious music)

(anxious music continues)

(anxious music continues)

(engine humming)

(car door thudding)

- Don't even think about it.

Just trust.

We have sn*pers and they won't

hesitate to take you out.

(g*n clattering)

- What the hell is going on?

- I love the look.

I really cannot get enough of it.

Every time this happens,

we end this little game

and we get that look of total shock.

You have it now.

You wear it well.

- Are you gonna tell me what's going on?

- You are not Sheriff Owen Clark.

Actually, nobody here is

who they think they are.

- I've no idea what you're talking about.

What the hell are you talking about?

- There's a problem.

We have too many prisoners

and not enough prisons.

So we have to let some

of the bad guys back out

on the streets again hoping against hope

that they won't break the law again.

And they do.

They go back and once

again, we failed society.

So we had to find another way.

Christine, you wanna take it from here?

- Criminals never change.

Doesn't matter how many

times you cry on the shoulder

of a psychologist or what

kind of meds they give you.

But you see, five years ago

we figured something out.

The rare ones can be reset.

- Reset?

What the hell is that?

None of this is making any sense.

- We found a way to wipe a memory.

Well, we found a way

to wipe entire memories

and create a new person.

That took a bit of

experimenting, let me tell you.

The first few turned

into drooling vegetables.

But when you're making an omelet,

you have to break a few eggs.

Now we've proven that

a person can be reset.

A person can change their ways

if they are completely erased and reborn.

- Who am I?

- You're brand new.

You'll be issued a new name.

You've proven our theory

that a small percentage

of people can change under the

right set of circumstances.

- What did I do?

- You don't need that information.

All you need to know is

that you passed the test.

You won.

Yay, be happy.

- You k*lled my wife.

You allowed an entire

town to die for what?

An experiment?

- She isn't your wife.

She's a two-time m*rder*r.

Cooper over there is a serial k*ller.

Hope k*lled her two kids

in a most brutal fashion.

Elias is a serial r*pist.

And Stella, a brutal

m*rder*r in her own right.

We implanted memories

in them, new identities

to see if they would

return to their wicked ways

and they did.

Just look at the evidence.

They're all dead, but not you.

- I wanna know who I was.

I wanna know who I am.

- Right now, you're the man

that's gonna get in that car.

- I'm not going.

- Oh yes you are.

This isn't a choice.

This is your chance to start a new life.

You wanna know who you were?

You spent the last 15 years

of your life in prison, okay?

You k*lled 11 people.

You marched into an elementary school

and you shot up a bunch

of innocent children.

That's who you were.

It's not who you are.

(anxious music)

- It is okay.

You're not that man anymore.

You've been cured remember?

- At what cost?

- You feel sorry for these scumbags?

Don't.

They were never going to change.

You have.

- What?

Why didn't I have

memories like the others?

I couldn't remember anything.

I didn't even know where the hell I was.

- A slight mistake was made with you.

The implanted memory didn't take.

But it doesn't matter.

The end result is the same.

Now, get in the car.

There's nothing to think about here.

We have dozens of towns just like this

and we are creating a better

society because of it.

You don't understand it all?

Fine.

But you're going to get into that car

and you're going to be glad that you did.

This is your shot at a fresh start.

We saved your a*s.

- I shouldn't have been saved.

- And you see, just by saying

that you deserved redemption.

- Who are you to play God?

Who the hell do you think you are?

She was a good person.

She didn't deserve to die.

Who the hell do you think you are?

- All right, we're going in circles here.

How about I answer any

remaining questions you have

inside the car.

We're gonna take you to your new home.

I think he's gonna be a good

addition to our community.

- Screw you.

(g*n booming)

- You blathering idiot.

We had such big plans for you.

It would've been great.

Could've been a contender.

Now I guess we're back

to square one, aren't we?

No worries.

I've got this.

School is out

I really need a change

See what's summer's all about

Vacation in my brain

Tired of these same old faces

I need someone brand new

Someone I can laugh along with

And tell my secrets to

I'm looking for a friend

I'm looking for a friend

There's so much of life

to see and so little time

It's back to school before I know

And my summer's all behind

It's no fun to be alone

When the sun is going down

Hey, God, if You're listening

- Morning, Sheriff.

How are you doing today?

- I'm good.

I'm sore.

What the hell happened to me?

- You got shot.

You were with the Cooper g*ng.

They been going from town

to town and taking over.

You chased them off.

But they're coming back.

- Okay.

- Is there something wrong?

- I can't remember anything.

I have no memory.

- Your wife and her brother

are on the way here.

I'm sure they will help you remember.

(uneasy music)

(uneasy music continues)

Tired of these same old faces

I need someone brand new

Someone I can laugh along with

And tell my secrets to

I'm looking for a friend

I'm looking for a friend

There's so much of life

to see and so little time

It's back to school before I know

And my summer's all behind

It's no fun to be alone

when the sun is going down

Hey, God, if You're listening

Won't you send someone around

I'm looking for a friend

I'm looking for a friend

(upbeat music)

I'm a creature with no skeleton inside

Got no home address

I come and go where you command

And it's fine with me

It is fine

I'm a baddy that you

keep from beating now

I'm a lover, you don't love

but love to keep around

And it's fine with me

Promise that it's fine

Maybe I'm a fool

It's not like I'm

explaining something new

You need examination

I'll be your medication

Whatever, whenever

I'll never tell you no

(upbeat music continues)

I'm looking for a friend

I'm looking for a friend

I'm looking for a friend

Looking for a friend