04x09 - Beyond Justice

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JESS: Mike!

Mike!

Mike!

Mike!

Mike!

DAISY: For heaven's sake, Jess,
stop yelling.

You won't find him that way.

Daisy, is Mike in there
with you?

No, of course not,
I've been dressing
to go into town,

do the marketing.

Oh, sure beats me where
that bean sprout can hide.

You think taking a bath
was gonna k*ll him.

You'll find him,
you always do.

Do you like my hat?

Oh, Daisy, I'm too mad
to like anything.

It's real pretty.
I don't know.

First, Sheriff Cory comes
and hauls Slim off

to play deputy, then
Mike up and pulls this
disappearing act of his

just when I got
to give him a bath.

How come
it's always my turn?

He is good at disappearing,
isn't he?

You know, except for
your shaking things up,

I don't know when I've heard
the place so quiet.

- Daisy, that's it.
- What's it?

The only place I haven't
looked for Mike is
under my mattress.

Yeah, shaking things up.

JESS: Come on
outta there now.

Come on,
you're gonna take a bath.

MIKE: No, Jess, no,
I don't want to.

Please, Jess,
I don't want to.

JESS: You're goin' to
whether you want to or not!

No.

Whoa, boy.

Come on, Ben.

I could part his hair
from the neck up.

And get our necks
stretched doing it.

Why don't you settle down
and stop worrying?

Steve Collier isn't gonna
live long enough
to come to trial.

You're mighty
sure of that.

That's right.
I'm paid to be sure.

Out of the way, please,
stand back.

Why don't you lay off?

You've been on my back
since Rawlins.

And I mean
to stay there, mister.

Marv Johnson was
a friend of mine.

I know his two kids
and his widow.

Take it easy, Slim.

He'll get his
at the trial.

Assuming
there is a trial.

There'll be one.

Just because you're a member
of the territorial legislature,

doesn't mean you can
get away with m*rder.

Everyone seems to be awfully
sure I'm responsible

for Johnson's death.

That's for a jury to decide.

And until they do,
you'll be guarded so close,

it'll take an army
to get you out.

I don't think
I'll need one.

Then you better buy yourself
a good attorney.

MAN: He already has.

He says he is
Collier's attorney.

I searched him.

Leland Emory, sheriff.

I'd like to see
my client.

That's your legal right,
Mr. Emory,

but I must warn you--

Don't worry, sheriff.

No g*ns, no files,
no hacksaws.

I like to think
there are other tools
that work better.

Excuse me.

From what I hear,
he's one lawyer

that doesn't lose
many cases.

Yeah, I know, Slim.

Did you get
the dismissal?

Take it easy, Steven.
I just got here.

I'm working
on a postponement.

I'm only interested in
getting rid of the trial.

Dragging it out
won't solve anything.

Easier said than done.

These things take time,
you know that.

Look, Emory, I don't care
whether you get me

out of here legally or not,
I just want out.

Well, what do you think
I'm here for?

And why did you plant Phyllis
with those suffragettes?

I don't know
what you're talking about.

Phyllis, she's with that bunch
who demonstrated in Rawlins.

They're supposed
to come to Laramie.

So I figured
you planned it, Emory.

Perhaps she's found a cause
to replace you.

Emory, if I go to trial,

you go with me,
and not as my lawyer.

Steven, settle down.

The law still protects
the innocent.

Well.

That leaves us out,
doesn't it?

All right now, girls,
we made it to Laramie

close on the heels
of Mr. Steven Collier.

We'll have a torchlight
demonstration tonight
in front of the jail.

Now Phyllis and I'll hand out
some pamphlets around town.

The rest of you,
go to the hotel,

see to our luggage
and get us settled.
Any questions?

Can't we go home now,
Aunt Daisy?

I'm tired
of staying clean.

Wait, Mike.

There's someone over there
I think I know.

Now let's not
waste more time.

Come on, Phyllis,
we'll cover this town

like Sherman marching
through George.

Vote out the tyrant.
Be informed.

Thank you, Leora.

Daisy?

Hello, Leora.

Daisy!

I don't believe it.

You haven't
changed at all.

After 30 years?
Of course not.

We Scofields never change
and neither have you.

Oh, Daisy, if I weren't
so happy, I'd cry.

DAISY: So good
to see you again, Leora.

Phyllis.

Now you settle down,
there's nobody else around here.

I had to see you.

Miss Scofield ran
into an old friend.

We've been invited
to supper.

I couldn't refuse.

But I'll be
in town tonight.

That's the only part
that really matters.

What do you think
of that crazy old biddy
printing up stuff like this?

When she says
those awful things about Steve,

it's all I can do
to hold still.

Just the same,
if it wasn't for her

trailing him
all over the territory,

we wouldn't be able
to help him so easy.

Besides, nobody really pays

much attention
to women reformers.

Here.

It won't bite.

You...

You're not afraid,
are you?

No.

Phyllis...

we've been all over
this before.

But I know Steve could
clear himself at the trial.

Steve is just starting
to be an important man
in Wyoming politics.

Important men
make enemies.

But you know
he isn't guilty.

What motive could he have
to k*ll a clerk
in a recorder's office?

It doesn't matter
what we think.

They're gonna railroad him

unless you do your part
to stop it.

I hate this, but I guess
it is the only way.

You bet it is,
you can take my word for it.

And cheer up.

By this time tomorrow,
you and Steve

will be on your way to Canada.

Thank you, Ben.

Thank you for helping us.

It's all right.

You run along now
and enjoy that supper.

What are you
laughing about?

People.

Fools will believe almost
anything you tell 'em.

Why shouldn't
she believe me?

I was Steve's bodyguard,
wasn't I?

Yes, I suppose so.

Now, Ross,
you're sure that derringer's

gonna work the way
we want it to?

Barrel's tight as a drum.

First man who pulls the trigger
will get his face blown off.

You know, I could have k*lled
Collier over in Rawlins

before they arrested him.

Now look here.
I'm paying you boys
quite a bit of money

for a nice clean job.

No Collier, no trials,

no names
and nobody gets hurt.

Except Steve
and Phyllis.

Yeah.

Poor Phyllis.

You know...

I almost feel sorry for her.

Oh, Leora.

You're remembering things

I've been trying
to forget for years.

All right.
Whatever happened
to Mary Abbot?

Mary Abbot.

Oh, was she the one that put
glue in the dean's shoes?

No. That was me.

So it was.

Oh, I haven't had
such fun in years.

I wish you didn't have
to go back to town tonight.

Can't be helped.
We're gonna demonstrate
in front of the jail

every night
till Collier comes to trial.

You believe a lot
in what you're doing,

don't you, Leora?

Well, Daisy,

I'm like a railroad engine
marked progress.

Traveling through the country,
tooting my whistle

for things to get
out of the way.

But some of these men are
just too stupid to move.

What do you do then,
Miss Scofield?

I run 'em down, boy,
I run 'em down.

[ Daisy laughing ]

It is an exciting life,
isn't it?

It was in Rawlins.
We had a riot.

A riot?

Oh, it was a very small one
as riots go.

But that's where
Phyllis joined us,

so some good came of it.

The rest of the girls
have been with me,

well, must be five years now.

We've been
through a lot together.

A suffragette's life
isn't an easy one.

What's a suffragette?

Well, a suffragette is a woman
who makes men suffer, Mike.

Slim.

Oh, I was just joking,
Miss Scofield.

Mr. Sherman, would you deny
women equal rights?

Well, no, ma'am.

Except I think
you're awful rough on men.

Steven Collier was a man
and it was the men

in this territory
put him into office.

Men who refused
to accept responsibility.

The West is
full of that kind.

Footloose wanderers,
men who are unwilling

or unable to put down
any roots.

Things don't go right,
they just pick up and go.

If stability is ever
to come to this country,

it'll be the women
who will bring it.

Men are just out
for a good time.

Slim, I'm sure Leora
didn't mean all men.

You're ready to go back to town,
Miss Scofield,

I'll drive you.
I've got a job
to do at the jail,

you might call it
a man's job.

And Jess would've
been here tonight too,

but he's driving the stage
through to Cheyenne

because the driver got sick.

He didn't have to do it,
but he thought

it was his responsibility
to see that the mail

and the passengers
kept going through.

I'll hitch up
a fresh team.

Excuse me, please.
I'll go help.

I'm so used
to making speeches,

I don't know when to keep
my mouth closed.

Oh, now I'm sure
that Slim understands

you're fighting
for something you believe in.

I'll tell him I'm sorry
on the way into town.

I feel like the preacher
who bawls out all the people

that are there for those
who didn't come to church.

I'm sure it's all right.
I'll get your things.

Now we must get together again
while you're still in Laramie.

Thank you, Mrs. Cooper,
I can manage.

My, that's a nice heavy coat.

In our work, there just isn't
much time for socializing.

I know.

You can come into town
and help in our demonstrations.

Oh, mercy. I couldn't do
everything that you do.

Oh, there's nothing to it.

After tonight, the town will
really know we're there.

I hope nothing happens
like that riot in Rawlins.

Mort, how much longer

are you gonna be using
extra deputies?

Oh, just till after
the trial, I suppose.

Why?

Well, I need the job and all
but my wife's worried

about the late hours.
You know how women are.

Yeah, I sure do.

[ knocking on door ]

It's probably Slim.

Well, I just about
gave you up.

I'm sorry
I'm late, Mort.

Little trouble at the ranch.

Serious?

Women.

Enough said.

I'll see you all
in the morning.

Slim, we got a checker game
going here, care to finish it?

No, I'm not much
for checkers,

see if you can find
some cards around.

I'll look in the desk.

What are you staring at?

I'm trying to figure
how a man gets like you.

Is that all?

It's very simple, Sherman.

I've been poor,
I've been rich.

Choice isn't hard to make.

No matter who it hurts, huh?

You make an omelet,
you break eggs.

I found the cards, Slim.

This place is full of cards.

How are things
at your place, Ed?

Oh, you know,
how it is, Slim.

Some years are good
and some years are bad.

Well, if this job
hadn't come along,

I don't know
what I'd have done.

But something
always turns up.
Draw?

- Yeah, fine.
- [ drums playing ]

Things will pick up
next spring.

Well, I hope so because--
What's that?

Nothing to worry about.
Just some suffragettes.

That's enough.

Good evening.

Some of you may be wondering
why I'm here tonight.

So I won't mince any words
about the reasons.

In this building,
there's a man

who stands as a blot
on the government of Wyoming.

We all know how Steven Collier
got into office.

But now that women
have the vote,

we intend to see
that he gets what he deserves,

and that he's replaced
by an honest, upright

and capable officeholder.

Nothing can stop us.

[ screaming ]

Come out and
fight like a woman.

Lady, you better
get out of here.

No.
We won't be driven away.

Don't run, hold your ground.

Come on,
the meeting's over.

No, I won't.

Cut that out.

If you got to chase anyone,
chase them, they started it.

You tell him, Phyllis.

One more of those,

and I'll buckshot the man
that throws it.

Who broke that, Sy?

She did.
She's plumb loco.

- Inside, you're under arrest.
- Just a minute, young man.

You say one more word
and you're gonna join her.

Lock her up, Ben.

Make sure she's not carrying
any weapons.

I'm gonna settle things
out here.

The governor will hear
about this.

Never mind, Phyllis,
we'll have you out by morning.

Arresting women now,
deputy?

You keep
out of this, Collier.

I got no time to take
anything from you.

It's your fault that women
are carrying on the way
they are in the first place.

May I have your coat, ma'am,
please.

Miss, I can't say
I'm in sympathy with your cause,

but I'll be very happy
to testify for you

when you sue
for false arrest.

There's nothing false
about her being locked up.

Now that's all I want to hear
out of either of you tonight.

You hear?

SLIM: What you got, Ed?

ED: Pair of queens.

SLIM: Kings and eights.

You beat me.

Now that Scofield woman
sure can get people riled up.

She's had 30 years
of practice doing it.

STEVEN: Sherman,
bring me a cup of water.

I'll get it, Slim.

Hold it. Don't move.

Try anything, Sherman,

your friend will drop
right where he is.

Where did you get that?

Maybe I'll write you a letter
and tell you about it someday.

Now drop the g*n.

You heard me, Sherman.

Now open the cell.

I'd as soon k*ll you,
Sherman.

Go ahead.

Pull that trigger and you'll
never get out of here.

Slim.

I'm gonna do it.

Ain't nobody paying me
enough to die.

Now there is a man
that's showing good sense.

You're forgetting about
those men outside.

Their backs will
be to me at least
to start with.

All right, inside.

Hurry it up.

Inside.

Drop it.

Come on, get in there.

SY: Slim.

Slim.

Slim.

Get the doc and Mort.

I didn't know, Steve.

I swear I didn't know.

If I'd had done my job,
Ed would still be alive.

Don't blame yourself.

If I'd been here
in your place,

it would have happened
just the same.

Steve.

I didn't know
about the g*n, I swear.

I love you, Steve.

Ben gave me the g*n.
It was Ben.

Ben?

Please believe me.

I only wanted to help you.

I've got to tell them.
He might try something else--

No.

No, don't say anything,
I've, I've got to think.

This g*n was
rigged, Slim.

Whoever got it in to him knew

it would blow
right up in his face.

We both know
how he got it, Mort.

She was the only one
in or out of here.

Can you prove
she gave it to him?

I'll try.

Because of the both of you,
two of my friends are dead.

I want some answers.

Why did you want
Collier dead, miss?

I didn't.
I was only trying to help him.

I didn't know anyone was
trying to k*ll him.

That's enough, Phyllis.

Please, Steve.
I've got to tell them.

No.
There's nothing to tell.

Young lady,
you're an accessory to m*rder.

I don't know what your
connection is with Collier,

but you'd better tell us
the truth.

I have nothing to say.

SLIM: You've got
plenty to say.

No.

You're doing this for him.

Then you better brace
yourself for a long fall,

because you're
sure in for one.

Leave her alone.

SLIM: Why should I?

As long as she's gonna
ask for trouble,

she might
as well get used to it.

Your friend Leora
ought to be real proud of you.

She had nothing
to do with it.

SLIM: Then who did?

All right, miss,
you leave me no choice.

Most important thing
right now is to get

Collier to trial
and that's what we're gonna do.

How many more people
have to be k*lled
to do that, Mort?

No more.
Let's talk with Sy.

Thank you, Phyllis.

I know it was
hard to do...

but if you'd have
told them it was Ben,

they would have connected me
with all his crooked deals.

You mean Ben was
behind all this trouble?

Ben and others.

They forced me to do things
I regretted,

but m*rder wasn't
one of them.

Just believe in me.
That's all I ask.

Steve, do you think
I'd be here if I didn't?

It ain't much of
a place, Mort.

It doesn't matter.

As I remember, Sy, that cabin
of yours was hard to find

and it's in a spot
that would be
easy to guard.

Yeah, it sure is that.

I'll pay you both double
to guard them till the trial.

You can move 'em out tonight
so nobody will trail you.

Leaving you here to face
anyone who's trying
to k*ll Collier, huh?

Oh, this town's
had enough trouble
on account of him.

If they can't find Collier,

they can't k*ll him
or anybody else.

How long's the ride
to your place?

We'd probably make it
by about sunup.

You better pack
in some grub.

I only use that place for
hunting and trapping.

Say, Mort, do we have
to take both of them?

She's part of it now, Slim.
She knows who gave her this g*n.

How about it?

I sure could use the money.

Keeping them
both alive for the trial
is mighty important, Slim.

You ever hear
of a fill-in deputy arguing

with the sheriff?
Get some horses, Sy.

Call this safe?

With the kind of friends
you've got, no place
is very safe.

At least we can see 'em
coming from here.

Make sure you do.

Lot of things can happen
with just two of you on guard.

Well, don't you worry.

We'll be watching
inside too.

It'll be just as hard
for you to get out
as for them to get in.

Now get down.

I'm back again, sheriff.

And I'll keep coming back
until you let me see Phyllis.

Yes, ma'am, I'm sure you will.
But you can't see her yet.

This is highhanded
and ill*gal.

I demand to see her.

I'm sorry, Miss Scofield.
That's the way it's got to be.

Pardon me.

I'd like to talk
to you, sheriff.

All right, Mr. Emory.

Well, you let him in,
why not me?

He's a lawyer, ma'am.

Yes, and I'm a citizen.

And someday women will be
lawyers and judges,

and who knows,
even sheriffs.

Yes, ma'am.

I wish one of them
had my job right now.

Cory, I can't tell you
how shocked

I was to hear
of Steven's death.

I went to the undertakers
to claim his body,

but they told me
I had to talk to you.

Well, I...
can't give you his body.

He isn't dead.

What did you say?

Collier wasn't k*lled.

Well, somebody tried,
but they got one of my deputies.

So I thought it'd take
all the pressure off

if I let everybody
believe Collier was dead
as long as I could.

Well, that's wonderful,
sheriff, wonderful.

Where is he now?

I can't tell you that.

I've got him
and the girl hidden outside
of town until the trial.

Now just a minute.
This man is my client.

I'm within
my rights to see him.

If I go in to court
and tell the judge

that Steven was denied
benefit of counsel,

there'll be no other choice
but a dismissal.

Yes, I've considered
that, Mr. Emory.

How would it be if I took you
to him later on today?

That's all I ask, sheriff.

I'll be waiting
for you at my hotel.

Thank you.

[ horse approaching ]

Company coming in.

Howdy, Emory.

They have the funeral yet?

You and your foolproof plan.

What's got you so riled?
Everything went great.

We saw 'em tote
off the body.

Sure, you saw the body.

It was the deputy's,
not Collier's,
he's still alive.

You're through making plans,
Ben, all through.

From now on, we use
Ross' way, direct.

Now I've managed to talk
the sheriff into taking
me to Collier.

Take--
You mean he ain't in jail?

No, he's not in jail.

They got him
and the girl hidden
out somewhere.

Now when the sheriff
and I leave town,

make sure
that you're right behind us.

I want you to jump that lawman,
but I want him alive.

I need him,
you understand?

Promise, Emory,
we'll handle it.

You make sure
that you do.

Watch me for a signal.

I want to be sure
that we're close enough

before you take him.

I know you don't think
much of me, Slim,
but I can cook.

Yeah, I guess it'd be
better for all of us
if you did.

They're supposed to be
taking care of us, Phyllis.

You don't have
to do anything.

Well, I really
don't mind, Steve.

It would be better than
just sitting here.

He can't force you
to cook for him.

Why don't you
stay out of this?

Nobody's forcing her.

I would appreciate it.

How did you get mixed up
with the likes of him?

I'd rather not
talk about it.

I think you better
talk about it.

You're in real trouble
because of him.
And it could get worse.

What gives you
the right to say that?

You hardly know him.

Do you really know him?

What did he ever do for you?

A lot.

He helped my father
save our home

when we were
over our heads in debt.

And after my father died,
he took care of things.

He helped me
in every way he could.

And there's
something else too.

Something you probably
couldn't understand.

I love him.

Yeah, well, I guessed that.

I believe in him.

I know
he isn't guilty of k*lling

or any of the other things
they say he did.

There are others
that know him too...

like his friends, the ones
that gave you the g*n.

They believe in him,
enough to try to k*ll him.

What are we stopping for?

We're getting close.

I'll have to search you,
you better dismount.

I don't mind telling you,
sheriff, I resent this.

Yes, I know, Mr. Emory,
and you'd probably claim

I wasn't doing my job
if I didn't search you.

I'll have a look in
your saddlebags.

- How much further?
- Just down the trail.

You sure picked
an out-of-the-way spot.

Yes, it is.

We'll be on our way now.

Look out!

Tie him up.

What in blazes
did you yell for?

So he'll remember
who warned him.

Nobody's gonna connect us

with the g*n
that k*lled the deputy.

Now when we're finished
with Collier,

we'll come back here
and you'll tie me up
with the sheriff.

I want things nice and neat,
remember?

There's a guard
on the porch.
Do we take him first?

No. No.
Collier's the important one.

No use hurting the others
unless they see us.

I don't know.

That girl isn't gonna forget
who gave her the g*n.

That's your problem.

Ross, if you can get
a shot at Collier, take it.

Otherwise
we'll force him out.

Come on.
Let's move in closer.

Do you want some coffee?

Not right now, thanks.

Slim's a dedicated
lawman, Phyllis.

Besides, he can only do
one thing at a time.

Why don't you
try the same?

Stop talking, just eat.

I'm afraid you wouldn't
do well in politics.

You have to talk
all of the time to win.

But you keep it up
and you'll be making a meal

out of your own teeth.

Slim.

[ g*nshots ]

Drop it, Sherman.

Turn around.

Get his g*n.

Get it.

Now the other one.

Sit down.

Sit down!

What about Sy?

- I'll help him.
- Leave him be.

I've got other
things to do.

You sure have, mister.
Like your friends out there.

You're not gonna be
able to hide behind her

as far as they're concerned.

Do you think it's Ben?

If it is,
I can make a deal.

Open it up.

Open it.

[ g*nshots ]

Get over here.

Ben.
Hold your fire.

Hold it.

Do you hear me, Ben?

Answer him.

We hear you, Steve.

There's no need for this,
we can make a deal.

Try to get him
to come out.

What kind of a deal?

I'll go to Canada.

I won't cause you any trouble,
you owe me that much.

All right, Steve.
Come on out.

Get my hat and coat
from the other room.

- Steve, what are
you gonna do?
- Get it.

I'm coming out, Ben.
We can talk.

I have some money hid away.

Give it to Sherman.

Hurry it up.
Ben won't wait long.

Are you proud of the man
you've picked?

Put it on, quick.

Steve, they'll k*ll him.

Would you rather it were me?

If there's a chance
Ben might take a deal,

this is the only way
I can find out.

I don't like
the cut of your clothes.

And what if I won't go out?

Then I cut you down.

Outside, at least
you have a chance.

You can't do it.
This is just what--

Get going.

Your eyes open now,
Phyllis?

Well, take a good look.

He's up to his old tricks.

Come on, let's move in on him.

Keep that deputy pinned down.

[ g*nshots ]

It's not gonna work, Steve.
You better come out.

We can wait here
just as long as you can.

Emory.

I should have known.

Your own lawyer?

There's no making a deal
with him.

I'm gonna have to fight
my way out of here for sure.

Slim was right.

It's the people who know you
best that want you dead.

Shut up.

Collier!

It's me and a trial
or down at Boot Hill.

Now throw me a g*n.

I'll do what he says.

Even for you, that shouldn't be
a difficult decision to make.

If I give him a g*n,
he could draw their fire.

I'd have time
to get to a horse.

Then you'd run out
and leave him to die.

And it's all
so easy for you.

I'm gonna leave you and him
and all the excess baggage

I've picked up.

You k*lled that clerk,
didn't you?

You didn't think
I was innocent, did you?

Sherman.

[ g*nshots ]

Steve, I believed you.

I loved you.

Did you ever intend
to marry me, Steve?

Or was all that talk about
loving me just to keep

a character
witness on your side?

Phyllis, I love anything
that is useful to me.

Emory taught me
that much.

[ g*nshots ]

Slim!

Phyllis?

No more, Steve.

Phyllis, please.

I can see
pretty good now, Slim.

Hurry up there, girls.

Take it easy
with that luggage, man.

Oh, Leora, do you have
to go so soon?

Our work is finished
here, Daisy.

From now on,
Collier and Emory

will be making
all their speeches in prison.

Do you really think
you can have Phyllis paroled
in your custody?

Thanks to Mr. Sherman
and the sheriff,
I think I can.

She'd make
a fine suffragette.

She'll have a mighty
good teacher, Miss Scofield.

Don't you try to soft-talk me
now, young man.

But I do want to thank you
and Sheriff Cory

for all your cooperation,

and for that most important
confidential information.

Thanks, sheriff.

Bye, Daisy.

Don't give up
the good fight.

All right.
Take it away.

What did Leora mean about

that important confidential
information?

Why is she in such
a hurry to get to Cheyenne?

Gosh, Daisy,
I'm not sure.

It must've had something
to do with the Collier case.

Oh, no, it doesn't, Slim.
Don't you remember?

What's this about, Mike?

I know what she meant,
Aunt Daisy.

I heard Slim and Sheriff Cory
telling her about

all the trouble they're having
over in Cheyenne.

They said the whole town
needed cleaning up.

You know something, Mike?
If Leora comes back
through here,

I may just join up.