04x09 - Dead Bounty

[bunniefuu]

Hi, how was your date?

Well, let's put it like this.

One kiss and I hit the ceiling.

Wow, that good, huh?

Not bad.

Split my lip doing that stunt today.

What do you guys do?

I was just trying to explain to Jody about
the symbolic nature of dreams.

For instance, what did you dream last
night?

Well, let's see.

It was kind of weird.

I remember I was outside and there was
this bird.

Like a vulture.

With this high-pitched scream.

It swooped down and tried to grab me with
its talons.

Wow.

That sounds very powerful.

Yeah.

Spooky, too.

A high-pitched scream, that must be a
woman.

And a vulture, that's something
detestable.

And it tried to hurt you.

It must represent a woman in your life who
makes you feel very uncomfortable.

Very threatened.

She probably makes your skin crawl.

Hi, everybody.

I think the kid's got something.

Sorry, I'm not interested.

I think I can change your mind.

Yeah, but it better be for a lot of bread.

I want some time off.

Try $150.

I tried.

That went by 10.

Try this.

He's my bail jumper.

Hoss McDonald?

Mm-hmm.

The same.

Big guy.

You know it?

Yeah, he's an animal lover.

He's a mountain boy.

Did some wrangling for a few pictures I
did.

You know, we've worked together several
times.

It was because he said he was a friend of
yours I put bail up for him, Colt.

I can't imagine Hoss getting into trouble.

Well, he was in L.A.

He was treating a sick
bear at the zoo, and he beat

up some punks who were
throwing rocks at the animals.

Well, that's Hoss.

So why'd he skip?

No judge would send him away for that.

In the great tradition of Daniel Boone,
he likes the wide open spaces,

and I guess the idea of jail just spooked
him.

Well, the bail's not that much.

Can't we just forget about it?

Well, sure, I can, but the D.A.

won't.

And I think if the cops get in on it,
somebody's gonna get hurt.

But they wouldn't if I went.

You read my mind.

Yeah, I don't like what I'm reading.

Okay, Colt, listen to me.

Now, this guy Hoss lives near a little
town called Deer Hill.

Oh, yeah, and he's got a sister named
Rosie who runs the local cafe.

Hey, Rosie.

What time we going out tonight?

I've told you before.

I don't go out with men who play cops and
robbers.

She got you.

We're not playing cops and robbers.

I'm just talking to the sheriff here.

You ought to appreciate that.

I'm talking to the sheriff's son who gets
crazy ideas when his father's away.

You know, for a waitress, you got a pretty
smart mouth.

It's not so bad being a waitress.

Least I got here on my own.

My daddy didn't hand it to me.

You're not gonna get to first base with
that one.

Well, who the hell needs her, huh?

A lot better than her outside the sick
town.

Well, I'm nicer ever than you.

We gotta get out of this place.

You don't gotta tell me that, Billy boy.

There's no argument there.

You just gotta find the right time,
that's all.

Come on.

Let's hit the speed traps.

I need a few bucks.

Watchin' the tide Goin' home Oh,
Mario I'm so happy

Stay away from the meatloaf.

It is a k*ller.

Oh, I wouldn't let the chef hear you say
that.

I am the chef.

I guess I'll have coffee.

Play much handball?

Huh?

Oh, I wasn't playing.

I was working.

Speaking of work, that's a friend of mine.

Boss or the bear?

Uh, both of them.

Now, you see, I'm a stuntman.

And we were doing... a picture
together, and I had to wrestle that bear.

You're lucky you didn't have to wrestle
us.

You can say that again.

You don't know where I can find him,
do you?

Okay, but I gotta warn you.

He lives off the beaten path.

He lives up at a place called The Summit.

Colt Seavers.

Happened to be in the neighborhood when I
dropped in.

Happened to your roof.

A little lightnin'.

Last year.

Last year, huh?

Why don't you fix it?

Well, with my luck, it'd strike twice.

Ran out of shingles and money.

Want a little homemade raisin?

Yeah, I could use the strength to get back
down this mountain.

With this, you can fly down.

Uh, don't drink the top layer.

Just blow it aside.

Think it could use a couple more hours
agin'.

Yep.

Got a mountain man's nose.

Tell me, uh, this, uh, friendly,
passin' through kind of is it?

Well, I'd sure like it to be.

Good.

Because, uh, the way I recall things, you
did more in stunt pictures for a livin'.

Why don't you mention it?

You did jump bail on a friend of mine.

Um, I'm sorry about that.

It's just that I get real small in tight
cages.

I'll pay Terry back.

You see, Terry ain't callin' the shots.

Law is.

I mean, he can come back with me.

They'll never send you to jail.

I can't take that chance.

Hoss, you know, if it wasn't me,
it'd be somebody else.

Somebody wouldn't be your friend.

Well, that's a chance I'll take.

You'd best be goin' back, old buddy.

Only with you, Hoss.

I'd hate to put any more marks on ya.

You know, Hoss, I really like you.

I don't wanna have to hurt ya.

No!

Hoss, now you're makin' me mad.

I'm not gonna warn you again.

What's holdin' you up?

That one fused my spine.

Come along.

You hit hard, Colt.

You ain't no pussycat.

I think you just ruined what's left of my
love life.

I've had enough.

Oh, amen.

Much obliged.

I'll come with you.

But I ain't wearin' no cuffs.

You got a deal.

Huh.

Give me your hand, old buddy.

Don't be my legs.

Ah, some boulders demanded the ride away.

They got it, too.

The hills, they're on my side.

Hey, Dan.

You were right about that speech.

We know the rest of them's a real
celebrity.

You know them girls we were talkin' about?

Those good times?

Yeah.

They were all away from here.

You and me just got a ticket out.

On this first class.

I'll never make it to L.A.

tonight.

Better get this thing fixed.

Your sister put us up for the night?

A three in a Murphy bed would be kinda
tight.

Well, I can sleep in the truck.

I'll have to park you with the local law.

I hope you don't mind just for the night.

Ah, the sheriff's okay.

Do me a favor, though.

Give Rosie a call.

She'll bring me over to some decent town.

You got that.

Let's go.

William Hutton, escaped bank robber.

Two million in cash, never found.

Excellent likeness.

I'm impressed.

Guess what, Mr. Hutton?

We're gonna work out a share plan so you
can keep that likeness.

That proposition smacks of corruption.

It's not a proposition.

It's a fact.

It's not a fact.

It can never come true.

No?

We'll see about that.

Yeah.

So nice of you to join us.

Hoss.

What can I do you?

Man says I'm bunking with you tonight.

Officer of the Los Angeles courts.

Hoss is my prisoner.

What'd he do, block somebody's life?

My truck broke down.

I need to leave him here overnight.

Better do like he says.

He thumped me real good.

Yeah, I can see.

Look, I've known Hoss my whole life.

There's no need to keep him in jail.

Well, I agree.

But you see, I got no place else and I'm
obliged to keep him in legal custody.

I'd like to help you out, but there's no
room at the inn.

You know, I could lose my license.

I don't want to have to file a complaint.

You're right.

Of course.

Let's go by the rules, huh?

Splendid idea.

Shut up, Rodney.

Sorry about this, Hoss.

Oh, it's okay.

I don't mind a bed once in a while.

See you in the morning.

Breakfast on me.

You got it.

Off.

Give him a minute to go and then just stay
where you want, okay?

But be back bright and early.

All right.

Hoss, is that it?

Yeah.

I'm Billy Hutton.

Hey, keep your mouth shut.

I pulled the biggest bank job in the
history of the state of Utah.

Two million cash.

Shut up.

These guys want to shake me down for it.

I told you to shut up.

What you trying to do?

What should I do?

Well, he's the only thing on our way and
I'm going for it.

Oh, my God.

Your dad will know you k*lled him.

He ain't gonna know a thing.

Besides, Hoss was beat up when he came in.

Nobody's gonna know.

Get Hutton out to the car.

What about him?

He's out cold as usual.

Just get Hutton out to the car.

What have you gone and done now?

Rosie, thank God you're here.

Your brother passed out.

I've been trying to revive him.

What happened?

I'm not sure.

Bounty hunter brought him here all beat
up.

After he left, he just passed out.

Yeah, get me to the hospital.

Where's Hoss?

You called Seavers?

Right.

He's getting off real easy.

Sign it.

What is it?

It's a release.

So we don't book you on as*ault.

What are you talking about?

Where is Hoss?

In the hospital.

He's in a coma.

What happened to him?

Well, you ought to know.

You're the one who beat him up.

Come on, he had a couple of bruises.

He wasn't in no coma.

Doc said that something might have gone
wrong.

What do you call that?

Embolism.

In the brain.

And you're hitting it made it set it off.

Is he gonna be all right?

That's hard to say.

Where's his hospital?

Look, uh, you know, his sister's there and
you might upset her.

Now, I know how things can go when you
arrest a man.

I don't blame you for what happened.

Why don't you just, you know, go home.

Leave her alone.

You're in the clear.

If you asked me, you should have paid for
this.

I know how you feel, Mac.

But, uh, what's the point?

Now let's see if this ain't gonna help us.

Yeah.

What do you want?

I'm very sorry.

I just want to see him.

Haven't you done enough bounty hunting?

Now get out!

Look, I didn't want this to happen.

I just came after a horse so nobody would
get hurt.

Is that why you almost beat him to death?

What did you use, a tire iron?

We had a fist fight, that's all.

You hit him with those fists?

Just look at him.

Look at him!

I didn't do that to him.

I couldn't have.

You're telling me somebody else did?

Look, all I know is when we walked into
that jail, he was no more beat up than I am.

Now that deputy can tell you that,
or his partner, or that other prisoner.

The deputy already told me.

And the other prisoner was Fletcher,
the town drunk.

He was passed out.

I doubt if he could do that.

Look, Rosie, I don't know what happened at
that jail.

But I'm damn sure we're gonna find him.

I doubt.

Hoss is my friend, too.

How much you find?


shoe.

What about Hoss?

He's alive.

Barely.

What if he doesn't die?

He will.

One way or another.

You ready to deal?

You will.

As soon as I get the time to put the
screws in right now.

Stay here.

I'm gonna go back and handle things at the
office.

I'll be seeing you.

Where's the deputy?

I want some questions answered.

I thought you had the good sense to get
out of here.

Where is he?

I'm here.

That's who you want.

Look, I just came from the hospital.

I saw Hoss.

I didn't do that to him and you know it.

You called him a liar.

Go get a cup of coffee.

Cool off.

Go on.

What happened in here?

You know, we have a lot of friends in this
town.

And if he dies, which seems real likely,
it's not gonna be safe for you.

What happened to Hoss?

You know, I tried to let you off,
but you're under arrest.

There was another prisoner in here,
Hutton.

Are you covering for him or are you
covering for yourself?

You just got yourself shot for resisting
arrest.

He's right there.

He's trying to k*ll me.

There.

You all right?

Yeah.

I'm gonna stay with him.

You head for the bridge in case he tries
to get out of town.

I read you.

Hello, Eunice.

This is Koal.

I've got a problem here.

Could you spare some change for a hot
meal?

Could you spare some change?

Sure.

Never mind.

What's the matter?

My money not good enough for you?

Could you spare some change for a hot
meal?

Well, are you gonna look at it?

Thanks.

What's the matter?

Did I make you nervous, Fletcher?

How'd you know my name?

Oh, I know a lot of things just like you.

You know a lot of things.

A lot of things we don't tell anybody.

I don't know nothing, mister.

I get drunk, I pass out, I don't see a
thing, I don't hear a thing.

Well, let me tell you who I am.

I'm FBI, Los Angeles Bureau, and you are
gonna talk to me.

You can't fool me.

You ain't FBI.

You're just some bounty hunter.

Oh, that's very good.

That's very good.

You must not pass out as much as you say.

And if you know that, you must know
why Hollis got beat up in that jail, huh?

I don't?

Well, you better convince that
deputy, because if he nails me,

I'm gonna tell him how good
you see and hear in your sleep.

You understand?

What do you want?

I wanna know who that prisoner was last
night.

It's some bank robber who knows where a
whole bunch of boots stashed, and the

sheriff's kid's trying to get it off for
his self.

Well, I almost heard the whole thing.

Oh, no!

What'd he tell you?

He not damned if I could tell.

Just for feet.

What do you mean you got away?

I saw him.

Now what are we gonna do?

Take it easy.

He's not gonna get far in these woods.

You go work on hunting.

I'll handle Cedars.

Mac, this is Danny.

I read you.

The bounty hunter's taken off into
Greenridge Woods.

We're gonna need the volunteer posse.

I'll round him up.

Do that.

I'm gonna go get the four by.

And, uh, Mac, you tell the boys,
don't take any chances.

This guy's armed and dangerous.

I don't want them getting into any
trouble.

Everybody's here, Dan.

Good.

There's no telling where Cedars will go or
what he'll do, so...

Mac, you, Bert, and a couple other guys,
try to flush him out from here.

Nordstrom, take some men over.

I'm gonna run command from the four by.

Now, just a second, Danny.

Does your dad know about this?

I'm the sheriff in his absence,
Bert.

He don't need to know.

But this doesn't make any sense.

I mean, a bounty hunter is a law man,
too.

Why are we huntin' it?

The man's crazy.

A psycho.

He's, uh, like a mad dog.

Tried to k*ll Dan.

I saw it myself.

Not good enough for you, Bert?

We got this from Cedar's truck.

It'll give your dog a scent.

Right.

We all know what we're up against,
so...

don't try to be heroes.

Bring him back any way you can.

All right.

Now, here's what we're lookin' for,
darlings.

Yeah.

Come on, bring it on.

Move out.

Okay, we got a stunt to do.

Jody, wait a minute.

I'm worried about Colt.

Why?

He's only a day late.

Besides, we don't use him in the stunt,
okay?

So let's go.

That's not what's worrying me.

Jody, I had a dream last night.

People were hunting Colt.

They were sh**ting at him.

He fell off of a cliff.

It was so real.

I woke up in a cold sweat.

Well, I told you not to eat those
anchovies and ice cream before bed.

This is not what it is.

It's like in my book.

Oh, Howie, it was just a dream.

Jody, people have prophetic dreams all the
time.

I had this roommate in college.

He was supposed to be flying to Cleveland,
right?

Well, he had a dream the night before that
the plane was gonna crash.

So the next day, he purposefully missed
the flight.

And guess what?

What?

They lost an engine and had to make an
emergency landing in a soybean field.

Well, Howie, you have nothing to worry
about.

Colt's not going to Cleveland.

Jody, I'm serious.

Okay, okay.

You wanna be serious?

Listen, let's talk about a dream I had.

Wanna hear my dream?

Yeah.

Okay.

Uh, I dreamed that we were looking for
Colt.

But I need help.

That deputy framed me.

He's trying to shake down a bank robber
named Hutton.

Now, Hutton can clear me, but I gotta find
him quick as I can.

Now, you had your doubts back there to
begin with.

What can I do?

I've gotta get to town to find Hutton
before they k*ll him.

If this doesn't work, I'm a dead man.

So's Hutton, and so's Hoss.

All right.

All right, I'll help you.

Now, now, just hold it right there.

I'll help you, but we do it legal.

Well, they won't let that happen.

All right, boy, go get him.

Good girl.

Keep on him.

Keep on him.

We'll find him.

Gotcha.

You get up real nice and easy like that.

Come on.

Get up.

Come on.

Don't sh**t.

It's me, Bert.

Well, what the hell you got his clothes on
for?

He made me.

He got my r*fle, and he said
he'd sh**t... if I didn't run.

Let me have your shotgun.

You stay on him with the dogs.

I'm gonna look over this way.

All right.

Good luck.

Come on, boys.

Let's cut him off down this way.

Notes from you there?

I read you, Sheriff.

Seavers is headed your way.

Get ready for him.

Roger.

Come in, Sheriff.

Kowal here.

Seavers just went off Keening Ball River.

He's a b*tch.

I think he's a goner.

Good work.

I'll check it out here.

Billy, can you read me?

Yeah, Denny, I'm here.

I want you to take care of the horse now.

Seavers is headed back to town.

How do you know?

But what if Seavers shows up here?

Now I'm on the spot.

What about Hutton?

I'm coming right in.

I'll take care of him.

We're all through with games.

I hear you.

What?

The lift.

Let's go.

You're gonna get me through the roadblock.

Hey!

Yeah, I got it.

I got him, all right.

Dan's gonna pin a medal on your chest.

Yeah.

Lucky son of a g*n.

I don't know what you're up to,
but you won't get away with it.

Yeah, well, I don't know how deep you're
in this, but I'm innocent.

Deep?

What's that supposed to mean?

Check the arrest records the day I brought
Hoss in.

There was another prisoner there the
deputy was trying to shake down.

I just hope he hadn't k*lled him yet.

You expect me to believe that?

Why else would I come back here?

Just check the records.

Pull over to the left a bit.

Now you're gonna put these on.

Cup yourself to the wheel.

Yeah.

Have a good time.

Yeah.

You're lucky he's alive.

Now, where's Hutton?

Look, I'm as good as dead.

You think I won't k*ll you.

Now, where is he?

Okay, fine.

What are you doing?

Just a little air in the veins.

A lousy way to go.

Now, where is he?

The barn.

Curzer's barn.

Hoss!

Rosie!

Rosie, my g*n is on the floor!

I caught him trying to k*ll Hoss.

I came to save Hoss from him.

I wouldn't hurt him.

He's my pal.

You know that.

Look, Hoss knows too much.

If you let him go, they'll only k*ll Hoss
later.

Rosie, he's crazy.

Come on.

You know me for years.

Look, I don't have time to convince you.

Now, you sh**t if you will.

But I've got to save the man's life.

Going on long enough?

Oh, no, Sheriff.

I was just beginning to enjoy myself.

I've seen guys like you before,
Hutton.

Take a pretty good beating.

Tough as they are, though, there's usually
one thing that'll make them crack.

You've got an exception on your hands.

Well, Billy seems to think that this might
get to you.

And what do you think if I, uh...

if I held this up to your face?

I mean, right up against your face?

You think they're mean enough?

Hungry enough to start biting?

Well, let's give it a try.

All right, all right, I'll tell you.

Take him away, please.

Where's the money?

Take me over to the car.

The car.

Move over to check the car.

Not everywhere.

I'll show you.

Safe deposit box.

And a safe prayer.

I saved your eye.

It's your turn to do the same for me.

Well, uh, I would, you know.

Except the authorities got this strange
notion that I robbed a bank.

Yeah, well, let's put it like this.

If you don't, I'm gonna leave you with
him.

He got my, uh, total and complete,
uh, cooperation.

Good.

I always

knew you were a fine cook, Rosie.

But after that hospital, you seem like the
world's best.

Well, eat up, little brother.

I figure I can feed you for two more days
without going bankrupt.

Hey, cook.

Colt Seavers.

I heard you were getting out today.

Yeah.

How's he on, buddy?

Fine.

You will be interested to
know that indictments came

down against Bill and Dan,
and it doesn't look good.

Well, that couldn't happen to nicer boys.

Yeah.

Say, Colt, I'm real sorry about your
truck.

Insurance gonna pay for that?

No, but the deductible.

Well, I'll make it up to you.

Hey, forget it.

The important thing is that you're okay.

That I am.

No headaches?

Nope.

No dizziness?

Nope.

Just as good as neither?

And fit as a fiddle.

That's great.

Let's go.

Go?

Go back to L.A.

I still gotta collect on you.

Watch your lip.

I'll never get a date.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.