[ theme music playing ]
Well?
How many cards?
Uh...two.
Not me.I'm out.
I'll play these.
Well, now...
I might as well be broke
as the way I am.
Bet my last hand.
Your ten,
and ten more.
Well...
hold everything
till I get back.
Danny, where are all
the Shiloh hands?
Went back, I suppose.
I guess I'm gonna
need your help.
I need a little
bettin' money.
Money? Oh, no.Just a minute.
They're holding
the game up for me.
Come on,
be a good fella.
You're in way over
your head with those men.
Take my advice--
I don't need
your advice.
I need your money.
Danny,
my luck's changed.
Yeah. How do you
figure that?
[ inaudible ]
Why didn't you say so?
How much do you need?
Ten to call.
You, uh...
take it from there.
Go get 'em.
Full house.
Contributions
gratefully accepted.
Your deal.
Oh, no.
That does it
for me.
Me, too.
Come on, gentlemen.
The evening's
still young.
It's not evening.
It's morning.
Man and boy, I never
seen such luck.
I did kind of hold 'em.
See you next Saturday,
Trampas.
No.
I got other plans
for this money.
Big plans.
Better walk him out,
then rub him down.
I don't want him
foundering on water.
Feed him
in about an hour.
Mister, you think
I never saw
a horse before?
I don't know. I never
saw you before.
Here you go.
Any hard feelings?
No.Good.
Howdy.Hello.
Tell me, does Duke Logan
still run this bank?
Mr. Logan's president,
if that's what you mean.
That's what I mean.
Think you could
rustle him up for me?
He won't be in today.
He's out hunting.
Oh. Well, I'll catch up
with him later.
You can handle this.
I want to open up
an account.
Yes, sir.
How'd that five
get in there?
Make it for 500.
I'll need the rest for
walking-around money.
You plan to stay here
long, Mister...
Name's Trampas.
How long I stay depends
on a lot of things.
I'll be bunking
over at the hotel
till I make up my mind.
Sure hope you like it here
enough to stay.
You haven't been
here long, have you?
Not quite
three years. Why?
Well, five years ago,
you would've been fired
from your job
for even suggesting
such a thing.
[ ringing ]
[ Spanish accent ]
You want a room?
That's the general idea.
Four bits a night.
Pay in adva--
Trampas!Carlos!
I never thought
I'd see you
in this town again.
What do you mean?
I wouldn't let money come
between an old friend.
Aw, same old Trampas.
Boy, you haven't changed
much, either, Carlos.
[ laughs ]
Only my name--
it's Charley...
now that I lost
my Spanish accent.
[ laugh ]
Charley, how much money
do I owe you?
Oh, what difference
does it make?
I want to know.
You kept track,
didn't you?
What for? So I could get
sore all over again
every time
I look at it?
Heh. Well, uh...
I got it right here.
Let's see.
I owe you, uh...
$64.45.
Plus interest
for five years, that's--
I'm no good at figures.
Want to settle
for an even 75?
75 what?
75 of these right here.
You hold up a bank?
Charley,
I worked for this.
I earned it
with real sweat.
Yeah? Where?
Ever hear of a ranch
up in Wyoming
called Shiloh?
No.
It's a big ranch.
I'm top hand up there.
How you save
a roll like that
on a cowhand's pay?
I didn't. I used that
to bankroll me
in a poker game.
Ah, that's more
like it. Ha ha!
You sweating--
I want to see the day.
You should've seen me sweat
when I was bluffing
those four sports
with a busted flush.
That's real sweat, Charley.
[ laughs ]
[ footsteps ]
Comancheros.
Give me a room with
a soft mattress, Charley.
It's been a long ride.
Try number 8.
That ought to do it.
What'd you do
that for?
It was in the way.
Could've asked me
to move it.
This was easier.
The bill.
Just a minute, Charley.
Pick it up first.
Then pay the bill.
You are giving me
an order?
You could say that.
MAN: You must be
new here, señor.
Only I give orders
to my men.
Then you tell him.
You know this man?
He's an old friend.
This is Señor Lopez.
My friend Trampas.
You wear
your g*n low, señor,
like a gunfighter.
I've got long arms.
With three men against you,
you are either very quick
or very foolish.
A little bit of both.
An interesting
combination.
Dangerous,
but interesting.
[ laughs ]
Where are your manners,
Angel?
Pick up the gentleman's
saddlebag.
[ speaks Spanish ]
Here is for
the bill, Charley.
Keep what is left
and buy yourself
and your friend a drink
with my compliments.
Gracias.
Before I go, señor,
could I see your g*n?
Nothin' unusual about it.
Please, señor,
if I'd wanted to
give you trouble...
Gracias.
While you are here,
this way is better.
Gracias.
Adiós, amigos.
Things have sure changed
around here, Charley.
I guess a lot can happen
in five years.
Last time I was here,
the cavalry was stomping
on them...
every time
they could find 'em.
That was when they were
trading with the Indians.
I remember.
g*ns and rotgut
for stolen beef.
That's all gone now.
The Indians have been
cleared back to their
reservations.
You mean the Comancheros
have turned respectable?
They don't break
any laws here.
The way they acted,
you'd think that
fella Lopez
was the town mayor
or something.
Let's not talk
about them.
Let's talk about
all the friends
you're gonna have
when they find out
you're back...with money.
[ laughs ]
I'm counting on you
to pass the word.
Tell them I'll be
in the saloon
in about an hour,
after I've cleaned up.
The cistern is still
out in back.
Help yourself to water.
I see the service
hasn't changed any.
[ laughs ]
Sam Oliver. $70.
[ whistles ]
10, 20, 30,
40, 50, 60...
70.
20 for me and that 50
Pa owes you.
We all squared now?
It's always a pleasure
to do business with you,
Trampas.
I'll remember you
said that next time
I need a loan.
[ laughter ]
Trampas?Coop?
I keep waiting to hear you
call out my name.
You didn't forget
all those times
I staked you.
Heh. Coop, I got you
at the bottom
of the list.
And seeing as how
you own the saloon,
I figured you didn't
need the money.
Let's say I like
to collect souvenirs.
The book says
Pa and I owe you--
[ whistles ]
$190.
Big enough souvenir
for you?
I know everyone here
has money,
so don't expect me
to say something foolish,
like, "Drinks are
on the house."
[ laughter ]
Coop, don't you think
we ought to let Trampas
have a chance to win
some of his money back?
Charley, you're
reading my mind again.
How about it, Trampas?
The back room's
all set up.
Ordinarily, I'd accept
a game of poker
with mind-readers,
as long as they admit
what they are before
we sit down.
But not tonight.
Tomorrow's gonna be
a long day.
I got some unfinished
business to take care of.
I didn't think you'd
ride back from Wyoming
just to pay off a few
old gambling debts.
No.
I remember when
you left town
five years ago.
You were pretty unhappy
with Duke Logan
right then.
I remember.
You were kind of
hawk-headed in those days.
Should've been downright
grateful, I guess.
Here I had a banker
giving me advice
to try my luck
at any other place
except Logan.
Since then, I've heard
people will pay
a lot of money
for that kind of advice.
And Duke was
real free with it.
Well, see you
tomorrow...maybe.
[ knock on door ]
Just a second.
Mr. Logan.
Won't you come in?
You're welcome, too.
What's the matter, Duke?
Bank in trouble?
I can deposit some more
in the morning if it'll
help you out.
This is our town Marshal--
Brett Cole.
New since you were here.
Glad to know you, Marshal...
I guess.
I brought the money
you put in the bank today.
I made the withdrawal slip
for you to sign.
Just a minute, Duke.
I didn't say I wanted
to take my money out.
I'm gettin' used to
the idea of havin'
a bank account.
The last time we talked,
I thought we had
something understood.
I remember the talk
real well.
Seems to me you brought
the town Marshal
that time, too.
You were talking to
a poorer guy then, Duke.
Maybe he scared
a little easier than I do.
I don't know
what you're up to.
But we don't want
your kind in our town.
My kind? What's that?
What you were
when you left here.
A card cheater,
shiftless, no good
to anybody.
You and your pa.
If my pa and me
wanted to cheat,
you would've never
known about it.
Did he come back
with you, too?
He's dead.
Marshal, if it'll
make you happy,
I'll give you my word
I won't get into
any card games
while I'm here.
Mr. Logan thinks
it'd be best
if you simply
moved along.
What if I don't
agree with him?
Is that breaking the law?
No. But I'd like to know
what you have in mind.
Maybe I just
like it here.
Is that reason enough?
Well, if it's true.
But the word around town
is that you said
you had some unfinished
business to take care of.
And you thought that meant
I was gunnin' for you.
Must be awful to have
such a guilty conscience.
We didn't come up here
for any small talk.
What I said about
unfinished business,
Marshal--
the boys in the saloon
got that wrong.
Just what did you mean?
Duke never told you
why he ran me out before.
Besides being a shiftless,
no-account--
I'm not interested
to what happened to
you two in the past.
I just don't want
any trouble now.
Well, I'll tell you
anyway.
My big mistake was
calling on his sister.
Before I leave this time,
I intend on seeing Carole.
If the banker
doesn't like it,
that's too bad.
[ laughs ]
Oh, excuse me.
Did I say
something funny?
Well, five years is
a long time, Trampas.
Carole's all right?
She's my wife.
I guess I'll be
drawing my money
out of the account
after all.
There's no reason why
you shouldn't say hello
as long as you're here.
Thanks, Marshal, but...
you say it for me.
$500.
Uh...the bank book,
please.
Just a minute, Duke.
You can go now.
Trampas!
Whoa.
Hello, Carole.
Brett told me
you were in town.
I couldn't let you
get away without
seeing you.
That was
right nice of you.
Were you really
gonna leave without
stopping by?
Well, I didn't want to
bother an old married lady.
But you don't look like
an old married lady.
You've held up
pretty well yourself.
I get around all right,
when the weather's good.
Brett tells me you've
been very successful.
Strictly temporary.
I ran into a little luck.
Thought I'd come back
and pay off a few debts.
Other than that,
I'm a $40-a-month cowhand.
You mean you settled down
to a regular job?
Doesn't sound much
like me, does it?
I always thought
you could...
if you ever
wanted to.
It kind of
snuck up on me.
How about you?
How long have you
been married now?
Almost two years.
Well, no need to ask
if you're happy.
I can see that
by lookin' at you.
Well, I got
a lot of riding to do
before sundown.
Can't you stay and have
supper with us?
Thanks, but I thought
I'd stop by
and see my old boss
and his wife
on the way back.
Can't persuade you
to change your mind?
Maybe next time.
Sure nice seeing you,
Carole.
Good-bye.
Fred?
Sarah?
Hey! Anybody home?
[ horse neighs ]
Don't move, anybody.
[ speaks Spanish ]
[ horse neighs ]
All right, keep your hands up
where I can see 'em.
Come on, get 'em up.
[ speaks Spanish ]
Get over to the horses.
Vamanos. iVamanos!
I got some prisoners
for you, Marshal.
What'd they do?
They k*lled Fred
and Sarah Hall.
Vamanos.
All right,
tell me about it.
I was gonna pay a little
visit to the Halls
on my way back.
I used to work for 'em.
When I got there,
the place was ransacked
and the Halls were dead.
I followed
the Comancheros' trail
till I caught up with them
at their camp.
Then you didn't
actually see
the k*lling?
No.
How can you be sure?
When I got there,
there were four horses
with Hall's brand on them.
Plus these sacks
with whatever they could
carry out of the house.
They even took
Fred's watch.
Got his initials on it.
Did you k*ll
the one out there?
Yeah, he went
for his g*n.
I wish the others
had, too.
Would've made things
a lot simpler.
Funny way for
a lawman to talk.
It's an unusual
situation here, Trampas.
I don't follow, Marshal.
If this isn't evidence
enough to hang 'em,
I don't know what is.
I can only hold them
on your complaint.
You want to sign this?
It means you'll have to
stay for the trial.
That body outside--
want me to take care of it?
Yeah, I guess so.
How'd he die?
I shot him.
Oh?
Comanchero, ain't he?
That's right.
You think Lopez will want
to pay for the funeral?
I don't know, Harry.
Just take him over
to your place.
Can't you see
we're busy?
I just want to know who's
paying--the town or Lopez.
You won't have to
worry about who pays
for the Halls.
I buried 'em out there.
I meant to ask you
about that.
I'm in a hurry
to get back, Marshal.
No reason for the trial
to take more than
a day, is there?
Probably not...
when they get to it.
What do you mean?
Why don't they get
to it right away?
I'm just the town Marshal,
Trampas.
My authority stops
with the town limits.
What happened out at
the Halls' place
is really outside
my jurisdiction.
About the most I can do
is hold these two men here
until I can turn them over
to the county sheriff.
And he's in San Pablo,
and that's 200 miles away,
and it'll take a couple
of weeks to get him here.
A couple of weeks?
It's a big county,
Trampas.
And he's a busy man.
Isn't there some
kind of statement
I could leave with you?
It wouldn't be worth
anything in court.
It's just your word
against theirs.
And you've got to be here
in case they want to
cross-examine you.
You still want to
go ahead with this?
[ knock on door ]Come in.
Hi.
A love letter?
Just my boss.
I'm tellin' him
it looks like I'll be late
gettin' back to Shiloh.
So I heard.
What are we celebrating?
Your decision
to stay over.
What's so great
about that?
Several things.
You will be occupying
the room longer,
which will bring me
more money.
I will have the pleasure
of having a good
drinking companion.
And it will stir up
the good citizens
of the town
like an earthquake.
All that, huh?
Just because I brought
two murderers into jail.
Not just murderers.
Comancheros.
Maybe you'd
better explain.
I'd like to talk
to you, Trampas.
Why not?
The Marshal just told me
about your run-in
with the Comancheros.
He said you filed
charges against them.
That's right.
You've been away
a long time, Trampas.
Things have changed
a lot since you left.
Some of the changes
we don't like.
But we have to
live with them.
I think you can talk more
directly than that, Duke.
You know the saying
"Live and let live"?
That's us.
We let
the Comancheros live,
and we hope they will
return the favor.
I didn't ask you
to sit in on this.
It's my hotel.
I sit anywhere I want.
Then I'll ask Trampas
to finish the talk
at my house.
I like it fine
right here.
Only get to the point.
My friend and I have some
social drinking to do.
All right.
I'll come to the point.
I want you to drop
those charges against
those two men.
I don't get it.
First your Marshal tries
to talk me out of it,
and now you.
I'm not talking
just for myself.
This involves
the whole town.
I still don't get it.
We have an understanding
with Lopez.
If he and his men behave
themselves in our town,
obey our laws,
they're welcome here.
CHARLEY:
What he means is...
they buy from the merchants
who take the money they make
and put it in his bank.
It's better than having
them raid the town
and take what they want.
I notice you don't mind
takin' their money
for your rooms.
Unfortunately,
I have no more backbone
than the rest of them.
It's not a question
of backbone.
It's a question
of survival.
Five years ago, the Army
would've handled this.
Those men would've
been tried and hung.
But there is
no Army today.
If you can't handle
the Comancheros,
why don't you ask
the Army back?
The town of Indian Creek
tried that.
Ask Charley what happened.
The Federal Marshals
came in--
enough cavalry
to fight a small w*r.
And the Comancheros
disappeared until
the cavalry left.
And then they came back.
Tell him what happened
to the tough little town
of Indian Creek.
It wasn't very pretty.
And what about the Halls?
Don't you think that was
a little violation
of your agreement?
The Marshal told you--
it doesn't come under
his jurisdiction.
The county sheriff
is responsible for all
those people out there.
So, you want me
to withdraw my charges.
Maybe put up a box lunch
so they'll have something
to eat on the way out.
I didn't create
the situation.
I'm just telling you
what it is.
If we break our
agreement to Lopez--
Don't count me in
on that "we".
I don't have
any agreement with him.
The town does.
There were a lot of things
wrong with this town
when I left.
But I didn't think
being yellow was one of 'em.
It's easy for you
to talk big.
You don't have to
live here.
And what about the Halls?
Did anybody tell them
it was all right
if the Comancheros
wanted to k*ll them?
Nothing we do is gonna
bring the Halls back.
It boils down to
how many lives you want
to sacrifice
to get your own
personal revenge.
If I wanted
personal revenge,
I would've k*lled them
when I caught them.
I'm going by the law.
I'm not gonna roll over
and play dead for you,
Lopez, or anybody else.
I thought I could talk
some sense into you.
I should've known
it was a waste of time.
Now you know.
That's the way
it really is here, huh?
I would say yes.
Only they don't think
of it the way you do.
They call it
being practical.
I say "they".
I do it, too.
Only difference is,
I don't try to close
my eyes to it.
Here. You're not
drinking.
I've had enough,
thanks.
Then I'll finish this
myself.
Maybe it'll help me
forget that Lopez is
my countryman.
I hate him for making
Spanish blood
a bad thing.
Charley.Hmm?
You're a long way
from being a Comanchero.
Good night, amigo.
Hello, Carole.
What are you doing
all the way out here?
I was asleep last night
when Brett came home.
I didn't hear
about this thing
till this morning.
I came right out
to see if there was
anything I could do.
I didn't know
you'd be here.
I just finished putting
a cross on the grave.
Would you like to see it?
Yes, I would.
Seems like there ought to
be something else
I should do,
but I can't think
of anything.
The Comancheros took
everything out of the house
that was worth
carrying away.
Not very fancy.
I didn't know
you were good friends
with the Halls.
I never knew them well.
In all these years,
I never really knew them.
They didn't have time
for much socializing.
I guess it kept them busy
just trying to make a living.
It was very thoughtful
of you to come out, though.
If I'd known you were
gonna be here,
I wouldn't have.
Why not?
Tell me something.
Why did you come
back here?
To Logan, I mean.
Well, I owed about
everybody in town
a little money.
When I struck it rich--
You could've
handled that by mail.
I guess I could've,
at that.
Well, it seemed that--
Maybe I just wanted
to show off.
I guess the real
reason was...
there was someone
I just couldn't get
out of my head.
You take those long
winter nights in Wyoming
in a bunkhouse,
the wind howling outside,
the snow drifts all
the way up to the roof,
a man's got a lot of time
for thinkin'.
The last thing in the world
I want to do is hurt you,
but I wish you'd stayed
in Wyoming.
Well, it was my idea
to come back.
Besides, it didn't
hurt me none
to have something
to think about when I was
up there in Wyoming.
I wish I hadn't
seen you again.
I'm being selfish.
I had my life
beautifully arranged,
exactly as I thought
I wanted it.
I'd forgotten you.
You showed good sense.
I'm not sure I'll always
show such good sense.
Not if you're gonna
be staying on here.
Brett says you might.
I thought you were
happily married.
I am. I want
to stay that way.
Carole...
you know I wouldn't
do anything to come
between you and Brett.
I know that.
It's not you
I'm worried about.
I thought I had
more pride than to
admit such a thing.
But please get whatever
you're here for over
as soon as possible.
Before I do something
I'll be ashamed of.
Amigo.
Well?
I don't know.
Don't you worry.
I saw the look
on his face
when he found out
you were married.
I'm still betting
you can twist him
around your
little finger.
Something the matter?
I just wish there was
some other way of
doing it.
I told you, I tried.
He just wouldn't
listen to me.
You believe I'm right
about getting those
prisoners released,
don't you?
Well, yes.
Well, I'm sure
you convinced him.
Oh, uh...
I don't think I'd mention
any of this to Brett.
Just keep it
between the two of us.
CHARLEY: Amigo.
Oh. Come on in, Charley.
You didn't speak to me
when you came in.
I'm sorry. I was, uh...
thinkin' of
something else.
Back in Medicine Bow,
when you won all that
money and decided
to come back here,
it seemed like a very
simple idea, didn't it?
How wrong could a man be?
You want me to mail
that letter for you?
I don't know.
You changed your mind?
I haven't decided yet.
She must've been
more persuasive
than her brother.
What do you mean?
She came by this morning
to see you.
I told her
where you had gone.
Charley, you're not
makin' that up.
Why should I?
I was right, then.
She found you.
Yeah.
She found me.
Mail it, Charley.
Hello, Lopez.
Amigo.
I hear we have
a little problem.
Robbery and m*rder.
I call that
a big problem.
I knew one of my men
had been k*lled.
I did not also know
he'd also been robbed.
I'm not talking
about your man.
I mean the Halls.
What makes you think
it was my men who did it?
They were trailed
from the Halls' ranch.
They had
the Halls' horses
and two sacks of
personal possessions
with them
when they were caught.
But you yourself
do not know this
to be a fact.
Someone else
caught them.
Señor Logan.
I was just discussing
our problem
with the Marshal.
Too bad
this had to happen
when things
were going so well.
There's no reason
things can't continue
to go well.
Not while my men
are in your jail.
If they have done
what you say,
I will punish them
my own way.
You will hand them
over to me?
I can't do that, Lopez.
I don't understand.
Señor Logan has
just said--
There's been
a formal charge
filed against them.
According to the law,
they'll have to stay--
I've been working
on that, Brett.
I think things will be
all right now, señor.
You mean Trampas
is gonna withdraw
his complaint?
TRAMPAS: No.
You are the man
responsible for this?
I brought your men in,
if that's what you mean.
I remember you.
You're a lawman?
No.
Just a friend
of the people
your men m*rder*d.
That gives you
the right to k*ll?
The law will decide that.
No, señor.
I will decide.
Am I to understand
you will not release my men?
As long as he stands
behind his complaint,
I have to hold them
for trial.
I see.
I will return tomorrow
for my men.
How you arrange it
is up to you.
Lopez. Sí, señor.
We'll work something out.
I give you my word.
I don't want your word.
I want my men--
tomorrow.
For a minute there,
I thought you were gonna
polish his boots for him.
Just what
are you after?
Well, if I have to
put it in words,
you might say it's
a matter of principle.
So, name it.
How much do you want
to get out of town?
How much do you think
it's worth?
You came here
with $1,000.
You can leave with 2.
That's a very
tempting offer.
Only trouble is,
it won't help me forget
how the Halls looked
lying there,
with Comanchero b*ll*ts
in them.
Just how do you think
it makes me look
when my own
brother-in-law
turns against me?
I'm not turning
against you, Duke!
I'm just telling you
I can't turn them loose!
It's my job--
Don't tell me
about your job!
I got it for you!
I just saw Trampas
leaving here.
Is he going for good?
No, he isn't.
He's staying.
But I thought--
It doesn't matter
what you thought.
He's a stubborn
jackass.
And so is
your husband.
Unless you can talk
some sense into him.
Let's try and keep
this from becoming
a family argument.
How can we? You're
my brother-in-law.
Everybody in town
knows that.
They expect you
to listen to me.
You said you wanted me
to talk to him.
Why don't you
let me do it?
You're welcome
to it.
I'm sorry, Brett.
Duke doesn't mean it
the way it sounds.
Just how does he
mean it?
I do wish you two
got along better.
We get along just fine,
as long as I do
what he wants.
What is it
he wants you to do?
A simple little thing
like letting those two
Comancheros out of jail,
that's all.
Is that such a terrible
thing to ask?
Is it?
I have a job to do,
honey.
Isn't that job
protecting the lives
and property
of the people
here in Logan?
And I'm not very proud
of the way I've been
doing it.
Everybody else is.
Is there anything wrong
with doing what people
want you to?
I have a responsibility
to enforce the law, Carole.
What the people in town want
shouldn't change that.
Brett, the people
elect you.
To do a job for them
they don't want to do
themselves.
I thought we had
a good life, Brett,
the way it was.
You never heard me
complain.
But you'd risk having it
torn out by the roots?
I know all that.
But you're going ahead
anyway. You don't care.
I care a lot, Carole.
But there's nothing else
I can do.
You can turn
those men loose,
the way Duke
asked you to.
No one in this town
is ever gonna question
your motives
for doing it.
Oh, you're wrong, honey.
I would.
What's come
over you, Brett?
You used to listen
to Duke.
Maybe I listened too much
for too long.
What were you before
you came to Logan, Brett?
You know what I was.
I was Deputy Marshal
at Gila Roads.
And you'd still
be there, wouldn't you?
A little deputy making
no money at all
if my brother hadn't
brought you here
to Logan.
I'd probably be fired.
They have a new sheriff
up there--
Don't you think you owe
my brother at least the
benefit of the doubt?
There isn't
any doubt, Carole.
But you heard
what Duke said.
I'm sick of having you
tell me what Duke said!
I tell you what Duke says
because he's right.
And you thought so, too,
before Trampas came
back here.
What has he got
to do with it?
Oh, he never did
like Duke.
He's turned you
against him, too.
Can't you see that?
Maybe he does have
something to do with it.
But not what you think.
Maybe he forced me
to look at myself
for the first time.
I'm not going
to stand by
and watch you
destroy us all
for a silly gesture.
Either you let
those men go...
or I'm leaving you.
You don't mean that.
I mean every word of it.
Carole...
it's not just that I have
to live with myself.
If I said yes...
I'd have to live with you,
knowing what you'd
think of me.
I don't believe
I could do that.
[ knock on door ]Come in.
Well, it doesn't
take long
for the word to get
around, does it?
You lied to me.
You let me think you
were going to leave.
I don't remember saying
anything like that.
I'll admit
I was on the fence...
till I realized you were
trying to do something
your brother couldn't--
scare me...
or bribe me into doing it.
What of it?
Who do you think
you are,
coming into our town,
telling us how to act?
I'm not telling anybody
how to act.
Duke takes care
of that department.
Don't try to blame
my brother.
We got along fine here
till you came back.
Are you speaking
for your husband, too?
Just what do you mean
by that?
Last time I saw him,
he was doing
a pretty good job
standing up against
Duke and Lopez both.
Because you forced him
into it.
I didn't force him
into doing anything.
He made up
his own mind.
And he's wrong,
just as wrong as you are.
Only you don't have
anything to lose.
You can go right back
to where you came from.
It doesn't matter to you
if he gets k*lled
doing his stupid job!
Carole, listen to me.
I don't want to see
Brett get hurt,
and I don't want
to get hurt myself.
But I'm not gonna
back down from
something I have to do.
Maybe he feels
the same way.
You can't understand
that, can you?
No.
Carole, I spent a lot of
time over the years...
wondering what
it'd be like
having you as a wife.
I'm sorry
I had to find out.
[ overlapping chatter ]
[ chatter dies down ]
Whiskey.
Leave the bottle.
Hi, Sam. Coop.
Hello, Trampas.
Sit down.
Friendly group.
Drink?
Thanks.
Two days ago,
I was a fair-haired boy
around here.
Things sure do
change quick.
Uh...happy days.
I see you're
quarantined, too.
Duke passed the word.
Maybe I made a mistake.
I don't think so.
It wasn't fair
to get you involved, too.
Guess I got my back up
and didn't look
too far ahead.
I took the job,
and it's about time
I did it.
What about tomorrow?
What do you think
is gonna happen?
I don't know.
If it comes to
a showdown with Lopez,
you think any of them
are gonna back you up?
I wouldn't bank on it.
Have another?
No, thanks.
Me, neither.
Marshal,
see you tomorrow.
You don't have to.
Yes, I do.
Your town is becoming
very crowded, señor.
I hope it does not
burst at its seams.
Just give us a little
more time, Lopez.
We Spanish are known
to be mañana people.
But remember, señor...
in Logan, it is
already mañana.
You have one hour.
Thought you might
need some company.
Thanks.
Mind if I borrow
one of these?
Help yourself.
Brett, I--
You'd better go home,
Carole.
If you two want to talk,
I can go in there.
We haven't got anything
to talk about.
Have we, Carole?
I've come for
the prisoners, Brett.
You ordering me?
I am.
As long as
I'm Marshal,
you don't
give orders.
DUKE: You're not
Marshal anymore.
The town council
just had a meeting.
You're through.
It's your jail, Duke.
Help yourself.
Nothing to keep me
in Logan anymore.
I'll be goin' on my way.
Nice try, Marshal.
You coming,
Carole?
No.
You'd better go with him.
He's always right.
I want to talk
to my husband.
Alone.
Brett, I've...
come here
to apologize.
Nothin' to
apologize for, Carole.
We just see things
differently, that's all.
Not anymore.
I'm still
the same man, Carole.
I'd do the same thing
all over again
if I had the chance.
I know.
That's why I'm here.
I, uh--
I may not always
agree with you.
But I know now that
that doesn't matter.
The important thing
is that you know
what you have to do.
And it's up to your wife
to back you up.
You mean that?
That's what I came
here to tell you.
To ask you
to forgive me for--
[ cheering ]
[ speaking Spanish ]
Come, señores.
We will have a drink
together.
Thanks, but it's
a little early for us.
It is never too early
to drink to friendship
and understanding.
There cannot be the one
without the other.
And now I know we do
understand each other.
Come, señores,
we will drink!
I see Duke won
as usual.
Make up my bill.
I'll be leaving.
Wise idea.
[ chatter and laughter ]
I congratulate you,
gentlemen,
on making
a wise decision.
Though I never
doubted for a moment
that you would do it.
You are intelligent men--
all of you.
I salute
the intelligent way
we solved our problem.
From now on,
I am sure
we will all get along
like brothers.
Come, we will drink
to this.
To all my muchachos.
And now, señores,
I regret to say
that all good things
must come to an end.
I want you to go to
your homes and stay here...
after you have made certain
everyone in the town
will stay off the streets
until I tell them
to come out.
I don't understand.
Of course
you understand, señor.
I am speaking
very clearly.
I want your people
off the streets
where they cannot
be hurt.
I think only
of the welfare
of my new little cousins.
Move, señores.
Quickly.
Duke, what's this
all about?
You heard
every word I did.
[ shouting and laughing ]
Guess that does it.
You mind leave Logan,
Carole,
and moving
to a new town?
I won't mind at all.
Carole, stay in here
till Lopez and his men
leave town.
I thought we were one big,
happy family now.
I didn't come here
to argue with you.
Make sure she stays
off the street.
I don't understand.
I think I do.
Brett, where are
you going?
To get Trampas
out of town.
Is that what
this is all about?
I can't be sure.
I'm gonna find out.
Brett...
[ Comancheros laughing
and shouting ]
Where's Brett going?
To help Trampas.
That's what this is
all about, isn't it?
Why'd you let him go?
Because he felt
he had to.
Looks like Lopez
has got it all
set up for me.
I was hoping
he'd forget about you.
I should've known.
Lopez never forgets
an enemy.
That's a good way to
keep a lot of friends.
Are they
after Trampas?
What about
the back way?
There are men
there, too.
I already looked.
It would do
any good anyway.
I wouldn't get
very far on foot.
I sure do admire the way
the people in this town
respect Señor Lopez.
I should've learned
from them sooner.
Where's your horse?
Down at
the livery stable.
It's sure gonna be
a long walk.
You can't go
out there.
I don't want to,
but I don't see
any other way.
If I stay here,
they'll get tired
of waiting
and come in after me.
The only chance I got
is to get to my horse.
The way I see it,
that's out the front door.
Look...
I'll talk to Lopez.
Maybe he'll listen to reason.
What good would
that do now?
It's his town.
He'll do as
he pleases.
I think he's gonna teach
the people of this town
a lesson
they won't forget.
Trampas...
I'm going with you.
I'm scared enough
to take you up on that.
But if he wants to get me,
one more g*n
won't do any good.
He's right.
Who knows?
Maybe he's just trying
to make you sweat.
If that's what he's after,
he's made his point.
Well, only one way
to find out.
Well--Trampas.
I don't care
what you say.
I can't let you--
No.
What I said up there
still goes.
It wouldn't do
any good.
It might even make them
start something
if they see you
come out with me.
But thanks anyway.
See you around,
Charley.
Marshal.
[ g*nsh*t ]
Get back in there!
Think I never saw
a g*n before, mister?
What do you want
to do with them, Marshal?
Get out of town,
and stay out.
Vayansen,
Comancheros!
You all right,
Trampas?
Never felt better.
I owe you
an apology.
Well, uh...
I guess we all said
a few things we didn't mean.
Well, so long, Sam. Coop.
Charley.
You still
have to leave?
Yeah.
You, uh...got a nice
little town here.
But I got a job
waiting for me.
Don't look so far
from here to the stable
as it did
a few minutes ago.
[ theme music playing ]
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02x13 - Siege
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The series was loosely based on The Virginian: Horseman of the Plains, a 1902 Western novel by Owen Wister that Hollywood had previously adapted for movies.
The series was loosely based on The Virginian: Horseman of the Plains, a 1902 Western novel by Owen Wister that Hollywood had previously adapted for movies.