01x01 - The Willy Moran Story

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Who's going to pay for the damages?

Never mind the damages.

Buying enough drinks ain't I?

Come on.

All right.

Any man here is riding on the wagon train.

We roll at 5:00 in the morning.

It isn't worth it.

Stranger.

Bartender, buy the man a drink

and then leave him alone.

Hey mister...

You're spoiling our game.

I don't mind spoiling your game.

Grand.

Oh, come on, now.

You have to.

Get another free will.

Come on in.

Okay.

Canvas last.

Important stop for the wagon train
before we reach Fort Kearney.

My name is Seth Adams Wagon Master.

I scout, Flint, McCullough and I.

We're ready to roll.

We're all in 5 minutes, Mr. Robinson.

Whenever you say Major Adams.
I am ready, sir.

Are you?

I don't see a relief driver.

Well, you needn't worry about that.

He's a reliable man.
Something must have delayed him.

But he'll catch up with us today.

I'm sure that's what you told me before.

I'm sorry, Mr. Robinson.

You know the rules I make no exceptions.

But, Major, what do you want me to do?

Major, Out of 5 minutes. Mr.

Robinson, I want treating you a favor.

Do I have to stay at the tail of this
train while everyone else rotates? Why?

I've eaten dust all the way to California.

That you will.

Just as long as you're carrying
a load of powder and shot.

That shouldn't be any news to you.

You're all set.

Ready? You want me?

I'll be on up
ahead. I'll check back with you later.

You do that.

I want to know about that
crossing in Morgan's Creek.

Right. And Flint? Yeah.

Keep your eyes open, William.

I hear quite close.

Raiders have been seen in this area.

If I see them, you'll see me

whizzing along.

What made you really

worry more?

The Slasher.

What are you doing out here, huh?

Major Adams.

By your old friend, the old black sheep.

That's me.

And little trouble.

Had a couple of too many drinks.

Like a Gettysburg, huh? Huh? Huh?

Why me?

Well, never mind. Forget I said it.

I'm sorry.

You were all right at Gettysburg
when you sobered up.

Not the man I used to be.

I don't fight in the ring no more.

I left it all on a regimen, Major.

You left it all in a saloon.

That's what you mean.

Willie, where. Where's your pride?

Five years ago,
there weren't ten men in this country

that could stand up to you
in a fair fight.

I don't quite know why.

What are you doing out here anyway? Huh?

Oh. I'm going to California, Major.

As I got thrown off the last wagon.

Hey, you're going west, Major.

Take me with you, huh?

Come on.

Hey, take me with you.

Maybe soon.

Take on the Devil's Gully.

I got headaches. Enough hog.
Come on, Major.

You ought to try staying out of them
fellows once in a while.

Come on. I'd like to take you. Me?

But it ain't possible.

Oh, Mr. Robinson,
I made you be reasonable.

Mr. Robinson, you've had one time
to get yourself another driver.

I'll have to ask you
to pull your wagon out of line.

But you have no right.

I don't intend to waste my time
and breath arguing with you.

No wagon leaves here. Undermanned.

That's final.

Oh, come on, Major. Take me with you, huh?

I'm sorry, Willie.

You there?
Can you drive a wagon? All right,

now, just a minute.

You said I got to have another man.

Well, what? Just drive.

I drive.

That's fine. You're hired.

Now you listen to me.

I know this man from a way back,
and he's no prize.

I'll guarantee you,
even if he can drive a team of horses.

That's good enough for me.

Well, if you take him on, he's
your responsibility.

Understand that.

We'll get along.

We'll get along just fine.

Thank you.

Get back in the wagon as.

Stop.

Bernie

Geary.

You'll have me a long

wagon.

Oh, let.

I went to where you should have been.

I lost a whole day looking for you.

We've run out of rations.

Maybe Captain Robinson
expects us to live on buffalo grass.

Well, you don't get that wagon
load of ammunition,

and we won't be living on
grass. We'll be pushing it.

Anybody ever tell you, Lieutenant,
the w*r was over?

We're not a guerrilla outfit any longer.

We're outlaws with a price on our heads.

We take that ammunition and Yankee boys
catch us.

We ain't going to be hanging.

And according to
that may well be true, Sergeant.

But till then, you're going to take orders

and you're going to follow them
to the letter. That clear? Yes, sir.

Right. Parallel.

Keep out of sight and wait for the signal.

That's better.

How are we going to know?

Which way can it be on the end,

fella?

You know

what kept you too long?

I had to chase all over creation for.
I'm getting.

Keep your voice down.

We got company.

Oh, Major Robinson.

It's your driver.

That's right. Major Adams. Dan Brady.
Where are you going?

His horse went
lame. Had to pick up another one.

Where's Moran?

Sleeping it off.
I won't be needing him anymore.

What do you figure to do? Drop him off
here in the middle of nowhere?

Well, I don't want him around.
I have no more use for.

Should have thought of that before
you took the man on.

You'll keep him on
at least till we get to Coney.

Well, really.

I'm going to be able to stay on your feet.

Or do I have to put you back in that wagon
and worry about me, Major?

I'm just fine.

Yeah, you look just fine.

You look like a pig. You smell like a pig.

You go on down to that creek
and get yourself washed up.

Here's a shirt.

Put it on.

You know me, Major.

Always willing

to have had one little drink, Major.

You know,
no more than a man could pull up his nose.

I know what you mean.

Let me make one thing
clear to you, Willie, if I can.

If you take one drink a liquor,
just one minded.

I'll throw you off of this wagon train
so fast it'll make your head

swim.

Yes. You would attack.

And you wouldn't like a drink, though.

Willie,

I hope you make it.

Calling me. Mr..

You wanted me, Sonny.

We thought you might like to have
some coffee.

Well.

I like it very much, ma'am.

I sure could use a cup right now.

You want to sit down?

Oh, we're not afraid of you, mister.

We really are. We might.

Want. There you are.

There's coffee ahead.

Since I left Buffalo, ma'am.

Was that your home?

Most of the time there.

And a lot of other places in between.

I kind of forget how to act
when I'm not in a saloon.

Ma'am. I'm sorry.

Is that a religious matter?

A much religion.

And fighting with the office.

Did you. Win it?

United States Senator gave me that, son,

and I'd have fought
Tiger Boyd in Washington.

I was a real happy man. Then

I figured I was big in the world.

Bigger than everything. Even

even whiskey.

But you a very good fighter, Miss Miriam.

A lot of people thought so.

And I mean,
is there something terribly wrong?

Can we help you?

I don't mean nothing to rye.

It's just the headaches. They come and

they don't last long.

It's like I was going to tell the boy.

When you add up all the punches
and the pains

in the head
while fighting don't seem worthwhile.

Get back where you belong.

I don't want you around.

He hasn't done anything wrong.

Uncle Andrew, we.

We invited him to have some coffee.

You invited him?

I'll have you remember Uncle Andrew.

I'm a grown woman.

Take your snake down to the creek
to wash them up.

I'm sorry.

Well, I'm sorry too, ma'am.

Thanks anyway.

What are we going to do with that?

Clown

danger is having him underfoot.

He won't be around of Adams
catches him drunk.

Go get that jug of whiskey from the wagon.

No point wasting good whiskey on him.

Ill Moran.

Oh, that's right.

I'm Dan Brady, the man that Robinson hired
to drive his rig for Harry.

Now they tell me you're
trying to take my job away from me.

Oh, no, sir.

I'm just trying to help out is all.

Well, the way I heard it.

What do you think?

You're getting away with it now?

Oh, don't look at me, Moran.

If I happen to have two men for one job,
you'll just have to settle it

between yourself.

I'm not looking for any trouble.

I didn't say it was my job.

Why don't we ask Major Adams?

They tell me you used to be a fighter.

The great Willie Slash.

I'm a rat. Please.

I don't want to fight anybody,
if that's what you mean.

Why wouldn't you want to fight me?

You're not big enough for me.

You're picking a fight, right?

I told you

I wouldn't want to hurt you for no reason.

Mister. Why don't you tell him, Mr.

Robinson, I may be a tr*mp,
but I'm still too good a fighter for him.

Please, Mr.

Robinson, won't you tell him.

That I was

told. It came with your mouth.

Be quiet,

Moran.

You're a better man than I figured.

I don't want to fight anybody, Mr.

Robinson, I think you need a drink.

There's a jug in the back of the wagon
under the canvas.

Why don't you help yourself?

Quite

right.

Thanks.

Thanks, Mr.

Robinson. Hey,

now, maybe

you're going to

have some.

Very quiet days.

No word of trouble from Fred

pushing through while things aren't going
that good with me.

What's your complaint?

I need another blanket. Underneath.

Our blanket. You got another hour?

I'll let you get out here
and sit in the saddle for a while.

Major, another thing you'd happen in
eight days either.

Yeah. What's that?
Willie Moran, eight, had a drink.

You've been watching that too, huh?

Yeah. He thinks you're a great man.

He says he owes it all to you.

That's very wrong.

He owes it all to himself.

After all. Ain't no shining example.

You know that better than me. What's that?

I didn't say nothing, major.

I'm just. I'm.

I'm a little theme was. That's all.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I suppose your Uncle Andrew
should find you here.

You won't find his chicken cattle.

Besides,
I told you we were riding with the person.

Oh, that's not so good.

You lied to him?

No, we did ride with the Partizans.

At least for a little boy.

Oh, I see

you got there.

Then.

Can I have some. Pure

maple candy?

They drink with you.

I remember my grandma saying that one day

my daughter got k*lled.

Here you were.

Here.

Come on back here, honey.
Be careful. I'm glad.

Who's coming. Up? We're going.

We're going back.

Oh, yeah, but easy does it now.

I don't haul easy, Ben.

I quit. Laura.

I got to see anything of those children.

Why not just now? Mr. Palmer,

what's our music for Friday, Mr.

Five eight.

I try to be a music.

You didn't tell him?

Well, maybe I should have

Come on.

But you've got to go back
where you belong. Go ahead.

We gotta.

Yeah. You got another. Man.

Going off the back. Here.

Take it easy now.

That ain't very smart, is it?

Getting old man Palmer
all riled up at you.

I've been noticing you.

Let me make your
nose at that, miss. It has

on our hook.

You didn't get any ideas.

You know, you're looking a lot better
just since you join this train.

How do you make it out these days?

Hold on just fine.

Well, I'll be frank with you, Major.

I'm making an effort,
but it sure ain't easy,

right, Candy?

Pretty.

How do you get along with him?

Oh, just fine, Major. Just fine.

I am an Robinson's. An odd pair.

You're around him a lot, Willy.

What do you think of him?

You're asking the wrong man.

I just drive When Robinson tells me
that most of the time.

Ready?

Usually off somewhere. Hunting, I guess.

Then at night,
Robinson tells me to keep away from him.

I'm just dissatisfied that way.

Willy.

Come on over.

I just don't make any trouble for you.

I think your uncle still respectably hurts
all over, Tony.

Well, I was hoping you'd come over.

Won't you sit down?

Thank you, ma'am.

You tell me more

about what you used to do, Willy.

About the fight fighting.

Is that what you mean?

Major Adams was talking to us
the other day, and he said you fought in

France and England and even in Australia.

Is that true?

I guess so.

I made a lot of money for a club like me.

And came the

whiskey and things and

Look, man, you don't want me to go
on about myself or a

person like you.

Oh, I really do.

I frighten you. Oh, no, ma'am.

You don't frighten me, huh?

Well, you couldn't frighten anyone.

You talk so much about the whiskey,

whether you're a woman, really

or not.

The right kind, Mama

or the right kind.

Want with a man like me.

You're a good man, Willie Moran.

Don't you let anyone rob you of that.

Look what the clowns up to now.

What can a good looking woman like that
waste time on him?

If he was diligent to settle with him,
you'll have your chance tomorrow.

We got a promise.

Tomorrow's the day we rotated back
Near the end of the column.

Only a couple of wagons had a favorite.

All we need now is the right spot.

We better do something
about getting that wagon seat.

Yeah,

I guess I never had much sense.

Men ought
to learn how to use the mourners.

Fifth,

It wasn't like I ever wanted to hurt
anybody just for the sake of hurting

any good writer. I'll tell you that.

I guess it was the game that counted it.

People yelling and.

You talk as if your life burglary.

There are trades you could learn

and people would have to like you
if you gave them a chance.

And they'd respect you too.

If you.

If I wasn't a drunken bum.

You have to make some kind of a start.

And you could, you know.

But thanks for thinking I could

tell you something funny.

You won't laugh.

I won't let.

I ain't had a drink now in eight days.

Course, it's like a buffalo gone
without grass or a line.

A chunk of meat.

I'm trying, ma'am.

It ain't easy, but I'm trying

hard.

Better go.

You don't have to go, Willie.
I'm not a child. My uncle doesn't.

Oh, I just want to make trouble for you,
ma'am.

Don't call me ma'am
and take the coffee with you.

What?

I think I'll bring the cup back.

Goodbye.

Just do the job just so it slips out.

Easy when the time comes.
What's the matter, Mr. Robinson?

Something wrong with the wagon?
Where'd you come from,

Mr. Brady?

What you put in grease I made painful.

Mind your own business.
Go on, get out of here.

Get out!

Get out!

Has any idea what we're up to?

You'll go straight to Adams.

Well, what do you suggest?

Don't worry, Captain.

I'll make it look good.

Coffee?

Pretty weak stuff after the widow,

Would you say?

Ellen Moran.

You were in over there tonight
just to borrow an onion.

Don't you see anymore?

You got some reason
for keeping the widow to yourself.

Don't want to share the sport.

You shouldn't have said that.

You shouldn't have said that.

We really.

Mean. Stop it.

Well, he's

really

right.

What is it, Mary?

Well, he's gone crazy.

He's k*lling him. Oh.

My God.

He's out of his mind.

Oh, really?

I'm sorry.

Where we going?

All right. What started all. This?

Brady caught him
trying to steal his liquor.

What happened? Well,
I won't. You tell Mr..

Palmer you better take your niece
back to the wagon.

You've got to look out for that
driver of yours.

Keep him away from Willy.

Right.

All the
rest of you going back to your wagon.

What are you all analysts?

Oh, you couldn't leave it alone? No.

Well, if that's the way you want. It,

what's that can do about it?

What a major honor.

Oh, looks like another good day, Charlie.

Yeah,

Major,
I've been thinking about poor Willie.

What about poor way?

Oh, it seems a shame what happened to him.

Shaping up so good
since you joined the train.

You just mind your.

Own business,

Willie.

Oh, I got Willie.

Oh, Major.

Why did you do it? Willie

sure got a heavy hand.

We had it coming to you.

Fight and stealing my man's whiskey.

Very true.

What's that?

Poor thing.

That happened.

That happened after

that.

I just can't remember.

Just don't believe me.

Do you make

what in tarnation

I'm going to do with you, Willie?

I don't know.

Now I want you to take care of Robinson
and Brady.

You understand?

Yes, sir.

Run up and tell Chuck what I said to you.

Is somebody

that I ought to do something for.

Mickey.

I know what you can do.

You can get yourself a stick and go help
herd them cattle over there.

Maybe they'll sweat
some of the whiskey out of you.

At least it'll turn a boy loose
for some chores.

Yes, sir.

My major.

How are you feeling
when I get my hands on that tr*mp yet?

You had your hands on him twice.

He's right.
That ought to be prudent or not,

Mr. Robinson.

I'm relieving you, Willie, for good.

Well, it's about time
you got to keep this far away from him.

Well, he's not going to hurt him
one of these days.

You worry about Moran.

I'll see that Brady minded, Isn't it? Good

His call up until.

Maybe I will forget it.

Right now, you got a job to do.

Be sure the boys are ready when I need it.

Durocher

can't beat out a little more.

Hello.

I'm right.

I really

small.

Right, Danny?

Yeah.

What you looking at, then?

Your head?

Yeah, we got him.

Oh, I was hoping you hadn't noticed that.

Or, I guess everybody enchanted.

Reckon they did?

He'll say anything.

Oh, I won't be.

Couple times the night He was crying.

Crying?

You sure you don't cry very often?

You can sure that last night.

When looking for you, Lieutenant,
you already been ready.

Now it's almost time.

I want you to send for a man
to hit the head of that train.

When we attack,

take more than four against that
many wagons is just a diversionary action.

So they'll think that's where the trouble
is. Yeah.

My advice.

Some time you send your men out
the rest of your ride with me.

Listen, take three men.

Hit the head of that Yankee train.

How about last night? I.

I didn't steal a whiskey, man,
but I did get drunk afterwards.

You don't have to explain. Willie,

are you all right? Well, I don't know.

I don't feel as bad as it did,
but my head is sure buzzing

just to

make you put me to doing voice
work in that hope some might grow up.

Maybe you will someday.

Hello, Willie.

Well, you don't look drunk now, Mom.

We just looked.

Hot and dirty. Susan,
get back in the wagon.

I'm sorry.

Oh, she didn't mean it that way, ma'am.

So it don't hurt none.

Sure wish
I could remember what happened last night.

I tried to think of it this morning
to tell a major, but.

I'll keep trying, Willie.

I'll keep trying.

All right.

Well, you.

How'd you do?

Get lost on the trail up ahead now.

Fair enough.

Good. I've been pushing them pretty hard.

We had a drug camp yesterday.

I want to make sure we get to Dixon Creek
before the night camp,

and we should go run into any trouble.

What do you mean, any trouble?
I don't know.

I ran into something.

I can't quite figure out.

A campsite for 15, maybe 20.

Right now.

Think of any good reason
why they should be out here

somewhere with

the rest of the Quantrill bunch.

That's all I need.

All right.

Don't write.

Don't

write down

what happened.

The ridge broke,
and I shouldn't take too long When?

Keep the wagons rolling.

What do. Yeah,
I want to make Dixon Creek by night.

Right. And keep your eyes open.

We'll catch up with you pretty soon,
Right, Maggie?

Men trippin.

Oh, oh, things.

Any one get out of the way.

Get back to your cattle.

You got another one, haven't?

I think so. I bell. Yeah.

See if we can rustle up
something for a refill.

You bet.

You've got to go
on, Jack up the front, end that wagon.

Hurry it up.

We ain't got no time.

Mr. Robinson's wagon broke down.

Mr. Robinson

is funny.

This is real bad luck.

It happens at any other spot on the trail.

We could have gone on around here,
but now we're all stuck.

What? The devil's holding us up anyway?

You've been at this over an hour
waiting for a rich man.

Well, didn't you have a spare?

No, but Favors got some,
and they both went to get one.

No, this one won't do either.

Roll all the wrong side.

You can tell just by looking at it.

Even if it don't make a perfect set,
it'll hold till we hit camp.

I'm afraid it's no use, Mr. Haber.

What are you trying to do?

Hold us up here forever?

Or maybe you got something else in mind.

I. What's the matter with you?

You lose a cow.

Not so long ago, I just remembered.

You remember what I about last night?

Who it all started.

Oh, well, this is the first time
you've been dragged to a major.

You don't understand.

I remember the monkeying with that wagon,
the rich pit.

And it was that dry from the Brady
dummy thing.

If we made you was my fault
about the fight last night.

Robinson.

I'll getting

sober.

Just remember to let.

You down, Mama.

Oh, honey.

Determinedly. Ma'am.

I'm all Ben.

I want to be all right.

Yeah, I'm really good.

I know, I know.

Listen, when you've got a more.

Important job,
you got to take care of your womenfolk.

Come on, I'll give them a b*llet.

I like old times.

They major.

You're.

I shouldn't.

I shot it.

Looks like they've had enough or not.

You're the devil like McCullers.

You might show up here with some help.

Mike.

He's got his hands full up ahead.

Mr. Adams, we.

You come and look at my uncle. He's
been hit. Sure. Are you.

All right? Really?

Oh, yes, ma'am. I'm just fine.

You better get back in and wash

em. Yankees.

You too. Good.

Well, what do we do now?

We can't afford another charge.

We don't have to charge.

Still get that ammunition.

This man has.

Mr. Palmer is all right, Mr.

Quantum.

The shoulder.

Oh, boy.

Willie.

Right.

They're getting smart,
spreading out up there behind them

rocks for you to take cover
and pick us up one by one.

Don't make

it. Wish we had a more like
we had at Gettysburg.

Something in the lab
when we were employed at Gettysburg.

Where are you?

God, I get this Manumission,

your man.

Father, taken a lot.

Why, Mr.

Palmer.

You better take cover. Back. That right.

Oh, wait.

That's your friend Warren

G. Doing Running away.

Willie.

Hey, Mr.

Palmer. We've got to keep trying.
We've got to give him cover.

I mean, he's climbing up there on purpose.

You bet. You're both here.

You keep on fighting with Morrison.

All right, people.

Hey, this place.

Willie, you're an idiot,

But you're my kind idiot.

They kind of a big bang.

I'll read you.

I will tie this up.

How's that? I better hurry.

All right.
You're going to need a driver now.

You know, I got just a man for you
standing right there.

He's the best man in the whole grain.

I won't say I like it

until the hand.

I reckon we'll get along all right.

I'm sure you will.

Thanks, Mr.

Palmer. Oh.

Right

here. Down

there.

Oh. Oh,

no more.