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02x06 - Wyatt's Love Affair

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp". Aired: September 6, 1955 – June 27, 1961.*
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Series is loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp.

02x06 - Wyatt's Love Affair

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♪ Oh, wyatt earp

♪ Wyatt earp

♪ Brave,

Courageous and bold ♪

♪ Long live his fame

♪ And long live his glory

♪ And long may his story

Be told... ♪

Male narrator:

You couldn't tame a town

Like dodge city,

Kansas, in

While preaching

The golden rule alone.

If dodge

Was to be civilized,

The only argument was

A fast g*n or hard fists.

Marshal wyatt earp knew this

From bloody experience.

And marshal earp

Should have known

That his enemies

Were still out to get him

By assassination

Or by so discrediting him

That he would have to quit.

Woman's voice:

"Dear margaret,

It's happened--

I have fallen in love.

His name is wyatt earp

And he's the marshal here

In dodge city.

Dodge city of all places!

But that's why

I know it's real.

Dodge is very real.

There's nothing but dust

And the hot kansas sun and--"

( g*nshots )

You hear that, earp?

Why don't you try

To stop me from celebrating?

( Shrieks )

Where is this big man?

- Look out, driscoll, it's earp!

- ( Thumps )

Wyatt, are you hurt?

Oh, miss fabian--

No, ma'am, I'm not

Hurt at all, thanks.

But he is.

Did you sh**t him?

Well, no, ma'am,

I just hit mr. Driscoll

Over the head-- a bit.

Oh, but he's bleeding.

Yes, ma'am.

Uh, mr. Sullivan, would you

Take mr. Driscoll

To jail, please?

But, wyatt,

Shouldn't he

Have a doctor?

Uh, and send

For doc mccarty.

- I'm sorry, mr. Earp.

- Forget it.

Uh, miss fabian,

You don't belong here.

Oh, but I was afraid that--

The judge isn't

Gonna like this.

You made yourself

Kind of prominent.

I embarrassed you.

I'm sorry.

It isn't that.

It's just that

You shouldn't rush out

When you hear gunfighting.

You may get yourself hurt.

Would that bother you?

Yes, ma'am, it sure would,

To say nothing about

How your father would feel.

Oh, don't tell me

You're afraid of my father,

Or of public opinion.

Look, miss sally,

This is dodge city.

Like I've been trying

To tell you for a week,

It's a rough town.

Mr. Driscoll was drunk,

Carrying g*ns in the street

That were loaded

With real b*ll*ts.

All right,

Once more, I'm sorry.

Will you promise me

Not to rush out of the hotel

When you hear gunfight?

( Chuckles )

All right.

Why don't you come in

And talk to me?

I'd like nothing better,

But I can't right now.

Why not?

You see mr. Driscoll

Is a friend of mr. Raikle

And they were drinking

Together

And I gotta go find mr. Raikle

Before he gets loose.

( Scoffs )

I didn't dream life

In a little western town

Could be so simple minded.

You can get your

Father to tell you

How simple-minded

Drunks and gunslingers

Can be.

No, you explain it to me--

In half an hour?

I'll be back

In minutes.

I'll be waiting then.

Where is mr. Raikle?

In the long branch

Saloon picking a fight

With the dealer.

Let's go.

Sally's voice:

"You and the teachers

At miss benchley's

Won't believe me,

But I've just returned

From a street fight.

My dear wyatt had to hit

A drunken man on the head

With a p*stol.

He is still

'Miss sallying me,'

But this time

He called me miss fabian,

So I mustn't--"

( g*nshots )

Help, help, help!

That man is drunk.

Don't let him k*ll me.

You bet I'll ki--

Stand aside,

You tinhorn johnny law.

- I'm gonna teach this--

- ( Thumps )

You're under arrest,

Mr. Raikle.

You can't arrest me, earp.

This town belongs

To the raikle and driscoll

Outfits.

- Not anymore.

- Why, mr. Raikle.

Ahh-- well, my old friend

Judge fabian.

Judge, tell these

Young hoodlums--

- Lock him up.

- One moment, earp.

I'm well-acquainted

With mr. Raikle.

I'm sorry, judge,

But he pulled a g*n

On this man.

- Oh now, mr. Raikle--

- I said, "lock him up."

I'm sure the judge

Doesn't want to argue

This case in the street.

Anything I can do

To help, judge?

Yes, mr. Albright.

Try to talk some sense

Into that young hothead.

I'll take care of it

Right away, your honor.

( Knocks on door )

Well, father.

You look angry.

Oh, it's that young

Marshal fellow, earp.

He had the cheek

To arrest bob raikle.

Who is mr. Raikle?

He and toby driscoll

Have the two largest

Cattle spreads anywhere.

Both fine men,

Fine men...

- And they're both in jail.

- What?!

Wyatt arrested mr. Driscoll

About minutes ago.

He was drunk

And sh**ting g*ns

In the street.

Oh, no.

Toby and bob do

A million dollars' worth

Of business in a year.

- Did I hear you call

That fellow, "wyatt?"

- Yes.

Since when are you

On first name terms

With mr. Earp?

I've been seeing him,

Papa, every chance

I can get.

You and earp?

I'm in love with him.

I intend to marry wyatt

If he'll have me.

If he'll--

( Scoffs )

I think we'll best

Talk about this later.

Let's talk about it

Right now.

Well I've-- I've got

To go to the jail.

Papa, wyatt hasn't

Asked me, so don't

Blame him.

Or at least-- well,

I do have some pride.

I've always been

Patient with you.

What are you

Doing in here?

Same as you, I reckon.

But you'll never

Make this stick, wyatt.

Look, you were drinking

And sh**ting g*ns

In the street

And that'll stick.

Oh no, you don't, earp,

Cut 'em both loose.

That's an order.

- From who?

- From judge fabian.

- He hasn't heard

The evidence yet.

- Now you wait a minute--

Get in there too.

I'll listen to you

In court.

By that time you won't be

In any shape to listen.

If you want to bring

Your men in, try it.

Albright tried it.

He offered clay allison

$ , To g*n me.

The trouble with you

Big pistols,

Is you turn into pot g*ns

Every time a fight's off it.

Now you'll have

To stay here and watch 'em.

But you better get

Some cotton to plug

Your ears.

All right, judge,

What's on your mind?

Well, I stopped in at the jail

To talk to earp,

But for personal reasons

I decided not to.

No use talking to him.

- With george hoover away,

You're acting mayor.

- Yeah.

Can't you persuade earp

To release bob and toby?

No, sir.

He threw pete albright

In the same cell.

Albright, eh?

It won't do, mr. Kelly.

You realize that,

Don't you?

- Well...

- Earp has to release

Those men.

If he doesn't,

He'll have both

The raikle

And the driscoll outfits

Treeing the town.

Doesn't the young fool

Have any respect

For his own life?

None at all.

He'll never make old bones.

And that's satisfactory

To you, eh?

Listen,

I ain't had a moment's peace

Since earp got here.

He's near got me k*lled

Four times.

The finest funeral

I'd pay for him.

- You sound sincere.

- I am that on oath.

Then why not

Discharge the man?

Isn't that

The simplest way out?

- No, sir.

- Huh?

He's like my own

Conscience, judge,

It'd be devillin' me

Day and night.

A man can't discharge

His own conscience.

You rate mr. Earp

Rather high.

The bravest

And the best, sir.

I hate him

And I envy him.

You're gonna back him

In this play?

I've no choice...

And neither have you, judge.

But lord save us all,

The man's right.

My daughter seems

To agree with you.

Yes... And you talk

To wyatt about that.

It's a father's duty.

Well, a young man

With the character

You give him--

And he'll die young.

So he's no business leaving

Your miss sally a widow.

I agree with you...

And I will talk to him.

Good for you, judge.

- ( Birds chirping )

- ( Men chattering )

You're raikle's men?

I'm toby driscoll's

Foreman.

Oh, yeah, you're

Big rants, aren't you?

Wyatt earp threw both

Driscoll and raikle

In jail.

Threw 'em both

In jail for what?

Getting a little drunk.

Us driscolls aim

To go after earp.

How about you?

Well, I don't know.

He's pretty fast

On the draw.

Gunnin's too good for him.

We got other plans.

- I'll tell you about it

On the way to dodge.

- All right.

Come on, boys.

Let's ride.

Just one second, sir.

Wyatt, judge fabian

To see you.

Thank you.

- Sit down, sir.

- Thank you.

I, uh...

Came to see you

On a personal matter.

Look, sir, if it's

About driscoll and--

No, no, no.

I will fine them

In court tomorrow morning.

Thank you, sir.

You see, it's

Sort of a test case.

We can't afford to treat

The cattle owners any different

Than the hired hands.

- You see--

- Quite so.

My daughter tells me that

She's been seeing you socially.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Earp, you're

In a dangerous profession.

Yes, sir.

I don't think

Sally understands

Just how dangerous it is.

Well, I sure tried

To tell her.

You in love with sally?

Well, sir, I hope not,

But I'm afraid I am.

Why do you say

You hope not?

Well, for the same

Reason you came here.

We both know

What kind of a life

A peace officer lives,

What can happen to him.

Sally's from boston,

And sometimes

I get the feeling

That she thinks dodge city

Is just a great big

Wild west show.

I'm certain of that.

I don't think

She realizes

Just how violent

And brutal life

On the frontier can be.

Well, sir, that's

Why I haven't...

Asked her

To marry you?

Yes, sir.

Well, I hope

You'll give yourself

Time to do some more

Thinking about it.

I can't pretend

That sally would

Follow my wishes.

She's like her mother,

Who insisted

That we move west

After the w*r.

This country demanded

More of my wife than

Her health could stand.

I blame myself.

That's why i--

Well, thank you

For hearing me out.

Yes, sir.

Good day, marshal.

Is it so dreadful,

You can't tell me?

What did my father

Say to you?

Just what every

Father would say.

He was really

Very nice about it.

What he had to say

Made sense.

Wyatt, my father's

Prejudiced against

This country

For women, on account

Of my mother.

I know.

He doesn't

Want you to marry a man

In my line of work.

So that's it.

He's afraid

I couldn't face up

Against the daily fear

Of your being hurt.

- I'm a coward.

- You think about it.

I don't want

To think about it.

Wyatt, you are

In love with me?

Yes, I am,

But it can't come true,

Not right now.

Why not?

Because of what you are

And what I am,

And what life

In dodge is like.

- We can't just

Be married--

- ( g*nsh*t )

Why didn't you

sh**t back?

He was aiming high.

He was just trying

To warn me.

I think I would

Have shot back.

You see, I really am

Quite tough.

- No, you're not.

- Wyatt,

Did I faint?

Am I crying?

You haven't seen

A man get hit

With a . Slug yet.

I saw you hit

Mr. Driscoll

With a g*n.

You do have

Courage, sally.

I have more courage

Than you.

I'd marry you tomorrow.

Say yes, wyatt.

Accept the proposal

Of this bold, bad woman

Who loves you so.

- Sally, I love you

So much that i--

- Then it's settled.

I'm going to be...

Mrs. Wyatt earp.

You can't escape

Now, dear.

Darling, I don't

Want to escape.

- I just want you

To be sure that--

- Wyatt. Wyatt.

You better take miss sally

Right straight back

To the hotel.

- Why?

- The driscoll

And raikle outfits

Are headed for town.

Slap his face

And wake him up

From dreaming.

He's the marshal

Of dodge city, and if

He don't think quick,

- He's going to be dead.

- Dead?

I hate to be so blunt,

But you need to learn

The truth.

Mr. Kelly is an excitable

Irisher, sally.

Don't let mr. Earp

Blarney you.

There's a bunch of

Mean, k*lling cowhands

Coming after him.

Very well, then.

I'll have my father deputize

Every man in town.

We'll fight them.

Not this boy.

He'll try to do it

All by himself.

Oh, now, wyatt,

You're not that

Foolhardy, are you?

I've had men coming

After me ever since

I started as a marshal.

Nine times out of ,

It was a false alarm,

And the other times...

Well, I'm still living.

You go back to your place

And soak your head

In a bucket of water.

I'll talk to you later.

Mr. Kelly has

A large imagination.

Whatever my faults,

I ain't a widow maker.

"Widow maker."

Is that supposed

To frighten me?

No, it's, uh...

Just bad-tempered

Kelly talk.

I wonder if my father

Couldn't have planned

This whole thing.

It's quite possible.

No.

Then, if it is true

About the cowhands,

What are you going to do?

Well, I'm going to take

You back to your hotel.

Then I'm going to

Have a nice, long talk

With mr. Kelly.

- But the cowhands, he said

They were going to--

- Shh!

I ought to punch you.

I've let all your remarks

About marriage pass,

But what you pulled

Tonight was the limit.

Save your strength.

You're going to need it

In the morning.

- For what?

- You ever hear

Of big rants,

The foreman

For toby driscoll?

No, I can't say as I have.

Is he faster than

Clay allison?

He don't fight with g*ns.

He fights with his fists.

That'll be

A nice change.

You won't think so.

He's bigger than you are,

And he's whipped every

Top fighter from here

To san antone.

You're trying to tell me

That all they're

Going to do is

Get me into a fistfight

With rants?

Driscoll and raikle

Ain't stupid.

They know judge fabian

Would call in the soldiers

And hang any man

Who tried to g*n you.

- So there's much ado

About nothin'.

- Nothin', is it?!

Rants will beat you

To a bloody pulp.

You'll live a cr*pple

The rest of your days,

If you don't die.

Maybe. And what was

The idea of trying

To scare miss sally?

- ( Groans )

- I asked you a question.

And you'll get

No answer from me.

If you don't know

What's wrong with you

Marrying a girl like her,

I'd never get it

Through your thick head.

- That widow maker

Remark, huh?

- Look...

I got some fine brass

Knuckles around here.

You better try

'Em on for size.

I don't need

Your brass knuckles

Or anything else.

So you think I'll leave

Miss sally a widow, huh?

It ain't likely.

When big rants

Gets through with you,

There couldn't even

Be a marriage.

- Quit being a fool.

Put these in your pocket.

- No, thanks.

I've seen big rants fight.

At least let me show you

Some of his dirty tricks.

I'm not interested,

Mr. Kelly.

- In regards to miss sally,

If I ever hear--

- Get out of my place!

I won't sleep

A wink tonight.

I'll see big rants's fist

Breaking your jaw

And cracking

Your ribs.

He wears mexican spurs

On his boots.

I can see 'em now--

Mr. Kelly, will you

Kindly shut up?

Now, I've found myself

A brave girl.

You're the one

Who ought to be

Wearing skirts.

Sometimes I think

You're my friend,

Other times I think

You're my enemy.

You do me a favor

Tomorrow morning

And be my friend, huh?

It's a deal.

Just don't try

And stop the fight.

Promise?

Oh, and I hope

You'll stand up

For me at my wedding.

- You're dreaming, wyatt.

- ( Door closes )

Ooh!

Judge fined us each

A hundred dollars.

. Count 'em.

That's all right, mr. Driscoll.

I trust you when you're sober.

Thanks.

One other piece

Of business, earp.

Some of our boys

Are waiting outside.

They're not packing g*ns.

I noticed that

Through the window.

My foreman, mr. Rants,

Would like to have

A talk with you.

That is, if you'll

Take off your g*ns

And keep your deputies

From interrupting

The conversation.

I'll tell you,

I've already issued

The necessary orders.

I just hope

You gentlemen

Have picked out

A nice ringside

Section.

We're going to enjoy

Every second you last.

- Your name rants?

- Yeah.

- That what you wanted?

- Yeah.

Man:

Give him

The spurs, rants.

Give him the spurs!

Wyatt, stop it!

Stop it!

- What happened?

Why is wyatt fighting?

- He had no choice.

You stop him!

His loss is mine.

He'll put his eyes out.

He'll blind him.

Can't stop the fight.

Rants won't quit.

( Men shouting )

- Come on, rants!

- Come on, rants!

- Come on, rants, get him!

- ( Shouting continues )

Come on, rants!

Come on.

Get up.

Come on!

Come on, rants!

Wyatt, stop it!

- Come on.

- Stop it!

( Shouting continues )

- Come on, wyatt!

- Get him now, rants!

( All shouting )

Come on, rants.

Throw some water on him.

He can take more

Of a beating than this.

No, wyatt, please!

You've whipped him!

Stay back, sally.

Keep her back.

He's had all

He can take.

All right,

Anybody else

Want some?

Yeah, I do.

If the driscolls

Can't whoop you,

Us raikles can.

- No, don't fight anymore!

- She's right, you're tired.

Look, I either run

This town, or I don't.

Come on!

Get up!

( Water splashing )

You should have gone

Back to the hotel.

You didn't have to

Fight that other man.

It was brutal.

I'm in a brutal business.

I told you that.

Now you know.

Yes, now I know.

The fight's over,

But you better

Put these on.

She'll feel better

About it after she

Thinks about it.

No.

No, she won't.

She didn't even

Have to slap my face.

I've quit dreaming,

Mr. Kelly.

♪ Well, he cleaned up

The country ♪

♪ The old

Wild west country ♪

♪ He made law

And order prevail ♪

♪ And none can deny it

♪ The legend of wyatt

♪ Forever will live

On the trail ♪

♪ Oh, wyatt earp

♪ Wyatt earp

♪ Brave, courageous,

And bold ♪

♪ Long live his fame

♪ And long live his glory

♪ And long may

His story be told ♪

♪ Long may his story

♪ Be...

♪ Told!