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02x21 - The sharpsh**ter

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.

02x21 - The sharpsh**ter

Post by bunniefuu »

I hear you got

A private grudge

Against wyatt earp.

I sure have,

Mr. Morris.

Rousted my kinfolks,

Manon clemens

And his brother.

Why don't you go to

Dodge and k*ll him?

Used to be a sharpsh**ter,

Didn't you?

With the tennessee

Brigade?

Yeah, old betsy

Can get them at

Over yards,

But bushwhacking

A johnny law--

I don't know.

Starts a posse

Chasing you.

$ , .

What's that you say?

Now

And another thousand

When you get earp.

, .

A lot of money.

I'll give it a try.

( Men vocalizing )

♪ Wyatt earp, wyatt earp

♪ Brave, courageous and bold

♪ Long live his fame

♪ And long live his glory

♪ And long may

His story be told. ♪

Narrator:

When george morris

Raided dodge city

And was temporarily

Crippled in a gunfight

With marshal earp

And deputy bat masterson,

It was generally believed

That george would make

No more trouble.

But in his

Lust for vengeance,

Morris hired a sharpsh**ter

With a buffalo g*n

To k*ll wyatt from

A distant ambush.

Wyatt's enemies had

Often hired gunfighters

To pick a quarrel with him

And face-to-face

k*lled a marshal

In a showdown

With . S.

But morris's scheme

Was new and deadly.

It presented wyatt

With an assassin

Hiding beyond

Six-g*n range.

An unknown stranger

Skilled at stalking buffalo

And men.

Are you mrs. Hamble?

That's me.

Who are you?

My name's

Luke hawes.

Got a note here

Somewhere.

It's from

Your brother.

Mm. You're dirty.

You smell like

A buffalo hunter.

Shut up and

Mind your manners.

You'll have to

Excuse annie may.

She took

After her pa.

( Spits )

Hmm.

Never hear from

George morris

Until he wants

A favor.

Uncle george,

What's it say?

- What's it say?

- Hush.

Dump them clothes

In the tub over there.

Yes'm.

There's no room

In the house.

Wouldn't be proper

No how.

I reckon you can

Batch in the barn.

Suits me.

One thing though,

It can't get around

That I'm here.

I ain't one

To gossip, mister.

How about the kid?

Annie may?

Annie may,

Come here.

Yes'm?

This here is

Mr. Hawes.

He's a friend of

Your uncle george.

He sure needs washing.

- He smells--

- Never mind that.

He's gonna stay

In the barn for

A few days,

And you're not to

Tell a living soul

He's here,

Understand?

Oh.

Is he on the dodge?

No, I ain't.

You want to

Get cut?

No, sir.

Let's go of me!

You tell anybody I'm here

And that's what'll happen

To you.

I won't tell,

Mister.

No need to scare

The wits out of

The child.

She's got few enough

As it is.

What I said goes

For both of you.

I aim to be

Friendly.

And I'll pay

Good rent.

But you better

Be scared

And stay scared.

I don't want to see

Nobody nosing around.

Is that straight?

Suits me.

He ain't joking.

He would cut you.

Yes'm.

You just make out

Like I wasn't here,

We'll get along fine.

Where I go

And what I do

Ain't no concern

Of yours, right?

How much?

Why, that's a whole

Month's washing almost.

So keep it a secret.

Yes, ma'am.

( g*nsh*t )

( Knocking on door )

Mr. Earp? Mr. Earp?

Who is it?

The clerk.

I thought I heard a shot

And some glass breaking.

You did.

Somebody took

A shot at me.

Go get mr. Masterson.

Yes, sir.

Right away.

Mighty big hole.

Oh, I should have

Stayed in chicago.

Hurry it up,

Will you?

Yes, sir.

This must have

Come from a r*fle.

No, it's from

A buffalo g*n.

Caliber . .

Might even be

A caliber.

I think he fired from

The roof of mcguire's

Warehouse.

We'll go around

The corner.

You keep about

Feet in back

Of me

And watch for

A muzzle flash.

While you set yourself up

As a target?

Well, that's

Darn foolishness.

You working for me?

Yes, sir.

Come on.

( g*nsh*t )

Are you hurt?

No. Stay low!

There are

The footprints,

But no empty shells.

He must be

A buffalo hunter.

They always reload

Their own cartridges.

He took his

Shell cases with him.

You know,

I can't figure this.

As a buffalo hunter,

I got along well enough

With all the other hunters.

Somebody hired him

To bushwhack you.

Yeah, must be.

You think

He's given up?

Well, that all depends

On how bad he wants me.

Well, this is

The worst yet.

This g*n could throw

Its lot at you

From or yards.

And he didn't

Miss by much either.

It's a good thing

I was moving

Or he would

Have got me.

An awful good shot.

What are we

Gonna do now?

Well, a buffalo hunter

Is used to sh**ting at

A standing target,

So I reckon I'd better

Keep moving fast.

- Meantime--

- You need a bodyguard, wyatt.

In the meantime,

You round up the rest

Of the deputies.

Tour the town.

Find out if any

Strangers came in.

I'm staying with you.

No.

Any sharpsh**ter

That can put a b*llet

Through the crown of my hat

From a block away

Isn't gonna be bothered

With any bodyguard.

He could pick me off

In a crowd of men.

Wyatt, for gosh sake,

Why don't you hold up

For a couple of days?

Give us a chance

To find him.

'Cause I can't.

No, I can't leave town,

And I can't

Hold up.

But I'll tell you

What I will do.

I'll be real quick

And nimble like.

I'll get going.

Yoo-hoo,

Mr. Masterson.

Yoo-hoo.

Marshal earp

Ain't at the hotel

And I looked

For you every place.

This is yours,

And this is mr. Earp's.

I put roses

On yours, see?

Thanks, annie may.

How much?

Ma says $ . ,

But you pay

The

And I'll charge

Marshal earp the dollar.

He's rich.

You know, you're growing up

With a lot of wrong ideas, kid.

But I got no time for

A sunday school lesson.

Here.

Two dollars?

I ain't got change.

Well, you keep

The half dollar.

Delivery charge.

I don't want

Nothing extra.

I just want--

Well...

To be your

Best girl.

All right.

You're my best girl.

Honest?

Am i?

Cross my heart.

Any luck?

No.

Went through that

Southside like lightning.

My best girl

Brought the laundry.

Yeah, well,

You stick to annie may.

I don't know.

I think I oughta

Teach that girl

Some moral training.

Hey, did you check

All the hotels?

Yeah.

None of their guests have

Ever been buffalo hunters.

Well, a man

Couldn't ride--

Walk down front street

Toting a buffalo g*n

Without being noticed.

I think he's

An old timer.

Maybe a johnny reb

Who learned his

Snipe sh**ting

In the w*r.

Well, what do

We do next?

( g*nsh*t )

Over there.

Picnic grounds.

Go get the boys.

Charlie, mac.

Bill.

( g*nsh*t )

You hit?

No, but he got tony.

Fine horse,

And I'm gonna miss him.

Well, just don't stand there.

Let's get him!

Wyatt,

Use your head.

We're not gonna let you

Walk into that ambush.

It's plain suicide,

Wyatt.

This isn't the way to

Do it and you know it.

We'll bring out

All this side of town

House by house.

But we'll do it,

Not you.

All right, we'll

Try it your way.

Been hunting?

Yep.

Thought I'd

Get me a rabbit.

Annie may

Says different.

Somebody tried to

k*ll marshal earp.

What's that got

To do with me?

You can't stay here.

Has that kid been talking?

Where's she at?

She's out delivering

More washing.

And don't get

Mean about this.

I told you both

Not to--

Don't forget

George morris

Is my brother.

And a fine loving

Sister you are.

Earp crippled both

Of george's legs

And earp ain't nothing

But a yankee no how.

Are you sticking up

For him?

I'm sticking up

For myself

And annie may.

This is a little town,

Mr. Hawes.

Someone's gonna recollect

That I'm kin to george.

And it won't

Take them long

To come snooping

Around out here.

What if they do?

I don't no b*ll*ts

Flying around.

Ain't you got

Sense enough to know

It's time

To clear out.

Not yet.

I gave the .

How about more?

No.

They could put me

In jail for harboring

A man like you.

Now pack up

And push along.

You don't know who

You're getting sassy with.

Just wait till

I tell george.

George knows

All about this.

Now this will be

Over by sundown.

If I don't take

Care of my job,

It'll cost me

$ , .

And you know

Who I'll blame for it.

All right.

Better be.

But I still

Get the $ .

Sure.

Wyatt,

Mayor hoover.

Howdy, mr. Hoover.

I was just getting

The search area

Narrowed down

To the picnic grounds

And the houses

In the district.

Good. But you're

Relieved from duty.

What do you mean

"I'm relieved?"

We're trying to

Save your life.

You were shot at

Four times

And your horse

Was k*lled.

Now I want mr. Masterson

And the other deputies

To make that search.

Whoever he is

Doesn't get paid

For k*lling us,

Wyatt.

Well, there's no need

To relieve me from duty.

I already promised

Mr. Masterson and the boys

That they

Can handle it.

You promise not to

Go after this man?

Well, mr. Mayor,

I think I'll eventually

Have to go after him.

But if there's another way,

I'm willing to give it a try.

You have my word.

It's about the best

We can do, mr. Mayor.

Wyatt, a lot of

The southsiders

Want to help

But I have enough men to

Surround this whole area.

We'll get him.

I sure hope you do,

Mr. Masterson.

Good luck.

Thanks, wyatt.

Yoo-hoo,

Mr. Masterson.

Yoo-hoo.

This is the layout

Right here--

Where's marshal earp?

He's busy.

You run along now, annie may.

Ain't he going with you

To catch the man?

Please, annie may,

Don't bother me now.

I've got a secret.

Later. Not now.

Vamoose, young lady.

You'll be sorry.

Run along on home.

Bat:

Now we'll string out

Along this line here.

The other deputies and I

Will take each house and barn

In the following order.

We start right here.

Miss hamble?

Hello, bat.

Annie may with you?

No, ma'am.

She was hanging

Around the jail.

I thought she

Started home.

Hmm. She's usually

Tagging after you.

She's all right.

We're looking for the man

That's been sh**ting

At marshal earp

With a buffalo g*n.

Bat:

Seen any strangers around?

Hamble: no I ain't.

But you boys are

Welcome to look.

Shall I look

Through the barn?

Waste of time, hal.

I know mrs. Hamble.

You see a man

Skulking around,

Just holler.

I sure will, bat.

Thank you, ma'am.

( Sighs )

Well, annie may,

Did mr. Masterson

Give you the money

For the laundry?

Yes, sir.

He paid me.

I'm scared

He'll get hurt.

Well now,

Mr. Masterson--

But it's

All his fault.

I offered him

A secret.

I offered

Him a secret,

And he wouldn't

Even listen.

"Run home,

Little girl."

That's what

He said.

What kind of

A secret?

So if he gets

Hurt or k*lled,

It won't be

My fault.

Why don't you

Offer me the secret?

I'm not your

Best girl.

Well, you're one of

My best girls, annie may.

Anyway, you don't want

Anything to happen to

Mr. Masterson, do you?

No, sir.

There's a man living

In our barn.

A mean, dirty,

Old man.

He said he'd

Cut me if I told.

I wouldn't let that

Happen to you, annie may.

Now you come on over here

And tell me all about it.

Well,

I will.

Good. Sit down.

For a dollar.

And you got to promise

Mr. Masterson won't get hurt.

And my ma

Won't get hurt.

And you won't tell

I told on mr. Hawes.

It's a deal.

No sign of anything, bat.

I think he left town.

It sure looks like it.

Let's go report

In to wyatt.

He wants more searching

We still have the daylight

To do it.

Come on. Hyah!

Now do you remember

What you're gonna tell

Mr. Hawes?

Yes, sir.

I'm to rush in

All out of breath

And say "I just

Seen marshal earp

Go into

The picnic grounds."

All by himself.

"All by himself."

Thanks for the dollar.

Good-bye.

Good-bye.

Oh, hey,

What's the hurry?

Humph.

You wouldn't listen.

Marshal earp listened

To my secret.

Come on now.

What secret?

I gotta go home

And tell mr. Hawes.

Yeah?

Tell him what?

Quit it.

You're messing my hair.

Come on now.

You tell me who

Mr. Hawes is

And what you're

Gonna tell him.

Well, he's the man

That's been

sh**ting at him.

You know?

So I gotta tell him

Marshal earp's going

Into the picnic grounds

To look for him

All by himself.

All by himself, huh?

I've got to go.

Am I still

Your best girl?

You bet your life

You are.

My best sweetheart.

Annie may,

Come on here!

Just a second!

You better look out,

Mr. Hawes.

I just seen marshal earp

Go into the picnic grounds.

How many

Was with him?

All by himself.

Mr. Masterson

And the others

Went back to town.

Did earp have

A r*fle with him?

Yes, sir.

And his two big pistols.

Annie may,

What are you telling?

None of your business

So long as it's the truth.

( g*nsh*t )

( g*nsh*t )

( Ricochet )

( g*nf*re continues )

( Grunts )

( Spits )

I sure am

Out of practice.

Wyatt, he's down.

I think I got him!

Stay out of this, bat!

( g*nf*re )

Bat, hold your fire.

( g*nf*re continues )

He's in the gully now.

He hasn't got a g*n.

Let's rush him!

No.

He's got houses

Behind him now.

- There he goes.

- Wait a minute.

He's headed right

For the hamble place.

We can beat him there.

Come on.

But the sh**ting's

Died down

And they must have

Caught mr. Hawes.

Why do we

Have to leave?

We've been harboring

A criminal.

And your uncle george

Is gonna have to

Fix things.

Now you wait here

Until I close up

The barn.

Help!

Real smart,

Ain't you?

Getting me

Trapped by earp

And another fella

Dressed just like him.

Don't you cut me.

Ma!

( Screams )

( g*nsh*t )

Don't k*ll me.

I'm bleeding to death.

You'll be all right.

Get some towels

And some water.

Shouldn't we take him

Over to doc mccarty's?

No.

Wyatt, you sore at me?

Sure I'm sore at you.

Look at my hat

And coat you're wearing.

Next time you horn in

To one of my gunfights,

You wear

Your own clothes.

Yes, sir.

♪ 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 ♪

♪ 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.