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02x37 - The Wicked Widow

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.

02x37 - The Wicked Widow

Post by bunniefuu »

You won't draw,

Earp.

You won't take a chance

On k*lling her.

Please, marshal earp,

He might--

I'm sorry, miss myra,

But you've been reading

Too many dime novels.

Mr. Larson, you ought to know

There's too much of you

To hide behind

A slim little lady.

But you go ahead

And try it.

No!

( 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: the life

And legend of wyatt earp,

Starring hugh o'brian.

Narrator: marshal wyatt earp

Had to deal with

The women of the frontier

As well as the men.

Most of the women

He met in dodge city

Were realists.

They knew that

Life was rough

And men were

Often violent.

But the ' s were

A sentimental decade

In american history,

And myra malone

Was a sentimentalist.

Dodge city called her

"The wicked widow,"

But it was her sentimentality,

Not her wickedness

Which made her a deadly

Peril to marshal earp.

Well, that's the second

Time this week that's happened.

Both of them got

Slugged and shot

Near the widow's house.

Yeah.

Well, the real trouble is

None of them even admit

That they know

Mrs. Malone.

Oh, they knew her

All right, wyatt.

You ask me,

They were sparking her.

Yeah, but we

Got no proof.

Guess I'll have to

Go down there and ask

Some nosey questions.

Well, take me along.

Marshal earp?

Yeah?

Could I talk

To you alone?

Well, who are you?

Sorry, I'm ted styles.

I own

The bar j spread.

This here's a private

And personal matter.

Well, fine.

Hal, you want to

Step inside

For a minute?

I'm not scared,

Marshal.

It-- it's just

Embarrassment.

Read this note.

It's a warning from

Some jealous idiot,

But I want to

Keep her out of it.

Mrs. Malone,

The dressmaker?

Yeah, how did you know?

Come on over here

And sit down, mr. Styles.

Now you're the third man

This week that's gotten

Into trouble

Because of

This young lady.

The other two were

Winged near her house.

You were lucky.

You got a warning.

I don't

Understand this.

Myra--

Mrs. Malone said

Nothing to me

About--

I can't believe it.

She's not that

Sort at all.

She's not, huh?

Mr. Earp,

I've asked her

To marry me.

She can explain.

Just a minute.

Now mrs. Malone may be

Entirely innocent,

But what about those two men

That got shot near her house?

I just don't know.

All right, look.

Your life has been threatened.

I think I'd better

Go out there

And have a little

Talk with the lady.

Miss myra?

Visited by

The town marshal?

Oh, no.

I'll handle this.

I couldn't think--

All right, then I'm

Gonna have to hold you.

What?

For your own

Protection.

Now you stay here.

Hal?

( Door opens )

Yes, sir?

We're gonna hold

Mr. Styles for

An hour or so.

Oh, he just came in

From the trail,

So get him some food

And something to drink,

Will you?

It's marshal earp.

Anyone in the kitchen?

No, they all left.

( Knocking on door )

It's safe

To open up.

I don't see why

You're bothering us.

Nettie.

Yes'm. Excuse me.

Take a chair,

Mr. Earp.

I'll be with you

In a moment.

Thanks.

But this isn't exactly

A social call.

You might pass a word

That I wouldn't like

Getting shot at.

Now, really.

You think I had anything

To do with those incidents?

Well, do you?

I don't know.

Do you--

Do you know mr. Ted styles?

Ted?

Has anything

Happened to--

That's just a cheap

John law trick.

Mr. Styles received

An anonymous note

Warning him that

He'd be k*lled

If he saw you again.

And he showed it

To you?

Well, tell him

Not to worry.

I've got to finish

This before bedtime.

So, if you'll excuse me?

No, I won't excuse you.

What?

Mr. Styles looks to me like

An honest young cattleman.

I don't want anything

To happen to him while

He's in dodge.

But I told you--

All right.

I'm a dressmaker

And a widow.

That makes me a suspect.

I'm probably wicked

And an outlaw.

I didn't say that,

Mrs. Malone.

But that's what

You think,

Isn't it?

You've got a nice

Little house here.

I'd like to see

The rest of it.

Certainly not.

Why not?

You have to have

A search warrant.

You know that.

Now, I'm very busy.

I'll have to

Ask you to leave.

There's one thing

That you ought to know.

If anything should

Happen to mr. Styles,

There's gonna be

A search warrant.

I like ted.

Where is he?

He's down

At the jail.

I'm gonna have to

Turn him loose.

Now your helper,

Miss nettie,

I've seen her picture

On a wanted poster.

Isn't she

Tobe larson's girl?

More john law talk.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

You know, wanted posters

Tell their own stories.

Nettie!

No.

Get inside

Quick.

Your move, isn't it?

What's wrong?

Did myra--

Nothing happened.

Miss myra has said

For you not to worry.

I'm released?

That's right.

Thanks.

I've got a question.

Yes, sir?

Miss myra tell you

What she was doing

Here in dodge

Or where she

Came from?

She told me everything

In confidence.

Oh.

Well, it's

Your problem.

Thanks again.

Be seeing you.

On the tobe larson g*ng?

Yeah.

There was a girl,

Nettie barnes.

Pinkertons have a picture

Of her on a wanted poster.

Oh, yeah.

I remember.

She was the first woman

I ever saw posted.

Yeah, I guess that's

Why I remember.

Is the widow malone--

( g*nf*re )

Two riders went

Down front street.

Here, let me do that.

Come on,

Sit over here.

Did you know

Those two men?

Never saw them

In my life.

Mm-hmm.

Well, it's

My problem now.

You don't

Blame her?

Mr. Styles, I try not

To go off half-c*ck.

Come on, I'll get you

To the doctor.

They galloped out

Of town, wyatt.

Yeah, I figured that.

Hal, I'll need you

And two other deputies

Come first light

In the morning.

Gonna execute

A search warrant.

Hal, you wait here.

This is the first

Interesting job

We've had in a long time,

So why wait here?

You just be careful

You don't get yourself

Plugged from the window.

Hold your temper now.

You can't let him

Search the house.

I won't.

He hasn't a warrant.

( Knocking on door )

Good morning,

Mrs. Malone.

I've got a warrant

To search your house.

Let's be sure.

He can't

Search my room.

Now take it easy,

Miss barnes.

Barnes?

I'm nettie smith.

The wanted poster says

Your name is nettie barnes.

Close friend

Of tobe larson.

You can holster

That g*n, mr. Earp.

Well, ted styles didn't

Have a g*n last night,

And he still got

His hand busted up

With a b*llet.

That couldn't happen.

They promised me--

Myra, don't tell

Him anything.

( c*ck g*n )

Well.

Tobe larson must be

A pretty fancy dresser,

Or do you keep these around

For masquerade parties?

Having male garments

Ain't a crime.

That'll do,

Nettie.

My room is

Next door.

I suppose you want

To search it too.

Yes'm.

Myra: this way, mr. Earp.

Nettie, clean up

This truck,

And make that bed.

Make a thorough search.

Toss everything out.

You know it's

Against the law

To harbor fugitives from

Justice, mrs. Malone.

Fugitives from

What justice?

State and federal law.

Yankee justice?

Driving poor boys who

Fought for the south

Into the hills

And woods.

Forcing them

To steal for food,

And then calling

Them outlaws.

Well, miss nettie

Might say something

Like that,

But I can't understand

Why you would.

My husband rode

With the larsons.

Yank cavalry ambushed

Him in missouri.

k*lled him?

m*rder*d him.

That's where your

Guests sleep, huh?

You prove it.

Well, I don't have to

Prove it, mrs. Malone.

Nettie's a fugitive,

You're harboring her.

I could arrest

You both.

Why don't you?

Because I like

Ted styles.

He thinks he'd

Like to marry you.

Now how do you

Feel about it?

I'm loyal.

Loyal?

Mr. Larson, the man

You call an outlaw,

Took care of things

When my husband was

m*rder*d.

He gave him money

To rent this house.

Mr. Larson and his boys

Are real gentlemen.

I explained

All this to ted.

You mean you turned

Down an honest man

To run a hideout

For larson?

Nettie: myra, get down.

Don't move, johnny law.

Don't be stupid.

He's got

Deputies outside.

I'll take that.

Miss nettie, you can

Start packing.

Tobe and the boys will

Let us know when to move.

Look, you got a little

Common sense left.

I'm trying to

Give you a break.

This hideout's

No good now.

We'll leave.

That's right.

Are you going to

Keep your deputies

Watching us?

No.

Mr. Larson might

Misunderstand.

Don't you trust

A gentleman like mr. Larson

To trust you too far.

Good day,

Miss myra.

We can't move.

At least for

A couple of days.

Tobe is on the run and

He'll be heading here.

How do you know that?

The boys who took

A shot at styles

Told me.

Are they

Still in town?

We've got to get

Word to mr. Larson

And warn him

Not to come here.

Why?

He'd be riding

Into a trap.

Tobe and the boys

Aren't scared of

Wyatt earp.

Tobe's a friend

Of jesse james

And cole younger.

Oh, I'm sick of

Your lady baby act.

I want tobe

To ride in here.

You want more

Bloodshed?

( Sighs )

I suppose you

Had to do it.

Yep.

( Sighs )

If you'd take my advice,

You'd forget miss myra

And go on back to the bar j.

That's giving up

Mighty easy.

I'm very much

In love you know.

Sure.

With a girl that thinks

Tobe larson is a gentleman.

A robin hood that

Steals from the rich

And gives to the poor.

I know outlaws are

Victims of circumstances,

And there but for

The grace of god

Go you and i.

Well, that's partly true,

Isn't it?

First offenders, yes.

But not when they make

A profession out of it.

Not when they hide

Behind the confederate flag

And talk sentimental women

Into helping them.

Yeah, I know.

But I still think I can bring

Miss myra to her senses.

You haven't got

That much time.

Why not?

Because they promised me

They'd pack up and leave dodge.

I pulled all my

Deputies off

Just in case mr. Larson

Should ride in

And think miss myra

Double-crossed him.

So what if he should

Catch her talking to you?

Can you sh**t left handed?

I'm not very good

With either hand.

Thanks for the advice,

Marshal.

You're going

Out there, hmm?

Yeah.

Haven't you done enough

To square your debt

With larson?

If it's the money

He loaned you--

Now, ted, please.

There's some debts

That can't be

Settled by money.

All right.

Where can I

Find the man?

I'll go talk

With him.

No, you won't.

What's wrong

With that?

I won't back off

From my duty,

Or let you

Do it for me.

Duty.

Well, just call it

Being loyal.

I'm sorry, ted,

But it just can't be.

Nettie: it's the truth,

I swear. You can ask myra.

- Myra: get out of here quick.

- Ted: no, if that's larson--

All right, ask her.

Do I know you, sir?

No, mr. Larson.

This is ted styles,

He was just--

I think we can

Excuse you, sir.

You're in no danger

From me, mr. Larson.

I haven't a g*n,

And I couldn't sh**t it.

All I want

Is a talk.

About what?

Please, ted--

Let me handle this,

Miss myra.

I've asked her

To marry me.

But she thinks

You'd object.

That's all it was, tobe.

Just sports like him

Chasing myra.

It was a lot

More than that.

( Door opens )

Women always

Do it to us.

Myra and nettie

Got the house searched

By the town marshal.

Now we have to

Move on.

Why?

You ain't scared of

A cow town marshal

And a handful

Of deputies?

I haven't time

To explain.

Aah!

- Nettie!

- Hold it, friend.

Take him out to

The horses, boys.

She isn't hurt much.

Mr. Larson, it's not you.

It can't be you.

Hitting her

With a g*n.

She was stupid.

You better be smart.

Have you been drinking?

What's come over you?

I was ambushed

By yank soldiers

Miles east of here.

Oh.

I lost all my boys

But those two.

I don't feel polite.

Understand?

Yes, I understand,

But--

These your things?

All right.

Get up.

We're riding.

Well, get some legs--

- But nettie's hurt.

- There isn't time.

We can jab after

We make a safe camp.

Nettie can tell her troubles

To wyatt earp.

You go in the kitchen,

Get some grub in a bag

And hurry.

Come on.

Wyatt.

Ted styles ever leave

With that widow?

Well, he hoped

She'd go with him.

Well, the three men

With styles didn't look

Like bar j people.

Oh, what'd

They look like?

I may be seeing things,

They were about a half

A block away from him,

But one of those strangers

Looked like tobe larson.

I'd better check

That house again.

Where were

They headed?

Oklahoma. Where else?

They know the country

South of here?

Bushwhacker.

He knows the trail.

I rode it with him once

In a miserable kansas blizzard.

( Sighs )

All right, hal,

You get her over

To doc mccarty,

Get her patched up,

And get her a hotel room.

If I'm not back

By tomorrow,

Organize a posse.

But wyatt--

- ( Door opens, closes )

- He's gonna lone wolf it

Once too often.

Tobe will k*ll him.

You'd better get a posse

Started right away.

Who does that hick

Marshal think he is?

All the tough men aren't

On your side of the fence.

No dust. No posse.

We'll rest the horses

And have something to eat.

Why keep on

With this, larson?

You don't need us.

That's for me

To decide.

Now leg down,

Both of you.

I can't make out how

A man like you thinks.

Don't even try,

Mister.

I've offered you money

To call this off.

I've told you wyatt earp

Isn't going to bother his

Head about us.

He warned me not to

See miss myra again.

So you've made

A clean getaway,

Haven't you?

I guess so.

Then if I was

In your shoes,

I'd forget

About hostages,

Or whatever

Is in your mind.

You really want to know

What I'm thinking, mister?

I sure do.

Women.

That's what

Bellyaches me.

I didn't trust nettie.

She was stupid.

I thought myra

Would be loyal.

Earp could have set

A trap for me back

There in dodge.

Myra knew he'd

Search the house.

She let me ride in without

A word of warning.

I might have been

k*lled, mister.

Don't blame me.

Why not?

I wanted to send

Somebody out to

Find you,

But nettie

Talked me out of it.

Nettie couldn't talk

You out of anything.

You weren't thinking

About me and the boys--

You figured to

Run off with him.

- That's not true.

- She turned me down

Cold, larson.

- ( Scoffs )

- Why--

Why you must be

Sick in the head,

Taking out your spite

On a woman.

Is that fair, sonny?

I haven't touched her.

All right,

Let's drop it.

Certainly.

Now myra, please.

He's not going

To drop it.

But turn him loose,

Mr. Larson.

He's no outlaw.

He doesn't know what

Kind of people we are.

How crookedly

We think.

Yeah.

Sassing me!

( Groans )

( Grunts )

- I oughta blow--

- No!

You've hurt him enough.

( Chuckles )

All right.

All right.

( Chuckles )

He needs water.

Why isn't spike

Bringing it?

He'll be back

Directly.

He's been gone

Minutes.

I'll get it

Myself.

No.

Hey, missouri?

Go see what's

Keeping spike.

Trouble.

Let me go.

You'll walk into

The springs with me.

I might need you.

( Grunts )

Hold it.

You wouldn't sh**t

A lady, would you?

Mr. Earp, get back.

Wait for your men.

You can't hide

Behind her, larson.

She's not big enough.

Is he dead?

No, just creased

His scalp a little.

But you might

Have hit me.

Well, that's a rotten

Thing to say.

I'm glad you

Took the risk.

Well, there wasn't

Much risk, miss myra.

Mr. Larson must have

Been reading too many

Dime novels.

Dime novels?

Yeah, you see,

The outlaw usually

Hides behind a woman,

So a gentleman will be

Afraid to sh**t.

Well, I'm not

A gentleman,

But I can crease

A man's scalp

Paces

All day long

With this old

Buntline special.

Mr. Larson knew

It was an easy shot,

But I guess all those

Fairytales about outlaws

Sort of addled

His judgment.

Yes, I see.

Ted's hurt.

I've got to get some

Water from the spring.

No.

I'll fetch the water,

Miss myra.

You see, in real life,

A woman muddies

The mischief out

Of a spring.

Mr. Earp?

I didn't think

He'd help us.

But this is

Real life,

So he did.

♪ 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. ♪