Bonanza S2E3 Badge Without Honor SD
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00:00We got the wrong man, Bob, that's Adam Cartwright.
00:22Come on, let's get out of here.
00:44Who are you?
00:46A friend.
00:52A friend?
00:54You're sure a feather-footed one.
00:56Who are you?
00:58Gerald Eskiff, by name.
01:00Here.
01:02Perhaps this will relieve your mind.
01:06U.S. Deputy Marshal.
01:08I can't say I'm sorry to see you.
01:10Who are they?
01:12The Clevenger brothers.
01:14Friends of yours?
01:16Hardly that.
01:18But you may have made a terrible mistake.
01:20Just be thankful that you're still alive.
01:22And I'll be thankful
01:24that I've reached the end of a long trail.
01:26The Clevengers were wanted in California
01:28for bank robbery.
01:30I had the, uh,
01:32unpleasant duty of killing
01:34their older brother.
01:36He was caught robbing sluice boxes.
01:38So you were the one.
01:40I was only performing my official duty.
01:50The Clevengers were wanted in California
01:52for bank robbery.
01:54I had the unpleasant duty of killing
01:56their older brother.
01:58He was caught robbing sluice boxes.
02:00So you were the one.
02:02I was only performing my official duty.
02:04He was caught robbing sluice boxes.
02:06So you were the one.
02:08I was only performing my official duty.
02:10So you were the one.
02:12I was only performing my official duty.
02:14So you were the one.
02:16I was only performing my official duty.
02:18So you were the one.
02:20I was only performing my official duty.
02:28Mr. Eskett,
02:30welcome to the Butler House.
02:32From what Adam tells me,
02:34we're greatly in your debt.
02:36I'm happy that I was fortunate enough
02:38to be in the right place at the right time.
02:40I'll try to make your stay here a very comfortable one.
02:42You appreciate a great deal
02:44about your good brother, Mr. Eskett.
02:46Oh.
02:55Adam?
02:57Anything else you want to tell me?
02:59Oh, I still can't believe it, Pa.
03:01I mean, I'm not selling the Clevengers short.
03:04Toughest bunch of renegades I've ever known, but I just can't imagine them taking a shot at me.
03:08You never know with that bunch.
03:10Old Gid Clevenger and his boys have made their own laws for so long,
03:13you never know when they might step over the line.
03:15And you did have the rat's payroll with you?
03:18They must have thought it was somebody else.
03:20Now, believe me, Adam, I know how you feel, but the marshal did have a warrant for them.
03:24Well, there's one thing for certain, he isn't too upset about it.
03:27Come on, we've got a guest to take care of.
03:29We'll decide later what to tell Gid Clevenger.
03:31Yes, if he gives us a chance to talk.
03:36The bucolic wife is not for Gerald Esker.
03:39Why put Mr. Esker's bag in the upstairs room?
03:41Thanks, son.
03:42Well, one would scarcely expect to encounter the effet out here in the wilderness.
03:47Well, little Joe's mother was Louisiana French.
03:50He likes to play around with them.
03:53You mean you actually use this?
03:55No, I fool around with it just for fun.
03:57He's faster than green lightning, Mr. Esker.
03:59Come on, Joe, let's show him.
04:07En garde, brother.
04:08You should never have given those two a chance to show off.
04:12Oh!
04:20You know, they really have no intention of killing each other.
04:26He has an admirable skill.
04:33Whack him over the head, horse, you'll never get anywhere poking at him.
04:36Touché.
04:37Nevertheless, your technique is not quite flawless.
04:40When you faint to the left, you're a bit off balance.
04:55En garde.
04:59En garde.
05:00En garde.
05:03En garde.
05:30En garde.
05:54You know, you could hurt somebody with that.
05:56You lost the button off the point.
06:00So I did.
06:05This might have been fatal.
06:10Violence as such is vulgar.
06:12Any man who in anger takes a human life becomes a brother of the apes.
06:19He's an aesthetically impoverished man.
06:21Don't you think so?
06:22Oh, yes, sir.
06:24I reckon.
06:25And yet the skills and rhythms of disciplined violence have beauty.
06:31Like a painting by Rubens or Botticelli.
06:34Unfettered by personal emotion.
06:38Yes.
06:39There to that simple word can be traced the downfall of most artists and many human creatures.
06:46Emotion.
06:47Yeah, that's a very interesting observation, Mr. Eskens.
06:51I don't think I could cast you in the mold of an average lawyer.
06:54I've been told that.
06:57Well.
06:58I think the elegance and hospitality of your home have made me forget my original mission.
07:04I'm here to visit an old friend.
07:06Would you happen to know a Mr. Jason Blaine?
07:09What did you say?
07:10Oh, yes.
07:11Know him.
07:12Know him very well.
07:13And his wife.
07:14Wife?
07:15Jason married?
07:16Oh, yes.
07:17About a year.
07:18They were married right in this very room.
07:20Then you do know him well.
07:21Well, Jason has always been a little hard to know.
07:23But Mariette is practically a part of our family.
07:26Mariette.
07:28What a charming name.
07:30Yes.
07:31Her father was a very dear friend of mine.
07:35When he died, he left the raising of Mariette almost entirely to my supervision.
07:40Jason Blaine married.
07:42How very, very interesting.
07:45Is she a pretty girl?
07:47Well, we don't know.
07:49Is she a pretty girl?
07:51Well, we always thought so.
07:52But, of course, we could be slightly prejudiced.
07:54Oh, no, my dear Adam.
07:55I have a feeling I can trust your judgment in such matters.
07:58Time to eat, please.
07:59Oh, good.
08:00Could I freshen up a bit before supper?
08:02Why, of course.
08:03I'll show you to your room.
08:13Adam, what are you staring at?
08:15Oh, I didn't realize I was.
08:19Look, I know you feel bad about the Clevengers.
08:21But it's like Eskett told Hoss and me.
08:24Bob and Bill had a beat right on your back.
08:26He had to shoot fast in any way he could.
08:29You ought to just be thankful he was there.
08:33Yeah, I'll try to remember that.
08:36Come on, let's have some supper.
08:37Right.
08:42And so, under the circumstances, there was little I could do.
08:45And that, gentlemen, is the way I shot my first tiger in India.
08:51Oh, for heaven's sake, number one cousin.
08:53Can't you do anything right?
08:54Here, let me do that.
08:55Mr. Cartwright, take you long time to know San Francisco.
08:58Take me long time to know Ponderosa.
09:00I help you in San Francisco.
09:01You help me in Ponderosa.
09:03All right?
09:05All right.
09:12You know, for years we had the most wonderful cook.
09:14Hop Singh.
09:15So he went back to Hong Kong and talked me into hiring his number one cousin.
09:18I don't know.
09:19Number one cousin?
09:20Doesn't he have a name?
09:21If he's got one, he hasn't told us about it.
09:24I'm sorry about this, Joe.
09:25Think nothing of it.
09:26The same thing happened when I was dining with the Prince of Wales in Paris.
09:30Get going, Mr. Eskett.
09:31You ain't been just about every place.
09:33And there's one place I never cease to enjoy going to.
09:36Where's that?
09:37Beds.
09:39I've had a long ride and I'm afraid I'm not much of a night owl.
09:41Joe, this has been an extremely pleasant evening.
09:43Extremely pleasant.
09:44I'm sorry about what happened at the end of it.
09:46Hoss and Joe, see that Mr. Eskett has everything he needs.
09:49Yes, sir.
09:50Tomorrow morning, Adam and I will ride into Virginia City with you.
09:52We'll show you where Jason and Marianne live.
09:54Fine, fine.
09:55Have a good rest.
09:57Adam, I regret the circumstances under which we met,
10:00but I'm grateful that we did meet.
10:03A stranger in a strange community.
10:06It's heartening to have substantial friends.
10:08Good night.
10:09Good night.
10:14Mr. Eskett, did you sure enough have that old tiger cat from the tale?
10:17Sure enough.
10:19That house makes the most wonderful audience, doesn't it?
10:28I hope you'll go along with my little whimsy in wanting to surprise Jason.
10:32We were such close friends and it's been such a long time since I've seen him.
10:36Are you sure you can find the house?
10:37My dear Adam, your directions are most explicit.
10:40Don't forget, we want you to spend at least a few days with us at the ranch house.
10:44I know Adam and the boys will want to take you on that cougar hunt.
10:46Ben, I can't tell you how much I appreciate your hospitality.
10:50And as I told you before, there's nothing in life I find as exciting as a hunt.
10:55Thank you again, both of you.
10:59Adam, when you get through with the bank, meet me at the hotel.
11:02We'll have a bite to eat.
11:03Right.
11:04Come on.
11:35Pardon me, dear lady, if I startled you.
11:37But I had wrongly assumed that no one was home and had started to leave.
11:41I'm glad that I was in error.
11:43Are you Mrs. Blaine?
11:45Yes, I am.
11:46The Cartwrights told me all about you.
11:48Are you a friend of the Cartwrights?
11:50And an old and dear friend of your good husband.
11:53Gerald Esketh is my name.
11:55Surely, Jason has mentioned me.
11:59No, I don't recall it.
12:02Well, that is, I've never met any of Jason's friends.
12:05Did you meet him in California?
12:07I did indeed.
12:11My dear child, Jason's mineralogy has surely been worthwhile.
12:18He's found a true jewel.
12:21I don't know if you're making fun of me or not, but Jason is not at home.
12:26Then perhaps you wouldn't mind if I waited a while for him.
12:29Ben and Adam have some business to transact in town, and I'm a total stranger here.
12:34Yes, of course, how rude of me.
12:36Won't you come in, Mr. Esketh?
12:47Won't you sit down, Mr. Esketh?
12:53I'll make you some tea.
12:54How very thoughtful of you.
12:56What a fine likeness of Jason.
12:58Yes, it is, isn't it?
13:04Hey, Jason, good morning.
13:05How are you, Adam?
13:06Fine. Did your friend find you?
13:07Who's that?
13:08Your friend from California, Gerald Esketh.
13:12No.
13:14Is there anything wrong?
13:18No, everything's all right.
13:20Esketh, is he here in town?
13:23Is he here in town?
13:24Well, he stopped over at our ranch last night, and he rode into town this morning with us.
13:28Went to your house. He wanted to surprise you.
13:34Thank you, Adam.
13:40You have some very interesting things, Marianne.
13:43I couldn't help but notice this jewel box.
13:46Oh, Jason took that for saying some oar.
13:49I'm afraid he isn't very practical, but he is sweet.
13:52We've been so happy here.
13:54I'm sure you have.
13:56We thought most highly of Jason in San Francisco.
14:02How elegant these must look on you.
14:04Oh, they're not real pearls.
14:06But your beauty would make them appear priceless.
14:09Please, may I see them on you?
14:23Oh, Jason, darling, there you are.
14:25Look who's here.
14:26My dear Jason.
14:28After all of these years.
14:32Esketh.
14:34They're reviving the old case in Sacramento, Jason.
14:37And they couldn't very well proceed without the chief prosecution witness.
14:41I'm sure you know who he is.
14:43I'm sure you know who he is.
14:45I'm sure you know who he is.
14:47I'm sure you know who he is.
14:49I'm sure you know who he is.
14:50I'm sure you know who he is.
14:51The chief prosecution witness, you.
14:53Is this something you two gentlemen would rather discuss privately?
14:57No, no, not at all.
14:59My business as a law enforcement officer is public business.
15:02And I'm sure that you and your husband have no secrets from each other.
15:06I'll fix you some tea, Jason.
15:22Have you told her of this matter?
15:25No.
15:27How could I?
15:28She's almost part of the Cartwright family.
15:31How much have you told her?
15:33Nothing.
15:34I detest emotional display.
15:43What's the matter, Jason?
15:46I don't know.
15:48What's the matter, Jason?
15:52Nothing, Mariette.
15:55Nothing you'd understand.
15:57You're not aware of all the facts, Mariette.
16:00He has a right to be a reluctant witness.
16:03His testimony will be against the most sinister forces in Northern California.
16:08They may seek retaliation.
16:10Retaliation?
16:12However, he'll be in my protective custody.
16:15Jason, I trust you to be ready for the journey, shall we say, at noon tomorrow?
16:20Does that allow you enough time?
16:23You trust me?
16:25I amend that.
16:27I trust your wife to see that you're ready.
16:30Thank you for the tea, Mariette.
16:32It was indeed a pleasure meeting you.
16:46I should never have tried to run away from it.
16:52Jason, what do you mean?
16:54I loved you so much.
16:56I thought I had a right to a little happiness.
16:59But you did have, and you still have.
17:02I won't let you go back.
17:04We can leave, and we can make another trip.
17:07I'm not going to let you go.
17:09I'm not going to let you go.
17:11I'm not going to let you go.
17:13We can leave, and we can make another start.
17:16Don't you see that that's what I tried to do, and this is the result of it?
17:19Nothing will change.
17:21I've got to go back with him.
17:24But he said that it would be dangerous.
17:27I don't intend to lose you, Jason.
17:29I love you much too much.
17:36Oh, have you seen Eskid?
17:38He's probably still with Jason.
17:40Did you get that matter straightened out at the bank?
17:42No, but as I was leaving, I ran into Jason,
17:45and I told him that Eskid was looking for him,
17:48and he seemed very upset about it.
17:51Oh?
17:52Do you think Eskid is here as a friend to see Jason,
17:55or is he here in an official capacity?
18:00Well, I don't know.
18:02Eskid is a United States Deputy Marshal.
18:05Of course, what do we really know about Jason?
18:08Came in here, swept Marietta off her feet.
18:11She's done very well in the year he's been here.
18:12He's been very good to her.
18:14I suppose that's all you could ask of any man.
18:17Yeah, well, I'd feel better if I had a talk with Marietta and Jason,
18:19just ask them if there was anything wrong.
18:21What do you think?
18:22I think it's a good idea.
18:24And also remind Marietta that we still have family for as long as she needs us.
18:28Look, while you're over there, I'll go see Judge Rand.
18:42Going someplace, my dear Jason?
18:47I was young, Eskid.
18:49It was over five years ago.
18:51Time gets away from a man, doesn't it?
18:55I'm curious, Jason.
18:57Why didn't you go back to Ohio?
19:00My arm isn't quite that long.
19:02You know I'm a mineralogist.
19:04Yes.
19:05I traced you through Arizona, Idaho, and all over the Comstock Loads.
19:10You changed your name a couple of times, but I found you.
19:13Well, you can't take me out of Nevada territory.
19:17Here are the extradition papers.
19:20I trust, Jason, you're growing tired of trying to run away.
19:26Everything legal and above board, huh, Eskid?
19:30Always.
19:31Which reminds me, I must present my credentials to your local judge.
19:36I had a little official business on the way in.
19:39Billy and Bob Clevenger.
19:42You saw the Clevengers?
19:44Briefly, through my sights.
19:46They're both dead.
19:54What about Gideon, the old man?
19:57Always a good friend to you, wasn't he, Jason?
20:00No, I haven't seen him yet, but I'll plan to see him before he sees me.
20:05You seem to have built up a nice little business here.
20:09Why don't you get it over with? Why don't you kill me and have done with it?
20:12No, Jason.
20:14I'll kill you because that's what I came here for.
20:17But I'll pick my own time and my own place.
20:20Besides, I intend to get much better acquainted with your wife.
20:25She's lovely, Jason. Completely lovely.
20:35I'll see you later.
20:54Hello, Mariette.
20:55Oh, Adam. I'm so glad to see you.
20:59What's the matter? Is there something wrong?
21:01Oh, no, nothing.
21:03It's just that I haven't seen you for so long.
21:08Where's Jason?
21:10Oh, he went to the office to pick up some things.
21:15Mariette, you're just about as close to being a sister as I'll ever have.
21:20Now, a big part of that pleasure is being able to help you.
21:24Tell me, what happened when Gerald Esketh came here?
21:28Oh, nothing happened.
21:30I think Mr. Esketh is a very charming person.
21:34We even had tea.
21:39Oh, Adam, I just can't lie to you.
21:43I've tried, but I just can't.
21:48That's more like it.
21:50Now, tell me about it.
21:53Jason has to go to California to be witness in a trial.
21:59Well, that doesn't sound so terrible.
22:01I know, but the men that he has to testify against, they threaten to kill him.
22:07You see, that's why Jason left California.
22:11I see.
22:13Did he talk to Judge Rand about this?
22:15Oh, that was my first suggestion, but Jason didn't think it would do any good.
22:21Well, Jason's upset.
22:23I think I'm in a better position to decide than he is.
22:26So why don't you and I have a talk with Judge Rand?
22:28I think we'll find that Jason can make a legal deposition right here in Virginia City.
22:32Oh, Adam, could we do something like that?
22:35We won't know until we ask, will we?
22:37Come on, get your hair.
22:38All right.
22:42I'm sure when we know all the facts...
22:46Adam.
22:49Adam.
22:51My dear Mariette.
22:53What a pleasant surprise this is.
22:57Forgive me, Your Honor.
22:59I am United States Deputy Marshal Gerald Eskin.
23:03You're in my federal district, Marshal.
23:06If you have business here, you should have presented your documents to me.
23:09I fully intended to do so, sir.
23:12As a matter of fact, I was on my way to your chambers when your messenger intercepted me.
23:18Mrs. Blaine states that her husband's life will be in danger if he...
23:23if he gives certain testimony in Sacramento.
23:29To some extent, she may be right.
23:31I myself will not feel too secure as his pledged bodyguard.
23:35Now, you will note there, sir,
23:38that this is the state versus Hadley Murdoch and a number of John Does,
23:42all of whom comprise a political machine known as the Murdoch Gang.
23:47Now, these are infamous men, sir.
23:50Grown fat on terrorism and plunder.
23:53So rich and powerful, indeed,
23:55that they now have most of the state of California under their rule of dread and fear.
23:59Blaine is the key witness?
24:02We, on the side of the law, earnestly believe that Jason Blaine
24:06is the one man who can send these culprits to the gallows.
24:10Well, your husband's duty is clear, Mariette.
24:14And we can very well call out the militia to guard him.
24:21Well, I was planning a trip to Sacramento in a week or so.
24:25I could change my plans, go along with you.
24:28It would make Mariette feel better.
24:30Oh, it would, Adam, it would.
24:34Anything to relieve this dear lady's anxieties.
24:38And rest assured, we'll be joined by other officers in Sacramento.
24:42Oh, I'm very grateful to you, to all of you.
24:45Uh, Mr. Esketh, I'm terribly sorry to have caused you all this trouble.
24:49There's no trouble, my dear.
24:51On the contrary, I was delighted to see revealed that jewel which money cannot buy.
24:57Loyalty.
24:59Marshall, you and Adam both, I'd like to talk to you.
25:03If it's, uh, if it's all right with you, Mariette.
25:06Of course not.
25:08Adam, Jason will be so pleased to know that you're going with him.
25:12Thank you, gentlemen. Thank you.
25:23It's about the killing of the Clevenger brothers.
25:26Ah, yes. Uh, distasteful duty, I assure you.
25:30But there is a warrant out in California for their arrest.
25:33I was talking to your father, Adam.
25:36He was telling me that Gideon Clevenger came to see him.
25:39Yeah, but he didn't seem to want to make any trouble.
25:45Strange man, Gideon Clevenger.
25:48He'll brood about the death of his sons.
25:51Then he'll decide to take the law into his own hands.
25:54He can be very dangerous if he makes up his mind to it.
25:58Well, the thought of any further bloodshed is completely repelling to me.
26:02I'll rest a whole lot easier when you're out of town.
26:05On your way back to Sacramento.
26:08Then you think that this, um, Gideon Clevenger...
26:12will make the death of his two sons a personal issue between himself and me?
26:17I think that precisely.
26:20I see.
26:25Jason. Jason, I have the most wonderful news.
26:28I've just come from talking to Judge Rand.
26:31You what?
26:33Oh, it's all right, darling.
26:35He's going to write a letter to a friend in Sacramento, a judge.
26:38And then Adam is going to go with you.
26:40No, no, he can't do that.
26:42But, Jason, Adam only wants to help.
26:44Well, he can't go with me.
26:47But why? Tell me why.
26:50Because if Adam Cartwright goes with me, he'll never get there alive.
27:00Jason, what are you trying to tell me?
27:02Can't we make one move in our life...
27:04without the Cartwrights getting mixed up in it?
27:06But the Cartwrights are my best friends...
27:08and they're the best friends you ever had.
27:10I don't want to talk about it.
27:12Jason, now, come on. This isn't like us.
27:15I'm your wife, and I have a right to know the truth.
27:17Well, I have told you the truth.
27:19Tell me something.
27:21Why did you say that if Adam went with you, he would be killed?
27:24Because that is the truth, too.
27:27Jason, I have never asked you anything about your past life before...
27:30because it just wasn't important.
27:32But now it is.
27:34Now, do they want you as a witness for something you saw...
27:37or for something you did?
27:47What difference does it make?
27:49Eskis told you about the Murdoch gang, didn't he?
27:52Yes.
27:54Well, that gang isn't going to let me get the Sacramento alive.
27:58Not even with Mr. Eskis and Adam to protect you?
28:02Don't you realize that Eskis was sent here to kill me?
28:06Once I leave here, I'll be dead before I can get as far as the Ponderosa.
28:11But why would anybody want to kill you?
28:14Because that's why he came here.
28:17He is a hired, paid killer.
28:20Now, try to understand that.
28:23Jason, there must be something we can do. There must be.
28:26What? You want me to get a gun and go up against him?
28:29He would love that.
28:31Self-defense, everything above board, legal.
28:33Then why don't you go to Judge Rand, tell him the truth, and he'll protect you.
28:36You saw his papers. He is a marshal.
28:39He has every right in the world to take me in.
28:41And you're going to stand there and let him do it?
28:43What else can I do?
28:45Jason, we can go away. We can go east.
28:48Jason, please, please, they can't reach us.
28:50Jason, please, please, they can't reach that far.
28:53Even if we have to spend the rest of our lives hiding.
28:56I don't care. I'd much rather have you that way than not have you at all.
29:00Please.
29:02Oh, if we only could.
29:04If we only could.
29:09It would be like starting from the beginning.
29:11No west, no past tense.
29:15Oh, Jason.
29:17Jason, we must do it.
29:19We must. We can. I know we can.
29:21You get some things packed.
29:23There's still Eskett.
29:25Don't forget, I tried this once before.
29:27Oh, but don't forget. You didn't have me before.
29:29Now, I can handle him.
29:31I think I know a lady's man when I see one.
29:33Yes, I know how to deal with him.
29:35No, I can't let you do that. He's too dangerous.
29:37Oh, no, darling. Really, he won't be with me.
29:39Please trust me.
29:41Trust me.
29:43Now, hurry. Hurry and get something packed, please.
29:48Adam, I find this a land of unexpected pleasures.
29:51Little did I dream that you'd be making the trip to Sacramento with me.
29:55Well, since I am, don't you think it might be a good idea to let me in on the truth?
30:00Well, isn't that a rather strange way to put a question, Adam?
30:03Well, as Pa and I both told you, we think a great deal of Mariette.
30:08And so do I think a lot of her.
30:10That's why I tried to spare her the seriousness of Jason's case.
30:14Then he's not just a missing witness.
30:16No.
30:18A missing criminal.
30:20But on your honor, Adam, this is to go no further in Virginia City.
30:25By turning state's evidence, he'll be able to return here
30:28with no damage to his so-called reputation.
30:31Well, I appreciate whatever protection you can give Mariette.
30:34You know, I believe she's right.
30:38You know, I believe we think alike.
30:41I even had him listed in the documents as a witness,
30:44not as one of the accused.
30:48Thank you for telling me.
30:50I'd like to get the best lawyer you can find.
30:53Adam, I don't want you to think it rude of me,
30:56but under the circumstances, I think it best not to return to the Ponderosa.
31:00I'll take a room here at the hotel,
31:02and if it's convenient for you, we'll leave, shall we say, first thing in the morning?
31:06Fine with me. I'll bring your luggage in with me.
31:09And bring along your best suit, Adam.
31:11I know some pretty girls in Sacramento,
31:13and perhaps we can forget some of the more unpleasant aspects of a marshal's duties.
31:17Very good.
31:19If I seemed a little cool towards you,
31:22it was only because of my concern for Mariette.
31:25Well, I'd better let Pa know what's happened.
31:28See you in the morning.
31:32Clemenger!
31:36Clemenger!
31:38Clemenger!
31:43Get Clemenger.
31:45I'd hoped this wouldn't happen.
31:50Maybe we can reason with him.
31:52No, Ben. Let me try it.
31:56Hello, Gideon.
31:58We haven't seen you for some time.
32:00Save your words, Judge.
32:02I know Gerald Eskett's in this town.
32:04Now, where is he?
32:06I really don't know, Gideon.
32:08Look at me when I talk to you.
32:10I don't like fellows who can't look straight.
32:12You've lost three sons trying to fight a private war.
32:16Why don't you just find yourself a job?
32:18I can't, Judge.
32:20You've lost three sons trying to fight a private war.
32:24Why don't you just find yourself a rocking chair
32:27and live to a ripe old age, huh?
32:29I've got a better idea that'll help a lot more people.
32:32You deliver Eskett to me.
32:34I'll get out of Virginia City and stay out.
32:37You don't.
32:39I got 20 more men anxious to ride in here.
32:42You're not serious.
32:45I have offered you a fair deal.
32:48Get me that back shooter.
32:57Come in.
32:59Oh, my dear Adam.
33:01They tell me Gideon Clevenger's looking for me.
33:04He's threatening to tear the whole town apart
33:06unless you're handed over to him.
33:08He seems a truly dedicated scoundrel.
33:11Faithful to his purpose, honest to a fault.
33:15I want you to know that Pa and I will be backing you up.
33:19Thank you kindly, Adam.
33:22Shall we look into the matter?
33:28Well, you're certainly a cool one.
33:30I'll have to admit that.
33:52What are you going to do?
33:54Make our friend a sporting proposition.
33:57He's in the saloon.
34:10Clevenger!
34:15Clevenger!
34:22Can you hear me?
34:24I can hear you, Askith.
34:26It's a voice I'm not likely to forget.
34:29You made this personal, Clevenger, so let's keep it that way.
34:32There's no sense in harming innocent people.
34:35You've made yourself a deal.
34:37But if the Cartwrights or anyone else tries to get into it,
34:41I'm cutting my boys loose.
34:52You're free to change your mind any time.
34:55Thank you, friend, but I find the arrangement most satisfactory.
34:59I've already planned my strategy.
35:21I don't like this, Adam.
35:23I'm beginning to think Askith knows what he's doing.
35:52Make your play, you filthy little backshooter.
35:55You first, my dear Clevenger.
36:21You had better finish the job, Askith.
36:52Adam, you'd better get the doctor, see what we can do for Clevenger.
37:03How is Clevenger?
37:05He'll pull through. He wants to see you.
37:09I took the liberty of dropping in without knocking.
37:13Well, I was sure the door was locked.
37:20You grow lovelier each time I see you.
37:25I must look aside.
37:28Aside, indeed.
37:31I'm afraid I must leave.
37:34I must look aside.
37:36Aside, indeed.
37:38The very kind and inspired words were to rhapsodize.
37:42She was a phantom of delight when first she gleamed upon my sight.
37:48Now you know that you much prefer those sophisticated San Francisco women
37:53to a country girl like myself.
37:56I hope someday to prove the error of that statement
38:00by putting you beside them.
38:02A ruby in a diadem of glass.
38:07Oh, you mean the ones from the Barbary Coast?
38:10What lies has Jason been telling you about me?
38:13Why, none, none.
38:15It's just that I know so little about San Francisco.
38:18It was only a chance remark.
38:22Then please accept my apology.
38:25I'm thin-skinned when it comes to matters of honor.
38:28Oh, I apologize, too.
38:31I had planned to look much more presentable the next time we met.
38:37Then it was rude of me to arrive so unexpectedly.
38:40But I thought I'd better tell you.
38:43Judge Rand suggested that I start back to Sacramento immediately.
38:47Oh, so soon.
38:51You don't know how lonely it gets.
38:53I mean, Jason has to work such long hours.
38:57I've never met anyone like you, Gerald.
39:08A little more time won't matter.
39:12Could you come to the hotel to let me know when Jason is ready?
39:18Just as long as you aren't too impatient.
39:21Now, let us not misunderstand my honorable intentions.
39:26I understand your intentions perfectly.
39:44You little fool!
39:46You're gonna learn just who you've been playing games with.
39:50Who? What are you?
39:54He's Murdock's hatchet man.
39:59Around the Embarcadero, they call him the Dude Butcher Boy.
40:05It's my reckoning he came here to lead Jason Blaine to the slaughter.
40:10Because Jason knows too much.
40:12Jason was mixed up with Murdock?
40:14He was a spotter for the bunch.
40:16That's easy for an essayer.
40:19Whenever he'd see gold bullion, he'd tell Esketh.
40:22That slimy killer would lead his night riders, claiming they were vigilantes.
40:28That was a good cover for him.
40:31But Jason got sickened.
40:33He quit and ran away.
40:35Jason was too soft for Esketh's shooting parties.
40:39I saw him later in Virginia City.
40:42But I figured, let a feller go straight if it's trying hard.
40:46And your oldest son?
40:48Esketh backshot my boy at our California stamp mill.
40:53While his outfit looted.
40:59The other two...
41:02You know about Ben.
41:05They wasn't killers.
41:07They heard Esketh was headed this way.
41:11They mistook Adam for him.
41:19That fool Jason.
41:21Why couldn't he tell us the trouble he was in?
41:24There's a thing called reputation, Ben.
41:26Especially if you're married to a woman like Mariette.
41:29I'd swear she never knew that Jason had a record.
41:34No! Don't!
41:36Sorry, honey, it's me. It's Adam.
41:38Oh, Adam.
41:39Where's Jason? Was Esketh here?
41:41Yes. He hit me.
41:44And he slapped me.
41:46And he wanted me to tell him.
41:49Did he tell you who he really is?
41:51Yes.
41:52He told me he was going to kill me.
41:55He was going to kill me.
41:57He was going to kill me.
41:59He was going to kill me.
42:01Did he tell you who he really is?
42:03Yes.
42:04And he said terrible things about Jason.
42:06Where is Jason?
42:08Where is he?
42:09The silver Corazon mine.
42:13I'm supposed to meet him there.
42:15He gave me a little trail map.
42:19He took it. It's gone.
42:21He took it. He took the map.
42:23He'll kill Jason.
42:24Calm down!
42:26Listen, I'll send somebody to look after you.
42:29You stay right here.
42:30Okay.
42:44Jason?
42:48Jason!
42:53You can't get away, Jason!
42:59Jason!
43:18Can you hear me?
43:24Would you like to hear what happened to your wife?
43:27She died in my arms, Jason.
43:30I held her.
43:32I watched her.
43:37Can you take that and run away with it?
43:45In here, Esketh!
43:49Come on!
43:51Come on!
43:56Come on!
44:26Come on!
44:56Come on!
45:18The unruly emotions, Jason.
45:21But don't be ashamed because they've destroyed you.
45:25They've destroyed those armies.
45:34Go ahead. Go ahead and shoot.
45:36The sound will bring it right to you.
45:44I'm here!
45:45We're in here!
45:48We're in here!
45:55We're in here!
46:17Don't turn around.
46:22Jason?
46:24Mary?
46:25He's all right.
46:28I'm taking you in, Esketh.
46:33It's hot in here, isn't it?
46:36Or is it just the uncomfortable circumstances I find myself in?
46:40No.
46:45It might have worked on Clevenger, but it won't work on me.
46:48My dear Adam, you don't think that I'd be childish,
46:52so childish as to pull the same chestnut twice.
47:00I wish you hadn't tried it, Esketh.
47:03I suppose I...
47:05I knew all along that this would happen...
47:08someday.
47:15Thank you for your...
47:16hospitality.
47:20I never dreamed that Gerald Esketh...
47:23would be defeated by emotions.
47:26I can't believe you ever had any.
47:28Oh, yes.
47:30I did.
47:32I was in love, you know.
47:36I was in love...
47:38with Gerald Esketh.
47:47We'll miss you...
47:48very much.
47:51Thank you, Ben.
47:52Thank you for everything.
47:53Judge Rand said it shouldn't be more than a year.
47:55And that will be the longest year of my life.
48:00Well, I'm glad you made the decision on your own, Jason.
48:03When you come back, your house will be here waiting.
48:05Thank you, Ben.
48:07Goodbye.
48:10We'll be waiting, too.
48:12Things will be just the same.
48:16Thank you, Ellen.