05x38 - The Confidence Man

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.
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05x38 - The Confidence Man

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( Shouting )

The whole place

Is gonna burn down.

Hurry up!

Get your buckets started.

Wyatt.

Well, I'll go get

Dr. Goodfellow.

No. It's too late.

What do you mean

From that fire?

No. The fire

Didn't k*ll him.

His head's bashed in.

He was m*rder*d.

( 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: in the west,

A name was only a name,

And it might be a mask

To hide many things.

One didn't inquire

Into it too closely

Unless it became necessary

As it often did for wyatt earp.

For behind

The masking names

Were people

And their problems.

Hey, son.

Can I help you?

Maybe, sir.

I'm looking for someone.

Oh, come on in, boy.

Come on in.

Sit down.

Now, what seems

To be the problem?

I can't seem to find

Anyone in town

That's ever

Heard of her.

Oh?

Young lady?

Yes, my fiancee.

Miss evangeline murphy.

Evangeline murphy.

She--

She live here

In tombstone?

You've never

Heard of her either.

I thought maybe

At the newspaper office--

Well, now wait a minute, son,

I don't know

Everybody in town.

Especially if she happens

To be new here.

Well, she's

Lived here for years.

Came with her father.

And he was

k*lled in the mines.

Murphy, hmm?

Are you sure?

Yes, she wrote me

From here

Not more than

A month ago.

What's she look like?

I have a picture of her.

She sent me

In one of her letters.

You know her?

Yes.

So does everybody else

In tombstone,

But not by

That name.

This is evie marlowe.

Evie marlowe?

Maybe the best known

Saloon singer

In these parts.

Certainly the prettiest.

Didn't you know

About that, boy?

No.

You say this is the girl

You're engaged to?

( Applause )

Evangeline.

Where'd you

Hear that name?

You know.

I'm billy.

Billy costane.

That supposed to

Mean something to me?

I've come to get you

Like I said I would.

Come to get me?

Well, sure.

Didn't you believe me?

Look, handsome,

If this is your way

Of getting

To know a girl--

But I do know you

From your letters.

I don't know

What this is,

But you've got

The wrong girl.

No.

You're evangeline murphy,

Aren't you?

I'd know you anywhere from

The picture you sent me.

Anybody can have

One of these.

I sell them

For a dollar.

I don't know who

Sent it to you,

But it wasn't me.

You trying to say

That you don't want to marry me

Like you promised?

Marry you?

Look, mister,

I don't know what

Kind of game this is,

But get out

Of my way.

Not until you

Tell me for sure.

You'd better get lost

Because here comes

The man I am going

To marry

And he's not going

To like this kind

Of play.

So that's it.

I'm sorry,

But it wasn't me

Sent you

That picture

Or wrote you letters.

What about the letters

I sent you?

And the money?

Money?

Money to pay

Your father's debt

So that we could

Get married.

That's all I had.

I want it back!

Take your hands

Off me.

You didn't

Have to do that.

This young lady

Is not public property.

Don't forget that.

Come here, sonny.

I'll give you a hand.

Sit down.

You want to

Tell me about it?

A newspaper man?

Spread what

A fool I was?

Well, then you should

Talk to wyatt earp.

Wyatt earp?

He's the marshal

In this town.

This is nobody's

Business but mine.

Begging your

Pardon, sir.

Not yours.

I should have known

It was some kind of

A trick.

Now this advertisement

Appeared in your paper

Back east, right?

Yes. I can even

Remember the words.

"Decent comely young girl

Stranded alone

In rough western town.

Seeks help

And loving protection

Of decent man.

Object: matrimony."

Well, that sounds like me.

I was left alone

To make my own way.

That's right, miss evie.

Go on.

I don't know why

I even answered.

Maybe because I was...

Lonely too.

You answered this

And the letters began?

And the picture

Arrived,

And I could

Hardly believe it.

She was so

Beautiful.

Well, I don't think

Anyone can blame you

For being smitten,

Son.

Not even mr. Duval.

The letters

Continued?

Yes, and got

More and more friendly

And then

We became engaged,

Only...

Only what?

Only she said

Her father had d*ed

And left debts,

And that she couldn't

Honorably leave tombstone

Till they were paid.

How much?

$ .

And you sent it, huh?

Plus train fare.

Only she didn't come,

And I waited

And then I wrote

And told her

That I was

Coming after her.

Well...

That's where you surprised

Whoever did it.

You weren't supposed to

Come all this way out here.

Marshal earp,

This is very strange.

My father was

k*lled in the mines.

And he did

Leave debts.

You know that's why

I'm still here in tombstone

And working at the alhambra.

I know, miss evie.

Do you suspect me?

Well, as you said,

It is very strange.

Have you got

One of the letters?

Yes. Here.

Is that postmarked

Tombstone, wyatt?

Mm-hmm.

No return address.

How did you

Address your letters?

Just general delivery.

Well then, the postmaster

Should know

Who evangeline murphy is.

And who picked up

The letters.

Of course it's late,

He wouldn't be there now.

No.

He's probably out

To his ranch by now.

Yeah, I'll go visit him

First thing in the morning.

There is one man

We can talk to right now.

Who's that, wyatt?

Sam dutton.

The man who

Took this picture.

What could sam dutton

Possibly know?

He only took this picture.

Evie here sells them

At the alhambra.

Well, he might

Know something.

What?

Anybody could have gotten

Hold of those pictures

And sent them.

What would sam dutton

Possibly know?

Well, let's go ask him,

Mr. Duval.

Mr. Dutton?

Why, howdy there,

Marshal earp.

- Mr. Clum.

- Evening, mr. Dutton.

You know miss marlowe

And mr. Duval.

Howdy, miss marlowe.

This young man here

Is mr. Bill costane.

I believe--

I believe you made this

Picture of miss marlow.

Yes, I think so.

Yes, that's mine.

Made it about

Three or four

Months ago.

How many of those

Did you make up

For miss marlowe?

Why, quite a lot, I think.

Well, you keep records,

Don't you, mr. Dutton?

Well, it'd take me

A little time to look it up.

But as I remember,

Maybe or more.

That's just

Like I told you.

Anyone could

Have sent these.

Did you make up...

Another batch

For anybody else

Other than miss marlowe?

Why? Why should i?

That's what

I'm asking you.

No. That'd be unethical.

Miss marlowe,

Do you remember

Giving a large bunch

Of these pictures

To anybody?

No.

I don't understand.

What are you

Driving at?

Well, if somebody is

Pulling a confidence game

Using your picture

As a lure,

They would need

Lots of pictures.

Clum: that's right.

You see, that ad

May be running

In a lot of

Papers back east.

You mean, I'm being

Offered in marriage

All over the country?

I think so.

There are a lot

Of billy costanes.

And more may be

Showing up at any time.

Oh, this is awful.

I'd like to

See your records.

I'm sorry, marshal,

But they aren't here.

I keep them

In my box at the bank

For safety.

Well, you have them

Here tomorrow morning.

Sure.

Sure.

Evening, mr. Dutton.

He was lying

To you, marshal.

I could tell

By his eyes.

Maybe.

Well, there's something

About the man

Doesn't set quite right.

If you were

To scare him,

I bet he'd

Break down and confess.

Well now,

You leave that to me.

Understand?

Marshal?

I don't blame you

For suspecting me.

It does look

Suspicious.

But you've got

To believe me.

And you too.

I didn't do this.

I couldn't.

You know something, wyatt?

I'm inclined

To believe her.

You believe her,

Marshal?

You think she had

Anything to do with this?

I hope not,

Mr. Costane.

But I'll know

More by morning.

( Knocks on door )

Who is it?

Carl.

I'm glad you've come.

What am I

Gonna do?

- Nothing.

- Well, I handle the mail.

Nobody can

Trace it to you.

That's right.

Sure, you can

Pick up and go

Whenever things

Get too hot.

I can't.

I've got a business.

Don't worry.

I'll handle it.

How?

I said I'd handle it,

Didn't i?

Now where are

The books?

What do you

Want with them?

Do you want me

To help you or not?

All right.

Then where

Are the books?

They're right here.

That's all

I need to know.

Wyatt: all right, hold it.

Huh?

Who's there?

Oh, it's you, mose.

Wyatt.

Glad you

Come along.

Need some help.

What are you

Trying to do?

Get in

The post office.

What do you think?

Only this key

Don't fit anymore.

You sure the trouble's

With the key?

You think I've had a mite

Too much, don't you?

Well, maybe just a mite.

Guess you're right.

That's what I figured

The wife would think too.

Guess I'll sleep

In here tonight

If you'll help me get in.

Well, I'll help you get in

If you answer me

A question.

Question?

Mm-hmm.

Who's evangeline murphy?

M...

Murphy.

Evangeline.

General delivery,

That's who.

General delivery?

You ever see her?

Nope.

Well, who picks up the mail?

A man.

Gets a raft of it too.

What man?

The photographer.

You know, sam dutton.

Evangeline murphy.

( Laughs )

Funny name for

A photographer,

Ain't it?

( Laughing )

Now, you move aside

And let me get in there.

Okay.

- ( Singing )

- Well, don't push so much

Or we'll never get in.

No.

( Humming )

Oh.

- Wyatt.

- There you go.

Now there's

Your key.

Oh, thanks, wyatt.

Now you have

A nice rest

And you'll feel

Better in the morning.

( Singing )

Thanks, wyatt.

Fire, fire!

This place

Is on fire.

Come on.

Look here.

The whole place

Is gonna burn down.

Hurry up!

Get your buckets started.

Wyatt.

Should I get

Dr. Goodfellow?

It's too late.

You mean

From that fire?

He wasn't k*lled

By the fire.

His head's bashed in.

He was m*rder*d.

Oh no.

But why?

Maybe someone was

Just trying to scare him.

You think I did it,

Don't you, marshal?

Oh, he couldn't have.

He was with me

At the alhambra.

We left when we

Heard them call "fire."

Evie.

What do you mean

He was "with you?"

He came to

Hear me sing,

And he sat with me.

So you see, he couldn't

Have k*lled mr. Dutton.

I know.

He had no reason

To k*ll dutton.

Sam was k*lled

To keep him quiet.

Now I'm gonna have to

Find out what he knew

In another way,

And I will.

Now it's more than

Just a confidence game.

It's m*rder.

Mr. Clum?

There's not too much

Damage, wyatt.

Well, you discovered

The fire quick enough

To get it out before it

Got to badly started.

That's good for us.

Bad for

The m*rder*r.

What are you

Looking for?

Something the fire

Was meant to destroy,

Along with the body.

What?

This.

What are they?

Business records.

Pretty badly charred.

Wyatt: but not

Completely burnt.

I want to take them

Along with me.

It's time for me

To change and go

Home I guess.

Thank you,

Mr. Costane.

Thank you coming

To hear me sing.

It's me that

Should thank you.

You're wonderful.

I mean, you sing wonderful.

And I know that you didn't

Have anything to do with...

All this.

Thank you.

Poor billy.

You came looking

For a wife,

Found nothing.

I'm not sorry.

I just wish I'd come sooner

Before you and duval...

I know.

Might have been nice

To have been

Evangeline murphy.

To me, you are.

Well.

Goodnight,

Mr. Costane.

And thank you.

I'll wait here

In the ally.

You shouldn't oughta

Walk home alone

This time of night.

- Oh, but--

- If duval shows up,

All right.

But I'll wait.

Get in.

Hurry up.

We're getting out.

Getting out?

Yes. Getting out

Of town right now.

Tonight.

This is duval's room.

You sure he

Didn't come back?

I couldn't have

Missed him.

Do you want me

To open it?

Mm-hmm.

I always thought duval

Was an honest gambler.

No.

Gambling's just

A front with him.

What's his

Real business?

This.

There.

That's a picture

Of evie marlowe,

Isn't it?

A whole box of pictures

Of evie marlowe.

Wyatt, I don't get it.

Well,

Duval got it.

He got plenty.

Do me a favor.

Take that box of pictures

And these letters

Over to mr. Gibbs

At the jail.

I got to see

Miss marlowe fast.

I'll do it

Right away.

Tell mr. Gibbs

To be sure

And lock them up.

( Sighs )

Carl.

It's not because of

Sam dutton is it?

What made you think

A thing like that?

You knew all about me.

You could have gotten

The pictures from sam.

Now, evie,

You can't think

Such a thing of me.

No. Of course not.

I couldn't have

Agreed to marry you

If I thought you were

That kind of man.

Of course

You couldn't.

Look, evie,

I'm sorry about the rush.

But it was supposed to

Be a big surprise for you.

There's a wonderful job

Waiting for me in san francisco

If I just

Get there in time.

But I've got to catch

The midnight train

Out of benson.

Oh, evie,

It is a fine job.

And we can settle down

And we can have a home.

That is what

You want, isn't it?

Well, yes.

But we're not

Married yet.

And I'd like to have

Time to do it right.

All right,

We will make it right.

Just as soon as

We get to san francisco.

No, carl.

I'm not sure.

Why don't you go

To san francisco first

- And I'll--

- Not sure?

You were sure enough

Before that kid

Came into town today.

That's right.

He made me

Stop and think.

And carl,

I don't think

I really love you.

I think I was

Only lonesome,

Wanting someone

To love.

But you're not going to

Back out on me now.

The love can

Come later on,

But we're going

Out of here tonight.

Because I can put you in this

Just as deep as I am.

What do you mean?

Sam dutton,

That's what I mean.

It was you.

And if I say you

Were a part of it,

Who's to say no?

Earp already

Suspects you.

You wouldn't.

Wouldn't i?

If you don't

Go with me now--

I won't do it.

I don't care

What happens to me,

But I want to see you

Pay for what you've done.

They can't hang you

Twice, you know.

No.

I won't do it.

( Screams )

( Grunting )

( g*nsh*t )

Hello there.

You!

Wyatt.

What can I do

For you, mose?

Now that

Sam dutton's dead

And duval's in jail,

What am I going to do

With all of that mail

For evangeline murphy?

Oh, but say!

There is an

Evangeline in town now.

- That right?

- Yep.

Singer, down at

The alhambra,

Calling herself

Evangeline marlowe.

Well, not for long.

I hear her name's

Gonna soon be changed

To costane.

- No.

- Yep.

Well, now don't

That b*at all.

Some folks ain't

Never satisfied.

Hm.

♪ 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. ♪
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