( 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. ♪