Mr. Morris,
You say that
You did not
Hold up
The wells fargo station
And you did not
k*ll the agent?
Yes, sir.
But you won't tell me
Where you were?
No, sir.
Then will you tell me
How I can believe
You're innocent?
I guess you can't.
Do you want to hang?
No, I don't want to hang.
I can't tell you
Where I was either.
( 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: john behan was
Appointed sheriff
Of cochise county
Through the influence
Of the % ring
For whom he performed
Many favors.
This brought him into conflict
With marshal wyatt earp
And many people
Of tombstone.
Wyatt was often tempted
To k*ll behan,
But k*lling for any reason
Was against wyatt's
Deeper principles.
Behan knew this,
And as a result
Became one of wyatt's
Most dangerous enemies.
Let's go, jake!
( g*nf*re )
Come on!
Wyatt, I cannot
See your point.
They m*rder*d hanby
And rode off with
The cash box
And the mail sack.
That's right, sir.
But you won't
Organize a posse
And go after them.
And that's your
Sworn duty.
Mr. Thacker,
I'll go after
Those hoodlums,
But not with
A posse.
Why not?
You took a posse
After the san berdu g*ng.
That was different.
The san berduers
Were running for the border
Through strange country.
Now these men
Know every rock,
All the water holes
In all directions.
I'm just not gonna
Ask amateurs to ride
Into an ambush!
Well, if something
Isn't done fast,
The main office will send
The vice president down here.
You see,
They take it personal
If one of their
Men is k*lled.
Oh, yes, I know.
And I honor them for that.
I used to be an old
Wells fargo man myself.
Now look, you've got
A good undercover man
In j.b. Ayers.
Do you trust him?
- Well, certainly.
- Well then give
Him a chance
To identify
These small timers
Who pulled the job.
There's no sense in fighting
The whole clanton outfit.
How long will
That take?
Well, sir,
That depends on
A lot of things.
How long, wyatt?
Mr. Thacker, nobody
Can answer that exactly.
It might take a week,
It may just take a few days.
Well, I can't wait.
Wyatt, these robberies
And k*lling have
Got to be stopped.
Look, it would take
Special agents
And an act of congress
To break the clantons,
And we haven't
Got either one.
Now be reasonable!
I've been
Reasonable too long.
I'll handle this
Case my own way.
Your own way, hmm?
With a posse.
Well, I won't
Take them out.
You don't have to.
I'm sure sheriff behan
Will be more cooperative.
Good day, marshal.
( Door opens, closes )
Sheriff? I want
A posse organized
And sent after
The hanby K*llers
Right away.
A posse?
What about
Marshal earp?
What did he say?
The marshal said no.
So I came to you.
You're the sheriff.
The truth is, sir,
Earp isn't
Too popular.
I doubt that he could raise
Another posse right now.
Oh, he's probably waiting
For the inside tip off
To the guilty men.
Well, I don't care
What he's doing.
The point is
I want those men caught!
I see.
You want to send in a report
Your main office will approve.
And naturally
They don't like
Unsolved crimes.
Naturally.
Do you?
No, of course not.
A posse's a very good
Idea, mr. Thacker.
Very good.
But earp should have
Started on the trail
While it was hot.
How big do you think that
Posse'd have to be, sheriff?
I was getting
To that.
It would take
Or men.
And the county
Can't afford
To subsist
Horses and men
On what could be
A long chase.
I'm afraid, sir--
Wells fargo doesn't
Ask the county
To pay its bills.
We're offering
A reward.
What kind?
- Even so, mr. Thacker--
- $ , For the arrest
And conviction
Of hanby's K*llers.
, ?
We never paid more.
Now if you're out
For bounty money--
No no. I do well
To break even.
Naturally,
Anything left over
Would go to
My deputies.
Does that mean
You'll go ahead?
Yes.
I'll raise the posse
And lead them.
I'll need an
Advance however.
Come over
To the office.
It's against
Company policy,
But this is
An emergency.
I'll give you
$ , .
But sheriff?
Suppose you don't
Catch the K*llers.
That trail is
Real cold by now.
Don't worry.
I'll find them.
You get ready
To ride, cavanaugh.
What do you say,
Mr. Clanton?
You keep
The wells fargo stuff.
We don't have to
Find that anyway.
You turn the men
Who k*lled hanby over to me
And we'll split
The , - .
Well, I'll tell you
What I say.
My boys never
Pulled that job.
They got bigger
Things to do.
And if'n they had,
I wouldn't turn them in.
Worth more than
That right here.
Then pick some sort
Of a troublemaker.
It's an easy way
To get rid of a man.
And I don't care
Who it is.
Well, I do.
Never framed no man
Onto the gallows.
But papa, $ , .
Hush up, ike.
You're a pretty
Poor excuse.
I hate wyatt earp
With a good clean hatred,
But I down right
Despise you.
Papa, keep your temper.
Come on, I'll
See you to your horse.
Don't turn your
Back on him, ike.
If I find you
A setup,
Does the ,
Go for me?
Sure.
But I'll need
Witnesses too.
I can get them.
But not a word
To papa.
He'd k*ll me.
Give me credit
For a little sense.
Find anything?
No.
A lot of tracks,
But the trail gave out.
Anything happen
While I was gone?
Yeah.
You could have saved
Yourself the trip.
Sheriff behan's done
Already solved the case.
The hanby k*lling?
Yes, sir.
Brung in that young rancher,
Will morris.
Says he done it.
What does morris say?
That he didn't do it.
What'd you expect?
Maybe he's
Telling the truth.
Yeah, just wait till
You talk to him, wyatt.
He ain't got no alibi.
No, I'm afraid they're
Gonna hang him for it.
I took a good look
At that stage station.
There were three men
In the robbery.
Tracked the horses
About five miles
Before the trail ran out.
Dr. Goodfellow says
That there are b*ll*ts
From from a .
And a r*fle in the body.
Sound more like
The clantons, don't it?
Where's morris,
Inside?
Yeah.
I'll have
A talk to him.
You go get
Some rest.
Behan's itchy
For a quick trial.
Seeing that
Justice is done.
Ain't a whole lot
Of time left, wyatt.
Oh, hello, shotgun.
How do you do,
Miss nellie?
Wyatt, I've got
To talk to you.
It's quite late.
It must be very important.
It is.
This is virginia rollins.
Her father has
That silver mine
Up north of town?
Howdy, miss rollins.
Won't you please sit down?
Come sit down,
Virginia.
Thank you, wyatt.
I know your father.
He's quite
A fine man.
What seems to
Be the trouble?
It's not about him.
Virginia tells me
That will morris
Has been arrested
For something that
He didn't do.
Well, he was arrested,
But how do you know
He's not guilty?
Because he was with me
When that man was
Held up and k*lled.
He wouldn't tell
Sheriff behan.
Why not?
Because of my father.
You see, wyatt,
Sometimes virginia's father
Can be pretty
Unreasonable.
He wants her to
Marry a miner,
- And he doesn't even--
- When he hears about this,
I don't know
What he'll do.
He doesn't like will.
I don't care anymore.
I can't let will die.
Now virginia.
Miss rollins,
Is there anybody
Else who...
Might have something
Against your young man?
Oh, no.
He works very hard
On his ranch.
Everyone else thinks
He's wonderful.
Except ike clanton.
Nellie: what's will got
To do with the clantons?
It sounds silly,
But ike's jealous.
He thinks I won't
See him because of will.
So he hates will.
Threatened to
sh**t him once.
Old man clanton's done
A lot of awful things,
But I don't think
He'd go for a frame up.
Maybe if I had
A talk with him?
No, he wouldn't tell you
Who the K*llers were.
Maybe not,
But I might get him
To stop this frame up.
I'm not sure
I want him to.
Whatever you say,
Wyatt.
Miss rollins, I want you
To do me a favor.
You go home and don't
Mention to anyone
What you told me here.
But he'll die.
Now don't worry.
You can trust wyatt.
I don't think we should
Upset your father
Unless we need to.
I promise you,
Mr. Morris won't die.
All right, mr. Earp.
Thank you.
Thanks, wyatt.
Now, mr. Morris,
You say that you did not
Rob the wells fargo station.
You did not
k*ll the agent.
Yes, sir.
But you won't tell me
Where you were?
No, sir.
Then how can I
Believe you're innocent?
I guess you can't.
Mr. Morris, do you realize
That you're gonna hang for this?
That you're gonna be tried
And sentenced to hang for
m*rder?
I didn't think
It was that bad.
Do you want to hang?
No, I don't want to hang.
I can't tell you
Where I was.
I just can't.
Why not?
You trying to
Protect somebody else?
I'm in love
With this gal.
I was out riding on a plateau
With her last night.
If her father
Finds out about it,
There's no telling
What he'll do.
She'll never forgive me.
Well, she must be
A real dilly of a girl.
If she lets you hang,
You're a fool,
Not a gentleman.
All right.
Her name--
Her name is
Virginia rollins.
You can ask her
About it.
I already have.
She told me the
Whole story.
- Well then, why--
- I had to get it from you.
Mr. Morris,
It's quite obvious
That you're
Being framed.
But I have to
Find the K*llers.
Now I have an idea
That if they think
That you're...
Gonna be convicted
Of the m*rder,
They'll get
Careless enough
That I might be able
To catch up with them.
But I'll need time.
Well, can I help?
You can.
You go on refusing to say
Where you were last night.
Stay in jail
Awhile longer.
You mean, just
Pretend I'm guilty?
That's right.
We may not have to use
Your alibi after all.
Mr. Earp?
I'll do anything
To keep virginia
Out of this.
Oh, wyatt?
Well, you were wrong.
Sheriff behan
Captured that hoodlum
Without losing a man.
He used a posse?
No. No posse.
Just cavanaugh.
You're mistaken, gibbs.
I gave the sheriff
An advance
So he could
Hire the posse.
You gave behan money?
$ , .
Looks like you
Spent your money
For nothing, mr. Thacker.
Now you're on
The wrong track, wyatt.
He's entitled to the reward
As soon as the man's convicted.
Now, if he didn't
Need the posse,
That's sheer luck.
But it's funny he didn't
Mention it to me.
Yeah, it's
Very funny.
Uh, how much more
Does he got coming?
, .
The reward is .
$ , .
Well, behan would
Frame himself
For that much.
In order to get
That , ,
He's got to prove
Mr. Morris guilty.
That's right.
Are you suggesting
That he can't prove it?
Oh, I'm not suggesting
Anything, mr. Thacker.
Look, why don't we
Talk about this
Some other time?
You know, if behan
Has framed morris
For that reward money,
This is our
First chance
To catch him at
Something serious.
If we catch him.
Yeah.
Hey look.
There goes ike clanton
Into the birdcage.
Yeah, and he's
Alone too,
Ain't he?
You don't suppose
He's just going
To meet a certain
No-good sheriff
In there, do you?
Yeah, he could be.
Behan's too smart
To let him come
To the courthouse.
But it's just coincidence
If they happen to meet
In the birdcage.
Let's find out, huh?
I want the rest
Of the money.
The boys are
Fidgety.
I already gave you
The , I got.
You'll get the rest
When I do,
After the trial.
When's the trial?
No date yet.
You know how to
Handle the boys, ike.
Keep them quiet.
I'll rush the trial
As much as I can.
Why rush it, johnny?
He'll hang
Soon enough.
Wyatt.
Wells fargo
Wants it settled.
Oh, yeah.
Wells fargo.
Say, whatever
Happened to that--
To that posse
You were gonna hire?
I tracked
The k*ller myself.
Didn't need
A posse.
What'd you do
With the $ ,
Thacker gave you then?
I've still got it.
Part of the reward
Money, you know.
Perfectly legal.
What are you being
So sociable about,
Earp?
I want you to tell me
Who k*lled hanby.
Sit down.
You've got
Nothing on me.
Your father
Will have
If I tell him that
You're helping behan
Put a frame on
Young morris.
I didn't
Frame anybody.
Oh, I know all
About it, ike.
I know why
You picked morris,
And I know that you know
Who k*lled hanby,
And where they are.
And I want you to
Lead a posse there.
- Wait just a minute--
- Now look.
I arrested morris
On ike's say so.
If there's been
A miscarriage of justice,
It's my duty to
Straighten things out.
Well, he says that just like
A real sheriff, don't he?
Don't he?
I ain't
A squealer.
But I am.
And I'll tell your father.
You can't do that.
Papa'd k*ll me.
Better chance than
I'd give you.
Now look,
Sheriff behan,
We'll form
A small posse
With mr. Thacker.
Since you got
Some of the money,
Why don't you
Just come along
And make
The arrest?
Wyatt, I'm on good terms
With the clantons.
It helps me when
I collect taxes.
You don't need my help
To arrest those clanton men.
The old man
Might get sore.
Oh, no, johnny.
You don't weasel out!
Shut up!
Shall we go,
Gentlemen?
Mr. Gibbs, you circle,
Come in from the back.
Mr. Thacker,
You and your men
Take the sides.
We'll come in
From the front.
Let's go.
I'd better stay here
And watch the horses.
Roscoe will
Watch the horses.
Come on.
The law's outside.
What?
Well, we can't make
A fight here.
Come on, let's make
A run for the brush.
Wait! The cash box
And the mail sack.
( g*nf*re )
Wyatt: come on out
With your hands up.
I give, I give!
I give, I give, I give!
Stop it!
Ike run off,
Wyatt.
Let him.
We got what we came for.
Mr. Clanton!
Mr. Clanton.
Well, what's
The trouble?
Come on.
Spit it out.
Well, behan
Double-crossed you.
He arrested
Jake and homer
For the hanby k*lling.
Behan done that?
That's right.
He led wyatt earp
And the wells fargo agent
Right straight to the hideout
And they
k*lled sommers.
Get the boys.
We can do some
k*lling too.
Marshal earp?
Yes, sir?
Remove the prisoners.
If the court please?
Yes, sheriff?
I think
The law provides
That I have
Custody of these men.
The court does not consider you
A proper custodian.
Mr. Earp?
Take them away.
Yes, sir.
One moment, sheriff.
The court orders you to release
Will morris forthwith.
Yes, sir.
Right away.
Hold on.
I'm not finished.
You will also
Return the $ ,
That you accepted
From wells fargo.
You're not
Entitled to it.
- ( Murmuring )
- But--
Court is adjourned.
I--
I guess I owe you
An apology.
We all make mistakes.
An innocent man
Could have been
Convicted
With wells fargo
Paying ,
To get it done.
I--
I haven't any excuse
For being so hasty,
Wyatt,
Except the complete
Lawlessness of this town.
Well, I understand
Your position, mr. Thacker.
You have a lot of pressure
From the main office.
Your mistake was in tempting
An unscrupulous man
With your reward.
That's another thing.
Why haven't you
Arrested behan?
Because I can't prove
That he framed morris.
Don't you think I'd
Like to nail him?!
Now calm down.
I was just
Asking, wyatt.
I got the , back,
The mail sack,
The cash box,
And the men are in jail.
I can't complain.
( Door opens )
What are you
Doing here?
They're in town.
Old man clanton
And his top g*ns.
So what's so
Unusual about that?
They sent for me
To come to the birdcage.
They mean to k*ll me.
Well now,
Why shouldn't they
From their
Point of view?
You tricked me into
Leading that posse
And arresting
Clanton's men, wyatt.
You can't
Let him k*ll me.
Well, sheriff.
I see you got
The message.
Clanton's gonna
g*n him, wyatt.
And I say
Good riddance.
He brung it
On hisself.
Where's ike clanton?
Cosmopolitan hotel.
He's afraid to go home,
And I don't blame him.
What are you
Gonna do, wyatt?
Mr. Gibbs, you go on over
To the cosmopolitan hotel
And see that ike
Doesn't leave that room.
You, get in a cell.
- A cell?
- You asking my
Help or not?
Get in a cell.
The clantons won't
Look for you there.
All right.
I'll wait there.
Where you going,
Wyatt?
Don't you worry
About that.
You just keep ike
In that room.
He deserves
To be k*lled.
I'd have sh*t him myself,
But he won't go for a g*n.
Behan's gotta die,
Ain't he, wyatt?
We all have to die
Sometime, mr. Gibbs.
Oh.
You were tempted
To let them g*n
Behan.
Yes, I was.
But how can
You save him?
Well, I have to try.
Can't let clanton
sh**t at a sheriff,
Even to get rid
Of behan.
Well, behan ain't
In the courthouse,
Or in his hotel,
Or in any saloon.
You reckon
He spooked?
He ain't got no place
To run to, boss.
Where could he go?
Well, get your g*ns.
We'll find him.
Let's go.
Hold on a minute.
Mr. Clanton: evening, earp.
Evening, mr. Clanton.
Me and the boys
Are in town
To do you a big
Favor, sonny.
( Laughs )
Can't tell you what
It is just yet.
Ike is mighty sick,
Mr. Clanton.
Sick?
What's wrong
With him?
Dr. Goodfellow
Doesn't know.
But ike would like
To see you.
Well, where's he at?
Cosmopolitan hotel.
Well, I'll have to go.
You fellas
Just set awhile.
I won't be long.
After I found out
He tried to frame
Will morris
For half
The reward money,
I threatened
To tell you,
So he agreed to turn in
Hanby's K*llers.
You can't blame
Behan for that.
I forced behan
To go along.
This true, ike?
( Grunts )
You gonna
Tell this around?
No.
Only reason I told you
Is so you wouldn't k*ll behan.
Hmm.
You're the lord's
Own fool, earp.
Behan hates you.
He'd g*n you if
He had the sand.
Get on your feet.
Earp said you were sick.
You're gonna be.
Come on.
If you wasn't
A johnny law, sonny,
I'd thank you
Real kindly.
♪ 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. ♪