05x19 - A m*rder*r's Return

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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05x19 - A m*rder*r's Return

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Hey! Ho!

( Indistinct shouting )

( No audible dialogue )

( 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. ♪

Ah, mr. Mckean.

Come on in, sir.

What can I do for you?

Marshal wyatt,

There's a man in town

I think you should

Know about.

Probably a lot of men

That I should know about.

Which one do you mean?

He came in today.

Name's dobie jenner.

Dobie jenner.

Jenner.

Sorry, it doesn't mean

Anything to me.

I'm sure he's wanted

By the law.

Most probably for

Breaking out of

Yuma prison.

So maybe you have some

Information that I don't have.

Sit down, sir.

Now, when did he break

Out of prison?

I don't know that.

Well, it must have been

Quite recent.

I'm not positive

He did break out.

But he must have.

He was sentenced to five years,

And it's hardly four.

And I saw him here

In tombstone today.

Well...

Then you knew him well?

Very well.

He was my mining partner

Before I went into

The mercantile business.

And now you're

Turning him in, hmm?

Marshal, he's a m*rder*r.

That's why he was

Sent to prison.

Well, they usually hang

Murderers, mr. Mckean.

The important thing is

He's here in town.

Now what are you

Gonna do about it?

Mr. Mckean, he could have

Been released early

On good behavior.

He may have as much right

In this town as you or i.

I tell you he's dangerous.

Run him out before

He causes trouble.

For whom?

Does he bear a grudge

Against you, maybe,

For putting him in prison?

No, not that, it's--

It's phoebe, mrs. Mckean.

She was-- that is--

Jenner thought she intended

Marrying him,

And I suppose he thought

She'd wait for him.

I see.

Has me hade any threats?

No, but...

I know him.

He's a violent man.

He's proved that.

And what's the reason

He's here?

Well, there could be

Lots of reasons why he's here.

No! This happened

In prescott.

Now if he's been there

And found out we're married,

We're in awful danger.

I demand you do something

About it!

I said I would check on it.

That's not enough!

You got to run him

Out of town!

Mr. Mckean, I can't

Run him out of town

Unless he give me

A reason.

Now you stay away from him,

And maybe he'll stay

Away from you, sir.

Marshal, you're gonna

Be sorry for this.

Hello, wyatt.

Hello, miss nellie.

Hey, do you have a man

Registered here

By the name of jenner?

Sure have.

Room , upstairs.

What's the matter?

Nothing really. He's just

Kind of a strange person.

Do you know he made us

Put his bed on the porch

Outside his window?

( Both chuckle )

Mr. Jenner?

What do you want?

My name's wyatt earp.

I see you're

A marshal, too.

I, uh...

Kinda figured

You'd come

Snooping around.

I got a legal right

To be here.

This paper says so.

You're right.

According to this, you've been

On parole for a month.

Where've you been?

Prescott.

Why'd you come

To tombstone?

I got to have a reason?

Most men do.

( Laughs )

So mckean came

Running to you like

A scared rabbit, huh?

You bear him any grudge?

Suppose I do.

Maybe I got that

Right, too.

Maybe.

Marshal, I'm a miner.

Or was.

Mining played out around

Prescott, so I came here.

Now does that answer

Your question?

Not entirely.

I'm looking for

A new start,

If you john laws

Will let me get it.

You'll get it from me,

As long as you don't

Violate your parole.

And what will you call

A violation?

Any act of v*olence against

Mr. Mckean or his wife.

Phoebe?

Now why would I want

To harm her?

Because she married mckean

Instead of you?

A man can't blame

A woman for that,

Especially when he goes

And gets himself sent

Off to a prison.

No.

Mr. Jenner,

Would you tell me

What happened?

I k*lled a man.

A miner.

I robbed him, he fought me,

And I k*lled him.

Then why didn't

They hang you?

I'd never done anything

Bad before.

The miner was drunk.

He fought me like

A wild man.

I had to k*ll him

In self-defense.

Oh, I was--

I was wrong,

But I paid.

I paid dearly.

Four long years.

So you tell mckean

To relax.

I'll let bygones

Be bygones.

You see that he does

The same.

All right.

By the way,

How come you insist

On staying out here?

Did you ever see

The inside of yuma prison?

I'm sure you have.

I can't sleep cooped up

In a room anymore.

Marshal?

How is she?

Phoebe, I mean.

How does she look?

She looks fine.

Maybe it was best, then.

He's still there.

Oh, george, why don't you

Go out and talk to him?

I told you,

He'll k*ll me.

Oh, I can't

Believe that of dobie.

Well, I can.

I think he only wants

To talk to us.

He's standing out there

Afraid to come in, ashamed.

Phoebe, I don't

Understand you.

Well, I don't

Understand you.

You were friends,

Partners.

Why should you

Fear him now?

Well,

Prison changes a man.

You didn't see his face,

His eyes.

Well, he's been through

A lot.

And he needs our help.

At least you can

Talk to him.

Not me.

George, if you won't go

Out to him, I will.

Phoebe, I forbid it!

Forbid it?

Dobie?

Dobie, I know

You're there.

Please, I want to

Talk to you.

Hello, dobie.

Hello, phoebe.

You look thin.

Was it awfully bad?

Oh, no, it wasn't

Really bad.

But it's over now.

Dobie, why don't

You come in?

You know my house is

Open to you any time.

No, no. I, uh--

I just came over

To speak to george, really.

Now, dobie, it's as

Much my blame as his.

Oh, no. No, there's--

There's no blame.

No one's to blame.

That's what I wanted

To tell george.

It isn't as if you

Promised or anything.

But I might have.

I cried for a long time

After they sent you away.

I didn't marry george

Right away.

You have

A better life now.

Nice house.

Yes, it's not like

The dancehall.

George has prospered

In tombstone.

I'm glad.

Well, good-bye, phoebe.

Dobie...

What are you going to do?

Oh, I haven't made up

My mind yet.

Well, let us help you.

You and george

Were partners once.

No.

Things have changed,

Phoebe.

Things have changed.

Good-bye, phoebe.

Phoebe, are you happy?

Of course.

Good-bye.

Jenner! Get away from

My wife and stay away!

George, put down

That g*n!

Did you hear me,

Jenner?

Get out of town

And stay out!

George, what are you saying?

He's our friend!

He means us no harm!

That's what you think.

Well, I don't.

He hates us.

Hates me anyway.

And the feeling's mutual.

Scum! That's all he is!

A jailbird

And a m*rder*r!

George!

And if he doesn't

Leave us alone,

I'll see he goes back

To prison where he belongs.

Jenner!

You won't need that

g*n, mr. Mckean.

Put it down.

All right, marshal.

But you've seen yourself

He was waiting to att*ck me.

You're lying!

I said

I'd handle this.

Mr. Mckean,

You go on inside

The house.

You too,

Mrs. Mckean.

Marshal, my husband's

Mistaken.

Mr. Jenner meant us

No harm.

He's welcome in my house

Anytime.

Phoebe, what are you saying?

Exactly what I mean.

If I catch him around here,

He's a dead man.

And the law will

Back me up.

You coming in?

Don't worry,

Mrs. Mckean.

I understand.

Good-bye, dobie.

Marshal,

I think I'll get myself

Some prospecting

Equipment

And leave town tomorrow

Or the next day.

That's probably best

For everybody.

I had to see her,

Just once.

I understand that.

One thing I can't understand,

Mr. Jenner,

Is mckean was trying

To bait you.

He was hoping for a chance

To use that g*n. Why?

I told you I'd let

Bygones be bygones.

I will, as long

As she's happy.

George mckean's wife.

Say, that reminds me.

You remember that fellow

That had mckean so upset

About, oh, three or

Four weeks ago?

Jenner?

Yeah, what about him?

I heard the darn fool's

Up in dry canyon,

Prospecting. Ha!

Sure must be

A sorry miner.

Anybody in arizona

Territory could tell him

Ain't no more gold

Up there.

Wyatt?

Wyatt, come over

To the hotel quick.

What's the matter?

It's mrs. Mckean.

She wants to talk to you.

That's george mckean.

You're not fooling me.

You left me so you

Could go to dobie.

That's not true!

Why do you keep saying it?

You can't do this to me.

I'll k*ll him.

And the law

Won't stop me.

No jury will convict me

For k*lling the scum

Who broke up my home!

( Crying )

( Door closes )

( Weeping )

Mrs. Mckean.

Oh!

Marshal.

Oh, I had to leave him.

I had to.

I couldn't stand it

Anymore.

Ever since that night--

Mrs. Mckean, this isn't

Really any of my

Business, you know.

Oh, but it is, marshal.

You heard him.

George is gonna k*ll dobie.

You've got to stop him!

I can't just arrest

Your husband because

He made threats.

Yes, but you can

Warn dobie.

Do you know where he is?

No. I haven't seen him

Since that night.

Dobie's coming here brought

Things to a head, but--

But the marriage was

A mistake from the beginning.

There's no understanding

Between dobie and me,

Whatever my husband says.

But dobie did go to jail

Because of me.

Because of you?

He never tried to

Steal except--

Except to get money

To buy me things.

You see, I was

A dancehall girl,

And I thought I had

To have expensive things.

I see.

Mrs. Mckean, when you

Married your husband,

He had enough money

To start a business.

Where'd he get it?

He told me he sold

A mining claim. Why?

Oh, I just wondered

About it.

Well, I'll see if I can

Find jenner before

Your husband does.

Jenner?

Jenner?

Over here, dobie.

Put that away.

It's me, wyatt earp.

What are you doing

Out here, marshal?

I just came to call.

Well, uh...

Sit down.

Care for a little

Warmed-over coffee?

Thank you.

You're not working those

Diggings over there, are you?

Oh, no, no.

I'm working up above

Where there's water.

Getting any?

Oh, not enough to

Make it pay, I'd say.

I'm not making

Any big fortune.

What are you doing it for?

Oh, it's better out here

In the fresh air

And sunlight

Than working in

A store someplace.

Mr. Jenner,

This is apache country.

A solitary man in these

Canyons isn't safe.

Nobody'd care whether

The apaches got me or not.

Well, if you're working up

High because of the water,

How come you're not

Camping up there?

It's too closed in up there.

I like it down here,

Where it's open

And fresh air.

Maybe you have another

Reason.

Maybe you're thinking of

Using that shaft as a trap.

- You found that, huh?

- Mm-hmm.

Oh, it's just a little

Something I fixed up

In case anybody came

Snooping around.

Particularly one man?

Mckean?

It's no secret I'm here.

I thought maybe he might

Get a little curious.

And if he didn't find out

That you were here,

You were gonna

Make sure he did.

I think you got the wrong idea

About me, marshal.

I don't want to

k*ll mckean.

I'd just like to give him

A little taste

Of what it feels like

To be in yuma prison.

Mr. Jenner, I came out here

To ask you a question

And to give you a message.

Go ahead.

The question is:

What happened to that money

You stole from the miner?

They never found it,

And you swore that

You didn't get it.

But I think you know

Who did.

It was mckean, wasn't it?

He was your partner,

And he was in on

The whole thing, wasn't he?

No answer?

I had my day in court.

I don't have to

Answer that question.

Well, maybe you'll

Change your mind

When I give you

The message.

Mrs. Mckean

Left her husband,

Moved into a hotel.

She asked me to warn you

That her husband blames you

For her leaving.

He wants to k*ll you.

Now do you want to

Answer my question?

She left him?

She's not happy with him?

Never was.

All right.

You were right all along.

Mckean planned

The whole thing right

From the beginning.

He did the robbing.

Then when the miner

Showed up,

I stayed and did the fighting

While he got away.

Why didn't you say that

In court?

We were partners.

I figured that

Half of the money

Would be waiting for me

When I got out.

When I did, I knew

I couldn't get close to it.

I see.

And you paid you debt,

And he hasn't.

You could never prove

Anything against him.

Maybe we can.

Maybe we can with the use

Of that trap of yours.

Help!

Jenner! Jenner!

Help!

Jenner!

You're looking for me,

George?

Jenner, let me out of here.

Now I don't know

About that.

You trapped me!

This is a trap!

Only if somebody

Comes snooping around.

I-- I was just looking

For you, dobie.

To sh**t me or...

To give me back

My half of the money?

Step out so I can see you.

To sh**t me maybe.

But if you did that,

You might never get

Out of there, george.

You better do some

Thinking about that.

Dobie, let me out, please?!

No, george.

I think you better

Stay there for a while,

Get some idea of

How I felt there

In yuma prison.

Nights like this

When you're lonely

And afraid.

The hot days.

Days so hot you can

Hardly breathe,

And it feels like

It's baking you alive!

I think you better

Stay there for a while.

Wait till you go through

One of those days.

Dobie, let me out

Of here! Please!

You didn't say about

My half of the money.

I'll give it to you.

I always meant to.

It wasn't much, dobie.

The fellow didn't

Have very much.

He had enough to

Put you in business!

I'll give you half

Of everything.

You can't give me back

Those years in prison!

Dobie, please!

You knew that miner was

Coming back, didn't you?!

No! No, I didn't!

I swear it.

I planned everything

Very carefully.

And if you'd only

Followed orders,

There wouldn't have

Been any trouble.

Now let me out of here,

Dobie! Let me out!

Throw out your g*n.

- Now you scum--

- Hold it.

He heard the whole

Thing, george.

Give me your

Bandana.

♪ 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. ♪

( Men vocalizing )
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