03x21 - The Runt

[bunniefuu]

Shouldn't have
followed us, Marshal.

Why don't we give him
a taste of what he gave Cobey?

Just sh**t him
and have done with it.

He wouldn't risk
coming after us alone.

He might have some friends
nosing around in these hills.

They'll catch up with you,
Catlin.

And when they do,
they'll hang you

and your brothers
from the nearest tree.

Maybe so, Marshal,

but you won't be around
to see it.

Think they'd get tired
tacking these things up.

There won't be any
where we're going,

not for a while anyway.

I hope you got
someplace special in mind.

Seems like every place
we turn up,

they got a necktie party
all ready and waiting for us.

Yeah.

Cobey is about
ready to cave in.

So I figured it was time
we took him home.

To Laramie?

Have the runt tell everybody
where we are?

Well, we could fix it
so he wouldn't do that

if we were to lean on him,
right?

Well, it ain't just him.

Last I heard,
our little stepbrother

was planning on
taking himself a wife.

Well, then maybe
it's time we dropped by

and paid our respects.

After all, we wouldn't
want the runt to think

we forgot about him.

Well, we did it,
honey.

I don't know how
but we did it.

Sandy, it's just
the first payment on the loan.

The farm's still a long ways
from being ours free and clear.

I know that but it's us
getting started that counts.

Let's go tell Slim.

Oh, is he in town?

Yeah, didn't I tell you?

Mort Corey's got the measles,
Slim's acting sheriff now.

Come on, we'll go.

The next time you make
any trouble in my place,

we'll be using you
for a doormat.

[ indistinct chattering ]

[ laughing ]

Sure you can make it
all right?

Sir, I'll have you know,

I was famous for log walking
till I was 10.

[ chuckles ]

What happened then?

Charlie, would you
excuse us please?

We'd like to get by.

They threw me out of the saloon,
did you hear that?

They threw me out
and laughed at me.

Well, you'll get over it.
Now do you mind, we'd like--

I'm getting sick and tired
of people pushing me around.

You get out of my way,
little man.

Sandy!

I told you
to get out of my way,

now maybe next time
you'll listen to me.

You wait right here, honey,

or better yet,
back at the wagon.

I know what you're thinking
but it doesn't matter, honest.

It matters to me.

Sandy!

SANDY: Charlie!

[ grunts ]

[ groans ]

What are you...

What are you hitting me for?
He started it.

From what I heard,
he had good reason to.

Well, somebody's lying.

And I suppose
they're lying about you

being thrown
out of the saloon.

It wasn't my fault.

It's never your fault!

I guess the whole world's
out of step but you.

Now go up
and wait for me at the jail.

All right.

Maybe I did have one too many
but that little runt had--

How long
do you want to stay in?

You keep on talking,
I'll lock you up

and throw the key away,
now get going.

I'm-- I'm sorry, ma'am.

All right, folks,
the show is over!

Guess I didn't do so well,
did I?

Oh, I don't know.

I figure any fight a man
can walk away from

isn't a total loss.

Thanks for helping,
Slim.

Yeah.

No thanks needed.

Say, we better clean you up

before you go back
to the farm.

I'll walk you
over to the hotel.

What is that stuff anyway,
Slim?

I don't know,
the doc made it up

special for Sandy.

Said he ought to
rub it on his arm

or it's gonna get stiff
as a board.

Slim, was it a bad fight?

It was pretty rough
while it lasted.

That big muleskinner
was bouncing Sandy

around that street
like a rubber ball.

He's lucky he came out of it
as well as he did.

We'll drop this stuff
by his place

on the way to the ranch.

Oh, Jess!

You said
you were gonna show me

that new fishing stream
on the way home.

Oh, it'll still be there
tomorrow, tiger.

And those trout will be
twice as hungry.

Uh, Jess, you don't suppose
if we started right now,

we could do?

Do both?

Well, I reckon
we might be able to.

Thanks, Slim!

Come on, Aunt Daisy!
Jess!

Well, I guess
we're leaving.

Take it easy, hard rock.

Don't let that badge
get you in trouble.

You bet.

All right.

Sure don't look like home
no more.

Maybe the runt
don't own it anymore.

Well, it won't take long
to find out.

Sandy, you're gonna
shake the pattern

clean off of that blanket.

Let me help you.

No, no,
it's not for you to do,

not in your condition anyway.

Besides, I don't want my arm
to stiffen up.

There.

Best lint shaker
in Laramie County.

You know,
you're spoiling me.

The baby is not due
for a long time yet.

Well, pretty girl
like you,

you think
you're just gonna have one?

You ought to have
about three or four.

All at once?

Well, almost.

Come on.

Sandy, put me down.

Hello, runt.

What are you doing here?

Coming home for a while.

Figured after all these years,

it was time
we looked in on you.

Sandy!

Seems like
he don't want us home.

Fancy that.

Who are you?

She's my wife.

Leave her be.

Well, how long
have you been married

to this little shorthorn?

A year next week.

No wonder things
look so good around here.

Never did figure him
for much on his own.

You two must have been working
night and day around here to

get this place all fixed up.

Well, that's a lot more than
any one of you did.

Now that's no way to talk,
runt.

Brother Cobey
is an ailing man.

You keep calling me that,

he may not be the only one
around here who's ailing.

Sandy, please.

I can put a fresh bandage
on that if you like.

Leave him be.

I took care of him.

Cobey just needs
a few days quiet to heal up,

so we're staying here

and both of you are
keeping your mouths shut.

You got no right
to come back here now.

Ma left this place
to the four of us.

You just being a stepbrother,

seems to me you got nothing
to complain about.

The three of you
ran out of here

without leaving enough money

to buy your Ma
a decent headstone.

So you bought her one, huh?

She raised me just like you,
even though I wasn't her own.

I figure I owe her
a lot more than I could pay.

But that doesn't include
taking you back in now

or anytime!

You got nothing
to say about it.

You're gonna do exactly
what you're told,

unless you don't care
what happens to your wife.

You understand?

That's more like it.

[ horse neighing ]

Somebody driving in here,
Lew.

Who are they?

That's Jess Harper.

He works
at the Sherman Relay Station

over the ridge.

Mrs. Cooper is with him,
and a little boy named Mike.

They're friends of ours.Well, get rid of them.

Do all your talking on the porch
so as we can hear you.

Be real careful, runt.

We're already
wanted for m*rder,

so we got nothing to lose
adding a few more to the list.

I...

I would ask you in

but Marcy isn't feeling
so good right now.

Oh, what a shame.

Is there anything we can do?

No, but thank you
for offering.

You sure you're all right,
Sandy?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm fine, Jess.

Well, that doc
was kind of worried

about that arm of yours.

Said to rub
some of this on it real good.

Well, I appreciate
your dropping it by.

Can't we go now,
Aunt Daisy?

Those fish are--

Just a minute, Mike.

Slim told us that
you made your first payment

at the bank on your loan.

Considering all the hard work
you've done,

you and Marcy
must be very proud.

Well, yes.

We're lucky to have Slim
for a friend.

Without him
cosigning our note,

we never would have
gotten a start.

Well, what you did
with that $500 loan

is more than a start.

With that wheat field
back there,

you got yourself
a real paying crop.

Well, yeah, I hope so.

I, uh, got to get on in.

And we got to get fishing,
don't we, Jess?

Take it easy, Sandy.

If you need any help,
just let us know.

Yeah, I will.

DAISY:
Give our best to Marcy.

Thank you.

MIKE: Bye.

Hold it right there.

Sandy.

All the time you were out there,
I was afraid that--

You were right too.

One slip,
that's all it would've taken.

Well, it's all over.

At least that part.

Come on.

Try not to be frightened.

Yeah,

this is gonna be
a nice friendly little visit,

as long as you don't try
to hold out on us.

Well, what is there
to hold out?

Everything we own
is right here in front of you.

Is it?

Including the $500
you were talking about outside?

Well, there's
none of that left!

All we had,
we put into the place,

how do you think
we fixed it up?

He's lying.

Let's look for it, Rix,
just to make sure.

You want some?

No.

Forgot how good
the water tastes around here.

Pure as snow.

You didn't bring me out here
to tell me that.

Well, then I'll add
right in the line for you.

We're gonna be needing
some money in a hurry,

enough to get us safe
into Canada.

Well, why tell me?

You already
took the place apart!

The quicker you help us
get what we want,

the quicker
we'll be out of here.

Well, if you're thinking
of the wheat field,

that's not gonna be
ready to harvest

for another 2 or 3 weeks.

You don't think we're gonna be
around here that long.

Well, what do you
want me to do?

Rob a bank?

It might come to that.

Right now I got
something else in mind.

Like what?

Like you going back to work
in the Overland Stage Office.

Lot of cattle money
coming into Laramie about now.

With you on the inside,

we'd be able to pick off
a few payroll coaches

with no trouble at all.

I haven't held
a clerking job in years.

You don't have to worry
about the work, we'll help you.

Look, suppose they did give me
my old job back,

everybody knows
I've been farming.

Don't you think
it would look a little strange

if I just up and quit?

They're gonna be real sorry
for you in town, runt.

You'll get your job back,
all right.

What do you mean?

Rix, go burn his wheat.

Lew, you don't mean that.

Rix!

[ g*nshots ]

Lew, you can't do that.

I think we can.

But everything I've got...

nearly a year of plowing
and planting and seeding,

it's all out there
in that field.

[ crows ]

Was the food all right,
Slim?

Well, yeah, it was fine.

Say, does the sheriff
always get his meals

sent over from the saloon?

Well, when we aren't
too busy,

we give him a special rate
on jail food.

You know,
so he can feed the prisoners.

Well, that just proves
what everybody says, Noreen.

Crime doesn't pay.

No, it...

Hi.

Hi, Sandy.
What's troubling you?

Fire wiped out my wheat field,
nothing I could do.

No.
How'd it start?

I don't know,
lightning maybe,

we had a thunderstorm
out our way.

Time I get out to the field,
it was half gone.

Flames were so hot,
I couldn't go near them.

Marcy in town with you?

No.

No, I've sent her
to her folks in Colorado.

I-- I can't take care
of her now, Slim,

not until I get on my feet
anyway.

Listen, if there's anything
I can do, you just name it.

Rotten piece of luck,
all right.

But a man takes chances
when he goes out on his own.

I told you that
when you left.

Yes, sir, you did,
I should've listen to you.

So now you want
your job back, is that it?

Well, sir, I...

I need the job back,
Mr. Gillis.

Even though
my wife's with her family,

she's gonna need money
for the baby

and I've got
the loan payment to make.

You vouching for him, Slim?

I got him the job
in the first place, didn't I?

All right,
when you can start?

Anytime you say, Mr. Gillis.

Your old desk is waiting
for you. No time like now.

I've got some ledgers I want you
to check, I'll get them.

Looks like I got my work
cut out for me.

Thanks, Slim.

Forget it.

Might help make up
for what I have to ask you.

Well, look,
if it's about the loan--

No, it's not about the loan.

This came in last night
along with some other posters.

Now I know you haven't heard
from them in a long time,

but just in case you do,

I want you to let me know
right away.

Well, do you think
they'd take a chance

on showing up around here?

According to the Colorado posse
that was after them,

they were heading north,
probably to Canada.

I don't want to
take any chances of them

stopping off in between.

Well...

if it was up to me,
I'd put a rope around

every one of their necks.

As I recall, they didn't have
much use for you either.

It's probably better
that you and Marcy

aren't stuck way out there
in that farm anymore.

Why, do you think
they might look us up?

Chance of it.

But with her gone
and you here in town,

that's something
we don't have to worry about.

You better get started
on that paperwork,

I'll see you later.

Yeah.

There's more
when you finish these.

[ sighs ]

Lew!

Somebody coming?

Sherman's riding in,
he's wearing a badge.

The runt must have
sold us out.

Anybody with him?

No.

Huh, Sherman
wouldn't come here in alone

if anybody tipped him off.

Let him ride in,

the place
looks deserted enough.

Suppose he finds something?

If he does, all he'd get
is trouble for himself.

Get in the barn.

Sherman the law
in town now?

Just temporary,
the sheriff's sick.

Lew, he's coming.

Yeah, get in the back.

If you have to use that g*n,
don't miss!

You're very brave sh**ting
a man down from ambush.

Do you want to die?No.

Then get over
by that fireplace

and don't make a sound.

You so much
as breathe hard,

you and Sherman
will get the same thing.

[ door rattling ]

[ sighs ]

[ doorknob clicking ]

Thank you.

It's all right,
ma'am.

I was married
once to a woman

very much like you
in some ways.

Maybe you'd like to tell her
the story of your life, Cobey.

Now, Lew, there ain't no harm
in being civil to her.

You talk too much.

Stay away from her.

That bunk
feels real good.

You sure you don't mind
putting me up

for a night or two?

As you can see, I'm not
much on arresting people.

The place is empty,
I'm glad of your company.

Well, just don't make a mistake
and lock the door, huh?

I got to go to work
early in the morning.

I've bagged my share of mistakes
for the day.

The last one was
riding out to your place.

What did you
do that for?

Huh?

Well, I--

I mean with it
all locked up and everything,

it wasn't much sense in
going out there, was it?

Oh, I just wanted to
check for any strangers is all.

Well, did you
see anything?

No, not a sign of
anybody.

But, you know, coming back,
rattler spooked my horse,

darn near threw me
in the next county.

That's too bad.

A lot worse things
could happen to you though.

Yeah, I suppose.

Well, I got to take a last check
on the street.

Anything I can get you,
Sandy?

No, thanks.

So you're not...

you're not sore about me
riding out there, are you?

Well, of course not.
Now why should I be?

Well, you seemed to get
a little worked up

when I first told you.

Well, I'm just tired,
Slim.

Kind of lost
without Marcy.

Yeah.

Well, things will
work out.

You just had a run a bad luck,
it'll change.

Yeah, sure.

Goodnight.

Goodnight, Slim.

Come on, Croaker,
jump.

Come on, Croaker.

Teddy, how many times
have I told you

not to play out
in the middle of the street

with that frog?

Uh, I can see
anything that's coming

long before
it gets here.

Besides, I haven't
got him trained yet.

And Croaker will only jump
when there's mud.

Well, that's what's
your name's gonna be

if I catch you
out here again.

But there's a jumping contest
this afternoon and--

Now you just practice with him
someplace else.

That stage is
long overdue

and I don't want you
getting hurt, yeah?

Sorry, Slim.

There's nothing much
I could do.

Brakes shot
to pieces.

How did it happen?

Holdup.

My first trip back on the line
in 6 months,

then this has to happen.

Easy, man.
Let's get you off of here.

Easy, man.Watch your arm.

[ gasping ]

Slim, better see those
guards inside,

they got
the worst of it.

Gillis,
get the doc.

No, first I want
to know about

the bank money
you were carrying.

Gone!

They were three of them
that hit us!

Slim, they must have
known this country

like the back
of their hands.

Everything
went perfect.

They took everything
but the nails in the seat.

How are you feeling,
Mose?

Better than I did.

Doc says that the guards
may be laid up for a while

but they're going to
pull through.

That's welcome news.

By the way,
I went up to that spot

where you said
you were ambushed.

Find any tracks?

Not a sign,
they were all brushed out.

Well, that figures.

It was them
three sidewinders,

handled that robbery like
they'd had plenty of practice.

Could you recognize any of them
if you saw them again?

Well, likely not, they had
their faces covered up.

But there was something
familiar about them,

their voices
in the side.

I just wish
I could be sure.

I-- I can't disturb
a hornet's nest for nothing.

Yes, well, $6,000 went down
the drain in that holdup.

The way
the bank is talking,

we'll be on the hook
for most of it.

So if you know
anything...

Well, I spent the past


storing up useless information
about folks,

how they walk
and how they talk

and that sort of thing.

Yes, yes,
out with it, man.

And I bet the whole thing
that the gunslicks had

pulled down on us
was the three Catlin brothers.

The fourth Catlin
works in my office.

What a fool I was to be
talked into that!

Gee, Slim, I didn't mean
to make any trouble.

Well, I know
you didn't, Mose.

I'll see you later.

Yeah.

So help me, you're gonna tell me
what you're up to!

Or I'll--

You're gonna do nothing!

Ease off!

I know
you're sorry about

what happened to that
money and your men,

but this isn't gonna
do any good.

Oh, you always would
stick up for him--

It's not a case of that!

Now before you start jumping
to conclusions off a cliff,

let's hear
what he's got to say.

Slim, I can't
really blame him.

If it was those three no good
stepbrothers of mine,

I know it must look
kind of strange with me

working in the same office
that got robbed.

Strange
isn't the name for it.

You knew when that stage
was coming through,

and you knew exactly
how much was being carried!

A lot of other people
had the same information.

I don't see you
accusing them.

Yes, but their kinfolk
aren't plastered

all over wanted
posters either.

Now look!

SLIM: Ease off, Sandy.

Mr. Gillis, I swear to you,
I didn't tell anybody anything

about what was
on that stage.

I'd hardly expect you to say
you were guilty.

Do you think I'd still be here
if I was really in on it

with those bushwhackers?You could be
covering for them!

Until I find out one way
or the other, you'll just
earn your pay somewhere else!

Well, now
wait a minute.

If I'm wrong...

I'll apologize.

Well,
this is a nice mess.

Well, if there's
one around,

I seem to have a talent
for finding it.

Well, what are you gonna
do now, Sandy?

I don't know, Slim,
I'll look for another job.

Well, if you need a reference,
don't use my name.

Don't worry.

I won't even use
my own.

How much is there?

All right,
just a minute, 45, 86,

well,
you're almost right.

It's $14
short of $6,000.

Not a bad day's
work.

A lot better than
we did all the time

we were in Colorado.

Just goes to prove
what they say...

there is no place
like home.

You know,
when we get to Canada,

I'm gonna buy me
a $50 suit,

a plug hat made out of
prime beaver

and then go out and drink
the nearest saloon dry.

Caught him
sneaking around outside...

with this.

What's the matter
with you, shorty?

Aren't you satisfied
with our little arrangement?

Look, Lew, you already got
what you came after,

now why don't
you clear out?

We got what we came after,
and no thanks to you.

Lew, you suppose
he told anybody else

he was coming out here?

No.

Otherwise he wouldn't try
to take us on his own.

Well, somebody's gonna
take you pretty soon.

You nearly k*lled two men
in that robbery.

Well, now maybe
that wouldn't have happened

if you'd brought us
the information we needed.

I told you I couldn't get it
to you right away!

Yeah,
you told us.

We just got tired
of waiting.

Fact is, we hit the first coach
that came along.

Kind of makes a man wonder
whether we need you or not.

We don't need him.

Yeah, but there's a good chance
we will.

You don't plan on
trying that again, do you, Lew?

No.

Every one of those coaches
will be loaded for bear

from here on in.

What I've been
thinking about is a bank

where all that money
is going.

You're wasting
your time.

One thing's for sure,
we get shot to pieces

if we try to set one foot
inside that door.

Well, that depends.

Suppose we were to
pay a visit to the banker

at his home tonight,

I wager
we could get him

to show us around
almost anywhere.

Even if we got into the bank,
you know,

we still have this
Sherman guy to worry about.

Sandy will take care
of that badge-toter.

Oh, no.

Well, I think
you will,

because you don't have
any choice.

Now let me
get this straight.

The three of you cooked up
this supper for me.

That's right.

Why?

Noreen said you weren't
too happy with the food

that was being brought over
from the casino.

So we just decided
to do something about it.

Well, boy,
you sure did.

This is some of the best chicken
I've ever tasted.

I'm saving some
for later.

We barbecued it out
in the back of the saloon

but don't tell
anyone.

Especially not
Sheriff Corey, otherwise

we might have to
cook for him, too.

Why, I still
don't get it.

I'm just filling in for him
till he gets up around again.

Well, but there's
one big difference between

you and the sheriff.

What's that?

He's married
and you're not.

[ chuckles ]

Oh, I'm sorry, Slim.
I didn't--

Oh, it's all right, Sandy.
Come on in.

We weren't talking
business.

At least I don't think
we were.

Oh, you know
the girls?

Lola, Kitty,
Noreen.

Hello.Hi.

Slim, it's about time
we were getting back to work.

Just don't complain about
the food anymore, huh?

You'll get no complaints
out of me,

as long as the service
holds up.

Bye.

Bye-bye.Bye-bye.

Well, that's a pretty
rough job you've got.

[ chuckles ]

It beats working.

The girls brought over
some barbecued chicken,

I saved
some for you.

No, thanks.

You've never
refused food before.

Well, there's always
a first time.

All the doors
and windows are locked.

Looks like the banker's
gone to bed.

Too many houses
in the neighborhood

to go breaking in.

We won't have to
do that.

Get down.

What for?

Do as you're told.

Time you did something
to earn your keep.

Now you go up to the door
and ring the bell

until either the banker
or his housekeeper answers.

Well, what then?

Get him
to let you inside.

They don't even
know me.

Don't lie to me.

The banker knew you well enough
to loan you money,

he'll know you
well enough to let you in.

What'll I say?

You'll think of
something.

Just get him to open the door,
we'll do the rest.

And I'll be
standing close by

listening to every word
you say.

So don't make us do anything
you wouldn't want answer for.

Cobey, you keep an eye
out here until we get inside.

Come on.

I wish you'd quit
checking doors

just long enough
to listen to me.

Sandy, even if you did see
the three Catlin brothers

riding through town
tonight,

I couldn't do anything
about it till tomorrow.

Well, I saw them
less than half an hour ago.

They took the north trail
out toward the old mill.

Now you could probably
catch them there real easy.

My job's here.

I can't just walk off
and leave it.

What you mean is
you don't believe me.

What I mean is you've been
edgy as a cat lately.

Why, if three ministers came
riding down that street

with the moon
behind a cloud,

you'd swear it
was the James g*ng.

Slim, it's only
an hour's ride out there.

I could kind of keep my eye
on things till you got back.

Well, you don't have to
worry about that

because I'm not going.

There'll be plenty of time
tomorrow morning

to round up some men,
go out and take a look.

It'd be too late
by then.

Somebody will get them,
doesn't have to be us.

How long do I have to
stay like this?

Quit complaining.

We let you get dressed,
didn't we?

Saloon closes at midnight,
we'll wait till then.

Give the town a chance
to settle down nice and quiet.

[ door opening ]

Everything
under control?

Well, I got the housekeeper
tied up down in the cellar.

There's nobody else
around the house.

Hey, Lew!

Look at this.

Well, that's a real nice
little house g*n.

That belong to you?

Yeah, the citizens' committee
gave it to me.

Well, citizen, the next time
you go to the door

in the middle
of the night,

you'll have to remember
to take it with you.

You wouldn't have gotten in
if it hadn't been for her.

I told you
I had no choice.

Yeah, you were
real convincing.

There's no point
in arguing about that now.

You'll never get away
with this.

I think we will.

If you want to
stay alive,

you better start thinking
that way, too.

You got anything against
getting a decent night's sleep?

Ah, I'm-- I'm sorry
to wake you, Slim.

What are you doing up anyway?

I, uh...

I was just gonna
open a window,

it's kind of
hot in here.

Well, an hour ago, you said
it was too cold in here.

Well, that's the trouble
with these places,

freezing one minute
and burning up the next.

Well, jailhouses
weren't made for comfort.

Now come on,
get some sleep.

Afraid
I can't do that.

What do you think
you're doing?

Believe me, Slim,
I'm sorry to do this

but locking you up
is the only way.

It's for your
own good.

What are you
talking about?

The Catlins,
they're back in town.

Oh, we're not going through
that again, are we?

Now wait a minute.

What I told you before,
about seeing them

right through town,
now that was a lie.

I didn't want you
in town.

I wanted you
away for a while,

so you wouldn't be
mixed up in this.

Mixed up in what?

The bank robbery.

They're at it
right now.

Those three no goods
you were raised with?

That's right!

And you-- you're not
in with them, huh?

Well, I couldn't
help it!

They had a g*n on Marcy
right from the start.

Oh, sure they let me
walk around loose

to set things up
for them.

If I hadn't done
what they said,

it would've
meant her life.

Is she out there with them now?Yep.

And you think
you're doing her a favor

by letting them
get away with this?

Well, if you had any brains,
you'd unlock this door

and let me
form a posse.

You still don't understand,
do you?

In a fight like that,
she'd be the first one

to get a b*llet.

Rix.

We'll be out of here
in a few minutes.

Gives you just enough time
to make sure we're not followed.

What about her?

We're gonna take her
along with us,

at least until
we're in the clear.

I won't be long.

Just make sure
you're quiet about it.

You're not gonna
pull that trigger,

so what's to stop me?

If I have to yell this
whole town out of their beds,

that's exactly
what I'm gonna do.

All right, you go ahead
and do it.

But if Marcy dies,
it'll be just the same

as if you k*lled her
yourself.

No need for you two
to fight about it.

Get away from that
window, Sherman.

What are you
doing here?

Checking up on things,
making sure

you did
what you were told.

I'll just take this,

you won't be
needing it anymore.

Look, I kept my part
of the bargain.

So you did!

Only we don't want
this deputy

trailing after us now,
do we?

I won't be the only
one trailing after you, Catlin.

Why, you and your brothers
will be hunted down

till there's not a hole
big enough to crawl in.

See what I mean?

He's a real bird dog.

If we were to just
leave him like this,

he'd have a posse up
and after us in no time.

Well, now what
are you gonna do?

Well, borrow a blanket,
wrap this g*n up real tight.

The moths already
got to this one

so a few more holes in it
won't make any difference.

[ grunts ]

Think
you can make it?

Yeah,
I'm all right.

Come on, we got
work to do.

[ g*nshots ]

Be careful
with those eggs, Mike,

they're not
made of steel.

Oh, I won't break them.

Packed two more eggs
than yesterday.

Well, you're doing
a lot better than

Marcy and me
every day.

You take them down in to
Mrs. Cooper now, huh?

Sure.

Well, having Mac and Daisy
here the last few days

sure has helped out.

That's what
neighbors are for.

I know but you've done
so much.

The reward money
paid off the loan,

left me enough
to plant a new crop, too.

Yeah, well,
you earned it, Sandy.

The way you and Slim handled
those three gunslingers,

you got Sheriff Corey
about half scared

to come back
to the job.

That's not
what's keeping him.

No?
What is?

I saw him the other day,
he looked fit as a fiddle.

It's the mayor.

He thinks we've got
the worst looking jail

in the territory
and it's got to be painted.

Oh, I see,
and you're elected?

Yeah.

They're gonna have to
find me first.