02x12 - Secrets

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Yep, yep, lots of tiny little specs.

The whole creek is full of gold.

Wow!

Indeed it is.

[Deek] 'I asked around and I hear that you're'

a good man to do some business with.

Oh, you mean expediting the filing?

No, I got some other business.

Business in what way?

Now, that's just talkin' money.

I filed for a homestead.

You are going to homestead, Mr. Peasley?

It was a quarter section land next to yours.

You?

I'm goin' to pay you boys.

I got a feelin' that my luck's about to change.

Yeah, which way is the herd headin'?

Straight north.

We'll be in touch.

Mr. Tap.

[Tap] 'Hold on, boy.'

Them's my friends up there.

No need to get worried.

Y-ah!

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Oh, my God.

Luke said that he met up with a fella

that was almost a magician with a g*n.

I kinda remember him makin' friends with a fast g*n feller.

Travel with fast g*n people, did he?

You had a real wrong sound to it.

And I resent you permitting that murderin' thief Macahan

'to sit at that table a free man.'

Stillman, I'm sorry for that arm you're carryin' around.

You got it tryin' to lynch me instead of carryin' out the law.

Gentlemen, you're gonna have to take your...quall elsewhere.

I don't know how he'd even have the nerve

to testify about that day.

You don't have much to worry

'unless there's something from your past'

'so incriminating that your testimony up until now'

would be immediately a suspect.

This here tub..

...it's big enough for three people to take a bath.

Or two, comfortably.

I'll say.

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You smell like lilac.

Like those spring meadows, I mentioned.

So do you.

Doreen..

...I have to tell you somethin'.

I like you.

I like you a whole lot.

I like you too, Josh.

I figured maybe you did.

I mean, I guess you think I've probably..

...been with a lot of women.

Oh, I'm sure you have.

Well, that's what I'm tryin' to tell ya.

You see?

I haven't .

You haven't?

You wanna know the truth?

I have never even kissed a girl.

I find that hard to believe, Josh.

It's the truth.

Honest.

Do you wanna kiss me?

Yes.

I would a lot.

I just don't wanna take advantage, like they say.

You don't?

You know what I mean.

I know that you could never do that

take advantage.

It's alright then?

What?

If I kiss you?

I think I'll go mad if you don't.

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You must be tired.

Yeah.

I guess you are too?

Do you wanna go to sleep?

I guess.

Not gonna sleep with your robe on, are you?

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Josh.

Hm.

It's dark out now.

You said you wanted to see Luke tonight.

Oh, Luke.

My clothes.

They're on the chair.

Oh, yeah.

When did these come in here?

You awake, Doreen?

Hmm?

Hey, I got somethin' to ask you.

Hmm?

Could I be your feller?

Maybe it's something we can think on a while, alright?

Alright.

I love you, Doreen.

Good evenin'.

Well, you sure look like a different man, Josh.

Clothes, nice and clean?

Well, thank you, ma'am.

I sure feel different too.

I figure I owe you some for the bath water

dinner..

...champagne..

My money.

My $200, is gone.

Here it is.

You left it in your pocket

when your clothes out to be laundered.

Thank you, ma'am.

You know, this was my Aunt Molly's money?

I would've felt awful bad if I'd lost it.

We'll just charge you for the dinner and the champagne, Josh.

That'll be three dollars for the dinner and 7 for the champagne.

Expensive, but it sure is worth it.

And $20 of course, for the gratuity.

Gratuity?

Well, let's just call that...hospitality.

Yeah.

Yeah, I figure a real fancy place like this

costs a lot to keep up.

Ma'am.

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Psst.

Luke.

[Whispers] Luke.

[Luke] 'Hey, Josh.'

Hey, I am sorry I didn't come back sooner

but I overslept.

Oh, it's alright, it's alright.

I thought you were probably pretty tired.

Oh, yeah. Anyway I didn't wanna make the marshal mad at me

in case he was asleep.

Can I bring you anything, Luke?

Nah, I don't think so.

[sniffs]

You've been at the barber?

No.

I got me a bath though.

You got a bath?

What'd you put in it?

A gallon of lilac water?

No. But I guess the smell must stay with you a while, huh?

Yeah.

Is that a..

Would you have perfume in that lilac water?

I heard a feller can do better in this town

than the Chinese baths.

Oh, I got me so much to tell you.

- Yeah? - I met the most wonderful girl.

Is that you, boy? Josh Macahan?

Yes, sir.

I, uh, kinda only wanted to say goodnight to Luke here.

You got it said?

Goodnight, Luke.

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Thank you..

You believe in good livin', Mr. Britten.

That's what one works for, isn't it, Mr. Stillman?

Have a seat.

Would you care for a drink?

No thanks, too early.

Don't mind my having one?

I asked to see you

'cause I heard nothin' goes on in town

you don't know about.

'Very little goes on..'

'..unless you approve.'

In St. Louis, we have a somewhat similar situation.

Anything can be done if you..

...know the proper person and..

...pay the proper price.

You're a very forthright man, Mr. Stillman.

I believe in comin' directly to the point.

Hm.

Always coming directly to the point

is not something I consider an admirable trait.

Even in the case of young Luke Macahan

you came directly to the point with a rope.

'They tell me you rued the day ever since.'

Well, mistakes are made.

Unless that piece of baggage in there is deaf

shouldn't we close the door?

It wouldn't occur to you, Mr. Stillman

if you knew that baggage, as you put it..

...might be my wife.

I apologize.

I just assumed that--

I think we better come directly to the point.

We'll shorten this meeting.

Mr. Britten, you know why I'm in town.

You name your price to see that I leave this town

a happier man than when I came in.

Are you talkin' about a consulting fee?

Whatever you wanna call it.

It's what you're gonna call it, Mr. Stillman.

As a consultant, I'll advise.

I'll speak to certain people that you should know.

What use you make of them that's your own business.

Well.

Let's see how the hearin' works out.

Then..

...say 5000?

Then, 5000.

No, Mr. Stillman.

Now 5000.

Well, if Macahan is extradited, he'll go to Missouri prison

and you'll be richer $5000 for doin' nothin' for it.

And you'll be the richer having had the satisfaction of knowing

that my advice..

...was ready as needed.

Take a check?

Cash, Mr. Stillman.

'As a director of the Missouri Stockman Association'

'you'd have no problem with our bank in town.'

And additional 5000 for when you have that..

...happy smile on your face that you speak of.

- Ten thousand? - 'That's right.'

Ten thousand dollars for my services.

For 10,000, I think I will have that drink you offered.

Whisky.

Can't say I blame you, Mr. Stillman.

You know, I was told there's..

...there's much power under this roof

'as there is at the territorial capital.'

I have made many friends down through the years.

Sorry again, about your missus.

'That's alright.'

She isn't.

But I'll accept your apologies.

I'm interested to know uh..

...how you're gonna go about doin' this?

How ya operate?

If you knew that much about me, Mr. Stillman

you'd have a problem on your hands.

How's that?

Because instead of worrying about you talking someday

I'd find it..

...much simpler..

...having you k*lled.

To continued health.

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Mr. Peasley.

Mr. Peasley, what are you doin'?

Mornin'. Just puttin' up a little shelter here.

I'm building myself a house.

Here, hold on to this a second, don't push.

Well, this our land Mr. Peasley.

The Macahan homestead.

I don't think so, Laura. I think you'd find Macahan land

stops about 50 feet short of that creek there.

- Short? - Mm-hmm.

No, no, you're mistaken, Mr. Peasley.

Even the land running along the other side of the creek is ours.

The other side?

Well, I don't think you'd find me makin' a mistake like that.

You could check with the land office if you like.

You are makin' a mistake.

This is our land.

And I mean, you just cant..

Okay, that's good. You can let it go now, thanks.

Oh.

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[male #1] 'It's easy to make this kind of error.'

I'd say that Mrs. Kate Macahan when she filed

misread southeast for southwest.

Oh.

Look, this means that the creek is definitely

on Mr. Peasley's land?

Well, as you can see.

It's just a matter of a 100 feet or so

but it would definitely be his creek.

Well, I-I just don't understand how Kate could have

made such a mistake.

'Wait, isn't there another map?'

Isn't there a-a record somewhere of the files here?

Well, the General Land Office has it on file.

But it's not in map forum

just a sign, name and grid number.

Well, I just think that's a very shoddy way of keeping

a record of homestead deeds.

Yes, ma'am.

I don't like the way the land office runs their system either.

Aunt Molly, what are we going to do?

If I were you, I'd..

...I'd make some sort of arrangement with Mr. Peasley

to share that water.

'Creeks never run dry.'

I'm sure there's enough water there for both families.

But it's not the water we..

It's-it's the privacy.

Privacy?

Well, I don't see what that's worth.

If I were you, I'd talk to Mr. Peasley

about sharing that creek.

Well, except...we have no wish to share anything

in common with that man.

Well, if you don't make some sort of arrangement

to share that creek

and your well should ever run dry..

...you'd have to abandon your homestead.

Abandon?

Well, uh, look, uh, let's run along, girls.

It looks like perhaps we will have to talk to Mr. Peasley.

Thank you, Mr. Edmonds.

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Keep 'em movin' north.

I'll see Tap on my way back.

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Come on, son. You're taking it too hard.

You know, if fellas gonna make it through this life..

...he's got to take things as they come.

A body in the ground is worth a prayer and nothin' more.

Then you gotta move along.

You mean, you don't feel much about Otter Belt gettin' k*lled?

Oh, I feel, son.

I feel plenty.

But that don't change my advice to you.

You gotta just be thankful that it weren't you

and go right on breathing another day.

You know, you gotta grow yourself a hard shell

and learn to wear it.

Maybe cry a little bit along the way but..

...ain't gonna help a man nothin' to look back.

You know..

I just wish that I was growin' up to practice what I preach.

And I wish that I knew more about the

reason that I was put here on the Lord's earth.

I think about that a lot.

I just hope that sometime before I die

that reason comes to me.

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Mr. Henry, you got a family?

A family?

[chuckles]

Well, sorta.

You know, I was married some time back.

My old woman died but she left me

with the prettiest, little girl baby you ever seen.

She's grown up to be a lady now.

Big brown eyes and her way of laughin'.

[Jeffrey] 'Where is she now?'

Oh, she's down Sonora Way.

We write back and forth.

Write? You don't see her?

Well, I kinda like to, Jeffrey, but..

...seems like the older I get

why the more I get the feelin' that..

Well, maybe I just ain't a..

...fittin' sight for a youngster like her.

That little gal of mine's..

Well, sweet just ain't the proper word for her.

I guess I figured that

I just ain't the man to raise her up.

Mr. Henry..

- What, son? - I sorta like you...a lot.

I feel the same way towards you, Jeffrey.

Wait. Looks like old Zeb's got hisself another problem.

This creek's dried up, Tap.

We're gonna have to drive 'em through the night and tomorrow.

We might be leaving more than a few head dead along the way.

'We got no choice.'

Once we get passed Redstone Canyon

we'll be up on to the mud flats. There's always been water there.

Pack her up and drive her right on through the night.

'We'll stop just before first light for a meal.'

Alright.

Sure hope old Zeb is right about there being water

in the mud flats.

Oh, Mr. Macahan's right.

He was an army scout in these parts during the w*r.

I know that, son.

But this old world's full of miscalculations.

I oughta know. I've made my share of them.

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[Tap] 'Come and get it!'

What you don't eat gets thrown out!

You boys just help yourself.

[Zeb] Well, Jeffrey, looks like you're holding down two jobs.

Helpin' Tap.

Standing night watch too, huh?

Oh, I don't mind, Mr. Macahan.

I kinda like ridin' around the herd at night.

Well, you're doing a good job too

but...you better get some sleep.

We're gonna be headin' out again before first light.

Yes, sir, Mr. Macahan.

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I'm not askin' you, Tap, I'm tellin' you!

You followed us north to take over the herd?

Hell, Brant, them cattle ain't worth nothing

way out here in the desert.

Be worth taking when the herd gets to the Hob Range.

Then we take over.

Cut into the Indian territory with 'em.

You think the four of you can handle that herd?

When the time comes, we'll get more men.

I just can't do it.

Brant, I...just can't!

You owe us, bucko.

And we're collectin'.

Hey, look, I just can't double-cross, Macahan.

[chuckles]

You think we rode up here for our health?

[both chuckling]

What kinda Indians he got with him?

Arapaho.

How many?

Uh...eight. No, seven.

We had to bury one.

[Tap] Sure gotten touched.

'Who is the damn fool that signaled me with that mirror?'

I'm the damn fool. You wanna say it again?

You could've found some other way to get my attention.

I had to k*ll an Indian boy on account of that damn signaling.

[gasps] Easy.

[Brant] 'Get that herd into the Hob Range'

He has to pass through them Sand Canyons.

That's where you set up your chuckwagon.

I won't do it, Brant.

You want us to ride south?

He's talking about Santa Rosa.

Do we pay that place a visit?

Or do you make our job easier

by meeting us in them Sand Canyons?

Say, anybody got a bottle?

[laughing]

I'll tell you..

You're spoiling me so I might just stop by every time

I see cooking smoke coming out of a chimney.

Well, Mr. Peasley, you do know the reason

I mean, the principal reason

you were invited here for supper tonight?

Well, you are causing quite a problem to the Macahan family.

With the creek being on my land?

The creek's been ours for years.

You don't think I'm gonna stop the Macahans

from coming down and using the creek water, do you?

- Listen, Mr. Peasley. - Mm-hmm.

Uh..

I'm in a, well

very embarrassing and awkward position here.

[Molly] 'With the Macahan men away..'

I have to look out for the Macahan interest.

I don't see any problem, Molly, with the men away or not.

I'll share that creek with you.

We'll cut it right down the middle. How's that?

Then our land would come clear to the creek?

Yeah, I'll move my things back to the other side.

Well...that sounds like a fine, temporary solution, Mr. Peasley.

Other than if you'll wait for Zeb Macahan and--

No, no. No waitin', Molly.

I'm trying to be fair and you gotta do the same.

'That means being fair to me. Not waiting till they're back.'

I'm willing to share that creek

right down the middle right now. I'm not waiting.

Otherwise, I'll take the whole thing back

and I'll take what's mine.

'And that means the land on both sides of the creek.'

I hope I'm doing the right thing but..

[Molly] 'I would advise both of you'

to...accept Mr. Peasley's proposition.

We'd have half the creek.

Honey, you can just, uh, use the whole creek anytime you want.

You can even come over to my side..

Pick onions if you got a mind.

Aunt Molly...I don't know what to say.

You decide.

[sighs]

Well, Mr. Peasley, I think we are

going to have to accept your offer.

[Molly] 'We will share the creek in common'

but before you yourself decide however..

Aunt Molly..

Now, Laura, I think it would be dishonest of us

to share ownership of that creek with Mr. Peasley..

...without showing him what we have found there.

Oh, it's very pretty, Molly.

Open it.

[Peasley] 'Found that at the creek?'

Indeed we did.

We think it's real gold.

- 'You found that at the creek?' - Mm-hm.

That is gold, Molly.

That is gold.

We haven't had it tested to see if it's gold.

You don't have to, I've worked enough gold claims

in my time to know plaster dust when I see it and that's it!

That's it! That's gold, Molly.

And it's on my property, Molly!

'It's gold!'

Oh, I mean..

I mean, it's our property.

[chuckles]

We share it, Molly, we share and share alike.

Molly..

You haven't told anybody about this, have you?

No, I thought it best not to let anybody--

That's right, Molly, you see, that is absolutely right!

Till the Macahan men get back

nobody knows about this and they have a full-time job

of patrolling that creek.

- Not a word to anybody. - No, no.

I got lots of things to do, I'm going now.

So, I'll see you later.

I'll see you at breakfast, we'll make our plans.

Don't worry, Molly, nothin' fancy.

Just some...bacon, fried eggs, grits, coffee.

See you tomorrow.

I wonder..

I wonder if he knew there was gold in the creek all along.

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Well, what'd you and your friends decide, Tap?

Looks like nothin' much needs to be said here.

I bet all the stories you've been tellin' me are lies!

You're just an outlaw!

I'd say, son, that there's a bitter truth in all of us.

Just like there's a little bit of good in the most of us.

Why, Tap?

The why don't matter.

The only thing that matters here is..

...that I k*lled that Indian boy.

I didn't mean to but..

...he damn sure died by my hands.

But I asked you why?

I'm saying again that..

...the why don't matter.

I want some answers, Tap.

Zeb, I can't give you any answers.

These Indians aren't passin' judgment on you

'cause they figured that you saved their lives

when you shot that Apache.

But I want answers!

There ain't no way that you can hang onto that herd, Zeb.

They're gonna stampede 'em in them Sand Canyons

and then they'll k*ll anybody that comes after 'em.

When they mentioned Santa Rosa, you acted scared, why?

You wanted in Santa Rosa?

I know 'em. I know that bunch, Zeb.

Why, they'd..

If they knew I was just talkin' to you, they'd--

But you are gonna do some talking. Aren't you, Tap?

[Tap] 'Her mama died when she was born.'

That was 16 years ago.

Santa Rosa is where she's livin'.

She's being raised by..

...some good people I know down yonder.

Somehow or the other

Brant and his bunch of his found out she's livin' down there.

Still can't figure out

how you ever got mixed up with that bunch, Tap.

I used to ride with 'em.

Rustling.

'It was a much poorer day then and..'

...I needed the money to send to my little girl.

Then I found out I didn't have no stomach for stealing.

So, I quit the g*ng.

Now, I heard them say somethin' about you owing 'em?

Yeah. Trouble was I quit 'em at the wrong time.

They was planning on runnin' off

a herd of ranch horses south of the border and..

Well, I didn't show up, left them shorthanded.

They figured I cost them $500 and..

I had to admit that I owed it to 'em.

You figure they'll live up in these hills and follow us?

No, there's a trading post west of here called Adobe Town.

They're gonna hole up in a saloon there

till they figure you're gettin' near the Hob.

[sighs]

Zeb, you can't head out there all alone.

Hell I can't.

But it's only a small herd of cattle you'd be losin'.

Small herd of cattle?

That's the scum that's responsible for

burying this Arapaho brave.

They're threatening to abuse your daughter

they're gonna k*ll all of us off

for the price they can get for them cattle.

Tap, you're sure not the same man I once knew.

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[groans]

Keep on squirming you'll be in for misery.

Don't you be lettin' them teeth squeezers

slide down his throat now.

[chuckles]

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Be through in a minute, fella.

You here for a drink?

Alright.

I'll help myself.

You fellas look kind of familiar.

You, uh, got business around these parts?

Yeah.

Ours.

I kinda got the idea you was maybe

figurin' to mix into my business.

Cattle.

You got any complaints..

...go see the nearest law.

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[g*nshots]

Hazett ain't here.

[g*nsh*t]

[g*nsh*t]

Tap.

I'm hurt.

You're gonna have to do a better job at counting, Zeb.

Maybe you can..

...remember me from the old days..

...as a much better man..

Easy to remember, Tap.

I'll tell you something else, pard.

That little girl of yours..

...I'll see she's took care of.

Maybe this is the reason I was put here.

What?

It don't make no difference now.

Zeb..

...forgive me.

Forgive me.

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You got a visitor.

Who?

I don't know.

Said he wanted to see you and I felt in an obliging mood.

Have we ever met before, mister?

'Look, do I know you?'

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We..

...we did meet before, didn't we?

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Marshal..

...who was that man?

[Russell] 'Well, he didn't give me his name.'

But I'd say lookin' at him, he's a fella

who wants to shovel dirt in your face.

Did it strike you that way too?

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