03x14 - Triple Exposure

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Oh, how do you do, Mr. Harkins?Come in.

Howdy, Mrs. Reynolds. Your

husband around?Matt's out mending a fence

on the mesa. Well, I reckon I could talk

to that ornery half-brother of his.

Frank's not home either. Is Is it about

the mortgage?Yep. You are going to give

us more time, aren't you?I never talk

business with women, folks, Mrs.

Reynolds. This isn't just business. Our

whole life's tied up in this ranch. You

can't help that. We've worked our hearts

on trying to make a go of this place.

Please, Mr. Hawkins, give us just a

little more time. This is a business deal

'twitched me and your husband, Mrs.

Reynolds. Taking our ride up to the mesa.

That means you won't-- Good day, ma'am.

Howdy, Mr. Hawkins. Howdy, Matt.

Raise the money yet?Oh, I was coming over

to see you this afternoon. Oh, we'll get

it somehow, but I was sort of hoping--

Why don't you quit kidding yourself?Ain't

my fault if you couldn't turn this pile

of rocks into a ranch.

Look, all I'm asking for is one more

week. Anyone with common decency would

give a guy that much of a break. I'm not

trying to gyp you out of here. Gettin'

mad ain't gonna do you no good. You can't

pay up in full?I want you out of here,

but...

You keep that up, you're gonna wear the

silver off of it. I'm gonna have it

ingrained. Penny King champion

sharpsh**ter. Just because I had an off

day and you beat me doesn't make you any

champion. Now just a minute. I

staged this sh**ting match to stop all

this squabbling between the two of you.

Don't be such a bad loser. That's enough,

Penny. I never shot that badly

before. You got to admit that.

Pass the peanut butter, please. I didn't

even hit the target. Thank you.

Everybody has off days, Clipper. You've

got to remember thatMust be Jim

Bell. Excuse me.

Hello?Who?Oh,

he's sure. How's that husband of yours?

Something awful's happened, Sky. Matt's

been accused of m*rder. m*rder?

Well, that's ridiculous. Matt wouldn't

k*ll anyone. I know, but but he's not

here to defend himself. He's disappeared.

When did this happen?Three days

ago. But why... Look, Sue,

I'll fly out right away. The important

thing is to find Matt.

Hey, there's no airport in Thunder Creek,

Sky. I know. It won't be the first time

we've landed in somebody's field.

There's something I don't get, Sky.

What's that?Well, if your friend

Matt didn't k*ll this fellow,Why doesn't

he come out and say so?Why did he run

away?Mrs. Reynolds didn't say he'd run

away. He's disappeared. Well, sure, but

what's the difference?There's a lot of

difference between running away and

disappearing. Then you think something

may have happened to him, too?That's

right. I haven't seen Matt for three

years, but I know he hasn't turned into a

m*rder*r or a coward.

Holy mackerel! Well,

who'd have a junkyard way out here?

Search me. Looks like somebody won first

prize in a scrap drive.

Holy mackerel! Was it supposed to do that?

I don't know. Whoever lives here must be

deaf as a post. Not on your life,

stranger. You know, I rigged up that

contraption there so as I could hear it

any place on my property. Is that your

airplane over there in my field?Yes, I I

hope you don't mind. How long do you

intend to keep it there?I'm not quite

sure, Mr. Joey, ohh just call me

worthless. Everybody does. And don't you

worry a bit about that airplane. It's all

right right where it is. Of course, the

charge for parking an airplane is 50

cents an hour, three dollars a day, or 12

dollars a week. Boy, that's... Just a

minute, Clipper. We'll take the daily

rate. That's good. Now, is there anything

else I can do for you?I'd like to use

your telephone, if I may. Sure, sureGlad

to oblige you. That'll cost you 20 cents.

Unless, of course, you're calling long

distance. No, just to the Reynolds place.

Oh, you friends of theirs?That was in my

squadron during the w*r. He said so.

Well, then you know all the trouble he's

in. That's why we came. Well,

there wouldn't be any use to call. Why

not?Many of the Reynolds have kind of

been keeping to themselves since the

m*rder. Yeah, Frankie just won't let

anybody on the place at all. Won't even

answer the telephone. Frank?Oh, that's

Matt's half-brother. Say, you know, since

you folks are kind of stranded here-like,

maybe I can help you. I'd be glad to

drive you over to their place. Well,

that's very nice if you're worthless. The

taxi rate over there will be a dollar a

piece, of course. Oh, so you're in the

taxi business, too. Chuck, these days a

man's got to be in any kind of a business

that comes along. You know how it is.

Yeah. Oh, I see. She's right over there.

Go ahead. Get in. Thank you.

That's it. That's her. Hop right in. You

mean this thing runs?Why, sure, of course

she runs. Get in. Make yourself

comfortable. Say, comfortable?

Say, you know, I know that this taxi

driver's hat's gonna come in handy

someday. How's it look?Hey, it does

run. Well, sure she runs. You bet you you

all company out there?Well, here we go.

Well, I told you I'd get you here, all

right. Here you are, Worthless.

That was quite a ride. Oh, thanks, thank

you very much. Oh, say, Jake. This here

is Mr. King. He knew Matt in the w*r.

Boss ain't around. I know. We came to see

Mrs. Reynolds. Mr. Frank said he

didn't want her bothered. We're not going

to bother her. That's what every snooping

busybody has been saying, mister. Look,

Mrs. Reynolds asked us to come. She wants

us to help her find Matt. Don't you

understand English, mister?I said she

didn't want to be pestered. Now clear out

of here before I-- Suppose we let the

lady decide about that. Come on.

Mr. Bash. That was a bad idea. Take your

hands off him. Okay.

If you won't listen to reason, maybe

you'll listen to this. Hey, now listen,

Jake, ain't no need to... You keep out of

this worthless. Get your car. I don't

like having a g*n pulled on me. Then keep

your nose out of other people's business.

Jake. What do you think you're

doing?Just obeying orders, ma'am. These

folks were trying to... Sky, I'm sorry

about this. For some reason, this fellow

was determined we weren't going to see

you. I told you Mr. King was coming.

Mr. Frank said he wanted nobody. Well, he

certainly didn't tell you to threaten

people with g*ns. Go back to the

bunkhouse.

I apologize, Guy. We're all rather

confused around here. I understand.

Oh, this is my niece and nephew, Penny

and Clipper Sue. Hello. Glad to know you.

I suppose you know Worthless Jones. I

can't tell you how much I appreciate your

coming. Well, that's all right. Have you

heard from Matt?No. Supposing we go

inside and you tell us what happened.

Matt hasn't been seen since and he's made

no effort to get in touch with you. No,

that's what I don't understand. It's been

horrible sitting here, not able to do

anything. Wondering where he is and

what's happened to him. Not knowing

whether he's alive or... I know, Sue. I'm

sorry, Sky. Go on.

Now, what about this man that was k*lled,

this Hawkins?Did anybody else owe him

money?Oh, everybody in the county owed

him money. I didn't pay off my property

about a month ago. If other people had a

motive for k*lling Hawkins, and no one

can swear that Matt did it, then maybe we

can... Sheriff Parks says he doesn't need

witnesses. He has all the proof he wants.

Oh, he hasn't any proof at all. But Sky?

Matt's footprints were at the scene of

the crime, but that doesn't make him the

m*rder*r. What about the g*n?All right,

let's look at that. Hawkins was k*lled

with Matt's g*n, is that right?Yes. The

g*n was found near the body, with the

fingerprints wiped off. That just doesn't

make sense. Why not?What

Sky means is, if you took the trouble to

wipe off the fingerprints, you wouldn't

be dumb enough to leave the g*n. Right.

Was Matt wearing his g*n when he left the

house?I don't know.

He almost never wore... I

mean, where is it?And

somebody could have stolen it in order to

pin the blame on Matt. Well,

Sky, do you really think we can prove

that?I'm afraid we can't prove much of

anything until we find Matt. Well, do you

think maybe he's... So, where are you?In

here, Frank. I've just...

What are these people doing here?This is

Mr. King. He came here to help us. We

don't need any help from outsiders. Sky's

not an outsider. He's our very... I don't

care who he is. We can handle our own

problems. Frank! We don't mean

to interfere. Well, then, leave us alone.

Look, Matt's a friend of mine.

I don't think he k*lled anybody, and I

want to help prove it. Well, if you can

prove it, take it to the sheriff. Stop

coming here, upsetting Sue, raising false

hopes. False hopes?You don't

think Matt's guilty. I didn't say that.

What I think, mister, is none of your

business. Why, of all them... Keep quiet,

Clipper. I get the very definite

impression we're not welcome here. Wait.

I've got something to say about this. If

my friends aren't-- Look, Matt's not

here. I run the ranch. That's how the

partnership reads. Why, you're one

great-- All right, Sue. We're leaving.

I'm sorry you feel the way you do. We

were only trying to be helpful.

Sky, don't pay any attention to Frank. He

didn't mean it. He sounded like he did.

He's had bad luck all his life, so he's

suspicious and resentful. But he's really

terribly fond of Matt. Sue,

how long have they been partners?Matt

took him in after his hardware store

failed. I know how you feel, Sky,

but please don't walk out on me.

I won't walk out on you. I'll find Matt

if I have to search every inch of ground

between here and Nevada. Thank you, Sky.

Bye, Sue.

You know, I get mad every time I think

about the way Frank acted. What a

nerb. Well, he must believe Matt's guilty

or wouldn't have acted that way, Penny.

He wants to keep other people... Say, you

see that flash down there?Where?What

flash?Over there by that shack. I don't

see it. There it is. What is it?Take

over. Roger. A light

reflecting from something down there.

It's a tin can. Oh, for Pete's sake.

Do a 180-degree turn. We can land all

right if this wind holds out. Land?On

account of an old tin can?Cans rust

mighty fast in the open. That's a brand

new one.

Wait a minute, Penny. You'd better stay

here. Can't I go with you?Well, somebody

has to stay here and guard the plane.

Guard it?With what?Use Clipper's g*n. He

won't need it. Oh, Guy. Sky.

No, that won't do any good.

Won't do any good?Well, I

was gonna tell you, it was just a joke,

honest it was, when you're always

bragging so much, and I wanted to--

What's the matter with you, Penny?Well,

Clipper's g*n, it's loaded with

with blanks. Blanks?I wasn't gonna

keep the trophy. I just wanted to teach

you a lesson. The sh**ting match. So

that's why I wasn't having No, no,

Clipper, don't get mad, please. Of all

that dirty tricks, why for Jesus Hold on,

Pepper, hold on. We'll settle this later.

Right now, we've got something else to

worry about. It was only a

gags, guy. Here, take these.

Come on, Pepper. Penny King, champion

sharpsh**ter. Just wait 'til I get you

home.

You really think he's around this guy?

Somebody is. These footprints are fresh.

Get away from here! The next time I won't

miss. Is Matt's voice all right?

Don't be a fool, Matt. This is Sky King.

I don't care if you're the king of

Denmark. Don't come any closer or I'll

kid you. some friend where you

going I'm going after him don't you heard

what he said Matt's no k*ller he shot

over our heads but Sky

I want to talk to you Matt you're crazy

keep away from me you

used to be a good shot what's the matter

come through that door and I'll get you

so help me I'll

well what are you waiting for

I can't. I knew

you couldn't. You didn't k*ll Hawkins

either. I didn't?Of

course not. But you'll never convince

anyone by hiding out like this. Come on,

I'm taking you home to Sue. Sue?

Who's Sue?Who's...

Say, what's wrong with you?I don't

know. I I can't remember. Your

what?I can't remember

anything.

I don't know who you are.

I didn't even know my own name until I

found a card in my wallet.

I was in the Navy, wasn't I?You don't

remember anything?All I know

is they say I k*lled a man named Hawkins.

Who told you that?Some men were

searching the hills. I heard them talking

about it. You've got to

get to a doctor right away.

Doctor can't cure you of being a

m*rder*r. Your friends think you're

innocent. So does Sue.

That's the second time you mentioned Sue.

Who is she?Your wife.

My wife?Yes.

Take it easy, Matt. We'll work this out

somehow.

Sky, Matt Reynolds are gonna stay right

here in jail. Just because he says he

can't remember anything, that don't make

him innocent. But it's a sick man,

Sheriff. I'd be too if I was in his

shoes. But if he's innocent, how come you

found Hawkins' g*n on him?Ohh Maybe if he

gets cured of that amnesia, he can tell

us that. Amnesia bump. There's nothing

mysterious about amnesia. A blow on the

head, an emotional shock can blank out a

man's memory. Sounds mighty easy to fake.

What would he gain by faking?The evidence

against him is the same, isn't it?Yet you

still say he's innocent?I know I'm going

to have to prove it. Sheriff, I'm not

asking you to.

He didn't even know me, Sky. Treated me

like a stranger. I know, Sue. I've sent

for Dr. Scott. Haven't you buttered in

enough already?Be quiet, Frank. What can

Dr. Scott do?There are many ways of

treating amnesia today. Hypnosis, shock

therapy. So he gets his memory back. Will

he get out of jail?I'm afraid not. If

Matt could prove his innocence, he

wouldn't be here. Whoever m*rder*d

Hawkins would have k*lled him too. Then

we're no better off. Matt's alive and

safe, isn't he?And we know he's innocent.

How are you going to prove it?By starting

from scratch. By re-examining all the

evidence. Everybody's been so sure Matt's

guilty they haven't thought of the other

possibilities. Such as?Well, for one

thing, you had as much reason to k*ll

Hawkins as he did.

Where was the body found?Right there on

Horseshoe Mesa. Could a plane land in

there?I don't know. Yeah, an awful lot of

rocks around there. It'd be mighty risky.

Well, we'll fly out there and take a

look. Maybe we can find a spot.

Reynolds place. Oh, it's you, boss.

HuhWhat kind of an accident.

But boss, I don't know anything about

planes. The fuel

lines. Yeah.

Yeah, okay. I gotcha.

Yeah. Don't worry, I won't unsee me.

Right.

This sure is lonely country. The place we

want is somewhere over in those rocks.

What do you expect to find?I don't really

know.

Hey, here's some prints.

Yeah, about a million of them. Looks like

the sheriff's men did a good job of

trampling everything underfoot. Gosh.

Well, we've got to keep looking anyway,

come on. Did you

find something?I'm not sure. What

is it?Piece of rock. Oh,

has it got gold or something in it?I'm

afraid nothing that romantic. Looks like

perlite. Perlite?What's

that?Volcanic rock formed millions of

years ago. Does that make it valuable?

No, but when perlite's subjected to heat,

it expands hundreds of times. It becomes

a lightweight porous substance used in

building materials. That rock is worth a

lot of money?No, not this particular

rock, but a large deposit of it would be.

Clipper, run back the plane and get the

hammer out of the toolkit, will you?

Right.

Hold it. Get down off of there.

I wonder what's taking Clipper so long. I

need that hammer. Well, it's there in the

tool kit. I know it is. Come on, we'll

see what's keeping it. And your friends

are gonna get a nasty surprise.

Piper! Piper!

Something must be wrong. Yes.

Maybe he took off. Get your hands up.

Jake. That's right, Buster.

Back off and don't try anything funny.

What have you done to Clipper?Never mind

about him. I was planning a nice little

accident. But now I've got to do it the

messy way. Drop your g*n on the ground.

You k*lled Hawkins. Never mind the

questions. Pick it up, Girly.

I won't. Do as he says, Penny.

Hand it to me by the barrel.

Ohh

Now get your hands up. Nice work, Penny.

It was a pleasure. Let's see about

Clipper.

Clipper?

Are you all right?Yeah. How'd Sky get the

g*n away from Jake?Oh, I took care of

that. HuhWell, Sky helped a

little.

All right, Jake, start talking. I got

nothing to say.

What happened, Clipper?I don't know. He

must have been monkeying around the

plane. Did he hurt you any?Nah.

You just didn't happen along here by

accident. Somebody had to tell you where

we'd be. Was it Frank Reynolds?

Whoever's in this with you won't lift a

finger to get you out of this jam. He'll

probably head for the border the minute

he hears you've been arrested. All right,

get in the plane. We're taking you in.

It's a good thing you checked the engines

before we took off. Yes, I thought he

might try to sabotage the plane. Jake,

before I phone the sheriff, have you got

anything you want to say?

Okay. Guard him until I get back.

Oh, it's you Mr. Canton. May I use your

phone?Local call?Yes, Sheriff Parks.

Sheriff Parks?Jake tried to sabotage our

plane. We've got him tied up out there.

Oh, well, that's dreadful, dreadful. Come

in, come on in.



right there. Say,

why did Jake ever do a thing like that

for?For the same reason Hawkins was

k*lled. There's perlite on the Reynolds

place.

What?Hang up that phone. But you... Hang

up that phone, Mr. King. You ain't gonna

tell anybody about that perlite. You mean

you. That's right. Hawkins knew about the

perlite too. And you k*lled him. Well,

let's say that I hired Jake to do it. I

needed a partner. I had to get a hold of

somebody that I could get rid of quick.

You must be crazy. You know, things are

going along all right until you happened

along. Frank was going to sell the ranch,

hire a lawyer for Matt. You shouldn't

have butted in. It won't work, Worthless.

I'm gonna make it work. Have you got any

last words, King?You're

not gonna k*ll me, Worthless. Oh, yeah?

You missed. Well, how could I have missed?

I never turn my back on a man I suspect

of m*rder unless I want him to give

himself away. There are blanks on that

g*n. Blank?Borrowed from a champion

sharpsh**ter. You tricked me. Yes.

When I found Perlite, I knew Frank and

Matt were innocent. If they'd known about

it, they could have paid off Hawkins'

mortgage. They had no reason to m*rder

him. You can't prove nothing. I can

now. Sending Jake to k*ll us was your big

mistake, Worthless.

Sky! I'm so glad you came by. Haven't

had a chance to thank you. How's Matt?

He's sleeping. He still hasn't responded

to treatment, Sky. It takes time. You

mustn't worry. That's what I tell her. I

want to apologize to the three of you for

the way I behaved. I was so worried about

Matt, I knew how he loved this place, and

I was afraid he might... well, you know.

Sure, Frank. He should have had more

faith in you, brother, and people in

general. I realize that now, Sky. Well,

we'll be back from with us and Jake's

stand trial, but in the meantime, we...

Sky! Say, what's the idea of letting me

sleep, Sue?Matt, you get right back

into... Sue?You called

me Sue! Oh, Matt! You're back!

Have I been away?A long ways away,

darling.

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