Four Faces West (1948) Movie Script
That's enough, boys.
Fellow citizens
of Santa Maria.
Today is a big day...
in the history of our
thriving community,
for we have persuaded that
noted disciple of law and order,
the greatest man-hunter
in the Southwest...
...to make his
headquarters here,
United States Marshal
Pat Garrett.
Good morning.
Who do you see about making a bank
loan? Customary to see a banker.
That's not a bad idea.
Where is he?
Right here. Frenger's the name.
Glad to know ya. Davis is my name.
Uh-huh. Well, just what-
Too much noise out here.
Come on in.
That celebration's
for Pat Garrett.
He's the fella that gave Billy
the Kid what was coming to him.
Yeah.
Now, then, Davis,
what can I do for you?
I'd like to borrow a little
money. That's what we're here for.
- How much do you need?
- Oh, about $2,000.
Two thousand? I'd say that was
a lot more than a little money.
Yes, I guess it is.
Uh, stranger around here,
aren't you?
Yes, you might say that.
For a loan of that size, the bank
demands pretty good collateral.
Oh, I got the best collateral
in the world... right here.
I don't like
jokes, Davis.
That's fine.
This is no joke.
- So, that's it.
- That's it.
You'll never get
aw- away with this.
I'm not trying to get away
with anything, Frenger.
It's just gonna be an ordinary
bank loan, legal and friendly-like.
You're gonna give me the money.
I'll give you an I. O. U.
Huh! Keep your hands on the desk.
You're kind of careless,
aren't you, Frenger?
Gave me 200 too much.
People get hurt when
they get too careless.
You and I are going
for a little ride.
Better lock that safe.
A lot of dishonest
people in this world.
I guess it's true that
I have some reputation.
But I'm not claiming
any credit for that.
Because I'm backed by a
force that can't be beaten-
law and order... and justice.
Head for that
buckskin horse.
Look a little happier.
Talk to me. What'll I say?
You might try
saying your prayers.
Come on.
Smile.
Well, folks, I guess I've been
up here talking long enough.
Anytime any of you have any complaints,
you can always find me in my office.
Hold it!
Get down.
Take your boots off. Take
'em off! Now see here, Davis-
Hand 'em here.
Thanks for the loan.
Adios.
Howdy, Frenger. What's the
matter? Can't you afford boots?
Today when you were shouting
about law and order,
my bank was held up by a
vicious, cold-blooded killer.
Made me walk all the way
back from Coyote Canyon.
Suppose you calm down, tell me
what happened. What'd he look like?
Well, he was tall.
Wore a- Oh, looked like
any other cowboy.
I demand a posse. I'm
offering a reward of $3,000...
for the man who brings him in
dead or alive.
Wait a minute, men.
I'd like to acquaint you
with the way I work.
Sometimes these dead-or-alive rewards
are inclined to make a man too eager.
I won't stand for any
unnecessary shooting.
I want to warn
every one of you.
If you bring this man in dead, I don't
want to find any holes in his back.
That's all.
Pleasure to have
known you, Sonny.
Maybe you want to move
behind, huh, senor?
Yes. Thanks.
Didn't get your ticket,
did I?
What's the matter with
your arm? I cut myself.
Say, there's a railroad nurse
aboard. I'll get her. Oh, never mind-
Hello. I'm Miss Hollister, the nurse.
May I see your arm?
Oh, I must have misunderstood. I
thought you accidentally cut yourself.
No, a rattlesnake bit me.
I had to bleed it myself.
You should have seen
a doctor immediately.
Well, all a doctor'd
do is bleed it. Perhaps.
How long ago did this happen? Not long.
I'll have to clean this.
This may hurt.
Do you feel nauseated? No'm.
Don't do that! Well,
it has to be bandaged.
Yes, but with
something clean.
Would you hold this,
please?
You may feel quite ill in a little
while, but that's a natural reaction.
Don't be alarmed.
I'll be right here.
Yes'm.
There you are, Mr. -
McEwen. Ross McEwen.
Try to be
as quiet as possible.
If you need anything,
have the conductor call me.
I hope you feel better
now. I'm sure I will, ma'am.
That's his saddle.
I remember the markin's.
Looks like he didn't swap horses, or
he wouldn't have cached his saddle.
We know one thing
- He's still around here, holed up someplace.
Yes, he wouldn't be fool enough to get
on a train, where people might see him.
That's right. Unless he's
smart enough to figure...
that we wouldn't think
he'd do a fool thing like that.
Huh?
Get the horses, Glen.
Can you show us
where you found it?
You'll have to hold the train a few
minutes. We've got orders to search.
Why? What's up?
Lookin' for someone.
Who?
That's our business.
Oh, all right.
Go right ahead, then.
We ain't lettin' him
cut in on the reward.
You two wait for the end car. All right.
Nothing in
the other cars.
Well, I didn't think he'd be
on a train coming this way.
He wouldn't get
on any train...
with a $3,000 reward
on his head.
Yes, that's his horse,
all right.
Sure is
a peculiar brand.
Yep.
Indians are coming!
You're gonna be scalped!
I'm gonna scalp ya.
I'm gonna scalp ya.
Shh. Go away.
Junior!
You sick. Where have you
been? For goodness' sakes.
I thought you fell off
the train!
I'm sorry he bothered you. He's
had too much train, I guess.
Well, I think
you'll live, Mr. McEwen.
Kind of looks
that way, ma'am.
Going all the way through
to El Paso?
No. Why? Is that
where you're going?
No, I'll be stationed at the new
railroad hospital in Alamogordo.
Well, I asked for it.
Back home, it all sounded
so exciting.
Nurse for the railroad, new frontiers, the
- the romantic West.
"The romantic West. "
Look at it.
I got a sneaking suspicion you
like your East better than the West.
Like it?
Why, there's no comparison.
All you've got here is miles of rocks
and desert and hills with no trees.
We've got a lot of wonderful
- Rattlesnakes?
- Buenas dias, seorita, seor.
- Good morning.
I hope the news of the washout
has not interfered with your plans.
- Washout?
- Oh, perhaps you have not heard yet.
Very big rain ahead.
The tracks have gone out.
We will all have to leave
the train at Albuquerque.
Albuquerque Palace Hotel,
right this way.
This way for the Palace Hotel.
Well, folks, looks like there won't
any trains out of here for maybe a week.
Hold on, now. The agent here has fixed things
up for you so you can stay at the hotel.
The railroad will pay the bills
and take care of the baggage.
Now, if there any of you who
can't wait for repairs on the road,
there's a mail hack that'll take you to
Gallup on the other side of the washout.
More than likely save you
a day or two.
What time the hack leave?
5:00 tomorrow morning.
- 5:00, senorita.
- Mr. And Mrs. Winston and Junior.
- Trotter. Help with baggage.
- We'll take care of everything, Mr. Trotter.
Put me down for a seat.
Monte Marquez.
How about you, senorita? 5:00
in the morning? No, thanks.
One for McEwen.
Well, Miss Hollister, I guess
I won't be seeing you again.
Thanks for everything.
Put me down
for a seat.
Fay Hollister.
Junior!
Where are you, Junior?
Junior!
Mama!
Junior!
Where's Junior?
Want a bite, Mom?
Junior!
Pa, I'm so worried.
Will you stop worrying?
Everything's gonna be all right.
I can't help it. L-
Oh, Mr. McEwen.
Have you heard the news?
There's a killer loose.
Is that so? Who'd he kill?
Ma, there you go again.
Nobody's been killed. She heard some
talk about a fellow who held up a bank.
You don't say. Have they
picked up his trail yet?
If they have not,
they will soon.
There's a very big
reward for him.
All right.
Let's get on, folks.
Junior, get back here
where you belong!
Hurry up.
Giddup! Giddup!
Giddup!
Is it much farther
to Gallup?
Naw, we'll make it
in a couple days, easy.
You mean, we'll be
doing this all day long?
Except when they stop to
water the horses at Anderson.
You're gonna wear yourself out if you
keep fighting every bump, Miss Hollister.
Just lean back and relax. Relax?
On this bouncy bandwagon?
Sure, you can, if you try.
Just sit limp and roll with it.
Oh, I'm sorry.
My pleasure, miss.
Here.
Lean against me.
Uh-uh.
I said relax.
There's our stop up ahead.
Right by Inscription Rock.
Howdy, Al. Where'd you
get all the customers?
Washout on a line.
Think you can fit us?
Be a pleasure.
Might take a little time.
Say, why don't you folks look around a
little? You might find it interesting.
All right, folks. Get down. Don't
wander off too far. We'll be eating soon.
"Paso por aqui. "
What does that mean
in English?
Uh, paso por aqui
means, uh,
"Pass this way-"
"He pass this way. "
They stopped to carve
their names in the rock?
Oh, Miss Hollister,
this you must know...
about El Moro, this rock.
Very long ago, many people
are unhappy in their own land.
So they come here
to start a new life...
in this so-wonderful
country of yours.
They reach here.
But out there is wilderness,
and maybe they never return.
Then they look up
at El Moro standing here,
so strong,
and it give them strength.
For here they find
water, shade and shelter.
And so people will know that they had
been here, that they passed this way,
they carve into the stone with daggers a record
- maybe a gravestone.
"Paso por aqui. "
And the year of it.
Adventurous scoundrels,
but brave men, all of them,
who have left their-
how do you say it-
impression, "imprenta"-
Imprint.
That is it.
Imprint.
Brave men who leave their
imprint on El Moro for us to read.
Oh, I'm sorry. The rock,
it make me forget myself.
I hope I have not
talked too much.
No, I was just thinking,
isn't it strange how
everything worthwhile in life...
is made possible only by
sacrifice. S, seorita.
Grub's on!
Come and get it!
It's good!
Well, not to be rushin' you
folks, but we'll be rollin' soon.
- More coffee?
- No, thanks.
Hello, boys.
What brings you this way?
Tryin' to catch up with the mail hack. Got
some reward posters on that bank bandit.
I want you to drop them off at
the sheriff's office at Gallup.
- Sure.
- Bandit?
Where's Junior? Where's Junior? Junior!
Junior! Junior, where
are you? Come here!
Oh, Junior. It's just like I
told ya, Pa. We'll all be killed.
There ain't nothin' to
get jumpy about, ma'am.
No. We figure he ain't
nowhere around here.
Tack these up someplace,
will you, Anderson?
A bank bandit?
What's this all about?
Well, a fella walked into the Santa
Maria bank, don't fire a shot...
and walks out with $2,000.
He even give the banker an I. O.
U for it, signed Jefferson Davis.
Jefferson Davis?
Yeah, and that ain't all.
While he's robbing the bank,
guess who's down the street...
making a speech
about the law?
Pat Garrett! That ain't
so funny to the banker.
He's put up a $3,000 reward
for him, dead or alive.
Dead or alive?
What kind of laws do you have
out here? He only stole $2,000.
Why, it doesn't
make sense.
I think maybe perhaps
the banker means to prove...
it is more profitable to
catch a bandit than to be one.
Well, of course, crime must be
punished, but to kill a man for stealing-
You're in the West now, Miss Hollister.
It seems everybody gets law-abiding...
when there's
a reward at stake.
Time to be rollin',
folks.
Come, Junior.
Uh, don't suppose any of you saw
a tall hombre riding a buckskin...
with a "raft
and wine glass" brand.
I figure him to stay out of
sight of trains or mail hacks.
I just thought you might have seen
him before you got on the train...
if you happen to come
from Santa Maria way.
- Well, uh, I- I just-
- Senor.
You will excuse me, please.
Perhaps you have
overlooked one thing.
If your Mr. Jefferson Davis
have the cunning to rob a bank...
under the nose of the very great
Pat Garrett and escape,
then I think he would not long
remain on a buckskin horse.
If I were this man, I would be on
my way to Mxico muy pronto, yes, no?
Yeah, I suppose so.
Anderson, how about some food?
Mister, you aren't wearing
a leather jacket.
Go on, go on.
Your mother wants you.
Ma, that man there-
Oh!
Junior, you get-
Stop crying, or I'll give you
a good whipping.
Miss Hollister, if we do not hurry,
the driver, he will go off without us.
I suppose leather jackets
and checkered bandanas...
are rather common
out here, aren't they?
Quin sabe, seorita? But I think
soon that eight or nine innocent men...
who wear them will be in
jail, or maybe shot or hanged.
We gotta go.
Senorita, the hack.
Checkered neckerchief.
Say, Mr. Garrett, there was a fellow
- I remember now!
He cut himself, and I got a
railroad nurse to fix him up.
Yes, sir. That was the same night
some deputy searched the train.
Didn't find nothin', though. That railroad nurse
- What's her name?
Miss Hollister. Do you
know where she was going?
Yes, to that new hospital
at Alamogordo.
There.
How's that?
Fine.
We'll be getting into
Alamogordo soon.
That's where I get off.
I know.
Card?
I'll take two.
Three.
I'll take four.
I'll bet one white chip.
Call that.
Call.
I am being very foolish.
I will raise the bet.
I guess I'll call.
Ooh! All hearts!
Oh, I guess I won't.
Neither will I.
That's good enough for me.
Alamogordo, 15 minutes.
Sorry, boys,
I got to leave.
Lovely night, isn't it? Yes.
Yes, it is.
Miss Hollister-
Yes?
Do you mind if I smoke?
Not at all.
The night always
changes things somehow.
Everything seems soft,
gentle.
Shuts out other things.
Troubles.
Miss Hollister...
you'll be getting off
soon, and,
well, there's
- there's something I want you to know about me.
That day I got on the train,
the day you fixed my arm,
I was grateful,
but I never intended-
You see, when I got on
the train, I was- I was-
Alamogordo next.
Ten minutes.
You were saying?
Oh, it- it wasn't important.
Well, I suppose
I'd better get my things.
I hope everything
turns out well for you.
Good-bye.
Good-bye.
Mr. McEwen, I know I
shouldn't be talking like this,
but I just can't help it.
If
- If you're in some kind of trouble, it doesn't matter.
I'd like to help.
Now, now.
Everything's gonna be
all right.
We'll be pulling in
to the station soon, and...
you want to look pretty
when you get off, don't you?
There.
That's better.
I'm gonna get
your things.
And who knows. One of these days we
might be taking a buggy ride together.
Alamogordo.
Aboard!
Oh-
Uh, pardon me.
Is there a Miss Hollister here?
Uh, no, there isn't.
Excuse me, senor.
That is Miss Hollister.
Oh. Thank you.
Miss Hollister?
Yes.
I'm sorry I'm late, but I just
never seem to have enough time.
You must be Dr. Eldredge.
Yes, I'm Dr. Eldredge.
I won't say, "Welcome to Alamogordo.
"I'll just say, "Welcome to you. "
Oh, thank you.
I'll take the rug.
All right. I have a rig outside
to drive us to the hospital.
I imagine you Easterners
find our West rather rough.
But I do hope you'll get
to like it. I'm sure I will.
Senor McEwen, I see that
you have missed your train.
Well, what do you know.
I guess I did.
Hi, boss.
Monte!
Glad to see you back!
How you do? Win or lose? Lose.
Good.
How are you?
You seem to know everybody
around here. S, seor.
My cousins and I,
we own this place.
You see, the bar,
it is Cousin Phillip's.
The restaurant is Cousin
Jose's. The tables are mine.
Looks all right. No matter what
happens, we never run out of cousins.
Same as usual?
S.
No, thanks. And you, Senor McEwen.
What will you do
in Alamogordo?
Oh, I might get a job.
That should be easy.
I hear great numbers are
hunting that bank bandit.
A $3,000 reward is a
great deal of money. Yeah.
There are men
who would kill for it.
But to a gambler, me,
this money would be
most unlucky.
Yeah.
It might be a little
unhealthy too.
Monte, it's good
to see you back.
Senor Burnett, how are you? I want
you to meet a very good friend of mine.
Ross McEwen. He needs
a job. How are you?
Know anything about
working cattle? Some.
I can use a top hand.
You got one.
Fine. The job
may not last long.
Three of my boys quit to
go chasin' that bank bandit.
Said they'd be back when
they collected the reward.
I'll make you a deal, Mr. Burnett.
If they catch the bandit, I'll quit.
I'll shake on that.
Bartender,
how about some drinks?
Mr. And Mrs. Winston
and Junior,
Trotter, Bowie,
McEwen,
Marquez,
Miss Hollister.
Room for two more on the
mail hack tomorrow morning?
I'll make room.
Good.
Hello, Sheriff.
That your new hand?
Yeah.
Pretty good boy
with the stock too.
Why?
Well, just like to know
who's around.
If you don't mind stopping in the
shade of this weeping willow tree,
I'd like to fix
my harness.
Ross, I don't want to ask you
what you've done or why,
but if you have made a mistake,
wouldn't it be better to-
Give myself up?
I didn't want to say it,
but surely it would be better...
than to spend your life
running away.
I've always felt it isn't what a man
has done in the past that matters.
It's what he does
in the present. Now.
Do you mean that?
Of course I do.
Fay, there's a lot of things I
wanted to tell you this afternoon,
but I guess
it'll have to wait.
What are you
going to do?
I don't know yet.
You recall a group that
came through here last week?
Was there a tall young
feller among them?
'Fraid I can't
help you much.
A lot of folks came past the rock
that week on account of the washout.
And one of 'em
was a pretty girl.
Ooh, come to think of it,
there was a tall young fella.
Seemed sort of
interested in her.
You remember what he was
wearin'? Mmm, can't recall.
He's across the border
by now, Pat.
Maybe.
Deal a good hand to someone else besides
your friend McEwen, will you, Monte?
My friend has won
also on your deal.
Jim.
On the house.
Pass.
A blue.
Two blue is better.
Are you in?
Hmm? What's the bet? Three blues.
Cards?
Come.
One.
How about you? Is that a
pat hand you're holdin'?
I better take a look.
I'll take four cards.
I'm not afraid of you, Lou. Two blues.
I guess I have to sweeten
the pot for myself.
Ten blues better.
It'll cost you just ten
more to see what I've got.
I'm not that curious.
I'm not either.
You ought to be careful with a
loaded gun. You might shoot someone.
You question
my dealing, senor?
No, I got enough.
Cash me in.
So am I. I'm quittin'.
That suits me.
I should've quit
before I started.
McEwen. No, I don't
recall the name.
Seen anybody who matches
the description? No.
Come to think of it, there's a
new hired hand at the Circle "M."
That might be him. Want to
ride out and take a look?
Yeah.
I'll get the horses.
Sheriff.
Huh?
Do you know anybody
named Monte Marquez?
Oh, sure. He and his cousin run
the Longhorn Saloon down the street.
Take us up there.
All right.
I'd like you to do me a favor,
Monte. You have only to ask.
Uh, a friend of mine borrowed some
money from a bank in Santa Maria.
I'd like to pay some of it
back on account, indirectly.
You think you could mail this
from somewhere outside Alamogordo?
I think
it could be done.
But how will the banker
know who's sending it?
Just sign the letter
"Jefferson Davis. " He'll know.
Will you drink
a little toast with me?
To un caballero
valiente.
Senor Jefferson Davis.
I'm looking for Monte
Marquez. Just a minute.
Someone ask for me?
Over there.
You wish to see me, senor?
Yes. My name's Garrett.
Not Pat Garrett, the most
famous marshal in all the West?
Well, I'm Garrett, anyway. Drinks
for Senor Garrett and his friend.
It is on the house.
Whiskey.
That's mighty nice of you, but
my deputy's in kind of a hurry.
- Like to ask you a few questions.
- S, seor, if I can help.
I'm looking for a fella,
calls himself Ross McEwen.
- I understand you met him.
- Ross McEwen.
Oh, s, seor. He was on the
train with me. Very nice fella.
He's working at the Circle "M" rancho.
It is only eight, nine miles from here.
Thanks. I might have that
drink with you on the way back.
Be a pleasure,
senor.
Thanks, Monte.
I will miss you,
amigo.
If you will permit me, senor,
you will need provisions
and a horse.
They will be in the back
when you are ready.
Ross!
I was hoping I'd find you off-duty.
I have to leave for a while,
but I wanted to see you.
I have a little
present for you.
Oh, it's beautiful.
Oh, no.
Ross.
What is it?
Something's the matter.
I haven't time to explain now.
But I'd like for you to wear that.
Hey. Ross, what's happened?
You're running away again.
I'm an outlaw. I'm the one that
robbed the Santa Maria bank.
Pat Garrett's in Alamogordo.
I'm wanted dead or alive.
You've got to stay
away from me.
Marshal! Miss Hollister's not
here! Her bed hasn't been slept in!
- When did you see her last? - Why,
yesterday afternoon, before she went off-duty.
What do you think happened?
She have any visitors?
No. No I didn't see anybody.
Do you think she's all right?
Nothing for you to worry about,
Doctor. Yeah, don't worry.
Get your men, Egan. Warn 'em before they
start shooting, McEwen has a woman with him.
Pick me up
at the telegraph office.
I want that bandit
brought in.
If he's dead, there'll be
some extra money in it for you.
Here they come,
right into our lap.
Look what's coming.
A posse, probably
from Alamogordo.
Follow me.
Keep going.
I'll catch up with you.
That'll hold 'em.
Spread out, men! If you
find an opening, take it.
You can't get through there,
Pat. It's a solid wall of flames.
Let's get to the top!
Come on.
That way's blocked too. Garrett's
forcing us right back to Alamogordo.
You can't go on. The longer you
keep running, the worse it'll get.
That's a chance
I've got to take.
You said you paid back part of the money. Go to Garrett
- It's too late.
You sound as though
you're afraid.
Ross, you're not
a coward.
You'd better head back to town. They
won't bother you if you're alone.
You can't run away from
yourself. You're not a criminal,
but if you don't
stop now, you will be.
You'll go on and on. You'll
have to steal to live.
And then one of these days,
you'll have to shoot your way out.
And then it will be too late. You'll
be just another outlaw. A killer!
Maybe I am a coward. Depends
on how you look at it.
There's only one way
to look at a coward.
Good-bye, Ross.
- It's the girl.
- Come on!
Well, if it ain't
the pretty little nurse.
Better come with us. Garrett
will be glad to see you.
Not so fast, Ben. This
little lady's worth money.
Maybe she'd like to
talk to us first.
I have nothing to say to you!
Help the lady from her horse.
Where'd you leave Ross
McEwen? Where is he?
Where is he? Let me
go! You're hurting me!
I get touchy when it
comes to manhandling women.
What did you expect us to
do? Treat her like a lady?
Egan! Get 'em
out of here!
Before I lose
my temper.
Fescia, Gruber!
You all right, miss?
Sorry this had to happen.
It might give you an idea
of what McEwen's up against.
These men are only
interested in that reward.
Alive or dead.
You care to tell me
where you left him?
While he's still alive?
Perhaps you don't understand the
seriousness of helping a criminal to escape.
Unless he forced you
to go with him.
He didn't force me,
and he's not a criminal.
Why can't you leave him alone? You don't
understand. I'm trying to help this man.
If I capture him,
he'll go in walkin'.
The others get to him first,
you can't tell what might happen.
I can't tell you
where I left him.
Well - Mr. Garrett, I don't know
much about your Western justice,
but I do know this man
wants to do the right thing.
He's paid back part
of the money already.
It's true.
It must be clear, even to you, that he's
not a criminal to be locked in a cell, or...
shot at like a wild animal.
McEwen's broken the law.
It's my job to bring him in.
And sooner or later,
I will.
Sheriff Egan, see that Miss Hollister
gets safely back to Alamogordo.
What did you find out, Pat?
Something mighty peculiar.
Seems we're chasin' a fellow
who robbed a bank,
and then gave the money
back to the banker.
Oh.
Well, fella, you come a long
ways without getting any place.
Thanks, fella.
It's him, Pat.
Looks like he's quit tryin' to
get across the border. Maybe.
What do you make of it,
Pat? It might be his.
Looks like he's headin'
for the sands. On foot?
He's got too much sense
to try that without water.
One chance in a hundred
of gettin' through. Maybe.
If it was me,
I'd risk it.
I got a notion
this man would too.
Seor?
The strength-
Dip- Diphtheria.
That's far enough.
I'm buying your horse. Tell me,
can a man get through that pass?
Seor, por favor.
Just tell me,
can a man get through?
S.
A night's ride.
You turn at the rock.
Seor, por Dios.
Por Dios, seor.
I'm here to help you.
Gracias, amigo. Gracias.
Easy, son.
Easy, now.
I'll take care of you.
Easy, now.
I didn't look at the brand on this steer
when I shot him, but I don't believe...
there's a man in New Mexico mean enough
to make a fuss under the circumstances.
Ah, come on now. You're bigger
than he is. You gotta eat more.
That's it.
How are they now?
Oh, I don't know.
There must be something more
we can do for them.
No man could have
done more.
You haven't any sulfur, have you?
It'd do 'em good to breathe the fumes.
Oh, no, senor.
There's sulfur in gunpowder.
I'll take some out of my cartridges,
and lead it down, let it dry.
Make a smudge out of it.
That might help.
I want you to breathe deep,
just like he did.
Breathe deep, son.
That's fine medicine. Helps
his cough and gives me one.
A man can't just disappear. He's
gotta be around here someplace.
Sounds reasonable,
but where?
Yeah, that's what's
got me worried.
My son,
why do you not rest?
Don Florencio, we need
a doctor and medicine.
It can't be far
to the nearest town.
I'll take the horse-
My son, if you go,
some will surely die
before you get back.
The nearest town
is Alamogordo.
To go there and return
is two days.
They will need someone,
and I will be helpless.
Maybe I can rig up
some kind of a signal.
There must be someone just fool enough
to come and see what it's all about.
Clint, that smoke-
looks like somebody's
trying to attract attention.
Say, it does at that.
How far do you figure
it is to that signal?
I don't know. Looks like a pretty
long ride. Maybe for nothin'.
Well, there's one thing clear
- somebody's askin' for help.
I reckon that's us,
Clint.
All right, son,
I'm coming.
Clint, there's people dyin' in
there. Looks like diphtheria.
There's a man carin' for them
that's almost as bad off as they are.
You get to Alamogordo as fast as
you can and bring back a doctor.
That's fine.
That's fi-
I saw your smoke, boy.
Guess you could use
a little help.
Yeah, I guess I could.
They are better? Yes, them
seem more comfortable anyway.
We'll know more
when the doctor gets here.
Still asleep. A week of
sleep is what he needs.
The very bullet from his gun
he used to make sulfur to burn.
This boy, Senor Garrett,
there never was one like him.
He's the reason
we are alive.
It is the doctor?
You're a welcome sight,
Doctor.
See to my daughter
and los nios first.
What's your interest here,
Mr. Marquez?
I came to see if I
could help, Senor Garrett.
You see, don Florencio, he's
the only one who's not my cousin.
He's my uncle.
That's mighty nice of you.
I'm comin'. I'm comin'.
Oh, Carlos, Carlos.
Agua.
My name's Slim.
Who are you?
I am Monte Marquez.
Senor Garrett sent word
there was a sickness here.
I suppose, uh,
you met the marshal.
Yes, but we didn't
get to talk much.
I think he will be out soon. He's in
there with the doctor and the, uh, nurse.
And Seor Garrett's deputy is out
there taking care of the horses.
Mr. Marquez, your cousins are coming
along fine. Doctor wants lots of hot water.
Then we'll need firewood.
I'll get it.
Oh, Slim.
This is Miss Hollister,
the nurse.
How do you do?
I, uh-
I better get the firewood.
Slim.
There's a razor in my saddlebag.
You're welcome to use it.
Thanks.
Who is it?
Senor Garrett.
Where's he going?
But I think the way's
open for you.
If you were Garrett, where would you
look for this no-account bank bandit?
South. The border.
That's just what I figured.
I think I'll head north.
I could bring you supplies
at Inscription Rock.
Amigo.
Oh.
Senor.
Give me time to get
in back of him.
No. I'll play this out alone.
Leaving?
Yeah.
Good luck.
Thanks.
Adios, amigo.
Vaya con Dios.
Adios.
Well, Doctor,
what you think?
Barring relapse, we
should save everyone. Good.
You look pretty healthy
to me, muchachos.
But it was a narrow squeak.
That, uh, young man
who nursed them through,
why, Monte, no one on earth
could have done a better job,
considering what he had
to work with.
Nothing practically,
but his own two hands.
You are right, Doctor. This
fellow's a man complete.
He has the courage
to gamble with life.
I think it is with no pleasure that we
see this fellow ride out of our lives...
and our hearts.
But me,
I will see him again.
I could deliver a message.
Hello, Slim.
I'm not wearing
a gun, boy.
Mind if I ride a ways with you? Why?
I'd like to have
a little talk with you.
Suit yourself.
That nurse, Miss Hollister,
she's a nice girl.
She's all right.
Just all right?
Keep her out of this!
That'll be hard to do now.
I figure you're too busy a man
to waste time riding with me.
I have plenty of time
for you.
That's a mighty fine thing you
did for that Mexican family.
No more than any other
man would do. Not any man.
Especially a man who's running
away from the law, Mr. Ross McEwen.
But your stopping
proved one thing-
you've got backbone from your neck
way down to the seat of your pants.
Listen. Get this straight.
I paid back some of the money I stole
and I'm gonna pay the rest of it.
I don't plan to spend the next ten
years of my life rottin' in a cell.
Don't blame ya.
What are you gonna do
about it? That's up to you.
Listen, Garrett-
Ever been in Tularosa?
What's Tularosa got to do with
it? We're headin' that way.
If I was to ride in with ya and put you on
a train, nobody would think a thing about it.
Just Pat Garrett
waving good-bye to a friend.
You'd be free. Don't tell
me the law's gettin' soft.
But on the other hand,
if I was to tell a judge and jury
that you're paying back the money,
that you stopped to help
a sick family,
but you gave yourself up
voluntarily,
well, I'm inclined to believe that a
judge and jury might be very lenient.
Garrett, there's someone I
have to see at Inscription Rock.
Go ahead.
What's holdin' you?
I'll meet you at Anderson's.
Amigo,
I got the provisions.
I guess I've been blind.
No, I realized I might...
never see you again.
When Monte told me he was going
to meet you here, I had to come.
It'll be easier
now that you're here.
I'm giving myself up.
Garrett?
He's waiting for me now.
It's funny.
On the way here, I made up my mind
to go with you... if you wanted me.
Fay, it means we won't
be together for a while,
but... if we can forget what's
happened, I think it's worth it.
Everything all right, boy? Yeah, Pat.
Miss Hollister, I would not push
my smallest upon this large world.
I did not tell you this before,
but one of these who pass here,
not of the first,
not of the very great,
but one who was also brave,
he was of mine.
My very great, great papa.
I hear this by the
firelight when I was small.
And this Ross McEwen, he pass
by here and do good things.
His name too belong on El Moro.
Un caballero valiente,
Ross McEwen.
"Paso por aqu. "
Passed this way.
Ross McEwen.
Valiant gentleman.
Fellow citizens
of Santa Maria.
Today is a big day...
in the history of our
thriving community,
for we have persuaded that
noted disciple of law and order,
the greatest man-hunter
in the Southwest...
...to make his
headquarters here,
United States Marshal
Pat Garrett.
Good morning.
Who do you see about making a bank
loan? Customary to see a banker.
That's not a bad idea.
Where is he?
Right here. Frenger's the name.
Glad to know ya. Davis is my name.
Uh-huh. Well, just what-
Too much noise out here.
Come on in.
That celebration's
for Pat Garrett.
He's the fella that gave Billy
the Kid what was coming to him.
Yeah.
Now, then, Davis,
what can I do for you?
I'd like to borrow a little
money. That's what we're here for.
- How much do you need?
- Oh, about $2,000.
Two thousand? I'd say that was
a lot more than a little money.
Yes, I guess it is.
Uh, stranger around here,
aren't you?
Yes, you might say that.
For a loan of that size, the bank
demands pretty good collateral.
Oh, I got the best collateral
in the world... right here.
I don't like
jokes, Davis.
That's fine.
This is no joke.
- So, that's it.
- That's it.
You'll never get
aw- away with this.
I'm not trying to get away
with anything, Frenger.
It's just gonna be an ordinary
bank loan, legal and friendly-like.
You're gonna give me the money.
I'll give you an I. O. U.
Huh! Keep your hands on the desk.
You're kind of careless,
aren't you, Frenger?
Gave me 200 too much.
People get hurt when
they get too careless.
You and I are going
for a little ride.
Better lock that safe.
A lot of dishonest
people in this world.
I guess it's true that
I have some reputation.
But I'm not claiming
any credit for that.
Because I'm backed by a
force that can't be beaten-
law and order... and justice.
Head for that
buckskin horse.
Look a little happier.
Talk to me. What'll I say?
You might try
saying your prayers.
Come on.
Smile.
Well, folks, I guess I've been
up here talking long enough.
Anytime any of you have any complaints,
you can always find me in my office.
Hold it!
Get down.
Take your boots off. Take
'em off! Now see here, Davis-
Hand 'em here.
Thanks for the loan.
Adios.
Howdy, Frenger. What's the
matter? Can't you afford boots?
Today when you were shouting
about law and order,
my bank was held up by a
vicious, cold-blooded killer.
Made me walk all the way
back from Coyote Canyon.
Suppose you calm down, tell me
what happened. What'd he look like?
Well, he was tall.
Wore a- Oh, looked like
any other cowboy.
I demand a posse. I'm
offering a reward of $3,000...
for the man who brings him in
dead or alive.
Wait a minute, men.
I'd like to acquaint you
with the way I work.
Sometimes these dead-or-alive rewards
are inclined to make a man too eager.
I won't stand for any
unnecessary shooting.
I want to warn
every one of you.
If you bring this man in dead, I don't
want to find any holes in his back.
That's all.
Pleasure to have
known you, Sonny.
Maybe you want to move
behind, huh, senor?
Yes. Thanks.
Didn't get your ticket,
did I?
What's the matter with
your arm? I cut myself.
Say, there's a railroad nurse
aboard. I'll get her. Oh, never mind-
Hello. I'm Miss Hollister, the nurse.
May I see your arm?
Oh, I must have misunderstood. I
thought you accidentally cut yourself.
No, a rattlesnake bit me.
I had to bleed it myself.
You should have seen
a doctor immediately.
Well, all a doctor'd
do is bleed it. Perhaps.
How long ago did this happen? Not long.
I'll have to clean this.
This may hurt.
Do you feel nauseated? No'm.
Don't do that! Well,
it has to be bandaged.
Yes, but with
something clean.
Would you hold this,
please?
You may feel quite ill in a little
while, but that's a natural reaction.
Don't be alarmed.
I'll be right here.
Yes'm.
There you are, Mr. -
McEwen. Ross McEwen.
Try to be
as quiet as possible.
If you need anything,
have the conductor call me.
I hope you feel better
now. I'm sure I will, ma'am.
That's his saddle.
I remember the markin's.
Looks like he didn't swap horses, or
he wouldn't have cached his saddle.
We know one thing
- He's still around here, holed up someplace.
Yes, he wouldn't be fool enough to get
on a train, where people might see him.
That's right. Unless he's
smart enough to figure...
that we wouldn't think
he'd do a fool thing like that.
Huh?
Get the horses, Glen.
Can you show us
where you found it?
You'll have to hold the train a few
minutes. We've got orders to search.
Why? What's up?
Lookin' for someone.
Who?
That's our business.
Oh, all right.
Go right ahead, then.
We ain't lettin' him
cut in on the reward.
You two wait for the end car. All right.
Nothing in
the other cars.
Well, I didn't think he'd be
on a train coming this way.
He wouldn't get
on any train...
with a $3,000 reward
on his head.
Yes, that's his horse,
all right.
Sure is
a peculiar brand.
Yep.
Indians are coming!
You're gonna be scalped!
I'm gonna scalp ya.
I'm gonna scalp ya.
Shh. Go away.
Junior!
You sick. Where have you
been? For goodness' sakes.
I thought you fell off
the train!
I'm sorry he bothered you. He's
had too much train, I guess.
Well, I think
you'll live, Mr. McEwen.
Kind of looks
that way, ma'am.
Going all the way through
to El Paso?
No. Why? Is that
where you're going?
No, I'll be stationed at the new
railroad hospital in Alamogordo.
Well, I asked for it.
Back home, it all sounded
so exciting.
Nurse for the railroad, new frontiers, the
- the romantic West.
"The romantic West. "
Look at it.
I got a sneaking suspicion you
like your East better than the West.
Like it?
Why, there's no comparison.
All you've got here is miles of rocks
and desert and hills with no trees.
We've got a lot of wonderful
- Rattlesnakes?
- Buenas dias, seorita, seor.
- Good morning.
I hope the news of the washout
has not interfered with your plans.
- Washout?
- Oh, perhaps you have not heard yet.
Very big rain ahead.
The tracks have gone out.
We will all have to leave
the train at Albuquerque.
Albuquerque Palace Hotel,
right this way.
This way for the Palace Hotel.
Well, folks, looks like there won't
any trains out of here for maybe a week.
Hold on, now. The agent here has fixed things
up for you so you can stay at the hotel.
The railroad will pay the bills
and take care of the baggage.
Now, if there any of you who
can't wait for repairs on the road,
there's a mail hack that'll take you to
Gallup on the other side of the washout.
More than likely save you
a day or two.
What time the hack leave?
5:00 tomorrow morning.
- 5:00, senorita.
- Mr. And Mrs. Winston and Junior.
- Trotter. Help with baggage.
- We'll take care of everything, Mr. Trotter.
Put me down for a seat.
Monte Marquez.
How about you, senorita? 5:00
in the morning? No, thanks.
One for McEwen.
Well, Miss Hollister, I guess
I won't be seeing you again.
Thanks for everything.
Put me down
for a seat.
Fay Hollister.
Junior!
Where are you, Junior?
Junior!
Mama!
Junior!
Where's Junior?
Want a bite, Mom?
Junior!
Pa, I'm so worried.
Will you stop worrying?
Everything's gonna be all right.
I can't help it. L-
Oh, Mr. McEwen.
Have you heard the news?
There's a killer loose.
Is that so? Who'd he kill?
Ma, there you go again.
Nobody's been killed. She heard some
talk about a fellow who held up a bank.
You don't say. Have they
picked up his trail yet?
If they have not,
they will soon.
There's a very big
reward for him.
All right.
Let's get on, folks.
Junior, get back here
where you belong!
Hurry up.
Giddup! Giddup!
Giddup!
Is it much farther
to Gallup?
Naw, we'll make it
in a couple days, easy.
You mean, we'll be
doing this all day long?
Except when they stop to
water the horses at Anderson.
You're gonna wear yourself out if you
keep fighting every bump, Miss Hollister.
Just lean back and relax. Relax?
On this bouncy bandwagon?
Sure, you can, if you try.
Just sit limp and roll with it.
Oh, I'm sorry.
My pleasure, miss.
Here.
Lean against me.
Uh-uh.
I said relax.
There's our stop up ahead.
Right by Inscription Rock.
Howdy, Al. Where'd you
get all the customers?
Washout on a line.
Think you can fit us?
Be a pleasure.
Might take a little time.
Say, why don't you folks look around a
little? You might find it interesting.
All right, folks. Get down. Don't
wander off too far. We'll be eating soon.
"Paso por aqui. "
What does that mean
in English?
Uh, paso por aqui
means, uh,
"Pass this way-"
"He pass this way. "
They stopped to carve
their names in the rock?
Oh, Miss Hollister,
this you must know...
about El Moro, this rock.
Very long ago, many people
are unhappy in their own land.
So they come here
to start a new life...
in this so-wonderful
country of yours.
They reach here.
But out there is wilderness,
and maybe they never return.
Then they look up
at El Moro standing here,
so strong,
and it give them strength.
For here they find
water, shade and shelter.
And so people will know that they had
been here, that they passed this way,
they carve into the stone with daggers a record
- maybe a gravestone.
"Paso por aqui. "
And the year of it.
Adventurous scoundrels,
but brave men, all of them,
who have left their-
how do you say it-
impression, "imprenta"-
Imprint.
That is it.
Imprint.
Brave men who leave their
imprint on El Moro for us to read.
Oh, I'm sorry. The rock,
it make me forget myself.
I hope I have not
talked too much.
No, I was just thinking,
isn't it strange how
everything worthwhile in life...
is made possible only by
sacrifice. S, seorita.
Grub's on!
Come and get it!
It's good!
Well, not to be rushin' you
folks, but we'll be rollin' soon.
- More coffee?
- No, thanks.
Hello, boys.
What brings you this way?
Tryin' to catch up with the mail hack. Got
some reward posters on that bank bandit.
I want you to drop them off at
the sheriff's office at Gallup.
- Sure.
- Bandit?
Where's Junior? Where's Junior? Junior!
Junior! Junior, where
are you? Come here!
Oh, Junior. It's just like I
told ya, Pa. We'll all be killed.
There ain't nothin' to
get jumpy about, ma'am.
No. We figure he ain't
nowhere around here.
Tack these up someplace,
will you, Anderson?
A bank bandit?
What's this all about?
Well, a fella walked into the Santa
Maria bank, don't fire a shot...
and walks out with $2,000.
He even give the banker an I. O.
U for it, signed Jefferson Davis.
Jefferson Davis?
Yeah, and that ain't all.
While he's robbing the bank,
guess who's down the street...
making a speech
about the law?
Pat Garrett! That ain't
so funny to the banker.
He's put up a $3,000 reward
for him, dead or alive.
Dead or alive?
What kind of laws do you have
out here? He only stole $2,000.
Why, it doesn't
make sense.
I think maybe perhaps
the banker means to prove...
it is more profitable to
catch a bandit than to be one.
Well, of course, crime must be
punished, but to kill a man for stealing-
You're in the West now, Miss Hollister.
It seems everybody gets law-abiding...
when there's
a reward at stake.
Time to be rollin',
folks.
Come, Junior.
Uh, don't suppose any of you saw
a tall hombre riding a buckskin...
with a "raft
and wine glass" brand.
I figure him to stay out of
sight of trains or mail hacks.
I just thought you might have seen
him before you got on the train...
if you happen to come
from Santa Maria way.
- Well, uh, I- I just-
- Senor.
You will excuse me, please.
Perhaps you have
overlooked one thing.
If your Mr. Jefferson Davis
have the cunning to rob a bank...
under the nose of the very great
Pat Garrett and escape,
then I think he would not long
remain on a buckskin horse.
If I were this man, I would be on
my way to Mxico muy pronto, yes, no?
Yeah, I suppose so.
Anderson, how about some food?
Mister, you aren't wearing
a leather jacket.
Go on, go on.
Your mother wants you.
Ma, that man there-
Oh!
Junior, you get-
Stop crying, or I'll give you
a good whipping.
Miss Hollister, if we do not hurry,
the driver, he will go off without us.
I suppose leather jackets
and checkered bandanas...
are rather common
out here, aren't they?
Quin sabe, seorita? But I think
soon that eight or nine innocent men...
who wear them will be in
jail, or maybe shot or hanged.
We gotta go.
Senorita, the hack.
Checkered neckerchief.
Say, Mr. Garrett, there was a fellow
- I remember now!
He cut himself, and I got a
railroad nurse to fix him up.
Yes, sir. That was the same night
some deputy searched the train.
Didn't find nothin', though. That railroad nurse
- What's her name?
Miss Hollister. Do you
know where she was going?
Yes, to that new hospital
at Alamogordo.
There.
How's that?
Fine.
We'll be getting into
Alamogordo soon.
That's where I get off.
I know.
Card?
I'll take two.
Three.
I'll take four.
I'll bet one white chip.
Call that.
Call.
I am being very foolish.
I will raise the bet.
I guess I'll call.
Ooh! All hearts!
Oh, I guess I won't.
Neither will I.
That's good enough for me.
Alamogordo, 15 minutes.
Sorry, boys,
I got to leave.
Lovely night, isn't it? Yes.
Yes, it is.
Miss Hollister-
Yes?
Do you mind if I smoke?
Not at all.
The night always
changes things somehow.
Everything seems soft,
gentle.
Shuts out other things.
Troubles.
Miss Hollister...
you'll be getting off
soon, and,
well, there's
- there's something I want you to know about me.
That day I got on the train,
the day you fixed my arm,
I was grateful,
but I never intended-
You see, when I got on
the train, I was- I was-
Alamogordo next.
Ten minutes.
You were saying?
Oh, it- it wasn't important.
Well, I suppose
I'd better get my things.
I hope everything
turns out well for you.
Good-bye.
Good-bye.
Mr. McEwen, I know I
shouldn't be talking like this,
but I just can't help it.
If
- If you're in some kind of trouble, it doesn't matter.
I'd like to help.
Now, now.
Everything's gonna be
all right.
We'll be pulling in
to the station soon, and...
you want to look pretty
when you get off, don't you?
There.
That's better.
I'm gonna get
your things.
And who knows. One of these days we
might be taking a buggy ride together.
Alamogordo.
Aboard!
Oh-
Uh, pardon me.
Is there a Miss Hollister here?
Uh, no, there isn't.
Excuse me, senor.
That is Miss Hollister.
Oh. Thank you.
Miss Hollister?
Yes.
I'm sorry I'm late, but I just
never seem to have enough time.
You must be Dr. Eldredge.
Yes, I'm Dr. Eldredge.
I won't say, "Welcome to Alamogordo.
"I'll just say, "Welcome to you. "
Oh, thank you.
I'll take the rug.
All right. I have a rig outside
to drive us to the hospital.
I imagine you Easterners
find our West rather rough.
But I do hope you'll get
to like it. I'm sure I will.
Senor McEwen, I see that
you have missed your train.
Well, what do you know.
I guess I did.
Hi, boss.
Monte!
Glad to see you back!
How you do? Win or lose? Lose.
Good.
How are you?
You seem to know everybody
around here. S, seor.
My cousins and I,
we own this place.
You see, the bar,
it is Cousin Phillip's.
The restaurant is Cousin
Jose's. The tables are mine.
Looks all right. No matter what
happens, we never run out of cousins.
Same as usual?
S.
No, thanks. And you, Senor McEwen.
What will you do
in Alamogordo?
Oh, I might get a job.
That should be easy.
I hear great numbers are
hunting that bank bandit.
A $3,000 reward is a
great deal of money. Yeah.
There are men
who would kill for it.
But to a gambler, me,
this money would be
most unlucky.
Yeah.
It might be a little
unhealthy too.
Monte, it's good
to see you back.
Senor Burnett, how are you? I want
you to meet a very good friend of mine.
Ross McEwen. He needs
a job. How are you?
Know anything about
working cattle? Some.
I can use a top hand.
You got one.
Fine. The job
may not last long.
Three of my boys quit to
go chasin' that bank bandit.
Said they'd be back when
they collected the reward.
I'll make you a deal, Mr. Burnett.
If they catch the bandit, I'll quit.
I'll shake on that.
Bartender,
how about some drinks?
Mr. And Mrs. Winston
and Junior,
Trotter, Bowie,
McEwen,
Marquez,
Miss Hollister.
Room for two more on the
mail hack tomorrow morning?
I'll make room.
Good.
Hello, Sheriff.
That your new hand?
Yeah.
Pretty good boy
with the stock too.
Why?
Well, just like to know
who's around.
If you don't mind stopping in the
shade of this weeping willow tree,
I'd like to fix
my harness.
Ross, I don't want to ask you
what you've done or why,
but if you have made a mistake,
wouldn't it be better to-
Give myself up?
I didn't want to say it,
but surely it would be better...
than to spend your life
running away.
I've always felt it isn't what a man
has done in the past that matters.
It's what he does
in the present. Now.
Do you mean that?
Of course I do.
Fay, there's a lot of things I
wanted to tell you this afternoon,
but I guess
it'll have to wait.
What are you
going to do?
I don't know yet.
You recall a group that
came through here last week?
Was there a tall young
feller among them?
'Fraid I can't
help you much.
A lot of folks came past the rock
that week on account of the washout.
And one of 'em
was a pretty girl.
Ooh, come to think of it,
there was a tall young fella.
Seemed sort of
interested in her.
You remember what he was
wearin'? Mmm, can't recall.
He's across the border
by now, Pat.
Maybe.
Deal a good hand to someone else besides
your friend McEwen, will you, Monte?
My friend has won
also on your deal.
Jim.
On the house.
Pass.
A blue.
Two blue is better.
Are you in?
Hmm? What's the bet? Three blues.
Cards?
Come.
One.
How about you? Is that a
pat hand you're holdin'?
I better take a look.
I'll take four cards.
I'm not afraid of you, Lou. Two blues.
I guess I have to sweeten
the pot for myself.
Ten blues better.
It'll cost you just ten
more to see what I've got.
I'm not that curious.
I'm not either.
You ought to be careful with a
loaded gun. You might shoot someone.
You question
my dealing, senor?
No, I got enough.
Cash me in.
So am I. I'm quittin'.
That suits me.
I should've quit
before I started.
McEwen. No, I don't
recall the name.
Seen anybody who matches
the description? No.
Come to think of it, there's a
new hired hand at the Circle "M."
That might be him. Want to
ride out and take a look?
Yeah.
I'll get the horses.
Sheriff.
Huh?
Do you know anybody
named Monte Marquez?
Oh, sure. He and his cousin run
the Longhorn Saloon down the street.
Take us up there.
All right.
I'd like you to do me a favor,
Monte. You have only to ask.
Uh, a friend of mine borrowed some
money from a bank in Santa Maria.
I'd like to pay some of it
back on account, indirectly.
You think you could mail this
from somewhere outside Alamogordo?
I think
it could be done.
But how will the banker
know who's sending it?
Just sign the letter
"Jefferson Davis. " He'll know.
Will you drink
a little toast with me?
To un caballero
valiente.
Senor Jefferson Davis.
I'm looking for Monte
Marquez. Just a minute.
Someone ask for me?
Over there.
You wish to see me, senor?
Yes. My name's Garrett.
Not Pat Garrett, the most
famous marshal in all the West?
Well, I'm Garrett, anyway. Drinks
for Senor Garrett and his friend.
It is on the house.
Whiskey.
That's mighty nice of you, but
my deputy's in kind of a hurry.
- Like to ask you a few questions.
- S, seor, if I can help.
I'm looking for a fella,
calls himself Ross McEwen.
- I understand you met him.
- Ross McEwen.
Oh, s, seor. He was on the
train with me. Very nice fella.
He's working at the Circle "M" rancho.
It is only eight, nine miles from here.
Thanks. I might have that
drink with you on the way back.
Be a pleasure,
senor.
Thanks, Monte.
I will miss you,
amigo.
If you will permit me, senor,
you will need provisions
and a horse.
They will be in the back
when you are ready.
Ross!
I was hoping I'd find you off-duty.
I have to leave for a while,
but I wanted to see you.
I have a little
present for you.
Oh, it's beautiful.
Oh, no.
Ross.
What is it?
Something's the matter.
I haven't time to explain now.
But I'd like for you to wear that.
Hey. Ross, what's happened?
You're running away again.
I'm an outlaw. I'm the one that
robbed the Santa Maria bank.
Pat Garrett's in Alamogordo.
I'm wanted dead or alive.
You've got to stay
away from me.
Marshal! Miss Hollister's not
here! Her bed hasn't been slept in!
- When did you see her last? - Why,
yesterday afternoon, before she went off-duty.
What do you think happened?
She have any visitors?
No. No I didn't see anybody.
Do you think she's all right?
Nothing for you to worry about,
Doctor. Yeah, don't worry.
Get your men, Egan. Warn 'em before they
start shooting, McEwen has a woman with him.
Pick me up
at the telegraph office.
I want that bandit
brought in.
If he's dead, there'll be
some extra money in it for you.
Here they come,
right into our lap.
Look what's coming.
A posse, probably
from Alamogordo.
Follow me.
Keep going.
I'll catch up with you.
That'll hold 'em.
Spread out, men! If you
find an opening, take it.
You can't get through there,
Pat. It's a solid wall of flames.
Let's get to the top!
Come on.
That way's blocked too. Garrett's
forcing us right back to Alamogordo.
You can't go on. The longer you
keep running, the worse it'll get.
That's a chance
I've got to take.
You said you paid back part of the money. Go to Garrett
- It's too late.
You sound as though
you're afraid.
Ross, you're not
a coward.
You'd better head back to town. They
won't bother you if you're alone.
You can't run away from
yourself. You're not a criminal,
but if you don't
stop now, you will be.
You'll go on and on. You'll
have to steal to live.
And then one of these days,
you'll have to shoot your way out.
And then it will be too late. You'll
be just another outlaw. A killer!
Maybe I am a coward. Depends
on how you look at it.
There's only one way
to look at a coward.
Good-bye, Ross.
- It's the girl.
- Come on!
Well, if it ain't
the pretty little nurse.
Better come with us. Garrett
will be glad to see you.
Not so fast, Ben. This
little lady's worth money.
Maybe she'd like to
talk to us first.
I have nothing to say to you!
Help the lady from her horse.
Where'd you leave Ross
McEwen? Where is he?
Where is he? Let me
go! You're hurting me!
I get touchy when it
comes to manhandling women.
What did you expect us to
do? Treat her like a lady?
Egan! Get 'em
out of here!
Before I lose
my temper.
Fescia, Gruber!
You all right, miss?
Sorry this had to happen.
It might give you an idea
of what McEwen's up against.
These men are only
interested in that reward.
Alive or dead.
You care to tell me
where you left him?
While he's still alive?
Perhaps you don't understand the
seriousness of helping a criminal to escape.
Unless he forced you
to go with him.
He didn't force me,
and he's not a criminal.
Why can't you leave him alone? You don't
understand. I'm trying to help this man.
If I capture him,
he'll go in walkin'.
The others get to him first,
you can't tell what might happen.
I can't tell you
where I left him.
Well - Mr. Garrett, I don't know
much about your Western justice,
but I do know this man
wants to do the right thing.
He's paid back part
of the money already.
It's true.
It must be clear, even to you, that he's
not a criminal to be locked in a cell, or...
shot at like a wild animal.
McEwen's broken the law.
It's my job to bring him in.
And sooner or later,
I will.
Sheriff Egan, see that Miss Hollister
gets safely back to Alamogordo.
What did you find out, Pat?
Something mighty peculiar.
Seems we're chasin' a fellow
who robbed a bank,
and then gave the money
back to the banker.
Oh.
Well, fella, you come a long
ways without getting any place.
Thanks, fella.
It's him, Pat.
Looks like he's quit tryin' to
get across the border. Maybe.
What do you make of it,
Pat? It might be his.
Looks like he's headin'
for the sands. On foot?
He's got too much sense
to try that without water.
One chance in a hundred
of gettin' through. Maybe.
If it was me,
I'd risk it.
I got a notion
this man would too.
Seor?
The strength-
Dip- Diphtheria.
That's far enough.
I'm buying your horse. Tell me,
can a man get through that pass?
Seor, por favor.
Just tell me,
can a man get through?
S.
A night's ride.
You turn at the rock.
Seor, por Dios.
Por Dios, seor.
I'm here to help you.
Gracias, amigo. Gracias.
Easy, son.
Easy, now.
I'll take care of you.
Easy, now.
I didn't look at the brand on this steer
when I shot him, but I don't believe...
there's a man in New Mexico mean enough
to make a fuss under the circumstances.
Ah, come on now. You're bigger
than he is. You gotta eat more.
That's it.
How are they now?
Oh, I don't know.
There must be something more
we can do for them.
No man could have
done more.
You haven't any sulfur, have you?
It'd do 'em good to breathe the fumes.
Oh, no, senor.
There's sulfur in gunpowder.
I'll take some out of my cartridges,
and lead it down, let it dry.
Make a smudge out of it.
That might help.
I want you to breathe deep,
just like he did.
Breathe deep, son.
That's fine medicine. Helps
his cough and gives me one.
A man can't just disappear. He's
gotta be around here someplace.
Sounds reasonable,
but where?
Yeah, that's what's
got me worried.
My son,
why do you not rest?
Don Florencio, we need
a doctor and medicine.
It can't be far
to the nearest town.
I'll take the horse-
My son, if you go,
some will surely die
before you get back.
The nearest town
is Alamogordo.
To go there and return
is two days.
They will need someone,
and I will be helpless.
Maybe I can rig up
some kind of a signal.
There must be someone just fool enough
to come and see what it's all about.
Clint, that smoke-
looks like somebody's
trying to attract attention.
Say, it does at that.
How far do you figure
it is to that signal?
I don't know. Looks like a pretty
long ride. Maybe for nothin'.
Well, there's one thing clear
- somebody's askin' for help.
I reckon that's us,
Clint.
All right, son,
I'm coming.
Clint, there's people dyin' in
there. Looks like diphtheria.
There's a man carin' for them
that's almost as bad off as they are.
You get to Alamogordo as fast as
you can and bring back a doctor.
That's fine.
That's fi-
I saw your smoke, boy.
Guess you could use
a little help.
Yeah, I guess I could.
They are better? Yes, them
seem more comfortable anyway.
We'll know more
when the doctor gets here.
Still asleep. A week of
sleep is what he needs.
The very bullet from his gun
he used to make sulfur to burn.
This boy, Senor Garrett,
there never was one like him.
He's the reason
we are alive.
It is the doctor?
You're a welcome sight,
Doctor.
See to my daughter
and los nios first.
What's your interest here,
Mr. Marquez?
I came to see if I
could help, Senor Garrett.
You see, don Florencio, he's
the only one who's not my cousin.
He's my uncle.
That's mighty nice of you.
I'm comin'. I'm comin'.
Oh, Carlos, Carlos.
Agua.
My name's Slim.
Who are you?
I am Monte Marquez.
Senor Garrett sent word
there was a sickness here.
I suppose, uh,
you met the marshal.
Yes, but we didn't
get to talk much.
I think he will be out soon. He's in
there with the doctor and the, uh, nurse.
And Seor Garrett's deputy is out
there taking care of the horses.
Mr. Marquez, your cousins are coming
along fine. Doctor wants lots of hot water.
Then we'll need firewood.
I'll get it.
Oh, Slim.
This is Miss Hollister,
the nurse.
How do you do?
I, uh-
I better get the firewood.
Slim.
There's a razor in my saddlebag.
You're welcome to use it.
Thanks.
Who is it?
Senor Garrett.
Where's he going?
But I think the way's
open for you.
If you were Garrett, where would you
look for this no-account bank bandit?
South. The border.
That's just what I figured.
I think I'll head north.
I could bring you supplies
at Inscription Rock.
Amigo.
Oh.
Senor.
Give me time to get
in back of him.
No. I'll play this out alone.
Leaving?
Yeah.
Good luck.
Thanks.
Adios, amigo.
Vaya con Dios.
Adios.
Well, Doctor,
what you think?
Barring relapse, we
should save everyone. Good.
You look pretty healthy
to me, muchachos.
But it was a narrow squeak.
That, uh, young man
who nursed them through,
why, Monte, no one on earth
could have done a better job,
considering what he had
to work with.
Nothing practically,
but his own two hands.
You are right, Doctor. This
fellow's a man complete.
He has the courage
to gamble with life.
I think it is with no pleasure that we
see this fellow ride out of our lives...
and our hearts.
But me,
I will see him again.
I could deliver a message.
Hello, Slim.
I'm not wearing
a gun, boy.
Mind if I ride a ways with you? Why?
I'd like to have
a little talk with you.
Suit yourself.
That nurse, Miss Hollister,
she's a nice girl.
She's all right.
Just all right?
Keep her out of this!
That'll be hard to do now.
I figure you're too busy a man
to waste time riding with me.
I have plenty of time
for you.
That's a mighty fine thing you
did for that Mexican family.
No more than any other
man would do. Not any man.
Especially a man who's running
away from the law, Mr. Ross McEwen.
But your stopping
proved one thing-
you've got backbone from your neck
way down to the seat of your pants.
Listen. Get this straight.
I paid back some of the money I stole
and I'm gonna pay the rest of it.
I don't plan to spend the next ten
years of my life rottin' in a cell.
Don't blame ya.
What are you gonna do
about it? That's up to you.
Listen, Garrett-
Ever been in Tularosa?
What's Tularosa got to do with
it? We're headin' that way.
If I was to ride in with ya and put you on
a train, nobody would think a thing about it.
Just Pat Garrett
waving good-bye to a friend.
You'd be free. Don't tell
me the law's gettin' soft.
But on the other hand,
if I was to tell a judge and jury
that you're paying back the money,
that you stopped to help
a sick family,
but you gave yourself up
voluntarily,
well, I'm inclined to believe that a
judge and jury might be very lenient.
Garrett, there's someone I
have to see at Inscription Rock.
Go ahead.
What's holdin' you?
I'll meet you at Anderson's.
Amigo,
I got the provisions.
I guess I've been blind.
No, I realized I might...
never see you again.
When Monte told me he was going
to meet you here, I had to come.
It'll be easier
now that you're here.
I'm giving myself up.
Garrett?
He's waiting for me now.
It's funny.
On the way here, I made up my mind
to go with you... if you wanted me.
Fay, it means we won't
be together for a while,
but... if we can forget what's
happened, I think it's worth it.
Everything all right, boy? Yeah, Pat.
Miss Hollister, I would not push
my smallest upon this large world.
I did not tell you this before,
but one of these who pass here,
not of the first,
not of the very great,
but one who was also brave,
he was of mine.
My very great, great papa.
I hear this by the
firelight when I was small.
And this Ross McEwen, he pass
by here and do good things.
His name too belong on El Moro.
Un caballero valiente,
Ross McEwen.
"Paso por aqu. "
Passed this way.
Ross McEwen.
Valiant gentleman.